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fix: prefer .cmd over .ps1 shims on Windows for reliable openclaw CLI execution #7

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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions apps/extension/src/panels/status.ts
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Expand Up @@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ export class StatusPanel {
const cliPath = await this._findOpenClawPath();
const invocation = this._buildOpenClawInvocation(cliPath, args);
const result = await this._execFile(invocation.command, invocation.args, timeoutMs);
// If .ps1 invocation failed, retry with .cmd sibling if available
if (result.error && cliPath?.endsWith('.ps1')) {
const cmdPath = cliPath.replace(/\.ps1$/i, '.cmd');
if (fs.existsSync(cmdPath)) {
const retryInvocation = this._buildOpenClawInvocation(cmdPath, args);
const retryResult = await this._execFile(retryInvocation.command, retryInvocation.args, timeoutMs);
return { result: retryResult, command: retryInvocation.display, cliPath: cmdPath };
}
}
return { result, command: invocation.display, cliPath };
}

Expand All @@ -286,6 +295,13 @@ export class StatusPanel {
return { command: comspec, args: ['/d', '/s', '/c', cmdLine], display: `${comspec} /d /s /c ${cmdLine}` };
}
if (ext === '.ps1') {
// Prefer .cmd sibling over .ps1 — more reliable on Windows
const cmdSibling = resolved.replace(/\.ps1$/i, '.cmd');
if (fs.existsSync(cmdSibling)) {
const cmdLine = `"${cmdSibling}" ${args.join(' ')}`.trim();
return { command: comspec, args: ['/d', '/s', '/c', cmdLine], display: `${comspec} /d /s /c ${cmdLine}` };
}
// Fall through to PowerShell invocation
const ps = 'powershell.exe';
return {
command: ps,
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