Expected behavior
Expected behavior: Background helper processes should run silently without opening visible cmd.exe windows.
Actual behavior
Actual behavior: Several external Command Prompt windows open during initialization and SQL execution before closing automatically.
Steps To Reproduce
Whenever Power User for dbt is installed (which installs Datamates), multiple external cmd.exe windows appear during VS Code startup while the dbt project is initializing.
Another external cmd.exe window appears whenever executing SQL from the editor.
The windows automatically close after a few seconds, but they steal focus and interrupt the workflow.
What I tested
Fresh VS Code with no dbt extensions → no external terminals.
Installing Power User for dbt immediately reproduces the issue.
Uninstalling the extension removes the issue.
The same behavior occurs in Antigravity.
dbt run, dbt debug, and other dbt CLI commands work correctly.
SQL execution succeeds despite the external terminals.
Datamates logs show no errors.
dbt logs show successful execution.
Log output/Screenshots
i have screen reocording but cant upload it here for some reason..
Operating System
Windows 11
dbt version
dbt Core 1.11.11
dbt Adapter
dbt-snowflake 1.11.6
dbt Power User version
Power User for dbt (latest)
Are you willing to submit PR?
Expected behavior
Expected behavior: Background helper processes should run silently without opening visible cmd.exe windows.
Actual behavior
Actual behavior: Several external Command Prompt windows open during initialization and SQL execution before closing automatically.
Steps To Reproduce
Whenever Power User for dbt is installed (which installs Datamates), multiple external cmd.exe windows appear during VS Code startup while the dbt project is initializing.
Another external cmd.exe window appears whenever executing SQL from the editor.
The windows automatically close after a few seconds, but they steal focus and interrupt the workflow.
What I tested
Fresh VS Code with no dbt extensions → no external terminals.
Installing Power User for dbt immediately reproduces the issue.
Uninstalling the extension removes the issue.
The same behavior occurs in Antigravity.
dbt run, dbt debug, and other dbt CLI commands work correctly.
SQL execution succeeds despite the external terminals.
Datamates logs show no errors.
dbt logs show successful execution.
Log output/Screenshots
i have screen reocording but cant upload it here for some reason..
Operating System
Windows 11
dbt version
dbt Core 1.11.11
dbt Adapter
dbt-snowflake 1.11.6
dbt Power User version
Power User for dbt (latest)
Are you willing to submit PR?