fix(preview): restore native browser tabs on WSL-only desktops#28601

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Problem

On Windows desktop with WSL-only enabled, entering a URL resets the address bar and the Browser panel does not display the page. wsl.exe does not forward the desktop browser channel file descriptors, leaving the backend and visible webview disconnected.

Change

Carry the desktop browser channel to a WSL primary over an authenticated WebSocket. The backend advertises channel availability and the UI renders tabs natively only when appropriate, while retaining the existing fallback and compatibility with older servers. Resolve upload and download paths with the running distro's mount configuration for the desktop relay.

Scope and approval

Fixes #17009. This is a fresh submission of #24238, with the requested before/after visual evidence and interaction recording. The issue includes the maintainer diagnosis of the capability gate and socket transport.

Verification

CI merge follow-up at 7bbebe92c3: merged current main (91f66f88de) and retained the Schedule import used by desktop-browser socket retries. The previous GitHub merge tree lost that import when main changed backend readiness handling. All seven CI compiler diagnostics were reproduced on the merged tree before restoring the import; a fresh desktop typecheck then passed.
On the updated merged tree, all 35 affected-package typechecks passed with fresh build-info files, and all 188 tests across 13 files plus four React compiler cases passed. Format, lint, knip, and GraphQL checks also passed. The local aggregate task runner still hits ETXTBSY; the direct compiler checks use the same project compiler.
The new CI run is awaiting maintainer approval to run. No CI pass is claimed for this head yet.
Windows-drive path fix at 91df6f22d0: resolve browser directory-upload and download paths with the running distro's wslpath -w, so Windows-backed mounts use drive paths while Linux-native paths use WSL UNC paths. Conversion is asynchronous, times out, is cancelled with the backend, and reports failures without forwarding an invalid path. The relay regression cases failed before the change and pass afterward.
Verification for this follow-up: format, lint, knip, GraphQL, all 187 tests across 13 files, and four React compiler cases passed. All 35 affected-package typechecks passed using the existing commands directly via vp exec; the aggregate task runner still fails locally with ETXTBSY.
Live Windows/WSL path verification used the real converter and relay: Windows successfully enumerated, read, and wrote the resulting paths for a Windows-drive directory containing spaces and a Linux-native directory. An isolated Electron upload fixture could not load its test page (ERR_FAILED), so this does not claim an end-to-end UI directory upload or browser download pass.
Conflict resolution at 47e9e92c5f: merged main (05c0ed7da6) while preserving page-scoped download settings and WSL path mapping. Format, lint, knip, GraphQL, all 171 tests across 13 files, and four React compiler cases passed. All 35 affected-package typechecks passed using their existing commands via vp exec; the aggregate task runner hit local ETXTBSY (Device or resource busy). Native Windows/WSL behavior was not rerun for this merge.

Windows 11, WSL2 Ubuntu, WSL-only, development desktop build. On base b50d8a1b15, entering https://example.com reset the address field and the panel stayed on recently used. On this branch, the same URL rendered in a native webview and selecting the page text with the annotation tool worked. The test-only desktop bootstrap directed WSL state to an isolated directory; this isolation change is not part of the PR.

Before/after screenshots and navigation/picker recording below.
Takeover verification at e45a646340: Blacksmith vp run check:changed github/main passed format, lint, knip, GraphQL, typecheck for 35 packages, 166 tests across 13 files, and React compiler checks. The focused desktop channel and usage suites also passed all 47 tests.
Merged current main without rebasing. Bound endpoint commands to their original channel writer so stale cleanup cannot release a replacement socket's relay. Reattached tabs also recover active-turn state, and directory uploads use the same WSL disk mapping as downloads. All three regressions were reproduced in existing tests before their fixes and pass afterward.
The original Windows evidence below was inspected and its recording played during takeover. Native Windows/WSL behavior was not rerun on the Linux takeover VM.
Not checked live on the current PR head: agent-driven browser tools, WSL downloads, NAT networking, packaged installer, and macOS/Linux pipe transports.

Evidence

Before: Windows nightly, WSL-only, navigation fails.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8158af51-f1a9-4dc7-9da7-a06fe1dcc148

After: Windows WSL-only development build from the earlier PR implementation (abdb453d97), showing navigation, element selection and agent-driven search.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/37b06568-0ac5-4777-9d6e-bfe7b21d15ab

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#17009 Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#32940

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fix(preview): preserve older desktop browser capabilities0649c95
fix(preview): carry the desktop browser channel to a WSL primary over a WebSocket7558fef
fix(preview): update channel checks for current toolingabdb453
fix(preview): stream a WSL-only primary's browser tabs instead of a dead webviewedc5e19

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apps/server/src/preview/DesktopBrowserChannel.tsline 204Outdated · abdb453Resolved by maria

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Restores native preview tabs for WSL-only desktops using a bootstrap-secret-authenticated socket and translates download paths. The reconnect cleanup finding remains independently blocking under the configured correctness gate.

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Walkthrough

The change adds an authenticated WebSocket browser channel for WSL, converts browser upload and download paths, and exposes desktop-browser availability for web rendering decisions.

Changes: WSL Desktop Browser Channel

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bootstrap contract and channel capability `packages/contracts/src/desktopBootstrap.ts`, `packages/contracts/src/desktopBrowser.ts`, `packages/contracts/src/environment.ts`, `apps/server/src/cli/config.ts`, `apps/server/src/config.ts`, `apps/server/src/environment/*`	The bootstrap and server configuration carry an optional browser socket secret. Server environment capabilities report whether a desktop browser channel is available through file descriptors or a socket secret.
WSL bootstrap and desktop socket bridge `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts`	The WSL primary generates a 32-byte secret and passes it in the bootstrap. The desktop backend streams browser events and commands over WebSocket and retries failed connections with exponential backoff.
Server socket channel and route `apps/server/src/preview/DesktopBrowserChannel.ts`, `apps/server/src/preview/DesktopBrowserChannel.test.ts`, `apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.test.ts`, `apps/server/src/server.ts`	The server authorizes WebSocket upgrades, dispatches browser events, and routes commands through the active socket. Socket replacement and shutdown detach tracked tabs. Tests cover authorization, reconnects, and command routing.
WSL path translation for browser commands `apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslEnvironment.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslEnvironment.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/preview/CdpRelay.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/preview/CdpRelay.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/preview/DesktopBrowserHost.ts`	The desktop browser host passes a path mapper to the CDP relay. The relay translates download-directory and file-input paths, and the WSL helper converts Linux paths to Windows paths.
Desktop-browser-aware tab rendering `apps/web/src/state/entities.ts`, `apps/web/src/browser/previewRuntime.ts`, `apps/web/src/browser/ElectronBrowserHost.tsx`, `apps/web/src/browser/ElectronBrowserHost.browser.test.tsx`, `apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx`	The web UI reads desktop-browser availability when deciding whether server-runtime tabs render natively. Tests check behavior when the channel is available and unavailable.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant DesktopBackendManager
3	participant socketRouteLayer
4	participant DesktopBrowserChannel
5	participant ServerBrowser
6	DesktopBackendManager->>socketRouteLayer: Request WebSocket upgrade with secret header
7	socketRouteLayer->>DesktopBrowserChannel: Authorize secret and serve socket
8	DesktopBrowserChannel->>ServerBrowser: Dispatch incoming browser events
9	ServerBrowser->>DesktopBrowserChannel: Send browser commands
10	DesktopBrowserChannel->>DesktopBackendManager: Forward commands over active socket

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks, juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

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Multi-file uploads on WSL may be slower than necessary. This is a bounded issue that does not prevent merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: restoring native browser tabs for WSL-only desktops.
Linked Issues check	Passed	Issue `#17009` requires the desktop browser host to attach to a WSL-hosted server, navigate, render pages, and support desktop browser tools. The changes add an authenticated WebSocket transport for WSL…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The changed files support issue `#17009`. Desktop and server changes transport the browser channel and restore attachment. Web changes select native tabs only when the channel is available. Relay and WS…
Description check	Passed	The description is complete and follows the required sections. It explains the problem and change, links the issue, reports focused verification and limitations, and includes visual evidence. The scop…

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Explanation

Issue #17009 requires the desktop browser host to attach to a WSL-hosted server, navigate, render pages, and support desktop browser tools. The changes add an authenticated WebSocket transport for WSL, expose desktop-browser capability, gate native tab rendering on that capability, and preserve fallback behavior for older servers. Tests cover authorization, attachment, reconnect, command routing, capability signaling, tab rendering, and WSL path conversion. The current head was not verified live on Windows, but the implementation and automated tests support the required behavior.

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The changed files support issue #17009. Desktop and server changes transport the browser channel and restore attachment. Web changes select native tabs only when the channel is available. Relay and WSL changes map upload and download paths for the desktop connection. Reconnect cleanup and active-turn recovery support channel reliability. No unrelated functional change is established.

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The description is complete and follows the required sections. It explains the problem and change, links the issue, reports focused verification and limitations, and includes visual evidence. The scope section cites the maintainer diagnosis but does not include the explicit approval comment requested by the template.

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fix(preview): isolate commands from replaced desktop socketsc1d848a

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fix(preview): preserve WSL uploads and activity on reconnecte45a646

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apps/server/src/preview/DesktopBrowserChannel.tslines 123–128Outdated · c1d848aOpen thread

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	125	+	let writeLine: ((line: string) => Effect.Effect<void, Error>) \| null =
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Replay active turns and restore per-tab focus state after reconnect.

A reconnect recreates DesktopBrowserHost.events, which runs announceAll. announceAll calls dropRelay for every tab, and dropRelay clears agentUsed and focus holds. Replaying active: true only repopulates agentTurns; the idle guard can still release focus while the turn remains active.

Record active thread IDs in turn(), replay them after serveSocket, and restore the matching tab's agentUsed and focus state when processing the replay.

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activity replay is addressed in e45a646340. old relay holds must be discarded because their callers disconnected. relayFor marks the next agent input as agentUsed before holdFocus, and releaseFocusWhenIdle then retains that hold using the replayed turn state. restoring old holds would retain abandoned work and focus tabs before the agent uses the replacement relay.

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@maria-rcks You are right. The server retains active thread IDs and replays active turns when tabs reattach.

I checked DesktopBrowserHost.ts. dropRelay clears state from disconnected callers. New agent input sets agentUsed, and releaseFocusWhenIdle retains focus while the replayed turn remains active.

I withdraw the request to restore old focus holds. Those holds belong to abandoned work and must not carry over to the replacement relay.

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merged current main into the branch again without rebasing (060878c757). two conflicts in DesktopBrowserChannel: main added isShown tab visibility from the desktop pipe. the merge keeps it on both the pipe and the WSL socket path. shown reports are cleared on detach and on socket replacement. main's visibility test and the socket tests both stay in the test file.

after the merge, DesktopBackendConfiguration still called the removed Crypto service for the socket secret. fba13deece switches it to main's SecureRandom and gives the socket-secret test the crypto layer.

1840dc5faa converts WSL upload paths in parallel, per the CodeRabbit finding.

blacksmith vp run check:changed against main passed at fba13deece: format, lint, knip, typecheck (36 packages), and tests (13 files). native windows/wsl behavior was not rerun on this linux vm.

update: merged main again (d2823aa6b2). one conflict in packages/contracts/src/environment.ts: main added freshContext and scheduledTaskThreadModes capabilities next to this PR's desktopBrowser; the merge keeps all three. vp run check:changed against main passed again at d2823aa6b2.

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fix(preview): resolve WSL browser relay conflicts with main47e9e92

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apps/desktop/src/preview/CdpRelay.ts-210-211: 1

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Translate Windows-mounted paths to drive paths.
For a directory under /mnt/c, linuxPathToWslUncPath produces a path under \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\mnt\c. WSL denies access to DrvFS mounts through that share, so directory uploads from Windows drives fail. Resolve the path using the selected distro’s mount configuration, for example with wslpath -w. (github.com)

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The retry backoff never resets after a healthy connection.
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During that wait, the WSL desktop browser channel is down. The Browser panel has no native tabs.
Reset the delay when a connection opens. For example, run connect in a loop that keeps a Ref for the current delay. Set the delay back to DESKTOP_BROWSER_SOCKET_RETRY after socket.reader and socket.writer are acquired. Double the delay only after a failed attempt. Cap it at DESKTOP_BROWSER_SOCKET_MAX_RETRY.

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	207	+	for (const path of params["files"]) {
	208	+	files.push(typeof path === "string" ? await target.serverPath(path) : path);
	209	+	}
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Convert WSL file-input paths in parallel.

On a WSL primary, each target.serverPath call starts a separate wsl.exe wslpath -w process. The current loop waits for each conversion before starting the next one, so multi-file upload latency can grow linearly with the number of files. A directory upload with one path does not have this sequential penalty.

For a finite file list, the wait is bounded by the file count multiplied by the per-path timeout. It is not unbounded for one fixed command.

Promise.all preserves input order. If one conversion rejects, it rejects the relay command, which keeps the existing error response and prevents forwarding to target.send.

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1	- const files: Array<unknown> = [];
2	- for (const path of params["files"]) {
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4	- }
5	+ const files = await Promise.all(
6	+ params["files"].map((path: unknown) =>
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✅ Confirmed as addressed by @maria-rcks

Mmaria8d ago

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Written by claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Maria

fixed in 1840dc5faa. file-input paths now convert with Promise.all, which keeps input order.

CcoderabbitaiBot8d ago

@maria-rcks Thanks for the fix. The supplied code uses Promise.all to convert file-input paths concurrently while preserving input order. Conversion failures still prevent forwarding to target.send.

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Added 1 commit11d ago

fix(preview): retain socket retry scheduling after syncing main7bbebe9

KKaizer30311d ago

@t3dotgg @juliusmarminge please. this issue is big for WSL users ;(

Cchrismin1311d ago

Please merge, works great! Tested on a Windows 11 machine with Ubuntu 24.04 WSL, no issues anymore with the browser. This fixes a massive bug.

Added 3 commits8d ago

Merge remote-tracking branch 'github/main' into fix/wsl-native-browser-evidence060878c
perf(desktop): convert WSL upload paths in parallel1840dc5
fix(desktop): use SecureRandom for the WSL browser socket secret after syncing mainfba13de

Mmariareviewed8d ago

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Added 1 commit7d ago

Merge remote-tracking branch 'github/main' into fix/wsl-native-browser-evidenced2823aa

KKaizer3034d ago

any progress on this??

Cchrismin134d ago

I'm still using your branch daily fyi @Kaizer303 no complaints!

Ttheo1d ago

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🤖 Claude Opus 5.5 responding on behalf of Theo

Closing. This PR conflicts with main in 5 files, which is more than we will review as a rebase. If the change still matters, open a fresh PR from current main.

KKaizer30316h ago

only bots here. no one really care about us (WSL) ;(