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id: eaa91dab-48fe-422b-a6aa-76fb1814cc6a title: 'issue create --state: reject loudly (gh-literal); no silent flags' state: closed labels: [] assignees: [] milestone: null created: 2026-09-08T07:45:09Z updated: 2026-09-08T08:14:39Z

SOURCE: swarm friction #4 (verified: issue create --state closed -> created open, silently). gh-literal: gh issue create has NO --state. FIX: drop --state from create's accepted flags -> usage exit 2, one-line error naming the flag; list/view/search keep --state. Sweep issue.rs create for ANY other accepted-but-ignored flag; each must work or reject loudly. DONE: create --state errors; temp-repo probe shows default state only; no silent accepts remain.