diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ See our paper in [Multi-Agent Collaboration via Evolving Orchestration](https://
 *   **YAML placeholders**: Use `${VAR}`（e.g., `${API_KEY}`）in configuration files to reference these variables.
 
 ### ⚡️ Run the Application
+**Important:** For native windows (not WSL), use `./make.ps1` instead of `make` for all commands.  IE: `./make.ps1 dev`
 
 #### Using Makefile (Recommended)
 
diff --git a/make.ps1 b/make.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..000be4d334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+param (
+    [Parameter(Position=0)]
+    [string]$Command = "help"
+)
+Set-StrictMode -version latest;
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+function Exec {
+    param([scriptblock]$CommandBlock)
+    & $CommandBlock
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -and $LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        exit $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
+}
+function Show-Help {
+    $makefile = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "Makefile"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $makefile)) {
+        Write-Host "Makefile not found." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        return
+    }
+
+    $commands = @()
+    foreach ($line in Get-Content $makefile) {
+        if ($line -match '^([a-zA-Z_-]+):.*?## (.*)$') {
+            $commands += [PSCustomObject]@{
+                Name = $matches[1]
+                Desc = $matches[2]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    foreach ($cmd in ($commands | Sort-Object Name)) {
+        Write-Host ("{0,-20} {1}" -f $cmd.Name, $cmd.Desc)
+    }
+}
+
+function Start-Server {
+    Write-Host "Starting server in background..."
+    Start-Process -NoNewWindow uv -ArgumentList "run", "python", "server_main.py", "--port", "6400"
+}
+
+function Start-Client {
+    Write-Host "Starting frontend server..."
+    $env:VITE_API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:6400"
+    Exec { npm run dev --prefix frontend }
+}
+
+function Stop-Servers {
+    try {
+        Push-Location (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "frontend")
+        try {
+            Write-Host "Stopping backend server (port 6400)..."
+            npx kill-port 6400
+        } catch { Write-Host "  Port 6400: nothing to stop" -ForegroundColor DarkGray }
+        try {
+            Write-Host "Stopping frontend server (port 5173)..."
+            npx kill-port 5173
+        } catch { Write-Host "  Port 5173: nothing to stop" -ForegroundColor DarkGray }
+    } finally {
+        Pop-Location
+    }
+}
+
+function Sync-Graphs {
+    Exec { uv run python tools/sync_vuegraphs.py }
+}
+
+function Validate-Yamls {
+    Exec { uv run python tools/validate_all_yamls.py }
+}
+
+function Test-Backend {
+    Exec { uv run pytest -v }
+}
+
+function Lint-Backend {
+    Exec { uvx ruff check . }
+}
+
+switch ($Command) {
+    "dev" {
+        Start-Server
+        Start-Client
+    }
+    "server" {
+        Start-Server
+    }
+    "client" {
+        Start-Client
+    }
+    "stop" {
+        Stop-Servers
+    }
+    "sync" {
+        Sync-Graphs
+    }
+    "validate-yamls" {
+        Validate-Yamls
+    }
+    "check-backend" {
+        Test-Backend
+        Lint-Backend
+    }
+    "backend-tests" {
+        Test-Backend
+    }
+    "backend-lint" {
+        Lint-Backend
+    }
+    "help" {
+        Show-Help
+    }
+    default {
+        Write-Error "Unknown command: $Command" -ErrorAction Continue
+        Show-Help
+        exit 1
+    }
+}