[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disclaimer binary should either create the workspaces table with the correct schema on first run, or handle a missing/outdated schema gracefully without throwing.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

  1. Fresh clean install of Claude Desktop (delete app + all ~/Library/Application Support/Claude data)
  2. Launch app, sign in
  3. Navigate to Cowork tab, send any message
  4. Check ~/Library/Logs/Claude/claude.ai-web.log
  5. 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

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