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caveman/docs/install-windows.md
Julius BrusseeandClaude Fable 5 ed1fbb7f4c fix(install): rename bin/ to cli/, harden Windows quoting, clean uninstall
Marketplace fix (#712, #705): Claude Desktop rejects plugins containing a
top-level bin/ directory, and .claude-plugin/marketplace.json packages the
repo root, so the installer directory is now cli/. Every reference updated
(package.json bin entry + files, shims, docs, tests, caveman-init require
path). Supersedes PR #726.

Security (PR #717 verified): quoteWinArg only quoted on whitespace/quotes,
leaving cmd.exe metacharacters (& | ^ < > % parens) unescaped on the
shell:true Windows spawn path. Attacker-influenced arguments (--with-init
cwd, --with-mcp-shrink value) could chain commands. Trigger regex now
covers the metacharacter set; quoting logic split into a platform-
independent, unit-tested helper.

Also:
- uninstall removes .caveman-active.prev, .caveman-mode-log.jsonl,
  .caveman-statusline-suffix, .caveman-nudge-shown; keeps
  .caveman-history.jsonl with a printed note; dry-run now says
  'would remove' instead of lying (#635, supersedes PRs #693 #636)
- Array.isArray guard in rewriteLegacyManagedHookCommands — malformed
  hook event no longer crashes the installer mid-run (supersedes PR #646)
- gemini extensions install --consent: the security prompt hung every
  piped/non-interactive install forever (#676, part of PR #664)
- OpenClaw skill stamps the real PINNED_REF version instead of hardcoded
  1.0.0; new --no-always flag for load-on-demand installs (supersedes
  PR #720)
- shims scope NPM_CONFIG_ALLOW_GIT=all to the npx call — npm >=12
  defaults allow-git to none and EALLOWGITs github: installs (#698)
- .codex/config.toml ships hooks + codex_hooks keys so auto-activation
  works on both sides of the codex-cli rename (#617)
- caveman-help card shows the Windows config path (%APPDATA%) (#723)
- caveman-parse.js added to HOOK_FILES, opencode payload (.cjs), and the
  regenerated checksums.sha256; manifest now matches shipped hook
  contents — release must bump PINNED_REF to a tag containing these files

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016ySX6TBWZuvFze4ajf7Hpf
2026-07-21 02:01:27 +02:00

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Windows install fallback

If irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/main/install.ps1 | iex fails on Windows (issues #249, #199, #72), set up plugin-skill activation by hand. This does not install the standalone hooks or the statusline — for those, run the unified Node installer afterwards: npx -y github:JuliusBrussee/caveman -- --only claude (or node cli/install.js --only claude from a clone).

$ClaudeDir = if ($env:CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR) { $env:CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR } else { Join-Path $HOME ".claude" }
$PluginSkillDir = Join-Path $ClaudeDir ".agents\plugins\caveman\skills\caveman"
$MarketplaceDir = Join-Path $ClaudeDir ".agents\plugins"
$MarketplaceFile = Join-Path $MarketplaceDir "marketplace.json"

# Copy SKILL.md into the plugin path (run from a clone of the repo)
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $PluginSkillDir -Force | Out-Null
Copy-Item ".\skills\caveman\SKILL.md" "$PluginSkillDir\SKILL.md" -Force

# Create or update marketplace.json with the caveman entry
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $MarketplaceDir -Force | Out-Null
if (Test-Path $MarketplaceFile) {
  $marketplace = Get-Content $MarketplaceFile -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
} else {
  $marketplace = [pscustomobject]@{}
}
if (-not ($marketplace.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "plugins")) {
  $marketplace | Add-Member -NotePropertyName plugins -NotePropertyValue ([pscustomobject]@{})
}
$plugins = [ordered]@{}
foreach ($p in $marketplace.plugins.PSObject.Properties) { $plugins[$p.Name] = $p.Value }
$plugins["caveman"] = [ordered]@{ name = "caveman"; source = "JuliusBrussee/caveman"; version = "main" }
$marketplace.plugins = [pscustomobject]$plugins
$marketplace | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 | Set-Content -Path $MarketplaceFile -Encoding UTF8

Verify: Test-Path "$PluginSkillDir\SKILL.md" should print True. Restart Claude Code, then run /caveman to confirm the skill loads.

Codex on Windows

  1. Enable symlinks first: git config --global core.symlinks true (requires Developer Mode or admin).
  2. Clone repo → Open VS Code → Codex Settings → Plugins → find "Caveman" under the local marketplace → Install → Reload Window.
  3. Codex hooks are currently disabled on Windows, so use $caveman to start the mode manually each session.

npx skills uses symlinks by default. If symlinks fail, add --copy:

npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --copy

Want it always on (any agent)?

Paste this into the agent's system prompt or rules file:

Terse like caveman. Technical substance exact. Only fluff die.
Drop: articles, filler (just/really/basically), pleasantries, hedging.
Fragments OK. Short synonyms. Code unchanged.
Pattern: [thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].
ACTIVE EVERY RESPONSE. No revert after many turns. No filler drift.
Code/commits/PRs: normal. Off: "stop caveman" / "normal mode".