@celilo/cli 0.3.13 → 0.3.14

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@celilo/cli",
-  "version": "0.3.13",
+  "version": "0.3.14",
   "description": "Celilo — home lab orchestration CLI",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/src/cli/commands/system-init.ts

@@ -210,6 +210,25 @@ async function initInteractive(cliOverrides: Record<string, string> = {}): Promi
   if (!has('ssh.public_key')) {
     const detectedKeys = autoDetectSSHKeys();
     const existingSshKey = defaults['ssh.public_key'];
+
+    // Fresh box, no key in ~/.ssh and no previously-saved key — point the
+    // user at ssh-keygen rather than making them paste at a blank prompt.
+    // They can also skip this branch by passing ssh.public_key=... on the CLI.
+    if (detectedKeys.length === 0 && !existingSshKey) {
+      p.cancel('No SSH key found in ~/.ssh/');
+      console.log();
+      console.log('Celilo uses an SSH key to reach managed machines');
+      console.log('(Proxmox hosts, VPS, Raspberry Pi, etc.). Generate one:');
+      console.log();
+      console.log('    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<your-email>"');
+      console.log();
+      console.log('Then re-run:  celilo system init');
+      console.log();
+      console.log('Or, to paste a key from elsewhere without generating one:');
+      console.log('    celilo system init ssh.public_key="ssh-ed25519 AAAA..."');
+      return { success: false, error: 'No SSH key available — run ssh-keygen first' };
+    }
+
     let keySelected = false;
 
     if (detectedKeys.length === 1) {
@@ -258,7 +277,9 @@ async function initInteractive(cliOverrides: Record<string, string> = {}): Promi
           ? 'SSH public key (press Enter to keep existing)'
           : 'SSH public key',
         defaultValue: String(existingSshKey || ''),
-        placeholder: String(existingSshKey) || 'ssh-ed25519 AAAA...',
+        // String(undefined) === 'undefined' (truthy), so guard explicitly —
+        // otherwise the prompt shows "undefined" as the placeholder text.
+        placeholder: existingSshKey ? String(existingSshKey) : 'ssh-ed25519 AAAA...',
         validate: (value) => {
           if (existingSshKey && !value) {
             return;