Function cbm_detect_self_path

src/cli/cli.c:9618–9665

The activation flow (self-path detection, simple-copy activate) is the same * on every platform: Windows ships ONE binary, exactly like Linux and macOS. */ Detect the running binary's path at runtime. The return value distinguishes * OS-reported identity (safe ownership evidence) from the ~/.local/bin fallback * used only as an install copy source. */

 * OS-reported identity (safe ownership evidence) from the ~/.local/bin fallback
 * used only as an install copy source. */
static bool cbm_detect_self_path(char *buf, size_t buf_sz, const char *home) {
    buf[0] = '\0';
    bool exact = false;
#ifdef _WIN32
    /* GetModuleFileNameA renders the module path through the ANSI code page,
     * which mangles non-ASCII install paths (café_日本語 -> caf?_???). Resolve
     * wide and convert to UTF-8 so the returned path survives verbatim. */
    char *module_path = cbm_module_path_utf8();
    size_t length = module_path ? strlen(module_path) : 0U;
    exact = module_path && length > 0U && length < buf_sz;
    if (exact) {
        memcpy(buf, module_path, length + 1U);
        cbm_normalize_path_sep(buf);
    } else {
        buf[0] = '\0';
    }
    free(module_path);
#elif defined(__APPLE__)
    uint32_t sp_sz = (uint32_t)buf_sz;
    exact = _NSGetExecutablePath(buf, &sp_sz) == 0;
    if (!exact) {
        buf[0] = '\0';
    }
#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
    int mib[4] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PATHNAME, -1};
    size_t cb = buf_sz;
    exact = sysctl(mib, 4, buf, &cb, NULL, 0) == 0 && cb > 0;
    if (!exact) {
        buf[0] = '\0';
    }
#else
    ssize_t sp_len = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, buf_sz - SKIP_ONE);
    exact = sp_len > 0 && (size_t)sp_len < buf_sz - SKIP_ONE;
    if (exact) {
        buf[sp_len] = '\0';
    } else {
        buf[0] = '\0';
    }
#endif
    if (!buf[0]) {
#ifdef _WIN32
        snprintf(buf, buf_sz, "%s/.local/bin/codebase-memory-mcp.exe", home);
#else
        snprintf(buf, buf_sz, "%s/.local/bin/codebase-memory-mcp", home);
#endif
    }
    return exact;
}

/* Is the running binary owned by an external package manager rather than by us?
 *