chore: change the entry point to support go install (#56)

Author: notnmeyer

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ before:
     - go mod tidy
 
 builds:
-  - binary: loops
+  - main: ./cmd/loops
+    binary: loops
     env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     goos:

README.md

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ To install a specific version or to a custom path, append `-s -- <version> <path
 irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Loops-so/cli/main/install.ps1 | iex
 ```
 
+### Go install
+
+```bash
+go install github.com/loops-so/cli/cmd/loops@latest
+```
+
 ## Auth
 
 The CLI requires a Loops API key. Get one from [Settings > API](https://app.loops.so/settings?page=api).

Taskfile.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tasks:
     deps:
       - deps
     cmds:
-      - go build -o dist/loops
+      - go build -o dist/loops ./cmd/loops
 
   test:
     desc: run tests

main.go cmd/loops/main.gomain.go renamed to cmd/loops/main.go

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright © 2026 Loops <support@loops.so>
-*/
 package main
 
 import "github.com/loops-so/cli/cmd"

cmd/update_check.go

@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ func upgradeCommand() string {
 	if isHomebrew() {
 		return "brew upgrade loops"
 	}
+	if isGoInstall() {
+		return "go install github.com/loops-so/cli/cmd/loops@latest"
+	}
 	installDir := binDir()
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		if installDir != "" {
@@ -147,6 +150,25 @@ func binDir() string {
 	return filepath.Dir(exe)
 }
 
+func isGoInstall() bool {
+	dir := binDir()
+	if dir == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if gobin := os.Getenv("GOBIN"); gobin != "" && dir == gobin {
+		return true
+	}
+	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
+	if gopath == "" {
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		gopath = filepath.Join(home, "go")
+	}
+	return dir == filepath.Join(gopath, "bin")
+}
+
 func isHomebrew() bool {
 	exe, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {

cmd/version.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -32,5 +34,16 @@ func runVersion(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func init() {
+	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok && version == "dev" {
+		if info.Main.Version != "" && info.Main.Version != "(devel)" {
+			version = strings.TrimPrefix(info.Main.Version, "v")
+		}
+		for _, s := range info.Settings {
+			if s.Key == "vcs.revision" && len(s.Value) >= 7 {
+				commit = s.Value[:7]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
 }