Disco Parrot for Windows

With Node 22+ installed on Windows x64, run this once in PowerShell:

npx --yes @orcette/disco-parrot-desktop@latest

Complete the normal setup window, then open Disco Parrot from Start. The installed app handles future updates. To select an exact initial release:

npx --yes @orcette/[email protected]

These registry commands become available after the first production publication. An equal or newer installed version is left in place. Close a running older copy before installing an update. Windows or your organization's policies may still show a warning or block execution; this delivery path offers no guarantee that SmartScreen prompts disappear. Normal Windows protections remain active.

The package downloads the signed installer from Google's Disco Parrot asset host. It verifies the packaged size, SHA256, version and signing certificate before running setup, including on cache reuse. npm never runs setup through an install lifecycle script. Cancellation and setup failures return an error.

For a download-only check, append --prepare-only. The setup cache is %LOCALAPPDATA%\DiscoParrotNpm\installers; the actual installed application lives where normal setup places it. --cache-dir <directory> selects another setup cache. --installer-file <setup.exe> verifies a local copy against the same pins.

The Windows cache mutex automatically releases after termination. Interrupted downloads can be retried; invalid cached setup is replaced only after a fresh copy passes verification. Concurrent setup commands are refused. User apps are never closed automatically. Uninstall through Windows Installed apps.

Release maintainers: see docs/domain/desktop-npm-delivery.md in the repository.