docs: note WSL2 support with install-inside-WSL requirement#116
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End-to-end verified on 2026-04-17 on Win11 Pro 24H2 + WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04 (kernel 6.6.87): install.sh, axme-code setup with real Claude subscription OAuth, MCP server stdio handshake, PreToolUse hook block/allow, full Claude Code session, detached audit worker completion. Details in wsl2-full-e2e-verified-2026-04-17 memory. Critical caveat the README must land up front: Claude Code must be installed inside the WSL distro, not on the Windows host — the Linux binary in WSL cannot be spawned by a Windows-side Claude Code over stdio. #!axme pr=none repo=AxmeAI/axme-code
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Summary
Adds an explicit "Windows via WSL2" note to the Quick Start in README.md, after the Linux/macOS install line. End-to-end verified on 2026-04-17 on an Azure Win11 Pro 24H2 D2s_v5 VM running WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04 (kernel 6.6.87):
install.shdownloadslinux-x64binary correctlyaxme-code setupwith real Claude subscription OAuth — 9 LLM-extracted decisions + 13 presets, $0.31, 115s, zero errorsinitializehandshake returns properserverInfoPreToolUsehook blocksrm -rf /(permissionDecision: deny), allowslsclaude --printsession —SessionEndhook fires, detached audit worker spawns and completes withaudit_completewritten toworklog.jsonl(cost $0.086)Critical caveat captured in the README
Claude Code must be installed inside the WSL distro, not on the Windows host. A Linux binary in WSL cannot be spawned over stdio by a Windows-side Claude Code — users who install Claude Code natively on Windows and try to point it at a WSL-side axme-code will hit this silently. The README now says this in the same sentence so it is impossible to miss.
What's NOT claimed yet
Native Windows (cmd.exe / PowerShell, no WSL) is still explicitly called out as not supported. That's the next phase.
Test plan
axme-code-site) stays at "Linux, macOS" for now — can extend in a follow-up if we want Windows searches to find us🤖 Generated with Claude Code