Make Local Agent desktop dashboard single-instance

app/modules/documents/agent_package.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import io
 from pathlib import Path
 import zipfile
 
-ERP_LOCAL_AGENT_VERSION = "1.22.12"
+ERP_LOCAL_AGENT_VERSION = "1.22.13"
 ERP_LOCAL_AGENT_NAME = "ERP Local Agent"
 RUNTIME_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "local_agent_runtime"
 _DETERMINISTIC_ZIP_TIMESTAMP = (2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _build_zip(*, env_text: str | None, include_env: bool, include_admin_readme:
                 f"ERP Local Agent {ERP_LOCAL_AGENT_VERSION}\n"
                 "Existing storage, WebSocket tunnel, dashboard, Tally mapping and client .act functionality are preserved.\n"
                 "Existing master/transaction sync and depreciation are preserved. Phase 5 adds neutral historical-ledger evidence read capability for server-side learning.\n"
-                "Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:8788\nUpdate dashboard now shows check, download, install, restart and completion progress.\n"
+                "Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:8788\nDesktop dashboard is single-instance: repeated shortcut clicks focus the existing window without starting another Local Agent.\nUpdate dashboard shows check, download, install, restart and completion progress.\n"
             )
             _write_zip_bytes(dst, "README_ERP_LOCAL_AGENT.txt", text.encode("utf-8"))
     return buffer.getvalue()

app/modules/documents/local_agent_runtime/ERPAgentSupervisor.pyw

@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ class Supervisor:
             "check_config.py",
             "check_config.bat",
             "open_dashboard.bat",
+            "Open ERP Local Agent Dashboard.vbs",
             "install_task_scheduler.bat",
             "start_task_scheduler.bat",
             "stop_task_scheduler.bat",
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ class Supervisor:
             "check_config.py",
             "check_config.bat",
             "open_dashboard.bat",
+            "Open ERP Local Agent Dashboard.vbs",
             "install_task_scheduler.bat",
             "start_task_scheduler.bat",
             "stop_task_scheduler.bat",

app/modules/documents/local_agent_runtime/Open ERP Local Agent Dashboard.vbs

@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 Option Explicit
 
-Dim fso, shell, baseDir, launcher, pyw, py, cmd
-Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
+Dim shell, fso, root, pythonw, dashboard, command
 Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
+Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
-baseDir = fso.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
-launcher = baseDir & "\ERPAgentDashboard.pyw"
-pyw = baseDir & "\.venv\Scripts\pythonw.exe"
-py = baseDir & "\.venv\Scripts\python.exe"
+root = fso.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
+pythonw = fso.BuildPath(root, ".venv\Scripts\pythonw.exe")
+dashboard = fso.BuildPath(root, "ERPAgentDashboard.pyw")
 
-If Not fso.FileExists(launcher) Then
-    MsgBox "ERPAgentDashboard.pyw was not found in " & baseDir, 16, "ERP Local Agent"
-    WScript.Quit
+If Not fso.FileExists(pythonw) Then
+    MsgBox "ERP Local Agent Python environment was not found:" & vbCrLf & pythonw, vbCritical, "ERP Local Agent"
+    WScript.Quit 1
 End If
 
-If fso.FileExists(pyw) Then
-    cmd = """" & pyw & """ """ & launcher & """"
-ElseIf fso.FileExists(py) Then
-    cmd = """" & py & """ """ & launcher & """"
-Else
-    MsgBox "ERP Local Agent Python environment was not found.", 16, "ERP Local Agent"
-    WScript.Quit
+If Not fso.FileExists(dashboard) Then
+    MsgBox "ERP Local Agent dashboard launcher was not found:" & vbCrLf & dashboard, vbCritical, "ERP Local Agent"
+    WScript.Quit 1
 End If
 
-shell.Run cmd, 0, False
+command = Chr(34) & pythonw & Chr(34) & " " & Chr(34) & dashboard & Chr(34)
+shell.Run command, 0, False

app/modules/documents/local_agent_runtime/erp_local_agent/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "1.22.12"
+__version__ = "1.22.13"
 AGENT_NAME = "ERP Local Agent"

app/modules/documents/local_agent_runtime/install_task_scheduler.bat

@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ if errorlevel 1 goto :failed
 
 echo ERP Local Agent Supervisor installed and started successfully.
 echo Use the desktop shortcut "ERP Local Agent Dashboard" to open the local dashboard.
-pause
 exit /b 0
 
 :failed
 echo ERROR: ERP Local Agent installation failed. Run this file as Administrator.
-pause
 exit /b 1

app/modules/documents/local_agent_runtime/open_dashboard.bat

@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
 @echo off
+setlocal
 cd /d "%~dp0"
-wscript.exe "%~dp0Open ERP Local Agent Dashboard.vbs"
+
+if not exist ".venv\Scripts\pythonw.exe" (
+    echo ERROR: ERP Local Agent Python environment was not found.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "ERPAgentDashboard.pyw" (
+    echo ERROR: ERPAgentDashboard.pyw was not found.
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+start "" ".venv\Scripts\pythonw.exe" "ERPAgentDashboard.pyw"
+exit /b 0