diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index fe32c33..3fafd19 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		"build": "deno run -A npm:vite build",
 		"start": "deno run --env-file --unstable-cron -A build/index.js",
 		"desktop:build": "deno run -A --env-file=.env.desktop npm:vite build",
-		"desktop": "deno desktop --env-file=.env.desktop --unstable-cron --no-check -A .",
+		"desktop": "deno desktop --env-file=.env.desktop --unstable-cron --no-check --include=./migrations -A .",
 		"check": "deno run -A npm:@sveltejs/kit/svelte-kit sync && deno run -A npm:svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
 		"test": "deno test -A src",
 		"fmt": "deno fmt",
diff --git a/openspec/changes/add-desktop-local-remote-modes/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/add-desktop-local-remote-modes/tasks.md
index 37a1515..faf96d0 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/add-desktop-local-remote-modes/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/add-desktop-local-remote-modes/tasks.md
@@ -27,10 +27,22 @@
   `@deno/svelte-adapter`, selected via `QUANTUM_TARGET=desktop` in
   vite.config.ts (server/container stays adapter-node). (3) the Deno adapter's
   generated `handler.ts` type-skews against `@sveltejs/kit@2.69.2`
-  (`RouteParam.matcher`), so compile needs `--no-check`. Result:
-  `deno task desktop` compiles `quantum.dll`, pulls the laufey webview backend,
-  and bundles (exit 0). **REMAINING: launch the window on a real display** and
-  confirm the app renders in local mode — that's the live check (with Graham).
+  (`RouteParam.matcher`), so compile needs `--no-check`. (4) the compiled binary
+  reads `migrations/` off disk via a relative path that isn't bundled; fixed
+  with `--include=./migrations`. With those, the binary **boots**: runtime
+  loads, `getConfig()` succeeds in local mode (env baked from `.env.desktop`),
+  it binds a real `127.0.0.1:<auto-port>` (confirming spike 1.2 empirically),
+  and migrations run. **BLOCKED (upstream):** serving static client assets
+  crashes — `@deno/experimental-route-config@0.0.5` (via
+  `@deno/svelte-adapter@0.2.1`, both latest) tries to `open` the literal
+  catch-all pattern `…/_app/immutable/:file*` instead of the resolved filename;
+  `:`/`*` are illegal in Windows paths (os error 123). Not our code; no released
+  fix. A working native window on Windows is blocked until the adapter is fixed
+  upstream or we bypass it with a custom `Deno.serve` entrypoint (the docs'
+  escape hatch). Also: `deno desktop .` compiles then exits (run the emitted
+  `quantum/quantum.exe`); `--hmr` runs the `dev` task, which loads `.env`
+  (server config) and collides with local mode — neither gives a quick live
+  window today.
 
 ## 2. Build and mode plumbing