feat(users): point users --help to clerk migrate by manovotny · Pull Request #592 · clerk/cli

manovotny · 2026-10-28T15:11:53Z

Important

Don't merge before #531. Until it lands, migrate stays behind CLERK_EXPERIMENTAL=migrate, so this hint would point at a command that refuses to run.

Summary

People who want to bulk-import users, or bring them over from another provider, look under clerk users first. Its help never mentioned clerk migrate, so now it ends with a pointer:

Examples:
  $ clerk users list                                                       List users
  ...

To bring users in from another provider (Auth0, Firebase, Supabase, and more),
use `clerk migrate`.

Changes

Add the hint to clerk users --help with addHelpText("after"), the same way clerk completion adds its tutorial. Subcommand help doesn't show it.
Add the same pointer to the top of the users README, linked to the migrate README.
Pin the hint in cli-program.test.ts, next to the other users help test.
Add a patch changeset.

Not Planned

The root README only mirrors clerk --help, so it doesn't change.
Agent mode prints the same --help. The agent output for a bare clerk users (its subcommand list and usage error) stays as it is.

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People looking for bulk import or migration often check `clerk users` first. End its help with a pointer to `clerk migrate`. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-28T15:12:10Z

Walkthrough

The users command help now directs users migrating from another provider to clerk migrate. Tests check that the hint appears in parent help and does not appear in users list help. The README and a patch changeset also describe the guidance.

Priority: Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Possibly related issues

clerk/cli#576: The new help hint uses the bare clerk migrate form, which is also affected by this issue’s concern about commands failing when clerk is not on PATH.

Possibly related PRs

clerk/cli#531: Removes the experimental gate from clerk migrate, the command named in this PR’s help text.

Suggested reviewers: wyattjoh

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to fe0ef

Users following the new migration guidance cannot use the suggested command by default; remove the pointers until the gate is removed.

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Title check		The title states the main change: adding a pointer to `clerk migrate` in `clerk users --help`. It matches the changeset, the help text in index.ts, the README update, and the test. The title is specif…
Description check		The description explains the purpose: users looking for bulk import or cross-provider migration under `clerk users` do not find `clerk migrate` mentioned. It lists the changes (help hint, README point…
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The title states the main change: adding a pointer to clerk migrate in clerk users --help. It matches the changeset, the help text in index.ts, the README update, and the test. The title is specific and follows a conventional commit format. It does not mention the dependency on #531, which the description covers.

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The description explains the purpose: users looking for bulk import or cross-provider migration under clerk users do not find clerk migrate mentioned. It lists the changes (help hint, README pointer, test, changeset), the scope exclusions (root README, agent mode), and a merge dependency on #531. It matches the changeset closely.

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-28T15:47:20Z

+    .addHelpText(
+      "after",
+      `
+To bring users in from another provider (Auth0, Firebase, Supabase, and more),
+use \`clerk migrate\`.`,
+    )
    .action(async (_opts, cmd) =>


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git rev-parse --verify fe0ef4701288caa03b6f18ca4a03a5717abefd44^{commit} git diff --unified=30 1b6d214ca02117b7ccc4f392f0208ea4db5119da fe0ef4701288caa03b6f18ca4a03a5717abefd44 -- packages/cli-core/src/commands/users/index.ts packages/cli-core/src/commands/users/README.md packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate/index.ts rg -n "registerMigrate|CLERK_EXPERIMENTAL|experiment_disabled|migrate" packages/cli-core/src git log --oneline --all --decorate -- packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate packages/cli-core/src/commands/users/index.ts | head -40

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set -e printf '%s\n' '--- migrate registration ---' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate/index.ts | sed -n '1,90p' printf '%s\n' '--- experimental gate ---' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/lib/experimental.ts | sed -n '1,100p' printf '%s\n' '--- root registration ---' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/cli-program.ts | sed -n '15,105p' printf '%s\n' '--- users pointers ---' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/commands/users/index.ts | sed -n '48,72p' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/commands/users/README.md | sed -n '1,12p' printf '%s\n' '--- migrate README gate ---' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate/README.md | sed -n '1,24p' printf '%s\n' '--- gate tests ---' nl -ba packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate/gate.test.ts | sed -n '1,55p' printf '%s\n' '--- history and object check for #531 ---' git log --all --oneline --decorate --grep='#531' -i || true git log --all --oneline --decorate --grep='531' -i || true git log --all --oneline --decorate -- packages/cli-core/src/lib/experimental.ts packages/cli-core/src/commands/migrate/index.ts | head -30 git fsck --no-reflogs --unreachable 2>/dev/null | head -20 || true

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Remove the migration pointers until the gate is removed.

clerk migrate remains experimental. Without CLERK_EXPERIMENTAL=migrate, it exits with experiment_disabled. Both the users help text and README direct default users to this command, so the documented workflow fails.

Suggested fix

- .addHelpText( - "after", - ` -To bring users in from another provider (Auth0, Firebase, Supabase, and more), -use \`clerk migrate\`.`, - ) .action(async (_opts, cmd) =>

-To bring users in from another provider (Auth0, Firebase, Supabase, and more), use [`clerk migrate`](../migrate/README.md). -

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Same as the earlier thread: this waits on #531, which drops the gate. Removing the hint would undo the PR.

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feat(users): point users --help to clerk migrate

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People looking for bulk import or migration often check `clerk users` first. End its help with a pointer to `clerk migrate`. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

manovotny added the do not merge label Oct 28, 2026

manovotny marked this pull request as draft October 28, 2026 15:12

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fix(users): use an Oxford comma in the migrate hint

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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feat(migrate): make clerk migrate generally available #594

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