Document WSL --clone safe.directory workaround for sandboxes#25238
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Assessment: 🟢 APPROVE
The new WSL troubleshooting section is technically accurate, well-structured, and fits naturally within the existing document's tone and scope. The safe.directory workaround and Git configuration syntax are correct. No high or medium issues found.
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Clone mode fails on \\wsl.localhost\... paths because Git's dubious ownership check makes sbx's repo detection fail. Add a troubleshooting section with the safe.directory workaround. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
On Windows,
sbx run --cloneagainst a repo on a WSL filesystem (\\wsl.localhost\...) fails with--clone requires a Git repositoryeven when the directory is a valid repo. The real cause is Git's dubious-ownership safety check refusing to operate across the WSL boundary, which makes sbx's repo detection fail. This adds a troubleshooting section documenting thesafe.directoryworkaround.Generated by Claude Code