From 85c2bb342b1e1b40726523336d0de814ef7ef1d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dax Raad <d@ironbay.co>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 23:39:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] core: fix npm dependency installation on Windows CI by
 disabling bin links when symlink permissions are restricted

---
 packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts b/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts
index b3c83edd48..40cdc2927a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/npm/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export namespace Npm {
 
     const arborist = new Arborist({
       path: dir,
-      binLinks: true,
+      binLinks: !(process.platform === "win32" && process.env.CI),
       progress: false,
       savePrefix: "",
     })
@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@ 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: !isWindowsCI,
+      binLinks: !(process.platform === "win32" && process.env.CI),
       progress: false,
       savePrefix: "",
     })