fix(terminal): prefer Scoop MSYS bash over WSL bash on Windows

[sunnirvana]

On Windows hosts with WSL and Scoop Git installed side-by-side, shutil.which('bash') may return /usr/bin/bash (Linux ELF from WSL) which cannot be executed by Python running on the Windows side.

Fixes three related issues:

• _find_bash() now checks Scoop-managed Git before shutil.which
• base.py skips redundant cd for Windows cwd when using WSL bash
• file_operations.py bypasses bash cwd for Windows absolute paths

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Code Review Summary

Verdict: Approved

Overview

Fixes three related Windows terminal issues: Scoop Git bash priority (avoids picking WSL's Linux ELF bash), skipping redundant builtin cd for Windows cwd in WSL bash sessions, and bypassing bash cwd entirely for Windows absolute paths in write_file.

Looks Good

• _find_bash(): Scoop Git check before shutil.which — correct priority
• base.py: Detects Windows cwd via [A-Za-z]:[/\\] regex, skips cd that would fail in WSL bash
• file_operations.py: Native Python I/O for Windows absolute paths — avoids bash cwd entirely, with full write + lint + LSP pipeline
• Good edge case handling throughout
• Well-commented rationale at each change point

Caveats

• PR description template is mostly unfilled (missing issue number, test steps)
• No tests for the new Windows I/O path in file_operations
• However, this is a platform-specific fix on a code path that previously didn't work at all — the approach is sound

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Reviewed by Hermes Agent

[teknium1]

Thanks for identifying the Scoop + WSL lookup case. The Scoop-specific gap is still present: current tools/environments/local.py:596 reaches shutil.which("bash") without a Scoop Git candidate, so WSL can still win when it appears earlier on PATH.

Problems

• The base.py and file_operations.py portions are stale against current main. Current code converts native cwd values through LocalEnvironment._quote_cwd_for_cd (tools/environments/local.py:1022) and rewrites file-operation paths before using the atomic write pipeline (tools/file_operations.py:960, tools/file_operations.py:977). The PR's direct open(..., "w") path should not be transplanted over that pipeline.
• The PR has no regression coverage for the Scoop-before-WSL ordering.

Suggested changes

• Salvage the Scoop candidate narrowly before _find_bash() falls back to shutil.which("bash"), preserving the current path conversion and write mechanisms.
• Add a mocked Windows test where Scoop Git exists and shutil.which("bash") resolves to WSL, asserting Scoop wins.

Automated hermes-sweeper review.

[teknium1]

Please add a regression test for this priority: mock the Scoop bash.exe path as existing while shutil.which("bash") returns the WSL launcher, then assert _find_bash() selects Scoop.