diff --git a/cli/command.go b/cli/command.go
index fff810ca..57c0057d 100644
--- a/cli/command.go
+++ b/cli/command.go
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	"github.com/posener/complete/v2"
@@ -68,10 +66,8 @@ type Command interface {
 	// Prompt provides a mechanism for asking for user input. It reads from
 	// [Stdin]. If there's an input stream (e.g. a pipe), it will read the pipe.
 	// If the terminal is a TTY, it will prompt. Otherwise it will fail if there's
-	// no pipe and the terminal is not a tty. If a default value is provided and the
-	// user entered an empty string, the default value will be used instead, otherwise
-	// it returns the empty string.
-	Prompt(ctx context.Context, msg string, defaultValue *string) (string, error)
+	// no pipe and the terminal is not a tty.
+	Prompt(ctx context.Context, msg string, args ...any) (string, error)
 
 	// Stdout returns the stdout stream. SetStdout sets the stdout stream.
 	Stdout() io.Writer
@@ -278,40 +274,44 @@ func (c *BaseCommand) Hidden() bool {
 
 // Prompt prompts the user for a value. If stdin is a tty, it prompts. Otherwise
 // it reads from the reader.
-func (c *BaseCommand) Prompt(ctx context.Context, msg string, defaultValue *string) (string, error) {
-	// guarantee Prompt is cancelable with SIGTERM and SIGINT
-	ctx, done := signal.NotifyContext(ctx, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGINT)
-	defer done()
-
-	resultChan := make(chan string)
-	errorChan := make(chan error)
+func (c *BaseCommand) Prompt(ctx context.Context, msg string, args ...any) (string, error) {
+	resultCh := make(chan string, 1)
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 
+	// Prompts for user input and returns the value or an error if there is one.
 	go func() {
+		defer close(resultCh)
+		defer close(errCh)
+
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(io.LimitReader(c.Stdin(), 64*1_000))
 
 		if c.Stdin() == os.Stdin && isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd()) {
-			fmt.Fprint(c.Stdout(), msg)
+			fmt.Fprint(c.Stdout(), msg, args)
 		}
 
 		scanner.Scan()
 
 		if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-			errorChan <- fmt.Errorf("failed to read stdin: %w", err)
+			select {
+			case errCh <- fmt.Errorf("failed to read stdin: %w", err):
+			default:
+			}
 		}
 
-		if defaultValue != nil && strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text()) == "" {
-			resultChan <- *defaultValue
+		select {
+		case resultCh <- scanner.Text():
+		default:
 		}
-
-		resultChan <- scanner.Text()
 	}()
 
+	// If input is provided and the provided context are cancelled simultaneously,
+	// the behavior is undefined. See https://www.sethvargo.com/what-id-like-to-see-in-go-2/#deterministic-select.
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to prompt: %w", ctx.Err())
-	case err := <-errorChan:
+	case err := <-errCh:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to prompt: %w", err)
-	case result := <-resultChan:
+	case result := <-resultCh:
 		return result, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cli/command_test.go b/cli/command_test.go
index 587e640e..af80f3cf 100644
--- a/cli/command_test.go
+++ b/cli/command_test.go
@@ -278,39 +278,19 @@ func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Values(t *testing.T) {
 		return &RootCommand{}
 	}
 
-	defaultValue := "default"
-
 	cases := []struct {
-		name         string
-		args         []string
-		msg          string
-		defaultValue *string
-		inputValue   string
-		exp          string
+		name       string
+		args       []string
+		msg        string
+		inputValue string
+		exp        string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:         "base_success",
-			args:         []string{"prompt"},
-			msg:          "enter input value:",
-			defaultValue: nil,
-			inputValue:   "input",
-			exp:          "input",
-		},
-		{
-			name:         "defaults_input",
-			args:         []string{"prompt"},
-			msg:          "enter default value:",
-			defaultValue: &defaultValue,
-			inputValue:   "",
-			exp:          "default",
-		},
-		{
-			name:         "trims_defaults_spaces",
-			args:         []string{"prompt"},
-			msg:          "enter default value:",
-			defaultValue: &defaultValue,
-			inputValue:   "   ",
-			exp:          "default",
+			name:       "base_success",
+			args:       []string{"prompt"},
+			msg:        "enter input value:",
+			inputValue: "input",
+			exp:        "input",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -324,7 +304,7 @@ func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Values(t *testing.T) {
 			stdin, _, stderr := cmd.Pipe()
 			stdin.WriteString(tc.inputValue)
 
-			v, err := cmd.Prompt(ctx, tc.msg, tc.defaultValue)
+			v, err := cmd.Prompt(ctx, tc.msg)
 			if diff := testutil.DiffErrString(err, ""); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %s", diff)
 			}
@@ -343,7 +323,7 @@ func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Values(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Cancel(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Cancels(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	ctx := logging.WithLogger(context.Background(), logging.TestLogger(t))
@@ -358,7 +338,7 @@ func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Cancel(t *testing.T) {
 		err  string
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "contex_times_out",
+			name: "context_cancels",
 			msg:  "enter value:",
 			err:  "context canceled",
 		},
@@ -370,12 +350,11 @@ func TestRootCommand_Prompt_Cancel(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			cmd := rootCmd()
-
 			cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 			cancel()
 
-			_, err := cmd.Prompt(cancelCtx, tc.msg, nil)
+			cmd := rootCmd()
+			_, err := cmd.Prompt(cancelCtx, tc.msg)
 			if diff := testutil.DiffErrString(err, tc.err); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %s", diff)
 			}