fix(server): prevent Windows memory leak from orphaned Node.js processes

apps/server/src/index.ts

@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ const settingsService = new SettingsService(DATA_DIR);
 const agentService = new AgentService(DATA_DIR, events, settingsService);
 const featureLoader = new FeatureLoader();
 const autoModeService = new AutoModeService(events, settingsService);
+// Initialize auto mode service (performs startup cleanup of orphaned processes on Windows)
+autoModeService.initialize().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('[AutoModeService] Initialization error:', err);
+});
 const claudeUsageService = new ClaudeUsageService();
 const codexAppServerService = new CodexAppServerService();
 const codexModelCacheService = new CodexModelCacheService(DATA_DIR, codexAppServerService);

apps/server/src/routes/auto-mode/routes/stop-feature.ts

@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ import { getErrorMessage, logError } from '../common.js';
 export function createStopFeatureHandler(autoModeService: AutoModeService) {
   return async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
     try {
-      const { featureId } = req.body as { featureId: string };
+      const { featureId, waitForCleanup } = req.body as {
+        featureId: string;
+        waitForCleanup?: boolean;
+      };
 
       if (!featureId) {
         res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: 'featureId is required' });
         return;
       }
 
-      const stopped = await autoModeService.stopFeature(featureId);
+      // Default to waiting for cleanup unless explicitly set to false
+      const shouldWait = waitForCleanup !== false;
+      const stopped = await autoModeService.stopFeature(featureId, shouldWait);
       res.json({ success: true, stopped });
     } catch (error) {
       logError(error, 'Stop feature failed');