@chatpanel/bridge 0.2.8 → 0.2.10

package/README.md

@@ -14,26 +14,30 @@ the ones the bridge reports as available.
 
 ## Run it
 
-### Option A — one-line install (no Node.js needed)
+### macOS / Linux — one line, no Node.js needed
 
-**macOS / Linux:**
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL https://dl.chatpanel.net/bridge/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
-**Windows (PowerShell):**
+Downloads the standalone binary, installs it, and sets it to start at login
+(installing via curl avoids the macOS "damaged" prompt). Re-running is a clean
+in-place upgrade.
+
+### Windows — via Node (recommended)
+
+Windows SmartScreen flags unsigned downloads, so on Windows run the bridge through
+Node — you already have it if you use Claude Code / Codex / Gemini (all npm CLIs),
+and there's no security prompt:
+
 ```powershell
-irm https://dl.chatpanel.net/bridge/install.ps1 | iex
+npm i -g @chatpanel/bridge
+chatpanel-bridge --install      # starts hidden at login
 ```
 
-This downloads the standalone binary for your OS, installs it, and sets it to
-start at login. **Recommended** — installing this way avoids the macOS "damaged"
-and Windows SmartScreen prompts that browser downloads trigger. Re-running it is a
-clean in-place upgrade (no duplicate installs). Then open the ChatPanel side panel
-and your agents appear.
+Just trying it? `npx @chatpanel/bridge` runs it once in the foreground.
 
-Manage it: `chatpanel-bridge --status` · `--uninstall` · run with no flags to start
-once in the foreground.
+Manage it anywhere: `chatpanel-bridge --status` · `--uninstall`.
 
 ### Manual download
 
@@ -50,25 +54,17 @@ chmod +x chatpanel-bridge-macos-arm64
 .\chatpanel-bridge-windows-x64.exe --install
 ```
 
-> These binaries aren't notarized yet, so macOS/Windows may warn on first run.
-> The curl installer above sidesteps the macOS prompt entirely.
->
-> **Intel Mac?** No x64 binary yet — use **Option B** (`npx @chatpanel/bridge`).
-> Apple Silicon (`uname -m` → `arm64`) uses `chatpanel-bridge-macos-arm64`.
-
-### Option B — via npm (needs Node.js 18+)
-
-```bash
-npx @chatpanel/bridge        # → http://127.0.0.1:4319
-```
+> These binaries aren't code-signed yet, so macOS/Windows may warn on first run
+> (the curl/npm routes above sidestep that). **Intel Mac?** No x64 binary yet —
+> use npm (`npx @chatpanel/bridge`). Apple Silicon uses `chatpanel-bridge-macos-arm64`.
 
-…then leave it running and open the ChatPanel side panel. Prefer a persistent
-command? `npm i -g @chatpanel/bridge` then `chatpanel-bridge`.
+### Prerequisites
 
-Prerequisites (the agents you want to use must already be set up):
+The agents you want to use must already be set up:
 
-- **Claude Code**: be signed in (`claude`) or set `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`.
+- **Claude Code**: installed and signed in (`claude`), or set `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`.
 - **Codex**: `codex` on your `PATH` and `codex login` done.
+- **Gemini CLI**: `gemini` on your `PATH` and signed in.
 
 The extension polls `/health` and shows each agent as available/unavailable.
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@chatpanel/bridge",
-  "version": "0.2.8",
+  "version": "0.2.10",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Local bridge that exposes the AI coding agents installed on your machine — Claude Code (Agent SDK), Codex (CLI), and Gemini CLI — to the ChatPanel Chrome extension over a localhost SSE endpoint. Bring your own agent.",
   "keywords": [

package/scripts/install.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # ChatPanel Bridge installer (Windows) - no Node.js required.
 #
 #   irm https://dl.chatpanel.net/bridge/install.ps1 | iex
-$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
-$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'   # IWR fallback: skip the slow progress bar
+#
+# Note: no `$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'` here, because native tools (schtasks,
+# curl) write progress/notices to stderr and that would be treated as fatal. We
+# check exit codes explicitly instead.
+$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
 
 $url = 'https://dl.chatpanel.net/bridge/windows-x64.exe'
 $dir = Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'ChatPanel'
@@ -12,28 +15,40 @@ $tmp = "$bin.new"
 Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "Installing ChatPanel Bridge" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 
-# Stop any running bridge + its scheduled task so the .exe isn't locked (clean
-# in-place upgrade, no duplicate installs).
-schtasks /End /TN ChatPanelBridge *> $null
+# Stop any running bridge + its scheduled task for a clean in-place upgrade.
+# Run schtasks inside cmd so its "not found" stderr never reaches PowerShell.
+cmd /c "schtasks /End /TN ChatPanelBridge >nul 2>&1"
 Get-Process -Name 'chatpanel-bridge' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 600
 
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dir | Out-Null
 
 Write-Host "  Downloading the bridge (~60 MB)..." -ForegroundColor Gray
-$curl = Get-Command curl.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-if ($curl) {
-  & curl.exe -fL --progress-bar -o $tmp $url      # fast, with a real progress bar
+$ok = $false
+if (Get-Command curl.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+  & curl.exe -fL --progress-bar -o "$tmp" "$url"      # fast, real progress bar
+  $ok = ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)
 } else {
-  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $tmp -UseBasicParsing
+  try { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $tmp -UseBasicParsing; $ok = $true } catch { $ok = $false }
+}
+if (-not $ok -or -not (Test-Path "$tmp")) {
+  Write-Host "Download failed - check your connection and re-run." -ForegroundColor Red
+  return
 }
-Unblock-File -Path $tmp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue   # no SmartScreen mark-of-the-web
-Move-Item -Force $tmp $bin
+
+Unblock-File -Path "$tmp" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue   # no SmartScreen mark-of-the-web
+Move-Item -Force "$tmp" "$bin"
 
 Write-Host "  Setting it to start at login..." -ForegroundColor Gray
-& $bin --install
+& "$bin" --install
+$installed = ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)
 
 Write-Host ""
-Write-Host "Done. ChatPanel Bridge is running and starts at login." -ForegroundColor Green
-Write-Host "Open the ChatPanel side panel - your agents appear automatically."
+if ($installed) {
+  Write-Host "Done. ChatPanel Bridge is running and starts at login." -ForegroundColor Green
+  Write-Host "Open the ChatPanel side panel - your agents appear automatically."
+} else {
+  Write-Host "Installed, but auto-start setup hit an issue. Start it manually with:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+  Write-Host "  `"$bin`""
+}
 Write-Host "Manage it:  `"$bin`" --status  |  --uninstall"

package/src/server.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import * as gemini from './engines/gemini.js';
 import { installService, uninstallService, serviceStatus } from './service.js';
 import { enrichPath, findAgentBin } from './env.js';
 
-const VERSION = '0.2.8';
+const VERSION = '0.2.10';
 const HOST = process.env.CHATPANEL_BRIDGE_HOST || '127.0.0.1';
 const PORT = Number(process.env.CHATPANEL_BRIDGE_PORT) || 4319;
 

package/src/service.js

@@ -79,20 +79,32 @@ function macStatus() {
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- Windows
-const WIN_TASK = 'ChatPanelBridge';
+// Per-user auto-start via the HKCU Run key — works without admin (a scheduled
+// task can be blocked by policy: "Access is denied"). A tiny .vbs launcher runs
+// the bridge with NO console window.
+const WIN_RUN_KEY = 'HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run';
+const WIN_RUN_NAME = 'ChatPanelBridge';
+// A user-writable location for the launcher. NOT next to the program — under
+// `npm i -g` the program is node.exe, whose dir is protected (EPERM).
+const winVbs = () => path.join(os.homedir(), '.chatpanel', 'launch.vbs');
 
 function winInstall() {
   const { program, args } = resolveLaunch();
-  const tr = [`"${program}"`, ...args.map((a) => `"${a}"`)].join(' ');
-  const r = run('schtasks', ['/Create', '/TN', WIN_TASK, '/TR', tr, '/SC', 'ONLOGON', '/RL', 'LIMITED', '/F']);
-  if (r.status !== 0) throw new Error((r.stderr || '').trim() || 'schtasks create failed');
-  run('schtasks', ['/Run', '/TN', WIN_TASK]); // start now
+  // VBS quoting: "" is a literal quote inside a string. Run(cmd, 0=hidden, False).
+  const parts = [program, ...args].map((p) => `""${p}""`).join(' ');
+  const vbs = winVbs();
+  mkdirSync(path.dirname(vbs), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(vbs, `CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "${parts}", 0, False\r\n`);
+  const r = run('reg', ['add', WIN_RUN_KEY, '/v', WIN_RUN_NAME, '/t', 'REG_SZ', '/d', `wscript.exe "${vbs}"`, '/f']);
+  if (r.status !== 0) throw new Error((r.stderr || '').trim() || 'reg add failed');
+  run('wscript.exe', [vbs]); // start now, hidden
 }
 function winUninstall() {
-  run('schtasks', ['/Delete', '/TN', WIN_TASK, '/F']);
+  run('reg', ['delete', WIN_RUN_KEY, '/v', WIN_RUN_NAME, '/f']);
+  run('taskkill', ['/IM', 'chatpanel-bridge.exe', '/F']);
 }
 function winStatus() {
-  return run('schtasks', ['/Query', '/TN', WIN_TASK]).status === 0;
+  return run('reg', ['query', WIN_RUN_KEY, '/v', WIN_RUN_NAME]).status === 0;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- Linux (systemd user)