From e4154ea83abe6a892b8bec328e55fa32200222d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zac <zac@wilddragon.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 01:04:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(node-agent): skip bridge spawn if FIFOs already exist
 (external bridge)

---
 services/node-agent/index.js | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/services/node-agent/index.js b/services/node-agent/index.js
index 4d1b842..b2e7243 100644
--- a/services/node-agent/index.js
+++ b/services/node-agent/index.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ function startDeltacastBridge() {
   if (_dcBridgeRunning()) return; // already up
 
   try { fs.mkdirSync(DC_PIPE_DIR, { recursive: true }); } catch (_) {}
+  const _v0 = DC_PIPE_DIR + '/video-0.fifo';
+  if (fs.existsSync(_v0)) { console.log('[dc-bridge] FIFOs exist, skipping spawn'); return; }
 
   const args = [
     '--device',         DC_BOARD,