From 5ec4ea9b4d425269c9e9052503ad85b5caaa976e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: christine betts <chrstn@uw.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 15:35:47 +0000
Subject: [ide-mode] Wire up env variables to sandbox (#5804)

---
 packages/core/src/ide/ide-client.ts | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'packages/core/src')

diff --git a/packages/core/src/ide/ide-client.ts b/packages/core/src/ide/ide-client.ts
index 508dfea1..5ffcc2e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ide/ide-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/ide/ide-client.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export class IdeClient {
         version: '1.0.0',
       });
       transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
-        new URL(`http://localhost:${port}/mcp`),
+        new URL(`http://${getIdeServerHost()}:${port}/mcp`),
       );
       await this.client.connect(transport);
       this.registerClientHandlers();
@@ -345,3 +345,12 @@ export class IdeClient {
     }
   }
 }
+
+function getIdeServerHost() {
+  const isInContainer =
+    fs.existsSync('/.dockerenv') ||
+    fs.existsSync('/run/.containerenv') ||
+    !!process.env.SANDBOX ||
+    !!process.env.container;
+  return isInContainer ? 'host.docker.internal' : 'localhost';
+}
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