From 2e1514095d1ebc4a75abcbeca6caf8713b0c0f5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:33:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: package Textual resources for mac app

---
 CHANGELOG.md               |  1 +
 scripts/package-mac-app.sh | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa3ef3efe..52b4fe724 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 
 ### Fixes
 - Doctor: warn when gateway.mode is unset with configure/config guidance.
+- macOS: include Textual syntax highlighting resources in packaged app to prevent chat crashes. (#1362)
 - UI: refresh debug panel on route-driven tab changes. (#1373) Thanks @yazinsai.
 
 ## 2026.1.21
diff --git a/scripts/package-mac-app.sh b/scripts/package-mac-app.sh
index f0cc385b3..48622efe1 100755
--- a/scripts/package-mac-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/package-mac-app.sh
@@ -227,15 +227,29 @@ fi
 
 echo "📦 Copying Textual resources"
 TEXTUAL_BUNDLE_DIR="$(build_path_for_arch "$PRIMARY_ARCH")/$BUILD_CONFIG"
-TEXTUAL_BUNDLE="$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE_DIR/textual_Textual.bundle"
-if [ ! -d "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE" ]; then
-  TEXTUAL_BUNDLE="$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE_DIR/Textual_Textual.bundle"
+TEXTUAL_BUNDLE=""
+for candidate in \
+  "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE_DIR/textual_Textual.bundle" \
+  "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE_DIR/Textual_Textual.bundle"
+do
+  if [ -d "$candidate" ]; then
+    TEXTUAL_BUNDLE="$candidate"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if [ -z "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE" ]; then
+  TEXTUAL_BUNDLE="$(find "$BUILD_ROOT" -type d \( -name "textual_Textual.bundle" -o -name "Textual_Textual.bundle" \) -print -quit)"
 fi
-if [ -d "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE" ]; then
+if [ -n "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE" ] && [ -d "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE" ]; then
   rm -rf "$APP_ROOT/Contents/Resources/$(basename "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE")"
   cp -R "$TEXTUAL_BUNDLE" "$APP_ROOT/Contents/Resources/"
 else
-  echo "WARN: Textual resource bundle not found in $TEXTUAL_BUNDLE_DIR (continuing)" >&2
+  if [[ "${ALLOW_MISSING_TEXTUAL_BUNDLE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    echo "WARN: Textual resource bundle not found (continuing due to ALLOW_MISSING_TEXTUAL_BUNDLE=1)" >&2
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: Textual resource bundle not found. Set ALLOW_MISSING_TEXTUAL_BUNDLE=1 to bypass." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
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