.NET CLI --interactive defaults to true in user scenarios

The --interactive flag for the .NET CLI now defaults to true in user-centric scenarios. The behavior remains unchanged for CI/CD environments.

Version introduced

.NET 10

Previous behavior

Previously, the --interactive flag always defaulted to false unless explicitly specified by the user.

dotnet restore --interactive
# Required explicitly to enable interactivity

New behavior

The --interactive flag defaults to true in user-centric scenarios, such as when commands are run directly by a user. In CI/CD environments or when the process output stream is redirected, the flag defaults to false.

dotnet restore
# Interactivity is enabled by default in user-centric scenarios

Type of breaking change

This is a behavioral change.

Reason for change

This change improves the user experience by:

• Simplifying NuGet authentication, addressing a common pain point.
• Providing a unified signal for enabling future CLI interactivity features.

Recommended action

No action is required for most users. To explicitly disable interactivity, pass the --interactive false flag:

dotnet restore --interactive false

Affected APIs

None.