You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
WindowsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.299,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear what the mount list is used for, so the effect on WSL users is unknown.
What
A mount point is a folder where another drive or file system appears. Claude Code now adds /mnt/wslg/distro to a list of mount points when a platform check passes. That check appears to detect WSL, which lets you run Linux on Windows.
Why
This affects how Claude Code handles paths for people using WSL.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear what the mount list is used for, so the effect on WSL users is unknown.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed sandboxed commands failing on WSL2 with bwrap: Can't mkdir /mnt/c/Program Files/ClaudeCode when the sandbox can write to the Windows…
