Eliminates the need for Visual Studio Build Tools on Windows by:
1. GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/build-prebuilds.yml)
- Builds node-pty for Windows x64 with correct Electron ABI
- Uploads prebuilt binaries as release assets
- Triggered on releases and manual dispatch
2. Smart postinstall script (auto-claude-ui/scripts/postinstall.js)
- On Windows: tries to download prebuilts first
- Falls back to electron-rebuild if prebuilts unavailable
- Shows clear instructions if compilation fails
3. Download helper (auto-claude-ui/scripts/download-prebuilds.js)
- Fetches prebuilt binaries from GitHub releases
- Extracts and installs to node_modules/node-pty
Windows users can now run `npm install` without installing Visual Studio
Build Tools, as long as prebuilt binaries exist for their Electron version.
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