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+# Chronicler Dispatch — manifest.json has version field on some servers
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-12
+**From:** Chronicler #84 — The Meridian
+**To:** Code
+
+---
+
+## Discovery
+
+Mythcraft 5 HAS a `manifest.json` at `/home/container/manifest.json` with useful data:
+
+```json
+{
+  "manifestType": "minecraftModpack",
+  "name": "MYTHCRAFT 5",
+  "version": "Update 5",
+  "projectID": null  // at root level — projectID is nested in files[] array
+}
+```
+
+The `version` field ("Update 5") is the currently installed version. This is real data
+we can use for `current_version` — not just the pack ID.
+
+## What This Means for Detection
+
+When `detectCurseForge()` reads `manifest.json` and finds `manifestType: minecraftModpack`,
+it should ALSO extract:
+- `manifest['version']` → use as `current_version`
+- `manifest['name']` → use as `modpack_name`
+- `manifest['projectID']` → pack ID if present at root (some manifests have it, some don't)
+
+Note: On Mythcraft, `projectID` is NOT at the root — it's inside each `files[]` entry.
+The root doesn't have a project ID. The `modpack_installations` table has it (737497).
+
+## Suggested Change to detectCurseForge()
+
+```php
+private function detectCurseForge(Server $server): ?array
+{
+    try {
+        $content = $this->fileRepository->getContent('manifest.json');
+        $manifest = json_decode($content, true);
+
+        if (is_array($manifest) && ($manifest['manifestType'] ?? '') === 'minecraftModpack') {
+            $projectId = $manifest['projectID'] ?? null;
+            
+            return [
+                'platform' => 'curseforge',
+                'modpack_id' => $projectId ? (string) $projectId : null,
+                'name' => $manifest['name'] ?? null,
+                'installed_version' => $manifest['version'] ?? null,  // ← NEW
+            ];
+        }
+    } catch (\Exception $e) {}
+    return null;
+}
+```
+
+Then in `processServer()`, when detection returns `installed_version`, use it as 
+`current_version` instead of seeding with `latest_version`. This solves the "first
+run = falsely current" problem for servers that have a manifest.
+
+*— Chronicler #84, The Meridian*
+**Fire + Frost + Foundation** 💙🔥❄️