diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli-utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli-utils.ts
index 3098bd561..db1de6e68 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli-utils.ts
@@ -1,49 +1,9 @@
-import assert from 'node:assert';
 import { glob } from 'glob';
-import minimist from 'minimist';
-import { findOnlyItemInArgs, orderMattersParse } from './args';
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import { statSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { dump } from 'js-yaml';
 import yargs from 'yargs/yargs';
-import type {
-  MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIAction,
-  MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIAssert,
-  MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIQuery,
-  MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIWaitFor,
-  MidsceneYamlFlowItemSleep,
-  MidsceneYamlScript,
-} from './types';
-
-const preferenceArgs = {
-  url: 'url',
-  serve: 'serve',
-  headed: 'headed',
-  viewportWidth: 'viewport-width',
-  viewportHeight: 'viewport-height',
-  viewportScale: 'viewport-scale',
-  useragent: 'user-agent',
-  output: 'output',
-  cookie: 'cookie',
-};
-
-const removedArgs = {
-  action: 'action',
-  assert: 'assert',
-  query: 'query',
-  waitFor: 'wait-for',
-};
-
-const actionArgs = {
-  ai: 'ai',
-  aiAction: 'aiAction',
-  aiAssert: 'aiAssert',
-  aiQuery: 'aiQuery',
-  aiWaitFor: 'aiWaitFor',
-  sleep: 'sleep',
-};
 
 export const parseProcessArgs = async (): Promise<{
   path?: string;
@@ -85,86 +45,6 @@ Usage: $0 [options] <path-to-yaml-script-file-or-directory>`,
   };
 };
 
-export const parseArgsIntoYamlScript = async (
-  input?: string[],
-): Promise<string> => {
-  const args = minimist(input || process.argv);
-
-  if (findOnlyItemInArgs(args, 'version')) {
-    const versionFromPkgJson = require('../package.json').version;
-    console.log(`@midscene/cli version ${versionFromPkgJson}`);
-    process.exit(0);
-  }
-
-  // check if any deprecated args are used
-  Object.keys(removedArgs).forEach((arg) => {
-    if (findOnlyItemInArgs(args, arg)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Parameter ${arg} has been removed, use --aiAction --aiAssert --aiQuery --aiWaitFor instead.`,
-      );
-    }
-  });
-
-  // check each arg is either in the preferenceArgs or actionArgs
-  Object.keys(args).forEach((arg) => {
-    if (arg === '_') return;
-    assert(
-      Object.values(preferenceArgs).includes(arg) ||
-        Object.values(actionArgs).includes(arg),
-      `Unknown argument: ${arg}`,
-    );
-  });
-
-  const url = findOnlyItemInArgs(args, preferenceArgs.url) as
-    | string
-    | undefined;
-
-  assert(url, 'url is required');
-  const script: MidsceneYamlScript = {
-    target: { url },
-    flow: [],
-  };
-
-  Object.entries(preferenceArgs).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-    const argValue = findOnlyItemInArgs(args, value);
-    if (argValue) {
-      Object.assign(script.target, {
-        [key]: argValue,
-      });
-    }
-  });
-
-  const orderedArgs = orderMattersParse(process.argv);
-  for (const arg of orderedArgs) {
-    const argName = arg.name;
-    const argValue = arg.value;
-    if (argName === actionArgs.ai || argName === actionArgs.aiAction) {
-      script.flow.push({
-        aiAction: argValue,
-      } as MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIAction);
-    } else if (argName === actionArgs.aiAssert) {
-      script.flow.push({
-        aiAssert: argValue,
-      } as MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIAssert);
-    } else if (argName === actionArgs.aiQuery) {
-      script.flow.push({
-        aiQuery: argValue,
-      } as MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIQuery);
-    } else if (argName === actionArgs.aiWaitFor) {
-      script.flow.push({
-        aiWaitFor: argValue,
-      } as MidsceneYamlFlowItemAIWaitFor);
-    } else if (argName === actionArgs.sleep) {
-      script.flow.push({
-        sleep: argValue,
-      } as MidsceneYamlFlowItemSleep);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const yaml = dump(script);
-  return yaml;
-};
-
 // match yml or yaml files
 export async function matchYamlFiles(fileGlob: string) {
   if (existsSync(fileGlob) && statSync(fileGlob).isDirectory()) {
@@ -172,6 +52,7 @@ export async function matchYamlFiles(fileGlob: string) {
   }
   const files = await glob(fileGlob, {
     nodir: true,
+    windowsPathsNoEscape: true,
   });
   return files
     .filter((file) => file.endsWith('.yml') || file.endsWith('.yaml'))
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index b49f16ebf..a20117ae6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@ Promise.resolve(
       process.exit(1);
     }
     process.exit(0);
-  })(),
+  })().catch((e) => {
+    console.error(e);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }),
 );
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/printer.ts b/packages/cli/src/printer.ts
index 7ea6ce76d..b6af160c2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/printer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/printer.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ export const contextInfo = (context: MidsceneYamlFileContext) => {
       ? chalk.gray('(navigating)')
       : '';
 
+  // error: ...
+  const errorText = context.player.errorInSetup
+    ? `\n${indent}${chalk.red('error:')} ${context.player.errorInSetup?.message}\n${indent}${indent}${context.player.errorInSetup?.stack}`
+    : '';
+
   // output: ...
   const outputFile = context.player.output;
   const outputText =
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ export const contextInfo = (context: MidsceneYamlFileContext) => {
     : '';
 
   const mergedText =
-    `${fileStatusText} ${fileNameToPrint} ${contextActionText}${outputText}${reportText}`.trim();
+    `${fileStatusText} ${fileNameToPrint} ${contextActionText}${outputText}${reportText}${errorText}`.trim();
 
   return {
     fileNameToPrint,
@@ -127,17 +132,19 @@ export const contextTaskListSummary = (
   const currentLine: string[] = [];
   const suffixText: string[] = [];
   const { mergedText: fileInfo } = contextInfo(context);
-  for (const task of taskStatusArray) {
-    const { mergedLine } = singleTaskInfo(task);
+  if (!context.player.errorInSetup) {
+    for (const task of taskStatusArray) {
+      const { mergedLine } = singleTaskInfo(task);
 
-    if (context.player.status === 'init') {
-      suffixText.push(mergedLine);
-    } else if (context.player.status === 'running') {
-      currentLine.push(mergedLine);
-    } else if (context.player.status === 'done') {
-      prefixLines.push(mergedLine);
-    } else if (context.player.status === 'error') {
-      prefixLines.push(mergedLine);
+      if (context.player.status === 'init') {
+        suffixText.push(mergedLine);
+      } else if (context.player.status === 'running') {
+        currentLine.push(mergedLine);
+      } else if (context.player.status === 'done') {
+        prefixLines.push(mergedLine);
+      } else if (context.player.status === 'error') {
+        prefixLines.push(mergedLine);
+      }
     }
   }
   const currentLineText =
diff --git a/packages/web-integration/src/puppeteer/agent-launcher.ts b/packages/web-integration/src/puppeteer/agent-launcher.ts
index 1e6a8c5ab..fb821c723 100644
--- a/packages/web-integration/src/puppeteer/agent-launcher.ts
+++ b/packages/web-integration/src/puppeteer/agent-launcher.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ export async function puppeteerAgentForTarget(
     );
   }
   const puppeteer = await import('puppeteer');
+  // do not use 'no-sandbox' on windows https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-to-solve-this-with-nodejs-dMHpdCypRa..JA8TkQzbeQ
+  const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
   const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
     headless: !headed,
     args: [
-      '--no-sandbox',
-      '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
+      ...(isWindows ? [] : ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox']),
       '--disable-features=PasswordLeakDetection',
       '--disable-save-password-bubble',
     ],