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diff --git a/‎packages/dbt-tools/src/commands/init.ts‎
Lines changed: 4 additions & 57 deletions b/‎packages/dbt-tools/src/commands/init.ts‎
Lines changed: 4 additions & 57 deletions
diff --git a/‎packages/dbt-tools/src/config.ts‎
Lines changed: 86 additions & 4 deletions b/‎packages/dbt-tools/src/config.ts‎
Lines changed: 86 additions & 4 deletions
@@ -1,74 +1,21 @@
-import { join, resolve } from "path"
+import { resolve, join } from "path"
 import { existsSync } from "fs"
-import { execFileSync } from "child_process"
-import { write, type Config } from "../config"
+import { write, findProjectRoot, discoverPython, type Config } from "../config"
 import { all } from "../check"
 
-function find(start: string): string | null {
-  let dir = resolve(start)
-  while (true) {
-    if (existsSync(join(dir, "dbt_project.yml"))) return dir
-    const parent = resolve(dir, "..")
-    if (parent === dir) return null
-    dir = parent
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Discover the Python binary, checking multiple environment managers.
- *
- * Priority:
- *  1. Project-local .venv/bin/python (uv, pdm, venv, poetry in-project)
- *  2. VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/python (activated venv)
- *  3. CONDA_PREFIX/bin/python (conda)
- *  4. `which python3` / `which python` (system PATH)
- *  5. Fallback "python3" (hope for the best)
- */
-function python(projectRoot?: string): string {
-  // Check project-local venvs first (most reliable for dbt projects)
-  if (projectRoot) {
-    for (const venvDir of [".venv", "venv", "env"]) {
-      const py = join(projectRoot, venvDir, "bin", "python")
-      if (existsSync(py)) return py
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Check VIRTUAL_ENV (set by activate scripts)
-  const virtualEnv = process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV
-  if (virtualEnv) {
-    const py = join(virtualEnv, "bin", "python")
-    if (existsSync(py)) return py
-  }
-
-  // Check CONDA_PREFIX (set by conda activate)
-  const condaPrefix = process.env.CONDA_PREFIX
-  if (condaPrefix) {
-    const py = join(condaPrefix, "bin", "python")
-    if (existsSync(py)) return py
-  }
-
-  // Fall back to PATH-based discovery
-  for (const cmd of ["python3", "python"]) {
-    try {
-      return execFileSync("which", [cmd], { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim()
-    } catch {}
-  }
-  return "python3"
-}
-
 export async function init(args: string[]) {
   const idx = args.indexOf("--project-root")
   const root = idx >= 0 ? args[idx + 1] : undefined
   const pidx = args.indexOf("--python-path")
   const py = pidx >= 0 ? args[pidx + 1] : undefined
 
-  const project = root ? resolve(root) : find(process.cwd())
+  const project = root ? resolve(root) : findProjectRoot(process.cwd())
   if (!project) return { error: "No dbt_project.yml found. Use --project-root to specify." }
   if (!existsSync(join(project, "dbt_project.yml"))) return { error: `No dbt_project.yml in ${project}` }
 
   const cfg: Config = {
     projectRoot: project,
-    pythonPath: py ?? python(project),
+    pythonPath: py ?? discoverPython(project),
     dbtIntegration: "corecommand",
     queryLimit: 500,
   }
 
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { homedir } from "os"
-import { join } from "path"
+import { join, resolve } from "path"
 import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir } from "fs/promises"
 import { existsSync } from "fs"
+import { execFileSync } from "child_process"
 
 type Config = {
   projectRoot: string
@@ -18,11 +19,92 @@ function configPath() {
   return join(configDir(), "dbt.json")
 }
 
+/**
+ * Walk up from `start` to find the nearest directory containing dbt_project.yml.
+ * Returns null if none found.
+ */
+export function findProjectRoot(start = process.cwd()): string | null {
+  let dir = resolve(start)
+  while (true) {
+    if (existsSync(join(dir, "dbt_project.yml"))) return dir
+    const parent = resolve(dir, "..")
+    if (parent === dir) return null
+    dir = parent
+  }
+}
+
+const isWindows = process.platform === "win32"
+// Windows venvs use Scripts/, Unix venvs use bin/
+const VENV_BIN = isWindows ? "Scripts" : "bin"
+// Windows executables have .exe suffix
+const EXE = isWindows ? ".exe" : ""
+
+/**
+ * Discover the Python binary for a given project root.
+ * Priority: project-local .venv → VIRTUAL_ENV → CONDA_PREFIX → which/where python
+ */
+export function discoverPython(projectRoot: string): string {
+  // Candidate Python binary names (python3 first on Unix; python.exe on Windows)
+  const pythonBins = isWindows ? ["python.exe", "python3.exe"] : ["python3", "python"]
+
+  // Project-local venvs (uv, pdm, venv, poetry in-project, rye)
+  for (const venvDir of [".venv", "venv", "env"]) {
+    for (const bin of pythonBins) {
+      const py = join(projectRoot, venvDir, VENV_BIN, bin)
+      if (existsSync(py)) return py
+    }
+  }
+
+  // VIRTUAL_ENV (set by activate scripts)
+  const virtualEnv = process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV
+  if (virtualEnv) {
+    for (const bin of pythonBins) {
+      const py = join(virtualEnv, VENV_BIN, bin)
+      if (existsSync(py)) return py
+    }
+  }
+
+  // CONDA_PREFIX (Conda places python at env root on Windows, bin/ on Unix)
+  const condaPrefix = process.env.CONDA_PREFIX
+  if (condaPrefix) {
+    for (const bin of pythonBins) {
+      const py = isWindows ? join(condaPrefix, bin) : join(condaPrefix, VENV_BIN, bin)
+      if (existsSync(py)) return py
+    }
+  }
+
+  // PATH-based discovery (`where` on Windows, `which` on Unix)
+  const whichCmd = isWindows ? "where" : "which"
+  const cmds = isWindows ? ["python.exe", "python3.exe", "python"] : ["python3", "python"]
+  for (const cmd of cmds) {
+    try {
+      // `where` on Windows may return multiple lines — take the first
+      const first = execFileSync(whichCmd, [cmd], { encoding: "utf-8", timeout: 5_000 }).trim().split(/\r?\n/)[0]
+      if (first) return first
+    } catch {}
+  }
+  return isWindows ? "python.exe" : "python3"
+}
+
 async function read(): Promise<Config | null> {
   const p = configPath()
-  if (!existsSync(p)) return null
-  const raw = await readFile(p, "utf-8")
-  return JSON.parse(raw) as Config
+  if (existsSync(p)) {
+    try {
+      const raw = await readFile(p, "utf-8")
+      return JSON.parse(raw) as Config
+    } catch {
+      // Malformed config — fall through to auto-discovery
+    }
+  }
+  // No config file — auto-discover from cwd so `altimate-dbt init` isn't required
+  const projectRoot = findProjectRoot()
+  if (!projectRoot) return null
+  return {
+    projectRoot,
+    pythonPath: discoverPython(projectRoot),
+    dbtIntegration: "corecommand",
+    queryLimit: 500,
+  }
 }
 
 async function write(cfg: Config) {