diff --git a/.specstory/history/2025-11-03_19-27Z-create-sister-script-for-sheepit.md b/.specstory/history/2025-11-03_19-27Z-create-sister-script-for-sheepit.md
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@@ -537,7 +537,348 @@ Press Enter to return to the main menu:
_**Agent (model gpt-5-codex, mode Agent)**_
-
+Thought Process
+**Checking variable reference in remote command**Tool use: **read_file** • Read file: unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1
+
+Thought Process
+**Analyzing PowerShell variable escaping issue**
+ Tool use: **apply_patch** • Apply patch for undefined
+
+
+```diff
+*** Begin Patch
+*** Update File: C:\Users\Nathan\Desktop\flamenco\unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1
+@@
+-`$proc = Start-Process -FilePath `$exe -WorkingDirectory `$dir -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru
+-Write-Host "SheepIt started (PID: `$($proc.Id))." -ForegroundColor Green
++`$proc = Start-Process -FilePath `$exe -WorkingDirectory `$dir -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru
++if (`$proc) {
++ Write-Host ("SheepIt started (PID: {0})." -f `$proc.Id) -ForegroundColor Green
++} else {
++ Write-Host "SheepIt start confirmed." -ForegroundColor Green
++}
+*** End Patch
+```
+
+
+
+
+---
+
+
+
+ Tool use: **read_lints** • Read lints for 1 file
+
+Lint paths:
+
+- `unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1`
+
+Lint results
+
+
+**No lint errors found**
+
+
+
+---
+
+Thought Process
+**Preparing response with fix summary**Thought Process
+**Improving remote process verification**
+
+I'm going to update the remote script to pause briefly and then check if the started process is still running on the remote machine using its PID. Adding the remote machine name in the output should help clarify where the process lives, since checking locally was causing confusion. This should make it easier to confirm that the process persists after the remote session ends.
+ Tool use: **apply_patch** • Apply patch for undefined
+
+
+```diff
+*** Begin Patch
+*** Update File: C:\Users\Nathan\Desktop\flamenco\unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1
+@@
+-`$proc = Start-Process -FilePath `$exe -WorkingDirectory `$dir -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru
+-if (`$proc) {
+- Write-Host ("SheepIt started (PID: {0})." -f `$proc.Id) -ForegroundColor Green
+-} else {
+- Write-Host "SheepIt start confirmed." -ForegroundColor Green
+-}
++`$proc = Start-Process -FilePath `$exe -WorkingDirectory `$dir -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru
++if (`$proc) {
++ Write-Host ("SheepIt started (PID: {0})." -f `$proc.Id) -ForegroundColor Green
++ Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
++ if (Get-Process -Id `$proc.Id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
++ Write-Host ("SheepIt is running on `$env:COMPUTERNAME (PID: {0})." -f `$proc.Id) -ForegroundColor Green
++ } else {
++ Write-Host "SheepIt process exited immediately after launch." -ForegroundColor Yellow
++ }
++} else {
++ Write-Host "SheepIt start confirmed." -ForegroundColor Green
++}
+*** End Patch
+```
+
+
+
+
+---
+
+
+
+ Tool use: **read_lints** • Read lints for 1 file
+
+Lint paths:
+
+- `unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1`
+
+Lint results
+
+
+**No lint errors found**
+
+
+
+---
+
+Thought Process
+**Preparing final summary**Thought Process
+**Analyzing remote process launch issues**
+**Improving remote process detection and messaging**
+
+This is a pretty detailed puzzle! I’m outlining an approach to enhance the remote script by detecting not just the initial process PID—which may exit quickly—but also any child processes it spawns, using WMI queries (`Get-CimInstance Win32_Process`). I’m preparing to update the script so it starts the updater, waits briefly, then checks if the stub is still running; if not, it enumerates child processes or related ones with names like "sheepit" or "javaw." This way, we can better reflect what’s actually running rather than relying on a possibly short-lived PID, and provide clear messaging that the stub exits while the real worker continues, matching what the manual run demonstrates.
+ Tool use: **apply_patch** • Apply patch for undefined
+
+
+```diff
+*** Begin Patch
+*** Update File: C:\Users\Nathan\Desktop\flamenco\unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1
+@@
+-`$proc = Start-Process -FilePath `$exe -WorkingDirectory `$dir -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru
+-if (`$proc) {
+- Write-Host ("SheepIt started (PID: {0})." -f `$proc.Id) -ForegroundColor Green
+- Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+- if (Get-Process -Id `$proc.Id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+- Write-Host ("SheepIt is running on `$env:COMPUTERNAME (PID: {0})." -f `$proc.Id) -ForegroundColor Green
+- } else {
+- Write-Host "SheepIt process exited immediately after launch." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+- }
+-} else {
+- Write-Host "SheepIt start confirmed." -ForegroundColor Green
+-}
++`$proc = Start-Process -FilePath `$exe -WorkingDirectory `$dir -WindowStyle Minimized -PassThru
++if (`$proc) {
++ `$id = `$proc.Id
++ Write-Host ("SheepIt launcher started (PID: {0})." -f `$id) -ForegroundColor Green
++ Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
++
++ if (Get-Process -Id `$id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
++ Write-Host ("SheepIt launcher is still running (PID: {0})." -f `$id) -ForegroundColor Green
++ }
++ else {
++ try {
++ `$children = Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter "ParentProcessId=`$id"
++ if (`$children) {
++ Write-Host "Launcher handed off to:" -ForegroundColor Green
++ foreach (`$child in `$children) {
++ Write-Host (" {0} (PID: {1})" -f `$child.Name, `$child.ProcessId) -ForegroundColor Green
++ }
++ }
++ else {
++ Write-Host "Launcher exited immediately after starting. Check Task Manager for SheepIt/Java processes." -ForegroundColor Yellow
++ }
++ }
++ catch {
++ Write-Host "Unable to inspect child processes." -ForegroundColor Yellow
++ }
++ }
++}
++else {
++ Write-Host "SheepIt start confirmed." -ForegroundColor Green
++}
+*** End Patch
+```
+
+
+
+
+---
+
+
+
+ Tool use: **read_lints** • Read lints for 1 file
+
+Lint paths:
+
+- `unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1`
+
+Lint results
+
+
+**No lint errors found**
+
+
+
+---
+
+Thought Process
+**Notifying about changes**