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Fixes #12678: a tool declared lazy = true installed when its command was typed into the shell, but not when a mise task ran the same command.

A lazy tool installs when one of its bootstrap shims runs. A task runs through sh -c, and two things kept the shim from running there:

  • A lazy = true entry added by hand has no shim until mise reshim. The interactive shell hides this because mise activate's command-not-found handler installs the tool anyway; the task shell has no handler.
  • mise run builds the task PATH from the pristine, pre-activation PATH, so the shim farm is often absent even when the shim exists (CI, non-activated shells).

Both reproduce with the discussion's config: helm version in an activated shell installs helm, mise run lint in the same shell fails with helm: not found.

Fix

  • When the toolset has a lazy declaration, the environment mise builds for mise run, mise x, and mise env places the user and system shim farms behind the tool paths when they are not already on PATH. This mirrors the fallback boundary hook-env already retains in the interactive shell for lazy users (feat(tools): add lazy tool shims #12594), so tasks behave like the shell. Installed tools still resolve to their real bin dirs first, a farm already on PATH keeps its position (so a shared shims_dir such as ~/.local/bin from fix(shim): support shared executable directories #12675 is never reordered), and toolsets without a lazy declaration are unchanged.
  • mise run and mise x reconcile the farm when a missing lazy tool lacks its bootstrap shim (a hand-edited declaration). In the common case this is a few file existence checks; a failure is a warning, not an abort.
  • mise x -- <cmd> installs the lazy provider for the named command directly, since exec deliberately resolves programs past shim directories.
  • Hook-env reuses the new Toolset::has_lazy_declarations and shims::shim_farm_dirs helpers; its behavior is unchanged.

Tradeoff, discussed with @jdx: in a project with a lazy tool, task commands not provided by a configured tool now go through the farm before the system PATH, the same as they already do for shim users and for lazy users in an activated shell.

Validation

  • mise run lint, cargo clippy --workspace --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
  • cargo test --bin mise -- shims file::tests path_env toolset_env hook_env
  • mise run test:e2e e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_task e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_system e2e/shell/test_shims_activation_conditional e2e/tools/test_path_order e2e/cli/test_activate_aggressive e2e/cli/test_exec e2e/cli/test_run e2e/env/test_env_cache e2e/env/test_env_path e2e/config/test_env_path_ordering
  • Manual repro with the discussion's helm = { version = "latest", lazy = true } config and no reshim: first mise run lint installs helm and runs it; later runs execute the real binary directly.

Windows is untested here; the code reuses the platform shim helpers.

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Changes PATH construction and install timing for mise run/mise x/mise env whenever lazy tools are configured; behavior is broad but aligned with activated-shell semantics and covered by new e2e tests.

Overview
Fixes lazy tools (lazy = true) not installing when mise run or mise x runs their commands, even though an activated shell could install them via shims or command-not-found handling.

PATH for child environments (mise run, mise x, mise env): when the toolset has any lazy declaration, shim farms are inserted after real tool install dirs (same fallback idea as hook-env), including when farms were missing from the pristine PATH. Farms already on PATH keep their position; toolsets without lazy tools are unchanged.

Bootstrap shims without mise reshim: ensure_lazy_shims writes missing lazy bootstrap shims from the already-computed missing-version list (hand-edited lazy = true entries). mise run, task install paths, and mise x call this before executing; shim creation failures warn instead of aborting.

mise x -- <cmd> installs the lazy provider for the invoked command directly (exec resolves past shim dirs), then refreshes the missing-tools list.

Task-only lazy tools: __MISE_TASK_TOOL_ARGS carries serialized task tools into shim dispatch; nested tasks clear it so parent lazy tools are not inherited.

Docs and e2e coverage (test_lazy_tools_task, system PATH ordering) validate PATH layout, first-run install, and mise x behavior.

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  • New Features

    • Lazy tools are now installed automatically when first used by tasks or commands.
    • Missing lazy tools receive temporary bootstrap paths until their real executables are available.
    • Direct command execution installs the appropriate lazy-tool provider on demand.
    • Lazy-tool support works with hand-configured entries, task-specific tools, and user or system tool locations.
    • Nested tasks no longer inherit unused lazy tools from parent tasks.
    • Tool installation continues if bootstrap shim creation encounters a warning.
  • Documentation

    • Updated developer documentation to explain lazy-tool behavior for mise run, mise x, and mise env.

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Lazy tools now create bootstrap shims when needed, add those shims to child environments, and install missing providers during task and direct command execution. Task-only tool requests also reach shim resolution. Tests and documentation cover these flows.

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Lazy tool bootstrap flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Detect missing lazy commands
src/toolset/mod.rs, src/shims.rs, src/cli/run.rs, src/task/task_tool_installer.rs
The toolset detects lazy declarations. Missing lazy tools are checked by scope, and missing bootstrap shims are created after installation.
Propagate task-only tool requests
src/shims.rs, src/task/task_executor.rs
Task tool requests are serialized into TASK_TOOL_ARGS_ENV and reconstructed by which_shim for task-local lazy tool resolution.
Build and classify bootstrap paths
src/toolset/toolset_env.rs, src/cli/hook_env.rs
Child PATH construction appends lazy bootstrap shim directories. Environment hooks retain the applicable user and system shim directories.
Install providers on command use
src/cli/exec.rs, e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_task, docs/dev-tools/shims.md
Direct commands install missing lazy providers or create bootstrap shims. End-to-end tests and documentation cover task, mise x, mise env, and non-lazy behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 8e76d

The change expands lazy-tool installation into task and exec environments, but a direct install can still leave other missing lazy tools without bootstrap shims, causing later commands to fail. Incremental shim updates may also leave incomplete or stale command entries during interruption or equivalent-path concurrency, so these bounded correctness risks should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant mise_run
  participant TaskEnvironment
  participant Toolset
  participant ShimFarm
  participant LazyTool

  User->>mise_run: invoke task or command
  mise_run->>TaskEnvironment: serialize task tool requests
  TaskEnvironment-->>Toolset: provide lazy tool context
  Toolset->>ShimFarm: create missing bootstrap shims
  Toolset->>LazyTool: install provider on first use
  LazyTool-->>User: execute requested command
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A rabbit checks the lazy trail
Bootstrap shims begin to sail
PATH gains a careful place
Missing tools wake during the race
Tasks and commands now align
Tests guard every path design

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This PR enables lazy tools to install when invoked through tasks and mise x, while preserving tool-before-shim PATH precedence.

  • Adds missing lazy bootstrap shims before task and exec children start.
  • Carries task-local tool declarations through shim dispatch and clears them for unrelated nested tasks.
  • Reuses shared shim-farm and lazy-declaration helpers across child and hook environments.
  • Adds end-to-end coverage for task-local tools, nested tasks, PATH ordering, and system shim farms.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge.

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Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
src/shims.rs Adds lazy bootstrap creation and task-tool context propagation; staged shims are now published into the existing farm under its lock, resolving the previously reported directory-publication race.
src/cli/exec.rs Installs a directly invoked lazy provider before command resolution and ensures bootstrap shims exist for commands launched by the child.
src/cli/run.rs Reconciles missing lazy bootstrap shims before running tasks.
src/task/task_executor.rs Propagates task-local tool declarations to shim dispatch while preventing unrelated nested tasks from inheriting them.
src/toolset/toolset_env.rs Adds shim farms as a fallback boundary for child environments containing lazy declarations.
e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_task Covers lazy installation through tasks and exec, PATH precedence, task-local declarations, and nested-task isolation.

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A `lazy = true` tool installs when one of its bootstrap shims runs. A task
runs through `sh -c`, which has no command-not-found handler, and `mise run`
builds PATH from the pristine PATH, so a hand-edited lazy declaration (no
farm shim yet) or a shell without the farm on PATH left the task failing
with "command not found" while the same command worked interactively.

When the toolset has a lazy declaration, the environment mise builds for
children (`mise run`, `mise x`, `mise env`) now keeps the shim farms behind
the tool paths, mirroring the fallback boundary hook-env already retains in
the interactive shell, and `mise run`/`mise x` create any missing lazy
bootstrap shims first. `mise x -- <cmd>` installs the lazy provider of the
named command directly.

Fixes discussion #12678

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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This was referenced Sep 2, 2026
hktitof added a commit to hktitof/mise that referenced this pull request Sep 3, 2026
jdx#12687 made the env mise builds for tasks and mise x install lazy tools
on first use, and its docs promise the same for mise env: the printed
environment puts the shim farms on PATH and missing bootstrap shims are
created first. the code kept the PATH half but not the shim half, so an
eval'd `mise env` shell, which has no command-not-found handler
(discussion jdx#12678), failed with 'command not found' on a lazy tool
declared by hand even though the printed PATH advertised it

the env command now materializes missing bootstrap shims the same way
exec.rs and run.rs already do: guarded by has_lazy_declarations so
toolsets without lazy declarations see no difference, and warn-only on
failure like the exec path

verified: pre-change, eval "$(mise env -s bash)" then `dummy --version`
failed with command not found while `mise x --dummy --version` worked;
post-change the lazy tool installs and runs on first use and the shim
appears. new e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_env fails without the change and
passes with it, the existing lazy e2e suite is unchanged, cargo fmt
--check and clippy -D warnings are clean

*AI-assisted — Tool: dsh; model: z-ai/glm-5.3-flash; version: unavailable.*

Signed-off-by: Abdel <hktitof@gmail.com>
hktitof added a commit to hktitof/mise that referenced this pull request Sep 3, 2026
jdx#12687 made the env mise builds for tasks and mise x install lazy tools
on first use, and its docs promise the same for mise env: the printed
environment puts the shim farms on PATH and missing bootstrap shims are
created first. the code kept the PATH half but not the shim half, so an
eval'd `mise env` shell, which has no command-not-found handler
(discussion jdx#12678), failed with 'command not found' on a lazy tool
declared by hand even though the printed PATH advertised it

the env command now materializes missing bootstrap shims the same way
exec.rs and run.rs already do: guarded by has_lazy_declarations so
toolsets without lazy declarations see no difference, and warn-only on
failure like the exec path

verified: pre-change, eval "$(mise env -s bash)" then `dummy --version`
failed with command not found while `mise x --dummy --version` worked;
post-change the lazy tool installs and runs on first use and the shim
appears. new e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_env fails without the change and
passes with it, the existing lazy e2e suite is unchanged, cargo fmt
--check and clippy -D warnings are clean

*AI-assisted — Tool: dsh; model: z-ai/glm-5.3-flash; version: unavailable.*

Signed-off-by: Abdel <hktitof@gmail.com>
hktitof added a commit to hktitof/mise that referenced this pull request Sep 3, 2026
jdx#12687 made the env mise builds for tasks and mise x install lazy tools
on first use, and its docs promise the same for mise env: the printed
environment puts the shim farms on PATH and missing bootstrap shims are
created first. the code kept the PATH half but not the shim half, so an
eval'd `mise env` shell, which has no command-not-found handler
(discussion jdx#12678), failed with 'command not found' on a lazy tool
declared by hand even though the printed PATH advertised it

the env command now materializes missing bootstrap shims the same way
exec.rs and run.rs already do: guarded by has_lazy_declarations so
toolsets without lazy declarations see no difference, and warn-only on
failure like the exec path

verified: pre-change, eval "$(mise env -s bash)" then `dummy --version`
failed with command not found while `mise x --dummy --version` worked;
post-change the lazy tool installs and runs on first use and the shim
appears. new e2e/cli/test_lazy_tools_env fails without the change and
passes with it, the existing lazy e2e suite is unchanged, cargo fmt
--check and clippy -D warnings are clean

*AI-assisted — Tool: dsh; model: z-ai/glm-5.3-flash; version: unavailable.*

Signed-off-by: Abdel <hktitof@gmail.com>
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