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+@echo off
+REM Open Notebook Launcher Script for Windows
+REM This script launches all required services for Open Notebook
+
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+echo.
+echo  ___                   _   _       _       _                 _
+echo / _ \ _ __   ___ _ __ ^| \ ^| ^| ___ ^| ^|_ ___^| ^|__   ___   ___ ^| ^| __
+echo ^| ^| ^| ^| '_ \ / _ \ '_ \^|  \^| ^|/ _ \^| __/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ / _ \^| ^|/ /
+echo ^| ^|_^| ^| ^|_) ^|  __/ ^| ^| ^| ^|\  ^| (_) ^| ^|^|  __/ ^|_) ^| (_) ^| (_) ^|   ^<
+echo \___^| .__/ \___^|_^| ^|_^|_^| \_^|\___/ \__\___^|_.__/ \___/ \___/^|_^|\_\
+echo      ^|_^|
+echo.
+echo Open Notebook Launcher
+echo ======================
+echo.
+
+REM Check if we're in the right directory
+if not exist "pyproject.toml" (
+    echo [ERROR] Please run this script from the Open Notebook root directory
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM Check for required tools
+echo [INFO] Checking for required tools...
+
+REM Check for uv
+where uv >nul 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo [ERROR] uv is not installed.
+    echo Please install uv from: https://astral.sh/uv
+    echo.
+    echo For Windows, run in PowerShell:
+    echo powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
+    exit /b 1
+)
+echo [OK] uv found
+
+REM Check for Node.js
+where node >nul 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo [ERROR] Node.js is not installed.
+    echo Please install Node.js 18+ from: https://nodejs.org/
+    exit /b 1
+)
+for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('node --version') do set NODE_VERSION=%%i
+echo [OK] Node.js found (%NODE_VERSION%)
+
+REM Check for npm
+where npm >nul 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo [ERROR] npm is not installed.
+    echo Please install Node.js which includes npm.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('npm --version') do set NPM_VERSION=%%i
+echo [OK] npm found (%NPM_VERSION%)
+
+REM Check for SurrealDB
+where surreal >nul 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo [WARNING] SurrealDB is not installed.
+    echo Please install SurrealDB from: https://surrealdb.com/install
+    echo.
+    echo For Windows, run in PowerShell:
+    echo iwr https://windows.surrealdb.com -useb ^| iex
+    exit /b 1
+)
+echo [OK] SurrealDB found
+
+REM Check for .env file
+if not exist ".env" (
+    echo [WARNING] .env file not found.
+    if exist ".env.example" (
+        echo Creating .env from .env.example...
+        copy .env.example .env >nul
+        echo [OK] .env file created
+        echo [WARNING] Please edit .env and add your API keys before continuing
+        pause
+    ) else (
+        echo [ERROR] .env.example not found
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [OK] .env file found
+)
+
+REM Install frontend dependencies if needed
+if not exist "frontend\node_modules" (
+    echo [INFO] Installing frontend dependencies...
+    cd frontend
+    call npm install
+    cd ..
+    echo [OK] Frontend dependencies installed
+) else (
+    echo [OK] Frontend dependencies already installed
+)
+
+REM Create data directories if they don't exist
+if not exist "notebook_data" mkdir notebook_data
+if not exist "surreal_data" mkdir surreal_data
+
+echo.
+echo [INFO] Starting Open Notebook services...
+echo.
+
+REM Start SurrealDB
+echo [INFO] Starting SurrealDB...
+start "Open Notebook SurrealDB" /MIN cmd /c "surreal start --log info --user root --pass root memory > surreal.log 2>&1"
+timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul
+echo [OK] SurrealDB started (Port: 8000)
+
+REM Start API
+echo [INFO] Starting API backend...
+start "Open Notebook API" /MIN cmd /c "uv run run_api.py > api.log 2>&1"
+timeout /t 5 /nobreak >nul
+echo [OK] API backend started (Port: 5055)
+
+REM Start background worker
+echo [INFO] Starting background worker...
+start "Open Notebook Worker" /MIN cmd /c "uv run --env-file .env surreal-commands-worker --import-modules commands > worker.log 2>&1"
+timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul
+echo [OK] Background worker started
+
+REM Start frontend
+echo [INFO] Starting Next.js frontend...
+cd frontend
+start "Open Notebook Frontend" /MIN cmd /c "npm run dev > ..\frontend.log 2>&1"
+cd ..
+timeout /t 5 /nobreak >nul
+echo [OK] Next.js frontend started
+
+REM Display success message
+echo.
+echo ========================================
+echo   Open Notebook is now running!
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+echo Access the application at:
+echo   Frontend:  http://localhost:3000
+echo   API:       http://localhost:5055
+echo   API Docs:  http://localhost:5055/docs
+echo.
+echo Services are running in separate windows.
+echo.
+echo Log files:
+echo   - surreal.log
+echo   - api.log
+echo   - worker.log
+echo   - frontend.log
+echo.
+echo To stop all services:
+echo   1. Close all Open Notebook command windows
+echo   2. Or run: taskkill /F /FI "WINDOWTITLE eq Open Notebook*"
+echo.
+echo [INFO] Opening browser...
+timeout /t 3 /nobreak >nul
+start http://localhost:3000
+
+echo.
+echo Press any key to view the frontend log...
+pause >nul
+type frontend.log
diff --git a/launcher.sh b/launcher.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Open Notebook Launcher Script
+# This script launches all required services for Open Notebook
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Function to print colored output
+print_info() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}ℹ${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_success() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_warning() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Banner
+echo -e "${BLUE}"
+cat << "EOF"
+ ___                   _   _       _       _                 _
+/ _ \ _ __   ___ _ __ | \ | | ___ | |_ ___| |__   ___   ___ | | __
+| | | | '_ \ / _ \ '_ \|  \| |/ _ \| __/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ / _ \| |/ /
+| |_| | |_) |  __/ | | | |\  | (_) | ||  __/ |_) | (_) | (_) |   <
+\___/| .__/ \___|_| |_|_| \_|\___/ \__\___|_.__/ \___/ \___/|_|\_\
+     |_|
+EOF
+echo -e "${NC}"
+echo "Open Notebook Launcher"
+echo "======================"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if we're in the right directory
+if [ ! -f "pyproject.toml" ]; then
+    print_error "Please run this script from the Open Notebook root directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to check if a command exists
+command_exists() {
+    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Check for required tools
+print_info "Checking for required tools..."
+
+if ! command_exists uv; then
+    print_error "uv is not installed. Installing uv..."
+    curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+print_success "uv found"
+
+if ! command_exists node; then
+    print_error "Node.js is not installed. Please install Node.js 18+ from https://nodejs.org/"
+    exit 1
+fi
+print_success "Node.js found ($(node --version))"
+
+if ! command_exists npm; then
+    print_error "npm is not installed. Please install Node.js which includes npm."
+    exit 1
+fi
+print_success "npm found ($(npm --version))"
+
+# Check for SurrealDB
+if ! command_exists surreal; then
+    print_warning "SurrealDB is not installed. Installing SurrealDB..."
+    curl -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
+    export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
+    print_success "SurrealDB installed"
+else
+    print_success "SurrealDB found ($(surreal version | head -1))"
+fi
+
+# Check for .env file
+if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+    print_warning ".env file not found. Creating from .env.example..."
+    if [ -f ".env.example" ]; then
+        cp .env.example .env
+        print_success ".env file created"
+        print_warning "Please edit .env and add your API keys before continuing"
+        read -p "Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to exit and edit .env..."
+    else
+        print_error ".env.example not found"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    print_success ".env file found"
+fi
+
+# Install frontend dependencies if needed
+if [ ! -d "frontend/node_modules" ]; then
+    print_info "Installing frontend dependencies..."
+    cd frontend
+    npm install
+    cd ..
+    print_success "Frontend dependencies installed"
+else
+    print_success "Frontend dependencies already installed"
+fi
+
+# Create data directories if they don't exist
+mkdir -p notebook_data surreal_data
+
+# Function to cleanup on exit
+cleanup() {
+    echo ""
+    print_info "Shutting down Open Notebook services..."
+    pkill -f "surreal start" 2>/dev/null || true
+    pkill -f "run_api.py" 2>/dev/null || true
+    pkill -f "uvicorn api.main:app" 2>/dev/null || true
+    pkill -f "surreal-commands-worker" 2>/dev/null || true
+    pkill -f "next dev" 2>/dev/null || true
+    sleep 2
+    print_success "All services stopped"
+    exit 0
+}
+
+# Register cleanup function
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+# Start services
+echo ""
+print_info "Starting Open Notebook services..."
+echo ""
+
+# Start SurrealDB
+print_info "Starting SurrealDB..."
+surreal start --log info --user root --pass root memory > /tmp/surrealdb.log 2>&1 &
+SURREAL_PID=$!
+sleep 2
+
+if ps -p $SURREAL_PID > /dev/null; then
+    print_success "SurrealDB started (PID: $SURREAL_PID, Port: 8000)"
+else
+    print_error "Failed to start SurrealDB"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start API
+print_info "Starting API backend..."
+uv run run_api.py > /tmp/api.log 2>&1 &
+API_PID=$!
+sleep 5
+
+if ps -p $API_PID > /dev/null; then
+    print_success "API backend started (PID: $API_PID, Port: 5055)"
+else
+    print_error "Failed to start API backend. Check /tmp/api.log for details"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start background worker
+print_info "Starting background worker..."
+uv run --env-file .env surreal-commands-worker --import-modules commands > /tmp/worker.log 2>&1 &
+WORKER_PID=$!
+sleep 2
+
+if ps -p $WORKER_PID > /dev/null; then
+    print_success "Background worker started (PID: $WORKER_PID)"
+else
+    print_error "Failed to start background worker. Check /tmp/worker.log for details"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start frontend
+print_info "Starting Next.js frontend..."
+cd frontend
+npm run dev > /tmp/frontend.log 2>&1 &
+FRONTEND_PID=$!
+cd ..
+sleep 5
+
+if ps -p $FRONTEND_PID > /dev/null; then
+    # Try to detect the port
+FRONTEND_PORT=$(grep -Eo "localhost:[0-9]+" /tmp/frontend.log | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+    if [ -z "$FRONTEND_PORT" ]; then
+        FRONTEND_PORT="3000"
+    fi
+    print_success "Next.js frontend started (PID: $FRONTEND_PID, Port: $FRONTEND_PORT)"
+else
+    print_error "Failed to start frontend. Check /tmp/frontend.log for details"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Display success message
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}========================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}  Open Notebook is now running!${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}========================================${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "Access the application at:"
+echo -e "  ${BLUE}➜${NC} Frontend:  ${GREEN}http://localhost:${FRONTEND_PORT}${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${BLUE}➜${NC} API:       ${GREEN}http://localhost:5055${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${BLUE}➜${NC} API Docs:  ${GREEN}http://localhost:5055/docs${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "Process IDs:"
+echo "  • SurrealDB: $SURREAL_PID"
+echo "  • API:       $API_PID"
+echo "  • Worker:    $WORKER_PID"
+echo "  • Frontend:  $FRONTEND_PID"
+echo ""
+echo "Logs are available in /tmp/:"
+echo "  • /tmp/surrealdb.log"
+echo "  • /tmp/api.log"
+echo "  • /tmp/worker.log"
+echo "  • /tmp/frontend.log"
+echo ""
+print_warning "Press Ctrl+C to stop all services"
+echo ""
+
+# Keep script running and display logs
+tail -f /tmp/frontend.log