fix(gateway-windows): anchor detached/startup cwd at HERMES_HOME

hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py

@@ -308,6 +308,29 @@ def get_startup_entry_path() -> Path:
     return _startup_dir() / f"{_sanitize_filename(get_task_name())}.cmd"
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stable working directory
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _stable_gateway_working_dir(project_root: Path) -> str:
+    """Return a stable cwd for detached/startup gateway runs.
+
+    Mirror the POSIX service invariant: anchor at ``HERMES_HOME`` whenever it
+    exists so Scheduled Task / Startup launches do not fail at the ``cd`` step
+    after a transient checkout or worktree is moved away. Fall back to the
+    source checkout only if ``HERMES_HOME`` cannot be resolved yet.
+    """
+    from hermes_cli.config import get_hermes_home
+
+    try:
+        home = get_hermes_home()
+        if home and Path(home).is_dir():
+            return str(Path(home).resolve())
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return str(project_root)
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Script rendering
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -321,7 +344,7 @@ def _build_gateway_cmd_script(
     """Build the ``gateway.cmd`` wrapper content (CRLF-terminated).
 
     The script:
-      - cd's into the project directory
+      - cd's into a stable working directory
       - exports HERMES_HOME, PYTHONIOENCODING, VIRTUAL_ENV
       - invokes ``pythonw -m hermes_cli.main [--profile X] gateway run``
         directly so the wrapper cmd.exe exits without a visible gateway console
@@ -380,7 +403,7 @@ def _write_task_script() -> Path:
     )
 
     python_path = get_python_path()
-    working_dir = str(PROJECT_ROOT)
+    working_dir = _stable_gateway_working_dir(PROJECT_ROOT)
     hermes_home = str(Path(get_hermes_home()).resolve())
     profile_arg = _profile_arg(hermes_home)
 
@@ -547,7 +570,8 @@ def _build_gateway_argv() -> tuple[list[str], str, dict[str, str]]:
     )
 
     python_exe, venv_dir, extra_pythonpath = _resolve_detached_python(get_python_path())
-    working_dir = str(PROJECT_ROOT)
+    project_root = str(PROJECT_ROOT)
+    working_dir = _stable_gateway_working_dir(PROJECT_ROOT)
     hermes_home = str(Path(get_hermes_home()).resolve())
     profile_arg = _profile_arg(hermes_home)
 
@@ -562,7 +586,7 @@ def _build_gateway_argv() -> tuple[list[str], str, dict[str, str]]:
         "HERMES_GATEWAY_DETACHED": "1",
         "VIRTUAL_ENV": str(venv_dir),
     }
-    _prepend_pythonpath(env_overlay, [working_dir, *extra_pythonpath] if extra_pythonpath else [])
+    _prepend_pythonpath(env_overlay, [project_root, *extra_pythonpath] if extra_pythonpath else [project_root])
     return argv, working_dir, env_overlay
 
 

tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_windows.py

@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ def test_build_gateway_argv_uses_base_pythonw_for_uv_venv_launcher(monkeypatch,
     project = tmp_path / "project"
     scripts = project / "venv" / "Scripts"
     site_packages = project / "venv" / "Lib" / "site-packages"
+    hermes_home = tmp_path / "hermes-home"
     base = tmp_path / "uv" / "python" / "cpython-3.11-windows-x86_64-none"
     scripts.mkdir(parents=True)
     site_packages.mkdir(parents=True)
+    hermes_home.mkdir()
     base.mkdir(parents=True)
 
     venv_python = scripts / "python.exe"
@@ -99,17 +101,55 @@ def test_build_gateway_argv_uses_base_pythonw_for_uv_venv_launcher(monkeypatch,
     monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "PROJECT_ROOT", project)
     monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "get_python_path", lambda: str(venv_python))
     monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "_profile_arg", lambda hermes_home: "")
-    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", lambda: str(tmp_path / "hermes-home"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", lambda: str(hermes_home))
 
     argv, cwd, env_overlay = gateway_windows._build_gateway_argv()
 
     assert argv[:3] == [str(base_pythonw), "-m", "hermes_cli.main"]
-    assert cwd == str(project)
+    assert cwd == str(hermes_home.resolve())
     assert env_overlay["VIRTUAL_ENV"] == str(project / "venv")
     assert str(project) in env_overlay["PYTHONPATH"].split(gateway_windows.os.pathsep)
     assert str(site_packages) in env_overlay["PYTHONPATH"].split(gateway_windows.os.pathsep)
 
 
+class TestStableWindowsGatewayWorkingDir:
+    def test_stable_gateway_working_dir_uses_hermes_home(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        home = tmp_path / ".hermes"
+        home.mkdir()
+        monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", lambda: home)
+        assert gateway_windows._stable_gateway_working_dir(tmp_path / "checkout") == str(home.resolve())
+
+    def test_stable_gateway_working_dir_falls_back_to_project_root(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        missing = tmp_path / "missing" / ".hermes"
+        project = tmp_path / "checkout"
+        monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", lambda: missing)
+        assert gateway_windows._stable_gateway_working_dir(project) == str(project)
+
+
+def test_write_task_script_anchors_cmd_cd_at_hermes_home(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    project = tmp_path / "project"
+    hermes_home = tmp_path / "hermes-home"
+    hermes_home.mkdir()
+    python_exe = project / "venv" / "Scripts" / "python.exe"
+    python_exe.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    python_exe.write_text("", encoding="utf-8")
+    script_path = tmp_path / "gateway.cmd"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_windows, "_assert_windows", lambda: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "PROJECT_ROOT", project)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "get_python_path", lambda: str(python_exe))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "_profile_arg", lambda hermes_home: "")
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.get_hermes_home", lambda: str(hermes_home))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_windows, "get_task_script_path", lambda: script_path)
+
+    written = gateway_windows._write_task_script()
+    content = script_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert written == script_path
+    assert f"cd /d {gateway_windows._quote_cmd_script_arg(str(hermes_home.resolve()))}" in content
+    assert f"cd /d {gateway_windows._quote_cmd_script_arg(str(project))}" not in content
+
+
 def _arrange_startup_fallback(monkeypatch, tmp_path, running_pids):
     script_path = tmp_path / "Hermes_Gateway_alice.cmd"
     startup_entry = tmp_path / "Startup" / "Hermes_Gateway_alice.cmd"