Terminal Output Not Relayed to Cascade AI Assistant on Windows

[capncrockett]

Description

Terminal commands execute successfully and produce visible output in local terminal windows (both Git Bash and PowerShell), but this output is not relayed to the Cascade AI assistant. The AI sees that commands complete with exit code 0 but receives empty stdout/stderr.

Environment

• OS: Windows 10
• Windsurf Version: 1.12.2
• Terminal Types Affected: Git Bash and PowerShell
• **Support Ticket has been opened

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open any project in Windsurf IDE on Windows
2. Run a simple command in terminal that produces output (e.g., echo "test" or Write-Output "test")
3. Note that output appears correctly in the terminal window
4. Note that the AI assistant confirms command execution but does not receive any output content

Expected Behavior

Terminal output should be visible to both the user and the AI assistant.

Actual Behavior

Terminal output is only visible to the user in the terminal window. The AI assistant confirms the command executes successfully (with exit code 0) but receives empty stdout/stderr.

Additional Information

• Issue persists with VPN both enabled and disabled
• Issue persists when Windsurf is run as Administrator
• This issue does not occur on MacOS with identical setup and VPN enabled
• This is different from the previously reported "garbled text" terminal bug - in this case, no output is relayed at all

Workarounds

Currently using file redirection (command > output.txt) as a temporary solution to share command output with the AI assistant.

Severity

High - This significantly impacts productivity when using the AI assistant for tasks requiring terminal interaction on Windows.

[chanhun-lee]

I’m also using Windows and encountering the same issue. I’d appreciate any updates or a quick fix

[capncrockett]

@chanhun-lee The workaround I posted works okay, but not ideal.

[promotion]

Yes, this is a reall disaster ! It doesnt see npm commands, thinks that npm does work and start running so many different commands to "fix" npm ... and breaks the whole porject... Catastrophe ! :( Please fix this !

[ryancu7]

I'm stuck with this too. So are people on reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/windsurf/comments/1mqib4m/vscodeschemasmcp_schema_error_in_windsurf_how_to/

[aksenov-fx]

This workaround worked for me on Windows:
#153 (comment)

[mvaraska]

Been having this issue as well. The workaround listed above fixed it for me!