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Windows path handling bugs in console/agent

Cluster 83934 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #84419 on 12 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a specific bug where Windows file paths are silently mangled due to POSIX-mode shell splitting stripping backslashes, along with related Windows-specific papercuts in path splitting, skill hashing, autocomplete, and OS detection.

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#84419 fix: Windows agent-loop papercuts — path splitting, skill hashing, autocomplete, screenshots, OS detection

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files: agent/prompt_builder.py, agent/shell_hooks.py, hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py, hermes_cli/commands.py, hermes_cli/console_engine.py, tests/tools/test_windows_agent_loop_papercuts.py, tools/browser_use_cli.py, tools/skills_guard.py, tools/skills_hub.py

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#84014 fix(console): preserve Windows paths in _split_line · done elsewhere → #83934

Closed issues · 1

Closed#83934[Bug]: hermes console silently mangles Windows paths (shlex posix=True strips backslashes)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #84419
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 12 Aug 2026

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