fix(gh-cli): use get_gh_executable() and pass GITHUB_CLI_PATH from GUI (ACS-321)

apps/backend/runners/github/bot_detection.py

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from core.gh_executable import get_gh_executable
+
 try:
     from .file_lock import FileLock, atomic_write
 except (ImportError, ValueError, SystemError):
@@ -148,16 +150,20 @@ def _get_bot_username(self) -> str | None:
             return None
 
         try:
+            gh_exec = get_gh_executable()
+            if not gh_exec:
+                print(
+                    "[BotDetector] gh CLI not found, cannot identify bot user",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                return None
+
             # Use gh api to get authenticated user
             # Pass token via environment variable to avoid exposing it in process listings
             env = os.environ.copy()
             env["GH_TOKEN"] = self.bot_token
             result = subprocess.run(
-                [
-                    "gh",
-                    "api",
-                    "user",
-                ],
+                [gh_exec, "api", "user"],
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
                 timeout=5,

apps/backend/runners/github/gh_client.py

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
+from core.gh_executable import get_gh_executable
+
 try:
     from .rate_limiter import RateLimiter, RateLimitExceeded
 except (ImportError, ValueError, SystemError):
@@ -129,7 +131,12 @@ async def run(
             GHCommandError: If command fails and raise_on_error is True
         """
         timeout = timeout or self.default_timeout
-        cmd = ["gh"] + args
+        gh_exec = get_gh_executable()
+        if not gh_exec:
+            raise GHCommandError(
+                "GitHub CLI (gh) not found. Install from https://cli.github.com/"
+            )
+        cmd = [gh_exec] + args
         start_time = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
 
         # Pre-flight rate limit check

apps/backend/runners/github/runner.py

@@ -100,26 +100,16 @@ def print_progress(callback: ProgressCallback) -> None:
 
 def get_config(args) -> GitHubRunnerConfig:
     """Build config from CLI args and environment."""
-    import shutil
     import subprocess
 
+    from core.gh_executable import get_gh_executable
+
     token = args.token or os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN", "")
     bot_token = args.bot_token or os.environ.get("GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN")
     repo = args.repo or os.environ.get("GITHUB_REPO", "")
 
-    # Find gh CLI - use shutil.which for cross-platform support
-    gh_path = shutil.which("gh")
-    if not gh_path and sys.platform == "win32":
-        # Fallback: check common Windows installation paths
-        common_paths = [
-            r"C:\Program Files\GitHub CLI\gh.exe",
-            r"C:\Program Files (x86)\GitHub CLI\gh.exe",
-            os.path.expandvars(r"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\GitHub CLI\gh.exe"),
-        ]
-        for path in common_paths:
-            if os.path.exists(path):
-                gh_path = path
-                break
+    # Find gh CLI - use get_gh_executable for cross-platform support
+    gh_path = get_gh_executable()
 
     if os.environ.get("DEBUG"):
         safe_print(f"[DEBUG] gh CLI path: {gh_path}")

apps/backend/runners/github/test_bot_detection.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 import json
+import subprocess
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -413,5 +414,123 @@ def test_invalid_last_review_time(self, mock_bot_detector):
         assert is_cooling is False
 
 
+class TestGhExecutableDetection:
+    """Test gh executable detection in bot_detector._get_bot_username."""
+
+    def test_get_bot_username_with_gh_not_found(self, temp_state_dir):
+        """Test _get_bot_username when gh CLI is not found."""
+        with patch("bot_detection.get_gh_executable", return_value=None):
+            detector = BotDetector(
+                state_dir=temp_state_dir,
+                bot_token="fake-token",
+                review_own_prs=False,
+            )
+
+            # Should not crash, username should be None
+            assert detector.bot_username is None
+
+    def test_get_bot_username_with_detected_gh(self, temp_state_dir):
+        """Test _get_bot_username when gh CLI is found."""
+        mock_gh_path = str(temp_state_dir / "gh")
+        with patch("bot_detection.get_gh_executable", return_value=mock_gh_path):
+            with patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+                mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
+                    returncode=0,
+                    stdout=json.dumps({"login": "test-bot-user"}),
+                )
+
+                detector = BotDetector(
+                    state_dir=temp_state_dir,
+                    bot_token="fake-token",
+                    review_own_prs=False,
+                )
+
+                # Should use the detected gh path
+                assert detector.bot_username == "test-bot-user"
+
+                # Verify subprocess was called with the correct gh path
+                mock_run.assert_called_once()
+                called_cmd_list = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+                assert called_cmd_list[0] == mock_gh_path
+                assert called_cmd_list[1:] == ["api", "user"]
+
+    def test_get_bot_username_uses_get_gh_executable_return_value(self, temp_state_dir):
+        """Test that _get_bot_username uses the path returned by get_gh_executable."""
+        # Note: GITHUB_CLI_PATH env var is tested by get_gh_executable's own tests
+        # This test verifies _get_bot_username uses whatever get_gh_executable returns
+        mock_gh_path = str(temp_state_dir / "gh")
+
+        with patch("bot_detection.get_gh_executable", return_value=mock_gh_path):
+            with patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+                mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
+                    returncode=0,
+                    stdout=json.dumps({"login": "env-bot-user"}),
+                )
+
+                detector = BotDetector(
+                    state_dir=temp_state_dir,
+                    bot_token="fake-token",
+                    review_own_prs=False,
+                )
+
+                # Verify the command was run with the path from get_gh_executable
+                assert detector.bot_username == "env-bot-user"
+
+                # Verify subprocess was called with the correct path
+                mock_run.assert_called_once()
+                called_cmd_list = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+                assert called_cmd_list[0] == mock_gh_path
+                assert called_cmd_list[1:] == ["api", "user"]
+
+    def test_get_bot_username_with_api_error(self, temp_state_dir):
+        """Test _get_bot_username when gh api command fails."""
+        mock_gh_path = str(temp_state_dir / "gh")
+        with patch("bot_detection.get_gh_executable", return_value=mock_gh_path):
+            with patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+                mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
+                    returncode=1,
+                    stderr="Authentication failed",
+                )
+
+                detector = BotDetector(
+                    state_dir=temp_state_dir,
+                    bot_token="invalid-token",
+                    review_own_prs=False,
+                )
+
+                # Should handle error gracefully, username should be None
+                assert detector.bot_username is None
+
+    def test_get_bot_username_with_subprocess_timeout(self, temp_state_dir):
+        """Test _get_bot_username when subprocess times out."""
+        mock_gh_path = str(temp_state_dir / "gh")
+        with patch("bot_detection.get_gh_executable", return_value=mock_gh_path):
+            with patch(
+                "subprocess.run", side_effect=subprocess.TimeoutExpired("gh", 5)
+            ):
+                detector = BotDetector(
+                    state_dir=temp_state_dir,
+                    bot_token="fake-token",
+                    review_own_prs=False,
+                )
+
+                # Should handle timeout gracefully, username should be None
+                assert detector.bot_username is None
+
+    def test_get_bot_username_without_token(self, temp_state_dir):
+        """Test _get_bot_username when no bot token is provided."""
+        with patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+            detector = BotDetector(
+                state_dir=temp_state_dir,
+                bot_token=None,
+                review_own_prs=False,
+            )
+
+            # Should return None without trying to call gh
+            assert detector.bot_username is None
+            # Verify subprocess.run was not called (no gh CLI invocation)
+            mock_run.assert_not_called()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

apps/backend/runners/github/test_gh_client.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 from gh_client import GHClient, GHCommandError, GHTimeoutError
@@ -59,5 +60,51 @@ async def test_convenience_methods_timeout_protection(self, client):
             await client.issue_list()
 
 
+class TestGHClientGhExecutableDetection:
+    """Test suite for GHClient gh executable detection."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def client(self, tmp_path):
+        """Create a test client."""
+        return GHClient(
+            project_dir=tmp_path,
+            default_timeout=2.0,
+            max_retries=3,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_run_raises_error_when_gh_not_found(self, client):
+        """Test that run() raises GHCommandError when gh is not found."""
+        with patch("gh_client.get_gh_executable", return_value=None):
+            with pytest.raises(GHCommandError) as exc_info:
+                await client.run(["--version"])
+
+            assert "not found" in str(exc_info.value)
+            # Test verifies error message mentions GitHub CLI for user guidance
+            assert "GitHub CLI" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_run_uses_detected_gh_executable(self, client):
+        """Test that run() uses the detected gh executable path."""
+        mock_exec = "/custom/path/to/gh"
+
+        with patch("gh_client.get_gh_executable", return_value=mock_exec):
+            with patch("asyncio.create_subprocess_exec") as mock_subprocess:
+                # Mock the subprocess to return immediately
+                mock_proc = MagicMock()
+                mock_proc.communicate = AsyncMock(
+                    return_value=(b"gh version 2.0.0\n", b"")
+                )
+                mock_proc.returncode = 0
+                mock_subprocess.return_value = mock_proc
+
+                await client.run(["--version"])
+
+                # Verify the correct gh path was used
+                mock_subprocess.assert_called_once()
+                called_cmd = mock_subprocess.call_args[0][0]
+                assert called_cmd == mock_exec
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])