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fix(desktop): open WSL projects in VS Code - #28507
On Windows with both Windows and WSL backends enabled, a WSL thread has no Open in editor control and its shortcut does nothing. The expected behavior is to open the WSL project in the Windows editor connected to the correct distro.
Change
Use the desktop-managed distro name to open WSL folders in VS Code or VS Code Insiders through their existing remote URL mechanism. The picker, favorite-editor shortcut, and chat file links use the Linux path. Electron validates the WSL URLs before opening them.
Scope and approval
Fixes https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25427, which records the dual-backend reproduction and expected behavior. The change keeps the fix to the existing editor-opening workflow. The issue has no maintainer approval comment or triage label that I could find.
Verification
On Windows 11 with Ubuntu WSL and VS Code, the contributor opened a WSL project from the development desktop app and confirmed it opened successfully. VS Code displayed its external remote-path confirmation.
Focused web unit tests: 30 passed; desktop shell tests: 6 passed; Open in picker browser tests: 5 passed. Web and contracts typechecks passed.
A Windows web build passed with a separate local build-path workaround; that unrelated workaround is not included in this PR.
vp run check:changed: formatting, lint, dependency checks and React compiler passed; server typecheck reported 45 errors in unchanged server files, and an existing Windows chat file-link test failed on d:alert. I have not confirmed those failures on the base revision.
A real desktop test of a chat file link with line and column and before/after screenshots remain outstanding.
Implemented with GPT-6 Luna using the Copilot harness and GPT-6.1 Terra using the Codex harness.
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🟠 Highsrc/markdownFileHostPath.ts:62
Dot-relative WSL file links return undefined from buildWslOpenUrl, so the ChatMarkdown caller throws instead of opening valid files. resolvePathLinkTarget preserves . and .. segments in absolutePath, which the contracts builder rejects; normalize the resolved path before passing it to buildWslOpenUrl.
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Dot-relative WSL file links return `undefined` from `buildWslOpenUrl`, so the ChatMarkdown caller throws instead of opening valid files. `resolvePathLinkTarget` preserves `.` and `..` segments in `absolutePath`, which the contracts builder rejects; normalize the resolved path before passing it to `buildWslOpenUrl`.
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Walkthrough
This change adds WSL-aware editor opening for desktop environments. It identifies WSL distributions from desktop bootstrap data, builds and opens VS Code and VS Code Insiders remote URLs, supports Markdown file links, and validates WSL URLs in Electron.
The URL builder validates editor, distro, and path inputs. The Markdown file URL helper resolves paths against the working directory and includes file positions when provided. Filesystem metadata can optionally include resolved real paths. Markdown link metadata retains the source path.
Use WSL URLs in editor actions apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/OpenInPicker.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/OpenInPickerShortcut.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/OpenInPicker.browser.test.tsx
The picker, favorite-editor shortcut, and Markdown file links use WSL URLs in WSL-link mode. Tests cover editor options, workspace URLs, and picker visibility.
Detect WSL editors and validate URLs apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.ts, apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronShell.ts, apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronShell.test.ts
On Windows, editor detection checks registered protocol handlers for WSL-capable editors. Electron accepts validated VS Code WSL remote URLs.
sequenceDiagram
participant desktopLocalBootstraps
participant remoteOpen
participant OpenInPicker
participant buildWslOpenUrl
participant ElectronShell
desktopLocalBootstraps->>remoteOpen: provide bootstrap data for distro lookup
remoteOpen->>OpenInPicker: provide WSL-link mode and distro
OpenInPicker->>buildWslOpenUrl: provide editor, distro, and path
buildWslOpenUrl-->>OpenInPicker: return WSL editor URL
OpenInPicker->>ElectronShell: openExternal with URL
ElectronShell-->>OpenInPicker: return URL acceptance result
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Possibly related issues
pingdotgg/t3code issue 16365: The PR changes WSL chat file-link handling, but the summaries do not show Windows drive-path translation to WSL mount paths.
Suggested labels:bugfix
Suggested reviewers:juliusmarminge, maria-rcks
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 61304
This change restores editor opening for WSL projects on Windows using VS Code remote URLs, with Electron validating those URLs. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains from the reviewed evidence. A real Windows and WSL test of a file link with line and column is still outstanding.
Pre-merge checks: 4
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Title check
The title "fix(desktop): open WSL projects in VS Code" matches the main change. The changeset adds WSL remote-URL opening for VS Code and VS Code Insiders across the picker, favorite-editor shortcut, …
Description check
The description follows the template sections (Problem, Change, Scope and approval, Verification) and explains the dual-backend Windows and WSL problem, the approach of using the desktop-managed distr…
Linked Issues check
Issue #25427 requires that, in dual mode (Windows and WSL backends enabled), a WSL thread shows an Open in editor control, that Ctrl+O opens the thread folder or worktree in an editor, and that the ed…
Out of Scope Changes check
The changes support the WSL editor-opening workflow. Desktop bootstrap changes (desktopLocal.ts, useDesktopLocalBootstraps.ts) supply the WSL distro to resolveRemoteOpenState. The rename to readDeskto…
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The title "fix(desktop): open WSL projects in VS Code" matches the main change. The changeset adds WSL remote-URL opening for VS Code and VS Code Insiders across the picker, favorite-editor shortcut, chat file links, and Electron URL validation. The title uses a conventional commit format and is specific enough for a teammate to identify the primary change. It is slightly narrower than the full scope because the change also covers Insiders and chat file links, which is expected for a short title.
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Explanation
The description follows the template sections (Problem, Change, Scope and approval, Verification) and explains the dual-backend Windows and WSL problem, the approach of using the desktop-managed distro name with VS Code remote URLs, and the linked issue. Verification is detailed, with test counts, a manual Windows 11 check, and disclosed failing checks. The Scope section states that no maintainer approval comment or triage label was found, which the template requires for approval. The description also notes that a real desktop test of a chat file link with line and column and before/after screenshots remain outstanding, so the UI-change evidence requirement is not met. The description also omits the agent model/harness line in the required format, although it does include an implementation note. These gaps are non-critical relative to the overall completeness, so the check passes.
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Explanation
Issue #25427 requires that, in dual mode (Windows and WSL backends enabled), a WSL thread shows an Open in editor control, that Ctrl+O opens the thread folder or worktree in an editor, and that the editor connects to the correct distro. The whole-PR summary shows this implementation. resolveRemoteOpenState in apps/web/src/remoteOpen.ts returns a wsl-links state with the desktop-managed distro for desktop-local wsl: backends. OpenInPicker.tsx and OpenInPickerShortcut.ts use WSL-capable editors (VS Code and VS Code Insiders, via WSL_REMOTE_EDITOR_IDS and wslCapableEditors) and build a vscode-remote/wsl+<distro> URL through buildWslOpenUrl in packages/contracts/src/editor.ts. ElectronShell.ts accepts only validated WSL URLs. Tests cover picker visibility for wsl-links and local-exec, shortcut behavior, URL construction, editor filtering, and desktop URL validation. No unmet coding requirement from #25427 is demonstrated. The manual Windows test and the unverified check failures in the PR description do not change this result for the issue's picker and shortcut requirements. Automated tests were not executed in this review. The result relies on the summarized tests and source evidence.
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The changes support the WSL editor-opening workflow. Desktop bootstrap changes (desktopLocal.ts, useDesktopLocalBootstraps.ts) supply the WSL distro to resolveRemoteOpenState. The rename to readDesktopLocalBootstraps and the readAll methods support this lookup. Contract changes (buildWslOpenUrl, WSL_REMOTE_EDITOR_IDS, optional resolveRealPath and realPath in filesystem schemas) support WSL URL construction and path safety. ElectronShell.ts validation and window.ts Windows protocol-handler probing support launching the editor. ChatMarkdown.tsx, markdownFileHostPath.ts, markdown-links.ts, and WorkspaceFileSystem realpath changes apply the same WSL mechanism to chat file links. The PR description names chat file links as part of the change, so they are in stated scope. No unrelated product behavior change is demonstrated. Open uncertainty: the PR reports an existing Windows chat file-link test failing on d:alert, and server typecheck errors in unchanged files. The author has not confirmed these on the base revision. If the d:alert failure comes from this PR, it affects the chat file-link part of the change, not the linked issue requirements.
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/markdownFileHostPath.ts:
- Line 62: Normalize the path resolved by resolvePathLinkTarget before passing
it to buildWslOpenUrl, so relative links containing dot segments produce a valid
WSL URL. Add a file-link test covering a dot-segment link such as ./src/file.ts.
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/markdownFileHostPath.ts:
- Line 63: Update the path handling around the `segment === ".."` check to
resolve parent segments using the WSL host’s filesystem semantics, so symbolic
links are followed before `..` is applied; if the target cannot be determined,
reject the path instead of resolving it lexically.
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A regression that calls NodeFSP.realpath on a network path would still pass the current null assertion. In metadataForPath, a realpath failure becomes null, and stat runs only after resolution succeeds. The existing statted check cannot catch this either, because stat is never reached. Touching a network path can make Windows sign in to the host with the user's NTLM credentials, so the test should assert on the realpath call itself.
Clear the module-level realpath mock immediately before the operation, then assert that it was not called:
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Review comment at @apps/server/src/workspace/WorkspaceFileSystem.test.ts around
lines 180 - 184:
Update the network-path test around service.getMetadata to clear the
NodeFSP.realpath mock immediately before the operation and assert it was not
called afterward, while preserving the existing null-entry and stat assertions.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/workspace/WorkspaceFileSystem.test.ts:
- Around line 180-184: Update the network-path test around service.getMetadata
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Minor · Suppress WSL editor actions when no WSL editor is available. · remoteOpen.ts:186-189
apps/web/src/remoteOpen.ts:186-189 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Suppress WSL editor actions when no WSL editor is available.
When the desktop probe returns only cursor, wslCapableEditors returns ["vscode"]. The picker and shortcut then build a VS Code WSL URL. On a machine without a VS Code handler, Electron rejects the URL and the action does nothing.
Return the filtered list instead. This removes the false VS Code option and disables the shortcut when no supported WSL editor is available.
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Review comment at @apps/web/src/remoteOpen.ts around lines 186 - 189:
Update wslCapableEditors to return the filtered supported editor list directly,
without falling back to REMOTE_FALLBACK_EDITORS when it is empty. Preserve the
empty result so callers can suppress WSL editor actions when no supported editor
is available.
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/remoteOpen.ts:
- Around line 186-189: Update wslCapableEditors to return the filtered supported
editor list directly, without falling back to REMOTE_FALLBACK_EDITORS when it is
empty. Preserve the empty result so callers can suppress WSL editor actions when
no supported editor is available.
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Extract the WSL open handler and fix its editor-specific message.
The WSL handler is a 30-line async closure inside a nested ternary in JSX props. It has two avoidable problems.
remoteOpen.state.mode === "wsl-links" ? remoteOpen.state.distro : "" at Line 897 only works around TypeScript losing the narrowing inside the closure. If the mode ever differs, buildWslOpenUrl rejects the empty distro and the user sees only the generic open error.
The error at Line 904 always says "VS Code". wslEditor can be vscode-insiders, and the menu label already names the selected editor.
Capture the distro once, outside the closure. Move the handler into a named local function. Build the message from openInEditorMenuLabel(wslEditor) or the editor label.
Proposed shape
+ const wslDistro = remoteOpen.state.mode === "wsl-links" ? remoteOpen.state.distro : null;+ const openInWslEditor =+ wslDistro !== null && canOperateHost && wslEditor+ ? async () => {+ // existing body, using `wslDistro` and `wslEditor`+ if (!url || !(await openRemoteEditorUrl(url)))+ throw new Error(`Could not open the file. Check that ${openInEditorMenuLabel(wslEditor)} is installed.`);+ return AsyncResult.success(undefined);+ }+ : undefined;
Then use openInWslEditor ?? (canOpenApp ? ... : canUseShellActions ? ... : undefined) for onOpen.
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Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx around lines 874 - 906:
Extract the WSL async closure into a named local handler and capture the distro before the closure so it uses the narrowed, non-empty distro directly when calling buildWslMarkdownFileUrl. Update the open failure message to name the selected editor using openInEditorMenuLabel(wslEditor), rather than always saying “VS Code.”
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:
- Around line 874-906: Extract the WSL async closure into a named local handler
and capture the distro before the closure so it uses the narrowed, non-empty
distro directly when calling buildWslMarkdownFileUrl. Update the open failure
message to name the selected editor using openInEditorMenuLabel(wslEditor),
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Merged current main into this branch (merge commit, no rebase) to clear the conflict with #21661.
remoteOpen.ts: resolveRemoteOpenState takes both wslDistro and main's hostEnvironmentId. The host-environment check runs first, then the WSL branches.
remoteOpen.test.ts and OpenInPicker.logic.test.ts: kept both sides' cases and passed hostEnvironmentId: null to the WSL ones.
No other code changed. The dot-segment findings on markdownFileHostPath.ts are already handled: . segments are dropped, and links with .. resolve through the server's real path before the URL is built.
vp run check:changed passes on the merge (format, lint, knip, typecheck, 12 test files). Not verified on a real Windows + WSL desktop.
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:
- Line 862: Update the path-resolution condition near the WSL URL builder so
`~/` targets, as well as paths containing `..`, are resolved through filesystem
metadata and use the returned `realPath` before URL construction. Preserve
existing handling for other paths and add a focused case covering a working
directory outside `/home/<user>`.
- Line 873: Update the Markdown link URL construction around
buildWslMarkdownFileUrl to preserve whether the parsed target is a file or
folder; folder links such as docs/ must produce a WSL URL targeting the folder,
not a file-position URL. Use the existing URL-building API’s folder/file
distinction while keeping file links’ current behavior unchanged.
- Around line 863-865: Add an explicit filesystem-read scope check in the WSL
path-resolution flow before `getFilesystemMetadata` is called for paths
containing `..`. Use the existing environment scope-checking mechanism and
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Problem
On Windows with both Windows and WSL backends enabled, a WSL thread has no Open in editor control and its shortcut does nothing. The expected behavior is to open the WSL project in the Windows editor connected to the correct distro.
Change
Use the desktop-managed distro name to open WSL folders in VS Code or VS Code Insiders through their existing remote URL mechanism. The picker, favorite-editor shortcut, and chat file links use the Linux path. Electron validates the WSL URLs before opening them.
Scope and approval
Fixes https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25427, which records the dual-backend reproduction and expected behavior. The change keeps the fix to the existing editor-opening workflow. The issue has no maintainer approval comment or triage label that I could find.
Verification
vp run check:changed: formatting, lint, dependency checks and React compiler passed; server typecheck reported 45 errors in unchanged server files, and an existing Windows chat file-link test failed ond:alert. I have not confirmed those failures on the base revision.Implemented with GPT-6 Luna using the Copilot harness and GPT-6.1 Terra using the Codex harness.
Fixes #25427