Please remove "Hardware Probe" — it is not a desktop application, and has surprising network activity

We already mentioned there are multiple CLI applications on Flathub.

Do note that CLI applications do not require a .desktop file but TUI applications should have a .desktop file with Terminal=true.

There is no rule that says only desktop applications are welcome on Flathub or that CLI applications cannot have a desktop file.

it is intentionally masquerading as a desktop application in order to subvert that rule.

Source? I have respect for what you do but I don’t understand how you can accuse upstream publicly like this.

Your original complain is valid but it’s a grudge with upstream and it has nothing to do with the app being a desktop or cli program.