coily dispatch: support non-Mac-local environments incl WSL #138

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opened 2026-05-28 07:58:25 +00:00 by coilysiren · 0 comments

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Problem

coily dispatch only works reliably on Mac local today. Every variant - headless
and interactive HITL - should work in other environments too. The gnarliest target
is WSL2 (Windows-side Ubuntu), and it is not yet clear that it can be made to work
there at all.

Scope

Get all dispatch variants working off Mac local:

Headless dispatch (claude -p fan-out on an issue ref).
Interactive / HITL dispatch (let the operator iterate on the spawned session).
Both the GitHub and Forgejo issue-ref code paths.

Target environments, in rough order of expected difficulty:

Linux native (kai-server, kai-desktop-tower) - likely closest to Mac local.
WSL2 (Windows laptop, Ubuntu 20.04 focal). Highest risk. May not be feasible -
needs investigation before committing. Suspect blockers: process/PTY handling
for interactive sessions, terminal multiplexing, /mnt vs /home perf split,
bare-install toolchain gaps.

Acceptance

Document which variant works in which environment, with the actual failure mode
recorded for any combination that cannot be made to work.
For WSL specifically: a go / no-go determination backed by a concrete repro, not
a guess. If no-go, capture why so we stop re-litigating it.

Notes

WSL host specifics are captured in the kai-wsl-env skill (bare Ubuntu 20.04,
no passwordless sudo, manual Linuxbrew, perf-sensitive /mnt vs /home).

## Problem `coily dispatch` only works reliably on Mac local today. Every variant - headless and interactive HITL - should work in other environments too. The gnarliest target is WSL2 (Windows-side Ubuntu), and it is not yet clear that it can be made to work there at all. ## Scope Get all dispatch variants working off Mac local: * Headless dispatch (`claude -p` fan-out on an issue ref). * Interactive / HITL dispatch (let the operator iterate on the spawned session). * Both the GitHub and Forgejo issue-ref code paths. Target environments, in rough order of expected difficulty: * Linux native (kai-server, kai-desktop-tower) - likely closest to Mac local. * WSL2 (Windows laptop, Ubuntu 20.04 focal). Highest risk. May not be feasible - needs investigation before committing. Suspect blockers: process/PTY handling for interactive sessions, terminal multiplexing, `/mnt` vs `/home` perf split, bare-install toolchain gaps. ## Acceptance * Document which variant works in which environment, with the actual failure mode recorded for any combination that cannot be made to work. * For WSL specifically: a go / no-go determination backed by a concrete repro, not a guess. If no-go, capture why so we stop re-litigating it. ## Notes WSL host specifics are captured in the `kai-wsl-env` skill (bare Ubuntu 20.04, no passwordless sudo, manual Linuxbrew, perf-sensitive `/mnt` vs `/home`).

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