How do I install Wsl?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Wsl need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

Last checked 2026-11-11. MCP server for WSL terminal management with persistent sessions and output polling

MCP server for WSL terminal management with persistent sessions and output polling

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "wsl-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

.cursor/mcp.jsonMCP server

Power your agent

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add wsl-mcp -- npx -y wsl-mcp@0.1.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "wsl-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

PlugMCP पर चलाएँ

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Local

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

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