diff --git a/src/agent_tools/subprocess_tools.py b/src/agent_tools/subprocess_tools.py
index 7537c82b5..b4b8b5405 100644
--- a/src/agent_tools/subprocess_tools.py
+++ b/src/agent_tools/subprocess_tools.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ async def _create_bash_subprocess(
             bash,
             "-c",
             str(command or ""),
+            stdin=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            env=env,
             cwd=cwd,
         )
     kwargs = {"cwd": cwd} if cwd is not None else {}
diff --git a/tests/test_agent_bash_windows.py b/tests/test_agent_bash_windows.py
index 0145b4b28..fabcee974 100644
--- a/tests/test_agent_bash_windows.py
+++ b/tests/test_agent_bash_windows.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Windows execution contract for the agent Bash tool."""
 
+import asyncio
+
 import pytest
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 
@@ -38,6 +40,82 @@ async def test_windows_bash_uses_git_bash_with_structural_cwd(monkeypatch):
     assert captured["kwargs"]["cwd"] == workspace
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_windows_bash_captures_output_instead_of_inheriting_server_handles(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools, "IS_WINDOWS", True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        subprocess_tools, "find_bash", lambda: r"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"
+    )
+
+    async def fake_exec(*_argv, **kwargs):
+        captured.update(kwargs)
+        return object()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools.asyncio, "create_subprocess_exec", fake_exec)
+
+    await subprocess_tools._create_bash_subprocess("pwd", cwd=r"C:\Work")
+
+    assert captured["stdout"] == asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+    assert captured["stderr"] == asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+    assert captured["stdin"] == asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_windows_bash_applies_the_subprocess_env(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+    env = {"PATH": r"C:\Odysseus\venv\Scripts", "HOME": r"C:\Odysseus\data"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools, "IS_WINDOWS", True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        subprocess_tools, "find_bash", lambda: r"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"
+    )
+
+    async def fake_exec(*_argv, **kwargs):
+        captured.update(kwargs)
+        return object()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools.asyncio, "create_subprocess_exec", fake_exec)
+
+    await subprocess_tools._create_bash_subprocess("pwd", cwd=r"C:\Work", env=env)
+
+    assert captured["env"] == env
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_windows_bash_tool_passes_ctx_env_through_to_the_child(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+    env = {"PATH": r"C:\Odysseus\venv\Scripts", "VIRTUAL_ENV": r"C:\Odysseus\venv"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools, "IS_WINDOWS", True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        subprocess_tools, "find_bash", lambda: r"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr("src.tool_execution.agent_cwd", lambda: r"D:\Workspaces\Project")
+
+    async def fake_exec(*argv, **kwargs):
+        captured["argv"] = argv
+        captured["kwargs"] = kwargs
+        return SimpleNamespace(pid=4242)
+
+    async def fake_stream(_process, **_kwargs):
+        return "ok", "", 0, False
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools.asyncio, "create_subprocess_exec", fake_exec)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools, "_run_subprocess_streaming", fake_stream)
+
+    result = await subprocess_tools.BashTool().execute(
+        "pwd",
+        {"subproc_env": env, "session_id": "chat-1"},
+    )
+
+    assert result == {"output": "ok", "exit_code": 0}
+    assert captured["kwargs"]["env"] == env
+    assert captured["kwargs"]["stdout"] == asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+    assert captured["kwargs"]["stderr"] == asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_windows_bash_without_git_bash_fails_clearly(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess_tools, "IS_WINDOWS", True)
diff --git a/website/configuration-reference.md b/website/configuration-reference.md
index 69b3bea60..160d9e7dd 100644
--- a/website/configuration-reference.md
+++ b/website/configuration-reference.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The source tree reads **108** `ODYSSEUS_*` variables: 78 an operator may want to
 | `ODYSSEUS_MAX_VISUAL_EVIDENCE_FRAMES` | `'3'` | `src/agent_loop.py:15361` | How many video frames one tool result may contribute. Clamped to 1-8. |
 | `ODYSSEUS_MAX_VISUAL_EVIDENCE_IMAGES` | `'1'` | `src/agent_loop.py:15329` | How many images one tool result may contribute to the model turn. Clamped to 1-8. |
 | `ODYSSEUS_MCP_ALLOWED_COMMANDS` | `''` | `src/agent_tools/admin_tools.py:140` | Security-relevant. Comma-separated allowlist of MCP launcher basenames the agent may start. Empty by default, and the deny list still wins. |
-| `ODYSSEUS_PYTHON_TOOL_SITE_PACKAGES` | `''` | `src/agent_tools/subprocess_tools.py:927` | Security-relevant. Absolute package roots, separated by the platform path separator, exposed to the sandboxed Python tool. Empty exposes none. |
+| `ODYSSEUS_PYTHON_TOOL_SITE_PACKAGES` | `''` | `src/agent_tools/subprocess_tools.py:931` | Security-relevant. Absolute package roots, separated by the platform path separator, exposed to the sandboxed Python tool. Empty exposes none. |
 | `ODYSSEUS_SCRIPT_HOST` | `'localhost'` | `src/builtin_actions.py:919` | Default host for the run-script action. `localhost`, `127.0.0.1`, `local` and empty run locally; any other value runs over SSH. |
 | `ODYSSEUS_TOOL_APPROVAL_GATE` | `'0'` | `src/tool_capabilities.py:645` | Security-relevant. Truthy makes tool calls pass through the approval gate. Off by default. |