---
title: Persistent shell enabled
type: decision
status: active
created: 2026-07-22
updated: 2026-07-22
review_after: 0001-01-01
confidence: high
tags: [automation, shell, decision]
sources: []
---
# Persistent shell enabled
## Decision
Enable persistent shells for Hermes.

## Reasons
- Preserve terminal state across turns
- Avoid re-activating virtualenvs and aliases every call

## Alternatives considered
- Always transient shell
- Manual re-activation by user

## Revisit when
Use case becomes critical again.

## Related
- [[persistent-shells]]