apps: Surface init, manifest, validate, and dev-remote in --help#5276
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These AppKit-related commands were marked Hidden but are functional and useful to end users; removing the flag so they appear under "Available Commands" in `databricks apps --help`. Co-authored-by: Isaac
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Surfaces four existing AppKit-related databricks apps custom commands in the CLI help output by removing their Hidden: true setting, making them discoverable via apps --help while keeping the rest of the command behavior unchanged.
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databricks apps init - Unhide
databricks apps manifest - Unhide
databricks apps validate - Unhide
databricks apps dev-remote
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| File | Description |
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| cmd/apps/init.go | Removes Hidden: true so apps init appears in --help. |
| cmd/apps/manifest.go | Removes Hidden: true so apps manifest appears in --help. |
| cmd/apps/validate.go | Removes Hidden: true so apps validate appears in --help. |
| cmd/apps/dev.go | Removes Hidden: true so apps dev-remote appears in --help. |
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Summary
Hidden: truefrom four AppKit-related custom commands ondatabricks appsso they appear under "Available Commands" in--help:init— initialize a new AppKit application from a templatemanifest— print the template plugin manifestvalidate— validate a Databricks App projectdev-remote— run AppKit app locally with WebSocket bridge to remoteapps --help.Test plan
go buildsucceeds./cli apps --helplistsinit,manifest,validate, anddev-remoteunder "Available Commands"./cli apps <cmd> --helpstill works for each (unchanged)Note: I left the
*-space/*-app-thumbnailworkspace API commands hidden — those are auto-generated and explicitly gated as PRIVATE_PREVIEW, separate concern.This pull request and its description were written by Isaac.