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feat: publish missing --description flag from tabcmd Classic

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Since Aug 4, 2026.

  • #448 by @jacalata — open

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
78/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start at the publish command entry point and its argument definitions, then trace how publish options are passed to the TSC publish API. Add the --description and -d aliases and confirm the value reaches the API for workbooks and datasources.

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Description

Problem

tabcmd Classic supports publish --description "..." / -d "..." to set a description on the published workbook or datasource.

tabcmd 2 does not expose this argument. The TSC publish API accepts a description field, so this is a gap in the CLI surface only.

Expected behavior

publish should accept --description / -d to match Classic behavior.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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