From 25230c88a09e1a0743370e4f897dd9b5f5287b29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Yong <wrong92@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:41:30 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Harden plugin host watch test startup wait

---
 apps/host-daemon/src/plugin-host-manager.test.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/host-daemon/src/plugin-host-manager.test.ts b/apps/host-daemon/src/plugin-host-manager.test.ts
index 9151dbbd6c..b99d8c8557 100644
--- a/apps/host-daemon/src/plugin-host-manager.test.ts
+++ b/apps/host-daemon/src/plugin-host-manager.test.ts
@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ describe("PluginHostManager", () => {
       input: { rootPath: "/tmp/workspace", listenerDelayMs: 100 },
     });
     const call = manager.call(command);
-    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(watcher).toBeDefined());
+    // This registration crosses a real worker process startup boundary.
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(watcher).toBeDefined(), { timeout: 5_000 });
     watcher?.onReady();
     await expect(call).resolves.toEqual({ output: { watching: true } });
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));