From b45f2c0b9e62119bd04d52b75a8da336173d92d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dotta <bippadotta@protonmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:44:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(doctor): ignore empty managed install stores

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
---
 cli/src/__tests__/managed-install-check.test.ts | 13 +++++++++++++
 cli/src/checks/managed-install-check.ts         | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/__tests__/managed-install-check.test.ts b/cli/src/__tests__/managed-install-check.test.ts
index 379fba77314..457dbc1c6d2 100644
--- a/cli/src/__tests__/managed-install-check.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/__tests__/managed-install-check.test.ts
@@ -72,4 +72,17 @@ describe("managed install doctor checks", () => {
       expect.objectContaining({ name: "Managed install", status: "pass" }),
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("ignores an empty installs directory left by a harmless lock lifecycle", () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-install-doctor-"));
+    const paths = resolveInstallStorePaths({
+      paperclipHome: path.join(root, ".paperclip"),
+      homeDir: root,
+    });
+    fs.mkdirSync(paths.installsRoot, { recursive: true });
+
+    expect(managedInstallChecks(paths)).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: "Managed install", status: "pass" }),
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/cli/src/checks/managed-install-check.ts b/cli/src/checks/managed-install-check.ts
index 141b6ebadec..025f1bf33f3 100644
--- a/cli/src/checks/managed-install-check.ts
+++ b/cli/src/checks/managed-install-check.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@ function pathContains(directory: string): boolean {
 }
 
 function hasManagedArtifacts(paths: InstallStorePaths): boolean {
-  return [
-    paths.installsRoot,
+  const persistentArtifacts = [
     paths.manifestPath,
     paths.markerPath,
     paths.currentPath,
     paths.shimPath,
   ].some((entry) => fs.existsSync(entry));
+  if (persistentArtifacts) return true;
+  try {
+    return fs.readdirSync(paths.installsRoot).length > 0;
+  } catch (error) {
+    if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") return false;
+    return true;
+  }
 }
 
 export function nodeRuntimeCheck(): CheckResult {