feat(windows): gateway as a Scheduled Task + Startup-folder fallback

Hermes gateway now installs as a real Windows service via
`hermes gateway install`, auto-starts on user logon, and stays running
across reboots. Mirrors the launchd (macOS) / systemd (Linux) contract
so the rest of the CLI dispatcher just plugs into the same `install /
uninstall / start / stop / restart / status` entrypoints.

Primary implementation is the new `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py`:

- `schtasks /Create /SC ONLOGON /RL LIMITED /RU <user> /NP /IT` creates
  a per-user Scheduled Task running as the current user at next logon,
  with no UAC prompt and no stored password. Same pattern OpenClaw uses.
- When `schtasks /Create` returns "Access is denied" or times out
  (locked-down corporate boxes, 15s/30s hard + no-output cutoffs),
  fall back to writing a `.cmd` file into
  `%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\`, which
  Windows Explorer fires at every logon. Either path produces the same
  end-user experience.
- `_spawn_detached()` launches `pythonw.exe -m hermes_cli.main gateway
  run --replace` directly with `DETACHED_PROCESS |
  CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | CREATE_NO_WINDOW |
  CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB` + DEVNULL stdio + sidecar
  `logs/gateway-stdio.log`. Going through pythonw.exe (no console)
  instead of a cmd.exe shim is what lets the gateway survive the
  spawning shell's exit on Windows — documented in
  `references/windows-subprocess-sigint-storm.md`.
- Two separate quoting helpers for cmd.exe vs schtasks (`/TR` argument)
  — they're different parsers and mixing breaks both. Same split
  OpenClaw documents in src/daemon/schtasks.ts.
- `_wait_for_gateway_ready()` + `_report_gateway_start()` poll for a
  live gateway process after spawn and report the PID, so install
  doesn't lie about success.

Dispatcher wiring in `hermes_cli/gateway.py`:

- `_gateway_command_inner()` gets Windows branches for install /
  uninstall / start / stop / restart / status + `_is_service_installed`
  + `_is_service_running`. `gateway status` output + suggested
  commands now mention `hermes gateway install` instead of
  `sudo hermes gateway install --system` on Windows.

Two separable Windows fixes that only matter for a working
detached gateway, bundled here because shipping them independently
leaves install broken:

(1) Spurious CTRL_C_EVENT on detached pythonw runs. When the gateway
is launched detached on Windows, something on the boot path (HTTPX /
python-telegram-bot / asyncio ProactorEventLoop subprocess plumbing)
synthesizes a Ctrl+C within ~60-90 seconds. Python 3.11 translates it
into KeyboardInterrupt inside `asyncio.run(start_gateway(...))`, the
outer `except KeyboardInterrupt: return` exits cleanly, and the
process dies with no shutdown log — "bot started typing, then
stopped" is the fingerprint because the interrupt fires mid-send.
Fix in `run_gateway()`: when `is_windows()` and stdin is not a TTY,
install `signal.signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN)` + same for SIGBREAK. Real
console runs have a TTY and skip the absorber, so user Ctrl+C still
works interactively. Same family as commit 449ad952b's browser-tool
SIGINT absorber; cross-referenced in the ref doc.

(2) `wmic process get` is the process-list path used by
`_scan_gateway_pids()` / `find_gateway_pids()`, which power status,
stop, and restart on Windows. `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe` has
been deprecated since Windows 10 21H1 and is not installed on modern
Win 10/11 boxes, so `find_gateway_pids()` silently returns [] — status
sees no gateway even when one is running. Fix: `shutil.which("wmic")`
first, fall back to PowerShell's `Get-CimInstance Win32_Process`
emitting the same LIST-style `CommandLine=...` / `ProcessId=...` pairs
the downstream parser already handles. Zero behavior change on boxes
where wmic still works.

Verified end-to-end on Windows 10 (Delta-1):
- `hermes gateway install` → falls back to Startup folder (access
  denied on schtasks for this user) + detached pythonw spawn, PID
  reported correctly.
- Gateway connects to Telegram, answers messages, stays alive past
  2min (previously died at ~85s with no shutdown log).
- `hermes gateway stop` + `uninstall` both clean up both tracks.

Refs: openclaw/openclaw src/daemon/schtasks.ts for the ONLOGON +
startup-folder-fallback pattern. skill hermes-agent
references/windows-subprocess-sigint-storm.md for the deeper
CTRL_C_EVENT / ProactorEventLoop background.
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Teknium 2026-05-08 12:02:54 -07:00
parent 87fca8342a
commit ac178b78c4
2 changed files with 837 additions and 9 deletions

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@ -311,14 +311,52 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
try:
if is_windows():
result = subprocess.run(
["wmic", "process", "get", "ProcessId,CommandLine", "/FORMAT:LIST"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
encoding="utf-8",
errors="ignore",
timeout=10,
)
# Prefer wmic when present (fast, stable output format). On
# modern Windows 11 / Win 10 late builds, wmic has been
# removed as part of the WMIC deprecation — fall back to
# PowerShell's Get-CimInstance. Any OSError here (FileNotFoundError
# on missing wmic) trips the fallback.
wmic_path = shutil.which("wmic")
used_fallback = False
result = None
if wmic_path is not None:
try:
result = subprocess.run(
[wmic_path, "process", "get", "ProcessId,CommandLine", "/FORMAT:LIST"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
encoding="utf-8",
errors="ignore",
timeout=10,
)
except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
result = None
if result is None or result.returncode != 0 or not (result.stdout or ""):
# Fallback: PowerShell Get-CimInstance, emit LIST-style output
# so the downstream parser below doesn't need to branch.
powershell = shutil.which("powershell") or shutil.which("pwsh")
if powershell is None:
return []
ps_cmd = (
"Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | "
"ForEach-Object { "
" 'CommandLine=' + ($_.CommandLine -replace \"`r`n\",' ' -replace \"`n\",' '); "
" 'ProcessId=' + $_.ProcessId; "
" '' "
"}"
)
try:
result = subprocess.run(
[powershell, "-NoProfile", "-Command", ps_cmd],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
encoding="utf-8",
errors="ignore",
timeout=15,
)
except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
return []
used_fallback = True
if result.returncode != 0 or result.stdout is None:
return []
current_cmd = ""
@ -2860,6 +2898,35 @@ def run_gateway(verbose: int = 0, quiet: bool = False, replace: bool = False):
_guard_official_docker_root_gateway()
sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))
# On Windows, when the gateway is launched as a detached background
# process (via ``hermes gateway install`` → Scheduled Task / Startup
# folder / direct pythonw.exe spawn) there is no console attached. In
# that case Windows can still deliver CTRL_C_EVENT / CTRL_BREAK_EVENT
# to the process group under some circumstances (e.g. when *another*
# process in the same group sends one), which Python 3.11 translates
# into KeyboardInterrupt inside asyncio.run(). The outer handler below
# catches that and exits cleanly — silently killing the gateway. On
# detached boots we must absorb those spurious signals so the gateway
# stays alive; real user Ctrl+C still comes through prompt_toolkit /
# the asyncio signal handler when running in a real console.
#
# Detection: sys.stdin is None / stdin-not-a-tty AND we're on Windows.
# This mirrors the same pattern as ``cli.py`` (commit 449ad952b).
if is_windows():
try:
_stdin_is_tty = bool(sys.stdin and sys.stdin.isatty())
except (ValueError, OSError):
_stdin_is_tty = False
if not _stdin_is_tty:
try:
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
if hasattr(signal, "SIGBREAK"):
signal.signal(signal.SIGBREAK, signal.SIG_IGN)
except (OSError, ValueError):
# SetConsoleCtrlHandler not available (rare on Windows) —
# best-effort, proceed either way.
pass
# Refresh the systemd unit definition on every boot so that restart
# settings (RestartSec, StartLimitIntervalSec, etc.) stay current even
# when the process was respawned via exit-code-75 (stale-code or
@ -2890,6 +2957,8 @@ def run_gateway(verbose: int = 0, quiet: bool = False, replace: bool = False):
try:
success = asyncio.run(start_gateway(replace=replace, verbosity=verbosity))
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# On Windows-detached runs this shouldn't fire (we absorb SIGINT above),
# but keep the handler for console runs.
print("\nGateway stopped.")
return
if not success:
@ -3741,6 +3810,9 @@ def _is_service_installed() -> bool:
return get_systemd_unit_path(system=False).exists() or get_systemd_unit_path(system=True).exists()
elif is_macos():
return get_launchd_plist_path().exists()
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
return gateway_windows.is_installed()
return False
@ -3782,6 +3854,12 @@ def _is_service_running() -> bool:
return result.returncode == 0
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
return False
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
if gateway_windows.is_installed():
# "installed" doesn't necessarily mean "running" on Windows. The
# canonical check is whether a gateway process actually exists.
return len(find_gateway_pids()) > 0
# Check for manual processes
return len(find_gateway_pids()) > 0
@ -4630,6 +4708,9 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
systemd_install(force=force, system=system, run_as_user=run_as_user)
elif is_macos():
launchd_install(force)
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
gateway_windows.install(force=force)
elif is_wsl():
print("WSL detected but systemd is not running.")
print("Either enable systemd (add systemd=true to /etc/wsl.conf and restart WSL)")
@ -4666,6 +4747,9 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
systemd_uninstall(system=system)
elif is_macos():
launchd_uninstall()
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
gateway_windows.uninstall()
elif is_container():
print("Service uninstall is not applicable inside a Docker container.")
print("To stop the gateway, stop or remove the container:")
@ -4696,6 +4780,9 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
systemd_start(system=system)
elif is_macos():
launchd_start()
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
gateway_windows.start()
elif is_wsl():
print("WSL detected but systemd is not available.")
print("Run the gateway in foreground mode instead:")
@ -4738,6 +4825,14 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
service_available = True
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
pass
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
if gateway_windows.is_installed():
try:
gateway_windows.stop()
service_available = True
except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, RuntimeError):
pass
killed = kill_gateway_processes(all_profiles=True)
total = killed + (1 if service_available else 0)
if total:
@ -4759,9 +4854,17 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
service_available = True
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
pass
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
if gateway_windows.is_installed():
try:
gateway_windows.stop()
service_available = True
except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, RuntimeError):
pass
if not service_available:
# No systemd/launchd — use profile-scoped PID file
# No systemd/launchd/schtasks service — use profile-scoped PID file
if stop_profile_gateway():
print("✓ Stopped gateway for this profile")
else:
@ -4791,6 +4894,14 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
service_stopped = True
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
pass
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
if gateway_windows.is_installed():
try:
gateway_windows.stop()
service_stopped = True
except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, RuntimeError):
pass
killed = kill_gateway_processes(all_profiles=True)
total = killed + (1 if service_stopped else 0)
if total:
@ -4803,6 +4914,12 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
systemd_start(system=system)
elif is_macos() and get_launchd_plist_path().exists():
launchd_start()
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
if gateway_windows.is_installed():
gateway_windows.start()
else:
run_gateway(verbose=0)
else:
run_gateway(verbose=0)
return
@ -4821,6 +4938,15 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
service_available = True
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
pass
elif is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
if gateway_windows.is_installed():
service_configured = True
try:
gateway_windows.restart()
service_available = True
except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, RuntimeError):
pass
if not service_available:
# systemd/launchd restart failed — check if linger is the issue
@ -4863,12 +4989,20 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
snapshot = get_gateway_runtime_snapshot(system=system)
# Check for service first
_windows_service_installed = False
if is_windows():
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
_windows_service_installed = gateway_windows.is_installed()
if supports_systemd_services() and (get_systemd_unit_path(system=False).exists() or get_systemd_unit_path(system=True).exists()):
systemd_status(deep, system=system, full=full)
_print_gateway_process_mismatch(snapshot)
elif is_macos() and get_launchd_plist_path().exists():
launchd_status(deep)
_print_gateway_process_mismatch(snapshot)
elif _windows_service_installed:
from hermes_cli import gateway_windows
gateway_windows.status(deep=deep)
_print_gateway_process_mismatch(snapshot)
else:
# Check for manually running processes
pids = list(snapshot.gateway_pids)
@ -4889,6 +5023,9 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
print("WSL note:")
print(" The gateway is running in foreground/manual mode (recommended for WSL).")
print(" Use tmux or screen for persistence across terminal closes.")
elif is_windows():
print("To install as a Windows Scheduled Task (auto-start on login):")
print(" hermes gateway install")
else:
print("To install as a service:")
print(" hermes gateway install")
@ -4909,6 +5046,8 @@ def _gateway_command_inner(args):
elif is_wsl():
print(" tmux new -s hermes 'hermes gateway run' # persistent via tmux")
print(" nohup hermes gateway run > ~/.hermes/logs/gateway.log 2>&1 & # background")
elif is_windows():
print(" hermes gateway install # Install as Windows Scheduled Task (auto-start on login)")
else:
print(" hermes gateway install # Install as user service")
print(" sudo hermes gateway install --system # Install as boot-time system service")