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+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+echo Claude Engineer Setup Script
+echo ============================
+
+:: Check for administrative privileges
+net session >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
+    echo This script requires administrative privileges.
+    echo Please run it as an administrator.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+:: Check and install Chocolatey
+where choco >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Installing Chocolatey...
+    @"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"
+) else (
+    echo Chocolatey is already installed.
+)
+
+:: Check and install Git
+where git >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Installing Git...
+    choco install git -y
+) else (
+    echo Git is already installed.
+)
+
+:: Check and install Python
+where python >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Installing Python...
+    choco install python -y
+) else (
+    echo Python is already installed.
+)
+
+:: Clone the Claude Engineer repository
+if not exist "claude-engineer" (
+    echo Cloning Claude Engineer repository...
+    git clone https://github.com/doriandarko/claude-engineer.git
+    cd claude-engineer
+) else (
+    echo Claude Engineer repository already exists.
+    cd claude-engineer
+)
+
+:: Create and activate virtual environment
+if not exist "code_execution_env" (
+    echo Creating virtual environment...
+    python -m venv code_execution_env
+) else (
+    echo Virtual environment already exists.
+)
+
+:: Activate virtual environment and install requirements
+call code_execution_env\Scripts\activate.bat
+echo Installing required packages...
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+:: Create .env file if it doesn't exist
+if not exist ".env" (
+    echo Creating .env file...
+    echo ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key > .env
+    echo TAVILY_API_KEY=your_tavily_api_key >> .env
+    echo Please update the .env file with your actual API keys.
+) else (
+    echo .env file already exists.
+)
+
+echo Setup complete!
+echo To start Claude Engineer, run: python main.py
+echo Don't forget to update your API keys in the .env file.
+
+pause