# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Terminal shell selection config option proposal

## Open now

- 2 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #36929: \[Feature\]: Support PowerShell as the terminal shell on Windows
- #41249: \[Feature\]: Add terminal.shell config option for shell selection
- PR #41326: feat(terminal): add terminal.shell config option for shell selection
- _Broad area: open items may be separate problems._

These members propose adding a configurable shell selection option for the terminal, with specific interest in supporting PowerShell on Windows. The feature involves a new terminal.shell configuration setting.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.45`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #36929: \[Feature\]: Support PowerShell as the terminal shell on Windows
- #41249: \[Feature\]: Add terminal.shell config option for shell selection

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#41326: feat(terminal): add terminal.shell config option for shell selection**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `d9f1f1a1d`, `8cc94cfbcefa`, `038050e81927`, `4fb2c83bc414`, `0e7faf4b7d96`, `d9c492abfc5d`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs`, `apps/desktop/electron/preload.cjs`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/queue-panel.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/composer-queue.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/composer-queue.ts`, `cli.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/dump.py`, `hermes_cli/skills_hub.py`, `locales/af.yaml` (+24 more)

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `environments`