Launches allowlisted Windows apps such as VS Code, Explorer, and browsers from WSL.
Install
# from GitHub (first run asks for allowBuilds approval — follow the hint, retry)
dsh plugin --profile web add github:173787247/dsh-wsl-launch
Any plugin you install runs third-party code with your own permissions — it can read your files, use your credentials, and reach the network, and tool approvals don’t sandbox it. GitHub-sourced plugins also run build scripts at install time — pnpm blocks those until you allow them, so an install can stop with ERR_PNPM_GIT_DEP_PREPARE_NOT_ALLOWED or ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS; dsh prints the exact key to add under allowBuilds in your profile’s pnpm-workspace.yaml, and the install works on the next run. Allowing a build is a trust decision: only install sources you trust, and pin a commit (github:owner/repo#sha).
README
Install set: part of dsh-wsl-kit. Prefer
KIT_SET=daily|llm|github|full(see kit README). Fault tree: TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
DeepSeek Harness tool: win_launch — start an allowlisted Windows app from WSL (code, Explorer, browsers, …).
Part of dsh-wsl-kit.
Where it sits
Starts an allowlisted Windows app. It will not launch an arbitrary exe.
flowchart LR
agent["dsh agent"] --> tool["win_launch"] --> win["allowlisted Windows app"]
Suite diagram and version snapshot: dsh-wsl-kit. This plugin is 0.1.0 (daily). Do not copy that matrix into this README.
Compatibility
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Plugin | dsh-wsl-launch 0.1.0 |
| Minimum dsh | ≥ 0.1.2 (web UI one-shot ?token= on Windows relay :3081) |
| Latest verified | See dsh-wsl-kit Compatibility (currently 0.2.0-rc.2) — single source of truth for the suite |
| Kit set | daily (also in github / full; fetch+net also in llm) |
| Cloud Flash | Use model id deepseek-flash (V4.1 Flash) in ~/.dsh/settings.yaml / llm-deepseek — not configured by this plugin |
| Agent Teams | Upstream experimental; not required here |
Suite floor versions: kit check-plugin-versions.sh. Fault tree: TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
Why
Opening a file belongs to dsh-wsl-open. Starting VS Code / Edge / Explorer as an app needs a controlled launcher so the agent cannot run arbitrary .exe.
Tool
| Arg | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
target |
yes | Executable name or Windows path (must match allowlist) |
args |
no | String argument list |
Default allowlist
code, code.cmd, explorer.exe, notepad.exe, wt.exe, windows terminal, msedge.exe, chrome.exe, firefox.exe
Extend via config.allowlist (exact name, path suffix, or prefix*).
Install
dsh plugin --profile web add github:173787247/dsh-wsl-launch
Config
- id: dsh-wsl-launch
name: dsh-wsl-launch
config:
timeoutMs: 20000
# allowlist: ["code", "explorer.exe", "msedge*"]
If allowlist is omitted or empty, defaults apply.
Test
npm test
License
MIT
Links
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