fix: --name flag overrides display name without replacing path argument

The --name flag now only sets the manifest display name, preserving
any path provided via the positional argument for directory placement.

Author: srtaalej

cmd/project/create.go

@@ -116,10 +116,16 @@ func runCreateCommand(clients *shared.ClientFactory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		}
 	}
 
-	// --name flag overrides any positional app name argument
-	// This allows users to name their app "agent" without triggering the AI Agent shortcut
+	// --name flag overrides the manifest display name but preserves any path
+	// from the positional argument. When no positional arg is given (e.g.
+	// "slack create --name APPPP"), the name flag also becomes the directory
+	// path since there's nothing else to derive it from.
+	displayNameOverride := ""
 	if nameFlagProvided {
-		appNameArg = createAppNameFlag
+		displayNameOverride = createAppNameFlag
+		if appNameArg == "" {
+			appNameArg = createAppNameFlag
+		}
 	}
 
 	// List templates and exit early if the --list flag is set
@@ -164,10 +170,11 @@ func runCreateCommand(clients *shared.ClientFactory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		subdir = template.GetSubdir()
 	}
 	createArgs := create.CreateArgs{
-		AppName:   appNameArg,
-		Template:  template,
-		GitBranch: createGitBranchFlag,
-		Subdir:    subdir,
+		AppName:     appNameArg,
+		DisplayName: displayNameOverride,
+		Template:    template,
+		GitBranch:   createGitBranchFlag,
+		Subdir:      subdir,
 	}
 	clients.EventTracker.SetAppTemplate(template.GetTemplatePath())
 

cmd/project/create_test.go

@@ -304,8 +304,9 @@ func TestCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				template, err := create.ResolveTemplateURL("slack-samples/bolt-js-starter-template")
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				expected := create.CreateArgs{
-					AppName:  "agent",
-					Template: template,
+					AppName:     "agent",
+					DisplayName: "agent",
+					Template:    template,
 				}
 				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
 				// Verify that category prompt WAS called (shortcut was not triggered)
@@ -351,9 +352,10 @@ func TestCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				template.SetSubdir("claude-agent-sdk")
 				expected := create.CreateArgs{
-					AppName:  "my-custom-name", // --name flag overrides
-					Template: template,
-					Subdir:   "claude-agent-sdk",
+					AppName:     "my-custom-name", // --name flag used as path when no positional arg
+					DisplayName: "my-custom-name",
+					Template:    template,
+					Subdir:      "claude-agent-sdk",
 				}
 				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
 				// Verify that category prompt was NOT called (shortcut was triggered)
@@ -387,8 +389,9 @@ func TestCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				template, err := create.ResolveTemplateURL("slack-samples/bolt-js-starter-template")
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				expected := create.CreateArgs{
-					AppName:  "my-name", // --name flag overrides "my-project" positional arg
-					Template: template,
+					AppName:     "my-project", // positional arg preserved as path
+					DisplayName: "my-name",    // --name flag sets manifest display name
+					Template:    template,
 				}
 				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
 				// Verify that name prompt was NOT called since --name flag was provided
@@ -432,9 +435,10 @@ func TestCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				template.SetSubdir("claude-agent-sdk")
 				expected := create.CreateArgs{
-					AppName:  "my-name", // --name flag overrides "my-project" positional arg
-					Template: template,
-					Subdir:   "claude-agent-sdk",
+					AppName:     "my-project", // positional arg preserved as path
+					DisplayName: "my-name",    // --name flag sets manifest display name
+					Template:    template,
+					Subdir:      "claude-agent-sdk",
 				}
 				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
 				// Verify that category prompt was NOT called (agent shortcut was triggered)

internal/pkg/create/create.go

@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ var copyIgnoreFiles = []string{".DS_Store"}
 
 // CreateArgs are the arguments passed into the Create function
 type CreateArgs struct {
-	AppName   string
-	Template  Template
-	GitBranch string
-	Subdir    string
+	AppName     string
+	DisplayName string
+	Template    Template
+	GitBranch   string
+	Subdir      string
 }
 
 // Create will create a new Slack app on the file system and app manifest on the Slack API.
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, clients *shared.ClientFactory, createArgs Creat
 		return "", slackerror.Wrap(err, slackerror.ErrAppDirectoryAccess)
 	}
 
+	// --name flag overrides only the display name, preserving the path from the argument
+	if createArgs.DisplayName != "" {
+		displayName = createArgs.DisplayName
+	}
+
 	// Get the project's full directory path
 	projectDirPath := ""
 	if filepath.IsLocal(appPath) {