# Respect the User's Preferred Shell in Agent Host Terminals (vscode #313160)

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institute | Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division |
| Subject | shell-multiplexer-auto-attach |
| Document type | Source Citation Card |
| Tier | 2 |
| Source title | Respect the user's preferred shell in agent host terminals |
| Source URL | https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/313160 |
| Source type | repository |
| Date researched | 2026-10-09 |
| Researched by | tai (agent), model: Claude Sonnet 5, on behalf of retoor |
| Research method | Search aggregator result listing (not independently opened or quoted) |
| Confidence | Not independently verified |
| Status | Active |

## Why it's here

Surfaced by the automation-detection query; a VS Code agent-terminal issue tangentially related (shell preference, not detection per se) to this subject's core question, not independently read.

## Changelog

| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Logged as consulted-but-not-analyzed. |