[Sidreyas]

Problem

Addresses the WinGet case reported in #24293: #24293 (comment).

On Windows, a claude.cmd in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links forwards to the native Claude executable in WinGet's package directory. The resolver only checks npm package entries beside the launcher, then hands claude back to the SDK. Provider capability initialization fails even though the native executable is installed and runnable.

Change

Recognize the reported two-line WinGet launcher at its known location and return the existing Claude package executable. Read LOCALAPPDATA from the supplied environment case-insensitively and keep its value literal. When launcher path spellings differ, compare their canonical paths so 8.3 names and directory junctions reach the same supported launcher. Unsupported commands, other package targets, unreadable launchers, and missing executables retain the existing fallback. Launcher contents are never executed.

Scope and approval

This qualifies as a small, focused fix for an obvious bug in the existing Windows Claude launcher resolver. It changes server-side executable discovery used by capability probes and the Claude adapter, including when clients connect remotely to a Windows environment. It adds no setting, client UI, or provider behavior outside this launcher case.

#24533 covers pnpm's different launcher format; this change addresses the documented WinGet case only and does not close the broader issue.

Verification

Environment: Windows x64, Node 26.12.1, locked Effect 4.1.2 and Claude Agent SDK 0.3.316, real Claude Code 2.1.319.

• Baseline at 6577c6b6185167c0e502fa01f9e8e8f2dee6ff25, with the regression added first: from apps/server, vp test run src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.test.ts -t "follows the WinGet launcher" --maxWorkers 1 failed: expected the package executable, received claude.
• Fixed: from apps/server, vp test run src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.test.ts src/provider/ClaudeCapabilitiesProbe.test.ts src/provider/AgentContextBudget.test.ts --maxWorkers 1 passed, 12 tests across three files. This includes both check:changed-selected test files and additional capability-probe coverage. The existing cases cover canonical paths, 8.3 names, junction aliases, distinct and unreadable paths, CRLF/LF, case-insensitive environment keys, literal $&/%name%, unsupported launcher forms, missing targets, and npm resolution.
• vp fmt --check apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.ts apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.test.ts and vp lint with the same two paths passed.
• All three affected-package typechecks passed: vp run --cache --parallel --concurrency-limit 1 --filter @t3tools/evals --filter @t3tools/scripts --filter t3 typecheck.
• vp run --filter ./apps/server generate --check passed.
• Both vp run knip:check:files and vp run knip:check:exports passed.

vp run check:changed --concurrency 1 was attempted but could not reach its check stages: on this Windows checkout, its ignored-input git ls-files scan follows nested pnpm workspace junctions and emits repeated Filename too long warnings (covered separately by #32023). The stalled scan was stopped after preserving its output. The individual commands above cover every check selected for these two changed files; the wrapper itself did not pass and its cache was not written.

The root Vitest launcher also tries to initialize an unrelated browser project on port 62126, inside this machine's Windows-excluded range 62059–62158 (EACCES, covered separately by #24007). Server tests ran through their owning apps/server configuration with the same selected files. No repository configuration or check was weakened to bypass these local tooling problems.

For end-to-end verification, created a fresh temporary Windows directory with the exact reported Links\claude.cmd and package layout, hard-linked the real installed Claude executable into it, and supplied an isolated Path, mixed-case LocalAppData, empty CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, and isolated home. Called the production probeClaudeCapabilities(settings, environment, fixtureDirectory, false) with binaryPath: "claude" and NodeServices.layer. This runs the real resolver, SDK, native child process, and initialization IPC. The probe's never-yielding prompt sends no model request; no live T3 state or Claude credentials were used.

Before:
native --version: exit 0, 2.1.319 (Claude Code)
probe: ClaudeCapabilitiesProbeSdkError
cause: Claude Code native binary not found at claude.
initialized: false

After:
native --version: exit 0, 2.1.319 (Claude Code)
initialized: true, slashCommands: 44, models: 5
noPromptSent: true, isolatedConfig: true

Separate Windows spawn transcript (node.exe as a deterministic fixture):
bare claude: ENOENT
absolute claude.cmd: EINVAL
resolver output before: ENOENT
resolver output after: native package executable, exit 0, v26.12.1

The review follow-up also reproduced the alias-path defect against 47cc26e: the extended existing regression returned claude instead of the package executable, and the real SDK capability probe failed with a junction on PATH. After the fix, both a real Windows junction and an actual 8.3 PATH initialized successfully (44 commands, five models each). Those runs used the same isolated native Claude/SDK workflow with no prompt or credentials. All selected individual checks were rerun for the follow-up.

The runtime check reproduces the WinGet layout with the installed native executable; it does not perform a new WinGet installation or a paid agent turn. No visual surface changed.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 47cc26e

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This fixes Windows WinGet Claude launchers by resolving their native executable directly. Strict launcher-path, content, and file-existence checks limit the change while preserving existing resolution behavior elsewhere.

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Walkthrough

The Claude executable resolver now includes the Windows WinGet package executable among its candidates for shim resolution. A test verifies that the resolver returns this executable when it exists.

Changes: Claude WinGet resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
WinGet launcher resolution and fallback apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.test.ts	The resolver adds the WinGet executable path to the package-entry candidates and checks those candidates when resolving a shim. A test verifies resolution to the WinGet executable when it exists.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to a9bde

This change lets Claude capability initialization work when the WinGet launcher is on PATH on Windows. The remaining edge case, where a custom launcher sits next to a matching WinGet package directory, is unlikely and has low impact. The PR description is out of date with the final implementation, but that does not affect merge readiness.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "fix(server): resolve Claude WinGet launchers on Windows" names the main change: the server-side resolver now maps the WinGet claude.cmd launcher to the native Claude package executable. It …
Description check		The description covers the template's required sections: Problem (WinGet launcher forwards to a native executable, resolver falls back to bare claude), Change (recognizes the launcher and returns the …
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Explanation

The title "fix(server): resolve Claude WinGet launchers on Windows" names the main change: the server-side resolver now maps the WinGet claude.cmd launcher to the native Claude package executable. It follows the conventional commit format and is specific enough for a teammate scanning history. The raw summary confirms the launcher-to-package-executable change in ClaudeExecutable.ts and its test file.

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Explanation

The description covers the template's required sections: Problem (WinGet launcher forwards to a native executable, resolver falls back to bare claude), Change (recognizes the launcher and returns the package executable, with canonical path comparison and fallbacks), Scope (links issue #24293, justifies the small fix, and states the pnpm case is excluded), and Verification (focused test commands, baseline failure, format, lint, typecheck, and a detailed runtime check with observed results, plus disclosed tooling limitations). The model and harness line is present at the end. The description is thorough; the only gap is that the Scope section argues for a bug fix without an explicit maintainer request, which the template allows for small obvious bugs.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeExecutable.ts:
- Around line 42-43: Update the launcher comparison in the Claude capability
initialization flow to recognize when the resolved and expected WinGet launcher
paths refer to the same filesystem entry, including through 8.3 names or
junctions. Preserve the existing fallback that returns undefined when they
identify different launchers.

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Evidence

Installed Claude Code 2.1.318 with WinGet on Windows Server 2025, replaced the fresh-install symlink with the reported claude.cmd launcher, and confirmed the launcher worked in a terminal. Ran both commits with fresh isolated state, identical PATH and provider configuration, and Binary path left at claude. In Chromium, selected Claude in Settings > Providers and refreshed provider status.

Before	After
4a3be943c9	a9bde70046
Needs attention; account-status probe fails; 1 command	Not authenticated, as expected without an account; 49 commands
Selection and refresh recording	Selection and refresh recording

Capture driver · Consolidated setup recipe · Sanitized runtime evidence and command lists

Both captures use Chromium on Windows Server 2025, dark theme, a 1440x1000 viewport cropped to the provider panel. Authenticated Claude thread startup was not exercised.

Not shown:

• Permanent blocker: Authenticated Claude thread startup requires first-party Claude OAuth, which is unavailable on the worker; native executable discovery and capability initialization were verified.
• The origin of the reported .cmd layout on Windows 11 remains unverified. The available Windows Server 2025 WinGet installation produced a symlink, which was replaced with the exact reported launcher.