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Startup repair is AxiOwl's chance to restore expected local integration state.
Installers can do a lot, but provider environments change after installation. Users update editors, restart apps, move folders, remove extensions, change CLI config, or keep old sessions open. Startup repair gives AxiOwl a provider-aware way to refresh pieces that should exist.
The repair path should not be a broad always-on background system. It should be a bounded startup action that checks and repairs known AxiOwl-owned integration points.
Examples can include:
– ensuring the installed `axiowl` command is available;
– refreshing provider MCP config;
– reinstalling or validating a bridge extension;
– writing current local guidance files;
– updating provider installation reports;
– repairing stale product naming from older installs.
Startup repair must still honor provider boundaries. It should not repair every provider unconditionally if the installer selection or feature ownership says that provider should be left alone. Provider-aware repair is useful. Provider-blind repair is dangerous.
This feature is especially important for systems that rely on provider-hosted behavior. VS Code and Cursor bridges depend on their host environments. CLI providers depend on config files and command paths. Startup repair can catch missing pieces earlier than a failed message send.
The repair result should be logged. A user should be able to tell what was checked, what was changed, and what failed.
Startup repair is the practical middle ground between a fragile one-time install and an invasive always-running watcher.
It keeps AxiOwl integrations fresh without changing the fundamental local-first design.