From 7b77e9f9ae7d2428850cf7f26e673b02992bf660 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 21:37:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] macOS: surface stderr in health failure text

---
 apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/HealthStore.swift | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/HealthStore.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/HealthStore.swift
index 4a506c621..3dfef8d8e 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/HealthStore.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/HealthStore.swift
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ final class HealthStore: ObservableObject {
                 self.lastSuccess = Date()
                 self.lastError = nil
             } else {
-                self.lastError = self.describeFailure(from: decoded)
+                self.lastError = self.describeFailure(from: decoded, fallback: response.message)
             }
             return
         }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ final class HealthStore: ObservableObject {
         return "linked · auth \(auth) · socket ok"
     }
 
-    private func describeFailure(from snap: HealthSnapshot) -> String {
+    private func describeFailure(from snap: HealthSnapshot, fallback: String?) -> String {
         if !snap.web.linked {
             return "Not linked — run clawdis login"
         }
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ final class HealthStore: ObservableObject {
         if !snap.ipc.exists {
             return "IPC socket missing at \(snap.ipc.path)"
         }
+        if let fallback, !fallback.isEmpty {
+            return fallback
+        }
         return "health probe failed"
     }
 }