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+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+echo ============================================
+echo  Botty - Dependency Installer
+echo ============================================
+echo.
+
+:: --- Find conda ---
+set "CONDA_EXE="
+for %%C in (
+    "%USERPROFILE%\miniforge3\Scripts\conda.exe"
+    "%USERPROFILE%\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe"
+    "%USERPROFILE%\anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe"
+    "%ProgramData%\miniforge3\Scripts\conda.exe"
+    "%ProgramData%\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe"
+    "%ProgramData%\anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe"
+) do (
+    if exist %%C (
+        set "CONDA_EXE=%%~C"
+        goto :found_conda
+    )
+)
+
+echo ERROR: conda not found. Install Miniforge or Miniconda first:
+echo   https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest
+echo.
+pause
+exit /b 1
+
+:found_conda
+echo Found conda: %CONDA_EXE%
+echo.
+
+:: --- Create or update the botty env ---
+"%CONDA_EXE%" env list | findstr /C:"botty" >nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
+    echo Updating existing 'botty' conda environment...
+    "%CONDA_EXE%" env update -f environment.yml --prune
+) else (
+    echo Creating 'botty' conda environment...
+    "%CONDA_EXE%" env create -f environment.yml
+)
+
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo.
+    echo ERROR: conda env create/update failed. See output above.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo.
+echo ============================================
+echo  Installation complete!
+echo  Run botty with:  run_botty.bat
+echo ============================================
+echo.
+pause