deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

wslpath returned no Windows path

Error message

wslpath returned no Windows path

What it means

Error "wslpath returned no Windows path" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/host/apiproxy/src/native-path-opener.ts:114

  if (present(env.WSL_DISTRO_NAME) || present(env.WSL_INTEROP)) return true
  return (internals.osRelease ?? osRelease()).toLowerCase().includes('microsoft')
}

/** Open one Windows-resolvable path through its registered desktop application. */
async function openWindowsPath(path: string, signal: AbortSignal, run: PathOpenerRunner): Promise<void> {
  await run('powershell.exe', [
    '-NoProfile',
    '-Command',
    `Invoke-Item -LiteralPath ${powershellLiteral(path)}`,
  ], signal)
}

/** Translate a WSL path before handing it to the Windows desktop. */
async function openWslPath(path: string, signal: AbortSignal, run: PathOpenerRunner): Promise<void> {
  const translated = await run('wslpath', ['-w', path], signal)
  signal.throwIfAborted()
  const windowsPath = translated.stdout.replace(/[\r\n]+$/, '')
  if (windowsPath === '') throw new Error('wslpath returned no Windows path')
  await openWindowsPath(windowsPath, signal, run)
}

/** Dispatch one shell-free platform command for the requested open intent. */
async function openNativePathWithIntent(
  path: string,
  signal: AbortSignal,
  intent: PathOpenIntent,
  internals: PathOpenerInternals = {},
): Promise<void> {
  const platform = internals.platform ?? process.platform
  const run = internals.run ?? runNativeCommand
  const env = internals.env ?? process.env
  const wsl = platform === 'linux' && isWsl(internals)

  if (!wsl && intent === 'default' && BROWSER_DOCUMENTS.has(extname(path).toLowerCase())
    && await openInBrowser(path, signal, platform, run, env)) return

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/host/apiproxy/src/native-path-opener.ts:114 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness@b150a551b8 (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/39c7dbe230c85157. Report an issue: GitHub.