Plugin: trim shell launcher wrappers from command approvals

src/pending-input.test.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   questionnaireCurrentQuestionHasAnswer,
   questionnaireIsComplete,
   requestToken,
+  stripShellLauncher,
 } from "./pending-input.js";
 
 describe("pending-input helpers", () => {
@@ -270,6 +271,19 @@ Guidance:
     expect(questionnaireCurrentQuestionHasAnswer(questionnaire)).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("strips shell launcher wrappers from commands for display", () => {
+    expect(stripShellLauncher("/bin/zsh -lc 'git status'")).toBe("git status");
+    expect(stripShellLauncher("/bin/bash -lc 'npm install'")).toBe("npm install");
+    expect(stripShellLauncher("bash -lc 'make build'")).toBe("make build");
+    expect(
+      stripShellLauncher('zsh -lc \'git add README.md && git commit -m "docs: update"\''),
+    ).toBe('git add README.md && git commit -m "docs: update"');
+    expect(stripShellLauncher("/usr/bin/zsh -lc 'cargo test'")).toBe("cargo test");
+    // Non-launcher commands pass through unchanged
+    expect(stripShellLauncher("git status")).toBe("git status");
+    expect(stripShellLauncher("npm install")).toBe("npm install");
+  });
+
   it("parses structured request_user_input questions into questionnaire state", () => {
     const state = createPendingInputState({
       method: "item/tool/requestUserInput",

src/pending-input.ts

@@ -645,6 +645,24 @@ function buildMarkdownCodeBlock(text: string, language = ""): string {
   return `${fence}${languageTag}\n${normalized}\n${fence}`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Strips common shell launcher wrappers from a command string for display.
+ * For example: `/bin/zsh -lc 'git status'` → `git status`
+ *
+ * Matches upstream Codex Desktop behavior (strip_bash_lc_and_escape in
+ * codex-rs/tui/src/exec_command.rs). The raw command is preserved for
+ * approval transport; only the displayed form is simplified.
+ */
+export function stripShellLauncher(command: string): string {
+  const match = command.match(
+    /^(?:\/[/\w]*\/)?(?:bash|zsh|sh|dash|ksh|tcsh|fish)\s+-lc\s+(['"])([\s\S]*)\1\s*$/,
+  );
+  if (match) {
+    return match[2];
+  }
+  return command;
+}
+
 export function buildPendingPromptText(params: {
   method: string;
   requestId: string;
@@ -682,7 +700,7 @@ export function buildPendingPromptText(params: {
       "shellCommand",
     ]) ?? "";
   if (command) {
-    lines.push("", "Command:", "", buildMarkdownCodeBlock(command, "sh"));
+    lines.push("", "Command:", "", buildMarkdownCodeBlock(stripShellLauncher(command), "sh"));
   }
   const grantRoot = findFirstStringByKeys(params.requestParams, ["grantRoot", "grant_root"]);
   if (grantRoot) {