fix(desktop): reject WSL bash alias during agent discovery#2541
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What changed
WindowsApps\bash.exewhen resolving Git Bash on Windows. That executable is a WSL app-execution alias, not Git Bash.Why
This follows up #2490 and complements #2493.
CREATE_NO_WINDOWsuppresses ordinary background consoles, but runtime discovery can still select%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\bash.exe. Each missing-command lookup then launches WSL and createswsl.exe,wslhost.exe, andconhost.exedescendants.On the reporter's Windows 11 installation, opening the Agents screen created three WSL process trees and a separate auth command tree. Rejecting the alias makes the resolver fall through to the actual Git-for-Windows installation. Reading the already-present refreshable credential state removes the remaining Claude/Codex login probe process without changing interactive authentication.
User impact
Opening Agents, selecting agent profiles, and navigating back to Inbox no longer flashes WSL or Command Prompt windows. Discovery is also faster because it avoids starting full CLI processes merely to report whether the user is signed in.
Validation
cargo fmt --manifest-path desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml -- --checkmanaged_agents::readiness::cli_probe::testspassedmanaged_agents::git_bash::testspassed