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+# Chronicler Dispatch — Use modpack_installations Table (Data Confirmed)
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-12
+**From:** Chronicler #84 — The Meridian
+**To:** Code
+
+---
+
+## The Answer
+
+The `modpack_installations` table already has everything we need. No Wings calls required.
+
+```
+Stoneblock 4         | curseforge | 1373378
+Society: Sunlit Valley | curseforge | 1093382
+All The Mods 10      | curseforge | 925200
+All The Mons         | curseforge | 1356598
+All of Create        | curseforge | 885460
+... 19 servers total with CurseForge IDs
+```
+
+## Schema
+
+```sql
+modpack_installations:
+  server_id   (FK to servers.id)
+  provider    ('curseforge', 'ftb', etc.)
+  modpack_id  (the pack ID)
+  finalized   (1 = install complete)
+```
+
+## What CheckModpackUpdates.php Should Do
+
+Replace the DaemonFileRepository approach entirely with a simple DB join:
+
+```php
+// Get all servers that have modpack data
+$servers = Server::join('modpack_installations', 'servers.id', '=', 'modpack_installations.server_id')
+    ->select('servers.*', 'modpack_installations.provider', 'modpack_installations.modpack_id')
+    ->where('modpack_installations.finalized', 1)
+    ->get();
+```
+
+Then use `provider` and `modpack_id` directly — no file detection needed for these servers. Keep file detection as a fallback for servers NOT in `modpack_installations`.
+
+## Detection Priority Order
+
+1. `modpack_installations` table (fastest, most reliable) ← ADD THIS
+2. Egg variables (MODPACK_PLATFORM/MODPACK_ID) ← keep
+3. DaemonFileRepository file scan ← keep as last resort fallback
+
+This will immediately detect all 19 CurseForge servers on the live panel.
+
+*— Chronicler #84, The Meridian*
+**Fire + Frost + Foundation** 💙🔥❄️
diff --git a/services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/app/Console/Commands/CheckModpackUpdates.php b/services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/app/Console/Commands/CheckModpackUpdates.php
index 4eaaf88..4660009 100644
--- a/services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/app/Console/Commands/CheckModpackUpdates.php
+++ b/services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/app/Console/Commands/CheckModpackUpdates.php
@@ -57,19 +57,29 @@ class CheckModpackUpdates extends Command
             ->first();
 
         if ($existing && $existing->is_user_overridden) {
-            // Still check for updates, just don't re-detect
             if ($existing->platform && $existing->modpack_id) {
                 $this->checkVersion($server, $existing->platform, $existing->modpack_id, 'manual');
             }
             return;
         }
 
-        // Step 1: Try egg variables
+        // Step 1: modpack_installations table (fastest, most reliable)
+        $installation = DB::table('modpack_installations')
+            ->where('server_id', $server->id)
+            ->where('finalized', 1)
+            ->first();
+
+        if ($installation && !empty($installation->provider) && !empty($installation->modpack_id)) {
+            $this->checkVersion($server, $installation->provider, (string) $installation->modpack_id, 'installer');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Step 2: Egg variables
         $platform = $this->getVariable($server, 'MODPACK_PLATFORM');
         $modpackId = $this->getVariable($server, 'MODPACK_ID');
 
-        if (!empty($modpackId)) {
-            $modpackId = $modpackId ?: match($platform) {
+        if (empty($modpackId) && !empty($platform)) {
+            $modpackId = match($platform) {
                 'curseforge' => $this->getVariable($server, 'CURSEFORGE_ID'),
                 'modrinth' => $this->getVariable($server, 'MODRINTH_PROJECT_ID'),
                 'ftb' => $this->getVariable($server, 'FTB_MODPACK_ID'),
@@ -83,14 +93,14 @@ class CheckModpackUpdates extends Command
             return;
         }
 
-        // Step 2: File-based detection via DaemonFileRepository
+        // Step 3: File-based detection via DaemonFileRepository (last resort)
         $detected = $this->detectFromFiles($server);
         if ($detected) {
             $this->checkVersion($server, $detected['platform'], $detected['modpack_id'], 'file');
             return;
         }
 
-        // Step 3: Nothing found
+        // Step 4: Nothing found
         $this->warn("  No modpack detected");
         $this->updateDatabase($server, [
             'status' => 'unconfigured',