---
phase: 07-native-distribution
verified: 2026-04-12T22:30:00Z
status: human_needed
score: 5/5
overrides_applied: 0
human_verification:
  - test: "Run npm install on a clean Windows x64 machine without Visual Studio or CMake installed"
    expected: "The package installs successfully and isDwmCaptureAvailable() returns true without any compilation step"
    why_human: "Requires a clean machine environment without build tools -- cannot simulate in the development environment"
  - test: "Install the plugin via cplugs marketplace on a fresh Claude Code instance"
    expected: "Plugin installs, MCP server starts, and window capture uses DWM (not monitor-crop fallback)"
    why_human: "Requires a fresh cplugs install environment to verify the full install-to-capture path"
---

# Phase 7: Native Distribution Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Users install the plugin with prebuilt native binaries -- no build tools required
**Verified:** 2026-04-12T22:30:00Z
**Status:** human_needed
**Re-verification:** No -- initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| # | Truth | Status | Evidence |
|---|-------|--------|----------|
| 1 | npm install on a clean machine with no build tools loads the prebuilt .node binary without compilation | VERIFIED | package.json `files` field includes `prebuilds`; `npm pack --dry-run` confirms prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node is included when binary exists; `prebuild` script creates it from cmake-js output |
| 2 | The dwm-capture.ts loader finds the binary via node-gyp-build from prebuilds/ | VERIFIED | `node-gyp-build` resolves to `prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node`; no hardcoded `native/build/Release` path remains in src/ |
| 3 | The prebuilds/ directory is included in the published npm package | VERIFIED | `npm pack --dry-run` shows `185.3kB prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node` when prebuild exists; `files` field in package.json includes `"prebuilds"` |
| 4 | The cplugs marketplace plugin directory includes the native addon prebuild | VERIFIED | `~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cplugs/plugins/screen-timelapse/prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node` exists (185344 bytes); `node-gyp-build` resolves correctly from marketplace path |
| 5 | The MCP server starts from the marketplace directory with DWM capture available | VERIFIED | MCP initialize response received with tools and resources capabilities from marketplace dist/index.js; dist/index.js contains `node-gyp-build` loader |

**Score:** 5/5 truths verified

### Required Artifacts

| Artifact | Expected | Status | Details |
|----------|----------|--------|---------|
| `prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node` | Prebuilt native addon for Windows x64 | VERIFIED | Created by `npm run prebuild` (copies from native/build/Release/); gitignored but included in npm tarball via `files` field |
| `package.json` | Updated scripts and files field for prebuild distribution | VERIFIED | `prebuild` script uses cross-platform Node.js fs calls; `files` includes `["dist", "prebuilds", ".claude-plugin", ".mcp.json"]` |
| `src/capture/targets/dwm-capture.ts` | Updated loader using node-gyp-build | VERIFIED | Uses `req("node-gyp-build")` with project root resolution; no hardcoded paths |
| `~/.claude/.../prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node` | Prebuilt native addon in marketplace plugin | VERIFIED | 185344 bytes, node-gyp-build resolves from marketplace directory |
| `~/.claude/.../dist/index.js` | Updated ESM bundle | VERIFIED | 29578 bytes, contains node-gyp-build reference |

### Key Link Verification

| From | To | Via | Status | Details |
|------|----|-----|--------|---------|
| `src/capture/targets/dwm-capture.ts` | `prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node` | node-gyp-build resolution | WIRED | `node-gyp-build` resolves to prebuild path; verified with `node -e` command |
| marketplace `dist/index.js` | marketplace `prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node` | node-gyp-build resolution at runtime | WIRED | `node-gyp-build.path('.')` from marketplace directory resolves to correct path |

### Behavioral Spot-Checks

| Behavior | Command | Result | Status |
|----------|---------|--------|--------|
| DWM capture available via loader | `npx tsx -e "import { isDwmCaptureAvailable } from './src/capture/targets/dwm-capture.ts'; console.log(isDwmCaptureAvailable())"` | `DWM available: true` | PASS |
| node-gyp-build resolves from project root | `node -e "const ngb = require('node-gyp-build'); console.log(ngb.path('.'))"` | Resolves to prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node | PASS |
| node-gyp-build resolves from marketplace | `node -e "..." (from marketplace dir)` | Resolves to marketplace prebuilds path | PASS |
| MCP server starts from marketplace | `echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0",...}' \| node dist/index.js` | Returns capabilities JSON with tools and resources | PASS |
| npm pack includes prebuilds | `npm pack --dry-run \| grep prebuilds` | Shows 185.3kB prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node | PASS |
| prebuild script works cross-platform | `npm run prebuild` | Copies binary using Node.js fs module | PASS |

### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Source Plan | Description | Status | Evidence |
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|----------|
| DWM-13 | 07-01 | Prebuilt Windows x64 binary is included in the npm package (no build tools required at install time) | SATISFIED | `files` field includes `prebuilds`; `npm pack --dry-run` confirms inclusion; node-gyp-build resolves prebuild at runtime |
| DWM-14 | 07-02 | Updated cplugs marketplace plugin includes the native addon | SATISFIED | Marketplace directory has prebuilds/win32-x64/node.napi.node; MCP server starts with DWM capture from marketplace path; marketplace.json retains screen-timelapse entry |

### Anti-Patterns Found

| File | Line | Pattern | Severity | Impact |
|------|------|---------|----------|--------|
| (none found) | - | - | - | - |

No TODO, FIXME, placeholder, or stub patterns found in modified files.

### Human Verification Required

### 1. Clean Machine npm Install Test

**Test:** Run `npm install screen-timelapse-mcp` on a Windows x64 machine that does NOT have Visual Studio Build Tools, CMake, or any C++ compiler installed.
**Expected:** Installation completes without errors. `isDwmCaptureAvailable()` returns true. No compilation step occurs during install.
**Why human:** Requires a clean machine environment without build tools -- the development machine has cmake-js and build tools installed, so a missing prebuild would silently fall back to compilation.

### 2. Fresh cplugs Plugin Install

**Test:** On a fresh Claude Code instance, install the screen-timelapse plugin via cplugs marketplace and invoke the `start_capture` tool targeting a window.
**Expected:** Plugin installs, MCP server starts with DWM capture enabled, and window capture returns a proper PNG image (not a monitor-crop fallback).
**Why human:** Requires a fresh environment to validate the complete install-to-capture path without pre-existing build artifacts.

### Gaps Summary

No gaps found. All 5 observable truths verified with evidence. All artifacts exist, are substantive, and are properly wired. Both requirements (DWM-13, DWM-14) are satisfied.

Two human verification items remain: testing on a clean machine without build tools, and testing a fresh cplugs install. These cannot be verified programmatically because the development environment already has build tools installed.

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_Verified: 2026-04-12T22:30:00Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_