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## Warnings

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## Title

    Proposed fix: [Python subprocess shell=True on Windows] Agent bash-style commands run under cmd.exe: single quotes are passed literally (echo 'X' prints 'X' with quotes), breaking sentinel/marker pars

## Body

    Recommended action: On Windows, run agent commands through an explicit bash (Git Bash/WSL) via args list (e.g. ['bash','-lc',cmd]) or a configurable shell; strip CRLF before matching markers; run CI on Windows if Windows is supported.
    
    Option: Invoke bash explicitly on Windows [evidence: documented_workaround]
    Applies when: Agent harnesses executing POSIX commands on Windows hosts
    Steps:
    1. Detect os.name == 'nt'
    2. Run subprocess.run(['bash','-lc',command]) using Git Bash or WSL bash
    3. Normalize output newlines (\r\n -> \n) before marker matching
    Expected: POSIX quoting semantics; markers detected
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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