Describe the Bug
I’m getting the following error when trying to run a devcontainer with a project inside WSL filesystem:
2025-08-11 09:01:27.812 [info] Checking for exec server for remote authority: wsl+Ubuntu-24.04
2025-08-11 09:01:27.812 [info] Using remote exec server for authority: wsl+Ubuntu-24.04
2025-08-11 09:01:27.812 [info] Found 1 devcontainer.json file(s), showing prompt
2025-08-11 09:01:27.866 [info] [sanity check node][stdout]: v20.18.2
2025-08-11 09:01:28.074 [info] Copying devcontainer CLI from c:\Users\PC.cursor\extensions\anysphere.remote-containers-1.0.22\dist@devcontainers to /tmp/devcontainer-cli-4766d32f-788c-4f6c-981e-3cbf4107bc65
2025-08-11 09:01:28.606 [info] Devcontainer CLI written to /tmp/devcontainer-cli-4766d32f-788c-4f6c-981e-3cbf4107bc65
2025-08-11 09:02:18.328 [info] Getting remote exec server for authority: wsl+Ubuntu-24.04
2025-08-11 09:02:18.329 [info] [docker info]: Running command: docker
2025-08-11 09:02:18.523 [info] [docker info][stderr]: WARNING: No blkio throttle.read_bps_device support
2025-08-11 09:02:18.523 [info] [docker info][stderr]: WARNING: No blkio throttle.write_bps_device support
2025-08-11 09:02:18.523 [info] [docker info][stderr]: WARNING: No blkio throttle.read_iops_device support
2025-08-11 09:02:18.523 [info] [docker info][stderr]: WARNING: No blkio throttle.write_iops_device support
2025-08-11 09:02:18.523 [info] [docker info][stderr]: WARNING: DOCKER_INSECURE_NO_IPTABLES_RAW is set
2025-08-11 09:02:18.523 [info] [docker info][stderr]: WARNING: daemon is not using the default seccomp profile
2025-08-11 09:02:18.529 [info] [docker info]: Command completed with exit code 0
2025-08-11 09:02:18.530 [info] Searching for devcontainer.json files
2025-08-11 09:02:18.571 [info] Found 1 devcontainer.json files: \home\pc\project.devcontainer\devcontainer.json
2025-08-11 09:02:18.571 [info] Reading devcontainer config with command: read-configuration --workspace-folder /home/pc/project --config /home/pc/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
2025-08-11 09:02:18.571 [error] Failed to read devcontainer config Devcontainer CLI not found at /tmp/devcontainer-cli-4766d32f-788c-4f6c-981e-3cbf4107bc65/cli/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js: EntryNotFound (FileSystemError): /tmp/devcontainer-cli-4766d32f-788c-4f6c-981e-3cbf4107bc65/cli/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js
2025-08-11 09:02:18.572 [error] Failed to reopen folder in container Failed to read devcontainer configuration
Steps to Reproduce
Open a project that is inside the wsl filesystem and try run the devcontainer inside it.
Expected Behavior
It should open the devcontainer, just like in vscode.
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.4.3 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: e50823e9ded15fddfd743c7122b4724130c25df0
Date: 2025-08-08T17:34:53.060Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor
