1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/members.py b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/members.py
index ba68056..5d26bd0 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/members.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/members.py
@@ -62,18 +62,15 @@ def member(args) -> None:
         print("which is what turning the old switch off meant.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if not args.target:
-        print(f"usage: meshbay-node member {sub} <username>")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
     if sub == "invite" and args.link:
-        # A link for someone who may have no account yet, bound to their
-        # address on the hub. The code and the ticket are both in it, so
-        # it goes to them and to nobody else — the CLI mails nothing.
+        # A link for someone who may have no account yet, redeemable by the
+        # first account that opens it. The code and the ticket are both in
+        # it, so it goes to them and to nobody else — the CLI mails nothing.
+        # The address, if given, only labels the link in the owner's list.
         group_id = _resolve_group(cfg, args.group)
+        query = f"?email={quote(args.target)}" if args.target else ""
         out = _daemon_api(
-            cfg, f"/api/groups/{group_id}/invite-links?email={quote(args.target)}",
-            method="POST")
+            cfg, f"/api/groups/{group_id}/invite-links{query}", method="POST")
         from meshbay_node.roster import write_code_file
         write_code_file(cfg.data_dir, out["link"], out.get("expires_at", ""),
                         name="invite-link")
@@ -81,11 +78,15 @@ def member(args) -> None:
         print(f"valid until      {out.get('expires_at', '?')}")
         print(f"cancel with      meshbay-node member cancel {out['invite_id']}")
         print()
-        print(f"Send it to {args.target} yourself. It works once, and only for an")
-        print("account registered with that address: they open it, create their")
-        print("account or sign in, and land in the group without typing a code.")
+        print("Send it yourself, by any messaging app. It works once, for seven")
+        print("days, for whoever opens it first: they create their account or")
+        print("sign in, and land in the group without typing a code.")
         return
 
+    if not args.target:
+        print(f"usage: meshbay-node member {sub} <username>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     if sub == "invite":
         group_id = _resolve_group(cfg, args.group)
         out = _daemon_api(