Anode v0.5.0

Install Anode on Windows

Download anode-windows-x64.zip below for the portable executable, agent connector and docs.
Release builds include .NET; no SDK or runtime installation is needed.

For a per-user installation with PATH setup, download install.ps1 and run it in PowerShell:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\install.ps1

Open a new terminal, then:

anode doctor | Out-Host
anode setup | Out-Host
anode configure | Out-Host
anode start --hidden | Out-Host
anode capabilities | Out-Host

configure finds installed Codex and Claude Code CLIs, backs up their settings, and installs
the discoverable anode-desktop skill. Use --no-skill for MCP registration alone.
Restart the agent afterward. Other MCP clients can launch anode.exe with the argument mcp.

What's new in 0.5.0

Desktop leases. seat_lease and anode lease give one agent exclusive use of the seat, with
renewal, idle expiry and scoped release. Desktop tools now require a lease: MCP clients acquire one
automatically, CLI workflows pass an agent ID and token. Stale queued actions are rejected while
in-flight operations finish, and Stop stays immediate and global.

The viewer no longer moves the real mouse pointer. A program in the seat calling SetCursorPos
(SDL games do it on every switch between relative and absolute mouse mode) teleported the pointer on
your own desktop, even with the viewer hidden or view-only. Anode now gates that call inside its own
process, and anode status reports pointerGuard.

Sign in… beside Reconnect in the viewer header retries a failed automatic sign-in, or
requests the Windows credential dialog, without restarting Anode or closing the seat's programs.

Upgrading: restart existing daemon and seat-host processes after installing, so they load the
new protocol and the pointer guard.
See the agent guide.

Requires 64-bit Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise or Education, or Windows Server with a Remote Desktop
host. Windows Home is unsupported. ARM64 is not validated; this package targets x64.
setup asks for administrator permission to enable Remote Desktop and child sessions.
It does not add firewall rules; it can restart Remote Desktop Services.

The installer verifies SHA256SUMS before installing the archive. Binaries and scripts are
currently unsigned; Windows may display a SmartScreen warning. Checksums detect corruption and do
not establish publisher identity. Review the source and your organization's policy before running.

See installation, updates and removal,
agent configuration,
and the changelog.