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Configure argv.json for Remote WSL

The Open Remote - WSL extension will not activate until it is listed in enable-proposed-api. Without this step, Remote-WSL: Connect to WSL fails with command 'openremotewsl.connect' not found.

  1. Ctrl+Shift+PPreferences: Configure Runtime Arguments
  2. Add "enable-proposed-api" to the existing file. Keep all existing keys — add a comma after the previous entry:
"crash-reporter-id": "10d99e86-1187-4493-b2e3-4ae1dbc4f458",
"enable-proposed-api": [
"jeanp413.open-remote-wsl"
]

// comments in argv.json are fine (JSONC). The usual error when merging is a missing comma before "enable-proposed-api".

  1. Save → fully quit and restart Kiro

If Kiro shows “argv.json contains errors”:

Kiro argv.json contains errors notification

Click Open File. Fix the missing comma or trailing comma → save → restart Kiro.