[BUG] Cowork: detectedProjects fails with "no such column: paths" — disclaimer binary queries non-existent SQLite schema after clean install (macOS, M3)
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 9, 2026 by pmalde Closed May 23, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
On every Cowork session attempt, the app logs a detectedProjects error caused by the bundled disclaimer helper binary executing a SQLite query against a workspaces table that does not have a paths column. This occurs even after a completely clean install with no prior data.
What Should Happen?
The disclaimer binary should either create the workspaces table with the correct schema on first run, or handle a missing/outdated schema gracefully without throwing.
Error Messages/Logs
2026-04-09 08:02:06 [error] [detectedProjects] source failed: Error: Failed to spawn /usr/bin/sqlite3 (via disclaimer): /Applications/Claude.app/Contents/Helpers/disclaimer exited with code 1: Error: in prepare, no such column: paths
SELECT paths FROM workspaces WHERE paths != '' ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 5
^--- error here
at va (/Applications/Claude.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/.vite/build/index.js:81:71014)
at async tZt (...)
at async W0n (...)
at async Promise.allSettled (index 2)
at async A7e (...)
Steps to Reproduce
- Fresh clean install of Claude Desktop (delete app + all ~/Library/Application Support/Claude data)
- Launch app, sign in
- Navigate to Cowork tab, send any message
- Check ~/Library/Logs/Claude/claude.ai-web.log
- Observe [detectedProjects] source failed error on every attempt
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.77 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
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