BUILD INSTRUCTIONS FOR S2 (Spooky2 CLI)

For: VS Code External Agent From: CTO Agent Date: 2026-03-24 Priority: HIGH

OBJECTIVE

Build the s2.exe command-line tool from https://github.com/calum74/s2 for Windows.

PREREQUISITES (Install if missing)

CMake (REQUIRED - currently missing)
- Download: https://cmake.org/download/
- Install: Windows x64 installer
- Add to PATH
Visual Studio 2022 (or 2019)
- Must have: "Desktop development with C++" workload
- Required components: MSVC compiler, Windows SDK

BUILD STEPS

# 1. Navigate to existing clone
cd D:\openclaw-local\workspace-main\s2-examine

# 2. Create build directory
mkdir build
cd build

# 3. Generate Visual Studio solution
cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..

# 4. Build Release version
msbuild s2.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64

EXPECTED OUTPUT

File: D:\openclaw-local\workspace-main\s2-examine\build\Release\s2.exe
Size: ~1-2 MB
Type: Windows x64 executable

VERIFICATION

# Test executable
D:\openclaw-local\workspace-main\s2-examine\build\Release\s2.exe status

Should output: "No devices found" (if no Spooky2 connected) or device list.

CURRENT BLOCKER

CMake is NOT installed on system:

where.exe cmake returns nothing
Not in PATH
Not in standard locations

FIRST ACTION: Install CMake.

NOTES

Repository already cloned to: D:\openclaw-local\workspace-main\s2-examine
Source code verified present
CMakeLists.txt verified present
No modifications to source needed

SUCCESS CRITERIA

CMake installed and in PATH
Visual Studio solution generated
s2.exe built successfully
s2.exe status runs without error

Report back when complete or if issues encountered.

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