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fix(windows): Claude Code fails to launch with ENOENT (uv_spawn) #9

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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions src/cli.ts
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Expand Up @@ -827,6 +827,9 @@ async function runClaudeCode(
const child = spawn(claudePath, spawnArgs, {
stdio: "inherit",
env,
// On Windows the resolved launcher is a .cmd batch file; CreateProcess
// cannot run .cmd directly, it must go through cmd.exe (shell: true).
shell: process.platform === "win32",
});

child.on("error", (err) => {
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13 changes: 12 additions & 1 deletion src/path.ts
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,18 @@ export function getInstallationPath(id: string = DEFAULT_INSTALLATION_ID): strin
export function resolveClaudePath(): string {
try {
if (process.platform === "win32") {
return execSync("where claude", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim().split(/\r?\n/)[0] ?? "claude";
const candidates = execSync("where claude", { encoding: "utf-8" })
.trim()
.split(/\r?\n/)
.filter(Boolean);
// `where` lists the extension-less sh shim first. CreateProcess (used by
// child_process.spawn without a shell) cannot execute it, so pick the
// .cmd/.exe/.bat launcher that Windows actually runs.
return (
candidates.find((p) => /\.(cmd|exe|bat)$/i.test(p)) ??
candidates[0] ??
"claude"
);
}
return execSync("which claude", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
} catch {
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