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@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ nvidia-smi
 
 If browser or network tests run from another machine, open the Windows firewall for ports 5173, 8080, 1935, and 8888.
 
+## Windows edge node launcher
+
+Build and start an edge node from a Windows edge machine:
+
+```powershell
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\edge-agent\start-edge.ps1 -Build -OriginUrl http://<origin-host>:8080 -NodeId edge-win-01 -Region default -HlsPort 8889 -ApiPort 9997
+```
+
+For normal subsequent starts, omit `-Build`:
+
+```powershell
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\edge-agent\start-edge.ps1 -OriginUrl http://<origin-host>:8080 -NodeId edge-win-01 -Region default -HlsPort 8889 -ApiPort 9997
+```
+
+The launcher sets the StreamCore edge environment variables, starts the Windows edge-agent executable, stores runtime data under `ProgramData\StreamCore\edge\<node-id>` by default, and writes logs to that node data directory. The edge agent then manages its embedded MediaMTX edge process.
+
 ## Edge node scripts
 
 ```cmd
diff --git a/edge-agent/start-edge.ps1 b/edge-agent/start-edge.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc1e431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edge-agent/start-edge.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+param(
+    [string]$OriginUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:8080",
+    [string]$NodeId = "",
+    [string]$Region = "default",
+    [int]$HlsPort = 8889,
+    [int]$ApiPort = 9997,
+    [int]$Weight = 100,
+    [string]$DataDir = "",
+    [string]$ExePath = "",
+    [switch]$Build,
+    [switch]$NoWait
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$Base = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+if (-not $NodeId) { $NodeId = $env:COMPUTERNAME }
+if (-not $NodeId) { $NodeId = "windows-edge" }
+if (-not $DataDir) { $DataDir = Join-Path $env:ProgramData ("StreamCore\edge\" + $NodeId) }
+$LogDir = Join-Path $DataDir "logs"
+
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $DataDir, $LogDir | Out-Null
+
+function Assert-Command($Name, $Hint) {
+    if (-not (Get-Command $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+        throw "$Name not found. $Hint"
+    }
+}
+
+if ($Build) {
+    Assert-Command "go" "Install Go 1.19+ and make go.exe available in PATH."
+    Write-Host "[StreamCore Edge] Building Windows edge agent..."
+    & (Join-Path $Base "build.ps1")
+}
+
+$exeCandidates = @()
+if ($ExePath) { $exeCandidates += $ExePath }
+$exeCandidates += (Join-Path $Base "dist\streamcore-edge-windows-amd64.exe")
+$exeCandidates += (Join-Path $Base "streamcore-edge.exe")
+
+$ResolvedExe = $null
+foreach ($candidate in $exeCandidates) {
+    if ($candidate -and (Test-Path $candidate)) {
+        $ResolvedExe = (Resolve-Path $candidate).Path
+        break
+    }
+}
+
+if (-not $ResolvedExe) {
+    throw "Windows edge agent executable not found. Run: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\edge-agent\start-edge.ps1 -Build"
+}
+
+$env:STREAMCORE_ORIGIN_URL = $OriginUrl
+$env:STREAMCORE_NODE_ID = $NodeId
+$env:STREAMCORE_REGION = $Region
+$env:STREAMCORE_HLS_PORT = "$HlsPort"
+$env:STREAMCORE_API_PORT = "$ApiPort"
+$env:STREAMCORE_WEIGHT = "$Weight"
+$env:STREAMCORE_DATA_DIR = $DataDir
+
+Write-Host "[StreamCore Edge] Starting Windows edge node..."
+Write-Host "  Node ID:  $NodeId"
+Write-Host "  Region:   $Region"
+Write-Host "  Origin:   $OriginUrl"
+Write-Host "  HLS:      http://127.0.0.1:$HlsPort/"
+Write-Host "  API:      http://127.0.0.1:$ApiPort/"
+Write-Host "  Data dir: $DataDir"
+Write-Host "  Logs:     $LogDir"
+
+$process = Start-Process -FilePath $ResolvedExe -WorkingDirectory $Base -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput (Join-Path $LogDir "edge-agent.out.log") -RedirectStandardError (Join-Path $LogDir "edge-agent.err.log")
+
+Write-Host "[StreamCore Edge] Process started with PID $($process.Id)."
+if ($NoWait) { return }
+
+Write-Host "Press Ctrl+C to stop the edge node."
+try {
+    while (-not $process.HasExited) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 }
+    exit $process.ExitCode
+} finally {
+    if (-not $process.HasExited) {
+        Write-Host "[StreamCore Edge] Stopping edge node..."
+        Stop-Process -Id $process.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}