fix(windows): hide terminal windows when spawning child processes

scripts/smart-install.js

@@ -17,18 +17,14 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 import { homedir } from 'os';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 
-// CRITICAL: Always use marketplace directory for ALL operations
-// This script may run from the cache directory (plugin/scripts/) but must
-// operate on the marketplace directory where package.json and node_modules live.
-// This ensures cross-platform compatibility and avoids cache directory confusion.
-const MARKETPLACE_ROOT = join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack');
 
-// Use MARKETPLACE_ROOT for all paths - this script can be deployed anywhere
-// but always operates on the marketplace directory
-const PLUGIN_ROOT = MARKETPLACE_ROOT;
-const PACKAGE_JSON_PATH = join(PLUGIN_ROOT, 'package.json');
-const VERSION_MARKER_PATH = join(PLUGIN_ROOT, '.install-version');
-const NODE_MODULES_PATH = join(PLUGIN_ROOT, 'node_modules');
+// CRITICAL: Always use marketplace directory for npm install and PM2/ecosystem
+// This script may run from cache directory (plugin/) which has no package.json
+// The marketplace root is the canonical location with package.json and node_modules
+const MARKETPLACE_ROOT = join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack');
+const PACKAGE_JSON_PATH = join(MARKETPLACE_ROOT, 'package.json');
+const VERSION_MARKER_PATH = join(MARKETPLACE_ROOT, '.install-version');
+const NODE_MODULES_PATH = join(MARKETPLACE_ROOT, 'node_modules');
 const BETTER_SQLITE3_PATH = join(NODE_MODULES_PATH, 'better-sqlite3');
 
 // Colors for output
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ async function runNpmInstall() {
 
       // Run npm install silently
       execSync(command, {
-        cwd: PLUGIN_ROOT,
+        cwd: MARKETPLACE_ROOT,
         stdio: 'pipe', // Silent output unless error
         encoding: 'utf-8',
       });

src/services/worker-service.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
  * See src/services/worker/README.md for architecture details.
  */
 
+// Windows terminal window fix: Set process.type to trick MCP SDK into enabling windowsHide
+// The SDK checks `process.type === 'renderer'` (Electron detection) before setting windowsHide.
+// By setting process.type, the SDK's isElectron() check becomes truthy on Windows, hiding
+// terminal windows when spawning uvx/python processes for Chroma MCP server.
+// The type is sometimes not present resulting in the check being false. Setting it like this fixes it
+if (process.platform === 'win32' && !process.type) {
+  (process as any).type = 'renderer';
+}
+
 import express from 'express';
 import http from 'http';
 import path from 'path';

src/services/worker/BranchManager.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ function execGit(command: string): string {
   return execSync(`git ${command}`, {
     cwd: INSTALLED_PLUGIN_PATH,
     encoding: 'utf-8',
-    timeout: 30000
+    timeout: 30000,
+    windowsHide: true
   }).trim();
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ function execShell(command: string, timeoutMs: number = 60000): string {
   return execSync(command, {
     cwd: INSTALLED_PLUGIN_PATH,
     encoding: 'utf-8',
-    timeout: timeoutMs
+    timeout: timeoutMs,
+    windowsHide: true
   }).trim();
 }
 

src/shared/paths.ts

@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export function getCurrentProjectName(): string {
     const gitRoot = execSync('git rev-parse --show-toplevel', {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       encoding: 'utf8',
-      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore']
+      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
+      windowsHide: true
     }).trim();
     return basename(gitRoot);
   } catch {