issue_watcher.sh cannot find claude command in WSL environment

[stoutpanda]

Problem Description

The issue_watcher.sh script fails to find the claude command in a WSL environment, even though Claude Code is properly installed and functional.

Environment Details

• Platform: WSL2 (Linux 6.6.87.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
• Claude Code Version: 1.0.25 (Claude Code)
• Shell: bash

Symptoms

1. Running claude --version directly in the terminal works and returns 1.0.25 (Claude Code)

2. The script's dependency check fails with:

3. command -v claude returns nothing (empty output)

4. which claude returns nothing

Investigation Results

The claude executable is actually installed at: /home/ubuntu/.claude/local/claude

However, this path is not included in the system PATH, so the script's command -v claude check fails.

Current PATH includes many directories but not /home/ubuntu/.claude/local/:

• /home/ubuntu/.local/bin
• /home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v24.2.0/bin
• /usr/local/bin
• /usr/bin
• Various other system and user paths
• But notably missing: /home/ubuntu/.claude/local/

Expected Behavior

The script should be able to find and use the claude command when Claude Code is properly installed, regardless of the installation method or environment.

Actual Behavior

The script exits with an error stating that claude CLI is not available even though the command works when invoked directly from the shell.

[stoutpanda]

Thought this could work for your bash script to review too -- even though I can quickly point it to my claude install.