Docker via WSL (Windows)

When this applies

This applies when you, the AI agent, are running on a Windows host and your shell is OUTSIDE WSL -- your Bash tool is Git Bash/MSYS (uname -s shows MINGW64…/MSYS…) or you are in PowerShell/cmd. The docker binary there talks to Docker Desktop, but the daemon and its filesystem live in WSL2, so you must run commands inside WSL via wsl.exe.

If your shell is already inside WSL (uname -s shows Linux, native path /home/<user>/...), this skill does not apply -- run docker directly.

The problem