Remote CLI server env settings conflict with user and custom env

[AnrDaemon]

Type: Bug

The CLI env when logged in as user:

$ echo $PATH | tr : \\n
/home/$USER/bin
/home/$USER/.local/bin
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/sbin
/usr/bin
/sbin
/bin
/usr/games
/usr/local/games
/snap/bin

The CLI env inside remote workspace on the same host under the same user:

$  echo $PATH | tr : \\n
/home/$USER/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-94e8ae2b28cb5cc932b86e1070569c4463565c37/server/bin/remote-cli
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/sbin
/usr/bin
/sbin
/bin
/usr/games
/usr/local/games
/snap/bin

The CLI env inside workspace when terminal.integrated.env.linux is set to "PATH": "${env:HOME}/bin:${env:HOME}/.local/bin:${env:PATH}":

$  echo $PATH | tr : \\n
/home/$USER/bin
/home/$USER/.local/bin
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/sbin
/usr/bin
/sbin
/bin
/usr/games
/usr/local/games
/snap/bin

That's NOT what I expect from normal working environment.

$ docker compose build
…
#3 ERROR: error getting credentials - err: exec: "docker-credential-pass": executable file not found in $PATH, out: ``

The helper is in local ~/bin.

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VS Code version: Code 1.108.0 (94e8ae2, 2026-01-08T13:53:10.781Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-164-generic
Connection to 'ssh-remote+dev-smartbridge' could not be established

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8145U CPU @ 2.10GHz (4 x 2304)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	7.86GB (0.33GB free)
Process Argv	--new-window --folder-uri vscode-remote://ssh-remote+dev-kim/home/anrdaemon/kim
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	SSH: dev-kim
OS	Linux x64 5.15.0-164-generic
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8145U CPU @ 2.10GHz (1 x 0)
Memory (System)	3.80GB (2.19GB free)
VM	50%

Connection to 'ssh-remote+dev-smartbridge' could not be established

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[chrmarti]

We try to read the environment variables and keep them around. Where do the two entries come from when you log in as user (first case above)?

/home/$USER/bin
/home/$USER/.local/bin

Just to be sure: You expect these to automatically be part of the PATH in VS Code (second case above)?