From 4eaee83448b776e08a37b2c1ea3fe1994ac772ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Affaan Mustafa <affaan@dcube.ai>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:36:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(install): stop after npm bootstrap failures on powershell

---
 install.ps1 | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index ea9b09c3..752ac2ec 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ $nodeModules = Join-Path -Path $scriptDir -ChildPath 'node_modules'
 if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $nodeModules)) {
     Write-Host '[ECC] Installing dependencies...'
     Push-Location $scriptDir
-    try { & npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error }
+    try {
+        & npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            Write-Error "npm install failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
+            exit $LASTEXITCODE
+        }
+    }
     finally { Pop-Location }
 }