diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.shellcode.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.shellcode.yml
index 7d48af40..3316e4bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.shellcode.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.shellcode.yml
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: /usr/local/bin
           name: tea
+      # create a fork bomb, but since it’s via tea we prevent it
       - run: |
           echo '#!/bin/sh' > foo
           echo 'tea -- /bin/sh "$0"' >> foo
@@ -334,3 +335,32 @@ jobs:
           if ./foo; then
             exit 1
           fi
+
+  no-shell-output-if-no-tty:
+    needs: compile
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: archlinux:latest  # lazygit fails for reasons that are mysterious
+      options: -t
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: /usr/local/bin
+          name: tea
+
+      - name: prep
+        run: |
+          chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/tea
+
+      #TODO ideally we'd test something that uses another tool in tea and
+      # is poorly written so it reads both stdout and stderr eg `lazygit`
+      # but CI doesn't have ttys and I couldn't figure out another way
+      # ref https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/241
+      #NOTE CI has no ttys so the opposite test is v. hard to achieve
+      - run: |
+          tea echo 2> >(tee temp_file) >/dev/null
+          if [[ -s temp_file ]]; then
+            echo
+            echo 'tea output logging info when no tty present'
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/1 b/1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f552324..eeb302bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ brew install teaxyz/pkgs/tea-cli
 ```
 
 > * [docs.tea.xyz/installing-w/out-brew]
-> * [Migrating from tea v0](https://slack-files.com/T02MTUY60NS-F05NRQ8CT51-a881910f74)
+> * [Migrating from tea v0](https://tea.xyz/blog/tea-1-0-0-alpha-1/)
 
  
 
diff --git a/file b/file
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a6fb7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+usage: git [-v | --version] [-h | --help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]
+           [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
+           [-p | --paginate | -P | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
+           [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
+           [--config-env=<name>=<envvar>] <command> [<args>]
+
+These are common Git commands used in various situations:
+
+start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)
+   clone     Clone a repository into a new directory
+   init      Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one
+
+work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)
+   add       Add file contents to the index
+   mv        Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
+   restore   Restore working tree files
+   rm        Remove files from the working tree and from the index
+
+examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)
+   bisect    Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug
+   diff      Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
+   grep      Print lines matching a pattern
+   log       Show commit logs
+   show      Show various types of objects
+   status    Show the working tree status
+
+grow, mark and tweak your common history
+   branch    List, create, or delete branches
+   commit    Record changes to the repository
+   merge     Join two or more development histories together
+   rebase    Reapply commits on top of another base tip
+   reset     Reset current HEAD to the specified state
+   switch    Switch branches
+   tag       Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG
+
+collaborate (see also: git help workflows)
+   fetch     Download objects and refs from another repository
+   pull      Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch
+   push      Update remote refs along with associated objects
+
+'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some
+concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'
+to read about a specific subcommand or concept.
+See 'git help git' for an overview of the system.
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index e55869ef..2431b216 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export default async function({ flags, ...opts }: Args, logger_prefix?: string)
     }
   } break
   case 'install':
+    await ensure_pantry()
     await install(await Promise.all(opts.args.map(x => parse_pkg_str(x, {latest: 'ok'}))))
     break
   case 'deintegrate':
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ async function ensure_pantry() {
 
 function make_logger(verbosity: number, logger_prefix?: string): IInstallLogger {
   const logger = new Logger(logger_prefix)
-  if (verbosity <= -2) {
+  if (verbosity <= -2 || !Deno.isatty(Deno.stderr.rid)) {
     return {
       replace: () => {},
       clear: () => {},