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When using Hermes Desktop on Windows connected to a WSL backend, the terminal tool wrapper incorrectly injects Windows-style paths into the shell.

Root Cause

When using Hermes Desktop on Windows connected to a WSL backend, the terminal tool wrapper incorrectly injects Windows-style paths into the shell.

Fix Action

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Description

When using Hermes Desktop on Windows connected to a WSL backend, the terminal tool wrapper incorrectly injects Windows-style paths into the shell.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run Hermes Desktop on Windows with backend pointed at WSL
  2. Execute any command that requires changing directory or uses $HOME
  3. Observe errors such as:
    • cd: C:\Users\Don: No such file or directory
    • Cache paths being rewritten as C:/Users/Don/AppData/...

Expected Behavior

The terminal tool should execute commands in the correct WSL environment using Linux paths (/home/don, /mnt/c/...).

Actual Behavior

Windows paths are passed directly into the WSL bash session, breaking nearly all terminal operations.

Environment

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

Impact: Renders the terminal tool effectively unusable when using the Windows Desktop frontend with a WSL backend.

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