feat: add GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR to path via shell integration

src/config/Config.zig

@@ -2359,6 +2359,11 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 ///     cache manually using various arguments.
 ///     (Available since: 1.2.0)
 ///
+///   * `path` - Add Ghostty's binary directory to PATH. This ensures the `ghostty`
+///     command is available in the shell even if shell init scripts reset PATH.
+///     This is particularly useful on macOS where PATH is often overridden by
+///     system scripts. The directory is only added if not already present.
+///
 /// SSH features work independently and can be combined for optimal experience:
 /// when both `ssh-env` and `ssh-terminfo` are enabled, Ghostty will install its
 /// terminfo on remote hosts and use `xterm-ghostty` as TERM, falling back to
@@ -6994,6 +6999,7 @@ pub const ShellIntegrationFeatures = packed struct {
     title: bool = true,
     @"ssh-env": bool = false,
     @"ssh-terminfo": bool = false,
+    path: bool = true,
 };
 
 pub const RepeatableCommand = struct {

src/shell-integration/bash/ghostty.bash

@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ if [ -n "$GHOSTTY_BASH_INJECT" ]; then
   builtin unset GHOSTTY_BASH_RCFILE
 fi
 
+# Add Ghostty binary to PATH if the path feature is enabled
+if [[ "$GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES" == *"path"* && -n "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR" ]]; then
+  # Check if the directory is already in PATH
+  if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR:"* ]]; then
+    export PATH="$PATH:$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Sudo
 if [[ "$GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES" == *"sudo"* && -n "$TERMINFO" ]]; then
   # Wrap `sudo` command to ensure Ghostty terminfo is preserved.

src/shell-integration/elvish/lib/ghostty-integration.elv

@@ -196,6 +196,19 @@
     set edit:before-readline = (conj $edit:before-readline $beam~)
     set edit:after-readline  = (conj $edit:after-readline {|_| block })
   }
+  if (and (has-value $features path) (has-env GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR)) {
+    # Check if the directory is already in PATH
+    var path-contains-ghostty = $false
+    for p $paths {
+      if (eq $p $E:GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR) {
+        set path-contains-ghostty = $true
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    if (not $path-contains-ghostty) {
+      set paths = [$@paths $E:GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR]
+    }
+  }
   if (and (has-value $features sudo) (not-eq "" $E:TERMINFO) (has-external sudo)) {
     edit:add-var sudo~ $sudo-with-terminfo~
   }

src/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/ghostty-shell-integration.fish

@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ function __ghostty_setup --on-event fish_prompt -d "Setup ghostty integration"
         end
     end
 
+    # Add Ghostty binary to PATH if the path feature is enabled
+    if contains path $features; and test -n "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR"
+        # Check if the directory is already in PATH
+        if not contains -- "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR" $PATH
+            set --global --export PATH $PATH "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR"
+        end
+    end
+
     # When using sudo shell integration feature, ensure $TERMINFO is set
     # and `sudo` is not already a function or alias
     if contains sudo $features; and test -n "$TERMINFO"; and test "file" = (type -t sudo 2> /dev/null; or echo "x")

src/shell-integration/zsh/ghostty-integration

@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ _ghostty_deferred_init() {
 	  builtin print -rnu $_ghostty_fd \$'\\e[0 q'"
     fi
 
+    # Add Ghostty binary to PATH if the path feature is enabled
+    if [[ "$GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES" == *"path"* ]] && [[ -n "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR" ]]; then
+      # Check if the directory is already in PATH
+      if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR:"* ]]; then
+        builtin export PATH="$PATH:$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR"
+      fi
+    fi
+
     # Sudo
     if [[ "$GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES" == *"sudo"* ]] && [[ -n "$TERMINFO" ]]; then
       # Wrap `sudo` command to ensure Ghostty terminfo is preserved

src/termio/shell_integration.zig

@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ test "setup features" {
         var env = EnvMap.init(alloc);
         defer env.deinit();
 
-        try setupFeatures(&env, .{ .cursor = true, .sudo = true, .title = true, .@"ssh-env" = true, .@"ssh-terminfo" = true });
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("cursor,ssh-env,ssh-terminfo,sudo,title", env.get("GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES").?);
+        try setupFeatures(&env, .{ .cursor = true, .sudo = true, .title = true, .@"ssh-env" = true, .@"ssh-terminfo" = true, .path = true });
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("cursor,path,ssh-env,ssh-terminfo,sudo,title", env.get("GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES").?);
     }
 
     // Test: all features disabled
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ test "setup features" {
         var env = EnvMap.init(alloc);
         defer env.deinit();
 
-        try setupFeatures(&env, .{ .cursor = false, .sudo = false, .title = false, .@"ssh-env" = false, .@"ssh-terminfo" = false });
+        try setupFeatures(&env, .{ .cursor = false, .sudo = false, .title = false, .@"ssh-env" = false, .@"ssh-terminfo" = false, .path = false });
         try testing.expect(env.get("GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES") == null);
     }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ test "setup features" {
         var env = EnvMap.init(alloc);
         defer env.deinit();
 
-        try setupFeatures(&env, .{ .cursor = false, .sudo = true, .title = false, .@"ssh-env" = true, .@"ssh-terminfo" = false });
+        try setupFeatures(&env, .{ .cursor = false, .sudo = true, .title = false, .@"ssh-env" = true, .@"ssh-terminfo" = false, .path = false });
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("ssh-env,sudo", env.get("GHOSTTY_SHELL_FEATURES").?);
     }
 }