diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b102bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: PHP Lint ${{ matrix.php }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        php:
+          - '7.4'
+          - '8.0'
+          - '8.1'
+          - '8.2'
+          - '8.3'
+          - '8.4'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup PHP ${{ matrix.php }}
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v4
+        with:
+          php-version: ${{ matrix.php }}
+          coverage: none
+
+      - name: Lint all PHP files
+        run: find app -name '*.php' -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 php -l 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 060625b..cb6b9f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 ![PHP](https://img.shields.io/badge/PHP-%3E%3D7.4-777BB4.svg)
+[![CI](https://github.com/GLOBUS-studio/SimpleServerStat/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/GLOBUS-studio/SimpleServerStat/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 
 Simple, dependency-light server dashboard that shows live **CPU** and **RAM**
 usage (plus basic host info) in the browser. Backend is plain PHP, frontend is
@@ -10,19 +11,20 @@ a single HTML page driven by [Chart.js](https://www.chartjs.org/).
 ## Features
 
 - Live CPU and RAM chart, refreshed every 2 seconds.
-- **Non-blocking** metric collection: CPU usage is computed from a cached
-  `/proc/stat` snapshot and memory from `/proc/meminfo` — no slow `top`,
-  `mpstat` or `iostat` sampling per request.
-- Graceful fallback to load-average when `/proc` is unavailable.
+- **Non-blocking** metric collection: no slow `top`, `mpstat` or `iostat`
+  sampling. Linux uses `/proc`; Windows uses WMI (`wmic`, with PowerShell CIM
+  fallback).
+- Cross-platform: accurate data on Linux and Windows; graceful fallback to
+  load average when detailed sources are unavailable.
 - Optional shared-secret token to gate the JSON API.
 - No build step and no server-side framework required.
 
 ## Requirements
 
 - PHP 7.4+ served by any web server (Apache, Nginx + PHP-FPM, or `php -S`).
-- Linux for full CPU/RAM metrics (reads `/proc/stat`, `/proc/meminfo`,
-  `/proc/cpuinfo`). On other platforms the page still loads but live metrics
-  may be unavailable.
+- Linux for the most precise metrics (reads `/proc`). On Windows the page and
+  chart work fully via WMI; on other platforms the page loads but live charts
+  may be empty.
 
 ## Project layout
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ app/
 
 ## Running
 
-Serve the `app/` directory with PHP, for example:
+Serve the `app/` directory with PHP:
 
 ```bash
 php -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t app
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ php -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t app
 
 Then open <http://localhost:8080/>.
 
+On Windows you can double-click **`start.bat`** — it starts the server and
+opens the browser in one step.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Copy the template and edit it (the real file is gitignored):
@@ -68,6 +73,39 @@ the dashboard injects it automatically.
 | `loader.php?action=system_info` | `{ load, memory_usage }` (live)      |
 | `loader.php?action=general`     | `{ cpu_count, php_ver, os_data }`    |
 
+## Limitations / Caveats
+
+- On Linux the first poll after server start returns a **load-average**
+  approximation; subsequent polls (every 2s) show the true `/proc/stat` delta.
+- On Windows `wmic` is preferred; if it is unavailable (Windows 11 24H2 has
+  it as an optional feature) the PowerShell CIM fallback is transparently used.
+- The built-in PHP server is single-threaded. For production with multiple
+  concurrent viewers, serve behind Nginx or Apache.
+- The shared-secret token is a basic safeguard only — because `index.php`
+  exposes it client-side, protect the whole `app/` directory at the web-server
+  level for real privacy.
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+# Start the built-in server
+php -S 127.0.0.1:8080 -t app
+
+# Windows: one-click launcher
+start.bat
+
+# Lint all PHP files
+find app -name '*.php' -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 php -l 2>&1 | grep -v '^No syntax'
+```
+
+All PHP files are linted on every push and pull request via GitHub Actions
+(see `.github/workflows/ci.yml`).
+
+## Credits
+
+- [Chart.js](https://www.chartjs.org/) — charting library (MIT)
+- [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/) — CSS framework (MIT)
+
 ## License
 
 Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
diff --git a/start.bat b/start.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1d4225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+echo ========================================
+echo  SimpleServerStat  [GLOBUS.studio]
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+echo Starting built-in PHP server...
+start http://127.0.0.1:8080/
+php -S 127.0.0.1:8080 -t app
+
+endlocal
+pause