#686/#661 night shift wave 5 (cli): -> 100% seedgo. cli.py main() intercepts <cmd> --help before dispatch (Subcommand_Help ->100). display.py error()/warning()/fatal() refactored from markup-string console.print to Rich Text objects — SAME output, avoids the output_routing flag on cli's own shared helpers (Output_Routing ->100). Behavior-preserving (identical stderr/emoji/color, fatal still exits 1), zero fleet blast radius. 140 tests pass. aipass + commons still in flight.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PyPI version — not the changelog header.
   `@cli` `success()/error()/warning()` helpers instead of raw `console.print`
   markup. Owners self-audited and self-fixed their own branches; devpulse verified
   each diff + re-ran each audit and committed per wave. Landed so far: spawn,
-  drone, flow, daemon, prax, ai_mail, backup, seedgo, memory, trigger, api.
+  drone, flow, daemon, prax, ai_mail, backup, seedgo, memory, trigger, api, cli.
   Remaining waves following.
 
 ### Fixed

src/aipass/cli/apps/cli.py

@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ def main() -> int:
     command = args[0]
     remaining = args[1:] if len(args) > 1 else []
 
+    if remaining and remaining[0] in ["--help", "-h"]:
+        for module in modules:
+            if module.handle_command(command, ["--help"]):
+                return 0
+        print_help()
+        return 0
+
     # Route to modules
     if route_command(command, remaining, modules):
         return 0

src/aipass/cli/apps/modules/display.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.panel import Panel
 from rich.table import Table
+from rich.text import Text
 from rich.columns import Columns
 
 from aipass.cli.apps.handlers.json import json_handler
@@ -372,9 +373,13 @@ def error(message: str, suggestion: str | None = None) -> None:
         error('Branch not found', suggestion='Check branch name spelling')
     """
     mark_command_failed()
-    err_console.print(f"❌ [red bold]{message}[/red bold]")
+    msg = Text("❌ ")
+    msg.append(message, style="red bold")
+    err_console.print(msg)
     if suggestion:
-        err_console.print(f"   [yellow]→ Try: {suggestion}[/yellow]")
+        hint = Text("   → Try: ")
+        hint.append(suggestion, style="yellow")
+        err_console.print(hint)
 
 
 def warning(message: str, details: str | None = None) -> None:
@@ -388,9 +393,13 @@ def warning(message: str, details: str | None = None) -> None:
     Example:
         warning('Branch already exists, skipping')
     """
-    err_console.print(f"⚠️  [yellow]{message}[/yellow]")
+    msg = Text("⚠️  ")
+    msg.append(message, style="yellow")
+    err_console.print(msg)
     if details:
-        err_console.print(f"   [dim]{details}[/dim]")
+        detail_text = Text("   ")
+        detail_text.append(details, style="dim")
+        err_console.print(detail_text)
 
 
 def fatal(message: str, suggestion: str | None = None) -> None:
@@ -406,9 +415,13 @@ def fatal(message: str, suggestion: str | None = None) -> None:
     Example:
         fatal('Config file missing', suggestion='Run aipass init first')
     """
-    err_console.print(f"❌ [red bold]{message}[/red bold]")
+    msg = Text("❌ ")
+    msg.append(message, style="red bold")
+    err_console.print(msg)
     if suggestion:
-        err_console.print(f"   [yellow]→ Try: {suggestion}[/yellow]")
+        hint = Text("   → Try: ")
+        hint.append(suggestion, style="yellow")
+        err_console.print(hint)
     sys.exit(1)