fix(cli): honor no-color for policy output

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Summary

• add a global --no-color option that sets NO_COLOR before help and subcommand routing
• accept the option before or after a command
• document it in the top-level and policies help
• keep the existing shared TUI as the single source of truth for color

Rebase note

Current main has already replaced the policy list hard-coded ANSI output with the shared TUI, which honors NO_COLOR. After rebasing onto 64b75e1, the obsolete manager and manager-test changes were removed; this PR now contains only the remaining CLI flag, help, and E2E coverage.

Tests

• CLI argument E2E: 61/61 passed
• Help index: 31/31 passed, including the 80-column limit
• TUI kit: 71/71 passed, including the real-TTY NO_COLOR regression
• bun x tsc --noEmit
• bun run lint (0 errors; 5 existing warnings)
• bun run build

Fixes #688

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added a global --no-color option for disabling colored command-line output.
  • The option works before or after subcommands and is documented in command help.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved command handling so --no-color is removed before validation, allowing policy listings to run successfully without ANSI escape sequences.

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Walkthrough

The CLI now accepts --no-color in any argument position, sets NO_COLOR=1, documents the option, and tests colorless output from the policies command.

Changes

Policy color control

Layer / File(s)	Summary
CLI no-color option bin/failproofai.mjs	The CLI accepts --no-color before or after the subcommand, removes it before validation, sets NO_COLOR=1, and documents the option in help output.
Color suppression validation __tests__/e2e/cli/cli-args.e2e.test.ts	End-to-end tests verify successful policy listing without ANSI escape sequences for both flag positions.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 3f242

This PR adds the global no-color option and documents its use without introducing an actionable merge-blocking risk; it is merge-ready after normal checks and review.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #688 by adding global --no-color support, accepting the option before or after the command, documenting it in help, preserving shared TUI color handling, and adding end-to-…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to the requested CLI option, help documentation, environment handling, and policy-output tests. No unrelated changes are identified.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: honoring --no-color for policy output. It is concise and specific.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the change, motivation, rebase context, test coverage, and validation results. It does not use the template headings or checklist format, but it includes the required informat…

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In `@__tests__/e2e/cli/cli-args.e2e.test.ts`:
- Around line 150-156: Extend the existing “accepts --no-color and emits no ANSI
escapes” test coverage to invoke the CLI with --no-color before the policies
subcommand, while preserving the existing success, output, and no-ANSI
assertions to verify preprocessing supports both argument orders.

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