Merge pull request #172 from hdresearch/signup-email-flag

feat: add --email flag to `vers signup`, persist email and SSH key path in config

Author: AlephNotation

cmd/login.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func loginWithGit() error {
 
 	// Step 2: Find SSH public key
 	fmt.Print("Looking up SSH public key... ")
-	sshPubKey, err := auth.FindSSHPublicKey()
+	sshPubKey, _, err := auth.FindSSHPublicKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("✗")
 		return err

cmd/signup.go

@@ -11,24 +11,32 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	signupGit bool
-	signupOrg string
+	signupGit   bool
+	signupOrg   string
+	signupEmail string
 )
 
 // signupWithGit authenticates using the Shell Auth flow with git email + SSH key.
 func signupWithGit() error {
-	// Step 1: Get git email
-	fmt.Print("Looking up git email... ")
-	email, err := auth.GetGitEmail()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("✗")
-		return err
+	// Step 1: Get email
+	var email string
+	if signupEmail != "" {
+		email = signupEmail
+		fmt.Printf("Using email: %s\n", email)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Print("Looking up git email... ")
+		var err error
+		email, err = auth.GetGitEmail()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("✗")
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Println(email)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(email)
 
 	// Step 2: Find SSH public key
 	fmt.Print("Looking up SSH public key... ")
-	sshPubKey, err := auth.FindSSHPublicKey()
+	sshPubKey, sshKeyPath, err := auth.FindSSHPublicKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("✗")
 		return err
@@ -131,8 +139,15 @@ func signupWithGit() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := auth.SaveAPIKey(keyResp.APIKey); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error saving API key: %w", err)
+	config, err := auth.LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error loading config: %w", err)
+	}
+	config.APIKey = keyResp.APIKey
+	config.Email = email
+	config.SSHKeyPath = sshKeyPath
+	if err := auth.SaveConfig(config); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error saving config: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("\n✓ Successfully authenticated with Vers (org: %s)\n", keyResp.OrgName)
@@ -142,14 +157,15 @@ func signupWithGit() error {
 var signupCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "signup",
 	Short: "Create a Vers account and authenticate",
-	Long: `Sign up for the Vers platform using your git email and SSH key.
+	Long: `Sign up for the Vers platform using your email and SSH key.
 
 By default, signup uses your git email and SSH public key to create
 an account. A verification email is sent — click the link and you're in.
 
-  vers signup             Sign up with git email + SSH key (default)
-  vers signup --org myorg Pick org non-interactively (for scripts/agents)
-  vers signup --git=false Prompt for an API key instead
+  vers signup                        Sign up with git email + SSH key (default)
+  vers signup --email you@example.com  Use a specific email instead of git config
+  vers signup --org myorg            Pick org non-interactively (for scripts/agents)
+  vers signup --git=false            Prompt for an API key instead
 
 If you already have an account, this will log you in.`,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -183,4 +199,5 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(signupCmd)
 	signupCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&signupGit, "git", true, "Authenticate using your git email and SSH key (default: true)")
 	signupCmd.Flags().StringVar(&signupOrg, "org", "", "Organization name (skips interactive selection)")
+	signupCmd.Flags().StringVar(&signupEmail, "email", "", "Email address (overrides git config user.email)")
 }

internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ const DEFAULT_VERS_URL_STR = "https://api.vers.sh"
 
 // Config represents the structure of the .versrc file
 type Config struct {
-	APIKey string `json:"apiKey"`
+	APIKey     string `json:"apiKey"`
+	Email      string `json:"email,omitempty"`
+	SSHKeyPath string `json:"sshKeyPath,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GetConfigPath returns the path to the .versrc file in the user's home directory

internal/auth/shellauth.go

@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ func GetGitEmail() (string, error) {
 }
 
 // FindSSHPublicKey finds the user's SSH public key, checking common locations.
-// Returns the key contents (not the path).
-func FindSSHPublicKey() (string, error) {
+// Returns the key contents and the path where it was found.
+func FindSSHPublicKey() (key string, keyPath string, err error) {
 	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find home directory: %w", err)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("could not find home directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Check common SSH key paths in preference order
@@ -110,13 +110,26 @@ func FindSSHPublicKey() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		key := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
-		if key != "" {
-			return key, nil
+		k := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+		if k != "" {
+			return k, path, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("no SSH public key found — checked: %s\nGenerate one with: ssh-keygen -t ed25519", strings.Join(candidates, ", "))
+	return "", "", fmt.Errorf("no SSH public key found — checked: %s\nGenerate one with: ssh-keygen -t ed25519", strings.Join(candidates, ", "))
+}
+
+// ReadSSHPublicKey reads an SSH public key from a specific path.
+func ReadSSHPublicKey(path string) (string, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not read SSH public key at %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	key := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	if key == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("SSH public key at %s is empty", path)
+	}
+	return key, nil
 }
 
 // shellAuthBaseURL returns the base URL for shell auth endpoints.