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fix: restore PATH/PATHEXT after spreading the provider environment #347

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13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions src/local-agent-config.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ assert.deepEqual(inherited, {
OPENAI_API_KEY: "inherited",
UNCHANGED: "yes",
});
{
// Windows environment blocks commonly store "Path"; a spread drops the
// case-insensitive process.env.PATH lookup that command resolution relies on.
const windowsInherited = { Path: "C:\\tools;C:\\Windows", Other: "kept" };
const providerEnv = localAgentProviderEnvironment(
subagentsConfigSchema.parse({ enabled: true, providers: [{ id: "codex", enabled: true }] }),
"codex",
windowsInherited,
);
assert.equal(providerEnv.PATH, "C:\\tools;C:\\Windows");
assert.equal(providerEnv.Path, "C:\\tools;C:\\Windows");
assert.equal(providerEnv.Other, "kept");
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P2 Missing PATHEXT Regression

This Windows-casing regression test verifies Path becoming canonical PATH, but it neither supplies PathExt nor asserts canonical PATHEXT. Removing the production PATHEXT normalization still leaves this test passing, so a regression in executable-extension resolution would go undetected. Add a mixed-case PathExt fixture and assert the resulting PATHEXT; this is non-blocking, but otherwise the behavior can regress silently.

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PATHEXT normalization coverage check

  • Authored and executed script that runs the focused test before and after removing only PATHEXT normalization, showing whether the regression test detects that removal.

PATHEXT test output before mutation

  • Captured output of the real local-agent-config test against the current implementation; it passes with exit code 0.

PATHEXT test output after mutation

  • Captured output of the same real test after the controlled PATHEXT-only mutation; it still passes with exit code 0, proving the missing coverage.

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}
assert.equal(
localAgentProviderConfigRevision(config),
localAgentProviderConfigRevision(subagentsConfigSchema.parse({
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions src/local-agent-config.ts
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Expand Up @@ -82,12 +82,24 @@ export function localAgentProviderEnvironment(
): NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
const providerConfig = subagentProviderConfig(config, provider);
const env = { ...inherited, ...providerConfig?.env };
// process.env lookups are case-insensitive on Windows, but spreading copies
// only the original key casing (commonly "Path"); consumers reading the
// plain object's env.PATH then miss. Restore the canonical keys.
const pathValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATH");
if (env.PATH === undefined && pathValue !== undefined) env.PATH = pathValue;
const pathExtValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATHEXT");
if (env.PATHEXT === undefined && pathExtValue !== undefined) env.PATHEXT = pathExtValue;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve case-insensitive provider overrides.

When providerConfig.env contains Path or PATHExt, localAgentProviderEnvironment copies that key but restores PATH and PATHEXT from inherited. Command resolution reads env.PATH and env.PATHEXT, so it can ignore the provider value. Prefer provider overrides before inherited values:

-  const pathValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATH");
+  const pathValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(providerConfig?.env ?? {}, "PATH")
+    ?? environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATH");
   if (env.PATH === undefined && pathValue !== undefined) env.PATH = pathValue;
-  const pathExtValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATHEXT");
+  const pathExtValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(providerConfig?.env ?? {}, "PATHEXT")
+    ?? environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATHEXT");
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const pathValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATH");
if (env.PATH === undefined && pathValue !== undefined) env.PATH = pathValue;
const pathExtValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATHEXT");
if (env.PATHEXT === undefined && pathExtValue !== undefined) env.PATHEXT = pathExtValue;
const pathValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(providerConfig?.env ?? {}, "PATH")
?? environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATH");
if (env.PATH === undefined && pathValue !== undefined) env.PATH = pathValue;
const pathExtValue = environmentValueCaseInsensitive(providerConfig?.env ?? {}, "PATHEXT")
?? environmentValueCaseInsensitive(inherited, "PATHEXT");
if (env.PATHEXT === undefined && pathExtValue !== undefined) env.PATHEXT = pathExtValue;
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In `@src/local-agent-config.ts` around lines 88 - 91, Update
localAgentProviderEnvironment so case-insensitive provider values for PATH and
PATHEXT take precedence over inherited values when populating env.PATH and
env.PATHEXT. Adjust the existing fallback assignments around
environmentValueCaseInsensitive to avoid overwriting provider overrides while
preserving inherited values when no provider value exists.

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P1 Provider Path Override Lost

When a provider sets Windows-cased Path or PathExt, this code restores canonical PATH and PATHEXT from inherited instead of the already merged provider environment. Consumers reading canonical keys therefore use inherited locations and extensions rather than the provider-configured values, which can make the agent select the wrong executable or report the configured executable as unavailable. Resolve these values case-insensitively from the merged environment so provider settings retain precedence; this must be corrected before merging.

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Mixed-case path precedence reproduction

  • This authored script imports the real implementation and compares canonical PATH and PATHEXT outputs for provider and inherited mixed-case variables, showing whether provider precedence is retained.

Path precedence output before change

  • This complete command capture runs the script against the parent source and shows that canonical PATH and PATHEXT were absent before the change.

Path precedence output after change

  • This complete command capture runs the script against the PR source and shows canonical PATH and PATHEXT are inherited values rather than provider values, confirming the precedence defect.

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const commandVariable = providerCommandVariable(provider);
const command = providerConfig && "command" in providerConfig ? providerConfig.command : undefined;
if (commandVariable && command) env[commandVariable] = command;
return env;
}

function environmentValueCaseInsensitive(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, key: string): string | undefined {
const found = Object.keys(env).find((entry) => entry.toUpperCase() === key);
return found === undefined ? undefined : env[found];
}

export function localAgentProviderEnvironmentOverrides(
config: SubagentsConfig,
provider: LocalAgentProvider,
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