Model-facing `bash(command)` backed by one owner-scoped `ctx.pty` shell. The package owns the tool contract and shell reuse; deployments select the PTY backend and sandbox policy.
## Config
| Key | Default | Meaning |
|---|---:|---|
| `backendType` | `shell` | Registered PTY backend used for each Agent shell. |
| `timeoutMs` | `300000` | Wall-clock limit for one command; timeout closes the shell. |
The generated [`bash` schema](../../../docs/tool-catalog.md#deepseek-aidsh-tool-bash-persistent), including the configured `description`. The plugin contributes no standalone system-prompt section; the deployment owns persona and environment guidance.
#### Token effect
Fixed schema cost while `bash` is visible.
#### KV Cache effect
Prefix-stable while the configured description and schema remain unchanged.
Commands share one shell per Agent, so cwd, exported variables, activated environments, functions, and background jobs persist across calls. Results exclude private completion markers and the shell prompt. A nonzero wrapped command appends `[exit code: N]`; a shell that exits before reporting that status instead appends `[shell exited: code N]`, `[shell killed by signal: SIG]`, or `[shell exited]` when the backend supplies neither, then resets and tells the model that the next call starts fresh. Long output keeps the earliest retained prefix plus a clipping notice. If the PTY has already dropped that prefix, the result says so explicitly instead of presenting a tail as complete output. Timeout returns bounded partial output, closes the uncertain shell, and reports the reset.
- Explicit `exit` and timeout discard shell state. Cancellation also resets and discards the result, even when a complete status marker is already observable; the next call starts a fresh shell.
