Merge pull request #204 from Tencent/release/0.2.1

Release/0.2.1

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo test --workspace --locked
 
   windows-daemon:
-    name: Windows daemon regression tests
+    name: Windows daemon, installer and cancellation regression tests
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Windows process liveness tests
         run: cargo test -p bsk --lib --locked daemon::lockfile::tests
 
+      - name: Run Windows update tests
+        run: cargo test -p bsk --lib --locked cli::update::tests
+
+      - name: Run Windows update and cancellation process tests
+        run: cargo test -p bsk --test windows_update --test windows_parent_cancel --locked
+
+      - name: Run installer tests (Windows PowerShell 5.1)
+        shell: powershell
+        run: ./scripts/install-windows.test.ps1
+
+      - name: Run installer tests (PowerShell 7)
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: ./scripts/install-windows.test.ps1
+
   frontend:
     name: Frontend lint, typecheck, tests, build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,7 +5,24 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 Starting from 0.2.0, CLI / Extension / DSH Plugin share the same version number.
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.2.1] - 2026-09-09
+
+### Changed
+- DSH Plugin: clarified installation, configuration, profile restart, and upgrade instructions
+
+### Fixed
+- CLI: reliable Windows self-updates, including executable replacement and daemon restart
+- CLI: Windows named-pipe connection continuity and stale daemon process detection
+- Windows installer: PowerShell 5.1 compatibility, path quoting, and staged executable replacement
+- CLI / DSH Plugin: cancellation propagation and upload/download cleanup when the parent process exits
+- Extension: tab ownership and session cleanup when agent tabs fail to open or borrowed tabs are returned or closed
+- Extension: navigation recovery when other extensions restrict Chrome DevTools Protocol access
+- Extension: background input filling, automatic append behavior, and verification of field values before reporting success
+- Extension: match observed form state to the correct element after page changes
+- Extension: UUID generation fallback for recording and overlays on insecure origins
+- Browser locale matching for regional language variants
+- DSH Plugin: observation state synchronization, thumbnail capture lifecycle, and stale preview cleanup
+- DSH Plugin: removed the obsolete client runtime host dependency
 
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-09-02
 

Cargo.lock

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bsk"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bsk-protocol"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "schemars",
  "semver",

Cargo.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ members = [
 default-members = ["crates/bsk-cli"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rand = "0.8"
 uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
 
 # Workspace crates (version required for `cargo publish` of dependents)
-bsk-protocol = { version = "0.2.0", path = "crates/bsk-protocol" }
+bsk-protocol = { version = "0.2.1", path = "crates/bsk-protocol" }
 
 [profile.release]
 strip = "symbols"

README.md

@@ -147,20 +147,26 @@ Start a new Agent session and write a prompt that needs the browser, for example
 Using [DeepSeek Harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness) (`dsh`)?
 BrowserSkill ships a first-class dsh plugin on npm as
 [`@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin).
-It injects native `browser_*` tools (no shelling out to `bsk`) and a live Web UI
+It gives the agent native `browser_*` tools and a live view of its browser sessions
-overlay of each Agent Window.
+in the Web UI. The plugin runs `bsk` on the agent's behalf.
 
-Add it to a dsh profile, then start that profile:
+Install the `bsk` CLI and connect the browser extension first. Then add the plugin
+to a dsh profile and start it (replace `web` with your profile name):
 
 ```sh
 dsh plugin --profile web add @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin
 dsh --profile web
 ```
 
-The plugin carries its own copy of the skill, so `bsk install-skill` is not needed
+The plugin includes the `browser-skill` skill, so `bsk install-skill` is not needed
-for dsh — but the `bsk` CLI and the browser extension are still prerequisites. See
+for dsh. Installed plugins do not update automatically. To upgrade this plugin:
-the [plugin README](packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/README.md) for the tool list,
+
-configuration, and the observation overlay.
+```sh
+dsh plugin --profile web update @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin --latest
+```
+
+Restart the profile after upgrading. See the
+[plugin README](packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/README.md) for usage and configuration.
 
 ## How It Works
 

README.zh-CN.md

@@ -125,16 +125,22 @@ bsk install-skill
 
 ## DeepSeek Harness 插件
 
-在用 [DeepSeek Harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness)（`dsh`）？BrowserSkill 提供了官方 dsh 插件，已发布到 npm：[`@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin)。它会注入原生 `browser_*` 工具（无需再通过 Shell 调用 `bsk`），并在 Web UI 中实时观察每个 Agent Window。
+在用 [DeepSeek Harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness)（`dsh`）？BrowserSkill 提供了官方 dsh 插件，已发布到 npm：[`@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin)。它为 Agent 提供原生 `browser_*` 工具，由插件代为调用 `bsk`，并在 Web UI 中实时展示浏览器会话。
 
-把它装进某个 dsh profile，然后启动该 profile：
+先安装 `bsk` CLI 并连接浏览器扩展，再将插件装进 dsh profile 并启动（将 `web` 替换为你的 profile 名称）：
 
 ```sh
 dsh plugin --profile web add @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin
 dsh --profile web
 ```
 
-插件自带 skill，所以在 dsh 下无需执行 `bsk install-skill`；但 `bsk` CLI 和浏览器扩展仍是前置条件。工具清单、配置项与观察浮层见[插件 README](packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/README.md)。
+插件自带 `browser-skill` skill，所以在 dsh 下无需执行 `bsk install-skill`。已安装的插件不会自动更新；升级此插件请运行：
+
+```sh
+dsh plugin --profile web update @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin --latest
+```
+
+升级后重启该 profile。用法与配置见[插件 README](packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/README.md)。
 
 ## 工作原理
 

apps/extension/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@browser-skill/extension",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/business_rpc.rs

@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ where
     P: Serialize + Send + 'static,
     R: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
 {
+    let parent_cancel = stdin_cancellation();
+    if parent_cancel.as_ref().is_some_and(|rx| *rx.borrow()) {
+        return Err(CliError::from_rpc(RpcError {
+            code: ErrorCode::Cancelled,
+            message: "parent closed the cancellation pipe".into(),
+            data: Some(serde_json::json!({"reason": "cancelled_before_dispatch"})),
+        }));
+    }
     let rpc_id: RpcId = format!("{}-{}", rpc_id_prefix, random_short_id());
     let mut client = IpcClient::connect(sock.clone()).await?;
     let rpc_id_for_call = rpc_id.clone();
@@ -88,16 +96,16 @@ where
     let outcome = tokio::select! {
         biased;
         res = &mut main_fut => res?,
-        sig = wait_for_sigint() => {
+        sig = wait_for_cancel(parent_cancel) => {
-            sig.context("install SIGINT handler").map_err(CliError::Local)?;
+            sig.context("wait for cancellation").map_err(CliError::Local)?;
-            debug!(rpc_id = %rpc_id_for_cancel, "SIGINT: forwarding cancel to daemon");
+            debug!(rpc_id = %rpc_id_for_cancel, "forwarding cancel to daemon");
             let _ = send_cancel(&sock, &rpc_id_for_cancel).await;
             match tokio::time::timeout(CANCEL_RESPONSE_GRACE, &mut main_fut).await {
                 Ok(res) => res?,
                 Err(_) => {
                     debug!(
                         rpc_id = %rpc_id_for_cancel,
-                        "SIGINT: cancel grace elapsed; synthesising cancelled error"
+                        "cancel grace elapsed; synthesising cancelled error"
                     );
                     return Err(CliError::from_rpc(RpcError {
                         code: ErrorCode::Cancelled,
@@ -112,6 +120,46 @@ where
     outcome.map_err(CliError::from_rpc)
 }
 
+/// Release caller-owned staging even after cancellation. This deliberately
+/// exposes only transfer.release, not a general bypass for business RPCs.
+/// The entire batch, including connection setup, shares one bounded budget.
+pub fn release_transfers<'a>(
+    sock: &Path,
+    transfer_ids: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a str>,
+) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    use bsk_protocol::tools::{TransferIdParams, TransferReleaseResult};
+    const CLEANUP_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+    let ids: Vec<_> = transfer_ids.into_iter().collect();
+    if ids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+        .context("build runtime for transfer cleanup")?;
+    rt.block_on(async {
+        tokio::time::timeout(CLEANUP_TIMEOUT, async {
+            let mut client = IpcClient::connect(sock).await?;
+            for id in ids {
+                client
+                    .call::<_, TransferReleaseResult>(
+                        "transfer-release",
+                        Method::TransferRelease,
+                        Some(TransferIdParams {
+                            transfer_id: id.to_string(),
+                        }),
+                        CLEANUP_TIMEOUT,
+                    )
+                    .await?
+                    .map_err(CliError::from_rpc)?;
+            }
+            Ok::<_, CliError>(())
+        })
+        .await
+        .context("transfer cleanup exceeded its total time budget")?
+    })
+}
+
 /// Send a `cancel { rpc_id }` frame over a fresh connection so it
 /// lands on the daemon while the original call is still parked.
 ///
@@ -146,8 +194,57 @@ fn random_short_id() -> String {
     bytes.iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect()
 }
 
-/// Wait for either Ctrl-C or process SIGTERM. Returning here means
+/// Opt-in control pipe for parent processes that cannot send Ctrl-C (Node on
-/// the user has asked us to stop.
+/// Windows). One reader survives the short-lived runtimes used by multi-RPC
+/// commands such as upload. Ordinary CLI stdin and terminal Ctrl-C are unchanged.
+fn stdin_cancellation() -> Option<tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<bool>> {
+    if std::env::var("BSK_CANCEL_ON_STDIN_CLOSE").as_deref() != Ok("1") {
+        return None;
+    }
+    static CANCEL: std::sync::OnceLock<tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<bool>> =
+        std::sync::OnceLock::new();
+    Some(
+        CANCEL
+            .get_or_init(|| {
+                let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(false);
+                std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                    use std::io::Read;
+                    let mut stdin = std::io::stdin().lock();
+                    let mut buf = [0; 64];
+                    loop {
+                        match stdin.read(&mut buf) {
+                            Ok(0) => break,
+                            Ok(_) => {}
+                            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => continue,
+                            Err(_) => break,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    let _ = tx.send(true);
+                });
+                rx
+            })
+            .clone(),
+    )
+}
+
+async fn wait_for_cancel(
+    parent_cancel: Option<tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<bool>>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let parent_closed = async move {
+        match parent_cancel {
+            Some(mut rx) => {
+                let _ = rx.wait_for(|closed| *closed).await;
+            }
+            None => std::future::pending::<()>().await,
+        }
+    };
+    tokio::select! {
+        result = wait_for_sigint() => result,
+        _ = parent_closed => Ok(()),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Wait for terminal Ctrl-C.
 async fn wait_for_sigint() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await.context("listen for SIGINT")?;
     Ok(())

crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/download.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use base64::Engine;
 use bsk_protocol::Method;
 use bsk_protocol::tools::{
-    DownloadParams, DownloadResult, TransferChunkParams, TransferChunkResult, TransferIdParams,
+    DownloadParams, DownloadResult, TransferChunkParams, TransferChunkResult,
-    TransferReleaseResult,
 };
 use clap::Args;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -70,13 +69,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(args: DownloadArgs, format: Format) -> Result<(), CliError> {
         CliError::Local(anyhow::anyhow!("daemon returned no download transfer id"))
     })?;
     let write_result = write_transfer(&info.sock_path, &transfer_id, &args.out, args.overwrite);
-    let _: Result<TransferReleaseResult, CliError> = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
+    let _ = crate::cli::business_rpc::release_transfers(&info.sock_path, [transfer_id.as_str()]);
-        info.sock_path,
-        "transfer-release",
-        Method::TransferRelease,
-        Some(TransferIdParams { transfer_id }),
-        Duration::from_secs(5),
-    );
     write_result?;
     match format {
         Format::Json => {

crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/update.rs

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+mod windows;
-#[cfg(windows)]
-use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use clap::Args;
@@ -363,7 +361,8 @@ fn install_candidate_with_client(
         crate::daemon::start::run_stop().context("stop bsk daemon before update")?;
     }
 
-    let action = replace_binary_for_update(&target, &binary, daemon_was_running)?;
+    let restart_args = daemon_was_running.then(StartArgs::default);
+    let action = replace_binary_for_update(&target, &binary, restart_args.as_ref())?;
 
     if daemon_was_running && matches!(action, InstallAction::Replaced) {
         crate::daemon::start::run_start(StartArgs::default())
@@ -394,8 +393,8 @@ pub(crate) fn download_candidate_binary(
 
 /// Daemon-side install: download, verify, and replace the executable at
 /// `target` (on Windows: stage the replacement next to it). Unlike the
-/// CLI path this never stops or starts the daemon — the daemon drives
+/// CLI path this never stops the daemon. On Windows the helper starts
-/// its own restart once the binary is replaced.
+/// its replacement after exit; elsewhere the daemon drives its own restart.
 ///
 /// `target` must be captured *before* any replacement happens: on Linux
 /// `std::env::current_exe` starts returning a ` (deleted)`-suffixed
@@ -403,10 +402,11 @@ pub(crate) fn download_candidate_binary(
 pub(crate) fn self_install_candidate(
     candidate: &UpdateCandidate,
     target: &Path,
+    restart_args: &StartArgs,
 ) -> Result<InstallAction> {
     let client = update_http_client(ARCHIVE_FETCH_TIMEOUT)?;
     let binary = download_candidate_binary(candidate, &client)?;
-    replace_binary_at_path(target, &binary)
+    replace_binary_for_update(target, &binary, Some(restart_args))
 }
 
 /// Outcome of one daemon auto-update step (see [`auto_update_step`]).
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ pub(crate) enum AutoUpdateOutcome {
     /// The new binary replaced the old one; the daemon should now
     /// restart into it.
     Replaced { latest: String },
-    /// Windows staged the replacement next to the running binary; a
+    /// Windows started a helper that will replace the executable and
-    /// daemon/terminal restart finishes it.
+    /// restart the daemon once the current process exits.
     Staged { latest: String },
 }
 
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ fn render_report(format: Format, report: &UpdateReport) -> Result<()> {
             }
             if matches!(report.install_action, Some("staged")) {
                 println!("the detached update helper will apply the replacement after exit");
+                println!("if it fails, see the *.update-*.log file next to the executable");
             }
         }
         Format::Json => {
@@ -688,22 +689,22 @@ pub fn extract_bsk_binary(archive_bytes: &[u8], kind: ArchiveKind) -> Result<Vec
 }
 
 pub fn replace_binary_at_path(target: &Path, binary: &[u8]) -> Result<InstallAction> {
-    replace_binary_for_update(target, binary, false)
+    replace_binary_for_update(target, binary, None)
 }
 
 fn replace_binary_for_update(
     target: &Path,
     binary: &[u8],
-    restart_daemon: bool,
+    restart_args: Option<&StartArgs>,
 ) -> Result<InstallAction> {
     #[cfg(windows)]
     {
-        stage_windows_replacement(target, binary, restart_daemon)
+        stage_windows_replacement(target, binary, restart_args)
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     {
-        let _ = restart_daemon;
+        let _ = restart_args;
         replace_binary_atomically(target, binary)
     }
 }
@@ -749,34 +750,69 @@ fn replace_binary_atomically(target: &Path, binary: &[u8]) -> Result<InstallActi
 fn stage_windows_replacement(
     target: &Path,
     binary: &[u8],
-    restart_daemon: bool,
+    restart_args: Option<&StartArgs>,
 ) -> Result<InstallAction> {
-    let paths = staged_replacement_paths(target, std::process::id())?;
+    // The helper owns replacement/restart after this process exits. Do not
-    std::fs::write(&paths.binary_path, binary)
+    // report Staged until it has actually begun executing the script.
-        .with_context(|| format!("write {}", paths.binary_path.display()))?;
+    let _child = spawn_windows_replacement(target, binary, restart_args, 120)?;
-    std::fs::write(
+    Ok(InstallAction::Staged)
-        &paths.script_path,
+}
-        windows_replacement_script(target, &paths.binary_path, restart_daemon),
-    )
-    .with_context(|| format!("write {}", paths.script_path.display()))?;
 
-    const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
+#[cfg(windows)]
-    const CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP: u32 = 0x0000_0200;
+fn spawn_windows_replacement(
-    let command = format!("\"{}\"", paths.script_path.display());
+    target: &Path,
-    if let Err(err) = Command::new("cmd.exe")
+    binary: &[u8],
-        .args(["/D", "/S", "/C"])
+    restart_args: Option<&StartArgs>,
-        .arg(command)
+    attempts: u32,
-        .stdin(Stdio::null())
+) -> Result<windows::Helper> {
-        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+    let paths = staged_replacement_paths(target, std::process::id())?;
-        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+    let ready_path = paths.script_path.with_extension("ready");
-        .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW | CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP)
+    let log_path = paths.script_path.with_extension("log");
-        .spawn()
+    let result = (|| {
-    {
+        // A previous failed attempt by this process must not acknowledge a
+        // new helper. All paths are private to this target and process id.
+        match std::fs::remove_file(&ready_path) {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {}
+            Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
+        }
+        std::fs::write(&paths.binary_path, binary)
+            .with_context(|| format!("write {}", paths.binary_path.display()))?;
+        std::fs::write(
+            &paths.script_path,
+            windows_replacement_script(restart_args, attempts),
+        )
+        .with_context(|| format!("write {}", paths.script_path.display()))?;
+        let mut child = windows::spawn(
+            &paths.script_path,
+            &paths.binary_path,
+            target,
+            &ready_path,
+            &log_path,
+        )
+        .context("launch detached Windows update helper")?;
+        let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
+        loop {
+            if std::fs::remove_file(&ready_path).is_ok() {
+                return Ok(child);
+            }
+            if let Some(status) = child.try_wait()? {
+                bail!("Windows update helper exited before becoming ready: {status}");
+            }
+            if std::time::Instant::now() >= deadline {
+                let _ = child.kill();
+                let _ = child.wait();
+                bail!("Windows update helper did not become ready within 5 seconds");
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
+        }
+    })();
+    if result.is_err() {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&paths.binary_path);
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&paths.script_path);
-        return Err(err).context("launch detached Windows update helper");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&ready_path);
     }
-    Ok(InstallAction::Staged)
+    result.with_context(|| format!("Windows update helper failed; see {}", log_path.display()))
 }
 
 pub fn staged_replacement_paths(target: &Path, pid: u32) -> Result<StagedReplacementPaths> {
@@ -793,25 +829,43 @@ pub fn staged_replacement_paths(target: &Path, pid: u32) -> Result<StagedReplace
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(windows, test))]
-fn windows_replacement_script(target: &Path, staged_binary: &Path, restart_daemon: bool) -> String {
+fn windows_replacement_script(restart_args: Option<&StartArgs>, attempts: u32) -> String {
-    let target = target.display().to_string().replace('%', "%%");
+    // Only fixed switches and numeric values go into the ASCII script. Paths
-    let staged_binary = staged_binary.display().to_string().replace('%', "%%");
+    // stay in Unicode environment variables, including %, ! and shell symbols.
-    let restart = if restart_daemon {
+    let restart = restart_args.map_or_else(String::new, |args| {
-        format!("start \"\" /B \"{target}\" daemon start >nul 2>nul\r\n")
+        format!(
-    } else {
+            "\"%BSK_UPDATE_TARGET%\" daemon start --port {} --session-idle {}ms --daemon-idle {}ms\r\nif errorlevel 1 goto failed_restart\r\n",
-        String::new()
+            args.resolved_port(),
-    };
+            args.resolved_session_idle().as_millis(),
+            args.resolved_daemon_idle().as_millis(),
+        )
+    });
     format!(
         "@echo off\r\n\
-         setlocal\r\n\
+         setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion\r\n\
+         > \"%BSK_UPDATE_READY%\" echo ready\r\n\
+         if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1\r\n\
+         set /a attempts=0\r\n\
          :retry\r\n\
-         move /Y \"{staged_binary}\" \"{target}\" >nul 2>nul\r\n\
+         move /Y \"%BSK_UPDATE_SOURCE%\" \"%BSK_UPDATE_TARGET%\" >nul\r\n\
-         if errorlevel 1 (\r\n\
+         if not errorlevel 1 goto replaced\r\n\
-           ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >nul\r\n\
+         set /a attempts+=1\r\n\
-           goto retry\r\n\
+         if %attempts% geq {attempts} goto failed_replace\r\n\
-         )\r\n\
+         if not exist \"%BSK_UPDATE_SOURCE%\" goto failed_replace\r\n\
+         ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >nul\r\n\
+         goto retry\r\n\
+         :failed_replace\r\n\
+         echo Failed to replace the executable after %attempts% attempts.\r\n\
+         goto failed\r\n\
+         :replaced\r\n\
          {restart}\
-         del /F /Q \"%~f0\" >nul 2>nul\r\n"
+         del /F /Q \"%BSK_UPDATE_LOG%\" >nul 2>nul\r\n\
+         (del /F /Q \"%BSK_UPDATE_SCRIPT%\" >nul 2>nul & exit 0)\r\n\
+         :failed_restart\r\n\
+         echo Replaced the executable but failed to restart the daemon.\r\n\
+         :failed\r\n\
+         del /F /Q \"%BSK_UPDATE_SOURCE%\" >nul 2>nul\r\n\
+         (del /F /Q \"%BSK_UPDATE_SCRIPT%\" >nul 2>nul & exit 1)\r\n"
     )
 }
 
@@ -965,6 +1019,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(extracted, b"windows binary");
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     #[test]
     fn replaces_binary_at_path() {
         let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
@@ -999,31 +1054,139 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn windows_replacement_script_retries_restarts_and_cleans_itself() {
+    fn windows_replacement_script_preserves_restart_config() {
-        let script = windows_replacement_script(
+        let args = StartArgs {
-            Path::new(r"C:\Program Files\bsk.exe"),
+            port: Some(54321),
-            Path::new(r"C:\Program Files\bsk.exe.update-42"),
+            session_idle: Some(Duration::from_millis(1234)),
-            true,
+            daemon_idle: Some(Duration::from_secs(75)),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let script = windows_replacement_script(Some(&args), 120);
+        assert!(script.is_ascii());
+        assert!(
+            script
+                .contains("daemon start --port 54321 --session-idle 1234ms --daemon-idle 75000ms")
         );
-
+        assert!(!windows_replacement_script(None, 120).contains("daemon start"));
-        assert!(script.contains(":retry"));
-        assert!(script.contains("move /Y"));
-        assert!(script.contains("ping -n 2 127.0.0.1"));
-        assert!(!script.contains("timeout"));
-        assert!(script.contains(r#"start "" /B "C:\Program Files\bsk.exe" daemon start"#));
-        assert!(script.contains(r#"del /F /Q "%~f0""#));
     }
 
-    #[test]
+    #[cfg(windows)]
-    fn windows_replacement_script_omits_restart_when_daemon_was_not_running() {
+    fn wait_for_helper(mut child: windows::Helper) -> std::process::ExitStatus {
-        let script = windows_replacement_script(
+        let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(10);
-            Path::new(r"C:\bsk.exe"),
+        loop {
-            Path::new(r"C:\bsk.exe.update-42"),
+            if let Some(status) = child.try_wait().unwrap() {
-            false,
+                return status;
-        );
+            }
+            if std::time::Instant::now() >= deadline {
+                let _ = child.kill();
+                let _ = child.wait();
+                panic!("Windows update helper did not exit");
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
+        }
+    }
 
-        assert!(!script.contains("daemon start"));
+    #[cfg(windows)]
-        assert!(script.contains(r#"del /F /Q "%~f0""#));
+    #[test]
+    fn windows_helper_replaces_in_unicode_spaces_and_shell_symbol_paths() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        for name in [
+            "ascii",
+            "with space",
+            "中文目录",
+            "literal %PATH% ! & (folder)",
+        ] {
+            let dir = tmp.path().join(name);
+            std::fs::create_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+            let target = dir.join("bsk.exe");
+            std::fs::write(&target, b"old binary").unwrap();
+            let child = spawn_windows_replacement(&target, b"new binary", None, 5).unwrap();
+            let paths = staged_replacement_paths(&target, std::process::id()).unwrap();
+            let status = wait_for_helper(child);
+            assert!(
+                status.success(),
+                "{name}: {:?}",
+                std::fs::read_to_string(paths.script_path.with_extension("log"))
+            );
+            assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"new binary", "{name}");
+            // Successful updates leave no helper, staged binary, ready file or log.
+            assert_eq!(std::fs::read_dir(&dir).unwrap().count(), 1, "{name}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    #[test]
+    fn windows_helper_waits_for_unlock_then_replaces() {
+        use std::os::windows::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
+        let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let target = tmp.path().join("bsk.exe");
+        std::fs::write(&target, b"old binary").unwrap();
+        // Deny delete sharing, like a running Windows executable.
+        let lock = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .read(true)
+            .share_mode(1)
+            .open(&target)
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut child = spawn_windows_replacement(&target, b"new binary", None, 5).unwrap();
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(150));
+        assert!(child.try_wait().unwrap().is_none());
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"old binary");
+        drop(lock);
+        assert!(wait_for_helper(child).success());
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"new binary");
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    #[test]
+    fn windows_helper_bounds_retries_and_preserves_old_binary_on_failure() {
+        use std::os::windows::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
+        let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let target = tmp.path().join("bsk.exe");
+        std::fs::write(&target, b"old binary").unwrap();
+        let _lock = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .read(true)
+            .share_mode(1)
+            .open(&target)
+            .unwrap();
+        let child = spawn_windows_replacement(&target, b"new binary", None, 2).unwrap();
+        assert!(!wait_for_helper(child).success());
+        let paths = staged_replacement_paths(&target, std::process::id()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"old binary");
+        assert!(!paths.binary_path.exists());
+        assert!(!paths.script_path.exists());
+        let log_bytes = std::fs::read(paths.script_path.with_extension("log")).unwrap();
+        let log = String::from_utf8_lossy(&log_bytes);
+        assert!(
+            log.contains("Failed to replace the executable after 2 attempts."),
+            "{log}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    #[test]
+    fn windows_helper_reports_restart_failure_without_losing_replacement() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let target = tmp.path().join("bsk.exe");
+        std::fs::write(&target, b"old binary").unwrap();
+        // Not a valid PE executable: replacement succeeds but restart fails.
+        let child = spawn_windows_replacement(
+            &target,
+            b"invalid executable",
+            Some(&StartArgs::default()),
+            2,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(!wait_for_helper(child).success());
+        let paths = staged_replacement_paths(&target, std::process::id()).unwrap();
+        let bytes = std::fs::read(paths.script_path.with_extension("log")).unwrap();
+        let log = String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes);
+        assert!(
+            log.contains("Replaced the executable but failed to restart the daemon."),
+            "{log}"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"invalid executable");
+        assert!(!paths.script_path.exists());
+        assert!(!paths.binary_path.exists());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1282,10 +1445,9 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn auto_update_step_staged_outcome_requests_no_restart() {
+    fn auto_update_step_reports_staged_handoff() {
-        // The Windows shape: the replacement is staged next to the
+        // The helper, rather than this process, starts the new executable.
-        // running binary, so the outcome must not ask for the immediate
+        // The daemon must exit to let that staged handoff finish.
-        // self-restart that `Replaced` triggers.
         let candidate = test_candidate();
         let outcome =
             auto_update_step(Some(&candidate), true, 0, |_| Ok(InstallAction::Staged)).unwrap();

crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/update/windows.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+//! Launch the update helper with only its stdio handles inherited.
+//!
+//! std::process::Command on Windows also inherits other inheritable handles.
+//! A daemon's listening socket must not survive in the helper: it would keep
+//! the port occupied after the daemon exits and prevent its replacement starting.
+
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
+use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt;
+use std::os::windows::io::{AsRawHandle, FromRawHandle, OwnedHandle};
+use std::os::windows::process::ExitStatusExt;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::ExitStatus;
+
+use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::{
+    HANDLE, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, SetHandleInformation, WAIT_OBJECT_0, WAIT_TIMEOUT,
+};
+use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::{
+    CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT, CreateProcessW,
+    DeleteProcThreadAttributeList, EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT, GetExitCodeProcess,
+    InitializeProcThreadAttributeList, PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_HANDLE_LIST, PROCESS_INFORMATION,
+    STARTF_USESTDHANDLES, STARTUPINFOEXW, TerminateProcess, UpdateProcThreadAttribute,
+    WaitForSingleObject,
+};
+
+pub(super) struct Helper(OwnedHandle);
+
+impl Helper {
+    pub(super) fn try_wait(&mut self) -> io::Result<Option<ExitStatus>> {
+        // SAFETY: the owned process handle remains valid for both calls.
+        match unsafe { WaitForSingleObject(self.0.as_raw_handle(), 0) } {
+            WAIT_OBJECT_0 => {
+                let mut code = 0;
+                if unsafe { GetExitCodeProcess(self.0.as_raw_handle(), &mut code) } == 0 {
+                    return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+                }
+                Ok(Some(ExitStatus::from_raw(code)))
+            }
+            WAIT_TIMEOUT => Ok(None),
+            _ => Err(io::Error::last_os_error()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn kill(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        // SAFETY: this handle belongs to the helper we created.
+        if unsafe { TerminateProcess(self.0.as_raw_handle(), 1) } == 0 {
+            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn wait(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        // Only used after kill(); do not leave a live helper on startup failure.
+        if unsafe { WaitForSingleObject(self.0.as_raw_handle(), 5000) } != WAIT_OBJECT_0 {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::TimedOut,
+                "update helper did not exit",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// The opaque attribute list needs pointer-aligned storage and explicit teardown.
+struct AttributeList(Vec<usize>);
+
+impl Drop for AttributeList {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // SAFETY: this wrapper is constructed only after successful initialization.
+        unsafe { DeleteProcThreadAttributeList(self.0.as_mut_ptr().cast()) };
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn spawn(
+    script: &Path,
+    source: &Path,
+    target: &Path,
+    ready: &Path,
+    log_path: &Path,
+) -> io::Result<Helper> {
+    let root = std::env::var_os("SystemRoot")
+        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "SystemRoot is not set"))?;
+    let application = wide(Path::new(&root).join("System32/cmd.exe").as_os_str());
+    // /S /C strips one outer pair of quotes. Environment expansion keeps paths
+    // Unicode and avoids CRT escaping, batch-file encoding, and CALL expansion.
+    let mut command = wide(OsStr::new(
+        "cmd.exe /D /V:OFF /S /C \"\"%BSK_UPDATE_SCRIPT%\"\"",
+    ));
+    let overrides = [
+        ("BSK_UPDATE_SCRIPT", script.as_os_str()),
+        ("BSK_UPDATE_SOURCE", source.as_os_str()),
+        ("BSK_UPDATE_TARGET", target.as_os_str()),
+        ("BSK_UPDATE_READY", ready.as_os_str()),
+        ("BSK_UPDATE_LOG", log_path.as_os_str()),
+    ];
+    let mut env: Vec<_> = std::env::vars_os()
+        .filter(|(key, _)| {
+            let key = key.to_string_lossy();
+            !overrides
+                .iter()
+                .any(|(name, _)| key.eq_ignore_ascii_case(name))
+                && !key.eq_ignore_ascii_case(crate::daemon::start::DAEMONIZED_ENV)
+                && !key.eq_ignore_ascii_case(crate::daemon::start::DAEMON_REPLACEMENT_WAIT_ENV)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    env.extend(
+        overrides
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(key, value)| (key.into(), value.to_owned())),
+    );
+    env.sort_by_key(|(key, _)| key.to_string_lossy().to_uppercase());
+    let mut environment = Vec::new();
+    for (key, value) in env {
+        environment.extend(key.encode_wide());
+        environment.push(b'=' as u16);
+        environment.extend(value.encode_wide());
+        environment.push(0);
+    }
+    environment.push(0);
+
+    let input = File::open("NUL")?;
+    let log = File::create(log_path)?;
+    let handles: [HANDLE; 2] = [input.as_raw_handle(), log.as_raw_handle()];
+    for &handle in &handles {
+        // SAFETY: these are dedicated helper stdio handles, held until spawn
+        // finishes. The explicit handle list excludes every other parent handle.
+        if unsafe { SetHandleInformation(handle, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT) } == 0 {
+            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut size = 0;
+    // SAFETY: the first call queries the allocation size, as required by Win32.
+    unsafe { InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(std::ptr::null_mut(), 1, 0, &mut size) };
+    if size == 0 {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    let mut storage = vec![0usize; size.div_ceil(std::mem::size_of::<usize>())];
+    // SAFETY: storage has the requested size and pointer alignment.
+    if unsafe { InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(storage.as_mut_ptr().cast(), 1, 0, &mut size) }
+        == 0
+    {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    let mut attributes = AttributeList(storage);
+    // SAFETY: the handle array and attribute storage outlive CreateProcessW.
+    if unsafe {
+        UpdateProcThreadAttribute(
+            attributes.0.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
+            0,
+            PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_HANDLE_LIST as usize,
+            handles.as_ptr().cast(),
+            std::mem::size_of_val(&handles),
+            std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            std::ptr::null(),
+        )
+    } == 0
+    {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    // SAFETY: these Win32 structs permit zero initialization; required fields
+    // are populated below before the process is created.
+    let mut startup: STARTUPINFOEXW = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
+    startup.StartupInfo.cb = std::mem::size_of::<STARTUPINFOEXW>() as u32;
+    startup.StartupInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
+    startup.StartupInfo.hStdInput = handles[0];
+    startup.StartupInfo.hStdOutput = handles[1];
+    startup.StartupInfo.hStdError = handles[1];
+    startup.lpAttributeList = attributes.0.as_mut_ptr().cast();
+    let mut process: PROCESS_INFORMATION = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
+    // SAFETY: strings are NUL-terminated UTF-16, the environment is double-NUL
+    // terminated, and all buffers/handles remain alive for the duration of spawn.
+    if unsafe {
+        CreateProcessW(
+            application.as_ptr(),
+            command.as_mut_ptr(),
+            std::ptr::null(),
+            std::ptr::null(),
+            1,
+            CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+                | CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
+                | CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT
+                | EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT,
+            environment.as_ptr().cast(),
+            std::ptr::null(),
+            &startup.StartupInfo,
+            &mut process,
+        )
+    } == 0
+    {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    // SAFETY: successful CreateProcessW transfers these two handles to us.
+    let _thread = unsafe { OwnedHandle::from_raw_handle(process.hThread) };
+    Ok(Helper(unsafe {
+        OwnedHandle::from_raw_handle(process.hProcess)
+    }))
+}
+
+fn wide(value: &OsStr) -> Vec<u16> {
+    value.encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect()
+}

crates/bsk-cli/src/cli/upload.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ use base64::Engine;
 use bsk_protocol::Method;
 use bsk_protocol::tools::{
     TransferBeginParams, TransferBeginResult, TransferChunkParams, TransferChunkResult,
-    TransferIdParams, TransferReadyResult, TransferReleaseResult, UploadFile, UploadMode,
+    TransferIdParams, TransferReadyResult, UploadFile, UploadMode, UploadParams, UploadResult,
-    UploadParams, UploadResult,
 };
 use clap::{Args, ValueEnum};
 
@@ -69,14 +68,12 @@ pub fn dispatch(args: UploadArgs, format: Format) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     let (ref_, selector) = split_target(args.target, args.ref_, args.selector)?;
     let mut staged = Vec::new();
     for path in &args.files {
-        match stage_file(&info.sock_path, &args.session, path) {
+        if let Err(err) = stage_file(&info.sock_path, &args.session, path, &mut staged) {
-            Ok(file) => staged.push(file),
+            let _ = crate::cli::business_rpc::release_transfers(
-            Err(err) => {
+                &info.sock_path,
-                for (id, _) in &staged {
+                staged.iter().map(|(id, _)| id.as_str()),
-                    let _ = release(&info.sock_path, id);
+            );
-                }
+            return Err(err);
-                return Err(err);
-            }
         }
     }
     let params = UploadParams {
@@ -102,6 +99,17 @@ pub fn dispatch(args: UploadArgs, format: Format) -> Result<(), CliError> {
         Some(params),
         ipc_timeout(args.timeout),
     );
+    // The helper can reject cancellation before handing any request to the
+    // daemon. In that case staging still belongs to this CLI.
+    if result.as_ref().is_err_and(|err| {
+        err.data()
+            .is_some_and(|data| data["reason"] == "cancelled_before_dispatch")
+    }) {
+        let _ = crate::cli::business_rpc::release_transfers(
+            &info.sock_path,
+            staged.iter().map(|(id, _)| id.as_str()),
+        );
+    }
     // Once tool.upload is dispatched, staging ownership belongs to the
     // session. A transport timeout cannot prove that Chrome did not attach
     // the file, so releasing here could invalidate a late successful attach.
@@ -118,7 +126,12 @@ pub fn dispatch(args: UploadArgs, format: Format) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn stage_file(sock: &Path, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String, String), CliError> {
+fn stage_file(
+    sock: &Path,
+    session: &str,
+    path: &PathBuf,
+    staged: &mut Vec<(String, String)>,
+) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     let mut file = File::open(path)
         .with_context(|| format!("open upload file {}", path.display()))
         .map_err(CliError::Local)?;
@@ -149,55 +162,39 @@ fn stage_file(sock: &Path, session: &str, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(String, Str
         }),
         Duration::from_secs(10),
     )?;
-    let staged = (|| {
+    // Record ownership immediately so one error path releases both completed
-        let mut offset = 0u64;
+    // files and the current partially staged file.
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; begin.chunk_size as usize];
+    staged.push((begin.transfer_id.clone(), name));
-        loop {
+    let mut offset = 0u64;
-            let n = file.read(&mut buf).map_err(|e| CliError::Local(e.into()))?;
+    let mut buf = vec![0u8; begin.chunk_size as usize];
-            if n == 0 {
+    loop {
-                break;
+        let n = file.read(&mut buf).map_err(|e| CliError::Local(e.into()))?;
-            }
+        if n == 0 {
-            let reply: TransferChunkResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
+            break;
-                sock.to_path_buf(),
-                "transfer-chunk",
-                Method::TransferChunk,
-                Some(TransferChunkParams {
-                    transfer_id: begin.transfer_id.clone(),
-                    offset,
-                    data_base64: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&buf[..n]),
-                }),
-                Duration::from_secs(30),
-            )?;
-            offset = reply.next_offset;
         }
-        let _: TransferReadyResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
+        let reply: TransferChunkResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
             sock.to_path_buf(),
-            "transfer-finish",
+            "transfer-chunk",
-            Method::TransferFinish,
+            Method::TransferChunk,
-            Some(TransferIdParams {
+            Some(TransferChunkParams {
                 transfer_id: begin.transfer_id.clone(),
+                offset,
+                data_base64: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&buf[..n]),
             }),
-            Duration::from_secs(10),
+            Duration::from_secs(30),
         )?;
-        Ok::<_, CliError>(())
+        offset = reply.next_offset;
-    })();
-    if let Err(err) = staged {
-        let _ = release(sock, &begin.transfer_id);
-        return Err(err);
     }
-    Ok((begin.transfer_id, name))
+    let _: TransferReadyResult = crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
-}
-
-fn release(sock: &Path, id: &str) -> Result<TransferReleaseResult, CliError> {
-    crate::cli::business_rpc::call(
         sock.to_path_buf(),
-        "transfer-release",
+        "transfer-finish",
-        Method::TransferRelease,
+        Method::TransferFinish,
         Some(TransferIdParams {
-            transfer_id: id.to_string(),
+            transfer_id: begin.transfer_id.clone(),
         }),
-        Duration::from_secs(5),
+        Duration::from_secs(10),
-    )
+    )?;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn ipc_timeout(timeout_ms: u32) -> Duration {

crates/bsk-cli/src/daemon/start.rs

@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ pub fn run_foreground(cfg: DaemonConfig) -> Result<()> {
         let session_idle_task = spawn_session_idle_reaper(Arc::clone(&state));
         let browser_liveness_task = spawn_browser_liveness_reaper(Arc::clone(&state));
         // Fired by the update check task after a successful auto-update:
-        // the replacement daemon has already been spawned, so this
+        // the replacement daemon (or Windows update helper) is ready, so
-        // process should shut down and let it take over.
+        // this process should shut down and let it take over.
         let restart_notify = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
         let update_check_task =
             spawn_update_check_task(Arc::clone(&state), Arc::clone(&restart_notify));
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_session_idle_reaper(state: Arc<DaemonState>) -> tokio::task:
 /// task spawns the replacement daemon (see
 /// [`DAEMON_REPLACEMENT_WAIT_ENV`]) and fires `restart` so this process
 /// shuts down and the new version takes over; on Windows the
-/// replacement can only be staged, so it just logs that a restart is
+/// helper waits for this process to exit, replaces the binary, and starts
-/// needed.
+/// the new daemon with the same configuration.
 pub(crate) fn spawn_update_check_task(
     state: Arc<DaemonState>,
     restart: Arc<tokio::sync::Notify>,
@@ -605,7 +605,11 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_update_check_task(
                         |candidate| {
                             let target =
                                 exe_path.as_deref().context("current executable unknown")?;
-                            update::self_install_candidate(candidate, target)
+                            update::self_install_candidate(
+                                candidate,
+                                target,
+                                &restart_start_args(&state.config),
+                            )
                         },
                     )
                 })
@@ -635,10 +639,11 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_update_check_task(
                     sessions,
                     "auto-update postponed: agent session(s) active; will retry on the next tick"
                 ),
-                update::AutoUpdateOutcome::Staged { latest } => warn!(
+                update::AutoUpdateOutcome::Staged { latest } => {
-                    %latest,
+                    info!(%latest, "update helper ready; exiting so it can replace and restart the daemon");
-                    "auto-update staged the new binary but cannot replace the running daemon in place; restart the daemon (or terminal) to finish the upgrade"
+                    restart.notify_one();
-                ),
+                    return;
+                }
                 update::AutoUpdateOutcome::Replaced { latest } => {
                     info!(
                         current = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),

crates/bsk-cli/tests/windows_parent_cancel.rs

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+//! Real Windows CLI cancellation, including caller-owned transfer cleanup.
+#![cfg(windows)]
+
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use bsk::daemon::{file_transfer::TransferRegistry, info::DaemonInfo};
+use bsk_protocol::tools::{TransferBeginParams, TransferIdParams};
+use bsk_protocol::{ErrorCode, Frame, Method, ResponseBody, ResponseFrame, RpcError};
+use serde_json::json;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
+use tokio::net::windows::named_pipe::ServerOptions;
+use tokio::process::Command;
+use tokio::sync::{Notify, watch};
+
+fn response<T: serde::Serialize>(result: Result<T, RpcError>) -> ResponseBody {
+    match result {
+        Ok(value) => ResponseBody::Ok(serde_json::to_value(value).unwrap()),
+        Err(err) => ResponseBody::Err(err),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn stdin_close_cancels_business_but_releases_resources_with_a_bounded_budget() {
+    // Resolve the production registry's root before starting any runtime threads.
+    let registry_home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let original_home = std::env::var_os("BSK_HOME");
+    unsafe {
+        std::env::set_var("BSK_HOME", registry_home.path());
+    }
+    let transfers = Arc::new(TransferRegistry::new().unwrap());
+    unsafe {
+        match original_home {
+            Some(value) => std::env::set_var("BSK_HOME", value),
+            None => std::env::remove_var("BSK_HOME"),
+        }
+    }
+    transfers.initialize().unwrap();
+    tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .block_on(exercise(
+            transfers,
+            &registry_home.path().join("run/transfers"),
+        ));
+}
+
+async fn exercise(transfers: Arc<TransferRegistry>, staging_root: &Path) {
+    for mode in [
+        "wait",
+        "upload",
+        "upload-multi",
+        "upload-before-dispatch",
+        "download",
+        "upload-multi-stall",
+        "ordinary",
+    ] {
+        let home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let pipe_name = format!(r"\\.\pipe\bsk-parent-cancel-{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4());
+        let info = DaemonInfo::now(std::process::id(), (&pipe_name).into(), 0, "0.2.0");
+        std::fs::write(
+            home.path().join("daemon.json"),
+            serde_json::to_vec(&info).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let mut pipe = ServerOptions::new()
+            .first_pipe_instance(true)
+            .create(&pipe_name)
+            .unwrap();
+        let registered = Arc::new(Notify::new());
+        let pending = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None::<String>));
+        let ids = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::<String>::new()));
+        let released = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::<String>::new()));
+        let received = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::<Method>::new()));
+        let download_id = if mode == "download" {
+            let staging = transfers.begin_download("fixture").unwrap();
+            let browser_dir = home.path().join("BrowserSkill").join(&staging.transfer_id);
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(&browser_dir).unwrap();
+            let file = browser_dir.join("download.txt");
+            std::fs::write(&file, b"download fixture").unwrap();
+            transfers
+                .import_download(&staging.transfer_id, &file)
+                .unwrap();
+            ids.lock().unwrap().push(staging.transfer_id.clone());
+            Some(staging.transfer_id)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        let (cancel, cancelled) = watch::channel(false);
+        let ready = Arc::clone(&registered);
+        let name = pipe_name.clone();
+        let registry = Arc::clone(&transfers);
+        let server_ids = Arc::clone(&ids);
+        let server_released = Arc::clone(&released);
+        let server_received = Arc::clone(&received);
+        let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut connections = tokio::task::JoinSet::new();
+            loop {
+                pipe.connect().await.unwrap();
+                let next = ServerOptions::new().create(&name).unwrap();
+                let connection = std::mem::replace(&mut pipe, next);
+                let ready = Arc::clone(&ready);
+                let pending = Arc::clone(&pending);
+                let cancel = cancel.clone();
+                let mut cancelled = cancelled.clone();
+                let name = name.clone();
+                let registry = Arc::clone(&registry);
+                let ids = Arc::clone(&server_ids);
+                let released = Arc::clone(&server_released);
+                let received = Arc::clone(&server_received);
+                let download_id = download_id.clone();
+                connections.spawn(async move {
+                    let (read, mut write) = tokio::io::split(connection);
+                    let mut reader = BufReader::new(read);
+                    let mut line = String::new();
+                    while reader.read_line(&mut line).await.unwrap_or(0) > 0 {
+                        let Frame::Request(req) = serde_json::from_str::<Frame>(&line).unwrap()
+                        else {
+                            panic!("expected request");
+                        };
+                        line.clear();
+                        received.lock().unwrap().push(req.method.clone());
+                        let params = req.params.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+                        let body = match req.method {
+                            Method::SystemStatus => ResponseBody::Ok(json!({
+                                "daemon_version": "0.2.0", "protocol_version": "1.1",
+                                "pid": std::process::id(), "uptime_secs": 0,
+                                "ws_port": 0, "sock_path": name,
+                                "browsers": [], "sessions": [], "version_skew_browsers": []
+                            })),
+                            Method::TransferBegin => {
+                                let begin = registry
+                                    .begin_upload(serde_json::from_value(params).unwrap())
+                                    .unwrap();
+                                ids.lock().unwrap().push(begin.transfer_id.clone());
+                                response(Ok(begin))
+                            }
+                            Method::ToolDownload => ResponseBody::Ok(json!({
+                                "tab_id": 1, "suggested_filename": "download.txt",
+                                "byte_size": 16, "transfer_id": download_id,
+                            })),
+                            Method::ToolWaitMs if mode == "ordinary" => {
+                                ResponseBody::Ok(json!({"waited_ms": 1}))
+                            }
+                            Method::TransferChunk
+                                if mode == "upload-before-dispatch"
+                                    || (mode.contains("multi")
+                                        && ids.lock().unwrap().len() == 1) =>
+                            {
+                                response(
+                                    registry.write_chunk(serde_json::from_value(params).unwrap()),
+                                )
+                            }
+                            Method::TransferFinish if mode != "upload-before-dispatch" => response(
+                                registry.finish_upload(serde_json::from_value(params).unwrap()),
+                            ),
+                            Method::ToolWaitMs
+                            | Method::TransferChunk
+                            | Method::TransferRead
+                            | Method::TransferFinish => {
+                                *pending.lock().unwrap() = Some(req.id.clone());
+                                ready.notify_one();
+                                cancelled.wait_for(|value| *value).await.unwrap();
+                                if mode == "upload-before-dispatch" {
+                                    // Finish won the race with cancellation, but tool.upload must
+                                    // not be dispatched and the CLI still owns the staging.
+                                    response(
+                                        registry
+                                            .finish_upload(serde_json::from_value(params).unwrap()),
+                                    )
+                                } else {
+                                    ResponseBody::Err(RpcError {
+                                        code: ErrorCode::Cancelled,
+                                        message: "parent cancellation reached daemon".into(),
+                                        data: None,
+                                    })
+                                }
+                            }
+                            Method::Cancel => {
+                                let target = params["rpc_id"].as_str().unwrap();
+                                assert_eq!(pending.lock().unwrap().as_deref(), Some(target));
+                                cancel.send(true).unwrap();
+                                ResponseBody::Ok(json!({"cancelled": true}))
+                            }
+                            Method::TransferRelease => {
+                                let params: TransferIdParams =
+                                    serde_json::from_value(params).unwrap();
+                                released.lock().unwrap().push(params.transfer_id.clone());
+                                if mode.contains("stall") {
+                                    std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+                                }
+                                response(Ok(registry.release(params)))
+                            }
+                            other => panic!("unexpected request after cancellation: {other:?}"),
+                        };
+                        let response = Frame::Response(ResponseFrame { id: req.id, body });
+                        let mut bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&response).unwrap();
+                        bytes.push(b'\n');
+                        if write.write_all(&bytes).await.is_err() {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bsk"));
+        cmd.env("BSK_HOME", home.path())
+            .env("BSK_AUTO_UPDATE", "off")
+            .env_remove("BSK_CANCEL_ON_STDIN_CLOSE")
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+            .creation_flags(0x0800_0000)
+            .kill_on_drop(true);
+        if mode.starts_with("upload") {
+            let source = home.path().join("upload.txt");
+            // Declare 300 MiB without allocating or transferring that much data.
+            std::fs::File::create(&source)
+                .unwrap()
+                .set_len(if mode == "upload-before-dispatch" {
+                    16
+                } else {
+                    300 * 1024 * 1024
+                })
+                .unwrap();
+            cmd.args(["upload", "--session", "fixture", "--selector", "input"]);
+            if mode.contains("multi") {
+                let first = home.path().join("first.txt");
+                std::fs::write(&first, b"first file").unwrap();
+                cmd.arg("--file").arg(first);
+            }
+            cmd.arg("--file").arg(source);
+        } else if mode == "download" {
+            let out = home.path().join("out.txt");
+            std::fs::write(&out, b"existing output").unwrap();
+            cmd.args([
+                "download",
+                "--session",
+                "fixture",
+                "--selector",
+                "a",
+                "--overwrite",
+                "--out",
+            ])
+            .arg(out);
+        } else {
+            cmd.args(["wait-ms", if mode == "ordinary" { "1ms" } else { "60s" }]);
+        }
+        cmd.arg("--json");
+        if mode == "ordinary" {
+            cmd.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
+        } else {
+            cmd.env("BSK_CANCEL_ON_STDIN_CLOSE", "1")
+                .stdin(std::process::Stdio::piped());
+        }
+        let mut child = cmd.spawn().unwrap();
+        if mode != "ordinary" {
+            tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(10), registered.notified())
+                .await
+                .expect("CLI registered business RPC");
+            child
+                .stdin
+                .as_mut()
+                .unwrap()
+                .write_all(b"still connected")
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            drop(child.stdin.take());
+        }
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        let output = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(8), child.wait_with_output())
+            .await
+            .expect("CLI must settle promptly, including cleanup")
+            .unwrap();
+        server.abort();
+        let _ = server.await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            output.status.code(),
+            Some(if mode == "ordinary" { 0 } else { 2 }),
+            "{mode}: stdout={} stderr={}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        );
+        if mode != "ordinary" {
+            let body: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(body["code"], "cancelled");
+            if mode != "upload-before-dispatch" {
+                assert_eq!(body["message"], "parent cancellation reached daemon");
+            }
+            let received = received.lock().unwrap();
+            let cancel = received.iter().position(|m| *m == Method::Cancel).unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                received[cancel + 1..]
+                    .iter()
+                    .all(|m| *m == Method::TransferRelease),
+                "only cleanup may follow cancellation: {received:?}"
+            );
+        }
+        let ids = ids.lock().unwrap();
+        if mode.contains("stall") {
+            assert_eq!(released.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+            assert!(start.elapsed() >= Duration::from_secs(4));
+            // The CLI cannot force an unresponsive daemon to clean up.
+            transfers.release_session("fixture");
+        } else {
+            assert_eq!(
+                *released.lock().unwrap(),
+                *ids,
+                "{mode}: every allocation must be released"
+            );
+            for id in ids.iter() {
+                assert!(!staging_root.join(id).exists(), "staging leaked: {id}");
+            }
+            if mode.starts_with("upload") {
+                let retry = transfers
+                    .begin_upload(TransferBeginParams {
+                        session_id: "fixture".into(),
+                        name: "retry.txt".into(),
+                        byte_size: 300 * 1024 * 1024,
+                    })
+                    .expect("same session must have room for another 300 MiB upload");
+                transfers.release(TransferIdParams {
+                    transfer_id: retry.transfer_id,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        if mode == "download" {
+            assert_eq!(
+                std::fs::read(home.path().join("out.txt")).unwrap(),
+                b"existing output"
+            );
+            assert!(
+                !std::fs::read_dir(home.path())
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .flatten()
+                    .any(|entry| entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().ends_with(".part"))
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/bsk-cli/tests/windows_update.rs

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+//! Exercise self-update with a real executable and a local release server.
+#![cfg(windows)]
+
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::{Cursor, Read, Write};
+use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use bsk::daemon::info::DaemonInfo;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+
+const MARKER: &[u8] = b"windows-update-regression-fixture";
+
+struct ReleaseServer {
+    url: String,
+    requests: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    stop: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    worker: Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl ReleaseServer {
+    fn new(binary: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let mut archive = zip::ZipWriter::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()));
+        archive
+            .start_file(
+                "bsk.exe",
+                zip::write::SimpleFileOptions::default()
+                    .compression_method(zip::CompressionMethod::Stored),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        archive.write_all(binary).unwrap();
+        let archive = archive.finish().unwrap().into_inner();
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        listener.set_nonblocking(true).unwrap();
+        let url = format!("http://{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap());
+        let manifest = serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({
+            "version": "999.0.0",
+            "assets": {"windows-x64": {
+                "url": format!("{url}/bsk.zip"),
+                "sha256": Sha256::digest(&archive).iter().map(|byte| format!("{byte:02x}")).collect::<String>(),
+            }},
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        let stop = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let worker_stop = Arc::clone(&stop);
+        let requests = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let worker_requests = Arc::clone(&requests);
+        let worker = thread::spawn(move || {
+            while !worker_stop.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                let (mut stream, _) = match listener.accept() {
+                    Ok(connection) => connection,
+                    Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => panic!("accept release request: {err}"),
+                };
+                // Windows accept() inherits the listener's nonblocking mode.
+                // Keep accept polling for shutdown, but read/write each request
+                // in blocking mode with the bounded timeouts below.
+                stream.set_nonblocking(false).unwrap();
+                stream
+                    .set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)))
+                    .unwrap();
+                stream
+                    .set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)))
+                    .unwrap();
+                let mut request = Vec::new();
+                let mut chunk = [0; 1024];
+                while !request.windows(4).any(|window| window == b"\r\n\r\n") {
+                    let len = stream.read(&mut chunk).unwrap();
+                    if len == 0 {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    request.extend_from_slice(&chunk[..len]);
+                }
+                let body = if request.starts_with(b"GET /bsk.zip ") {
+                    worker_requests.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    &archive
+                } else {
+                    &manifest
+                };
+                write!(
+                    stream,
+                    "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n",
+                    body.len()
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                stream.write_all(body).unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+        Self {
+            url: format!("{url}/version.json"),
+            requests,
+            stop,
+            worker: Some(worker),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ReleaseServer {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.stop.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        let _ = self.worker.take().unwrap().join();
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn release_server_waits_for_delayed_and_fragmented_request_headers() {
+    let server = ReleaseServer::new(b"test binary");
+    let address = server
+        .url
+        .strip_prefix("http://")
+        .unwrap()
+        .strip_suffix("/version.json")
+        .unwrap();
+    let mut stream = TcpStream::connect(address).unwrap();
+    stream
+        .set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)))
+        .unwrap();
+    stream
+        .set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)))
+        .unwrap();
+    // Give accept() time to run before any bytes arrive, then split the
+    // headers across writes. Both reads must wait rather than return WouldBlock.
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+    stream.write_all(b"GET /version.json HTTP/1.1\r\n").unwrap();
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+    stream.write_all(b"Host: localhost\r\n\r\n").unwrap();
+    let mut response = String::new();
+    stream.read_to_string(&mut response).unwrap();
+    assert!(response.starts_with("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n"), "{response}");
+    let (_, body) = response.split_once("\r\n\r\n").unwrap();
+    let manifest: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(body).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(manifest["version"], "999.0.0");
+}
+
+struct Fixture {
+    _tmp: tempfile::TempDir,
+    exe: PathBuf,
+    home: PathBuf,
+    binary: Vec<u8>,
+    server: ReleaseServer,
+    daemon: Option<Child>,
+}
+
+impl Fixture {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let dir = tmp.path().join("中文 space %PATH% ! & (update)");
+        fs::create_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+        let exe = dir.join("bsk.exe");
+        let home = tmp.path().join("home");
+        fs::create_dir(&home).unwrap();
+        fs::copy(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bsk"), &exe).unwrap();
+        // A PE overlay distinguishes the replacement without requiring a
+        // second build or changing the executable's behavior/version.
+        let mut binary = fs::read(&exe).unwrap();
+        binary.extend_from_slice(MARKER);
+        let server = ReleaseServer::new(&binary);
+        Self {
+            _tmp: tmp,
+            exe,
+            home,
+            binary,
+            server,
+            daemon: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn command(&self) -> Command {
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(&self.exe);
+        cmd.env("BSK_HOME", &self.home)
+            .env("BSK_UPDATE_MANIFEST_URL", &self.server.url)
+            .env("BSK_AUTO_UPDATE", "off")
+            .env("RUST_LOG", "info")
+            .env("NO_PROXY", "127.0.0.1,localhost")
+            .env_remove("BSK_DAEMONIZED")
+            .env_remove("BSK_DAEMON_REPLACES_PID")
+            .stdin(Stdio::null())
+            .creation_flags(0x0800_0000);
+        cmd
+    }
+
+    fn wait_for(&self, description: &str, mut check: impl FnMut() -> bool) {
+        let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(30);
+        while Instant::now() < deadline {
+            if check() {
+                return;
+            }
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+        }
+        let diagnostics: Vec<_> = fs::read_dir(self.exe.parent().unwrap())
+            .unwrap()
+            .flatten()
+            .filter(|entry| entry.path().extension().is_some_and(|ext| ext == "log"))
+            .map(|entry| {
+                (
+                    entry.path(),
+                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&fs::read(entry.path()).unwrap_or_default())
+                        .into_owned(),
+                )
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let home_logs: Vec<_> = fs::read_dir(&self.home)
+            .unwrap()
+            .flatten()
+            .filter(|entry| entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().contains("log"))
+            .map(|entry| {
+                (
+                    entry.path(),
+                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&fs::read(entry.path()).unwrap_or_default())
+                        .into_owned(),
+                )
+            })
+            .collect();
+        panic!(
+            "timed out waiting for {description}; helper logs: {diagnostics:?}; daemon logs: {home_logs:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn info(&self) -> Option<DaemonInfo> {
+        serde_json::from_slice(&fs::read(self.home.join("daemon.json")).ok()?).ok()
+    }
+
+    fn updated(&self) -> bool {
+        // A locked executable may briefly reject reads during replacement.
+        fs::read(&self.exe).is_ok_and(|binary| binary == self.binary)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Fixture {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Stop only the daemon belonging to this isolated BSK_HOME. Also reap
+        // the foreground process on assertion failures to avoid leaking locks.
+        let _ = self.command().args(["daemon", "stop"]).output();
+        if let Some(child) = self.daemon.as_mut() {
+            let _ = child.kill();
+            let _ = child.wait();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn manual_update_replaces_the_running_executable_after_cli_exit() {
+    let fixture = Fixture::new();
+    let out = fixture
+        .command()
+        .args(["--json", "update", "--yes"])
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+    let report: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&out.stdout).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(report["status"], "staged");
+    fixture.wait_for("CLI replacement and helper cleanup", || {
+        fixture.updated() && fs::read_dir(fixture.exe.parent().unwrap()).unwrap().count() == 1
+    });
+    assert!(
+        fixture.info().is_none(),
+        "an update must not start a previously absent daemon"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(fixture.server.requests.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn automatic_update_exits_old_daemon_and_restarts_on_the_same_port() {
+    let mut fixture = Fixture::new();
+    let port = unused_port();
+    let log = fs::File::create(fixture.home.join("foreground.log")).unwrap();
+    let child = fixture
+        .command()
+        .env("BSK_AUTO_UPDATE", "on")
+        // Exercise the environment inherited by a normally detached daemon.
+        .env("BSK_DAEMONIZED", "1")
+        .args([
+            "daemon",
+            "start",
+            "--port",
+            &port.to_string(),
+            "--session-idle",
+            "1234ms",
+            "--daemon-idle",
+            "30s",
+        ])
+        .stdout(Stdio::from(log.try_clone().unwrap()))
+        .stderr(Stdio::from(log))
+        .spawn()
+        .unwrap();
+    let old_pid = child.id();
+    fixture.daemon = Some(child);
+    fixture.wait_for("replacement daemon", || {
+        fixture.updated()
+            && fixture
+                .info()
+                .is_some_and(|info| info.pid != old_pid && info.ws_port == port)
+    });
+    assert!(
+        fixture
+            .daemon
+            .as_mut()
+            .unwrap()
+            .try_wait()
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_some(),
+        "old daemon must exit"
+    );
+    fixture.wait_for("helper cleanup", || {
+        fs::read_dir(fixture.exe.parent().unwrap()).unwrap().count() == 1
+    });
+    let status = fixture
+        .command()
+        .args(["--json", "status"])
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        status.status.success(),
+        "{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&status.stderr)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        fixture.server.requests.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
+        1,
+        "the replacement must not stage another update immediately"
+    );
+}
+
+fn unused_port() -> u16 {
+    TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")
+        .unwrap()
+        .local_addr()
+        .unwrap()
+        .port()
+}

install.ps1

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
 $Repo = if ($env:BSK_REPO) { $env:BSK_REPO } else { "Tencent/BrowserSkill" }
 $InstallDir = if ($env:BSK_INSTALL_DIR) { $env:BSK_INSTALL_DIR } else { Join-Path $HOME ".local\bin" }
+$InstallDir = $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($InstallDir)
 $GitHub = "https://github.com/${Repo}"
 
 function Write-Log {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ function Get-PlatformTriple {
 function Add-ToUserPath {
     param([string]$Dir)
 
-    $currentUserPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "User") -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ }
+    $currentUserPath = @([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "User") -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ })
 
     if ($currentUserPath -contains $Dir) {
         Write-Log "$Dir is already in your user PATH"
@@ -90,30 +91,59 @@ function Add-ToSessionPath {
 # ── Git Bash (bash environment) PATH helper ──────────────────────────────────
 
 function Add-ToBashProfile {
-    param([string]$Dir)
+    param([string]$Dir, [string]$BashRc = (Join-Path $HOME ".bashrc"))
 
     # Convert Windows path (e.g. C:\Users\foo\.local\bin) to Git-Bash Unix-style (/c/Users/foo/.local/bin)
     $unixPath = $Dir -replace '\\', '/'
     if ($unixPath -match '^([A-Z]):(.*)$') {
         $unixPath = '/' + $matches[1].ToLower() + $matches[2]
     }
-    $bashRc = Join-Path $HOME ".bashrc"
+    # Single-quote the literal directory; only the existing PATH is expanded.
-    $exportLine = "export PATH=""${unixPath}:`$PATH""  # bsk CLI"
+    $shellQuote = "'" + [char]34 + "'" + [char]34 + "'"
+    $quotedPath = "'" + $unixPath.Replace("'", $shellQuote) + "'"
+    $exportLine = "export PATH=${quotedPath}:`"`$PATH`"  # bsk CLI"
 
-    if (Test-Path $bashRc) {
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $BashRc) {
-        $content = Get-Content $bashRc -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        $content = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($BashRc)
-        if ($content -match [regex]::Escape($unixPath)) {
+        if ($content.Contains($exportLine)) {
             Write-Log "$unixPath is already in ~/.bashrc"
             return
         }
     }
 
-    Add-Content $bashRc "`n$exportLine" -Encoding ASCII
+    # Explicit BOM-less UTF-8 also works in Windows PowerShell 5.1.
+    [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($BashRc, "`n$exportLine`n", (New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)))
     Write-Log "added ${unixPath} to ~/.bashrc"
 }
 
 # ── Main ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+# Stage on the destination volume before stopping the daemon. Never truncate
+# the installed executable: failed replacement must leave it usable.
+function Install-Binary {
+    param([string]$Source, [string]$Target)
+
+    $staged = "$Target.install-$([Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))"
+    try {
+        [System.IO.File]::Copy($Source, $staged)
+        if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($Target)) {
+            # Use the downloaded CLI: older versions have broken Windows
+            # liveness checks. Stop verifies daemon identity before terminating it.
+            & $Source daemon stop
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "could not stop bsk daemon; existing installation was not replaced" }
+            # PowerShell 5.1 converts $null to an empty path for string parameters.
+            [System.IO.File]::Replace($staged, $Target, [NullString]::Value)
+            Write-Log "daemon will restart automatically on the next browser command"
+        }
+        else {
+            [System.IO.File]::Move($staged, $Target)
+        }
+    }
+    finally {
+        if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($staged)) { [System.IO.File]::Delete($staged) }
+    }
+}
+
 function Main {
     $platform = Get-PlatformTriple
 
@@ -184,7 +214,7 @@ function Main {
             New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $InstallDir -Force | Out-Null
         }
 
-        Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $tempDir "bsk.exe") -Destination (Join-Path $InstallDir "bsk.exe") -Force
+        Install-Binary -Source (Join-Path $tempDir "bsk.exe") -Target (Join-Path $InstallDir "bsk.exe")
 
         Write-Log "installed bsk to $InstallDir\bsk.exe"
 
@@ -199,12 +229,8 @@ function Main {
 
         # Verify
         $bskPath = Join-Path $InstallDir "bsk.exe"
-        if (Get-Command bsk -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        & $bskPath --version
-            & bsk --version
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "installed bsk failed verification" }
-        }
-        else {
-            Write-Log "verify install: & ""$bskPath"" --version"
-        }
 
         Write-Log "done"
         Write-Host ""

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,51 @@
-# dsh-plugin-browserskill
+# BrowserSkill for DeepSeek Harness
 
-npm: [`@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin)
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin)
 
-A [DeepSeek Harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness) (dsh) tool plugin that exposes
+Use [BrowserSkill](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill) in
-[BrowserSkill](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill) (`bsk`) browser automation to the model.
+[DeepSeek Harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness) (`dsh`) to browse
+websites, fill forms, and capture screenshots through native `browser_*` tools.
+Browser tasks run in Agent Windows, with a live view in the dsh Web UI.
 
-Each action maps to one `bsk <cmd> --json` invocation: the plugin spawns the bsk CLI, parses its
+## Installation
-structured JSON output, and returns a canonical typed value. The bsk daemon, browser, and browser
+
-extension keep owning the actual browser control — this package is a thin, well-typed bridge.
+Before installing the plugin:
+
+- Install [DeepSeek Harness](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness) and
+  [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation), which dsh uses to manage plugins.
+- Install the `bsk` CLI and connect the BrowserSkill extension in Chrome or Edge.
+  Follow the [BrowserSkill setup guide](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill#quick-start).
+- Make sure `bsk` is on the `PATH` used to start dsh, or set `bskPath` in the plugin configuration.
+
+Install the plugin into the `web` profile, then start it:
+
+```sh
+dsh plugin --profile web add @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin
+dsh --profile web
+```
+
+Replace `web` with your profile name if you use a different profile. The plugin
+includes the `browser-skill` skill; no separate `bsk install-skill` step is needed.
+
+In a conversation, try:
+
+```text
+/browser-skill open example.com and summarize the page.
+```
+
+By default, the browser tools become available when the skill is invoked.
+
+## Updating
+
+Installed plugins do not update automatically. To upgrade this plugin to npm's
+`latest` version, including versions outside the profile's saved dependency range:
+
+```sh
+dsh plugin --profile web update @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin --latest
+```
+
+Restart that dsh profile after upgrading. This command updates the plugin; update
+the `bsk` CLI and browser extension separately when a release requires it.
 
 ## Tools
 
@@ -20,23 +58,7 @@ extension keep owning the actual browser control — this package is a thin, wel
 | `browser_tabs` | `list`, `create`, `select`, `close`, `borrow`, `return` | Manage Agent Window tabs and temporarily borrow user tabs. |
 | `browser_assist` | `resize`, `emulate`, `request-help` | Resize or emulate the browser and pause for human-only steps. |
 
-`bsk evaluate` and `bsk record` are intentionally not exposed by this plugin: arbitrary page
+Arbitrary page-script evaluation and interaction recording are not supported.
-evaluation is a higher-risk capability, while recording is long-running and needs a dedicated
-DeepSeek Harness lifecycle before it can be added safely.
-
-## Agent skill (progressive disclosure)
-
-Beyond the tools, the plugin publishes the **`browser-skill` agent skill** through the harness's
-official skill seam (`ctx.skills.register`): the catalog entry (name + routing description) is
-resident in `<available_skills>`, and the body is loaded only when the model invokes the `skill`
-tool. Its single source is the DSH-specific `skill/SKILL.md`, which documents only structured
-`browser_*` calls and their plugin semantics. The repository-root CLI skill is intentionally not
-concatenated: its command examples belong to a different execution interface and would bypass
-the plugin's ownership, live observation UI, cancellation, and cleanup path if followed directly.
-The build rejects internal CLI-name leakage, command-line code blocks, unknown browser tools, and
-missing supported browser tools before embedding the Markdown. Registration and every pre-step
-catalog snapshot are pure in-memory reads (no disk/process/daemon); compositions without the skill
-seam degrade silently.
 
 ## Multi-session model
 
@@ -55,136 +77,73 @@ an explicit `session` argument naming a foreign or unknown id is rejected, the `
 `browser_session` shows plugin-created sessions only (no daemon-wide view), and stop/unload cleanup
 can never touch a session owned by another program.
 
-## Installation
-
-The plugin follows the standard dsh bundle layout (`dsh.bundle` manifest + `cordis.patch.yml`):
-
-```sh
-dsh plugin --profile <name> add @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin
-dsh --profile <name>
-```
-
-Prerequisite: the `bsk` CLI must be installed and on `PATH`, and the BrowserSkill browser extension
-(Chrome or Edge) must be connected — see the
-[BrowserSkill README](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill). When bsk is missing, tool calls fail
-with install guidance instead of a bare spawn error.
-
 ## Configuration
 
-All fields are optional and validated through the plugin's Schemastery `Config`:
+After installing the plugin, edit your profile's `cordis.patch.yml`. For the `web`
+profile, the default location is `~/.dsh/profiles/web/cordis.patch.yml`. If you set
+`DSH_HOME`, use `$DSH_HOME/profiles/web/cordis.patch.yml` instead. Replace `web` with
+your profile name as needed.
+
+If the file contains only comments and `[]`, keep the comments and replace `[]`
+with the YAML below. If it already contains patch entries, add this entry to the
+existing list or edit its existing `id: browserskill` entry. Keep a single
+top-level YAML list. This overrides the plugin registered by the installed bundle:
 
 ```yaml
-# cordis.patch.yml override example
+- id: browserskill
-- insert:
+  config:
-    - id: browserskill
+    bskPath: bsk
-      name: "@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin"
+    defaultTimeoutMs: 120000
-      config:
+    maxSessions: 5
-        bskPath: bsk          # path to the bsk binary (default: resolve from PATH)
+    observationEnabled: true
-        defaultTimeoutMs: 120000
+    thumbnailIntervalMs: 1500
-        maxSessions: 5
+    idleIntervalMs: 8000
-        # observationEnabled: true     # live PiP/overlay observation (below)
+    lazyTools: true
-        # thumbnailIntervalMs: 1500    # frame cadence while a session is active
-        # idleIntervalMs: 8000         # idle cadence / recent-activity window
-        # lazyTools: true              # reveal browser_* tools only after the skill is invoked
 ```
 
-- **`lazyTools` (default `true`)** — the final progressive-disclosure stage: the six
+Change `bskPath` to the full path of your CLI binary if it is not on dsh's `PATH`.
-  `browser_*` tool schemas stay OUT of the system prompt (zero schema tokens) until the
+A patch replaces the entry's entire `config` object, so keep all overrides you need
-  `browser-skill` skill is actually invoked — the skill catalog entry is the only
+together in that object.
-  advertisement. One successful invocation (model tool call, or a `/browser-skill` user
-  gesture) registers the whole suite for the rest of the process; repeated invocations are
-  no-ops, and sessions resumed with a past invocation in their durable log reveal the suite
-  on entry. Set `false` for the legacy always-on registration.
 
-## Observation overlay (PiP mini-window)
+Configuration changes follow `dsh.profile.patchReload` in the profile's
+`package.json`: `live` (the default for `web`) applies changes when you save the
+patch file; `startup` requires restarting the profile. Restart after upgrading
+the plugin in either case.
 
-When the plugin runs inside the dsh Web UI, an **observation overlay** floats over the app
+All fields are optional; omitted fields use the defaults below:
-(registered into the `shell.overlay` seat): a breathing thumbnail per owned session plus its
-current action and elapsed time. The card docks at the top-right of the content area (clear of
-the composer and the shell's header controls) and wears the **BrowserSkill product family's own
-look**: the overlay reuses `@browser-skill/ui` components (`Button`, `cn`) and its oklch design
-tokens (`--card`, `--primary`, `--destructive`, `--ring`, …), status dots spec'd after the
-extension popup's connection indicator, and Remix icons. The BSK utility sheet is compiled
-scoped under the `.bsk-obs` root class (`scripts/build-client-css.mjs`), so the overlay looks
-like the BrowserSkill extension without leaking a single selector into the host shell — and the
-shell's theme cannot bleed back in.
 
-- **Lifecycle**: hidden while the plugin owns no sessions; appears on the first
+| Option | Default | Purpose |
-  `browser_session` start action; disappears when all sessions stop (or the plugin unloads).
+| --- | --- | --- |
-- **Focus view**: status row (green/idle/red dot + session + action + mm:ss), the latest page
+| `bskPath` | `bsk` | Path to the CLI binary. |
-  frame (while viewed, refreshes every ~1.5s while active, ~8s when idle; the last good frame stays on
+| `defaultTimeoutMs` | `120000` | Default command timeout in milliseconds. |
-  stage while the next one loads, and is kept on errors so the card does not flash),
+| `maxSessions` | `5` | Maximum concurrent sessions started by this plugin. |
-  and a compact icon toolbar (Interrupt + Pop out, hover for the label).
+| `observationEnabled` | `true` | Enable live browser observation. |
-- **Interrupt**: one click kills the in-flight bsk command of the focus session (same semantics
+| `thumbnailIntervalMs` | `1500` | Screenshot interval for active sessions, in milliseconds. |
-  as the chat Stop button — the current action fails, the agent run may continue). Strip items
+| `idleIntervalMs` | `8000` | Screenshot interval for idle sessions and the recent-activity window, in milliseconds. |
-  carry their own hover interrupt button.
+| `lazyTools` | `true` | Reveal the browser tools when the skill is invoked. Set `false` to register them at startup. |
-- **Multi-session strip**: every session gets a tile (mini frame + id + status dot); focus
-  auto-follows the most recently active session; clicking a tile pins focus (pin badge, click
-  again to release); errored sessions get a red edge without stealing focus; sessions the daemon
-  lost are greyed out; prolonged daemon/browser outage shows "browser unavailable" and greys
-  the interrupt button until captures recover.
-- **Drag & resize**: drag the header to move the card; drag any of the four
-  corners to resize (min 240×180, max 80% of the viewport; no visible grip).
-  Both are remembered for the page lifetime.
-- **Pop out (PiP)**: upgrades the card into a native Document PiP window (requires a user
-  gesture, per browser rules), sized from the current card; closing the PiP falls back to the
-  in-page card with state intact. Browsers without Document PiP simply hide the button.
-- **Screenshot demand**: the client requests periodic screenshots while an observation view is
-  visible, using the PiP document's visibility when popped out. Hidden or collapsed views can
-  keep subscribing to state without requesting screenshots. The first screenshot subscriber
-  starts capture scheduling; the last one's departure cancels timers and skips queued captures.
-  An already running capture may finish. Demand applies to the service's owned sessions, not just
-  the selected session.
-- **Wire**: `GET /bsk-observation/events` is the live synchronization channel (SSE). Every connection,
-  including reconnects, starts with `{ type: "snapshot", sessions, available }`, followed by
-  `upsert`, `remove`, `reset`, and `availability` events on the same stream. Replace local state
-  with each snapshot before applying subsequent events. Use `?thumbnails=0` for state-only
-  subscriptions or `?thumbnails=1` to request screenshots; omitting the parameter defaults to
-  requesting screenshots for compatibility. Closing the stream releases its screenshot demand.
-  `GET /bsk-observation/state` remains a one-time `{ sessions, available }` read and does not
-  request screenshots. It has no ordering guarantee relative to a separate SSE connection;
-  live clients should initialize and resynchronize from the stream's snapshot instead.
-  The host also serves `POST /bsk-observation/interrupt`, `POST /bsk-observation/stop`, and
-  `GET /bsk-observation/thumbnail/<attachmentId>` through the dsh `webServer` route seam
-  (dsh 0.1's Typert Remote pipeline is closed to out-of-tree packages). All commands for one
-  session — tool calls and frame captures alike — run through a per-session FIFO, because the
-  daemon accepts only one unfinished command per session.
-- **Programmatic subscription**: `ObservationService.subscribe(listener, { thumbnails: false })`
-  subscribes to state without requesting screenshots. On an active service, the listener receives
-  the initial `snapshot` synchronously, before `subscribe` returns, then receives subsequent
-  changes. `thumbnails` defaults to `true`, so callers should choose it explicitly. The returned
-  unsubscribe function is safe to call repeatedly and releases this subscription's screenshot
-  demand. Subscribing after service disposal is a no-op.
-- **Trust model**: these routes expose live screenshots (and an interrupt write), so they
-  replicate the browser-trust fence dsh applies to its own `/api` routes: the request Host
-  must be a loopback authority (`localhost`, `127.0.0.0/8`, `[::1]`), a present Origin must
-  match the Host, `sec-fetch-site: cross-site` is refused, and POST requires an
-  `application/json` body (cross-site simple requests can never satisfy that). The channel is
-  therefore built for **loopback-only serving** — binding the dsh web server to `0.0.0.0` and
-  reaching it through a LAN address will (deliberately) fail the fence; do not put these
-  routes behind a non-loopback reverse proxy without adding your own authentication.
-- Configure with `observationEnabled` / `thumbnailIntervalMs` / `idleIntervalMs`.
 
-## Behavior notes
+With `lazyTools: true`, only the skill's catalog entry is initially advertised to
+the model. The six `browser_*` tool schemas are added to the system prompt after
+the `browser-skill` skill is successfully invoked, either by the model or through
+`/browser-skill`. Set `lazyTools: false` to make the tools available immediately.
 
-- **Cancellation**: aborting a tool call (`exec.signal`) kills the underlying bsk child process,
+## Live browser view
-  matching BrowserSkill's cooperative tool-cancellation model.
+
-- **UI cards**: calls render as terminal cards (command line as title, output as the completed
+The dsh Web UI shows the plugin's browser sessions in a floating panel. If your
-  card). Screenshots additionally attach the image itself when the host mounts an attachment store
+profile provides the `dsh-better-sidebar` integration, the view appears in a
-  and the active model route declares image input; otherwise the PNG path is returned.
+**Browser Skill** sidebar tab instead.
-- **Web UI toolview (browser half)**: the package is dual-face. `dsh.client` (platform `web`) ships
+
-  `lib/client.cjs`, which registers a keyed `tool.call.toolview` view for `browser_inspect`. The
+- See the current action, elapsed time, and recent screenshot for each session.
-  custom view keeps a terminal block for every inspect action and, when a screenshot result carries
+- Select a session to focus on it. The sidebar view follows the current conversation.
-  an image block, resolves the durable attachment through the client session's authorized
+- Use **Interrupt** to cancel the current browser command. The agent may continue
-  `readAttachment` RPC and renders it with the shared `MessageImage` thumbnail/lightbox atoms.
+  with another action afterward.
-  The other five tools keep the stock terminal card. The bundle follows the dsh client
+- Drag or resize the floating panel, or use **Pop out** to open a Picture-in-Picture
-  contract: a CJS closure factory handed to `window.__ModuleLoader__.load`, platform modules
+  window in browsers that support it.
-  (`react`, `dsh-client-ui-*`) external, everything else inlined, CSS Modules compiled by
+- Periodic screenshots are requested while a browser observation view is visible.
-  lightningcss.
+  Configure the active and idle intervals with the options above.
-- **Errors**: non-zero bsk exits surface the CLI's JSON error envelope (`code`, `message`, `hint`)
+
-  so the model gets the daemon's actionable guidance.
+The observation endpoints require a loopback address such as `localhost` or
-- **Long-running work** (e.g. `bsk record`) is not backgrounded via `ctx.jobs` yet — tracked as a
+`127.0.0.1`. Access through a LAN hostname or non-loopback reverse proxy is not supported.
-  follow-up.
 
 ## Development
 
@@ -195,22 +154,47 @@ pnpm --filter @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin test     # unit tests mock b
 pnpm --filter @wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin build    # tsdown -> lib/
 ```
 
+See the [development notes](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill/blob/main/packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/docs/development.md)
+for skill registration, tool results, and observation APIs in the current source.
+
 ## Publishing
 
-The GitHub Actions workflow **Release dsh plugin** publishes this package to npm
+The [Release dsh plugin workflow](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill/blob/main/.github/workflows/release-dsh-plugin.yml)
-as `@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin`. The Cordis plugin id, client
+publishes the package and this README to npm. Pushing a `dsh-plugin-vX.Y.Z` tag
-bundle registration, and `cordis.patch.yml` name are the same specifier so
+triggers it; ordinary commits to `main` do not.
-dsh can import and materialize the plugin without a ModuleLoader id mismatch.
 
-Trigger it by pushing a tag that matches `package.json`'s `version`:
+1. Commit this README and any other changes intended for the release.
+2. From the repository root, run the
+   [release script](https://github.com/Tencent/BrowserSkill/blob/main/scripts/release.mjs)
+   with a new stable version, replacing `<version>` below. The script updates the
+   CLI, extension, and DSH plugin versions, commits the version changes, and creates
+   their release tags:
 
-```sh
+   ```sh
-git tag dsh-plugin-v0.1.2
+   node scripts/release.mjs <version>
-git push origin dsh-plugin-v0.1.2
+   ```
-```
 
-Or run the workflow from the Actions tab (`workflow_dispatch`). The job reads the
+3. Push the version commit to the release branch, then push the DSH plugin tag
-`NPM_TOKEN` secret from the `npm-publish` GitHub Environment.
+   created by the script, using the same `<version>`:
+
+   ```sh
+   git push origin HEAD
+   git push origin dsh-plugin-v<version>
+   ```
+
+   This publishes the DSH plugin. Push the CLI and extension tags separately when
+   those components are ready for release.
+
+The workflow checks the version, runs typechecks and tests, builds the package,
+and publishes it to npm.
+
+You can also run the workflow manually from GitHub Actions on the intended release
+ref. Both triggers require an unpublished version and the `NPM_TOKEN` secret in the
+`npm-publish` GitHub Environment.
+
+npm updates the package README only when a new version is published, including
+for documentation-only changes. Published versions cannot be overwritten. See
+[npm's README update rules](https://docs.npmjs.com/about-package-readme-files/).
 
 ## License
 

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/docs/development.md

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# DSH plugin development notes
+
+For installation, usage, and configuration, see the [plugin README](../README.md).
+These notes describe the current source on this branch; a published npm version may
+not include later changes.
+
+## Tool execution
+
+The plugin runs the `bsk` CLI and parses its JSON output. The daemon and browser
+extension perform the browser operations. The published package name is also the
+Cordis plugin id, client bundle registration id, and `cordis.patch.yml` plugin name.
+Keep these identifiers aligned so dsh can load both halves of the plugin.
+
+## Agent skill
+
+Beyond the tools, the plugin publishes the **`browser-skill` agent skill** through the harness's
+official skill seam (`ctx.skills.register`): the catalog entry (name + routing description) is
+resident in `<available_skills>`, and the body is loaded only when the model invokes the `skill`
+tool. Its single source is the DSH-specific `skill/SKILL.md`, which documents only structured
+`browser_*` calls and their plugin semantics. The repository-root CLI skill is intentionally not
+concatenated: its command examples belong to a different execution interface and would bypass
+the plugin's ownership, live observation UI, cancellation, and cleanup path if followed directly.
+The build rejects internal CLI-name leakage, command-line code blocks, unknown browser tools, and
+missing supported browser tools before embedding the Markdown. Registration and every pre-step
+catalog snapshot are pure in-memory reads (no disk/process/daemon); compositions without the skill
+seam degrade silently.
+
+With `lazyTools: true`, the six tool schemas stay out of the system prompt until
+the skill is successfully invoked. Registration happens once and lasts until the
+plugin is unloaded. Repeated invocations do not register duplicate tools. Entering
+a resumed conversation whose history contains a successful skill invocation also
+registers the tools. Setting `lazyTools: false` registers them at plugin startup.
+
+## Observation subscriptions and routes
+
+- **Screenshot demand**: the client requests periodic screenshots while an observation view is
+  visible, using the PiP document's visibility when popped out. Hidden or collapsed views can
+  keep subscribing to state without requesting screenshots. The first screenshot subscriber
+  starts capture scheduling; the last one's departure cancels timers and skips queued captures.
+  An already running capture may finish. Demand applies to the service's owned sessions, not just
+  the selected session.
+- **Wire**: `GET /bsk-observation/events` is the live synchronization channel (SSE). Every connection,
+  including reconnects, starts with `{ type: "snapshot", sessions, available }`, followed by
+  `upsert`, `remove`, `reset`, and `availability` events on the same stream. Replace local state
+  with each snapshot before applying subsequent events. Use `?thumbnails=0` for state-only
+  subscriptions or `?thumbnails=1` to request screenshots; omitting the parameter defaults to
+  requesting screenshots for compatibility. Closing the stream releases its screenshot demand.
+  `GET /bsk-observation/state` remains a one-time `{ sessions, available }` read and does not
+  request screenshots. It has no ordering guarantee relative to a separate SSE connection;
+  live clients should initialize and resynchronize from the stream's snapshot instead.
+  The host also serves `POST /bsk-observation/interrupt`, `POST /bsk-observation/stop`, and
+  `GET /bsk-observation/thumbnail/<attachmentId>` through the dsh `webServer` route seam
+  (dsh 0.1's Typert Remote pipeline is closed to out-of-tree packages). All commands for one
+  session — tool calls and frame captures alike — run through a per-session FIFO, because the
+  daemon accepts only one unfinished command per session.
+- **Programmatic subscription**: `ObservationService.subscribe(listener, { thumbnails: false })`
+  subscribes to state without requesting screenshots. On an active service, the listener receives
+  the initial `snapshot` synchronously, before `subscribe` returns, then receives subsequent
+  changes. `thumbnails` defaults to `true`, so callers should choose it explicitly. The returned
+  unsubscribe function is safe to call repeatedly and releases this subscription's screenshot
+  demand. Subscribing after service disposal is a no-op.
+- **Trust model**: these routes expose live screenshots (and an interrupt write), so they
+  replicate the browser-trust fence dsh applies to its own `/api` routes: the request Host
+  must be a loopback authority (`localhost`, `127.0.0.0/8`, `[::1]`), a present Origin must
+  match the Host, `sec-fetch-site: cross-site` is refused, and POST requires an
+  `application/json` body (cross-site simple requests can never satisfy that). The channel is
+  therefore built for **loopback-only serving** — binding the dsh web server to `0.0.0.0` and
+  reaching it through a LAN address will (deliberately) fail the fence; do not put these
+  routes behind a non-loopback reverse proxy without adding your own authentication.
+
+## Tool results and cancellation
+
+- **Cancellation**: aborting a tool call (`exec.signal`) kills the underlying bsk child process,
+  matching BrowserSkill's cooperative tool-cancellation model.
+- **UI cards**: calls render as terminal cards (command line as title, output as the completed
+  card). Screenshots additionally attach the image itself when the host mounts an attachment store
+  and the active model route declares image input; otherwise the PNG path is returned.
+- **Web UI toolview (browser half)**: the package is dual-face. `dsh.client` (platform `web`) ships
+  `lib/client.cjs`, which registers a keyed `tool.call.toolview` view for `browser_inspect`. The
+  custom view keeps a terminal block for every inspect action and, when a screenshot result carries
+  an image block, resolves the durable attachment through the client session's authorized
+  `readAttachment` RPC and renders it with the shared `MessageImage` thumbnail/lightbox atoms.
+  The other five tools keep the stock terminal card. The bundle follows the dsh client
+  contract: a CJS closure factory handed to `window.__ModuleLoader__.load`, platform modules
+  (`react`, `dsh-client-ui-*`) external, everything else inlined, CSS Modules compiled by
+  lightningcss.
+- **Errors**: non-zero bsk exits surface the CLI's JSON error envelope (`code`, `message`, `hint`)
+  so the model gets the daemon's actionable guidance.
+- **Long-running work** (e.g. `bsk record`) is not backgrounded via `ctx.jobs` yet — tracked as a
+  follow-up.

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@wxg-prc-cpg/browser-skill-dsh-plugin",
   "description": "DeepSeek Harness tool plugin that exposes BrowserSkill browser automation (browser_* tools) to the model",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "client": {
       "platform": "web",
       "inject": [
-        "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-runtime",
         "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-tool",
         "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-layout"
       ],
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@deepseek-ai/cordis": "^4.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-attachment": "^0.1.0-rc.6",
-    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-runtime": "^0.1.0-rc.6",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-attachment": "^0.1.0-rc.6",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-primitives": "^0.1.0-rc.6",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-tool": "^0.1.0-rc.6",
@@ -82,9 +80,6 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-attachment": {
       "optional": true
     },
-    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-runtime": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-attachment": {
       "optional": true
     },

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/src/client/index.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { ImageAttachmentRef } from "@deepseek-ai/dsh-attachment";
+// Development-only types for the injected services; newer hosts no longer ship this package.
 import type { ClientContext, ISessions, SessionId } from "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-runtime/client";
 // Type-only: pulls the 'shell.overlay' SlotMap merge into scope.
 import type {} from "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-layout/client";

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/src/runner.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * map the CLI's JSON error envelope onto a thrown `BskError`.
  */
 
-import { type ChildProcess, spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { type ChildProcess, type SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio, spawn } from "node:child_process";
 
 /** Shape of the JSON error envelope `bsk --json` prints on failure. */
 export interface BskErrorBody {
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ export interface BskRunOptions {
 }
 
 /** Minimal spawn signature so tests can substitute a fake child process. */
-export type SpawnImpl = (command: string, args: string[]) => ChildProcess;
+export type SpawnImpl = (
+  command: string,
+  args: string[],
+  options?: SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio,
+) => ChildProcess;
 
 export interface BskRunner {
   /** Run `bsk <args...> --json` and collect its output. */
@@ -64,29 +68,66 @@ export interface BskRunner {
   killFor(tag: string): number;
 }
 
-// Business RPCs translate SIGINT into the daemon's cancel(rpc_id) protocol.
+// Business RPCs translate Ctrl-C / opt-in stdin EOF into cancel(rpc_id).
-// Give that bounded reconciliation path time to settle before the hard kill.
+// Allow reconciliation before hard-killing an old or unresponsive CLI.
 const KILL_GRACE_MS = 3000;
+// Windows IPC may spend 5s connecting, 2s cancelling, 2s settling,
+// and up to 5s releasing the entire batch of caller-owned transfers.
+const WINDOWS_KILL_GRACE_MS = 15_000;
 const SESSION_BUSY_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 100;
 
 export function createBskRunner(bskPath: string, spawnImpl: SpawnImpl = spawn): BskRunner {
   const live = new Map<ChildProcess, string | undefined>();
+  const windows = process.platform === "win32";
+  const cancelling = new Set<ChildProcess>();
 
   function killChild(child: ChildProcess): void {
-    if (child.exitCode !== null || child.signalCode !== null) return;
+    if (child.exitCode !== null || child.signalCode !== null || cancelling.has(child)) return;
-    child.kill("SIGINT");
+    cancelling.add(child);
-    const force = setTimeout(() => {
+    // Node kills Windows children outright for SIGINT. EOF asks the CLI to
-      if (child.exitCode === null && child.signalCode === null) child.kill("SIGKILL");
+    // send its existing cancel RPC and wait for browser reconciliation.
-    }, KILL_GRACE_MS);
+    if (windows && child.stdin) child.stdin.end();
+    else child.kill("SIGINT");
+    const force = setTimeout(
+      () => {
+        if (child.exitCode === null && child.signalCode === null) child.kill("SIGKILL");
+      },
+      windows ? WINDOWS_KILL_GRACE_MS : KILL_GRACE_MS,
+    );
     force.unref();
+    child.once("close", () => {
+      clearTimeout(force);
+      cancelling.delete(child);
+    });
   }
 
   return {
     run(args, options = {}) {
+      if (options.signal?.aborted) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          code: null,
+          stdout: "",
+          stderr: "",
+          timedOut: false,
+          aborted: true,
+        });
+      }
       return new Promise<BskRunResult>((resolve, reject) => {
         let child: ChildProcess;
         try {
-          child = spawnImpl(bskPath, [...args, "--json"]);
+          child = spawnImpl(
+            bskPath,
+            [...args, "--json"],
+            windows
+              ? {
+                  windowsHide: true,
+                  env: { ...process.env, BSK_CANCEL_ON_STDIN_CLOSE: "1" },
+                }
+              : undefined,
+          );
+          // A child exiting while cancellation closes stdin may report EPIPE.
+          // Its close/error event remains the authority for the run result.
+          child.stdin?.on("error", () => {});
         } catch (error) {
           reject(error);
           return;

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/tests/runner.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   type BskRunResult,
   createBskRunner,
@@ -92,6 +93,77 @@ describe("createBskRunner", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("Windows parent cancellation", () => {
+  const originalPlatform = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "platform")!;
+  beforeEach(() => Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "win32" }));
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", originalPlatform);
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("opts in to stdin cancellation and waits for CLI reconciliation", async () => {
+    const child = Object.assign(new FakeChild(), { stdin: new PassThrough() });
+    const spawn = vi.fn(() => child as unknown as ChildProcess);
+    const runner = createBskRunner("bsk", spawn);
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const result = runner.run(["snapshot"], { signal: abort.signal });
+    expect(spawn.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([
+      "bsk",
+      ["snapshot", "--json"],
+      {
+        windowsHide: true,
+        env: { ...process.env, BSK_CANCEL_ON_STDIN_CLOSE: "1" },
+      },
+    ]);
+    abort.abort();
+    expect(child.stdin.writableEnded).toBe(true);
+    expect(child.killedWith).toEqual([]);
+    // Closing an already-exited child's pipe must not crash the host.
+    child.stdin.emit("error", Object.assign(new Error("closed"), { code: "EPIPE" }));
+    child.finish(2, '{"code":"cancelled"}');
+    expect(await result).toMatchObject({ code: 2, aborted: true });
+  });
+
+  it("bounds cancellation of an old or unresponsive CLI", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const child = Object.assign(new FakeChild(), { stdin: new PassThrough() });
+    const runner = createBskRunner("bsk", fakeSpawn([child]));
+    const result = runner.run(["snapshot"], { timeoutMs: 5 });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5);
+    expect(child.stdin.writableEnded).toBe(true);
+    expect(child.killedWith).toEqual([]);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
+    expect(child.killedWith).toEqual([]);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5_000);
+    expect(child.killedWith).toEqual(["SIGKILL"]);
+    expect(await result).toMatchObject({ timedOut: true });
+  });
+
+  it("cancels only the requested tag and clears the fallback after exit", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const a = Object.assign(new FakeChild(), { stdin: new PassThrough() });
+    const b = Object.assign(new FakeChild(), { stdin: new PassThrough() });
+    const runner = createBskRunner("bsk", fakeSpawn([a, b]));
+    const first = runner.run(["snapshot"], { tag: "a" });
+    const second = runner.run(["snapshot"], { tag: "b" });
+    expect(runner.killFor("a")).toBe(1);
+    expect(a.stdin.writableEnded).toBe(true);
+    expect(b.stdin.writableEnded).toBe(false);
+    a.finish(2);
+    b.finish(0);
+    await Promise.all([first, second]);
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("does not start work for an already-aborted call", async () => {
+    const spawn = vi.fn();
+    const runner = createBskRunner("bsk", spawn);
+    const signal = AbortSignal.abort();
+    expect(await runner.run(["snapshot"], { signal })).toMatchObject({ aborted: true });
+    expect(spawn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("parseBskJson", () => {
   const base: BskRunResult = { code: 0, stdout: "", stderr: "", timedOut: false, aborted: false };
 

packages/dsh-plugin-browserskill/tsdown.config.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const CLIENT_EXTERNALS: readonly string[] = [
   "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-primitives",
   "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-attachment",
   "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-schema-form",
-  "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-runtime/client",
 ];
 
 /** Wire/type layers with no shared runtime identity: safe to inline. */

scripts/install-windows.test.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#Requires -Version 5.1
+param([string]$BskPath = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "../target/debug/bsk.exe"))
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Load definitions, never Main: no downloads or changes to the real user PATH.
+$installer = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "../install.ps1"
+$tokens = $null
+$errors = $null
+$ast = [System.Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile($installer, [ref]$tokens, [ref]$errors)
+if ($errors.Count) { throw ($errors | Out-String) }
+foreach ($statement in $ast.EndBlock.Statements) {
+    if ($statement -is [System.Management.Automation.Language.FunctionDefinitionAst]) {
+        $definition = $statement.Extent.Text
+        if ($statement.Name -eq "Add-ToUserPath") {
+            $definition = $definition.Replace('[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "User")', '$script:UserPath')
+            $definition = $definition.Replace('[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $newUserPath, "User")', '$script:UserPath = $newUserPath')
+        }
+        Invoke-Expression $definition
+    }
+}
+function Assert-Equal($Actual, $Expected) {
+    if ($Actual -cne $Expected) { throw "expected [$Expected], got [$Actual]" }
+}
+function Assert-Fails([scriptblock]$Action) {
+    $failed = $false
+    try { & $Action } catch { $failed = $true }
+    if (-not $failed) { throw "expected failure" }
+}
+
+$dir = 'C:\Users\Alice\.local\bin'
+foreach ($existing in @('', 'C:\WindowsApps', 'C:\A;C:\B')) {
+    $script:UserPath = $existing
+    Add-ToUserPath $dir
+    $expected = if ($existing) { "$existing;$dir" } else { $dir }
+    Assert-Equal $script:UserPath $expected
+    Add-ToUserPath $dir
+    Assert-Equal $script:UserPath $expected
+}
+
+$root = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("bsk-install-test-" + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))
+[IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($root) | Out-Null
+$oldBskHome = $env:BSK_HOME
+$oldAutoUpdate = $env:BSK_AUTO_UPDATE
+$daemon = $null
+try {
+    $utf8 = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)
+    $bashRc = Join-Path $root ".bashrc"
+    $existing = "# existing 中文 configuration" + [char]10
+    [IO.File]::WriteAllText($bashRc, $existing, $utf8)
+    $special = 'C:\Users\张三 space $HOME $(echo unsafe) ! & [x] O''Brien\.local\bin'
+    Add-ToBashProfile $special $bashRc
+    $first = [IO.File]::ReadAllText($bashRc)
+    if (-not $first.StartsWith($existing)) { throw "existing bashrc content changed" }
+    if (-not $first.Contains('张三')) { throw "Unicode path was lost" }
+    Add-ToBashProfile $special $bashRc
+    Assert-Equal ([IO.File]::ReadAllText($bashRc)) $first
+    $bytes = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($bashRc)
+    if ($bytes[0] -eq 0xEF) { throw "unexpected UTF-8 BOM" }
+
+    $bash = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath((Join-Path (Split-Path (Get-Command git).Source -Parent) "../bin/bash.exe"))
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $bash)) { throw "Git Bash is required for quoting regression" }
+    $env:BSK_TEST_RC = $bashRc
+    $probe = Join-Path $root 'probe.sh'
+    [IO.File]::WriteAllText($probe, 'source "$BSK_TEST_RC"; printf "%s\n" "${PATH%%:*}"', $utf8)
+    $actual = & $bash --noprofile --norc $probe
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "Git Bash failed" }
+    Assert-Equal $actual ('/c' + $special.Substring(2).Replace('\', '/'))
+
+    $env:BSK_HOME = Join-Path $root "home"
+    $env:BSK_AUTO_UPDATE = "off"
+    [IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($env:BSK_HOME) | Out-Null
+    $sourceDir = Join-Path $root "download"
+    [IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($sourceDir) | Out-Null
+    $source = Join-Path $sourceDir "bsk.exe"
+    [IO.File]::Copy((Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $BskPath).Path, $source)
+    $targetDir = Join-Path $root "中文 space [x] & install"
+    [IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($targetDir) | Out-Null
+    $target = Join-Path $targetDir "bsk.exe"
+    Install-Binary $source $target
+    Assert-Equal (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $target).Hash (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $source).Hash
+
+    $daemon = Start-Process -FilePath $target -ArgumentList @('daemon', 'start', '--foreground', '--port', '0') -WindowStyle Hidden -PassThru
+    $infoPath = Join-Path $env:BSK_HOME "daemon.json"
+    $deadline = [DateTime]::UtcNow.AddSeconds(15)
+    while (-not [IO.File]::Exists($infoPath)) {
+        if ($daemon.HasExited -or [DateTime]::UtcNow -gt $deadline) { throw "daemon failed to start" }
+        Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 50
+    }
+    # PE overlays distinguish old/new executables without another build.
+    $stream = [IO.File]::OpenWrite($source)
+    try {
+        $stream.Seek(0, [IO.SeekOrigin]::End) | Out-Null
+        $marker = $utf8.GetBytes("installer replacement regression")
+        $stream.Write($marker, 0, $marker.Length)
+    } finally { $stream.Dispose() }
+    Install-Binary $source $target
+    if (-not $daemon.WaitForExit(5000)) { throw "old daemon still running" }
+    Assert-Equal (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $target).Hash (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $source).Hash
+    & $target --version
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "replacement is not executable" }
+
+    # Refuse replacement when daemon identity cannot be verified.
+    [IO.File]::WriteAllText($infoPath, 'invalid daemon metadata')
+    $before = (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $target).Hash
+    Assert-Fails { Install-Binary $source $target }
+    Assert-Equal (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $target).Hash $before
+    [IO.File]::Delete($infoPath)
+
+    # A remaining lock must fail without truncation or staging debris.
+    $lock = [IO.File]::Open($target, [IO.FileMode]::Open, [IO.FileAccess]::Read, [IO.FileShare]::None)
+    try { Assert-Fails { Install-Binary $source $target } } finally { $lock.Dispose() }
+    Assert-Equal (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $target).Hash $before
+    if (@(Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $targetDir -Filter "*.install-*").Count) { throw "staging files leaked" }
+    Write-Host "Windows installer regressions passed ($($PSVersionTable.PSVersion))"
+}
+catch {
+    Write-Host ($_ | Out-String)
+    Write-Host $_.ScriptStackTrace
+    throw
+}
+finally {
+    if ($daemon -and -not $daemon.HasExited) {
+        Stop-Process -Id $daemon.Id -Force
+        $daemon.WaitForExit(5000) | Out-Null
+    }
+    $env:BSK_HOME = $oldBskHome
+    $env:BSK_AUTO_UPDATE = $oldAutoUpdate
+    Remove-Item Env:BSK_TEST_RC -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    # Resolve and verify before recursive cleanup; only this fixture is removed.
+    $resolvedRoot = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath($root)
+    $tempRoot = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()).TrimEnd('\') + '\'
+    if (-not $resolvedRoot.StartsWith($tempRoot, [StringComparison]::OrdinalIgnoreCase) -or
+        -not ([IO.Path]::GetFileName($resolvedRoot)).StartsWith('bsk-install-test-')) { throw "invalid cleanup path" }
+    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $resolvedRoot -Recurse -Force
+}

scripts/release.mjs

@@ -174,16 +174,22 @@ function updateChangelog(version) {
 
   const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
   const escapedVer = version.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+  const versionHeading = new RegExp(`^## \\[${escapedVer}\\](?:\\s|$)`, "m");
 
   // First: fill in any date-placeholder line for this version (e.g. "## [0.2.0] - 2026-09-XX")
   const versionPlaceholder = new RegExp(`^## \\[${escapedVer}\\]\\s*-\\s*\\d{4}-\\d{2}-XX`, "m");
   if (versionPlaceholder.test(content)) {
     content = content.replace(versionPlaceholder, `## [${version}] - ${today}`);
-  } else {
+  } else if (!versionHeading.test(content)) {
-    // Otherwise: insert a new section after [Unreleased]
+    // Preserve prepared release entries; new versions go before the release history.
+    const heading = `## [${version}] - ${today}`;
     const unreleased = /^## \[Unreleased\]/m;
     if (unreleased.test(content)) {
-      content = content.replace(unreleased, `## [Unreleased]\n\n## [${version}] - ${today}`);
+      content = content.replace(unreleased, `## [Unreleased]\n\n${heading}`);
+    } else if (/^## /m.test(content)) {
+      content = content.replace(/^## /m, `${heading}\n\n## `);
+    } else {
+      content = `${content.trimEnd()}\n\n${heading}\n`;
     }
   }