fix: skip cmd.exe wrapping for MCP servers when Windows host connects to WSL #9740
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… to WSL Fixes continuedev#9151 When Windows VS Code connects to WSL, MCP servers failed to start with "cmd.exe not found" because resolveCommandForPlatform() wrapped batch commands (npx, uvx, etc.) with cmd.exe even when the remote is WSL. Changes: - Make resolveCommandForPlatform() async to fetch IDE info - Add isWindowsHostWithWslRemote check (same pattern as PR continuedev#9679) - Skip cmd.exe wrapping when remoteName === "wsl" - Add tests for WSL, local Windows, Linux, and non-batch scenarios Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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cmd.exe not foundwhen Windows VS Code connects to WSLresolveCommandForPlatform()wrapped batch commands (npx, uvx, etc.) withcmd.exeeven when connected to WSL remoteisWindowsHostWithWslRemotecheck (same pattern as PR fix: use ide.runCommand when Windows host connects to WSL #9679)Fixes #9151
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Fixes MCP servers failing to start in WSL when VS Code on Windows connects to WSL by not wrapping batch commands with cmd.exe. WSL is now detected so Linux commands run directly.
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