From b26b35fdcb2d3999cb96a00a68f4b6d7ed11a035 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Richardson <greg.nmr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:59:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: WSL note for MCP (#34124)

docs(mcp): wsl note
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 apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/mcp.mdx | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/mcp.mdx b/apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/mcp.mdx
index 713d10e6df4..1ac1746f7e1 100644
--- a/apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/mcp.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/mcp.mdx
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ This assumes you have Node.js and npx installed. If you don't have Node.js or pr
 
 </Admonition>
 
+<Admonition type="note" title="Windows users">
+
+If you run Node.js and npx in WSL instead of directly on your Windows host, you'll need to prefix the command with `wsl`:
+
+```shell
+wsl npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres <connection-string>
+```
+
+</Admonition>
+
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