hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix File tools prepend Windows drive letters to Linux paths [1 pull requests]

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File operation tools are constructing invalid paths by prepending the Windows drive letter to Linux filesystem paths.

Root Cause

File operation tools are constructing invalid paths by prepending the Windows drive letter to Linux filesystem paths.

Fix Action

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Description

File operation tools are constructing invalid paths by prepending the Windows drive letter to Linux filesystem paths.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use Hermes Desktop with WSL backend
  2. Attempt to read or write a file using a Linux path (e.g. /home/don/.env)
  3. Tool attempts to access C:\home\don\.env instead

Expected Behavior

File tools should respect the actual runtime environment and use correct absolute paths for the target OS.

Actual Behavior

Paths are mangled with C:\ prepended, making the entire file toolset unusable.

Environment

  • Windows 10/11 + WSL2 (Ubuntu)
  • Hermes Desktop (native Windows version)
  • Existing mature WSL Hermes installation (6+ months, systemd services, 7 MCP servers)

Impact: Complete loss of file read/write/edit capabilities.

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