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Summary

  • add a sigil property for positional arguments
  • classify prefixed values without advancing the ordinary positional cursor
  • carry sigils through canonical KDL, argv tables, derive metadata, SDKs, and the conformance corpus
  • raise the workspace feature version to 6.5

Test plan

  • cargo check --workspace --all-features
  • cargo test -p usage-conformance --test sigil --test canonical_kdl --test reference --test argv
  • full Go test suite

This is PR 1 of 4 in the usage sigil/clause stack.

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Core argv/spec parsing and routing semantics change across Rust and Go; mistakes would mis-bind CLI input, though behavior is heavily corpus- and conformance-tested.

Overview
6.5 adds sigil-classified positionals: tokens are matched by a declared prefix (e.g. +), the prefix is stripped from the stored value, and the normal positional cursor is not advanced—so overlays like +node@27 can sit beside flags, subcommands, and ordinary args.

The feature is wired end-to-end: KDL arg … sigil="…", #[usage(sigil = …)], usage-argv / Go parsers (including ancestor scope, external-subcommand precedence, -- and automatic trailing boundaries), interpreted parsing with TokenRole::Sigil and InvalidValue for bare sigils, spec validation for overlapping prefixes, CLI diff (sigil change = breaking) and explain, plus Python/TypeScript SDK argv builders. A conformance corpus (corpus/14-sigil.json) and tests lock behavior; workspace crates bump to 6.5.0 and usage CLI min_usage_version moves to 6.5.

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  • New Features
    • Added sigil-prefixed positional arguments for scalar and variadic values.
    • Sigils are removed from parsed values without affecting ordinary positional ordering.
    • Added sigil support across Rust, Go, Python, and TypeScript integrations.
    • Added specification, completion, validation, and diagnostic support for sigiled arguments.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved sigil matching, command boundaries, and literal handling after --.
    • Added validation for duplicate or invalid sigil declarations.
  • Documentation
    • Added reference documentation and examples for sigil-prefixed arguments.
  • Chores
    • Updated packages to version 6.5.0.

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The PR adds sigil-prefixed positional arguments. Specifications, Rust and Go parsers, generated SDKs, CLI reporting, conformance tests, and package versions now support sigils.

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Sigil arguments

Layer / File(s) Summary
Specification contracts and validation
lib/src/spec/..., derive/src/model.rs, lib/src/docs/models.rs, docs/spec/reference/arg.md
Specifications accept sigils, validate syntax and overlap, serialize them, and expose them in documentation models.
Rust parser and specification emission
argv/src/..., lib/src/parse.rs, conformance/src/tables.rs
Rust parsing matches the longest sigil, strips it from values, skips sigil arguments during ordinary positional binding, and records sigil metadata. Spec output and placeholders preserve sigils.
Generated parser bindings
derive/src/codegen.rs, go/argv/..., go/internal/spec/spec.go, lib/src/go/mod.rs
Generated argument tables carry sigils. The Go parser applies sigil matching, prefix removal, and positional cursor handling.
SDKs, CLI, and conformance
lib/src/sdk/..., cli/src/cli/..., conformance/..., corpus/14-sigil.json
Python and TypeScript wrappers emit sigil-prefixed values. CLI output, diffs, and error classification recognize sigils. Tests cover matching, boundaries, --, subcommands, and parser parity.
Release metadata
Cargo.toml, */Cargo.toml, cli/src/cli/mod.rs, cli/usage.usage.kdl, docs/cli/reference/...
Package and workspace versions move to 6.5.0. The CLI minimum specification version moves to 6.5.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 4b8ef

The PR adds sigil-prefixed positional binding across parsers and generated metadata, but the current implementation can route ambiguous values incorrectly, skip optional positionals after --, and silently ignore unsupported flag declarations. These bounded compatibility and correctness issues should be fixed before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CommandSpec
  participant RustParser
  participant GoParser
  participant SDK
  CommandSpec->>RustParser: Provide sigil argument metadata
  CommandSpec->>GoParser: Provide sigil argument metadata
  RustParser->>RustParser: Match prefix and strip sigil
  GoParser->>GoParser: Match prefix and strip sigil
  RustParser-->>SDK: Store parsed argument values
  GoParser-->>SDK: Generate sigil-prefixed values
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Prefixes leave as values flow
Cursors hop past marked rows
Rust and Go keep matching toes
Tests watch every boundary close

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Inline comments:
In `@cli/src/cli/explain.rs`:
- Around line 538-541: Update the arg_origins matching logic to include
TokenRole::Sigil alongside TokenRole::Arg, so sigil-bound values retain their
argv token index in usage explain while preserving existing origin handling.

In `@cli/usage.usage.kdl`:
- Line 2: Update the generated specification’s version field from 6.4.0 to 6.5.0
so it matches the min_usage_version declaration and the CLI package metadata in
cli/Cargo.toml.

In `@go/argv/parser.go`:
- Around line 609-614: Move the matchSigilArg check out of the !p.argFilled
guard while keeping it gated by !p.flagsStopped, so sigil tokens are recognized
after an ordinary positional value such as cmd file `@tag`. Keep subcommand,
default-subcommand, and external-command checks restricted to the !p.argFilled
path, preserving existing positional-argument behavior otherwise.

In `@lib/src/parse.rs`:
- Around line 2113-2170: Update next_arg_idx advancement in the optional
positional skipping logic to bypass arguments identified as sigil arguments when
they have already been consumed by the sigil-handling branch. Preserve normal
advancement for ordinary positional arguments, and add a regression test
covering a sigil argument following an optional argument followed by a required
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  • cli/src/cli/diff.rs
  • cli/src/cli/explain.rs
  • cli/src/cli/mod.rs
  • cli/usage.usage.kdl
  • config/Cargo.toml
  • conformance/src/tables.rs
  • conformance/tests/canonical_kdl.rs
  • conformance/tests/sigil.rs
  • corpus/14-sigil.json
  • derive/Cargo.toml
  • derive/src/codegen.rs
  • derive/src/model.rs
  • docs/spec/reference/arg.md
  • go/argv/argv.go
  • go/argv/parser.go
  • go/internal/spec/spec.go
  • lib/Cargo.toml
  • lib/src/docs/models.rs
  • lib/src/go/mod.rs
  • lib/src/parse.rs
  • lib/src/sdk/python/mod.rs
  • lib/src/sdk/typescript/wrappers.rs
  • lib/src/spec/arg.rs
  • lib/src/spec/builder.rs
  • lib/src/spec/cmd.rs
  • test/Cargo.toml
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derive/src/model.rs (1)

3818-3847: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject sigil on flags.

Line 2890 accepts sigil before the field kind is known. This block validates it only for Kind::Arg. A field such as #[usage(long, sigil = "@")] target: String compiles, but Kind::Flag drops the sigil.

Track whether sigil was declared before constructing kind. Reject it when the field is a flag.

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In `@derive/src/model.rs` around lines 3818 - 3847, Track whether the sigil
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when kind resolves to Kind::Flag. Preserve the existing sigil validation for
Kind::Arg and ensure flag fields cannot silently discard sigil values.
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- Around line 3818-3847: Track whether the sigil attribute was declared before
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lib/src/parse.rs (2)

2113-2171: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Enforce DoubleDashRequired for sigil arguments. match_sigil_arg_chain and Parser.matchSigilArg run before ordinary positional binding, so their sigil branches record or emit values without checking seen_double_dash or separatorSeen. A sigil argument declared DoubleDashRequired can therefore accept a value before --. Add the same guard before TokenRole::Sigil and KindArg, or reject this combination during specification validation.

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In `@lib/src/parse.rs` around lines 2113 - 2171, Enforce DoubleDashRequired for
sigil arguments before they are recorded or emitted: update the
match_sigil_arg_chain/TokenRole::Sigil path in lib/src/parse.rs lines 2113-2171
and the Parser.matchSigilArg/KindArg path in go/argv/parser.go lines 620-624 to
reject values until the separator has been seen, or add equivalent specification
validation for this combination.

2175-2194: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Exclude filled sigil arguments from ordinary positional reservation.

When allow_missing_positional is enabled, required_after counts a required sigil argument even after the sigil branch stores it in out.args. With an optional argument, arg "<tool>" sigil="@", and a later required argument, @node value assigns value to the optional argument and reports the later argument as missing.

Count only unfilled, non-sigil required arguments. Update the regression test to make tool required; the current [tool] declaration does not cover this case.

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In `@lib/src/parse.rs` around lines 2175 - 2194, Update the required_after
calculation in the allow_missing_positional reservation loop to count only
required arguments that are not already present in out.args and are not sigil
arguments, so filled sigil values are excluded from ordinary positional
reservation. Adjust the regression test’s tool declaration from optional to
required to cover the intended `@node` value assignment behavior.
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In `@cli/usage.usage.kdl`:
- Line 5: Update the generated CLI reference derived from the usage
specification so its reported version matches the version declared as 6.5.0,
replacing the stale 6.4.0 metadata while preserving the rest of the generated
documentation.

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In `@lib/src/parse.rs`:
- Around line 2113-2171: Enforce DoubleDashRequired for sigil arguments before
they are recorded or emitted: update the match_sigil_arg_chain/TokenRole::Sigil
path in lib/src/parse.rs lines 2113-2171 and the Parser.matchSigilArg/KindArg
path in go/argv/parser.go lines 620-624 to reject values until the separator has
been seen, or add equivalent specification validation for this combination.
- Around line 2175-2194: Update the required_after calculation in the
allow_missing_positional reservation loop to count only required arguments that
are not already present in out.args and are not sigil arguments, so filled sigil
values are excluded from ordinary positional reservation. Adjust the regression
test’s tool declaration from optional to required to cover the intended `@node`
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Instruction counts

benchmark trend instructions Δ wall (min) Δ
markdown ▆▇█▅▆▆▁▂▁▂▃▃▂▃▃▃▃▄ 338,071,996 → 338,960,316 +0.26% 29.51 → 29.36ms -0.48%
startup ▃▃▄▁▁▁▃▃▃▃████████ 908,170 → 908,433 +0.03% 0.89 → 0.90ms +0.43%

No instruction-count regression above 1%.

Only instruction counts gate. Wall clock is shown for context — on identical hardware it moves 4-20% run to run.

Measured by tak — instruction-counted CLI benchmarks, stored in this repository's git notes.

Shadow comparison

Parsing mise use -g node@20 against a shadow of mise's committed spec.
Reported, not gated: the shadow grows as the derive learns to express more, so
what to watch is the ratio rather than either column.

framework stripped binary, bytes
usage 1328880
bpaf 2493280
clap 3101832
framework instructions, cold parse vs usage
usage 8441
clap 6315228 748x
bpaf 21909141 2595x
                                              min       p01       p10    median
usage-rs: argv -> struct                      445       452       456       474  ns
clap: build tree + parse -> struct         514326    518315    529232    550584  ns
bpaf: build parser + parse -> struct      1575245   1575245   1582365   1599018  ns

usage: argv -> struct                             443 ns      0.44 µs
clap: build tree + parse -> struct             527969 ns    527.97 µs
clap: parse -> struct, tree reused              24200 ns     24.20 µs
clap: build tree only                          319768 ns    319.77 µs

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derive/src/model.rs (1)

3644-3686: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

sigil is silently dropped when combined with long/short.

The field-attribute loop stores sigil into a local variable regardless of whether the field turns out to be a flag or a positional. Only the Kind::Arg branch consumes it; the Kind::Flag branch never reads sigil. A field declared as #[usage(long, sigil = "+")] compiles, is_flag becomes true, and sigil is discarded with no error and no effect.

Every other attribute that applies to only one of flag or positional has an explicit rejection (for example if !is_flag && count, if !is_flag && negate.is_some()). sigil has no matching check for the flag side, so this specific misuse is accepted and silently dropped, which is the exact pattern this file otherwise refuses on purpose.

Add a check before let kind = if is_flag {:

🐛 Proposed fix
+        if is_flag && sigil.is_some() {
+            return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                span,
+                "`sigil` classifies a positional argument; remove `long`/`short` or drop `sigil`",
+            ));
+        }
         let kind = if is_flag {
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In `@derive/src/model.rs` around lines 3644 - 3686, Add a validation before the
kind selection in the field-attribute handling to reject any non-None sigil when
is_flag is true, matching the existing flag/positional attribute checks. Keep
sigil consumption confined to the Kind::Arg branch and emit a clear syn::Error
for flag declarations that combine sigil with long or short options.
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lib/src/spec/cmd.rs (1)

708-723: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Sigil-overlap error points at the enclosing command, not the offending argument.

This check runs after every child of the cmd node has been parsed, so it only has cmd.args to work with and reports node.node.name().span() — the enclosing command's span. The delimiter check right above, in the same for child in node.children() loop, reports child.node.name().span() — the specific arg node. The sigil check is less precise than its neighbor for no structural reason: the same information is available if the check runs inside the "arg" match arm instead.

Move the check into the "arg" arm so the error points at the conflicting arg node:

♻️ Proposed refactor
+        let mut sigils: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
         for child in node.children() {
             match child.name() {
                 ...
                 "arg" => {
                     let arg = SpecArg::parse(ctx, &child)?;
                     if arg.delimiter.is_some() && !arg.var {
                         bail_parse!(...);
                     }
+                    if let Some(sigil) = &arg.sigil {
+                        if let Some(existing) = sigils
+                            .iter()
+                            .find(|existing| existing.starts_with(sigil.as_str()) || sigil.starts_with(**existing))
+                        {
+                            bail_parse!(
+                                ctx,
+                                child.node.name().span(),
+                                "argument sigils must not overlap: {existing:?} and {sigil:?}"
+                            );
+                        }
+                        sigils.push(sigil);
+                    }
                     cmd.args.push(arg);
                 }
                 ...
             }
         }
-        let mut sigils: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
-        for arg in &cmd.args {
-            if let Some(sigil) = &arg.sigil {
-                if let Some(existing) = sigils
-                    .iter()
-                    .find(|existing| existing.starts_with(sigil) || sigil.starts_with(**existing))
-                {
-                    bail_parse!(
-                        ctx,
-                        node.node.name().span(),
-                        "argument sigils must not overlap: {existing:?} and {sigil:?}"
-                    );
-                }
-                sigils.push(sigil);
-            }
-        }
         Ok(cmd)
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In `@lib/src/spec/cmd.rs` around lines 708 - 723, Move the sigil-overlap
validation from the post-parse cmd.args loop into the "arg" match arm, reusing
the accumulating sigils state as each argument is parsed. Report overlapping
sigils with child.node.name().span() so the error targets the conflicting
argument, while preserving the existing overlap detection and message.
argv/src/lib.rs (1)

2272-2291: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Duplicated sigil-match-and-emit logic.

This block repeats the same match-sigil, check-empty-value, construct-Event::Arg logic already written at lines 2236-2254, only gated on arg_filled instead of !arg_filled. Extract a small helper, for example fn sigil_event(&self, token, arg, sigil) -> Result<Event<'t,'a,'v>, Error<'t,'v>>, and call it from both sites to avoid the two copies drifting apart later.

♻️ Proposed refactor sketch
-            if let Some((arg, sigil)) = self.match_sigil_arg(token) {
-                if token.len() == sigil.len() {
-                    return Err(invalid_value_error(
-                        arg.name,
-                        as_str(token).unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
-                        format!(
-                            "expected a value after sigil {:?}",
-                            as_str(sigil).unwrap_or_default()
-                        ),
-                    ));
-                }
-                return Ok(Event::Arg {
-                    arg,
-                    value: &token[sigil.len()..],
-                    delimit: true,
-                });
-            }
+            if let Some((arg, sigil)) = self.match_sigil_arg(token) {
+                return self.sigil_event(token, arg, sigil);
+            }

Repeat at the second site, and add:

fn sigil_event(
    &self,
    token: &'v [u8],
    arg: &'t Arg<'t>,
    sigil: &'t [u8],
) -> Result<Event<'t, 'a, 'v>, Error<'t, 'v>> {
    if token.len() == sigil.len() {
        return Err(invalid_value_error(
            arg.name,
            as_str(token).unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
            format!("expected a value after sigil {:?}", as_str(sigil).unwrap_or_default()),
        ));
    }
    Ok(Event::Arg { arg, value: &token[sigil.len()..], delimit: true })
}
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In `@argv/src/lib.rs` around lines 2272 - 2291, Extract the duplicated sigil value
validation and Event::Arg construction into a helper near the existing
argument-matching logic, such as sigil_event, preserving the current token, arg,
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Inline comments:
In `@argv/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 2236-2255: Update the sigil-handling branches in the argument
parser around match_sigil_arg so they enforce each positional arg’s var_max
before returning Event::Arg, while preserving the existing missing-value error
and value binding behavior. Ensure repeated sigil-classified tokens cannot
exceed the declared bound, and add a focused test covering a bounded Vec
positional with repeated sigil tokens.

In `@lib/src/parse.rs`:
- Around line 1473-1478: Update the Phase 1 sigil check in the command-routing
logic to call match_sigil_arg_chain with out.cmds, so inherited ancestor sigils
are skipped without closing nested-subcommand routing; add a regression test
covering an ancestor sigil before a nested subcommand, such as ex build +node
deploy selecting deploy.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@derive/src/model.rs`:
- Around line 3644-3686: Add a validation before the kind selection in the
field-attribute handling to reject any non-None sigil when is_flag is true,
matching the existing flag/positional attribute checks. Keep sigil consumption
confined to the Kind::Arg branch and emit a clear syn::Error for flag
declarations that combine sigil with long or short options.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@argv/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 2272-2291: Extract the duplicated sigil value validation and
Event::Arg construction into a helper near the existing argument-matching logic,
such as sigil_event, preserving the current token, arg, sigil, and lifetime
types. Replace both sigil-match branches, including the arg_filled branch and
its counterpart, with calls to this helper so empty-value errors and delimited
argument events remain consistent.

In `@lib/src/spec/cmd.rs`:
- Around line 708-723: Move the sigil-overlap validation from the post-parse
cmd.args loop into the "arg" match arm, reusing the accumulating sigils state as
each argument is parsed. Report overlapping sigils with child.node.name().span()
so the error targets the conflicting argument, while preserving the existing
overlap detection and message.
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lib/src/parse.rs (1)

2195-2212: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Gate the lookahead's sigil check by enable_flags.

match_sigil_arg_chain(&out.cmds, &token.word) runs here regardless of enable_flags. A few lines below, the primary sigil dispatch explicitly requires enable_flags && !restart_seen before calling the same function, because sigils stop applying once -- has been consumed. argv/src/lib.rs::match_sigil_arg enforces this itself by checking self.flags_stopped internally, so its equivalent lookahead needs no external gate.

Here, once enable_flags is false (past --), a remaining sigil-shaped token is still excluded from remaining_values, undercounting how many ordinary values remain. Combined with allow_missing_positional and a sigil argument, this can make the parser skip an optional positional that should not be skipped.

🐛 Proposed fix
                 let remaining_values = 1 + input
                     .iter()
                     .filter(|token| {
                         (!enable_flags || !is_flag_like(&token.word))
-                            && match_sigil_arg_chain(&out.cmds, &token.word).is_none()
+                            && (!enable_flags
+                                || match_sigil_arg_chain(&out.cmds, &token.word).is_none())
                     })
                     .count();
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In `@lib/src/parse.rs` around lines 2195 - 2212, Update the remaining_values
filter in the argument lookahead to apply match_sigil_arg_chain only when
enable_flags is true, so sigil-shaped tokens count as ordinary values after
flags are disabled. Preserve the existing flag-like token filtering and
required_after logic.
derive/src/model.rs (1)

3821-3856: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Re-check sigil versus var_min/var_max after value_names inference.

This block validates var_min/var_max against sigil using the local bindings as they stand at this point in from_field. The value_names block later in the same function (around lines 3940-3963) sets these same var_min/var_max bindings when a positional declares value_names with more than one entry, and that block runs after this validation.

A field such as #[usage(sigil = "+", value_names = ["A", "B"])] tags: Vec<String> therefore passes this check (bounds are still None here) and only afterward receives inferred var_min/var_max, with no later re-check. The resulting Field carries sigil: Some(_) together with var_min/var_max, which contradicts the rule this block otherwise enforces and diverges from lib/src/spec/arg.rs, where the equivalent value_names-arity inference runs before its sigil check.

Add a check after value_names processing, or move this validation after it.

🐛 Proposed fix
         if value_names.len() > 1 {
             ...
         }
     }
+    if matches!(&kind, Kind::Arg { sigil: Some(_), .. }) && (var_min.is_some() || var_max.is_some()) {
+        return Err(syn::Error::new(
+            span,
+            "a sigil argument cannot declare `var_min` or `var_max`",
+        ));
+    }
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In `@derive/src/model.rs` around lines 3821 - 3856, Re-check the sigil
restrictions in from_field after the value_names processing that infers var_min
and var_max. Ensure a positional with sigil and multiple value_names is rejected
when inference sets either bound, while preserving the existing validation for
explicitly declared bounds and other sigil constraints.
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argv/src/lib.rs (1)

2236-2292: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Extract the duplicated sigil-match branch.

The !self.arg_filled branch (Lines 2236-2254) and the self.arg_filled branch (Lines 2272-2289) run the identical sigil-match-and-emit logic. Extract a small helper (e.g. fn sigil_event(&self, token) -> Option<Result<Event, Error>>) and call it from both sites.

Duplicated logic in two branches of the same function increases the risk that a future fix lands in only one copy, as has happened with related sigil-routing fixes in this codebase.

♻️ Proposed refactor
+    fn sigil_event(&self, token: &'v [u8]) -> Option<Result<Event<'t, 'a, 'v>, Error<'t, 'v>>> {
+        let (arg, sigil) = self.match_sigil_arg(token)?;
+        if token.len() == sigil.len() {
+            return Some(Err(invalid_value_error(
+                arg.name,
+                as_str(token).unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
+                format!("expected a value after sigil {:?}", as_str(sigil).unwrap_or_default()),
+            )));
+        }
+        Some(Ok(Event::Arg { arg, value: &token[sigil.len()..], delimit: true }))
+    }

Then replace both inline blocks with if let Some(result) = self.sigil_event(token) { return result; }.

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In `@argv/src/lib.rs` around lines 2236 - 2292, Extract the duplicated sigil
matching and Event::Arg construction from the main parsing flow into a helper
such as sigil_event, preserving the existing empty-sigil error and value-slicing
behavior. Call the helper from both the !self.arg_filled and self.arg_filled
branches, returning its result when present; leave external-subcommand routing
and skip_sigil_args unchanged.
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Inline comments:
In `@lib/src/parse.rs`:
- Around line 1473-1478: In the root positional-routing logic, give the
default_subcommand handling precedence over match_sigil_arg_chain. Move the
sigil-classification check until after the default_subcommand block so tokens
matching both—especially non-negative numbers—route into the default subcommand
consistently with compiled parsers.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@derive/src/model.rs`:
- Around line 3821-3856: Re-check the sigil restrictions in from_field after the
value_names processing that infers var_min and var_max. Ensure a positional with
sigil and multiple value_names is rejected when inference sets either bound,
while preserving the existing validation for explicitly declared bounds and
other sigil constraints.

In `@lib/src/parse.rs`:
- Around line 2195-2212: Update the remaining_values filter in the argument
lookahead to apply match_sigil_arg_chain only when enable_flags is true, so
sigil-shaped tokens count as ordinary values after flags are disabled. Preserve
the existing flag-like token filtering and required_after logic.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@argv/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 2236-2292: Extract the duplicated sigil matching and Event::Arg
construction from the main parsing flow into a helper such as sigil_event,
preserving the existing empty-sigil error and value-slicing behavior. Call the
helper from both the !self.arg_filled and self.arg_filled branches, returning
its result when present; leave external-subcommand routing and skip_sigil_args
unchanged.
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jdx force-pushed the feat/spec-sigil-args branch from e18ff5e to 10b9e2c Compare August 25, 2026 20:58
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