Updates to startup process

Author: ELXaber

Project_Andrew/Andrew.rar

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# V06062026
+# V06212026
 # CAIOS — Andrew  |  Quick Setup Guide
 
 > **What you need before starting:**
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ See Hardware Notes at the bottom for details.
    - Starts the web interface
 4. When you see **"Web UI: http://localhost:5000"**, open that address in your browser
 
-> **Next time:** Just double-click `run_caios.bat` again — setup is skipped, and it launches directly.
-> **Alternate Next time:** Open a terminal window and run python caios_bridge.py then open a browser to http://localhost:5000
+> **Next time:** Open a terminal window and run python caios_bridge.py then open a browser to http://localhost:5000
 
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@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ When you see **"Web UI: http://localhost:5000"**, open that in Safari or Chrome.
 
 > **Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4):** Runs especially well — the unified memory means a 32 GB Mac can run the 27B model comfortably without a separate GPU.
 
-> **Next time:** Just run `./run_caios.sh` from the Project_Andrew folder.
+> **Next time:** Open a terminal window, `cd` into the Project_Andrew folder, and run `python3 caios_bridge.py`, then open a browser to http://localhost:5000.
 
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@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ When you see **"Web UI: http://localhost:5000"**, open that in your browser.
 > **NVIDIA GPU:** Install NVIDIA drivers (525+) and Ollama will use your GPU automatically. No CUDA toolkit needed separately.
 > **AMD GPU:** Supported on Linux via ROCm. Windows AMD GPU acceleration is not yet stable.
 
-> **Next time:** Just run `./run_caios.sh`.
+> **Next time:** Open a terminal window, `cd` into the Project_Andrew folder, and run `python3 caios_bridge.py`, then open a browser to http://localhost:5000.
 
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Project_Andrew/SETUP.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#V06092026
+#V06212026
 # =============================================================================
 # CAIOS Web Bridge — Flask server that connects caios_chat_ui.html to the existing orchestrator/caios_chat.py stack.
 #
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 import hashlib
 import tempfile
 import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import platform
+import atexit
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Dict, Any
 
@@ -86,6 +89,88 @@ def _bootstrap_shared_memory() -> Dict[str, Any]:
 UPLOAD_DIR = pathlib.Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / 'caios_uploads'
 UPLOAD_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
+# =============================================================================
+# Service Startup — Ollama, MCP filesystem server, windows-mcp
+#
+# Moved here from run_caios.bat/.sh so that BOTH launch paths documented in
+# SETUP.md ("run run_caios.bat" and "run python caios_bridge.py directly")
+# actually bring the same services up. run_caios.bat now only handles
+# one-time environment setup (deps, model pull, first-boot identity) and
+# hands off to this on every launch.
+#
+# Safe to call repeatedly — each service is skipped if already reachable,
+# so it's harmless if ollama is already running as a background service,
+# or if you start the bridge a second time.
+# =============================================================================
+
+_spawned_procs = []
+
+def _wait_until_ready(check_fn, timeout=20, interval=0.5) -> bool:
+    deadline = time.time() + timeout
+    while time.time() < deadline:
+        try:
+            if check_fn():
+                return True
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        time.sleep(interval)
+    return False
+
+def _start_service(name: str, cmd: str, check_fn, timeout: int = 20) -> None:
+    try:
+        if check_fn():
+            print(f'[BRIDGE] {name} already running')
+            return
+    except Exception:
+        pass  # treat a check failure as "not running yet" and try to start it
+
+    print(f'[BRIDGE] Starting {name}...')
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        cmd, shell=True,
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+    )
+    _spawned_procs.append(proc)
+
+    if _wait_until_ready(check_fn, timeout=timeout):
+        print(f'[BRIDGE] {name} ready')
+    else:
+        print(f'[BRIDGE] WARNING: {name} did not become ready within {timeout}s '
+              f'— continuing anyway, related features will degrade gracefully')
+
+def start_services() -> None:
+    """Bring up Ollama + MCP servers if they aren't already reachable."""
+    try:
+        import ollama_config
+        _start_service('Ollama', 'ollama serve', ollama_config.check_ollama_available)
+    except ImportError:
+        print('[BRIDGE] ollama_config not found — skipping Ollama auto-start')
+
+    if MCP_AVAILABLE:
+        client = get_mcp_client()
+        _start_service(
+            'MCP filesystem server',
+            f'npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem --port 3000 "{os.getcwd()}"',
+            client.fs_available
+        )
+        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+            _start_service(
+                'windows-mcp',
+                'windows-mcp serve --transport sse --host localhost --port 8000',
+                client.win_available
+            )
+    else:
+        print('[BRIDGE] caios_mcp_client.py not found — MCP servers not auto-started')
+
+@atexit.register
+def _cleanup_services() -> None:
+    for p in _spawned_procs:
+        try:
+            p.terminate()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    if _spawned_procs:
+        print('[BRIDGE] Spawned services terminated')
+
 # =============================================================================
 # Helpers
 # =============================================================================
@@ -558,4 +643,5 @@ def api_mcp():
     print('  Open http://localhost:5000 in your browser')
     print('  Ctrl+C to stop')
     print('=' * 60)
+    start_services()
     app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000, debug=False)