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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# CubeShell - Interactive cluster management shell
+
+echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+echo "   CubeShell - Distributed Database Management Shell      "
+echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if Java is installed
+if ! command -v java &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ Java is not installed. Please install Java 21 or later."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if Maven is installed
+if ! command -v mvn &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ Maven is not installed. Please install Maven 3.6+."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Build if needed
+if [ ! -f "target/cubecactus-1.0.0.jar" ]; then
+    echo "📦 Building Cube database..."
+    mvn clean package -DskipTests
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "❌ Build failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Parse arguments
+HOST="localhost"
+PORT="8080"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --host|-h)
+            HOST="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --port|-p)
+            PORT="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            echo "Usage: $0 [--host HOST] [--port PORT]"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo "Connecting to: $HOST:$PORT"
+echo ""
+
+# Build classpath with all dependencies
+CLASSPATH="target/classes"
+
+# Add all Maven dependencies to classpath
+if [ -d "target/lib" ]; then
+    for jar in target/lib/*.jar; do
+        CLASSPATH="$CLASSPATH:$jar"
+    done
+fi
+
+# If lib directory doesn't exist, use Maven to get classpath
+if [ ! -d "target/lib" ]; then
+    echo "📦 Resolving dependencies..."
+    CP=$(mvn dependency:build-classpath -q -Dmdep.outputFile=/dev/stdout)
+    CLASSPATH="target/classes:$CP"
+fi
+
+# Start CubeShell
+java -cp "$CLASSPATH" com.cube.shell.CubeShell --host "$HOST" --port "$PORT"