app: fix PATH for packaged app (gh/codex); prod asset base

Author: arnestrickmann

package.json

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "vite": "^5.0.10"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "fix-path": "^4.0.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-alert-dialog": "^1.1.15",
     "@radix-ui/react-collapsible": "^1.1.12",
     "@radix-ui/react-select": "^2.2.6",

src/main/main.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
 import { app, nativeImage } from 'electron'
+// Ensure PATH matches the user's shell when launched from Finder (macOS)
+// so Homebrew/NPM global binaries like `gh` and `codex` are found.
+try {
+  // Lazy import to avoid bundler complaints if not present on other platforms
+  // We also defensively prepend common Homebrew locations.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+  const fixPath = require('fix-path');
+  if (typeof fixPath === 'function') fixPath();
+} catch {
+  // no-op if fix-path isn't available at runtime
+}
+
+if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+  const extras = ['/opt/homebrew/bin', '/usr/local/bin', '/opt/homebrew/sbin', '/usr/local/sbin'];
+  const cur = process.env.PATH || '';
+  const parts = cur.split(':').filter(Boolean);
+  for (const p of extras) {
+    if (!parts.includes(p)) parts.unshift(p);
+  }
+  process.env.PATH = parts.join(':');
+
+  // As a last resort, ask the user's login shell for PATH and merge it in.
+  try {
+    const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+    const shell = process.env.SHELL || '/bin/zsh';
+    const loginPath = execSync(`${shell} -ilc 'echo -n $PATH'`, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    if (loginPath) {
+      const merged = new Set((loginPath + ':' + process.env.PATH).split(':').filter(Boolean));
+      process.env.PATH = Array.from(merged).join(':');
+    }
+  } catch {}
+}
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs'
 import { createMainWindow } from './app/window'