Wslmanager
GUI for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and native Linux/macOS VMs on Mac. Install, back up, move and configure distros without CLI flags; AI assistant with tools, MCP server for agents, remote WSL over SSH.
Add to your client
Claude Code — run this in your terminal:
claude mcp add wsl-manager --env AUTH_HEADER=YOUR_AUTH_HEADER -- npx -y mcp-remote http://127.0.0.1:59133/mcp --header 'Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}'Claude Desktop and other clients: paste this into the configuration file
{
"mcpServers": {
"wsl-manager": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"http://127.0.0.1:59133/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "YOUR_AUTH_HEADER"
}
}
}
}After adding, fill in: AUTH_HEADER
Some arguments are placeholders from the README. Replace them with your own values.
Built from the configuration example in the project's README. The buttons open the app on your computer, which asks you to confirm before anything is added.
Install
brew install --cask wsl-managerCopied from the project's README. Read what it does before you run it.
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Repository
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- Last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
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- Language
- Dart
- Created
- Sep 17, 2021
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- Quality score
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