Known: node-pty fails to compile on Windows without Visual Studio Build Tools

[Scorpiozz]

What

The command center depends on node-pty, which is a native module. On Windows, it requires Visual Studio Build Tools to compile during npm install. Without them, install fails with cryptic errors.

Workaround

Install Visual Studio Build Tools:

• Download from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/
• During install, select 'Desktop development with C++'

Then re-run npm install.

See TROUBLESHOOTING.md for full Windows install guide.

Long-term fix

We could ship prebuilt binaries via node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch or switch to a different PTY library. PRs welcome.