Merge pull request #2145 from alipgoldberg/setup-headless-skip-browser

feat(setup): skip browser-open prompts on headless devices

setup/lib/browser.ts

@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@
  * `confirmThenOpen` pauses for the operator before triggering the open —
  * the browser tends to steal focus when it pops, and a split-second
  * "wait what just happened" moment is worse than letting the user hit
- * Enter when they're ready.
+ * Enter when they're ready. On headless devices (no graphical session
+ * available) it skips both the prompt and the open: there's no browser
+ * to launch, the surrounding `note(...)` already shows the URL for
+ * copy-paste on another device, and the next prompt in the channel
+ * flow ("Got your bot token?" etc.) provides the natural completion
+ * confirmation.
  */
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 
 import * as p from '@clack/prompts';
 
+import { isHeadless } from '../platform.js';
 import { ensureAnswer } from './runner.js';
 
 /** Best-effort open of a URL in the user's default browser. Silent on failure. */
@@ -35,12 +41,15 @@ export function openUrl(url: string): void {
 /**
  * Gate a browser-open on a confirm so the user is ready for their browser
  * to take focus. Proceeds on cancel as well — the user can always copy the
- * URL from the note that precedes the prompt.
+ * URL from the note that precedes the prompt. On headless devices both
+ * the prompt and the open are skipped — there's no browser to time
+ * focus for, and the URL is already visible in the surrounding note.
  */
 export async function confirmThenOpen(
   url: string,
   message = 'Press Enter to open your browser',
 ): Promise<void> {
+  if (isHeadless()) return;
   ensureAnswer(
     await p.confirm({
       message,