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gac
2 months agoNew Contributor
WSL2 + 1Password CLI
I have a WSL2 system set up with NixOS where I used to be able to use shell plugins (primarily the `gh` tool for GitHub) - but today it is not working, throwing an error message:
[ERROR] 2025/12/27 22:35:25 Shell Plugins can only be used with the 1Password app integration enabled.
To learn more about this feature, check out:
https://developer.1password.com/docs/cli/about-biometric-unlock/This used to work - but unfortunately I don't know exactly _when_ it stopped working, I use the VM sporadically.
Config:
$ op plugin inspect
? Choose which CLI configuration to inspect: gh (GitHub)
GitHub CLI
Configured Aliases
✔ Alias for "gh" configured
✔ Aliases sourced (/home/gac/.config/op/plugins.sh)
Configured Credentials
✔ Configured as global default:
CREDENTIAL TYPE ITEM VAULT
GitHub Personal Access Token GitHub Personal Access Token PrivateVersions:
$ uname -a
Linux wsl 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun 5 18:30:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ nixos-version
25.11.20251226.f560cce (Xantusia)
$ op --version
2.32.0
$ wsl.exe --version
WSL version: 2.6.3.0
Kernel version: 6.6.87.2-1
WSLg version: 1.0.71
MSRDC version: 1.2.6353
Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511
DXCore version: 10.0.26100.1-240331-1435.ge-release
Windows version: 10.0.26200.7462If biometric login is a hard requirement then this is problematic to say the least as this is a desktop - there is no Windows Hello and no biometric capability. The documentation page does redirect to a different page about app integration, however this seems to only cover common use cases such as "I am using Windows and I want access to 1Password from Powershell" or "I have macOS and want access from the native terminal with `bash`/`zsh`". There doesn't seem to be any advice for running within a WSL2 virtual machine where 1Password is running _outside_ of the VM and I need access for shell plugins _inside_ the VM...
Any tips or advice?
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