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SSH backend tilde path resolution fix

Cluster 71201 · environments. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #122657 on 26 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs address a bug where file tool operations on the SSH terminal backend incorrectly expand tilde (~) against the gateway/host HOME directory instead of the remote SSH user's HOME. The work involves passing paths through to the remote for resolution rather than expanding them locally.

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  • #122657 fix(tools): resolve ssh file paths and cwds on the remote, not the Hermes host

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_ssh_remote_cwd.py, tools/environments/ssh.py, tools/file_tools.py, tools/file_tools_paths.py, tools/file_tools_write_guards.py, tools/terminal_tool.py, tools/terminal_tool_config.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · other 1

  • #71280 fix(tools): pass ~ through to the ssh remote instead of expanding against gateway HOME (#71201) · done elsewhere → 641c49f, #122657, #121686
  • #107940 fix(tools): ssh backend file tools resolve ~ against the remote home, not the gateway's (#71201, salvage #71280) · other → #71280
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#71201[Bug]: write_file/patch expand ~ against the gateway HOME, not the ssh remote HOME — tilde-path writes fail on the ssh terminal backend (survives #57998)
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26 Sep 2026

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