Add `vektor login` command #5

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opened 2026-03-16 21:16:14 +00:00 by austin · 0 comments

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2026-03-16 21:16:14 +00:00

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Authenticate against a Vektor server from the command line and store the API token for subsequent commands.

What needs to happen

vektor login should:

Prompt for email and password (read from stdin)
Call POST /auth/login to authenticate
Call POST /auth/token to get a long-lived API token
Store the token in the config file
Print a success message with the user's name

Also create a reusable API client struct in internal/cli/client.go that handles:

Base URL from config
Authorization: Bearer <token> header
JSON request encoding and response decoding
Error handling

All subsequent CLI commands will use this client.

Key files

cmd/vektor/main.go — add login subcommand
internal/cli/client.go — new, reusable HTTP client
internal/cli/config.go — read/write token

Authenticate against a Vektor server from the command line and store the API token for subsequent commands. ## What needs to happen `vektor login` should: 1. Prompt for email and password (read from stdin) 2. Call `POST /auth/login` to authenticate 3. Call `POST /auth/token` to get a long-lived API token 4. Store the token in the config file 5. Print a success message with the user's name Also create a reusable API client struct in `internal/cli/client.go` that handles: - Base URL from config - `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header - JSON request encoding and response decoding - Error handling All subsequent CLI commands will use this client. ## Key files - `cmd/vektor/main.go` — add login subcommand - `internal/cli/client.go` — new, reusable HTTP client - `internal/cli/config.go` — read/write token