@llamaventures/cli 1.2.1 → 1.2.2

package/bin/llama.mjs

@@ -296,7 +296,12 @@ Setup:
   llama pitch start --name "Your Name" --email "you@company.com"
 
 Single message (non-interactive):
-  llama pitch say "We're building an AI dev tool for X..."
+  llama pitch say 'We have $8k MRR and 5 design partners'
+
+  ⚠ Tip: wrap pitch text in SINGLE quotes ('...') if it contains
+  characters like $, \`, or !. Double quotes let the shell expand
+  variables — e.g. "$8k MRR" becomes "k MRR" because $8 is empty.
+  Interactive REPL (\`llama pitch\`) doesn't have this problem.
 
 Upload a file (deck / pitch / one-pager):
   llama pitch upload ./deck.pdf
@@ -365,13 +370,23 @@ Caps (server-enforced):
   }
 
   if (action === "upload") {
-    const filePath = rest[0];
+    const { flags, positional } = parseFlags(rest);
+    const filePath = positional[0];
     if (!filePath) {
       throw new Error("pitch upload: file path required. Example: llama pitch upload ./deck.pdf");
     }
     process.stderr.write(`Uploading ${filePath}...\n`);
     const result = await uploadExternalFile(filePath);
-    print(result);
+    if (flags.json) {
+      print(result);
+    } else {
+      // Friendly default — drop server-internal fields (drive_file_id /
+      // sha256 / file_id). Founders just want "did it work + what does
+      // the agent do next." Pass --json for the full payload.
+      const sizeKb = (result.size / 1024).toFixed(1);
+      console.log(`✓ Uploaded ${result.filename} (${sizeKb} KB).`);
+      console.log(`  The intake agent can now reference this file in your pitch.`);
+    }
     return;
   }
 

package/lib/external.mjs

@@ -104,13 +104,21 @@ export async function startExternalSession({ name, email }) {
 
   if (!res.ok) {
     const text = await res.text();
-    // Generic server message — could be PoW fail / disposable email /
-    // rate limit / global cap. Server intentionally hides which gate caught.
-    throw new Error(
-      `Could not start session (HTTP ${res.status}). ${text.slice(0, 200)}\n` +
-      `  Common causes: rate limit (5 sessions/IP/day, 3/email/day), ` +
-      `disposable email domain blocked, or global daily cap reached.`
-    );
+    // Server returns a JSON envelope { error: "<message>" } — surface
+    // whatever message it picked. User-fault reasons (email_invalid /
+    // email_disposable / email_mx_unresolved / name_invalid) get a
+    // specific message; anti-abuse reasons collapse to a generic
+    // "try again later". Either way the server message is the one to
+    // show — don't bolt on a verbose "Common causes" trailer because
+    // it muddies the specific cases.
+    let serverMsg = text;
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(text);
+      if (parsed?.error) serverMsg = String(parsed.error);
+    } catch {
+      // Non-JSON body — fall back to raw text.
+    }
+    throw new Error(`Could not start session (HTTP ${res.status}): ${serverMsg.slice(0, 300)}`);
   }
 
   const data = await res.json();

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@llamaventures/cli",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "description": "Llama Ventures CLI + MCP server. Internal team tool for command.llamaventures.vc.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {