diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22426071..f8a37d5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Moved write stream creation after redirect handling to avoid orphan streams
   - Added delay after file close to ensure Windows releases file handle
 
+- **Windows MCP daemon mode crash** (GH#387) - Windows compatibility
+  - beads-mcp now gracefully falls back to CLI mode on Windows
+  - Avoids `asyncio.open_unix_connection` which doesn't exist on Windows
+  - Daemon mode still works on Unix/macOS
+
 - **FatalErrorRespectJSON** (bd-28sq) - Consistent error output
   - All commands respect `--json` flag for error output
   - Errors return proper JSON structure when flag is set
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/bd_client.py b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/bd_client.py
index 056fa8aa..5620d13a 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/bd_client.py
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/bd_client.py
@@ -831,6 +831,11 @@ def create_bd_client(
         If prefer_daemon is True and daemon is not running, falls back to CLI client.
         To check if daemon is running without falling back, use BdDaemonClient directly.
     """
+    # Windows doesn't support Unix domain sockets (GH#387)
+    # Skip daemon mode entirely on Windows
+    if prefer_daemon and sys.platform == 'win32':
+        prefer_daemon = False
+
     if prefer_daemon:
         try:
             from .bd_daemon_client import BdDaemonClient