diff --git a/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.i18n.yaml b/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.i18n.yaml
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Bilingual-pair consistency record (docs/i18n/README.md): the git blob hash of each
+# side as of the last confirmed-consistent state. Both languages carry equal authority;
+# after editing either side, bring the other along and re-record with:
+#   pnpm run verify-translation-pairing --write .agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.md
+2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.md: 20fe58e15e75462dc0a9ba76c7a1a94939f8a004
+2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.zh.md: bbfa4616127a9dbdb6609fe2973283663de55b31
diff --git a/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.md b/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.md
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index 0000000000..20fe58e15e
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+++ b/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Agent Note: Resolve Microsoft Store pwsh aliases
+
+Status: implemented
+
+English | [中文](2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.zh.md)
+
+## Problem
+
+`resolvePwshPath` documented that Microsoft Store installs resolve through PATH, but its existence probe was `existsSync`, which stats a candidate and therefore follows reparse points. The Store's `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\pwsh.exe` is an app execution alias whose target directory ACL refuses stat (EACCES), so `existsSync` missed it and resolution silently fell through to Windows PowerShell 5.1 on hosts whose only PowerShell 7 is a Store install.
+
+## Decision
+
+`candidateExists` accepts a candidate that stats as a file or that lstat sees as a link-shaped reparse point, and `resolvePwshPath` uses it. Spawning the alias path works because CreateProcess resolves app execution aliases. A dangling link-shaped candidate is accepted so a broken pwsh fails loudly at spawn instead of silently downgrading to 5.1.
+
+## Alternatives considered
+
+**Probe the WindowsApps package directory directly.** The Store package path is versioned and ACL-hidden; hard-coding it duplicates packaging knowledge that PATH plus the alias already owns.
+
+**Keep the 5.1 fallback for stat failures.** Rejected: it silently runs a different shell than the one installed, which is the defect this note fixes.
+
+## Consequences
+
+Store-installed PowerShell 7 now resolves ahead of the 5.1 fallback on Windows; real-file candidates and non-Windows behavior are unchanged. The dangling-symlink unit test pins the stat/lstat split on every platform.
diff --git a/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.zh.md b/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.zh.md
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+++ b/.agents/notes/implemented/bug-fix/2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.zh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Agent Note: 解析 Microsoft Store 的 pwsh 别名
+
+Status: implemented
+
+[English](2026-08-12-resolve-store-pwsh-aliases.md) | 中文
+
+## 问题
+
+`resolvePwshPath` 声称 Store 安装经 PATH 解析，但它的存在性探测用的是 `existsSync`，会对候选做 stat、从而跟随重解析点。Store 的 `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\pwsh.exe` 是 app execution alias，其目标目录的 ACL 拒绝 stat（EACCES），于是 `existsSync` 看不到它，解析静默落到 Windows PowerShell 5.1——在这类「唯一的 PowerShell 7 是 Store 安装」的机器上就用了错误的 shell。
+
+## 决策
+
+`candidateExists` 接受「stat 为文件」或「lstat 为链接形态重解析点」的候选，`resolvePwshPath` 改用它。spawn 别名路径可以工作，因为 CreateProcess 会解析 app execution alias。悬空的链接形态候选同样被接受，让损坏的 pwsh 在 spawn 时响亮失败，而不是静默降级到 5.1。
+
+## 考虑过的替代方案
+
+**直接探测 WindowsApps 包目录。** Store 包路径带版本且被 ACL 隐藏；硬编码它只是重复了 PATH 加别名已经拥有的打包知识。
+
+**对 stat 失败继续走 5.1 回退。** 否决：它静默运行了一个并非所装的 shell，这正是本 note 修复的缺陷。
+
+## 后果
+
+Windows 上 Store 安装的 PowerShell 7 现在先于 5.1 回退被解析；普通文件候选和非 Windows 平台行为不变。悬空 symlink 单元测试在全部平台上钉住 stat/lstat 的分裂行为。
diff --git a/packages/shell/pwsh-local/src/resolve.ts b/packages/shell/pwsh-local/src/resolve.ts
index c6ded2f883..f090c2b4c1 100644
--- a/packages/shell/pwsh-local/src/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/shell/pwsh-local/src/resolve.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @module @deepseek-ai/dsh-pwsh-local/resolve
  */
 
-import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { existsSync, lstatSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ export function candidatePwshPaths(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): string
   return candidates
 }
 
+/** Whether a candidate can be spawned: a real file or a link-shaped reparse point. */
+function candidateExists(candidate: string): boolean {
+  if (existsSync(candidate)) return true
+  // Microsoft Store app execution aliases are reparse points whose target
+  // ACL refuses stat(), so existsSync misses them; lstat sees the link
+  // itself and CreateProcess resolves it when the executor spawns.
+  try {
+    return lstatSync(candidate).isSymbolicLink()
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve the pwsh executable this executor spawns.
  * @param configured - an explicit `pwshPath` config value, trusted as-is.
@@ -53,7 +66,7 @@ export function resolvePwshPath(
   if (configured !== undefined && configured.length > 0) return configured
   if (platform === 'win32') {
     for (const candidate of candidatePwshPaths(env)) {
-      if (existsSync(candidate)) return candidate
+      if (candidateExists(candidate)) return candidate
     }
   }
   return 'pwsh'
diff --git a/packages/shell/pwsh-local/tests/executor.spec.ts b/packages/shell/pwsh-local/tests/executor.spec.ts
index 2336d216ca..f838c2f577 100644
--- a/packages/shell/pwsh-local/tests/executor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shell/pwsh-local/tests/executor.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * writes CRLF on Windows, so exact text assertions normalize line endings.
  */
 
-import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, realpathSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, realpathSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'
@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ describe('resolvePwshPath and candidatePwshPaths (pure, every platform)', () =>
     expect(resolvePwshPath(undefined, { ProgramFiles: join(dir, 'missing'), PATH: join(dir, 'empty'), SystemRoot: join(dir, 'no-windows') }, 'win32'))
       .toBe('pwsh')
   })
+
+  it('accepts a link-shaped PATH candidate whose target cannot be stat-ed', () => {
+    // Store app execution aliases stat as EACCES but lstat as a link; a
+    // dangling symlink reproduces that split on every platform.
+    const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'dsh-pwsh-resolve-link-'))
+    const store = join(dir, 'store')
+    mkdirSync(store, { recursive: true })
+    const link = join(store, 'pwsh.exe')
+    symlinkSync(join(dir, 'no-such-target.exe'), link)
+    expect(resolvePwshPath(undefined, { ProgramFiles: join(dir, 'missing'), PATH: store }, 'win32'))
+      .toBe(link)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('spawn construction (pure, every platform)', () => {
@@ -298,8 +310,10 @@ describe.skipIf(!hasPwsh)('PwshLocalExecutor.start (background process handles)'
   it('start returns immediately with a running handle that settles as completed', async () => {
     const { bash } = await setup()
     const before = Date.now()
-    const proc = bash.start(bash.resolve({ command: 'Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200; Write-Output done' }))
-    expect(Date.now() - before).toBeLessThan(150)
+    // The sleep outlasts any realistic spawn latency, so returning while the
+    // child still sleeps proves start() does not wait for completion.
+    const proc = bash.start(bash.resolve({ command: 'Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 2000; Write-Output done' }))
+    expect(Date.now() - before).toBeLessThan(1000)
     expect(proc.status).toBe('running')
     await proc.done
     expect(proc.status).toBe('completed')