inputlayer
diff --git a/‎packages/inputlayer-py/src/inputlayer/migrations/cli.py‎
Lines changed: 2 additions & 1 deletion b/‎packages/inputlayer-py/src/inputlayer/migrations/cli.py‎
Lines changed: 2 additions & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎packages/inputlayer-py/tests/test_cli.py‎
Lines changed: 15 additions & 0 deletions b/‎packages/inputlayer-py/tests/test_cli.py‎
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@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     """CLI entry point."""
+    from inputlayer.exceptions import InputLayerError
     from inputlayer.migrations.errors import MigrationError
 
     parser = build_parser()
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
 
     try:
         return args.func(args)
-    except MigrationError as exc:
+    except (MigrationError, InputLayerError) as exc:
         print(f"error: {exc}")
         return 1
 
 
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ def test_build_parser(self):
     def test_no_command_returns_1(self):
         assert main([]) == 1
 
+    def test_connection_error_prints_cleanly(self, capsys, monkeypatch):
+        # SDK errors (unreachable server, auth failure) must exit 1 with a
+        # clean message, not a traceback.
+        from inputlayer.exceptions import InputLayerConnectionError
+        from inputlayer.migrations import cli
+
+        def boom(args):
+            raise InputLayerConnectionError("Failed to connect to ws://nope")
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_cmd_showmigrations", boom)
+        rc = main(["showmigrations", "--url", "ws://nope", "--kg", "k"])
+        assert rc == 1
+        out = capsys.readouterr().out
+        assert "error: Failed to connect" in out
+
     def test_makemigrations_requires_models(self):
         parser = build_parser()
         with pytest.raises(SystemExit):