@castlekit/castle 0.4.0 → 0.4.1

package/.next/standalone/install.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+# Castle Installer for Windows
+# Usage: iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1 | iex
+#        & ([scriptblock]::Create((iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1))) -Version 0.4.0 -NoOnboard -DryRun
+
+param(
+    [string]$Version = "latest",
+    [switch]$NoOnboard,
+    [switch]$DryRun,
+    [switch]$Verbose,
+    [switch]$Help
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# ─── Taglines ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+$Taglines = @(
+    "Your kingdom awaits, sire."
+    "The throne room is ready."
+    "A fortress for your AI agents."
+    "All hail the command center."
+    "Knights of the round terminal."
+    "Raise the drawbridge, lower the latency."
+    "By royal decree, your agents are assembled."
+    "The court is now in session."
+    "From castle walls to API calls."
+    "Forged in code, ruled by you."
+    "Every king needs a castle."
+    "Where agents serve and dragons compile."
+    "The siege of busywork ends here."
+    "Hear ye, hear ye — your agents await."
+    "A castle built on open source bedrock."
+    "One does not simply walk in without a CLI."
+    "The moat is deep but the docs are deeper."
+    "Fear not the dark mode, for it is default."
+    "In the land of AI, the castlekeeper wears a hoodie."
+    "Excalibur was a sword. This is better."
+    "npm install --save-the-kingdom."
+    "The Round Table, but make it a dashboard."
+    "Dragons? Handled. Bugs? Working on it."
+    "A quest to automate the mundane."
+)
+
+$Tagline = $Taglines | Get-Random
+
+# ─── Banner ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Print-Banner {
+    $banner = @(
+        '                                  |>>>'
+        '                                  |'
+        '                    |>>>      _  _|_  _         |>>>'
+        '                    |        |;| |;| |;|        |'
+        '                _  _|_  _    \.    .  /    _  _|_  _'
+        '               |;|_|;|_|;|    \:. ,  /    |;|_|;|_|;|'
+        '               \..      /    ||;   . |    \.    .  /'
+        '                \.  ,  /     ||:  .  |     \:  .  /'
+        '                 ||:   |_   _ ||_ . _ | _   _||:   |'
+        '                 ||:  .|||_|;|_|;|_|;|_|;|_|;||:.  |'
+        '                 ||:   ||.    .     .      . ||:  .|'
+        '                 ||: . || .     . .   .  ,   ||:   |       \,/'
+        '                 ||:   ||:  ,  _______   .   ||: , |            /`\\'
+        '                 ||:   || .   /+++++++\    . ||:   |'
+        '                 ||:   ||.    |+++++++| .    ||: . |'
+        '              __ ||: . ||: ,  |+++++++|.  . _||_   |'
+        "     ____--``~    '--~~__|.    |+++++__|----~    ~``---,              ___"
+        "-~--~                   ~---__|,--~'                  ~~----_____-~'   ``~----~~"
+    )
+    # Blue-to-purple gradient using ANSI escape codes
+    $gradient = @(27, 27, 33, 33, 63, 63, 99, 99, 135, 135, 141, 141, 177, 177, 177, 176, 176, 176)
+    Write-Host ""
+    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $banner.Length; $i++) {
+        $color = $gradient[$i]
+        Write-Host "`e[38;5;${color}m$($banner[$i])`e[0m"
+    }
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "  " -NoNewline
+    Write-Host "Castle" -ForegroundColor Blue -NoNewline
+    Write-Host " — The multi-agent workspace" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    Write-Host "  $Tagline" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    Write-Host ""
+}
+
+# ─── Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Print-Usage {
+    Write-Host "Castle installer (Windows)"
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Usage:"
+    Write-Host "  iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1 | iex"
+    Write-Host "  & ([scriptblock]::Create((iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1))) [options]"
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Options:"
+    Write-Host "  -Version <version>    npm version to install (default: latest)"
+    Write-Host "  -NoOnboard            Skip setup wizard after install"
+    Write-Host "  -DryRun               Print what would happen (no changes)"
+    Write-Host "  -Verbose              Print debug output"
+    Write-Host "  -Help                 Show this help"
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Environment variables:"
+    Write-Host "  CASTLE_VERSION=latest|<semver>"
+    Write-Host "  CASTLE_NO_ONBOARD=1"
+    Write-Host "  CASTLE_DRY_RUN=1"
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Examples:"
+    Write-Host "  iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1 | iex"
+    Write-Host '  & ([scriptblock]::Create((iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1))) -NoOnboard'
+}
+
+# ─── Environment variable overrides ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Version")) {
+    if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:CASTLE_VERSION)) {
+        $Version = $env:CASTLE_VERSION
+    }
+}
+if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("NoOnboard")) {
+    if ($env:CASTLE_NO_ONBOARD -eq "1") {
+        $NoOnboard = $true
+    }
+}
+if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("DryRun")) {
+    if ($env:CASTLE_DRY_RUN -eq "1") {
+        $DryRun = $true
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Refresh-Path {
+    $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
+}
+
+# ─── Node.js ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Check-Node {
+    try {
+        $nodeVersion = (node -v 2>$null)
+        if ($nodeVersion) {
+            $major = [int]($nodeVersion -replace 'v(\d+)\..*', '$1')
+            if ($major -ge 22) {
+                Write-Host "[OK] Node.js $nodeVersion found" -ForegroundColor Green
+                return $true
+            } else {
+                Write-Host "[!] Node.js $nodeVersion found, but v22+ required" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                return $false
+            }
+        }
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "[!] Node.js not found" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        return $false
+    }
+    return $false
+}
+
+function Install-Node {
+    Write-Host "[*] Installing Node.js 22..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+    # Try winget first (Windows 11 / Windows 10 with App Installer)
+    if (Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Write-Host "  Using winget..." -ForegroundColor Gray
+        winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
+        Refresh-Path
+        Write-Host "[OK] Node.js installed via winget" -ForegroundColor Green
+        return
+    }
+
+    # Try Chocolatey
+    if (Get-Command choco -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Write-Host "  Using Chocolatey..." -ForegroundColor Gray
+        choco install nodejs-lts -y
+        Refresh-Path
+        Write-Host "[OK] Node.js installed via Chocolatey" -ForegroundColor Green
+        return
+    }
+
+    # Try Scoop
+    if (Get-Command scoop -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Write-Host "  Using Scoop..." -ForegroundColor Gray
+        scoop install nodejs-lts
+        Write-Host "[OK] Node.js installed via Scoop" -ForegroundColor Green
+        return
+    }
+
+    # No package manager available
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Error: Could not find a package manager (winget, choco, or scoop)" -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Please install Node.js 22+ manually:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Write-Host "  https://nodejs.org/en/download/" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Or install winget (App Installer) from the Microsoft Store." -ForegroundColor Gray
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Git ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Check-Git {
+    if (Get-Command git -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Write-Host "[OK] Git found" -ForegroundColor Green
+        return $true
+    }
+    Write-Host "[!] Git not found (optional — needed for some npm packages)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    return $false
+}
+
+# ─── npm PATH ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Ensure-NpmGlobalOnPath {
+    $npmPrefix = $null
+    try {
+        $npmPrefix = (npm config get prefix 2>$null).Trim()
+    } catch {
+        return
+    }
+
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($npmPrefix)) { return }
+
+    # On Windows, npm global bin is directly in the prefix (not prefix/bin)
+    $npmBin = $npmPrefix
+    $userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
+    if (-not ($userPath -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ -ieq $npmBin })) {
+        [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$userPath;$npmBin", "User")
+        Refresh-Path
+        Write-Host "[!] Added $npmBin to user PATH" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    }
+}
+
+function Resolve-CastleBin {
+    # Check if castle is on PATH
+    if (Get-Command castle -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        return (Get-Command castle).Source
+    }
+
+    Refresh-Path
+
+    if (Get-Command castle -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        return (Get-Command castle).Source
+    }
+
+    # Check common npm global locations
+    $npmPrefix = $null
+    try { $npmPrefix = (npm config get prefix 2>$null).Trim() } catch {}
+    if ($npmPrefix -and (Test-Path (Join-Path $npmPrefix "castle.cmd"))) {
+        return (Join-Path $npmPrefix "castle.cmd")
+    }
+
+    # Check AppData roaming npm
+    $roamingNpm = Join-Path $env:APPDATA "npm"
+    if (Test-Path (Join-Path $roamingNpm "castle.cmd")) {
+        return (Join-Path $roamingNpm "castle.cmd")
+    }
+
+    return $null
+}
+
+# ─── Existing installation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Check-ExistingCastle {
+    try {
+        $null = Get-Command castle -ErrorAction Stop
+        Write-Host "[*] Existing Castle installation detected" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        return $true
+    } catch {
+        return $false
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Install Castle ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Install-Castle {
+    $installSpec = "@castlekit/castle@$Version"
+
+    # Check if already installed with matching version
+    $resolvedVersion = $null
+    try {
+        $resolvedVersion = (npm view $installSpec version 2>$null).Trim()
+    } catch {}
+
+    $installedVersion = $null
+    try {
+        $npmList = npm list -g @castlekit/castle --depth=0 2>$null
+        if ($npmList -match '@castlekit/castle@(\S+)') {
+            $installedVersion = $Matches[1]
+        }
+    } catch {}
+
+    if ($resolvedVersion -and ($installedVersion -eq $resolvedVersion)) {
+        Write-Host "[OK] Castle $resolvedVersion already installed" -ForegroundColor Green
+        return
+    }
+
+    if ($resolvedVersion) {
+        Write-Host "[*] Installing Castle $resolvedVersion..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "[*] Installing Castle ($Version)..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    }
+
+    # Suppress npm noise
+    $prevLogLevel = $env:NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL
+    $prevUpdateNotifier = $env:NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER
+    $prevFund = $env:NPM_CONFIG_FUND
+    $prevAudit = $env:NPM_CONFIG_AUDIT
+    $env:NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL = "error"
+    $env:NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER = "false"
+    $env:NPM_CONFIG_FUND = "false"
+    $env:NPM_CONFIG_AUDIT = "false"
+    try {
+        $npmOutput = npm install -g $installSpec 2>&1
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            Write-Host "[!] npm install failed" -ForegroundColor Red
+            $npmOutput | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
+            Write-Host ""
+            Write-Host "Try: npm install -g --force $installSpec" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+            exit 1
+        }
+    } finally {
+        $env:NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL = $prevLogLevel
+        $env:NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER = $prevUpdateNotifier
+        $env:NPM_CONFIG_FUND = $prevFund
+        $env:NPM_CONFIG_AUDIT = $prevAudit
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "[OK] Castle installed" -ForegroundColor Green
+}
+
+# ─── Main ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Main {
+    if ($Help) {
+        Print-Usage
+        return
+    }
+
+    if ($DryRun) {
+        Write-Host "[OK] Dry run" -ForegroundColor Green
+        Write-Host "[OK] Version: $Version" -ForegroundColor Green
+        if ($NoOnboard) {
+            Write-Host "[OK] Onboard: skipped" -ForegroundColor Green
+        }
+        Write-Host "Dry run complete (no changes made)." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+        return
+    }
+
+    # Check PowerShell version
+    if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 5) {
+        Write-Host "Error: PowerShell 5+ required" -ForegroundColor Red
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "[OK] Windows detected" -ForegroundColor Green
+
+    # Check for existing installation
+    $isUpgrade = Check-ExistingCastle
+
+    # Step 1: Node.js
+    if (-not (Check-Node)) {
+        Install-Node
+
+        # Verify after install
+        if (-not (Check-Node)) {
+            Write-Host ""
+            Write-Host "Error: Node.js installation may require a terminal restart" -ForegroundColor Red
+            Write-Host "Please close this terminal, open a new one, and run this installer again." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+            exit 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Step 2: Git check (non-blocking)
+    Check-Git | Out-Null
+
+    # Step 3: Ensure npm global bin is on PATH
+    Ensure-NpmGlobalOnPath
+
+    # Step 4: Install Castle
+    Install-Castle
+
+    # Resolve castle binary
+    Refresh-Path
+    $castleBin = Resolve-CastleBin
+
+    Write-Host ""
+    if ($isUpgrade) {
+        $updateMessages = @(
+            "The castle walls have been reinforced, my liege."
+            "New fortifications in place. The kingdom grows stronger."
+            "The royal engineers have been busy. Upgrade complete."
+            "Fresh stonework, same castle. Miss me?"
+            "The drawbridge has been upgraded. Smoother entry guaranteed."
+        )
+        Write-Host "Castle upgraded successfully!" -ForegroundColor Green
+        Write-Host ($updateMessages | Get-Random) -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    } else {
+        $completionMessages = @(
+            "The castle has been erected. Long may it stand!"
+            "Your fortress is ready, sire. What are your orders?"
+            "The court is assembled. Your agents await."
+            "A fine castle indeed. Time to rule."
+            "Stone by stone, the kingdom begins."
+        )
+        Write-Host "Castle installed successfully!" -ForegroundColor Green
+        Write-Host ($completionMessages | Get-Random) -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    }
+    Write-Host ""
+
+    if (-not $castleBin) {
+        Write-Host "[!] Castle is not on PATH yet." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        Write-Host "Restart PowerShell, then run: castle setup" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        $npmPrefix = $null
+        try { $npmPrefix = (npm config get prefix 2>$null).Trim() } catch {}
+        if ($npmPrefix) {
+            Write-Host "Expected path: $npmPrefix" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    # Step 5: Run setup
+    if ($NoOnboard) {
+        Write-Host "Skipping setup (requested). Run " -NoNewline
+        Write-Host "castle setup" -ForegroundColor Cyan -NoNewline
+        Write-Host " later."
+    } elseif (Test-Path (Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ".castle\castle.json")) {
+        Write-Host "[OK] Castle is already configured" -ForegroundColor Green
+        Write-Host "Run " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+        Write-Host "castle setup" -ForegroundColor Cyan -NoNewline
+        Write-Host " to reconfigure." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Starting setup..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        Write-Host ""
+        & $castleBin setup
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Entry ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+Print-Banner
+Main

package/.next/standalone/install.sh

@@ -765,7 +765,11 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$OS" == "unknown" ]]; then
     echo -e "${ERROR}Error: Unsupported operating system${NC}"
+    echo ""
     echo "This installer supports macOS and Linux (including WSL)."
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "For ${INFO}Windows${NC} (PowerShell):"
+    echo -e "  ${ACCENT}iwr -useb https://castlekit.com/install.ps1 | iex${NC}"
     exit 1
 fi
 

package/.next/standalone/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@castlekit/castle",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "description": "The multi-agent workspace",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "public/",
     "index.js",
     "install.sh",
+    "install.ps1",
     "next.config.ts",
     "postcss.config.mjs",
     "tsconfig.json",

package/.next/standalone/src/cli/onboarding.ts

@@ -355,28 +355,31 @@ export async function runOnboarding(): Promise<void> {
       const installSpinner = p.spinner();
       installSpinner.start("Installing OpenClaw...");
 
+      const installCmd = process.platform === "win32"
+        ? 'powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& { iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex } -NoOnboard"'
+        : 'curl -fsSL --proto "=https" --tlsv1.2 https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash -s -- --no-onboard --no-prompt';
+
       try {
-        execSync(
-          'curl -fsSL --proto "=https" --tlsv1.2 https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash -s -- --no-onboard --no-prompt',
-          { stdio: "pipe", timeout: 120000 }
-        );
+        execSync(installCmd, { stdio: "pipe", timeout: 120000 });
         installSpinner.stop(BLUE("✔ OpenClaw installed"));
       } catch (error) {
         installSpinner.stop(pc.red("OpenClaw installation failed"));
+        const manualCmd = process.platform === "win32"
+          ? "iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex"
+          : "curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash";
         p.note(
-          `Install OpenClaw manually:\n${BLUE_LIGHT(
-            "curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash"
-          )}\n\nThen run: ${BLUE_LIGHT("castle setup")}`,
+          `Install OpenClaw manually:\n${BLUE_LIGHT(manualCmd)}\n\nThen run: ${BLUE_LIGHT("castle setup")}`,
           BLUE_BOLD("Manual Install")
         );
         p.outro("Come back when OpenClaw is installed!");
         process.exit(1);
       }
     } else {
+      const manualCmd = process.platform === "win32"
+        ? "iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex"
+        : "curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash";
       p.note(
-        `Install OpenClaw:\n${BLUE_LIGHT(
-          "curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash"
-        )}\n\nThen come back and run:\n${BLUE_LIGHT("castle setup")}`,
+        `Install OpenClaw:\n${BLUE_LIGHT(manualCmd)}\n\nThen come back and run:\n${BLUE_LIGHT("castle setup")}`,
         BLUE_BOLD("Install OpenClaw First")
       );
       p.outro("See you soon!");
@@ -619,12 +622,37 @@ export async function runOnboarding(): Promise<void> {
 
   // Write PID file helper
   const pidFile = join(castleDir, "server.pid");
+  const isWin = process.platform === "win32";
+
+  // Stop existing service FIRST — otherwise the service manager respawns
+  // the old server immediately after we kill it, stealing the port.
+  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+    const plistPath = join(home(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", "com.castlekit.castle.plist");
+    try {
+      execSyncChild(`launchctl unload "${plistPath}" 2>/dev/null`, { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
+    } catch { /* no existing service */ }
+  } else if (process.platform === "linux") {
+    try {
+      execSyncChild("systemctl --user stop castle.service 2>/dev/null", { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
+    } catch { /* no existing service */ }
+  } else if (isWin) {
+    try {
+      execSyncChild('schtasks /End /TN "CastleServer" 2>nul', { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
+    } catch { /* no existing task */ }
+    try {
+      execSyncChild('schtasks /Delete /TN "CastleServer" /F 2>nul', { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
+    } catch { /* no existing task */ }
+  }
 
   // Kill any existing Castle server (by PID file)
   try {
     const existingPid = parseInt(readF(pidFile, "utf-8").trim(), 10);
     if (Number.isInteger(existingPid) && existingPid > 0) {
-      process.kill(existingPid);
+      if (isWin) {
+        try { execSyncChild(`taskkill /PID ${existingPid} /F 2>nul`, { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 5000 }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+      } else {
+        process.kill(existingPid);
+      }
       for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
         try {
           process.kill(existingPid, 0);
@@ -639,14 +667,35 @@ export async function runOnboarding(): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   // Kill anything else on the target port
-  try {
-    execSyncChild(`lsof -ti:${castlePort} | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null`, {
-      stdio: "ignore",
-      timeout: 5000,
-    });
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
-  } catch {
-    // Nothing on port or lsof not available
+  if (isWin) {
+    try {
+      const netstatOut = execSyncChild(
+        `netstat -ano | findstr ":${castlePort} " | findstr "LISTENING"`,
+        { encoding: "utf-8", timeout: 5000 }
+      ).toString();
+      const pids = new Set<string>();
+      for (const line of netstatOut.split("\n")) {
+        const parts = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
+        const pid = parts[parts.length - 1];
+        if (pid && /^\d+$/.test(pid) && pid !== "0") pids.add(pid);
+      }
+      for (const pid of pids) {
+        try { execSyncChild(`taskkill /PID ${pid} /F 2>nul`, { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 5000 }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+      }
+      if (pids.size > 0) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+    } catch {
+      // Nothing on port or netstat not available
+    }
+  } else {
+    try {
+      execSyncChild(`lsof -ti:${castlePort} | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null`, {
+        stdio: "ignore",
+        timeout: 5000,
+      });
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+    } catch {
+      // Nothing on port or lsof not available
+    }
   }
 
   // Escape XML special characters for plist values
@@ -693,9 +742,7 @@ ${plistEnvEntries}
     </dict>
 </dict>
 </plist>`;
-    try {
-      execSyncChild(`launchctl unload "${plistPath}" 2>/dev/null`, { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
-    } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    // Service was already unloaded above — just write new plist and load
     writeFile(plistPath, plist);
     try {
       execSyncChild(`launchctl load "${plistPath}"`, { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
@@ -730,6 +777,32 @@ WantedBy=default.target
     } catch {
       // Non-fatal
     }
+  } else if (isWin) {
+    // Windows: use Task Scheduler to run Castle at logon
+    // Build a batch wrapper that sets environment variables and starts the server
+    const batPath = join(castleDir, "start-server.bat");
+    const envLines = Object.entries(serverEnv)
+      .map(([k, v]) => `set "${k}=${v}"`)
+      .join("\r\n");
+    const batContent = `@echo off\r\n${envLines}\r\ncd /d "${PROJECT_ROOT}"\r\n"${nodePath}" ${serverArgs.map((a) => `"${a}"`).join(" ")}\r\n`;
+    writeFile(batPath, batContent);
+
+    // Task was already deleted above — create fresh
+    try {
+      execSyncChild(
+        `schtasks /Create /TN "CastleServer" /TR "\\"${batPath}\\"" /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /F 2>nul`,
+        { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 }
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // Non-fatal — fall back to spawning directly
+    }
+
+    // Also start the task now
+    try {
+      execSyncChild('schtasks /Run /TN "CastleServer" 2>nul', { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 10000 });
+    } catch {
+      // Non-fatal
+    }
   }
 
   // If no service manager started it, spawn directly