refactor: migrate all prompts from inquirer to @inquirer/prompts

Replace every inquirer.prompt call with the matching @inquirer/prompts
function and drop inquirer, @types/inquirer and the direct
@inquirer/search dependency. confirmPrompt no longer swallows errors, so
Ctrl+C reaches the central ExitPromptError handling.

The 'did you mean' suggestion prompts in the root command and in
`recipes` now use an AbortSignal timeout instead of closing the prompt
UI, which crashed the CLI with ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE whenever the user
answered before the timeout.

Tests that mocked inquirer.prompt now mock @inquirer/prompts, and the
env/recipes prompt snapshots are updated for the new rendering.

Author: paulo

package-lock.json

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fastify/static": "^10.0.0",
-    "@inquirer/search": "^4.3.3",
+    "@inquirer/prompts": "^8.7.2",
     "@netlify/ai": "^1.0.1",
     "@netlify/api": "^15.1.2",
     "@netlify/blobs": "^11.1.3",
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
     "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "^3.0.5",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^8.0.0",
-    "inquirer": "^8.2.7",
     "is-docker": "^4.0.0",
     "is-stream": "^4.0.1",
     "is-wsl": "^3.1.0",
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@
     "@types/express": "^5.0.6",
     "@types/folder-walker": "^3.2.5",
     "@types/gitconfiglocal": "^2.0.3",
-    "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.9",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.10",
     "@types/lodash.shuffle": "^4.2.9",
     "@types/multiparty": "^4.2.1",

package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { OptionValues } from 'commander'
-import inquirer from 'inquirer'
+import { input, select } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 
 import { chalk, logAndThrowError, log, logJson } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { startSpinner, stopSpinner } from '../../lib/spinner.js'
@@ -30,17 +30,10 @@ export const agentsCreate = async (promptArg: string, options: AgentCreateOption
 
   // Interactive prompt if not provided
   if (!prompt && !promptArg) {
-    const { promptInput } = await inquirer.prompt<{
-      promptInput: string
-    }>([
-      {
-        type: 'input',
-        name: 'promptInput',
-        message: 'What would you like the agent to do?',
-        validate: validatePrompt,
-      },
-    ])
-    finalPrompt = promptInput
+    finalPrompt = await input({
+      message: 'What would you like the agent to do?',
+      validate: validatePrompt,
+    })
   } else {
     finalPrompt = (promptArg || prompt) ?? ''
   }
@@ -52,18 +45,11 @@ export const agentsCreate = async (promptArg: string, options: AgentCreateOption
 
   // Agent selection if not provided
   if (!agent) {
-    const { agentInput } = await inquirer.prompt<{
-      agentInput: string
-    }>([
-      {
-        type: 'list',
-        name: 'agentInput',
-        message: 'Which agent would you like to use?',
-        choices: AVAILABLE_AGENTS,
-        default: 'claude',
-      },
-    ])
-    agent = agentInput
+    agent = await select({
+      message: 'Which agent would you like to use?',
+      choices: AVAILABLE_AGENTS,
+      default: 'claude',
+    })
   } else {
     const agentIsValid = validateAgent(agent)
     if (agentIsValid !== true) {
@@ -75,22 +61,16 @@ export const agentsCreate = async (promptArg: string, options: AgentCreateOption
     if (!branch) {
       const defaultBranch = siteInfo.build_settings?.repo_branch
 
-      const { branchInput } = await inquirer.prompt<{
-        branchInput: string
-      }>([
-        {
-          type: 'input',
-          name: 'branchInput',
-          message: 'Which branch would you like to work on?',
-          default: defaultBranch,
-          validate: (input: string) => {
-            if (!input || input.trim().length === 0) {
-              return 'Branch name is required'
-            }
-            return true
-          },
+      const branchInput = await input({
+        message: 'Which branch would you like to work on?',
+        default: defaultBranch,
+        validate: (value: string) => {
+          if (!value || value.trim().length === 0) {
+            return 'Branch name is required'
+          }
+          return true
         },
-      ])
+      })
 
       branch = branchInput.trim()
     }

src/commands/agents/agents-create.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { NodeFS, NoopLogger } from '@netlify/build-info/node'
 import { resolveConfig } from '@netlify/config'
 import { getGlobalConfigStore, LocalState } from '@netlify/dev-utils'
 import { isCI } from 'ci-info'
-import search from '@inquirer/search'
+import { search } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 import { Command, CommanderError, Help, Option, type OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import debug from 'debug'
 import { findUp } from 'find-up'

src/commands/base-command.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { resolve } from 'path'
 
 import { LocalState } from '@netlify/dev-utils'
-import inquirer from 'inquirer'
+import { input } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 
 import { normalizeRepoUrl } from '../../utils/normalize-repo-url.js'
 import { chalk, logAndThrowError, log, getToken, netlifyCommand, type APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
@@ -26,16 +26,10 @@ const isNetlifyGitServiceUrl = (repoUrl: string): boolean => {
 }
 
 const getTargetDir = async (defaultDir: string): Promise<string> => {
-  const { selectedDir } = await inquirer.prompt<{ selectedDir: string }>([
-    {
-      type: 'input',
-      name: 'selectedDir',
-      message: 'Where should we clone the repository?',
-      default: defaultDir,
-    },
-  ])
-
-  return selectedDir
+  return await input({
+    message: 'Where should we clone the repository?',
+    default: defaultDir,
+  })
 }
 
 const cloneRepo = async (repoUrl: string, targetDir: string, debug: boolean): Promise<void> => {

src/commands/clone/clone.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import { homedir } from 'os'
 import { dirname, join } from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
-import inquirer from 'inquirer'
+import { confirm } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 
 import type { OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import { install, uninstall } from '@pnpm/tabtab'
@@ -56,14 +56,10 @@ export const completionGenerate = async (_options: OptionValues, command: BaseCo
   ) {
     log(`To enable Tabtab autocompletion with zsh, the following line may need to be added to your ~/.zshrc:`)
     log(chalk.bold.cyan(`\n${AUTOLOAD_COMPINIT}\n`))
-    const { compinitAdded } = await inquirer.prompt([
-      {
-        type: 'confirm',
-        name: 'compinitAdded',
-        message: `Would you like to add it?`,
-        default: true,
-      },
-    ])
+    const compinitAdded = await confirm({
+      message: `Would you like to add it?`,
+      default: true,
+    })
     if (compinitAdded) {
       fs.readFile(zshConfigFilepath, 'utf8', (_err, data) => {
         const updatedZshFile = AUTOLOAD_COMPINIT + '\n' + data

src/commands/completion/completion.ts

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { pipeline } from 'stream/promises'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
 
 import type { OptionValues } from 'commander'
-import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 
+import { select } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 import type { NetlifyAPI } from '@netlify/api'
 import { LocalState } from '@netlify/dev-utils'
 
@@ -155,16 +155,10 @@ const selectRepoOwner = async (ghToken: string, repoOwnerFlag?: string): Promise
     ...orgs.map((org) => ({ name: org.login, value: org.login })),
   ]
 
-  const { owner } = await inquirer.prompt<{ owner: string }>([
-    {
-      type: 'list',
-      name: 'owner',
-      message: 'Where should the GitHub repo be created?',
-      choices,
-    },
-  ])
-
-  return owner
+  return await select({
+    message: 'Where should the GitHub repo be created?',
+    choices,
+  })
 }
 
 // TODO: Replace with api client call once the site repo endpoint is added to @netlify/open-api
@@ -283,18 +277,13 @@ export const createAction = async (promptArg: string, options: CreateOptions, co
   if (accountSlugFlag) {
     accountSlug = accountSlugFlag
   } else if (accounts.length > 1) {
-    const { accountSlug: selected } = await inquirer.prompt<{ accountSlug: string }>([
-      {
-        type: 'list',
-        name: 'accountSlug',
-        message: 'Team:',
-        choices: accounts.map((account) => ({
-          value: account.slug,
-          name: account.name,
-        })),
-      },
-    ])
-    accountSlug = selected
+    accountSlug = await select({
+      message: 'Team:',
+      choices: accounts.map((account) => ({
+        value: account.slug,
+        name: account.name,
+      })),
+    })
   } else {
     accountSlug = accounts[0]?.slug
   }

src/commands/create/create-action.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { mkdir, readdir, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
 import { join } from 'path'
 
 import { applyMigrations } from '@netlify/dev'
-import inquirer from 'inquirer'
+import { confirm, select } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 
 import { chalk, log, netlifyCommand } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { startSpinner, stopSpinner } from '../../lib/spinner.js'
@@ -54,17 +54,10 @@ const success = (text: string): void => {
 
 const carefullyWriteFile = async (filePath: string, data: string, projectRoot: string) => {
   if (existsSync(filePath)) {
-    type Answers = {
-      overwrite: boolean
-    }
-    const answers = await inquirer.prompt<Answers>([
-      {
-        type: 'confirm',
-        name: 'overwrite',
-        message: `Overwrite existing file .${filePath.replace(projectRoot, '')}?`,
-      },
-    ])
-    if (answers.overwrite) {
+    const overwrite = await confirm({
+      message: `Overwrite existing file .${filePath.replace(projectRoot, '')}?`,
+    })
+    if (overwrite) {
       await writeFile(filePath, data)
     }
   } else {
@@ -87,20 +80,14 @@ const promptForQueryStyle = async (interactive: boolean): Promise<QueryStyle> =>
   }
 
   log('')
-  const { queryStyle } = await inquirer.prompt<{ queryStyle: QueryStyle }>([
-    {
-      type: 'list',
-      name: 'queryStyle',
-      message: 'What is your preferred style?',
-      default: 'drizzle',
-      choices: [
-        { name: 'Drizzle ORM (recommended)', value: 'drizzle' },
-        { name: 'Direct SQL', value: 'raw' },
-      ],
-    },
-  ])
-
-  return queryStyle
+  return await select<QueryStyle>({
+    message: 'What is your preferred style?',
+    default: 'drizzle',
+    choices: [
+      { name: 'Drizzle ORM (recommended)', value: 'drizzle' },
+      { name: 'Direct SQL', value: 'raw' },
+    ],
+  })
 }
 
 const promptForStarter = async (interactive: boolean): Promise<boolean> => {
@@ -113,15 +100,10 @@ const promptForStarter = async (interactive: boolean): Promise<boolean> => {
   log('and then query it. Alternatively, you can do this yourself at any time.')
 
   log('')
-  const { answer } = await inquirer.prompt<{ answer: boolean }>([
-    {
-      type: 'confirm',
-      name: 'answer',
-      message: 'Do you want to create sample data?',
-      default: true,
-    },
-  ])
-  return answer
+  return await confirm({
+    message: 'Do you want to create sample data?',
+    default: true,
+  })
 }
 
 const installDependencies = async (

src/commands/database/db-init.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { readdir, mkdir, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
 import { join } from 'path'
 
-import inquirer from 'inquirer'
+import { input, select } from '@inquirer/prompts'
 
 import { log, logJson } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
@@ -91,15 +91,10 @@ export const migrationNew = async (options: MigrationNewOptions, command: BaseCo
 
   if (!description) {
     if (isInteractive()) {
-      const answers = await inquirer.prompt<{ description: string }>([
-        {
-          type: 'input',
-          name: 'description',
-          message: 'What is the purpose of this migration?',
-          validate: (input: string) => (input.trim().length > 0 ? true : 'Description cannot be empty'),
-        },
-      ])
-      description = answers.description
+      description = await input({
+        message: 'What is the purpose of this migration?',
+        validate: (value: string) => (value.trim().length > 0 ? true : 'Description cannot be empty'),
+      })
     } else {
       throw new Error(
         `--description <description> argument is required when not running interactively. Provide a description of the migration (e.g. --description "add users table").`,
@@ -111,19 +106,14 @@ export const migrationNew = async (options: MigrationNewOptions, command: BaseCo
     const defaultScheme = detectedScheme ?? 'timestamp'
 
     if (isInteractive()) {
-      const answers = await inquirer.prompt<{ scheme: NumberingScheme }>([
-        {
-          type: 'list',
-          name: 'scheme',
-          message: 'Numbering scheme:',
-          choices: [
-            { name: 'Timestamp (e.g. 20260312143000) [Recommended]', value: 'timestamp' },
-            { name: 'Sequential (e.g. 0001, 0002, ...)', value: 'sequential' },
-          ],
-          default: defaultScheme,
-        },
-      ])
-      scheme = answers.scheme
+      scheme = await select<NumberingScheme>({
+        message: 'Numbering scheme:',
+        choices: [
+          { name: 'Timestamp (e.g. 20260312143000) [Recommended]', value: 'timestamp' },
+          { name: 'Sequential (e.g. 0001, 0002, ...)', value: 'sequential' },
+        ],
+        default: defaultScheme,
+      })
     } else {
       scheme = defaultScheme
     }