feat(warp): manage Warp default-shell pref in apply #230

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opened 2026-06-17 08:47:44 +00:00 by coilysiren · 2 comments

coilysiren commented

2026-06-17 08:47:44 +00:00

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Problem

ward exec warp apply converges most of Kai's Warp state as code: it renders settings.toml, startup_config.toml, the theme, and the pwsh $PROFILE, plus the SQLite layer. The one piece it does not manage is which shell Warp launches for new tabs. On Windows that choice (PowerShell / Git Bash / WSL / Cmd) is an app preference stored in warp.sqlite, with no key in settings.toml.

Result: switching the default shell on a host is a manual Warp Settings toggle that drifts per machine and is invisible to warp doctor. Kai hit this making Git Bash the default on kai-tower-3026, where every other layer was already converged.

Proposal

Teach the warp Go tool to manage the default-shell preference as part of apply:

Add a host-resolved default-shell value (the tool already resolves per-OS paths in paths.go, so the shell program path fits the same pattern).
Write that preference into warp.sqlite during apply, alongside the existing SQLite work.
Have warp doctor report drift when the live pref does not match the desired shell.

Notes

The pwsh-tabs-land-in-StartupDir fix (a578b3d) is the adjacent change that motivated this. With the shell tracked, StartupDir plus the chosen shell would both be converged rather than half-manual.
Keep it public-safe: the shell program path is a host detail, so resolve it at runtime like the other HostPaths fields rather than hardcoding a machine path.

## Problem `ward exec warp apply` converges most of Kai's Warp state as code: it renders `settings.toml`, `startup_config.toml`, the theme, and the pwsh `$PROFILE`, plus the SQLite layer. The one piece it does not manage is **which shell Warp launches for new tabs**. On Windows that choice (PowerShell / Git Bash / WSL / Cmd) is an app preference stored in `warp.sqlite`, with no key in `settings.toml`. Result: switching the default shell on a host is a manual Warp Settings toggle that drifts per machine and is invisible to `warp doctor`. Kai hit this making Git Bash the default on kai-tower-3026, where every other layer was already converged. ## Proposal Teach the warp Go tool to manage the default-shell preference as part of `apply`: * Add a host-resolved default-shell value (the tool already resolves per-OS paths in `paths.go`, so the shell program path fits the same pattern). * Write that preference into `warp.sqlite` during `apply`, alongside the existing SQLite work. * Have `warp doctor` report drift when the live pref does not match the desired shell. ## Notes * The pwsh-tabs-land-in-`StartupDir` fix (a578b3d) is the adjacent change that motivated this. With the shell tracked, `StartupDir` plus the chosen shell would both be converged rather than half-manual. * Keep it public-safe: the shell program path is a host detail, so resolve it at runtime like the other `HostPaths` fields rather than hardcoding a machine path.

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coilysiren commented

2026-06-18 06:42:16 +00:00

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Goose triage - 2026-06-17

Tier: P4 (score 65) - Real backlog item with clear implementation path
Mode: headless - Clear technical implementation with no ambiguous design decisions

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2026-06-18 08:15:04 +00:00

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feat(warp): manage Warp default-shell pref in apply

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Merge branch 'issue-230': manage Warp default-shell pref in apply (closes #230)