Fix tray health detection and harden backend service startup

Reviewed-on: #1

.gitignore

@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ screenjob.db
 # IDE
 .vscode/
 .idea/
+
+# Service host build/publish artifacts
+service_host/**/bin/
+service_host/**/obj/
+service_host/publish/

README.md

@@ -109,6 +109,77 @@ Or use the PowerShell launcher:
 .\start_backend.ps1
 ```
 
+### Windows Service
+
+Run these from an elevated PowerShell session (Run as Administrator):
+Requires .NET SDK 10+ (installer publishes a native service host executable).
+
+Install and start at boot:
+
+```powershell
+.\install_backend_service.ps1 -ForceReinstall -StartAfterInstall -DelayedAutoStart
+```
+
+Check status:
+
+```powershell
+Get-Service -Name ScreenJobBackend
+```
+
+Stop/start manually:
+
+```powershell
+Stop-Service -Name ScreenJobBackend
+Start-Service -Name ScreenJobBackend
+```
+
+Uninstall:
+
+```powershell
+.\uninstall_backend_service.ps1
+```
+
+Service logs are written to:
+
+```text
+screenjob_runs/service/backend-service.stdout.log
+screenjob_runs/service/backend-service.stderr.log
+```
+
+### System Tray Icon (Windows)
+
+Start tray icon now:
+
+```powershell
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -STA -File .\screenjob_tray.ps1
+```
+
+Install startup shortcut (current user):
+
+```powershell
+.\install_tray_startup_shortcut.ps1
+```
+
+Install startup shortcut for all users:
+
+```powershell
+.\install_tray_startup_shortcut.ps1 -AllUsers
+```
+
+Remove startup shortcut:
+
+```powershell
+.\install_tray_startup_shortcut.ps1 -Remove
+```
+
+Tray menu actions:
+
+- Refresh service status
+- Start/Stop/Restart service (prompts for admin/UAC)
+- Open dashboard URL from `.env` `SCREENJOB_HOST` / `SCREENJOB_PORT`
+- Open service logs folder
+- Exit tray icon process
+
 Auth for all API routes:
 
 - `Authorization: Bearer <SCREENJOB_TOKEN>`
@@ -156,8 +227,14 @@ Each job payload includes:
 - Read-only dashboard (no run controls)
 - Requires token input
 - Live updates via `/ws`
+- Analytics dashboards for success rate by objective category and daily averages
 - Set `DISABLE_UI=true` to disable UI
 
+### Analytics API
+
+- `GET /api/analytics`
+- Returns objective-category success rates plus average steps/cost over time
+
 ## Agent Instructions (Practical)
 
 - Prefer `execute_command` for deterministic actions (opening URLs, filesystem checks).

install_backend_service.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
+param(
+    [string]$ServiceName = "ScreenJobBackend",
+    [string]$DisplayName = "ScreenJob Backend",
+    [string]$Description = "Runs the ScreenJob backend (start_backend.ps1) as a Windows service.",
+    [ValidateSet("Automatic", "Manual", "Disabled")]
+    [string]$StartupType = "Automatic",
+    [switch]$DelayedAutoStart,
+    [switch]$ForceReinstall,
+    [switch]$StartAfterInstall
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Test-IsAdministrator {
+    $identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
+    $principal = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($identity)
+    return $principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-IsAdministrator)) {
+    throw "Run this script from an elevated PowerShell session (Run as Administrator)."
+}
+
+$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSCommandPath
+$backendScript = Join-Path $scriptDir "start_backend.ps1"
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $backendScript)) {
+    throw "Backend launcher script not found: $backendScript"
+}
+
+$projectFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "service_host\ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost\ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost.csproj"
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $projectFile)) {
+    throw "Windows service host project not found: $projectFile"
+}
+
+$dotnetCmd = Get-Command dotnet -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ($null -eq $dotnetCmd) {
+    throw "dotnet SDK was not found in PATH. Install .NET SDK 10+ and retry."
+}
+
+$publishDir = Join-Path $scriptDir "service_host\publish"
+$serviceExe = Join-Path $publishDir "ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost.exe"
+$logDir = Join-Path $scriptDir "screenjob_runs\service"
+
+$existingService = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ($null -ne $existingService) {
+    if (-not $ForceReinstall) {
+        throw "Service '$ServiceName' already exists. Re-run with -ForceReinstall to replace it."
+    }
+
+    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($ServiceName, "Remove existing service")) {
+        if ($existingService.Status -ne "Stopped") {
+            Stop-Service -Name $ServiceName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+        }
+
+        & sc.exe delete $ServiceName | Out-Null
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "Failed to delete existing service '$ServiceName' (sc.exe exit code $LASTEXITCODE)."
+        }
+
+        $deadline = (Get-Date).AddSeconds(15)
+        while ((Get-Date) -lt $deadline) {
+            $stillThere = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($null -eq $stillThere) {
+                break
+            }
+            Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 300
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($projectFile, "Publish Windows service host")) {
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $serviceExe) {
+        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $serviceExe -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+
+    & $dotnetCmd.Source publish `
+        $projectFile `
+        -c Release `
+        -r win-x64 `
+        --self-contained false `
+        -p:PublishSingleFile=true `
+        -o $publishDir
+
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        throw "dotnet publish failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
+    }
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $serviceExe)) {
+    throw "Published service executable not found: $serviceExe"
+}
+
+$binaryPath = "`"$serviceExe`" --backend-script `"$backendScript`" --working-dir `"$scriptDir`" --log-dir `"$logDir`""
+
+if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($ServiceName, "Create service")) {
+    New-Service `
+        -Name $ServiceName `
+        -BinaryPathName $binaryPath `
+        -DisplayName $DisplayName `
+        -Description $Description `
+        -StartupType $StartupType
+
+    if ($StartupType -eq "Automatic" -and $DelayedAutoStart) {
+        & sc.exe config $ServiceName start= delayed-auto | Out-Null
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "Failed to enable delayed auto-start for '$ServiceName' (sc.exe exit code $LASTEXITCODE)."
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Restart on first/second/subsequent failure after 5 seconds.
+    & sc.exe failure $ServiceName reset= 86400 actions= restart/5000/restart/5000/restart/5000 | Out-Null
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        throw "Failed to configure failure actions for '$ServiceName' (sc.exe exit code $LASTEXITCODE)."
+    }
+
+    if ($StartAfterInstall) {
+        Start-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction Stop
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Host "Service '$ServiceName' installed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "Check status with: Get-Service -Name $ServiceName"
+Write-Host "View logs in: $logDir"

install_tray_startup_shortcut.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
+param(
+    [switch]$Remove,
+    [switch]$AllUsers
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSCommandPath
+$vbsLauncher = Join-Path $scriptDir "start_screenjob_tray_hidden.vbs"
+$shortcutName = "ScreenJob Tray.lnk"
+
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $vbsLauncher)) {
+    throw "Launcher file not found: $vbsLauncher"
+}
+
+$startupFolder = if ($AllUsers) {
+    [Environment]::GetFolderPath("CommonStartup")
+} else {
+    [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Startup")
+}
+
+$shortcutPath = Join-Path $startupFolder $shortcutName
+
+if ($Remove) {
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $shortcutPath) {
+        if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($shortcutPath, "Remove startup shortcut")) {
+            Remove-Item -LiteralPath $shortcutPath -Force
+            Write-Host "Removed startup shortcut: $shortcutPath"
+        }
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "No startup shortcut found at: $shortcutPath"
+    }
+    return
+}
+
+if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($shortcutPath, "Create startup shortcut")) {
+    $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+    $shortcut = $shell.CreateShortcut($shortcutPath)
+    $shortcut.TargetPath = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\wscript.exe"
+    $shortcut.Arguments = '"' + $vbsLauncher + '"'
+    $shortcut.WorkingDirectory = $scriptDir
+    $shortcut.Description = "Launch ScreenJob tray icon at sign-in."
+    $shortcut.Save()
+    Write-Host "Created startup shortcut: $shortcutPath"
+}

screenjob_tray.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+param(
+    [string]$ServiceName = "ScreenJobBackend"
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
+
+$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+$controlScript = Join-Path $scriptDir "tray_service_control.ps1"
+$logsDir = Join-Path $scriptDir "screenjob_runs\service"
+$defaultHost = "127.0.0.1"
+$defaultPort = "8787"
+
+function Read-EnvConfig {
+    param([string]$EnvFilePath)
+    $result = @{}
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $EnvFilePath)) {
+        return $result
+    }
+
+    foreach ($line in Get-Content -Path $EnvFilePath) {
+        $trimmed = $line.Trim()
+        if ($trimmed.Length -eq 0 -or $trimmed.StartsWith("#")) {
+            continue
+        }
+        $parts = $trimmed.Split("=", 2)
+        if ($parts.Count -eq 2) {
+            $key = $parts[0].Trim()
+            $value = $parts[1].Trim()
+            if (($value.StartsWith('"') -and $value.EndsWith('"')) -or ($value.StartsWith("'") -and $value.EndsWith("'"))) {
+                $value = $value.Substring(1, $value.Length - 2)
+            }
+            $result[$key] = $value
+        }
+    }
+    return $result
+}
+
+function Get-ServiceStatusSafe {
+    param([string]$Name)
+    try {
+        $svc = Get-Service -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
+        return $svc.Status.ToString()
+    } catch {
+        return "NotInstalled"
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-ServiceActionElevated {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Action,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name
+    )
+
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $controlScript)) {
+        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show(
+            "Missing control script: $controlScript",
+            "ScreenJob Tray",
+            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
+            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error
+        ) | Out-Null
+        return
+    }
+
+    $argList = @(
+        "-NoProfile",
+        "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
+        "-File", "`"$controlScript`"",
+        "-Action", $Action,
+        "-ServiceName", $Name
+    )
+
+    try {
+        Start-Process -FilePath "powershell.exe" -ArgumentList $argList -Verb RunAs -WindowStyle Hidden | Out-Null
+    } catch {
+        # User canceled UAC prompt or launch failed.
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-DashboardUrl {
+    $envFile = Join-Path $scriptDir ".env"
+    $envVars = Read-EnvConfig -EnvFilePath $envFile
+
+    $dashboardHost = $defaultHost
+    $dashboardPort = $defaultPort
+
+    if ($envVars.ContainsKey("SCREENJOB_HOST") -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($envVars["SCREENJOB_HOST"])) {
+        $dashboardHost = $envVars["SCREENJOB_HOST"]
+    }
+    if ($envVars.ContainsKey("SCREENJOB_PORT") -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($envVars["SCREENJOB_PORT"])) {
+        $dashboardPort = $envVars["SCREENJOB_PORT"]
+    }
+
+    $connectHost = Resolve-ConnectHost -ConfiguredHost $dashboardHost
+    return "http://{0}:{1}/" -f $connectHost, $dashboardPort
+}
+
+function Resolve-ConnectHost {
+    param([string]$ConfiguredHost)
+
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ConfiguredHost)) {
+        return "127.0.0.1"
+    }
+
+    switch ($ConfiguredHost.Trim().ToLowerInvariant()) {
+        "0.0.0.0" { return "127.0.0.1" }
+        "::" { return "127.0.0.1" }
+        "*" { return "127.0.0.1" }
+        default { return $ConfiguredHost }
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-HealthCheckHosts {
+    param([string]$ConfiguredHost)
+
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ConfiguredHost)) {
+        return @("127.0.0.1", "localhost")
+    }
+
+    $normalized = $ConfiguredHost.Trim().ToLowerInvariant()
+    switch ($normalized) {
+        "0.0.0.0" { return @("127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1") }
+        "::" { return @("127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1") }
+        "*" { return @("127.0.0.1", "localhost", "::1") }
+        default { return @($ConfiguredHost) }
+    }
+}
+
+function Test-TcpEndpoint {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$HostName,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][int]$Port,
+        [int]$TimeoutMs = 1200
+    )
+
+    $client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient
+    try {
+        $async = $client.BeginConnect($HostName, $Port, $null, $null)
+        $connected = $async.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne($TimeoutMs, $false)
+        if (-not $connected) {
+            return $false
+        }
+        $client.EndConnect($async) | Out-Null
+        return $true
+    } catch {
+        return $false
+    } finally {
+        $client.Dispose()
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-BackendReachability {
+    $envFile = Join-Path $scriptDir ".env"
+    $envVars = Read-EnvConfig -EnvFilePath $envFile
+    $configuredHost = $defaultHost
+    $configuredPort = $defaultPort
+
+    if ($envVars.ContainsKey("SCREENJOB_HOST") -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($envVars["SCREENJOB_HOST"])) {
+        $configuredHost = $envVars["SCREENJOB_HOST"]
+    }
+    if ($envVars.ContainsKey("SCREENJOB_PORT") -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($envVars["SCREENJOB_PORT"])) {
+        $configuredPort = $envVars["SCREENJOB_PORT"]
+    }
+
+    $portNumber = 8787
+    [void][int]::TryParse([string]$configuredPort, [ref]$portNumber)
+    $hostsToTry = Get-HealthCheckHosts -ConfiguredHost $configuredHost
+
+    foreach ($candidateHost in $hostsToTry) {
+        if (Test-TcpEndpoint -HostName $candidateHost -Port $portNumber) {
+            return $true
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $false
+}
+
+function Update-TrayState {
+    param(
+        [System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon]$NotifyIcon,
+        [System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem]$StatusItem,
+        [string]$Name
+    )
+
+    $status = Get-ServiceStatusSafe -Name $Name
+    $isBackendReachable = Get-BackendReachability
+
+    $displayStatus = $status
+    if ($status -eq "Running" -and -not $isBackendReachable) {
+        $displayStatus = "Running (Backend Down)"
+    } elseif ($status -eq "Stopped" -and $isBackendReachable) {
+        $displayStatus = "Stopped (Backend Up)"
+    } elseif ($status -eq "NotInstalled" -and $isBackendReachable) {
+        $displayStatus = "NotInstalled (Backend Up)"
+    }
+
+    $StatusItem.Text = "Status: $displayStatus"
+
+    switch ($displayStatus) {
+        "Running" {
+            $NotifyIcon.Icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Information
+        }
+        "Stopped" {
+            $NotifyIcon.Icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Warning
+        }
+        default {
+            $NotifyIcon.Icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Error
+        }
+    }
+
+    $tooltip = "ScreenJob Backend: $displayStatus"
+    if ($tooltip.Length -gt 63) {
+        $tooltip = $tooltip.Substring(0, 63)
+    }
+    $NotifyIcon.Text = $tooltip
+}
+
+$appContext = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext
+$notifyIcon = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
+$notifyIcon.Visible = $false
+
+$menu = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip
+$statusItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Status: Unknown"
+$statusItem.Enabled = $false
+
+$refreshItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Refresh Status"
+$refreshItem.Add_Click({
+    Update-TrayState -NotifyIcon $notifyIcon -StatusItem $statusItem -Name $ServiceName
+})
+
+$startItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Start Service (Admin)"
+$startItem.Add_Click({
+    Invoke-ServiceActionElevated -Action "start" -Name $ServiceName
+})
+
+$stopItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Stop Service (Admin)"
+$stopItem.Add_Click({
+    Invoke-ServiceActionElevated -Action "stop" -Name $ServiceName
+})
+
+$restartItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Restart Service (Admin)"
+$restartItem.Add_Click({
+    Invoke-ServiceActionElevated -Action "restart" -Name $ServiceName
+})
+
+$dashboardItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Open Dashboard"
+$dashboardItem.Add_Click({
+    $url = Get-DashboardUrl
+    Start-Process $url | Out-Null
+})
+
+$logsItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Open Service Logs"
+$logsItem.Add_Click({
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $logsDir)) {
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $logsDir -Force | Out-Null
+    }
+    Start-Process explorer.exe $logsDir | Out-Null
+})
+
+$openFolderItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Open Project Folder"
+$openFolderItem.Add_Click({
+    Start-Process explorer.exe $scriptDir | Out-Null
+})
+
+$exitItem = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem "Exit Tray"
+$exitItem.Add_Click({
+    $refreshTimer.Stop()
+    $notifyIcon.Visible = $false
+    $notifyIcon.Dispose()
+    $menu.Dispose()
+    $appContext.ExitThread()
+})
+
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($statusItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($refreshItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add((New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator))
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($startItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($stopItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($restartItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add((New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator))
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($dashboardItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($logsItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($openFolderItem)
+[void]$menu.Items.Add((New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator))
+[void]$menu.Items.Add($exitItem)
+
+$notifyIcon.ContextMenuStrip = $menu
+$notifyIcon.Visible = $true
+
+$notifyIcon.Add_DoubleClick({
+    $url = Get-DashboardUrl
+    Start-Process $url | Out-Null
+})
+
+$refreshTimer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Timer
+$refreshTimer.Interval = 5000
+$refreshTimer.Add_Tick({
+    Update-TrayState -NotifyIcon $notifyIcon -StatusItem $statusItem -Name $ServiceName
+})
+
+Update-TrayState -NotifyIcon $notifyIcon -StatusItem $statusItem -Name $ServiceName
+$refreshTimer.Start()
+
+[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::Run($appContext)

service_host/ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost/BackendProcessService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost;
+
+internal sealed class BackendProcessService : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<BackendProcessService> _logger;
+    private readonly ServiceOptions _options;
+    private readonly object _logLock = new();
+
+    private Process? _backendProcess;
+    private string _stdoutLogPath = string.Empty;
+    private string _stderrLogPath = string.Empty;
+
+    public BackendProcessService(ILogger<BackendProcessService> logger, ServiceOptions options)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _options = options;
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(_options.LogDirectory);
+        _stdoutLogPath = Path.Combine(_options.LogDirectory, "backend-service.stdout.log");
+        _stderrLogPath = Path.Combine(_options.LogDirectory, "backend-service.stderr.log");
+
+        LogStdOut("Service host starting backend process.");
+        LogStdOut($"Script: {_options.BackendScriptPath}");
+        LogStdOut($"Working directory: {_options.WorkingDirectory}");
+
+        var powershellPath = Path.Combine(
+            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Windows),
+            "System32",
+            "WindowsPowerShell",
+            "v1.0",
+            "powershell.exe");
+
+        var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+        {
+            FileName = powershellPath,
+            Arguments = $"-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"{_options.BackendScriptPath}\"",
+            WorkingDirectory = _options.WorkingDirectory,
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            CreateNoWindow = true
+        };
+
+        _backendProcess = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo };
+        if (!_backendProcess.Start())
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to start backend process.");
+        }
+
+        LogStdOut($"Backend process started with PID {_backendProcess.Id}.");
+        _logger.LogInformation("Backend process started with PID {Pid}.", _backendProcess.Id);
+
+        var stdoutPump = PumpStreamAsync(_backendProcess.StandardOutput, LogStdOut, stoppingToken);
+        var stderrPump = PumpStreamAsync(_backendProcess.StandardError, LogStdErr, stoppingToken);
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _backendProcess.WaitForExitAsync(stoppingToken);
+            var exitCode = _backendProcess.ExitCode;
+            LogStdErr($"Backend process exited unexpectedly with code {exitCode}.");
+            _logger.LogError("Backend process exited unexpectedly with code {ExitCode}.", exitCode);
+            Environment.ExitCode = exitCode == 0 ? 1 : exitCode;
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"Backend process ended unexpectedly. Service host exit code: {Environment.ExitCode}.");
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            LogStdOut("Service stop requested.");
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            await Task.WhenAll(stdoutPump, stderrPump);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public override async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (_backendProcess is { HasExited: false })
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                LogStdOut("Stopping backend process.");
+                _backendProcess.Kill(entireProcessTree: true);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                LogStdErr($"Failed to stop backend process cleanly: {ex.Message}");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to stop backend process cleanly.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        await base.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private async Task PumpStreamAsync(
+        StreamReader reader,
+        Action<string> sink,
+        CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            var line = await reader.ReadLineAsync();
+            if (line is null)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            sink(line);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void LogStdOut(string message)
+    {
+        WriteLog(_stdoutLogPath, message);
+    }
+
+    private void LogStdErr(string message)
+    {
+        WriteLog(_stderrLogPath, message);
+    }
+
+    private void WriteLog(string path, string message)
+    {
+        var stamp = DateTimeOffset.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
+        var line = $"[{stamp}] {message}{Environment.NewLine}";
+        lock (_logLock)
+        {
+            File.AppendAllText(path, line);
+        }
+    }
+}

service_host/ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost;
+
+var options = ServiceOptions.Parse(args);
+
+Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
+    .UseWindowsService(serviceOptions =>
+    {
+        serviceOptions.ServiceName = "ScreenJobBackend";
+    })
+    .ConfigureServices(services =>
+    {
+        services.AddSingleton(options);
+        services.AddHostedService<BackendProcessService>();
+    })
+    .Build()
+    .Run();

service_host/ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost/ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="10.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

service_host/ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost/ServiceOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+namespace ScreenJob.WindowsServiceHost;
+
+internal sealed record ServiceOptions(
+    string BackendScriptPath,
+    string WorkingDirectory,
+    string LogDirectory)
+{
+    public static ServiceOptions Parse(string[] args)
+    {
+        var map = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var raw = args[i];
+            if (!raw.StartsWith("--", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var key = raw[2..];
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (i + 1 < args.Length && !args[i + 1].StartsWith("--", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                map[key] = args[++i];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                map[key] = "true";
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!map.TryGetValue("backend-script", out var backendScript) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(backendScript))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Missing required argument: --backend-script <absolute-path-to-start_backend.ps1>.");
+        }
+
+        if (!Path.IsPathRooted(backendScript))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("The --backend-script value must be an absolute path.");
+        }
+
+        if (!File.Exists(backendScript))
+        {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Backend script not found.", backendScript);
+        }
+
+        if (!map.TryGetValue("working-dir", out var workingDir) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workingDir))
+        {
+            workingDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(backendScript)
+                ?? throw new ArgumentException("Could not resolve working directory from backend script path.");
+        }
+
+        if (!Path.IsPathRooted(workingDir))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("The --working-dir value must be an absolute path.");
+        }
+
+        if (!map.TryGetValue("log-dir", out var logDir) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(logDir))
+        {
+            logDir = Path.Combine(workingDir, "screenjob_runs", "service");
+        }
+
+        if (!Path.IsPathRooted(logDir))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("The --log-dir value must be an absolute path.");
+        }
+
+        return new ServiceOptions(
+            Path.GetFullPath(backendScript),
+            Path.GetFullPath(workingDir),
+            Path.GetFullPath(logDir));
+    }
+}

src/server.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .config import AppConfig, load_app_config
 from .storage import HistoryDB
 from .task_manager import JobManager
 from .ui import monitoring_js_path, monitoring_page_html
+from .utils import utc_now_iso
 
 
 class CreateJobRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -386,6 +387,12 @@ def create_app(config: AppConfig | None = None) -> FastAPI:
     def stats(_: None = Depends(require_token)) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return manager.stats()
 
+    @app.get("/api/analytics")
+    def analytics(_: None = Depends(require_token)) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        payload = manager.analytics()
+        payload["generated_at"] = utc_now_iso()
+        return payload
+
     if not app_config.disable_ui:
         @app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
         def ui_root() -> str:

src/storage.py

@@ -7,6 +7,39 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 
+_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"completed", "failed", "cancelled"}
+_CATEGORY_RULES: tuple[tuple[str, tuple[str, ...]], ...] = (
+    (
+        "Browser / web",
+        ("browser", "website", "webpage", "chrome", "url", "amazon", "google", "login", "shopping", "checkout", "orders"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "Files / terminal",
+        ("file", "folder", "directory", "terminal", "shell", "command", "cli", "script", "git", "repo", "install", "pip", "npm", "powershell", "bash"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "Writing / docs",
+        ("write", "summary", "summarize", "document", "docs", "report", "email", "message", "readme", "markdown", "note", "proposal"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "Data / analysis",
+        ("data", "analysis", "analyze", "csv", "spreadsheet", "sheet", "table", "chart", "dashboard", "metric", "metrics", "sql"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "Development / ops",
+        ("code", "bug", "fix", "test", "debug", "api", "backend", "frontend", "database", "deploy", "docker", "service", "build"),
+    ),
+)
+
+
+def _objective_category(objective: str) -> str:
+    text = objective.lower()
+    for category, keywords in _CATEGORY_RULES:
+        if any(keyword in text for keyword in keywords):
+            return category
+    return "Other"
+
+
 class HistoryDB:
     def __init__(self, db_path: Path) -> None:
         self.db_path = db_path
@@ -184,6 +217,131 @@ class HistoryDB:
             ).fetchone()
         return dict(totals) if totals else {}
 
+    def analytics(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        with self._connect() as conn:
+            rows = conn.execute(
+                """
+                SELECT job_id, objective, status, steps, estimated_cost_usd, created_at
+                FROM jobs
+                ORDER BY created_at ASC, job_id ASC
+                """
+            ).fetchall()
+
+        total_jobs = 0
+        finished_jobs = 0
+        completed_jobs = 0
+        failed_jobs = 0
+        cancelled_jobs = 0
+        steps_sum = 0
+        steps_count = 0
+        cost_sum = 0.0
+        cost_count = 0
+        by_category: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        by_day: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+
+        def _bucket(target: dict[str, dict[str, Any]], key: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            bucket = target.setdefault(
+                key,
+                {
+                    "label": key,
+                    "total_jobs": 0,
+                    "finished_jobs": 0,
+                    "completed_jobs": 0,
+                    "failed_jobs": 0,
+                    "cancelled_jobs": 0,
+                    "steps_sum": 0,
+                    "steps_count": 0,
+                    "cost_sum": 0.0,
+                    "cost_count": 0,
+                },
+            )
+            return bucket
+
+        for row in rows:
+            total_jobs += 1
+            status = str(row["status"] or "")
+            finished = status in _TERMINAL_STATUSES
+            completed = status == "completed"
+            objective = str(row["objective"] or "")
+            category = _objective_category(objective)
+            created_at = str(row["created_at"] or "")
+            day = created_at[:10] if len(created_at) >= 10 else created_at or "unknown"
+
+            category_bucket = _bucket(by_category, category)
+            day_bucket = _bucket(by_day, day)
+            for bucket in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                bucket["total_jobs"] += 1
+
+            if not finished:
+                continue
+
+            finished_jobs += 1
+            if completed:
+                completed_jobs += 1
+            elif status == "failed":
+                failed_jobs += 1
+            elif status == "cancelled":
+                cancelled_jobs += 1
+
+            steps = row["steps"]
+            if steps is not None:
+                step_value = int(steps)
+                steps_sum += step_value
+                steps_count += 1
+                for bucket in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                    bucket["steps_sum"] += step_value
+                    bucket["steps_count"] += 1
+
+            estimated_cost = row["estimated_cost_usd"]
+            if estimated_cost is not None:
+                cost_value = float(estimated_cost)
+                cost_sum += cost_value
+                cost_count += 1
+                for bucket in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                    bucket["cost_sum"] += cost_value
+                    bucket["cost_count"] += 1
+
+            for bucket in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                bucket["finished_jobs"] += 1
+                if completed:
+                    bucket["completed_jobs"] += 1
+                elif status == "failed":
+                    bucket["failed_jobs"] += 1
+                elif status == "cancelled":
+                    bucket["cancelled_jobs"] += 1
+
+        def _finalize(bucket: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            finished = bucket["finished_jobs"]
+            return {
+                "label": bucket["label"],
+                "total_jobs": bucket["total_jobs"],
+                "finished_jobs": finished,
+                "completed_jobs": bucket["completed_jobs"],
+                "failed_jobs": bucket["failed_jobs"],
+                "cancelled_jobs": bucket["cancelled_jobs"],
+                "success_rate": round((bucket["completed_jobs"] / finished) * 100, 2) if finished else 0.0,
+                "avg_steps": round(bucket["steps_sum"] / bucket["steps_count"], 2) if bucket["steps_count"] else None,
+                "avg_cost_usd": round(bucket["cost_sum"] / bucket["cost_count"], 6) if bucket["cost_count"] else None,
+            }
+
+        category_rows = [_finalize(bucket) for bucket in by_category.values()]
+        category_rows.sort(key=lambda item: (-item["success_rate"], item["label"]))
+        day_rows = [_finalize(bucket) for bucket in by_day.values()]
+        day_rows.sort(key=lambda item: item["label"])
+
+        return {
+            "total_jobs": total_jobs,
+            "finished_jobs": finished_jobs,
+            "completed_jobs": completed_jobs,
+            "failed_jobs": failed_jobs,
+            "cancelled_jobs": cancelled_jobs,
+            "success_rate": round((completed_jobs / finished_jobs) * 100, 2) if finished_jobs else 0.0,
+            "avg_steps": round(steps_sum / steps_count, 2) if steps_count else None,
+            "avg_cost_usd": round(cost_sum / cost_count, 6) if cost_count else None,
+            "by_category": category_rows,
+            "timeline": day_rows,
+        }
+
     def _row_to_job(self, row: sqlite3.Row) -> dict[str, Any]:
         disabled_tools: list[str] = []
         try:

src/task_manager.py

@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ class JobManager:
             stats["live_running_threads"] = sum(1 for job in self._running.values() if job.thread.is_alive())
         return stats
 
+    def analytics(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self.db.analytics()
+
     def _normalize_job_payload(self, job: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         response = job.get("response")
         if not isinstance(response, dict):

src/ui_assets/monitoring.html

@@ -21,6 +21,30 @@
 
     <section class="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-6 gap-3" id="stats"></section>
 
+    <section class="space-y-3">
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <h2 class="font-semibold">Analytics</h2>
+        <div id="analyticsMeta" class="text-[11px] text-slate-400"></div>
+      </div>
+      <div id="analyticsSummary" class="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-3"></div>
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-1 xl:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+        <div class="bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-4 space-y-3">
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            <h3 class="font-semibold text-sm">Success by Objective Category</h3>
+            <div id="analyticsCategorySummary" class="text-[11px] text-slate-400"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div id="analyticsCategories" class="space-y-3"></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-4 space-y-3">
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            <h3 class="font-semibold text-sm">Avg Steps / Cost Over Time</h3>
+            <div id="analyticsTrendSummary" class="text-[11px] text-slate-400"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div id="analyticsTrends" class="space-y-4"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
     <section class="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-4">
       <div class="lg:col-span-2 bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-4">
         <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">

src/ui_assets/monitoring.js

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ const replayPrevBtn = document.getElementById("replayPrevBtn");
 const replayNextBtn = document.getElementById("replayNextBtn");
 const replaySpeedEl = document.getElementById("replaySpeed");
 const replaySeekEl = document.getElementById("replaySeek");
+const analyticsMetaEl = document.getElementById("analyticsMeta");
+const analyticsSummaryEl = document.getElementById("analyticsSummary");
+const analyticsCategorySummaryEl = document.getElementById("analyticsCategorySummary");
+const analyticsCategoriesEl = document.getElementById("analyticsCategories");
+const analyticsTrendSummaryEl = document.getElementById("analyticsTrendSummary");
+const analyticsTrendsEl = document.getElementById("analyticsTrends");
 
 const state = {
   token: localStorage.getItem("screenjob_token") || "",
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@ const state = {
   }
 };
 const manuallyClosedSockets = new WeakSet();
+const analyticsRefreshEvents = new Set(["job_finished", "job_failed", "job_rejected"]);
 tokenInput.value = state.token;
 
 function authHeaders() {
@@ -66,6 +73,197 @@ function renderStats(stats) {
   `).join("");
 }
 
+function escapeHtml(value) {
+  return String(value ?? "").replace(/[&<>"']/g, (ch) => ({
+    "&": "&amp;",
+    "<": "&lt;",
+    ">": "&gt;",
+    '"': "&quot;",
+    "'": "&#39;"
+  })[ch]);
+}
+
+function formatNumber(value, digits = 2) {
+  const num = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(num) ? num.toFixed(digits) : "—";
+}
+
+function formatCurrency(value, digits = 6) {
+  const num = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(num) ? `$${num.toFixed(digits)}` : "—";
+}
+
+function formatPercent(value) {
+  const num = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(num) ? `${num.toFixed(1)}%` : "—";
+}
+
+function formatDateLabel(value) {
+  const dt = new Date(value);
+  if (Number.isNaN(dt.getTime())) return String(value || "—");
+  return dt.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: "short", day: "numeric" });
+}
+
+function renderMetricCard(label, value) {
+  return `
+    <div class="bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-3">
+      <div class="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-400">${escapeHtml(label)}</div>
+      <div class="text-xl font-semibold mt-1">${escapeHtml(value)}</div>
+    </div>
+  `;
+}
+
+function renderLineChart(title, points, options = {}) {
+  const color = options.color || "#22d3ee";
+  const valueLabel = options.valueLabel || "";
+  const sourcePoints = Array.isArray(points)
+    ? points.filter((point) => Number.isFinite(Number(point.value)))
+    : [];
+
+  if (!sourcePoints.length) {
+    return `
+      <div class="rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-950/70 p-3">
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <div>
+            <div class="text-xs text-slate-400">${escapeHtml(title)}</div>
+            <div class="text-sm text-slate-200 font-semibold">No data yet</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
+  const width = 640;
+  const height = 220;
+  const margin = { top: 20, right: 18, bottom: 34, left: 44 };
+  const values = sourcePoints.map((point) => Number(point.value));
+  const minValue = Math.min(...values);
+  const maxValue = Math.max(...values);
+  const span = maxValue - minValue || 1;
+  const chartWidth = width - margin.left - margin.right;
+  const chartHeight = height - margin.top - margin.bottom;
+  const xStep = sourcePoints.length > 1 ? chartWidth / (sourcePoints.length - 1) : 0;
+  const coords = sourcePoints.map((point, index) => ({
+    x: margin.left + (index * xStep),
+    y: margin.top + ((maxValue - Number(point.value)) / span) * chartHeight,
+  }));
+  const linePath = coords.map((point, index) => `${index === 0 ? "M" : "L"} ${point.x} ${point.y}`).join(" ");
+  const baseline = height - margin.bottom;
+  const midIndex = Math.floor(sourcePoints.length / 2);
+  const xLabels = [
+    { index: 0, label: sourcePoints[0].label },
+    { index: midIndex, label: sourcePoints[midIndex].label },
+    { index: sourcePoints.length - 1, label: sourcePoints[sourcePoints.length - 1].label },
+  ].filter((item, index, array) => item.label && array.findIndex((candidate) => candidate.index === item.index) === index);
+  const minLabel = options.formatValue ? options.formatValue(minValue) : formatNumber(minValue, 2);
+  const maxLabel = options.formatValue ? options.formatValue(maxValue) : formatNumber(maxValue, 2);
+  const latest = sourcePoints[sourcePoints.length - 1];
+  const latestValue = options.formatValue ? options.formatValue(latest.value) : formatNumber(latest.value, 2);
+
+  return `
+    <div class="rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-950/70 p-3 space-y-2">
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <div>
+          <div class="text-xs text-slate-400">${escapeHtml(title)}</div>
+          <div class="text-sm text-slate-200 font-semibold">${escapeHtml(latestValue)}${valueLabel ? ` <span class="text-slate-500 font-normal">${escapeHtml(valueLabel)}</span>` : ""}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="text-[11px] text-slate-400 text-right">
+          <div>${escapeHtml(sourcePoints.length)} points</div>
+          <div>${escapeHtml(minLabel)} - ${escapeHtml(maxLabel)}</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <svg viewBox="0 0 ${width} ${height}" class="w-full h-56">
+        ${Array.from({ length: 4 }, (_, idx) => {
+          const y = margin.top + (chartHeight / 3) * idx;
+          return `<line x1="${margin.left}" y1="${y}" x2="${width - margin.right}" y2="${y}" stroke="rgba(51, 65, 85, 0.7)" stroke-width="1" />`;
+        }).join("")}
+        <line x1="${margin.left}" y1="${baseline}" x2="${width - margin.right}" y2="${baseline}" stroke="rgba(71, 85, 105, 0.8)" stroke-width="1.5" />
+        <path d="${linePath}" fill="none" stroke="${color}" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" />
+        ${coords.map((point) => `
+          <circle cx="${point.x}" cy="${point.y}" r="4.5" fill="${color}" />
+        `).join("")}
+        <text x="${margin.left - 8}" y="${margin.top + 4}" text-anchor="end" class="fill-slate-400 text-[10px]">${escapeHtml(maxLabel)}</text>
+        <text x="${margin.left - 8}" y="${baseline}" text-anchor="end" class="fill-slate-400 text-[10px]">${escapeHtml(minLabel)}</text>
+        ${xLabels.map((item) => `
+          <text x="${coords[item.index].x}" y="${height - 10}" text-anchor="middle" class="fill-slate-500 text-[10px]">${escapeHtml(formatDateLabel(item.label))}</text>
+        `).join("")}
+      </svg>
+    </div>
+  `;
+}
+
+function renderAnalytics(payload) {
+  const analytics = payload || {};
+  const categories = Array.isArray(analytics.by_category) ? analytics.by_category : [];
+  const timeline = Array.isArray(analytics.timeline) ? analytics.timeline : [];
+  const finishedCategories = categories.filter((row) => Number(row.finished_jobs || 0) > 0);
+
+  if (analyticsMetaEl) {
+    analyticsMetaEl.textContent = analytics.generated_at
+      ? `Updated ${new Date(analytics.generated_at).toLocaleString()}`
+      : "Historical snapshot";
+  }
+
+  analyticsSummaryEl.innerHTML = [
+    renderMetricCard("Finished Jobs", analytics.finished_jobs || 0),
+    renderMetricCard("Success Rate", formatPercent(analytics.success_rate)),
+    renderMetricCard("Avg Steps", formatNumber(analytics.avg_steps, 1)),
+    renderMetricCard("Avg Cost", formatCurrency(analytics.avg_cost_usd)),
+  ].join("");
+
+  analyticsCategorySummaryEl.textContent = finishedCategories.length
+    ? `${finishedCategories.length} categories`
+    : "No finished jobs yet";
+
+  if (finishedCategories.length) {
+    analyticsCategoriesEl.innerHTML = finishedCategories.map((row) => {
+      const successRate = Number(row.success_rate || 0);
+      const completed = Number(row.completed_jobs || 0);
+      const finished = Number(row.finished_jobs || 0);
+      const total = Number(row.total_jobs || 0);
+      const avgSteps = row.avg_steps == null ? "—" : formatNumber(row.avg_steps, 1);
+      const avgCost = row.avg_cost_usd == null ? "—" : formatCurrency(row.avg_cost_usd);
+      return `
+        <div class="rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-950/70 p-3 space-y-2">
+          <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+            <div>
+              <div class="font-medium">${escapeHtml(row.label || "Other")}</div>
+              <div class="text-[11px] text-slate-400">${finished} finished · ${completed} completed · ${total} total</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="text-right">
+              <div class="text-base font-semibold">${formatPercent(successRate)}</div>
+              <div class="text-[11px] text-slate-500">success rate</div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="h-2 rounded bg-slate-800 overflow-hidden">
+            <div class="h-full rounded bg-cyan-400" style="width: ${Math.max(0, Math.min(successRate, 100))}%"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-[11px] text-slate-300">
+            <div>Avg steps: ${escapeHtml(avgSteps)}</div>
+            <div>Avg cost: ${escapeHtml(avgCost)}</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    }).join("");
+  } else {
+    analyticsCategoriesEl.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-slate-800 bg-slate-950/70 p-4 text-sm text-slate-400">
+        No finished jobs yet.
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
+  analyticsTrendSummaryEl.textContent = timeline.length ? `${timeline.length} days` : "No daily data yet";
+  analyticsTrendsEl.innerHTML = [
+    renderLineChart("Average steps per day", timeline.map((row) => ({ label: row.label, value: row.avg_steps })), { color: "#38bdf8" }),
+    renderLineChart("Average cost per day", timeline.map((row) => ({ label: row.label, value: row.avg_cost_usd })), {
+      color: "#34d399",
+      valueLabel: "USD",
+      formatValue: (value) => formatCurrency(value),
+    }),
+  ].join("");
+}
+
 function renderJobs() {
   jobListEl.innerHTML = state.jobs.map((job) => {
     const active = job.job_id === state.selectedJobId;
@@ -310,6 +508,11 @@ async function refreshStats() {
   renderStats(payload);
 }
 
+async function refreshAnalytics() {
+  const payload = await api("/api/analytics");
+  renderAnalytics(payload);
+}
+
 async function refreshJobDetail() {
   if (!state.selectedJobId) return;
   const [job, events, replay] = await Promise.all([
@@ -345,6 +548,9 @@ function connectWs() {
       }
       await refreshJobs();
       await refreshStats();
+      if (analyticsRefreshEvents.has(payload.event_type)) {
+        await refreshAnalytics();
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
     }
@@ -362,6 +568,7 @@ function connectWs() {
 async function fullRefresh() {
   await refreshJobs();
   await refreshStats();
+  await refreshAnalytics();
   await refreshJobDetail();
 }
 

start_backend.ps1

@@ -15,10 +15,76 @@ function Test-EnvVarLine {
     return [bool](Select-String -Path $FilePath -Pattern ("^\s*" + [regex]::Escape($Name) + "=") -Quiet)
 }
 
-if (-not (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+function Resolve-PythonExecutable {
-    throw "Python was not found in PATH. Install Python 3.11+ and retry."
+    $venvPython = Join-Path $scriptDir ".venv\Scripts\python.exe"
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $venvPython) {
+        return $venvPython
+    }
+
+    $pythonCmd = Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($null -ne $pythonCmd -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pythonCmd.Source)) {
+        return $pythonCmd.Source
+    }
+
+    $candidatePyLaunchers = @()
+    $pyFromPath = Get-Command py -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($null -ne $pyFromPath -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pyFromPath.Source)) {
+        $candidatePyLaunchers += $pyFromPath.Source
+    }
+    $candidatePyLaunchers += "C:\Windows\py.exe"
+
+    if ($scriptDir -match "^[A-Za-z]:\\Users\\[^\\]+") {
+        $repoUserHome = $Matches[0]
+        $candidatePyLaunchers += (Join-Path $repoUserHome "AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Launcher\py.exe")
+    }
+
+    foreach ($pyLauncher in ($candidatePyLaunchers | Select-Object -Unique)) {
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pyLauncher)) {
+            continue
+        }
+        try {
+            $resolved = (& $pyLauncher -3 -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)" 2>$null | Select-Object -Last 1).Trim()
+            if ($resolved -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $resolved)) {
+                return $resolved
+            }
+        } catch {
+            continue
+        }
+    }
+
+    $candidatePythonPaths = @()
+    if ($scriptDir -match "^[A-Za-z]:\\Users\\[^\\]+") {
+        $repoUserHome = $Matches[0]
+        $pythonBase = Join-Path $repoUserHome "AppData\Local\Programs\Python"
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pythonBase) {
+            $candidatePythonPaths += (Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $pythonBase -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+                Sort-Object Name -Descending |
+                ForEach-Object { Join-Path $_.FullName "python.exe" })
+        }
+    }
+
+    $candidatePythonPaths += @(
+        "C:\Python314\python.exe",
+        "C:\Python313\python.exe",
+        "C:\Python312\python.exe",
+        "C:\Python311\python.exe",
+        "C:\Program Files\Python314\python.exe",
+        "C:\Program Files\Python313\python.exe",
+        "C:\Program Files\Python312\python.exe",
+        "C:\Program Files\Python311\python.exe"
+    )
+
+    foreach ($candidate in ($candidatePythonPaths | Select-Object -Unique)) {
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $candidate) {
+            return $candidate
+        }
+    }
+
+    throw "Python was not found. Install Python 3.11+ system-wide, or create .venv in the repo root."
 }
 
+$pythonExe = Resolve-PythonExecutable
+
 $envFile = Join-Path $scriptDir ".env"
 if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $envFile)) {
     Write-Warning ".env was not found at $envFile. Server startup may fail if required vars are missing."
@@ -31,5 +97,5 @@ if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $envFile)) {
     }
 }
 
-Write-Host "Starting ScreenJob backend on configured host/port..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Starting ScreenJob backend with Python: $pythonExe" -ForegroundColor Cyan
-python main.py server
+& $pythonExe main.py server

start_screenjob_tray_hidden.vbs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Option Explicit
+
+Dim shell, fso, scriptDir, psScript, command
+Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
+Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
+
+scriptDir = fso.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
+psScript = """" & fso.BuildPath(scriptDir, "screenjob_tray.ps1") & """"
+
+command = "powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -STA -File " & psScript
+shell.Run command, 0, False

tests/test_server_api.py

@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ import src.server as server_module
 from src.config import AppConfig
 
 
+_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"completed", "failed", "cancelled"}
+
+
+def _objective_category(objective: str) -> str:
+    text = objective.lower()
+    if any(keyword in text for keyword in ("browser", "website", "amazon", "google", "login", "shopping", "checkout", "orders")):
+        return "Browser / web"
+    if any(keyword in text for keyword in ("file", "folder", "directory", "terminal", "shell", "command", "cli", "script", "git", "repo", "install", "pip", "npm")):
+        return "Files / terminal"
+    if any(keyword in text for keyword in ("write", "summary", "document", "docs", "report", "email", "message", "readme", "markdown")):
+        return "Writing / docs"
+    if any(keyword in text for keyword in ("data", "analysis", "csv", "spreadsheet", "sheet", "table", "chart", "dashboard", "metric", "sql")):
+        return "Data / analysis"
+    if any(keyword in text for keyword in ("code", "bug", "fix", "test", "debug", "api", "backend", "frontend", "database", "deploy", "docker", "service", "build")):
+        return "Development / ops"
+    return "Other"
+
+
 class FakeJobManager:
     def __init__(self, *, config: AppConfig, db: Any, broadcast: Any = None) -> None:
         self.config = config
@@ -39,6 +57,7 @@ class FakeJobManager:
         artifacts_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         screenshot_path = artifacts_dir / "screen_step_001.png"
         screenshot_path.write_bytes(b"not-a-real-png")
+        created_at = f"2026-05-27T00:00:{self._counter:02d}Z"
         self.last_submit_payload = {
             "objective": objective,
             "model": selected_model,
@@ -57,6 +76,10 @@ class FakeJobManager:
             "objective": objective,
             "model": selected_model,
             "status": "running",
+            "created_at": created_at,
+            "started_at": created_at,
+            "ended_at": None,
+            "steps": 1,
             "result": "Running",
             "response": {"return": "Running", "data": None},
             "return": "Running",
@@ -149,6 +172,114 @@ class FakeJobManager:
             "live_running_threads": 0,
         }
 
+    def analytics(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        by_category: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        by_day: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+
+        def bucket(target: dict[str, dict[str, Any]], key: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            return target.setdefault(
+                key,
+                {
+                    "label": key,
+                    "total_jobs": 0,
+                    "finished_jobs": 0,
+                    "completed_jobs": 0,
+                    "failed_jobs": 0,
+                    "cancelled_jobs": 0,
+                    "steps_sum": 0,
+                    "steps_count": 0,
+                    "cost_sum": 0.0,
+                    "cost_count": 0,
+                },
+            )
+
+        total_jobs = 0
+        finished_jobs = 0
+        completed_jobs = 0
+        failed_jobs = 0
+        cancelled_jobs = 0
+        steps_sum = 0
+        steps_count = 0
+        cost_sum = 0.0
+        cost_count = 0
+
+        for job in self._jobs.values():
+            total_jobs += 1
+            status = str(job.get("status") or "")
+            finished = status in _TERMINAL_STATUSES
+            category = _objective_category(str(job.get("objective") or ""))
+            day = str(job.get("created_at") or "")[:10] or "unknown"
+
+            category_bucket = bucket(by_category, category)
+            day_bucket = bucket(by_day, day)
+            for item in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                item["total_jobs"] += 1
+
+            if not finished:
+                continue
+
+            finished_jobs += 1
+            if status == "completed":
+                completed_jobs += 1
+            elif status == "failed":
+                failed_jobs += 1
+            elif status == "cancelled":
+                cancelled_jobs += 1
+
+            steps_raw = job.get("steps")
+            if steps_raw is not None:
+                steps = int(steps_raw)
+                steps_sum += steps
+                steps_count += 1
+                for item in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                    item["steps_sum"] += steps
+                    item["steps_count"] += 1
+
+            estimated_cost_raw = (job.get("usage") or {}).get("estimated_cost_usd")
+            if estimated_cost_raw is not None:
+                estimated_cost = float(estimated_cost_raw)
+                cost_sum += estimated_cost
+                cost_count += 1
+                for item in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                    item["cost_sum"] += estimated_cost
+                    item["cost_count"] += 1
+
+            for item in (category_bucket, day_bucket):
+                item["finished_jobs"] += 1
+                if status == "completed":
+                    item["completed_jobs"] += 1
+                elif status == "failed":
+                    item["failed_jobs"] += 1
+                elif status == "cancelled":
+                    item["cancelled_jobs"] += 1
+
+        def finalize(item: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            finished = item["finished_jobs"]
+            return {
+                "label": item["label"],
+                "total_jobs": item["total_jobs"],
+                "finished_jobs": finished,
+                "completed_jobs": item["completed_jobs"],
+                "failed_jobs": item["failed_jobs"],
+                "cancelled_jobs": item["cancelled_jobs"],
+                "success_rate": round((item["completed_jobs"] / finished) * 100, 2) if finished else 0.0,
+                "avg_steps": round(item["steps_sum"] / item["steps_count"], 2) if item["steps_count"] else None,
+                "avg_cost_usd": round(item["cost_sum"] / item["cost_count"], 6) if item["cost_count"] else None,
+            }
+
+        return {
+            "total_jobs": total_jobs,
+            "finished_jobs": finished_jobs,
+            "completed_jobs": completed_jobs,
+            "failed_jobs": failed_jobs,
+            "cancelled_jobs": cancelled_jobs,
+            "success_rate": round((completed_jobs / finished_jobs) * 100, 2) if finished_jobs else 0.0,
+            "avg_steps": round(steps_sum / steps_count, 2) if steps_count else None,
+            "avg_cost_usd": round(cost_sum / cost_count, 6) if cost_count else None,
+            "by_category": sorted((finalize(item) for item in by_category.values()), key=lambda item: (-item["success_rate"], item["label"])),
+            "timeline": sorted((finalize(item) for item in by_day.values()), key=lambda item: item["label"]),
+        }
+
 
 def _build_app(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: Any, disable_ui: bool = False):
     monkeypatch.setattr(server_module, "JobManager", FakeJobManager)
@@ -276,12 +407,67 @@ def test_replay_endpoint_skips_visual_paths_outside_artifacts(tmp_path: Path, mo
     assert payload["total_frames"] == 1
 
 
+def test_analytics_endpoint_groups_by_category_and_time(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: Any) -> None:
+    app, _ = _build_app(tmp_path, monkeypatch, disable_ui=False)
+    manager = app.state.manager
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer test_token"}
+
+    browser_completed = client.post("/api/jobs", headers=headers, json={"job": "Open amazon.de and checkout"}).json()["job_id"]
+    browser_failed = client.post("/api/jobs", headers=headers, json={"job": "Open website and login"}).json()["job_id"]
+    terminal_completed = client.post("/api/jobs", headers=headers, json={"job": "Run a shell command to inspect files"}).json()["job_id"]
+
+    manager._jobs[browser_completed].update(
+        status="completed",
+        ended_at="2026-05-27T00:10:00Z",
+        steps=4,
+        created_at="2026-05-27T00:00:01Z",
+        usage={**manager._jobs[browser_completed]["usage"], "estimated_cost_usd": 0.12},
+    )
+    manager._jobs[browser_failed].update(
+        status="failed",
+        ended_at="2026-05-28T00:10:00Z",
+        steps=6,
+        created_at="2026-05-28T00:00:01Z",
+        usage={**manager._jobs[browser_failed]["usage"], "estimated_cost_usd": 0.24},
+    )
+    manager._jobs[terminal_completed].update(
+        status="completed",
+        ended_at="2026-05-28T00:15:00Z",
+        steps=10,
+        created_at="2026-05-28T00:00:02Z",
+        usage={**manager._jobs[terminal_completed]["usage"], "estimated_cost_usd": 0.05},
+    )
+
+    analytics = client.get("/api/analytics", headers=headers)
+    assert analytics.status_code == 200
+    payload = analytics.json()
+
+    assert payload["total_jobs"] == 3
+    assert payload["finished_jobs"] == 3
+    assert payload["completed_jobs"] == 2
+    assert payload["failed_jobs"] == 1
+    assert payload["success_rate"] == 66.67
+    assert payload["avg_steps"] == 6.67
+    assert payload["avg_cost_usd"] == 0.136667
+
+    browser = next(row for row in payload["by_category"] if row["label"] == "Browser / web")
+    terminal = next(row for row in payload["by_category"] if row["label"] == "Files / terminal")
+    assert browser["finished_jobs"] == 2
+    assert browser["success_rate"] == 50.0
+    assert browser["avg_steps"] == 5.0
+    assert terminal["success_rate"] == 100.0
+
+    assert [row["label"] for row in payload["timeline"]] == ["2026-05-27", "2026-05-28"]
+
+
 def test_ui_toggle(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: Any) -> None:
     app_enabled, _ = _build_app(tmp_path / "enabled", monkeypatch, disable_ui=False)
     client_enabled = TestClient(app_enabled)
     root_enabled = client_enabled.get("/")
     assert root_enabled.status_code == 200
     assert "ScreenJob Monitor" in root_enabled.text
+    assert "Success by Objective Category" in root_enabled.text
     js_enabled = client_enabled.get("/ui/monitoring.js")
     assert js_enabled.status_code == 200
     assert "const tokenInput" in js_enabled.text

tests/test_storage.py

@@ -72,3 +72,55 @@ def test_storage_response_fallback_uses_result_when_json_missing(tmp_path: Path)
     assert job is not None
     assert job["response"]["return"] == "Legacy result string"
     assert job["response"]["data"] is None
+
+
+def test_history_db_analytics_groups_by_category_and_day(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    db = HistoryDB(tmp_path / "screenjob_test_analytics.db")
+
+    db.create_job(
+        job_id="job_browser_ok",
+        objective="Open amazon.de and checkout",
+        model="gpt-5.4-mini",
+        created_at="2026-05-27T00:00:01Z",
+        safety_override=False,
+        disabled_tools=[],
+    )
+    db.update_job("job_browser_ok", status="completed", steps=4, estimated_cost_usd=0.12)
+
+    db.create_job(
+        job_id="job_browser_fail",
+        objective="Open website and login",
+        model="gpt-5.4-mini",
+        created_at="2026-05-28T00:00:01Z",
+        safety_override=False,
+        disabled_tools=[],
+    )
+    db.update_job("job_browser_fail", status="failed", steps=6, estimated_cost_usd=0.24)
+
+    db.create_job(
+        job_id="job_terminal_ok",
+        objective="Run a shell command to inspect files",
+        model="gpt-5.4-mini",
+        created_at="2026-05-28T00:00:02Z",
+        safety_override=False,
+        disabled_tools=[],
+    )
+    db.update_job("job_terminal_ok", status="completed", steps=10, estimated_cost_usd=0.05)
+
+    analytics = db.analytics()
+    assert analytics["total_jobs"] == 3
+    assert analytics["finished_jobs"] == 3
+    assert analytics["completed_jobs"] == 2
+    assert analytics["failed_jobs"] == 1
+    assert analytics["success_rate"] == 66.67
+    assert analytics["avg_steps"] == 6.67
+    assert analytics["avg_cost_usd"] == 0.136667
+
+    browser = next(row for row in analytics["by_category"] if row["label"] == "Browser / web")
+    terminal = next(row for row in analytics["by_category"] if row["label"] == "Files / terminal")
+    assert browser["finished_jobs"] == 2
+    assert browser["success_rate"] == 50.0
+    assert browser["avg_steps"] == 5.0
+    assert terminal["success_rate"] == 100.0
+
+    assert [row["label"] for row in analytics["timeline"]] == ["2026-05-27", "2026-05-28"]

todo.md

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 ## P3
 - [x] Add Replay Mode; Ability to replay a session by reconstructing the screen from screenshots and overlaying tool calls and click and type events.
-- [Idea] Add lightweight analytics dashboards (success rate by objective category, avg steps/cost over time).
+- [x] Add lightweight analytics dashboards (success rate by objective category, avg steps/cost over time).

tray_service_control.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [ValidateSet("start", "stop", "restart")]
+    [string]$Action,
+    [string]$ServiceName = "ScreenJobBackend"
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Wait-ForStatus {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]$Service,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]$TargetStatus,
+        [int]$TimeoutSeconds = 20
+    )
+
+    $deadline = (Get-Date).AddSeconds($TimeoutSeconds)
+    while ((Get-Date) -lt $deadline) {
+        $Service.Refresh()
+        if ($Service.Status -eq $TargetStatus) {
+            return
+        }
+        Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 350
+    }
+
+    throw "Timed out waiting for service '$($Service.ServiceName)' to reach status '$TargetStatus'."
+}
+
+$service = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction Stop
+
+switch ($Action) {
+    "start" {
+        if ($service.Status -ne [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running) {
+            Start-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction Stop
+            Wait-ForStatus -Service $service -TargetStatus ([System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running)
+        }
+    }
+    "stop" {
+        if ($service.Status -ne [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Stopped) {
+            Stop-Service -Name $ServiceName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+            Wait-ForStatus -Service $service -TargetStatus ([System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Stopped)
+        }
+    }
+    "restart" {
+        if ($service.Status -eq [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running) {
+            Restart-Service -Name $ServiceName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+        } else {
+            Start-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction Stop
+        }
+        Wait-ForStatus -Service $service -TargetStatus ([System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running)
+    }
+}

uninstall_backend_service.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
+param(
+    [string]$ServiceName = "ScreenJobBackend"
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Test-IsAdministrator {
+    $identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
+    $principal = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($identity)
+    return $principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-IsAdministrator)) {
+    throw "Run this script from an elevated PowerShell session (Run as Administrator)."
+}
+
+$service = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ($null -eq $service) {
+    Write-Host "Service '$ServiceName' is not installed."
+    exit 0
+}
+
+if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($ServiceName, "Uninstall service")) {
+    if ($service.Status -ne "Stopped") {
+        Stop-Service -Name $ServiceName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+    }
+
+    & sc.exe delete $ServiceName | Out-Null
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        throw "Failed to delete service '$ServiceName' (sc.exe exit code $LASTEXITCODE)."
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Host "Service '$ServiceName' uninstalled successfully." -ForegroundColor Green