fix(desktop): setup prompts name a t3 that runs on desktop installs#16676

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A desktop install puts no t3 on PATH, so the browser's host-setup prompt (sudo env "PATH=$PATH" t3 browser setup) couldn't be followed. On Linux the AppImage can't be run as the CLI either: running it with arguments starts the GUI.

Desktop: the packaged app now keeps a launcher for its bundled CLI at <T3 home>/bin/t3 (t3.cmd on Windows), refreshed each time it starts its server.
- macOS, .deb and Windows: the launcher runs the app directly with ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE.
- AppImage: it mounts the AppImage (--appimage-mount), runs the bundled CLI, and unmounts on exit.
- The launcher is never on PATH, so it can't shadow another t3. The app passes its path to the server as T3CODE_CLI_PATH.
Server: commands a person runs keep t3 when it's on PATH, and npx t3 / pnpm dlx / bunx when the server runs that way. Otherwise they name this install's launcher by absolute path: the desktop launcher, or a standalone binary's own path. An absolute launcher needs no env "PATH=$PATH".

Putting t3 on PATH, like VS Code's "Install 'code' command", will be an explicit Settings action in a follow-up PR.

Before (desktop only, `t3` not on PATH)	After
`sudo env "PATH=$PATH" t3 browser setup` → `t3: command not found`	`sudo /home/me/.t3/bin/t3 browser setup`

Verified:

A rendered launcher ran t3 --version and t3 browser setup against a real nightly AppImage on Ubuntu and left nothing mounted.
The same against the installed macOS Nightly app. Neither started the GUI.
Tests cover the launcher scripts against a fake AppImage and a moved app, Windows quoting for (x86) and % paths, and each command rendering case.
Not run on Windows.

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feat(desktop): install a t3 command on Linux2889a1e
fix(server): name this install's t3 when it is not on PATH75ca274

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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The PR introduces a substantial cross-platform desktop CLI launcher with filesystem, subprocess, AppImage, and sudo behavior, rather than making only a narrow prompt correction. It also adds a static-analysis suppression and retains an unresolved concern about unbounded error text in log annotations.

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The desktop app now installs a CLI shim for packaged builds and passes its optional path to backend configuration. Server command resolution can use the shim or executable path when t3 is unavailable on PATH. Tests cover launcher behavior and command selection.

Changes

Desktop CLI access

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Generate and install the desktop launcher `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.test.ts`	The shim generates Windows, direct, and AppImage launchers. Packaged builds install the launcher unless an existing unmarked file prevents installation. Tests cover launch arguments, environment values, exit status, AppImage cleanup, missing executables, and Windows path handling.
Pass the launcher path to backend configuration `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts`	Windows primary configuration installs the shim and sets `T3CODE_CLI_PATH` in the child environment when a path is available.
Resolve host commands and root commands `apps/server/src/cli/invocation.ts`, `apps/server/src/cli/invocation.test.ts`, `docs/user/remote-access.md`	Command resolution checks whether `t3` is available, then can use the configured launcher path or executable path. Tests cover command selection and root-command behavior. The remote-access instructions describe the `PATH` and full-path cases.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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5	AppImageShim->>MountHelper: Mount the image and wait for its mount path
6	AppImageShim->>BundledServer: Run the bundled server with supplied arguments
7	AppImageShim->>MountHelper: Stop the mount helper and clean up

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apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.tsline 35Outdated · 2889a1eOpen thread

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	32	+	const header = [
	33	+	"#!/bin/sh",
	34	+	SHIM_MARKER,
	35	+	'export T3CODE_CLI_PATH="$0"',

CcoderabbitaiBoton line 3523d ago

🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

T3CODE_CLI_PATH="$0" can be a relative path or a bare name.

When a user runs t3 from PATH, $0 is usually the resolved path. When a user runs ./t3 or ../bin/t3, $0 is relative. The server then checks fs.exists against its own cwd and can name a relative launcher in sudo instructions. Those instructions work only from that one directory. The desktop backend already passes the absolute shimPath, so the shim should not override that value with $0. Embed the absolute path when you render the shim.

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1	- 'export T3CODE_CLI_PATH="$0"',
2	+ `export T3CODE_CLI_PATH=${shellWord(input.shimPath)}`,

Add shimPath to both input variants and pass shimPath from install.

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6	Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.ts at line 35:
7	Update the shim rendering code so it exports the absolute launcher path from
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feat(desktop): keep a private t3 launcher on every platform57690a8

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10	existing shimPath annotation.
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14	- Line 95: In the packaged launcher installation path gated by
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apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.tsline 95Outdated · 57690a8Open thread

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	92	+	*/
	93	+	export const install = Effect.gen(function* () {
	94	+	const environment = yield* DesktopEnvironment.DesktopEnvironment;
	95	+	if (!environment.isPackaged) return Option.none<string>();

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Preserve launchers that the app did not write.

Packaged macOS and Windows builds now reach the installer. At Line 117, any existing <T3 home>/bin/t3 or t3.cmd with different content is replaced without checking MARKER. This can permanently replace a user’s launcher. Check ownership before replacement, and return Option.none when the destination is unowned. The PR objective explicitly requires that the app not overwrite a t3 it did not write.

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6	Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.ts at line 95:
7	In the packaged launcher installation path gated by environment.isPackaged,
8	check the existing t3 or t3.cmd destination for the app’s MARKER before
9	replacing it. Return Option.none when the destination is unowned, and preserve
10	replacement behavior for launchers the app owns.
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apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.tsline 129Outdated · 57690a8Open thread

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	126	+	}).pipe(
	127	+	// Best-effort: nothing here may block the backend's start; commands then fall back to plain `t3`.
	128	+	Effect.catchCause((cause) =>
	129	+	logWarning("could not install t3 launcher", { shimPath, cause: Cause.pretty(cause) }).pipe(

CcoderabbitaiBoton line 12922d ago

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Do not put formatted causes in log annotations.

Cause.pretty(cause) puts unbounded lower-level error text into the warning’s annotations. Log a bounded failure category instead. As per coding guidelines, “Attributes and log annotations stay bounded: no ... arbitrary defect text.”

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6	Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.ts at line 129:
7	Update the warning in DesktopCliShim to remove Cause.pretty(cause) from its
8	annotations and record a bounded failure category instead; keep the existing
9	shimPath annotation.
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apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.tsline 47Outdated · 57690a8Open thread

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	44	+	'set "ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1"',
	45	+	// A goto, not a parenthesized block: "Program Files (x86)" would close the block early.
	46	+	`if exist ${cmdWord(target.executable)} goto run`,
	47	+	`echo ${MOVED.replace("$app", target.executable.replaceAll("%", "%%"))} 1>&2`,

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Keep the executable path out of the Windows error command.

If a missing app was installed under a path such as C:\Apps\R&calc&X\T3 Code.exe, the unquoted echo line treats & as a command separator. Invoking the stale launcher can then run calc instead of only reporting the move. Use a fixed message or escape command characters before inserting the path. (learn.microsoft.com)

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6	Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopCliShim.ts at line 47:
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fix(desktop): harden the t3 launcher from review9752dc5
fix(desktop): switch the Windows console code page only for non-ASCII paths421a4cd