From e2eb0f4b5614663f1a35f8f30af77ee4e77efe41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snider <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:28:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(cli): remove ASCII art banner

Simplifies CLI startup by removing the large ASCII art banner.
Now uses clir's standard header with version and description.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cmd/core/cmd/root.go | 66 ++------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/core/cmd/root.go b/cmd/core/cmd/root.go
index bd6d2bc..2dc9592 100644
--- a/cmd/core/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/core/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
-	"github.com/common-nighthawk/go-figure"
 	"github.com/leaanthony/clir"
 )
 
@@ -18,51 +15,14 @@ var (
 			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#e2e8f0")). // Tailwind gray-200
 			Bold(true)
 
-	descriptionStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#e2e8f0")). // Tailwind gray-200
-				Padding(1, 2)
-
 	linkStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
 			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#3b82f6")). // Tailwind blue-500
 			Underline(true)
-
-	taglineStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#e2e8f0")).
-			PaddingTop(2).PaddingLeft(8).PaddingBottom(1).
-			Align(lipgloss.Center)
 )
 
 // Execute creates the root CLI application and runs it.
 func Execute() error {
-	// Create a new clir instance, removing the description and version to avoid the default header.
-	app := clir.NewCli("core", "", "")
-
-	// Recreate the header with better alignment.
-	title := coreStyle.Render("Core") + subPkgStyle.Render(".Framework")
-	version := coreStyle.Render("Version V0.0.1")
-	titleLine := lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Top, title, lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(4).Render(""), version)
-
-	linksLine := "For more information: " + linkStyle.Render("https://core.help") + " and " + linkStyle.Render("https://lt.hn")
-	descLine := "managing various aspects of Core.Framework applications."
-
-	headerBlock := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Center,
-		titleLine,
-		"", // blank line
-		"", // blank line
-		linksLine,
-		"", // blank line
-		descLine,
-	)
-
-	// Set the long description using a centered container.
-	app.LongDescription(lipgloss.NewStyle().Padding(1, 2).Align(lipgloss.Center).Render(headerBlock))
-
-	// Default action when no command is given is to show the banner and then the help.
-	app.Action(func() error {
-		showBanner()
-		app.PrintHelp()
-		return nil
-	})
+	app := clir.NewCli("core", "CLI for Go/PHP development, multi-repo management, and deployment", "0.1.0")
 
 	// Add the top-level commands
 	devCmd := app.NewSubCommand("dev", "Development tools for Core Framework")
@@ -92,28 +52,6 @@ func Execute() error {
 	AddPHPCommands(app)
 	AddSDKCommand(app)
 	AddTestCommand(app)
-	// Run the application
+
 	return app.Run()
 }
-
-// showBanner generates and prints the ASCII art banner.
-func showBanner() {
-	coreFig := figure.NewFigure("Core", "big", true)
-	frameworkFig := figure.NewFigure("Framework", "big", true)
-
-	coreBlock := coreStyle.Render(coreFig.String())
-	frameworkBlock := subPkgStyle.Render(frameworkFig.String())
-
-	gap := lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(4).Render("")
-	bigWords := lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Top, gap, coreBlock, gap, frameworkBlock)
-	tagline := taglineStyle.Render(
-		"the birthplace of what Web3 will become",
-	)
-
-	output := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left,
-		bigWords,
-		tagline,
-	)
-
-	fmt.Print(output)
-}