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fix: expose allOptions to create command to support supplying ephemeral parameters via cli#26012

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fix: expose allOptions to create command to support supplying ephemeral parameters via cli#26012
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Resolves the issue of --prompt-ephemeral-parameters and --ephemeral-parameter not being available for use in the coder create workspace creation command (they are only available in coder start command). Back when they were added originally it seems to have been an oversight that they were left out.

The problem this solves:

coder create --parameter my_ephemeral_parameter=foo
error: prepare build: ephemeral parameter "my_ephemeral_parameter" can be used only with --prompt-ephemeral-parameters or --ephemeral-parameter flag
coder create my-test-ws -t general --ephemeral-parameter my_ephemeral_parameter=foo
parsing flags ([create my-test-ws -t general --ephemeral-parameter my_ephemeral_parameter=foo]) for "coder create": unknown flag: --ephemeral-parameter

Tested on a template with the following:

data "coder_parameter" "my_ephemeral_parameter" {
  name         = "my_ephemeral_parameter"
  type         = "bool"
  description  = "true or false?"
  mutable      = true
  default      = false
  ephemeral    = true
}

resource "coder_env" "debug_ephemeral" {
  agent_id = coder_agent.main.id
  name     = "EPHEMERAL_TEST"
  value    = data.coder_parameter.my_ephemeral_parameter.value
}

By running:

➜  coder git:(rowan/coder-create-5495) ✗ go run cmd/coder/main.go create --ephemeral-parameter my_ephemeral_parameter=true
> Specify a name for your workspace: ws4
Select a template below to preview the provisioned infrastructure:
?  kasmvnc-ubuntu-coder-dev used by 1 active developer
Select a preset below:
?  Small (2 CPU / 4 GB)
....
...
The ws4 workspace has been created at Jun  3 12:36:38!

➜  coder git:(rowan/coder-create-5495) ✗ coder ssh ws4               
workspace-ws4-5d6994756f-qlwnl% echo $EPHEMERAL_TEST
true
workspace-ws4-5d6994756f-qlwnl% exit

@rowansmithau rowansmithau self-assigned this Jun 3, 2026
@rowansmithau rowansmithau added cli Area: CLI bug labels Jun 3, 2026
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