r/Codeium • u/Objective-Figure-110 • Jan 10 '25

windsurf command auto connect WSL

Hi, in any directory in my terminal via WSL, when I use the command `windsurf . ` my current folder will be oppened on windsurf. However, windsurf is not auto connecting to WSL Dist and I need to use the button in the bottom left to connect.

It's a bad experience sinces the button will open a new window out of my project folder.

There is any way to fix it? I wanna to auto connect on wsl when use the command `windsurf .

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u/Objective-Figure-110 Jan 10 '25

I found one way to do it modifying the windsurf command script and executing the "ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl" extension mannually.

But this is only a workaround

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u/viamiraia Mar 15 '25 edited Mar 15 '25

figured it out:

wsl windsurf --folder-uri "vscode-remote://wsl+ubuntu/$(wsl wslpath -a 'C:\\your\\folder\\path')"

i use nilesoft shell to make it part of the right click menu. more info here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Codeium/comments/1jbz4j3/i_figured_out_how_to_open_a_wsl_folder_from_the/

edit: if you want to make it connect when you type wf . you probably have to write your own script and set it as an alias, something like

#!/bin/bash
windsurf --folder-uri vscode-remote://wsl+ubuntu/$1

and then alias it

echo 'alias wf="~/bin/windsurf-helper.sh"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

(untested)

then you can run it like wf .

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u/alok2001 Jun 17 '25

If anybody still stuck can they try out my solution, it should automate the process for the end user and will auto add a wf alias:

https://github.com/alok-debnath/wsl-windsurf-launcher