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+@echo off
+echo 🔧 Manual Setup for Dolibarr MCP (Windows Fix)
+echo.
+
+REM Activate virtual environment first
+echo 🐍 Activating virtual environment...
+call venv_dolibarr\Scripts\activate.bat
+
+REM Verify Python installation
+echo ✅ Checking Python version...
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe --version
+
+REM Install requirements again with explicit encoding
+echo 📦 Installing requirements with UTF-8 encoding...
+set PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install aiohttp>=3.9.0
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install pydantic>=2.5.0
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install python-dotenv>=1.0.0
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install click>=8.1.0
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install typing-extensions>=4.8.0
+
+REM Install MCP manually - try different sources
+echo 🔗 Installing MCP framework...
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install mcp==1.0.0
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo 🔄 Trying alternative MCP installation...
+    venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install git+https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk.git
+)
+
+REM Create .env file if it doesn't exist
+if not exist .env (
+    echo 📝 Creating .env file...
+    copy .env.example .env 2>nul || (
+        echo # Dolibarr MCP Configuration > .env
+        echo DOLIBARR_URL=https://your-dolibarr-instance.com/api/index.php >> .env
+        echo DOLIBARR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here >> .env
+        echo LOG_LEVEL=INFO >> .env
+    )
+)
+
+REM Test Python module import manually
+echo 🧪 Testing module import...
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'src'); from dolibarr_mcp.config import Config; print('✅ Module import successful')" 2>nul
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo ⚠️  Direct import failed, but this is expected without development installation
+) else (
+    echo ✅ Module import working!
+)
+
+REM Test basic connection
+echo 🔌 Testing Dolibarr connection (if configured)...
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe test_connection.py 2>nul
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo ⚠️  Connection test failed - please check your .env configuration
+) else (
+    echo ✅ Connection test passed!
+)
+
+echo.
+echo 🎯 Manual Setup Complete!
+echo.
+echo 📋 Next Steps:
+echo   1. Edit .env file: notepad .env
+echo   2. Configure your Dolibarr URL and API key
+echo   3. Test: venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe test_connection.py
+echo   4. Run MCP: venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m dolibarr_mcp.dolibarr_mcp_server
+echo.
+echo 💡 Alternative: Use Docker instead: docker-compose up
+echo.
+
+pause