2026-07-26 — Shell environment refresh (terminal spec + implementation)

Expanded the repository browser terminal specification and implemented the first DevCentr slice of that UX.

Why

Stale PATH/env after installs is a chronic IDE and shell pain. VS Code historically declined product fixes; Chocolatey refreshenv is unreliable. OpenShellOrg owns the durable CLI and full shell-host; DevCentr ships usable inject/monitor chrome now.

What landed

  • Spec: Repository Browser Terminal — env chrome, modes, recipes, monitoring, shell-host preference

  • App: env_refresh.d + upgraded repo_terminal_widget.d (chrome, watch, auto-run, shell-aware run/refresh)

  • Settings: envRefreshAutoRun, terminalShell in ui-settings.json / Appearance dialog

  • Capabilities: Environment Orchestration mentions session env refresh

  • Docs siblings: general-knowledge explanation; OpenShellOrg shell-architecture product plan

Still open

  • Full app binary build may still be blocked by unrelated pre-existing compile errors in other modules

  • OpenShellOrg env-refresh / shell-host repos not scaffolded yet