[Bug] Marketplace config JSON parsing hangs on empty files without error handling - cannot start claude when this happens

Bug Description
Whenever a marketplaces.json or known_marketplaces.json is empty (not even {} ) - it causes claude to hang while trying to load with no error. the indication for that is when trying to reinstall you get this error: Setting up Claude Code...
This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). The promise rejected with the reason:
Error: Failed to load marketplace configuration: JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF
at y8 (/$bunfs/root/claude:144:60790)
at y8 (/$bunfs/root/claude:144:60795)
at v68 (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:5497)
at v68 (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:6068)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:14831)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:15193)
at A (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:7245)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4558:4261)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4558:5417)
at A (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:7245)
This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). The promise rejected with the reason:
Error: Failed to load marketplace configuration: JSON Parse error: Unexpected EOF
at y8 (/$bunfs/root/claude:144:60790)
at y8 (/$bunfs/root/claude:144:60795)
at v68 (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:5497)
at v68 (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:6068)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:14831)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4566:15193)
at A (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:7245)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4558:4261)
at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:4558:5417)
at A (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:7245)

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: cursor
• Version: 2.1.9
• Feedback ID: 5951c4fb-1fb7-4733-8fd2-a1cc2b497793

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from https://storage.googleapis.com/claude-code-dist-86c565f3-f756-42ad-8dfa-d59b1c096819/claude-code-releases/latest: timeout of 30000ms exceeded\n    at yo7 (/$bunfs/root/claude:3353:2087)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-17T18:19:30.487Z"},{"error":"Error: {\"message\":\"Operation timed out.\",\"originalLine\":\"685\",\"originalColumn\":\"107215\",\"line\":\"685\",\"column\":\"107215\",\"sourceURL\":\"/$bunfs/root/claude\",\"stack\":\"Error: Operation timed out.\\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:107215)\",\"name\":\"Error\"}\n    at error (/$bunfs/root/claude:2354:25029)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:36350)\n    at tVD (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:36894)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:686:16930)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-17T18:19:30.489Z"},{"error":"Error: 1P event logging: 3 events failed to export\n    at queueFailedEvents (/$bunfs/root/claude:691:2081)\n    at async doExport (/$bunfs/root/claude:691:1259)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-17T18:19:30.582Z"},{"error":"Error: {\"message\":\"Failed to export 3 events\",\"originalLine\":\"691\",\"originalColumn\":\"1338\",\"line\":\"691\",\"column\":\"1338\",\"sourceURL\":\"/$bunfs/root/claude\",\"stack\":\"Error: Failed to export 3 events\\n    at doExport (/$bunfs/root/claude:691:1338)\\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\",\"name\":\"Error\"}\n    at error (/$bunfs/root/claude:2354:25029)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:36350)\n    at tVD (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:36894)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:686:17366)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-17T18:19:30.582Z"},{"error":"Error: 1P event logging: 7 events failed to export\n    at queueFailedEvents (/$bunfs/root/claude:691:2081)\n    at async doExport (/$bunfs/root/claude:691:1259)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-17T18:33:37.559Z"},{"error":"Error: {\"message\":\"Failed to export 7 events\",\"originalLine\":\"691\",\"originalColumn\":\"1338\",\"line\":\"691\",\"column\":\"1338\",\"sourceURL\":\"/$bunfs/root/claude\",\"stack\":\"Error: Failed to export 7 events\\n    at doExport (/$bunfs/root/claude:691:1338)\\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\",\"name\":\"Error\"}\n    at error (/$bunfs/root/claude:2354:25029)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:36350)\n    at tVD (/$bunfs/root/claude:685:36894)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:686:17366)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-17T1

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