keybase / keybase/client

GUI-CLI conflict when tracking

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Description

When using the keybase track <user> command on the CLI with the GUI client installed, the terminal brings up the GUI to nicely show the selected user's verified social accounts.
The issue is that, since the CLI doesn't know that I've pushed the "track" button in the GUI, it still waits for me to answer to Is this the <user> you wanted? [Y/n] and Publicly write tracking statement to server? [Y/n], but, as I've already written the statement on the server through the GUI, I get the ▶ ERROR Tracking statement was stale error.

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Research direction

Start with the keybase track <user> CLI flow and the GUI client's track action described in the issue. Trace how the GUI records the tracking statement and how the CLI waits for confirmation; done means choosing Track in the GUI does not leave the CLI prompts active or produce a stale tracking statement error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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