Install SquireBot

Five steps. Takes about three minutes.

1. Download

Grab the latest installer from the GitHub Releases page. The file is named SquireBot-Setup-v0.4.0.exe (or whatever the current latest tag is) and weighs about 12 MB. SquireBot installs per-user, so you will not see a User Account Control prompt.

2. Run the installer

The binary is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen will warn you on first run. This is expected — code-signing certificates no longer grant instant SmartScreen reputation (Microsoft removed the EV reputation perk in March 2024). The warning dialog has a single blue button (Don't run) and a small More info link near the top. Click More info, and the dialog expands to reveal a Run anyway button — click that. The installer itself completes in about five seconds.

3. Authorize Google

SquireBot opens your default browser once to ask for Google authorization. The OAuth scope is drive.file — Google describes it as See, edit, create, and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app. The consent screen is in Production state, so your refresh token will not silently expire.

4. Pick the workbook and EQ folder

SquireBot opens two more browser tabs in sequence. The first is the Google Drive Picker — select your guild’s shared workbook. The second is a local folder picker for your EverQuest install root (for example, C:\P99\EverQuest\). SquireBot tries to auto-detect the EQ folder via known paths and a heuristic scan; if it cannot, you will pick manually.

5. Trigger your first sync

In EverQuest, type /outputfile inventory. EQ writes <YourChar>-Inventory.txt to the configured folder. SquireBot detects the new file (fsnotify, 500 ms debounce), parses the five columns (Location, Name, ID, Count, Slots), and writes the rows to a new inv:<YourChar> tab in the workbook within about 30 seconds. Casters can then run /outputfile spellbook to populate spell:<YourChar> the same way.

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If you hit a snag, see Troubleshooting.