[BUG] IDE Auto-Connection does not work in WSL2

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 23, 2026 by TiSiE Closed May 27, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When starting Claude Code in a integrated WSL2 terminal via the Claude Code Plugin 0.1.14-beta in PHPStorm 2026.1 by clicking the toolbar button, the IDE is NOT connected automatically and the connection has to be manually established via /ide on every start. This is needed so that the native Diff Viewer (PHPStorm) is used instead of TUI,

What Should Happen?

PHPStorm should be auto-connected when starting Claude Code from the Toolbar Button and using the native PHPStorm Diff Viewer without any further user interaction needed

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start Claude Code via the toolbar button provided by the Plugin
  2. Write a prompt to alter anything
  3. TUI Diff is shown instead of PHPStorm's Diff Viewer
  4. type /ide and select PHPStorm (which for me ist shown twice for whatever reason)
  5. Write a prompt again to change something
  6. Native Diff Viewer opens as expected

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.118

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Additional Information

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