Agent terminal runs commands but shows no output

Hey, thanks for the report. This pattern, empty output, 0 ms, exit code 0, is something we’ve seen before.

The most common cause is a stale working directory. If the folder the agent is referencing was moved, renamed, or deleted at some point, the terminal tool can fail silently instead of showing an error. It can return fake results, empty output, 0 ms, exit 0, with no hint about what went wrong.

A couple of things to check:

  • Was this project folder ever moved or renamed? Even if it exists now, the workspace state might still reference an old path. Try closing the workspace completely, then reopening it from the correct path via File > Open Folder.
  • Check DevTools for clues: go to Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console, then run a command via the agent. Look for errors like ENOENT or anything path-related.
  • If the above doesn’t help, try telling the agent directly what directory to use: “My project is at /path/to/project, use that as the working directory.”

A couple of related threads where this was the fix:

Let me know what you find in DevTools. That’ll help narrow it down.