Bookmarks aren't accessible from within Shortcuts
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Description
Hello,
I see similar reports here regarding paths while running a-shell from Shortcuts but I didn't find anything that would help me there.
Here is a quote from README:
> Shortcuts can be executed either "In Extension" or "In App".
> …
> Both kind of shortcuts run by default in the same specific directory, `$SHORTCUTS` or `~shortcuts`. Of course, since you can run the commands `cd` and `jump` in a shortcut, you can pretty much go anywhere.
Basically, `cd` is not working for me when I use bookmarks with the "in-extension" option.

When I'm doing `cd ~/Library` a-shell changes to a directory that has no Python packages or something that I see from within the app. Thus running commands like `~/Library/bin/myapp` or `~home/Library/bin/myapp` in Shortcuts end with an error `myapp: command not found`.
Strictly speaking "in-extension" mode appears unusable because I cannot reach the app's files somehow.
Am I doing something wrong?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported `cd ~/Library` behavior in an iOS Shortcut using the “In Extension” option, then compare it with “In App” and the README’s `$SHORTCUTS` directory description. Trace how bookmarks and app-file paths are exposed to the extension; done means the expected app files are reachable from an in-extension Shortcut or the limitation is clearly documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios
- Domain
- cli, mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100