fix(cli): handle version flags before workspace discovery

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/cli",
-  "version": "0.8.62",
+  "version": "0.8.63",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "exports": {

packages/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ Update options: --dry-run previews changes; --no-verify skips post-update check/
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const [command, ...rest] = process.argv.slice(2);
 
+  if (command === "--version" || command === "-v" || command === "version") {
+    console.log(currentCliVersion());
+    return;
+  }
+
   notifyIfUpdateAvailable(currentCliVersion(), command);
 
   switch (command) {

packages/cli/test/update-notifier.test.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import { afterEach, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
-import { compareVersions, notifyIfUpdateAvailable } from "../src/update-notifier.ts";
+import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import {
+  compareVersions,
+  currentCliVersion,
+  notifyIfUpdateAvailable,
+} from "../src/update-notifier.ts";
 
 const originalCache = process.env.WRNEXUS_UPDATE_CACHE;
 
@@ -35,3 +39,21 @@ test("cached update checks suggest the exact upgrade command", () => {
     rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 });
+
+test("--version prints the package version outside a WrNexus workspace", () => {
+  const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "wrnexus-version-"));
+  try {
+    const result = Bun.spawnSync({
+      cmd: [process.execPath, resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts"), "--version"],
+      cwd: root,
+      env: { ...process.env, WRNEXUS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: "1" },
+      stdout: "pipe",
+      stderr: "pipe",
+    });
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.toString().trim()).toBe(currentCliVersion());
+    expect(result.stderr.toString()).toBe("");
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});