WIP: Fix PowerShell command syntax issues in run_terminal_command tool #7973
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- Add platform-specific command syntax guidance - Provide PowerShell-specific examples and instructions - Distinguish between && (bash) vs ; (PowerShell) for command chaining - Include proper directory creation syntax for PowerShell - Update parameter descriptions to be platform-aware - Add comprehensive PowerShell syntax warnings for AI Resolves issues where AI generated bash-style commands that failed in PowerShell environment, causing directory navigation and command execution problems.
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Hello I could not test it yet. It should rather be marked as WIP. So people |
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…tool - Fix inconsistent indentation in parameters and evaluateToolCallPolicy - Clarify that PowerShell redirection operators (> >> < |) do work - Add native PowerShell cmdlet examples (Get-ChildItem, New-Item, etc.) - Correct path navigation guidance to include ./ support - Add PowerShell-specific example with Get-ChildItem -Recurse - Distinguish between PowerShell aliases vs native cmdlets 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
This PR fixes PowerShell command syntax issues in the
runTerminalCommandtool that were causing AI-generated commands to fail in Windows PowerShell environments.Problem
&&instead of;)Solution
getPlatformCommandGuidance()function with comprehensive PowerShell syntax guidance;) vs bash (&&) command chainingmkdir,ls) and native cmdlets (New-Item,Get-ChildItem)./usageChanges Made
;) instead of&&for PowerShellmkdir dir1, dir2andNew-Item -ItemType Directory./paths work in PowerShellGet-ChildItem -Recurse *.jsTesting
Resolves command execution failures in PowerShell environments where bash-style syntax was being generated by AI agents.
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