From 65f135e1a352a0e4ac0e7017d25f0f0d5aa11417 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ash Brener <ashley@starlogik.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:10:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: self-heal by clearing lock files after lock-related
 failures

---
 src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts b/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts
index 15a36c916..f2026ddcc 100644
--- a/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ async function runSync(): Promise<void> {
       state.lastSyncOk = false;
       state.errorCount++;
       logger.warn(`[workspace-sync] Periodic sync failed: ${result.error}`);
+
+      // Self-heal: if failed due to lock file, clear it for next attempt
+      if (result.error?.includes("lock file found") || result.error?.includes(".lck")) {
+        logger.info("[workspace-sync] Clearing lock file for next sync attempt");
+        clearStaleLocks(logger);
+      }
     }
   } catch (err) {
     state.lastSyncOk = false;