diff --git a/nanobot/agent/memory.py b/nanobot/agent/memory.py
index 93c1825..21fe77d 100644
--- a/nanobot/agent/memory.py
+++ b/nanobot/agent/memory.py
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ class MemoryStore:
             # Some providers return arguments as a JSON string instead of dict
             if isinstance(args, str):
                 args = json.loads(args)
+            # Some providers return arguments as a list (handle edge case)
+            if isinstance(args, list):
+                if args and isinstance(args[0], dict):
+                    args = args[0]
+                else:
+                    logger.warning("Memory consolidation: unexpected arguments as empty or non-dict list")
+                    return False
             if not isinstance(args, dict):
                 logger.warning("Memory consolidation: unexpected arguments type {}", type(args).__name__)
                 return False
diff --git a/nanobot/cli/commands.py b/nanobot/cli/commands.py
index aca0778..eb3d833 100644
--- a/nanobot/cli/commands.py
+++ b/nanobot/cli/commands.py
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import signal
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+# Force UTF-8 encoding for Windows console
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    import locale
+    if sys.stdout.encoding != "utf-8":
+        os.environ["PYTHONIOENCODING"] = "utf-8"
+        # Re-open stdout/stderr with UTF-8 encoding
+        try:
+            sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+            sys.stderr.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
 import typer
 from prompt_toolkit import PromptSession
 from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import HTML
@@ -525,9 +537,13 @@ def agent(
 
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, _handle_signal)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, _handle_signal)
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, _handle_signal)
+        # SIGHUP is not available on Windows
+        if hasattr(signal, 'SIGHUP'):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, _handle_signal)
         # Ignore SIGPIPE to prevent silent process termination when writing to closed pipes
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_IGN)
+        # SIGPIPE is not available on Windows
+        if hasattr(signal, 'SIGPIPE'):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
         async def run_interactive():
             bus_task = asyncio.create_task(agent_loop.run())
diff --git a/tests/test_memory_consolidation_types.py b/tests/test_memory_consolidation_types.py
index 375c802..ff15584 100644
--- a/tests/test_memory_consolidation_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_memory_consolidation_types.py
@@ -145,3 +145,78 @@ class TestMemoryConsolidationTypeHandling:
 
         assert result is True
         provider.chat.assert_not_called()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_list_arguments_extracts_first_dict(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Some providers return arguments as a list - extract first element if it's a dict."""
+        store = MemoryStore(tmp_path)
+        provider = AsyncMock()
+
+        # Simulate arguments being a list containing a dict
+        response = LLMResponse(
+            content=None,
+            tool_calls=[
+                ToolCallRequest(
+                    id="call_1",
+                    name="save_memory",
+                    arguments=[{
+                        "history_entry": "[2026-01-01] User discussed testing.",
+                        "memory_update": "# Memory\nUser likes testing.",
+                    }],
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        provider.chat = AsyncMock(return_value=response)
+        session = _make_session(message_count=60)
+
+        result = await store.consolidate(session, provider, "test-model", memory_window=50)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert "User discussed testing." in store.history_file.read_text()
+        assert "User likes testing." in store.memory_file.read_text()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_list_arguments_empty_list_returns_false(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Empty list arguments should return False."""
+        store = MemoryStore(tmp_path)
+        provider = AsyncMock()
+
+        response = LLMResponse(
+            content=None,
+            tool_calls=[
+                ToolCallRequest(
+                    id="call_1",
+                    name="save_memory",
+                    arguments=[],
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        provider.chat = AsyncMock(return_value=response)
+        session = _make_session(message_count=60)
+
+        result = await store.consolidate(session, provider, "test-model", memory_window=50)
+
+        assert result is False
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_list_arguments_non_dict_content_returns_false(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """List with non-dict content should return False."""
+        store = MemoryStore(tmp_path)
+        provider = AsyncMock()
+
+        response = LLMResponse(
+            content=None,
+            tool_calls=[
+                ToolCallRequest(
+                    id="call_1",
+                    name="save_memory",
+                    arguments=["string", "content"],
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        provider.chat = AsyncMock(return_value=response)
+        session = _make_session(message_count=60)
+
+        result = await store.consolidate(session, provider, "test-model", memory_window=50)
+
+        assert result is False