allow setting args and current_dir

and this is as far as we will get

wakey-agent/src/config.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ pub struct TerminalConfig {
     pub enabled: bool,
     #[serde(default = "default_terminal_shell")]
     pub shell: PathBuf,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub current_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     #[serde(default = "default_terminal_max_sessions")]
     pub max_sessions: usize,
 }
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ impl Default for TerminalConfig {
         Self {
             enabled: false,
             shell: default_terminal_shell(),
+            args: Vec::new(),
+            current_dir: None,
             max_sessions: default_terminal_max_sessions(),
         }
     }
@@ -249,6 +255,8 @@ mod tests {
             terminal: TerminalConfig {
                 enabled: true,
                 shell: "/bin/sh".into(),
+                args: vec!["-l".into()],
+                current_dir: Some("/tmp".into()),
                 max_sessions: 2,
             },
         };
@@ -284,4 +292,24 @@ agent_token = "secret"
         );
         assert_eq!(config.terminal, TerminalConfig::default());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn existing_terminal_config_defaults_optional_command_fields() {
+        let config: AgentConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+server_url = "https://example.com"
+agent_id = "agent-1"
+agent_token = "secret"
+
+[terminal]
+enabled = true
+shell = "/bin/sh"
+max_sessions = 2
+"#,
+        )
+        .expect("existing terminal config should parse");
+
+        assert!(config.terminal.args.is_empty());
+        assert!(config.terminal.current_dir.is_none());
+    }
 }

wakey-agent/src/enroll.rs

@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ mod tests {
             terminal: crate::config::TerminalConfig {
                 enabled: true,
                 shell: "/bin/ash".into(),
+                args: vec!["-l".into()],
+                current_dir: Some("/root".into()),
                 max_sessions: 2,
             },
         };

wakey-agent/src/terminal.rs

@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ async fn run_terminal(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let terminal = match wakey::wakey_linux::terminal::TerminalPty::spawn(
         Path::new(&config.terminal.shell),
+        &config.terminal.args,
+        config.terminal.current_dir.as_deref(),
         rows,
         cols,
     ) {
@@ -225,7 +227,13 @@ async fn run_terminal(
     };
     let (mut reader, mut writer, mut child) = terminal.into_parts();
     let process_group = child.id();
-    info!(terminal_id = %terminal_id, shell = %config.terminal.shell.display(), "terminal PTY ready");
+    info!(
+        terminal_id = %terminal_id,
+        program = %config.terminal.shell.display(),
+        args = ?config.terminal.args,
+        current_dir = ?config.terminal.current_dir,
+        "terminal PTY ready"
+    );
 
     let (relay_input_tx, mut relay_input_rx) = mpsc::channel(RELAY_INPUT_QUEUE);
     let mut relay_output: Option<mpsc::Sender<Message>> = None;

wakey-linux/src/terminal.rs

@@ -27,8 +27,18 @@ pub struct TerminalWriter {
 }
 
 impl TerminalPty {
-    /// Starts `program` attached to a newly allocated PTY.
-    pub fn spawn(program: &Path, rows: u16, cols: u16) -> Result<Self> {
+    /// Starts a configured program attached to a newly allocated PTY.
+    ///
+    /// Wakey retains control of the PTY streams, terminal environment, and
+    /// kill-on-drop behavior; callers may only select arguments and a working
+    /// directory.
+    pub fn spawn(
+        program: &Path,
+        args: &[String],
+        current_dir: Option<&Path>,
+        rows: u16,
+        cols: u16,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
         let (pty, pts) = pty_process::open().context("failed to open PTY")?;
         pty.resize(Size::new(rows, cols))
             .context("failed to set initial PTY size")?;
@@ -39,10 +49,14 @@ impl TerminalPty {
 
         // The remote frontend is xterm.js regardless of the daemon's own
         // environment, so advertise the terminal the child actually receives.
-        let command = Command::new(program)
+        let mut command = Command::new(program)
+            .args(args)
             .env("TERM", "xterm-256color")
             .env("COLORTERM", "truecolor")
             .kill_on_drop(true);
+        if let Some(current_dir) = current_dir {
+            command = command.current_dir(current_dir);
+        }
         let child = command
             .spawn(pts)
             .with_context(|| format!("failed to spawn {} in PTY", program.display()))?;
@@ -116,9 +130,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     #[ignore = "live system check, requires PTY and shell"]
     async fn pty_round_trip_and_resize() {
-        let (mut reader, mut writer, mut child) = TerminalPty::spawn(Path::new("/bin/sh"), 24, 80)
-            .expect("spawn PTY shell")
-            .into_parts();
+        let (mut reader, mut writer, mut child) =
+            TerminalPty::spawn(Path::new("/bin/sh"), &[], None, 24, 80)
+                .expect("spawn PTY shell")
+                .into_parts();
 
         writer.resize(31, 101).expect("resize owned PTY writer");
         // Print the size from the parent shell after `stty` exits, so observing