From c6e7e4ad4dc12bf10516bdf0029ebaeb1fa4794d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Atila Fassina <atila@fassina.eu>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 18:12:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] apps: Surface init, manifest, validate, and dev-remote in
 --help

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
---
 cmd/apps/dev.go      | 5 ++---
 cmd/apps/init.go     | 5 ++---
 cmd/apps/manifest.go | 5 ++---
 cmd/apps/validate.go | 5 ++---
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/apps/dev.go b/cmd/apps/dev.go
index 59d000ef79c..4fb86527c25 100644
--- a/cmd/apps/dev.go
+++ b/cmd/apps/dev.go
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ func newDevRemoteCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:    "dev-remote",
-		Short:  "Run AppKit app locally with WebSocket bridge to remote server",
-		Hidden: true,
+		Use:   "dev-remote",
+		Short: "Run AppKit app locally with WebSocket bridge to remote server",
 		Long: `Run AppKit app locally with WebSocket bridge to remote server.
 
 Starts a local Vite development server and establishes a WebSocket bridge
diff --git a/cmd/apps/init.go b/cmd/apps/init.go
index ba48738cb00..917da89d80f 100644
--- a/cmd/apps/init.go
+++ b/cmd/apps/init.go
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ func newInitCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:    "init",
-		Short:  "Initialize a new AppKit application from a template",
-		Hidden: true,
+		Use:   "init",
+		Short: "Initialize a new AppKit application from a template",
 		Long: `Initialize a new AppKit application from a template.
 
 When run without arguments, uses the default AppKit template and an interactive prompt
diff --git a/cmd/apps/manifest.go b/cmd/apps/manifest.go
index 2fcc29099f6..0191700fbc7 100644
--- a/cmd/apps/manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/apps/manifest.go
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ func newManifestCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:    "manifest",
-		Short:  "Print template manifest with available plugins and required resources",
-		Hidden: true,
+		Use:   "manifest",
+		Short: "Print template manifest with available plugins and required resources",
 		Long: `Resolves a template (default AppKit repo or --template URL), locates appkit.plugins.json,
 and prints its raw contents to stdout. No workspace authentication is required.
 
diff --git a/cmd/apps/validate.go b/cmd/apps/validate.go
index f6490d03acf..34340192798 100644
--- a/cmd/apps/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/apps/validate.go
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 func newValidateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:    "validate",
-		Short:  "Validate a Databricks App project",
-		Hidden: true,
+		Use:   "validate",
+		Short: "Validate a Databricks App project",
 		Long: `Validate a Databricks App project by running build, typecheck, and lint checks.
 
 This command detects the project type and runs the appropriate validation: