Remove default command, `snapcraft`
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Closed and tracked via Jira. The default snapcraft command, deprecated in v8.11, remains scheduled for removal in Snapcraft 9. No pull request was merged.
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Issue body
### What needs to get done
Running `snapcraft` with no sub-command should fail with an error.
### Why it needs to get done
`snapcraft` was deprecated in favor of `snapcraft pack` in 8.11 and will be removed in Snapcraft 9.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed and tracked via Jira. The default snapcraft command, deprecated in v8.11, remains scheduled for removal in Snapcraft 9. No pull request was merged. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed and deferred. Removal of the default snapcraft command is tracked externally via Jira for Snapcraft 9, following its deprecation in 8.11. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without documented resolution. The cleanup task to remove the deprecated default snapcraft command was deferred pending Snapcraft 9, with no fix or merge linked. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed as a cleanup task to remove the deprecated default snapcraft command. Synced to Jira without a linked pull request, indicating the work was deferred or handled separately. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | The default snapcraft command was removed as planned for version 9, following its deprecation in 8.11. The issue was closed as completed. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #361 Remove the default command | craft-cli | open | Maintainer task to remove the Dispatcher's default_command/allow_default_command support (added for Snapcraft compat). Feature still present in code; removal gated on Snapcraft 10 (core28) release. No labels, 0 comments. | |
| #1615764 Support snapcraft close | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | The requested snapcraft close command was closed without implementation. It appears abandoned due to prolonged inactivity, with zero comments or development activity after opening. | |
| #5428 Add a warning for deprecated commands | snapcraft | closed | Superseded by a future release. Deprecation warnings for listed commands will be added in Snapcraft 9 (April 2026) alongside core26 support, except the default command requiring upstream craft-cli updates. Closed as planned. |