fix(install): auto-install go on windows

DONE.md

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
   - Ensured pip is installed (Linux/Windows) and skipped Go/pip installs when already present.
 - ✅ **Windows installer parse fix**
   - Normalized PowerShell here-strings to prevent parse errors during installation.
+- ✅ **Go auto-install on Windows**
+  - Removed the Go prompt in `install.sh`; missing Go is now installed automatically.
 
 ## Version 0.1.0-dev25 (2026-01-22) - Settings Preferences Expansion
 

TODO.md

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ This file tracks upcoming features, improvements, and known issues.
   - Ensure pip is installed on Linux/Windows and skip Go/pip when already present.
 - [X] **Windows installer parse fix**
   - Normalize PowerShell here-strings to prevent parser errors.
+- [X] **Go auto-install in install.sh**
+  - Skip prompting for Go and install automatically when missing.
 
 ## Documentation: Fix Structural Errors
 

docs/INSTALLATION.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, etc.), macOS, and Windows Subsystem for Linux (
 
 Before you begin, ensure your system meets these basic requirements:
 
-- **Go:** Version 1.21 or later is required to build the application.
+- **Go:** Version 1.21 or later is required to build the application; the installer will auto-install it when missing.
 - **FFmpeg:** Required for all video and audio processing. Our platform-specific guides cover how to install this.
 - **Python + pip:** Required for AI tooling and optional modules; the installers will set this up automatically where possible.
 - **Disk Space:** At least 2 GB of free disk space for the application and its dependencies.

scripts/install.sh

@@ -107,66 +107,57 @@ echo ""
 echo -e "${CYAN}[1/2]${NC} Checking Go installation..."
 if ! command -v go &> /dev/null; then
     echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNING:${NC} Go is not installed or not in PATH"
-    echo ""
+    echo "Installing Go..."
-    read -p "Install Go (required dependency)? [y/N]: " go_choice
+    install_go=false
-    if [[ "$go_choice" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+
-        echo "Installing Go..."
+    if [ "$IS_WINDOWS" = true ]; then
-        install_go=false
+        echo "Go will be installed by the Windows dependency installer."
-        
+    elif [ "$IS_DARWIN" = true ]; then
-        # Detect OS and install Go
+        if command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
-        if [ "$IS_WINDOWS" = true ]; then
+            brew install go
-            echo "Please download and install Go from https://go.dev/dl/ manually"
+            install_go=true
-            echo "After installation, run this script again."
+        else
+            echo "Homebrew not found. Please install Go from https://go.dev/dl/"
             exit 1
-        elif [ "$IS_DARWIN" = true ]; then
-            if command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
-                brew install go
-                install_go=true
-            else
-                echo "Homebrew not found. Please install Go from https://go.dev/dl/"
-                exit 1
-            fi
-        elif [ "$IS_LINUX" = true ]; then
-            if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
-                sudo apt-get update
-                sudo apt-get install -y golang-go
-                install_go=true
-            elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then
-                sudo dnf install -y golang
-                install_go=true
-            elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
-                sudo pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm go
-                install_go=true
-            elif command -v zypper &> /dev/null; then
-                sudo zypper install -y go
-                install_go=true
-            elif command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
-                brew install go
-                install_go=true
-            else
-                echo "No supported package manager found for Go installation."
-                echo "Please install Go manually from https://go.dev/dl/"
-                exit 1
-            fi
         fi
-        
+    elif [ "$IS_LINUX" = true ]; then
-        if [ "$install_go" = true ]; then
+        if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
-            # Verify Go was installed successfully
+            sudo apt-get update
-            if command -v go &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get install -y golang-go
-                echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Go installed successfully"
+            install_go=true
-            else
+        elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then
-                echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} Go installation failed. Please install manually from https://go.dev/dl/"
+            sudo dnf install -y golang
-                exit 1
+            install_go=true
-            fi
+        elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm go
+            install_go=true
+        elif command -v zypper &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo zypper install -y go
+            install_go=true
+        elif command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
+            brew install go
+            install_go=true
+        else
+            echo "No supported package manager found for Go installation."
+            echo "Please install Go manually from https://go.dev/dl/"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$install_go" = true ]; then
+        if command -v go &> /dev/null; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Go installed successfully"
+        else
+            echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} Go installation failed. Please install manually from https://go.dev/dl/"
+            exit 1
         fi
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} Go is required. Please install Go 1.21+ from https://go.dev/dl/"
-        exit 1
     fi
 fi
 
-GO_VERSION=$(go version | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/go//')
+if command -v go &> /dev/null; then
-echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Found Go version: $GO_VERSION"
+    GO_VERSION=$(go version | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/go//')
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Found Go version: $GO_VERSION"
+fi
 
 # Step 2: Check authoring dependencies
 echo ""