Transient Prompt - appears to require enter twice for first command in new shell

[JohnPolansky]

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What happened?

Describe the bug

First off, just wanted to say LOVE Oh-My-Posh.

I've been setting up my new prompt and I was testing out the transient prompt, but I'm seeing some very weird behavior. when I start a new terminal window or start a new zsh shell within the terminal, the first command when I hit enter doesn't work properly, instead of running the ls command it seems to swap to the transient prompt and I need to hit enter a second time in order to get the command to work. After that things work fine, unless I start a new shell within the same terminal then again the first command doesn't work properly.

Unfortunately I shift shells quite a bit so this is pretty disruptive to me, and was hoping for a fix or perhaps someone can point out what I am doing wrong.

Steps to reproduce

Use the following simple config which reproduces the issue:

{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json",
"transient_prompt": {},
"blocks": [
{
"type": "prompt",
"alignment": "left",
"segments": [
{
"template": ">",
"type": "text",
"style": "plain"
}
]
}
],
"version": 3
}

I've also recorded a video which shows the issues with keystrokes displayed attached below.

Steps:

Load the prompt config and start a new terminal (i'm using iterm2 3.6.2)
as soon as the terminal opens and loads the primary prompt, type ls and enter
notice how it doesn't actually run the command but switches to the transient prompt
hit enter again and it will run normally after that
if you start zsh again the issue reappears.

Expected behavior

I would expect the first prompt to enter just like normal and then display the transient prompt.

Screencast

Theme

{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json",
"transient_prompt": {},
"blocks": [
{
"type": "prompt",
"alignment": "left",
"segments": [
{
"template": ">",
"type": "text",
"style": "plain"
}
]
}
],
"version": 3
}

What OS are you seeing the problem on?

macOS

Which shell are you using?

zsh

Log output

zsh> oh-my-posh debug --plain

Version: 26.25.0

Shell: shell (5.9)

Prompt:

>

Segments:

ConsoleTitle(false)                       -   0 ms
Text(true)                                -   0 ms

Run duration: 10.532542ms

Cache path: /Users/john.polansky/.cache/oh-my-posh

Config path: /Users/john.polansky/.config/zsh/configs/oh-my-posh/prompt-simple.json

Logs:

[DEBUG] 09:16:48.181 debug.go:39 → logging enabled, raw mode: true
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.181 store.go:]:137 → (session) key not found: prompt_count_cache
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 store.go:](session prompt_count_cache) - 33.125µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 terminal.go:setPromptCount() - 41.5µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 terminal.go:GOOS() - 84ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.181 terminal.go:setPwd:102 → /Users/john.polansky
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 terminal.go:setPwd() - 26.959µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 terminal.go:Init() - 75.459µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 init.go:SessionID() - 2.959µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.181 home.go:12 → /Users/john.polansky
[TRACE] 09:16:48.181 path.go:Path() - 32.666µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (session) loading template_cache
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (session) loading prompt_count_cache
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (session) loading CONFIG
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (session) loading CONFIG_SOURCE
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init(session zsh.36a11f32-4aa7-4319-84c9-0790983b7ca1.omp.cache) - 170.041µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 path.go:Path() - 83ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (device) loading is_wsl
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (device) loading INITVERSIONZSH
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (device) loading DSC_CONFIGURATION
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init:94 → (device) loading DSC_SHELL
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 store.go:init(device omp.cache) - 142.917µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:]:137 → (device) key not found: reload
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 store.go:](device reload) - 24.833µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:]:150 → (session) found entry: CONFIG - 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
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 store.go:](session CONFIG) - 28.833µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 gob.go:Restore() - 55.959µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 gob.go:Get() - 89.417µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 terminal.go:Shell() - 42ns
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 terminal.go:Flags() - 41ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:]:150 → (session) found entry: template_cache - {map[Text:0x1400032d620] map[] ~ john.polansky  john.polansky oberon 5.9 zsh /Users/john.polansky darwin 26.25.0 7 1 0 0 false false}
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 store.go:](session template_cache) - 28.5µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 cache.go:restoreCache() - 32.125µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 writer.go:Init:107 → terminal program: iTerm.app
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 writer.go:Init:108 → terminal shell: shell
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 terminal.go:Getenv:64 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 terminal.go:Getenv(OMP_CACHE_DISABLED) - 13.375µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.182 store.go:]:137 → (device) key not found: accent_color
[TRACE] 09:16:48.182 store.go:](device accent_color) - 4.667µs
[ERROR] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:RunCommand:277 → exit status 1
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:RunCommand:280 ↓
    2025-09-29 09:16:48.191 defaults[46488:6877952]
    The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleAccentColor) does not exist

[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:RunCommand(defaults read -g AppleAccentColor) - 9.472958ms
[ERROR] 09:16:48.191 colors_darwin.go:GetAccentColor:14 → exit status 1
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 colors.go:SetAccentColor() - 9.485458ms
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Shell() - 42ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Getenv:64 → 5.9
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Getenv(POSH_SHELL_VERSION) - 2.625µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.191 debug.go:PrintDebug:24 → segment: Title
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:StatusCodes() - 41ns
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Getenv:64 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Getenv(POSH_CURSOR_LINE) - 5.292µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Getenv:64 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Getenv(POSH_CURSOR_COLUMN) - 1.125µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Flags() - 42ns
[TRACE] 09:16:48.191 terminal.go:Flags() - 41ns
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:Flags() - 0s
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.192 home.go:12 → /Users/john.polansky
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:GOOS() - 41ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.192 segment.go:Execute:108 → segment: Text
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.192 store.go:]:137 → (session) key not found: toggle_cache
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 store.go:](session toggle_cache) - 3.334µs
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.192 segment.go:isToggled:229 → no toggles found
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:Shell() - 42ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:Host:253 → oberon
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:Host() - 7.375µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:Shell() - 42ns
[DEBUG] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:User:236 → john.polansky
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:User() - 1.625µs
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 terminal.go:Shell() - 42ns
[TRACE] 09:16:48.192 path.go:Path() - 125ns

[JanDeDobbeleer]

@JohnPolansky I can't reproduce this with the config you provided. I'm quite sure something else on your .zshrc is influencing this.

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