WSL-path folder selection forces "WSL" environment instead of "Local", breaking Chrome extension and MCP plugins (regression)

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• [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 I select a folder that lives on a WSL path in Claude Code Desktop, the app now forces the environment to "WSL" instead of allowing "Local". While the environment is forced to "WSL", Claude Code cannot use the Chrome browser extension or other MCP plugins.

This is a regression in the latest version. Last week, I was able to select "Local" as my environment while working on a WSL-mounted code path, which let me use the Chrome extension and other MCP extensions without any issue.

What Should Happen?

Selecting a folder on a WSL path should still allow me to choose the "Local" environment (as it did in the previous version), so that the Chrome browser extension and other MCP plugins remain available while working on a WSL-mounted code path.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Update Claude Code Desktop to the latest version.
2. Open/select a folder that lives on a WSL path (e.g. a project on the WSL filesystem).
3. Observe that Claude Code Desktop automatically forces the environment to "WSL", with no option to switch it to "Local".
4. Attempt to use the Chrome browser extension or another MCP plugin.
5. Observe that the Chrome extension and MCP plugins are unavailable while the environment is forced to "WSL".

Expected (and prior) behavior: In last week's version, I could select the "Local" environment while working on the same WSL-mounted code path, and the Chrome extension and other MCP plugins worked normally.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Version 1.21459.0 (f7518f)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Additional Information

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