From 7eb41c3a2e8d74479a48815d7c1cd0e5d5a2652c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mikey Binns <38146638+mikeybinns@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:55:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add timeout to herd/valet commands in case it tries to be
 interactive

---
 .changeset/social-cooks-start.md   | 5 +++++
 packages/cli/src/commands/setup.ts | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/social-cooks-start.md

diff --git a/.changeset/social-cooks-start.md b/.changeset/social-cooks-start.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab0a070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/social-cooks-start.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@atomicsmash/cli": patch
+---
+
+Add timeout to herd/valet commands in case it tries to be interactive.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/setup.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/setup.ts
index 11ccd3e..fc8eabb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/setup.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ export async function handler() {
 								});
 						})(),
 						(async () => {
+							const ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS = 60000;
+							const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+								throw new Error(
+									"Herd/Valet commands timed out. Please try again.",
+								);
+							}, ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS * 1.5);
 							if (
 								await execute(`herd --version`)
 									.then(() => true)
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ export async function handler() {
 												performance.measure("herd isolate", "herd link done"),
 											)})`,
 										);
+										clearTimeout(timeout);
 									})
 									.catch((error) => {
 										console.error(error);
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ export async function handler() {
 							) {
 								await execute(`valet link ${projectName} --secure --isolate`)
 									.then(() => {
+										clearTimeout(timeout);
 										console.log(
 											`Valet is linked, secured and isolated. (${convertMeasureToPrettyString(
 												performance.measure("herd-or-valet", "Start"),