wslmanager

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On a Mac the very same app manages virtual machines through Apple's Virtualization framework instead. No AI service is hosted or included, there is no quota, and no requests pass through anyone else's servers. Pro unlocks the features in the app; it does not buy AI credits. Managing your distros and VMs is free and stays free, and the whole app stays open source. Pro is the AI layer on top, and what it earns is what lets maintenance and

new features become planned, regular work instead of whatever time is left over. Buy it once, keep it forever, and you are directly funding the next release. 🤖 AI assistant & MCP *(Pro)* Everything in this section is part of **Pro**; the free app has none of it. The AI assistant is an **agent**, not just a chat box: it is given the same tool set the MCP server exposes, so when you ask "what distros do I have? " or "install Ubuntu

and set my default user" it calls real tools against your WSL rather than guessing. Tool calls are shown inline as it works. **Set up the provider** in **Settings → Bring Your Own AI Key**: any OpenAI-compatible endpoint works (OpenAI, Azure, a LiteLLM proxy, Ollama, LM Studio, …). The **Load model list** button fills an autocomplete from the provider's , and **Test connection** proves the credentials work before you open the chat. It is off until you answer: WSL Manager asks once

, on the first start after installing or updating, and nothing AI-related runs before that. One honest caveat: the sandbox itself has normal outbound internet access, like any distro or VM. Sandbox chats use the same docked panel as the assistant (task queue included), their transcripts persist, and the history button in the chat header switches between the assistant and any sandbox session. The assistant works through them with its tools and checks each off as it finishes; you can

keep adding tasks while it runs. Connecting external AI clients (MCP) Turn on **Settings → MCP Server** (Pro). It serves the MCP protocol at , loopback-only, guarded by a bearer token shown in the same panel. It writes the entry below into for you (needs Node. To reach it from another machine, enable the built-in **Cloudflare tunnel** toggle in the same panel and use the public URL it prints. Scan the QR code the panel shows with your phone (or

copy the link) and you get the whole app in a browser: start, stop, duplicate and delete instances, run commands, open persistent terminal sessions, run your saved snippets, and drive every other tool (import, export, packaging, , disks, VM creation) through generated forms. It is the same tool set the AI assistant and the MCP server use. The dashboard binds to all interfaces on purpose; flip **Publish via Cloudflare Tunnel** in the same panel to get a temporary public HTTPS link

(the QR code switches to it) when you need it away from home. Once published, the token is the only