feat: add safety controls for controller modification commands #286
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Add confirmation prompts when modifying canister controllers in ways that could cause loss of control: - Add `-f/--force` flag to skip confirmation prompts - Warn and prompt for confirmation when removing yourself from controllers - Improve documentation for `--set-controller` and `--remove-controller` to clarify the risks and that multiple principals can be specified Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Add confirmation prompts when modifying canister controllers in ways that could cause loss of control:
-f/--forceflag to skip confirmation prompts--set-controllerand--remove-controllerto clarify the risks and that multiple principals can be specified