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+//go:build windows
+
+package util
+
+// OrphanedProcess represents a claude process running without a controlling terminal.
+// On Windows, orphan cleanup is not supported, so this is a stub definition.
+type OrphanedProcess struct {
+	PID int
+	Cmd string
+	Age int // Age in seconds
+}
+
+// CleanupResult describes what happened to an orphaned process.
+// On Windows, cleanup is a no-op.
+type CleanupResult struct {
+	Process OrphanedProcess
+	Signal  string // "SIGTERM", "SIGKILL", or "UNKILLABLE"
+	Error   error
+}
+
+// FindOrphanedClaudeProcesses is a Windows stub.
+func FindOrphanedClaudeProcesses() ([]OrphanedProcess, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// CleanupOrphanedClaudeProcesses is a Windows stub.
+func CleanupOrphanedClaudeProcesses() ([]CleanupResult, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}