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Windows SSH targets currently cannot provision a matching Herdr package when the executable is missing or stale, so first attach and upgrades stop before the remote client can start. This adds Windows x86_64 package discovery and validated override support, uploads the bundled installer and ZIP with the existing managed SSH settings, activates through install.ps1, and reuses installed releases. Interactive direct attach and saved-machine setup can install or update; background saved reconnect remains discovery-only.

Stacked on #3661.

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  • just check (2,824 Rust tests passed; maintenance, UI architecture, integration assets, marketplace, and docs passed)
  • Native test_host SSH acceptance: missing install, update with running pane/server retention, malformed package rollback, Unicode and space paths, reconnect reuse, declined install, and cleanup
  • POSIX-client SCP acceptance against the Windows target with Unicode and space paths

refs #3651

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Windows remote attach now discovers compatible binaries from PATH and the active managed release. It can copy and install the complete Windows package through SSH and PowerShell. Client status reports the remote_host_bridge capability, which participates in Windows endpoint validation. Package identity and reuse rules distinguish standard and custom packages. Tests cover scp options, installation commands, candidate ordering, capability checks, and status output. Documentation describes the updated Windows behavior and HERDR_REMOTE_BINARY requirements.

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Windows SSH targets can now discover, reuse, and install compatible remote packages. No concrete current-head merge-blocking risk remains.

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This PR adds provisioning and reuse of complete Herdr packages on Windows SSH hosts.

  • Discovers compatible executables from PATH and the active managed Windows release.
  • Downloads or accepts an overridden Windows ZIP, verifies its checksum, uploads it with the installer, and activates it remotely.
  • Advertises and validates the explicit Windows remote-host bridge capability.
  • Applies managed SSH settings to SCP transfers and handles URI-based Windows destination paths.
  • Updates packaging, tests, and documentation for interactive installation and discovery-only background reconnects.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge with no outstanding actionable defects identified.

The latest changes correctly preserve URI-based Windows SCP destination paths and quote space-containing multiplexing paths, while the complete implementation validates packages and remote capabilities before reuse.

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Filename Overview
src/remote/attach.rs Adds Windows package discovery, validated transfer and installation, managed SCP options, active-release reuse, and capability gating.
src/cli/status.rs Exposes the remote-host bridge capability in client status JSON.
src/checksum.rs Makes SHA-256 calculation available to remote package installation.
src/update.rs Makes the bundled Windows installer reusable by remote provisioning.
nix/package.nix Includes the PowerShell installer in the Nix source fileset required by compile-time embedding.
tests/cli/sessions.rs Verifies that status output advertises Windows remote-host bridge support.
docs/next/website/src/content/docs/persistence-remote.mdx Documents Windows remote package discovery, installation, overrides, and reconnect behavior.
docs/next/website/src/content/docs/windows-beta.mdx Updates the Windows support matrix and remote-host provisioning guidance.

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant C as Local Herdr
    participant SSH as SSH/SCP
    participant W as Windows host
    participant I as install.ps1

    C->>SSH: Detect remote platform
    SSH->>W: Discover herdr.exe on PATH or active release
    W-->>C: Candidate paths and status capabilities
    alt Compatible candidate exists
        C->>W: Reuse installed herdr.exe
    else Interactive install approved
        C->>C: Resolve package and verify SHA-256
        C->>W: Create private temporary directory
        C->>SSH: Upload install.ps1 and Windows ZIP
        SSH->>W: Store installation assets
        C->>I: Run installer with identity and checksum
        I->>W: Validate and activate versioned release
        W-->>C: Return concrete herdr.exe path
        C->>W: Remove temporary installation directory
    else Background reconnect
        C-->>C: Fail without modifying the host
    end
    C->>W: Validate endpoint and remote-host capabilities
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- Line 35: Clarify the Windows package behavior in the documentation table at
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- Line 852: Update the URI construction in the authority match so the remote
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regression coverage for temporary paths containing + and % through
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