From 0b5d54f2cb87fe3dfb1671e58e9d9a2706d15c40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dax Raad <d@ironbay.co>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 23:37:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] core: enable npm bin links on non-Windows platforms to allow
 plugin executables to work while keeping them disabled on Windows CI where
 symlink permissions are restricted

---
 packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts | 11 +----------
 packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts     |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
index 4d7c3b054d..4be232350b 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import { Account } from "@/account"
 import { ConfigPaths } from "./paths"
 import { Filesystem } from "@/util/filesystem"
 import { Npm } from "@/npm"
-import { BunProc } from "@/bun"
-import { proxied } from "@/util/proxied"
 
 export namespace Config {
   const ModelId = z.string().meta({ $ref: "https://models.dev/model-schema.json#/$defs/Model" })
@@ -289,14 +287,7 @@ export namespace Config {
 
     // Install any additional dependencies defined in the package.json
     // This allows local plugins and custom tools to use external packages
-    await BunProc.run(
-      [
-        "install",
-        // TODO: get rid of this case (see: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/19936)
-        ...(proxied() || process.env.CI ? ["--no-cache"] : []),
-      ],
-      { cwd: dir },
-    ).catch((err) => {
+    await Npm.install(dir).catch((err) => {
       log.warn("failed to install dependencies", { dir, error: err })
     })
   }
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts b/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts
index c03486a7ad..b3c83edd48 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ export namespace Npm {
 
   export async function install(dir: string) {
     log.info("installing dependencies", { dir })
+    // Disable binLinks on Windows CI where symlink permissions are restricted
+    const isWindowsCI = process.platform === "win32" && process.env.CI
     const arb = new Arborist({
       path: dir,
-      binLinks: false,
+      binLinks: !isWindowsCI,
       progress: false,
       savePrefix: "",
     })