fix(cli): handle non-expiring credits and update quota guidance

packages/cli/src/commands/billing/__tests__/status.test.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ vi.mock("../../../utils/viemClients", () => ({
 import { createBillingClient } from "../../../client";
 import { createViemClients } from "../../../utils/viemClients";
 
-describe("ecloud billing status — top-up hint", () => {
+describe("ecloud billing status", () => {
   let logOutput: string[];
   let mockBilling: {
     address: string;
@@ -104,6 +104,33 @@ describe("ecloud billing status — top-up hint", () => {
     expect(fullOutput).not.toContain("Need more credits?");
   });
 
+  describe("credit expiry", () => {
+    it("does not render the API's string zero sentinel as the Unix epoch", async () => {
+      const output = await runStatusCommand({
+        subscriptionStatus: "active",
+        productId: "compute",
+        remainingCredits: 5,
+        nextCreditExpiry: "0",
+      });
+      const fullOutput = output.join("\n");
+
+      expect(fullOutput).toContain("Credits: $5.00");
+      expect(fullOutput).not.toContain("expires");
+      expect(fullOutput).not.toContain("1970");
+    });
+
+    it("renders a valid positive expiry timestamp", async () => {
+      const output = await runStatusCommand({
+        subscriptionStatus: "active",
+        productId: "compute",
+        remainingCredits: 5,
+        nextCreditExpiry: 1893456000,
+      });
+
+      expect(output.join("\n")).toContain("expires");
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("wallet ETH balance line", () => {
     it("warns (does not silently swallow) when the balance read fails, but still completes", async () => {
       (createViemClients as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockImplementation(() => {

packages/cli/src/commands/billing/status.ts

@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@ export default class BillingStatus extends Command {
         productId: flags.product as "compute",
       });
 
-      const formatExpiry = (timestamp?: number) =>
-        timestamp ? ` (expires ${new Date(timestamp * 1000).toLocaleDateString()})` : "";
+      const formatExpiry = (timestamp?: number | string | null) => {
+        const normalizedTimestamp = Number(timestamp);
+        if (!Number.isFinite(normalizedTimestamp) || normalizedTimestamp <= 0) {
+          return "";
+        }
+
+        return ` (expires ${new Date(normalizedTimestamp * 1000).toLocaleDateString()})`;
+      };
 
       // Format status with appropriate color and symbol
       const formatStatus = (status: string) => {

packages/sdk/src/client/modules/compute/app/deploy.ts

@@ -505,10 +505,11 @@ async function checkQuotaAvailable(
     throw new Error(`failed to get quota limit: ${err.message}`);
   }
 
-  // If quota is 0, user needs to subscribe
+  // A zero quota means deployment access has not been initialized. Billing is
+  // credit-based, so subscribing is not an appropriate recovery action.
   if (maxQuota === 0) {
     throw new Error(
-      "no app quota available. Run 'ecloud billing subscribe' to enable app deployment",
+      `no app quota available for ${environmentConfig.name}. If you recently purchased compute credits, quota initialization may still be pending. Retry shortly. If the issue persists, contact EigenCloud support at eigencloud_support@eigenlabs.org and include wallet ${userAddress}.`,
     );
   }
 
@@ -591,7 +592,9 @@ export async function prepareDeploy(
 
       // 4. Generate or use provided salt
       const salt = options.salt ?? generateRandomSalt();
-      logger.debug(`${options.salt ? "Using provided" : "Generated"} salt: ${Buffer.from(salt).toString("hex")}`);
+      logger.debug(
+        `${options.salt ? "Using provided" : "Generated"} salt: ${Buffer.from(salt).toString("hex")}`,
+      );
 
       // 5. Get app ID (calculate from salt and address)
       logger.debug("Calculating app ID...");