# WSL2: Rules and workflows not recognized/functional at workspace level

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wsl2-rules-and-workflows-not-recognized-functional-at-workspace-level/120050>\
**Category:** Google Antigravity\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [January 30, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wsl2-rules-and-workflows-not-recognized-functional-at-workspace-level/120050 "2026-01-30T06:56:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lebron\_Lee](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/lebron_lee/32/32068_2.png) [@Lebron\_Lee](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Lebron_Lee)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wsl2-rules-and-workflows-not-recognized-functional-at-workspace-level/120050/1 "2026-01-30T06:56:21Z")

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**Current Behavior:** When clicking `+workspace` under the Rules tab and creating a new file (e.g., `aaa`), the file is successfully created on the disk. However, the editor fails to open it, displaying the error: “Unable to open the editor because the file could not be found.”

**Root Cause:** Based on the logs, the editor is attempting to access the file using Windows-style backslashes: `\home\xx\projectSpace\xx\.agent\rules\aaa.md`

In the WSL2 (Linux) environment, the path should use forward slashes: `/home/xx/projectSpace/xx/.agent/rules/aaa.md`

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**Author:** ![Max\_Humphrey](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/max_humphrey/32/90183_2.png) [@Max\_Humphrey](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Max_Humphrey)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wsl2-rules-and-workflows-not-recognized-functional-at-workspace-level/120050/2 "2026-02-02T16:13:10Z")

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I also have this issue , globals work and workispace levles with WWSL do not

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Greenberg](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/jonathan_greenberg/32/91528_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Greenberg](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Jonathan_Greenberg)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wsl2-rules-and-workflows-not-recognized-functional-at-workspace-level/120050/3 "2026-02-08T00:05:57Z")

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I’m having this exact same issue. Only global rules work.