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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Refactor
  • Updated API key configuration to read from environment variables instead of hardcoded values across authentication flows.
  • Modified command execution methods to improve compatibility with different system environments.

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 29c51cc and e9109a4.

📒 Files selected for processing (14)

• cortex/coordinator.py
• cortex/first_run_wizard.py
• cortex/install_parallel.py
• cortex/kernel_features/ebpf/cortex_sched_loader.py
• cortex/llm/interpreter.py
• cortex/llm_router.py
• cortex/transaction_history.py
• cortex/utils/commands.py
• scripts/setup_ollama.py
• src/test_llm_agent.py
• tests/test_ask.py
• tests/test_env_manager.py
• tests/test_interpreter.py
• tests/test_llm_router.py

📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This pull request removes shell=True from subprocess calls across multiple modules, affecting command execution semantics, and migrates API key retrieval from hardcoded test values to environment variable lookups via os.environ.get().

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Subprocess Shell Execution Removal cortex/coordinator.py, cortex/first_run_wizard.py, cortex/install_parallel.py, cortex/kernel_features/ebpf/cortex_sched_loader.py, cortex/transaction_history.py, cortex/utils/commands.py, scripts/setup_ollama.py	Removed shell=True parameter from subprocess.run() calls across installation, command execution, and terminal clearing operations. Commands now execute directly without shell interpretation, potentially affecting support for pipes, redirects, and shell-specific features.
API Key Environment Variable Migration cortex/llm/interpreter.py, cortex/llm_router.py, src/test_llm_agent.py, tests/test_ask.py, tests/test_env_manager.py, tests/test_interpreter.py, tests/test_llm_router.py	Shifted API key retrieval from hardcoded placeholder strings (e.g., "ollama", "fake-key") to environment variables via os.environ.get("API_KEY"), os.environ.get("CLAUDE_API_KEY"), and os.environ.get("KIMI_API_KEY"). Test setup now depends on environment configuration rather than inline test values.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 4 (Complex) | ⏱️ ~45 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• feat : add Parallel Task Execution for Multi-Step Installs #288: Modifies subprocess invocation semantics in cortex/install_parallel.py with similar shell=True removal patterns
• Code Review: Security + Documentation + CI/CD #208: Alters command-execution handling in cortex/utils/commands.py and cortex/coordinator.py regarding shell usage and validation
• fix: Automatically load API keys from .env files at runtime #318: Adds environment variable loading via load_env() that complements this PR's shift to reading API keys from os.environ

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Suggested reviewers

• mikejmorgan-ai
• Anshgrover23
• Sahilbhatane

Poem

🐰 Shells now shed from subprocess calls so dear,
Environment whispers where secrets appear,
No more hardcoded keys in test arrays,
Direct execution lights cleaner pathways,
The rabbit hops forward with safer command ways! ✨

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Quality Gate passed

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