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[Feat] Tell the model which shell syntax execute_command uses (cmd.exe / PowerShell) - #2115
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The system prompt only named the shell path, so rules and habits written for bash silently ran with cmd semantics on Windows. Add a Shell Syntax line for cmd.exe and PowerShell (when execute_command is available) covering command chaining, variables and exit codes. Refs Zoo-Code-Org#2083 Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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PowerShell prompt output lacks focused integration coverage. system-info.ts:38-49 emits Shell Syntax for the detected dialect, but system-info.spec.ts:109-116 tests only cmd.exe; the PowerShel… |
Add a getSystemInfoSection test for a PowerShell path with execute_command enabled. Assert the Shell Syntax line and PowerShell-specific guidance. Extend shellDialect.spec.ts to assert the key PowerShell and cmd syntax fragments, in… |
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Check name Status Explanation Title check The title clearly summarizes the main change: informing the model about the shell syntax used by execute_command for cmd.exe and PowerShell. Description check The description explains the problem, implementation, scope limits, and test coverage. It references issue #2083and reports test results. It does not reproduce the template headings or complete the p…Linked Issues check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Out of Scope Changes check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Security Boundaries No changed path meets a Security boundaries failure condition. describeShellDialectonly splits the shell path, compares the basename to fixed names, and returns fixed prompt text; it does not execu…Persistence Integrity No changed persistence path exists. The PR only adds shell-dialect detection, prompt text, and tests. It does not read or write persisted state, use storage APIs, or change defaults that require propa… Lifecycle Resource Cleanup No changed lifecycle path exists. The PR adds only the pure describeShellDialectstring classifier and prompt formatting, and it calls existinggetShell()once while building the prompt. The chang…Full details: Description check
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#2083and reports test results. It does not reproduce the template headings or complete the pre-submission checklist, but the required change and validation details are mostly complete.
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No changed path meets a Security boundaries failure condition.
describeShellDialectonly splits the shell path, compares the basename to fixed names, and returns fixed prompt text; it does not execute input or expose input contents.system-info.tscalls it only after the existingpolicy.tools.has("execute_command")gate, andgetShell()supplies an allowlisted shell path. The diff adds no secret or PII flow and does not alter command approval or allowlist enforcement.
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No changed persistence path exists. The PR only adds shell-dialect detection, prompt text, and tests. It does not read or write persisted state, use storage APIs, or change defaults that require propagation.
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describeShellDialectstring classifier and prompt formatting, and it calls existinggetShell()once while building the prompt. The changed code creates no listener, watcher, provider, timer, task, or other resource, and it adds no cancellation, disposal, restart, or duplicate-work path.
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PowerShell prompt output lacks focused integration coverage.
system-info.ts:38-49emitsShell Syntaxfor the detected dialect, butsystem-info.spec.ts:109-116tests onlycmd.exe; the PowerShell tests inshellDialect.spec.ts:7-10only check the wordPowerShell. A regression that omits PowerShell guidance from the system prompt could pass. The utility tests also do not verify PowerShell chaining, variable, or exit-code guidance. The negative and POSIX cases are covered. No Playwright snapshot is required because this changes model prompt text, not a UI component.Resolution
Add a
getSystemInfoSectiontest for a PowerShell path withexecute_commandenabled. Assert theShell Syntaxline and PowerShell-specific guidance. ExtendshellDialect.spec.tsto assert the key PowerShell and cmd syntax fragments, including chaining, variables, and exit codes.
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- Around line 9-10: Expand the parameterized tests around describeShellDialect
to validate syntax guidance as well as the dialect name: assert
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Assert syntax tokens for each dialect.
The name assertion can pass when the syntax guidance is removed. The existing cmd.exe test covers only the semicolon warning. Add assertions for command chaining, variables, and exit-code guidance for both dialects.
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--- "a/src/utils/__tests__/shellDialect.spec.ts"
+++ "b/src/utils/__tests__/shellDialect.spec.ts"
@@ -1,14 +1,32 @@
import { describeShellDialect } from "../shellDialect"
describe("describeShellDialect", () => {
it.each([
- { shell: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe", expected: "cmd.exe" },
+ {
+ shell: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",
+ expected: "cmd.exe",
+ syntax: ["`&`", "`&&`", "`%VAR%`", "`set X=Y`", "`%ERRORLEVEL%`"],
+ },
- { shell: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\CMD.EXE", expected: "cmd.exe" },
- { shell: "C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe", expected: "PowerShell" },
- { shell: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe", expected: "PowerShell" },
- ])("names the dialect for $shell", ({ shell, expected }) => {
- expect(describeShellDialect(shell)).toContain(expected)
+ {
+ shell: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\CMD.EXE",
+ expected: "cmd.exe",
+ syntax: ["`&`", "`&&`", "`%VAR%`", "`set X=Y`", "`%ERRORLEVEL%`"],
+ },
+ {
+ shell: "C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe",
+ expected: "PowerShell",
+ syntax: ["`;`", "`$env:VAR`", "`$LASTEXITCODE`"],
+ },
+ {
+ shell: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
+ expected: "PowerShell",
+ syntax: ["`;`", "`$env:VAR`", "`$LASTEXITCODE`"],
+ },
+ ])("names the dialect for $shell", ({ shell, expected, syntax }) => {
+ const description = describeShellDialect(shell)
+ expect(description).toContain(expected)
+ syntax.forEach((token) => expect(description).toContain(token))
})
it("warns that ';' does not chain commands in cmd.exe", () => {
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Distinguish cmdlet success from native exit codes.
If a generated command runs Get-ChildItem or another cmdlet, $LASTEXITCODE does not report its failure. It can retain an earlier native command’s exit code, so the model can treat a failed cmdlet as successful. State that $LASTEXITCODE applies to native commands and that $? reports the last command’s success. (learn.microsoft.com)
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Refs #2083 (prompt half only; does not close it)
Problem
The system prompt only printed
Default Shell: <path>. On Windows with the inline terminal, commands run throughCOMSPEC(cmd.exe), and a model (or rule files) written for bash gets cmd semantics silently, e.g.;is not a command separator in cmd, sodotnet build x.slnx; echo %ERRORLEVEL%passes the rest of the line to MSBuild.Change
New pure
describeShellDialect(shellPath)(utils/shellDialect.ts). Whenexecute_commandis available and the shell is cmd.exe or PowerShell, the SYSTEM INFORMATION section gains aShell Syntax:line stating the dialect and its main differences (chaining, variables, exit codes). POSIX shells get no extra line, so their prompts (and snapshots) are unchanged.Not covered
terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windowsfor the inline terminal: that was deliberately decoupled in [BUG] System prompt reports wrong shell when Inline Terminal is used #1568/fix(terminal): prevent inline terminal cmd.exe fallback on Windows #1673, so changing it is a separate decision.execaShellPathsetting already exists but has no settings UI.Tests
shellDialect.spec.ts(cmd/PowerShell named,;warning, POSIX shells untouched) andsystem-info.spec.ts(line present for cmd withexecute_command, absent without it and for POSIX).core/promptsandutilssuites (1,127 tests) andcheck-typespass.🤖 Generated with Claude Code