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mrsh does not set PS1 prompt
Although it displays $ (or # when root), it never actually sets the PS1 prompt to this.
Relevant code: https://github.com/emersion/mrsh/blob/60ef497e4d83320be5c32505b244f0f0318e4879/shell/entry.c#L60
The other POSIX shells I tested, bash --posix and dash, both set the PS1, even if it is as simple as $ in dash's case.
The POSIX spec just says:
The default value shall be "$ ".
It's not clear to me whether this is the value set on startup, or whether this is the value used if unset.
dash appears to just set it (as the PS1) on startup. If it's unset, it displays nothing.
I would personally read that as setting the initial PS1, but there is no one way to interpret it. It's up to you (obviously), but it might come as a shock to any mrsh + zoxide users when their prompt disappears after sourcing the init script.