diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index e53f834..4fbd7dd 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ fn wsl_path_to_windows(wsl_path: &str) -> Option<String> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Create a Command instance for executing Claude CLI commands
+/// On Windows, this will use WSL to execute the command
+/// On other platforms, it executes directly
+fn create_claude_command() -> std::process::Command {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("wsl");
+        cmd.arg("claude");
+        cmd
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    {
+        std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    }
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn start_claude(
     bridge_manager: State<'_, SharedBridgeManager>,
@@ -1233,7 +1250,7 @@ pub async fn list_memory_files() -> Result<MemoryFilesResponse, String> {
 pub async fn get_claude_version() -> Result<String, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Getting Claude CLI version");
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("--version")
         .output();
 
@@ -1323,7 +1340,7 @@ fn parse_plugin_list(stdout: &str) -> Vec<PluginInfo> {
 pub async fn list_plugins() -> Result<Vec<PluginInfo>, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Listing Claude Code plugins");
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("plugin")
         .arg("list")
         .output();
@@ -1352,7 +1369,7 @@ pub async fn list_plugins() -> Result<Vec<PluginInfo>, String> {
 pub async fn install_plugin(plugin_name: String) -> Result<String, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Installing plugin: {}", plugin_name);
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("plugin")
         .arg("install")
         .arg(&plugin_name)
@@ -1381,7 +1398,7 @@ pub async fn install_plugin(plugin_name: String) -> Result<String, String> {
 pub async fn uninstall_plugin(plugin_name: String) -> Result<String, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Uninstalling plugin: {}", plugin_name);
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("plugin")
         .arg("uninstall")
         .arg(&plugin_name)
@@ -1746,7 +1763,7 @@ fn parse_mcp_server_list(stdout: &str) -> Vec<McpServerInfo> {
 pub async fn list_mcp_servers() -> Result<Vec<McpServerInfo>, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Listing MCP servers");
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("mcp")
         .arg("list")
         .output();
@@ -1788,7 +1805,7 @@ pub async fn get_mcp_server(name: String) -> Result<McpServerInfo, String> {
 pub async fn remove_mcp_server(name: String) -> Result<String, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Removing MCP server: {}", name);
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("mcp")
         .arg("remove")
         .arg(&name)
@@ -1823,7 +1840,7 @@ pub async fn add_mcp_server(
 ) -> Result<String, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Adding MCP server: {} with transport {}", name, transport);
 
-    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("claude");
+    let mut cmd = create_claude_command();
     cmd.arg("mcp").arg("add");
 
     // Add transport flag
@@ -1871,7 +1888,7 @@ pub async fn add_mcp_server(
 pub async fn get_mcp_server_details(name: String) -> Result<String, String> {
     tracing::debug!("Getting detailed info for MCP server: {}", name);
 
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("claude")
+    let output = create_claude_command()
         .arg("mcp")
         .arg("get")
         .arg(&name)
@@ -1908,6 +1925,28 @@ mod tests {
         tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap().block_on(f)
     }
 
+    // ==================== create_claude_command tests ====================
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    fn test_create_claude_command_windows() {
+        // On Windows, should create a command that uses wsl as the program with claude as first arg
+        let cmd = create_claude_command();
+        let program = cmd.get_program();
+
+        assert_eq!(program, "wsl");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    fn test_create_claude_command_linux() {
+        // On Linux/Mac, should create a command that uses claude directly
+        let cmd = create_claude_command();
+        let program = cmd.get_program();
+
+        assert_eq!(program, "claude");
+    }
+
     // ==================== validate_directory tests ====================
 
     #[test]