[CLI] Deprecate create

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PR-Codex overview

This PR focuses on deprecating the thirdweb create CLI command, advising users to switch to the thirdweb dashboard instead.

Detailed summary

• Added a deprecation notice for the thirdweb create command in packages/thirdweb/src/cli/bin.ts.
• Informs users to use the thirdweb dashboard at the provided URL.
• Exits the process with a status of 1 when the create command is invoked.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Deprecations
  • The thirdweb create CLI command has been deprecated and will display a deprecation message when invoked.

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Walkthrough

This pull request adds a deprecation notice for the thirdweb create CLI command. A changeset file documents the patch release, and the CLI binary is updated to print a deprecation message and exit with code 1 when the command is invoked.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Release Documentation .changeset/deprecate-create-command.md	Adds changeset entry documenting the deprecation of the create CLI command as a patch release.
CLI Implementation packages/thirdweb/src/cli/bin.ts	Adds a case handler for the "create" command that prints a deprecation message and exits with status code 1, following the existing deprecation pattern for other commands.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 1 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Description check	❓ Inconclusive	The PR description provides a clear overview of the changes (deprecating the create command, directing users to dashboard, exiting with status 1), but does not follow the repository's required template structure with sections like Notes for the reviewer and How to test.	Consider restructuring the description to match the template format, including sections for Notes for the reviewer and How to test to provide complete context for reviewers.

✅ Passed checks (1 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title '[CLI] Deprecate create' directly and specifically describes the main change—adding a deprecation for the create CLI command, which matches the changeset and code modifications.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

packages/thirdweb/src/cli/bin.ts (1)

51-52: Remove unreachable break after process.exit(1).

Line 52 is dead code because Line 51 exits the process.

Proposed cleanup

       process.exit(1);
-      break;

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@packages/thirdweb/src/cli/bin.ts` around lines 51 - 52, Remove the
unreachable statement following process.exit(1) by deleting the redundant break;
that follows the process.exit(1) call (the break after process.exit(1) within
the same switch/case or control block is dead code and should be removed so only
process.exit(1) remains).

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Nitpick comments:
In `@packages/thirdweb/src/cli/bin.ts`:
- Around line 51-52: Remove the unreachable statement following process.exit(1)
by deleting the redundant break; that follows the process.exit(1) call (the
break after process.exit(1) within the same switch/case or control block is dead
code and should be removed so only process.exit(1) remains).

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📥 Commits

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📒 Files selected for processing (2)

• .changeset/deprecate-create-command.md
• packages/thirdweb/src/cli/bin.ts

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 52.73%. Comparing base (da4a4a5) to head (d1bc9be).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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