diff --git a/local/recipes/system/cub/source/cub-cli/src/main.rs b/local/recipes/system/cub/source/cub-cli/src/main.rs
index 1ebed78fb..4beaf2c0e 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/cub/source/cub-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/system/cub/source/cub-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ struct Cli {
     /// Skip all interactive prompts (assume yes)
     #[arg(long = "noconfirm", global = true, action = clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)]
     noconfirm: bool,
+    /// Launch interactive TUI mode
+    #[arg(short = 'i', long = "interactive", global = true, action = clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)]
+    interactive: bool,
 
     #[command(subcommand)]
     command: Option<Commands>,
@@ -208,7 +211,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let context = AppContext::new();
 
     if let Some(command) = cli.command {
-        run_command(&context, command, cli.force, cli.noconfirm)?;
+        if cli.interactive {
+            launch_tui_or_help()?;
+        } else {
+            run_command(&context, command, cli.force, cli.noconfirm)?;
+        }
     } else {
         launch_tui_or_help()?;
     }
@@ -348,7 +355,7 @@ fn rewrite_shortcut_args(
 fn leading_global_flag_count(rest: &[OsString]) -> usize {
     let mut count = 0;
     while let Some(flag) = rest.get(count).and_then(|value| value.to_str()) {
-        if matches!(flag, "-f" | "--force" | "--noconfirm") {
+        if matches!(flag, "-f" | "--force" | "--noconfirm" | "-i" | "--interactive") {
             count += 1;
         } else {
             break;
@@ -463,25 +470,30 @@ fn install_package(context: &AppContext, package: &str, force: bool, noconfirm:
                 fs::remove_dir_all(&recipe_dir)?;
                 println!("Re-fetching {} (--force)...", pkg.name);
                 fetch_and_save_aur(pkg)?;
+                println!("Building {}...", pkg.name);
+                build_local_dir(context, &recipe_dir)?;
             } else {
-                println!("Already cached in ~/.cub/recipes/{}/", pkg.name);
-                println!("Use --force/-f to re-fetch, or:");
-                println!("  cubl -B ~/.cub/recipes/{}/", pkg.name);
+                println!("Already cached — building {}...", pkg.name);
+                build_local_dir(context, &recipe_dir)?;
             }
             return Ok(());
         }
 
         if noconfirm {
             fetch_and_save_aur(pkg)?;
+            println!("Building {}...", pkg.name);
+            build_local_dir(context, &recipe_dir)?;
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        println!("Would you like to fetch this package from AUR into ~/.cub/? [y/N]");
+        println!("Would you like to fetch and build this package? [y/N]");
 
         let mut answer = String::new();
         io::stdin().read_line(&mut answer)?;
         if answer.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().starts_with('y') {
             fetch_and_save_aur(pkg)?;
+            println!("Building {}...", pkg.name);
+            build_local_dir(context, &recipe_dir)?;
         }
         return Ok(());
     }