Bridge: dispatch — manualCheck missing modpack_installations lookup, widget shows NOT CONFIGURED

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+# Chronicler Dispatch — manualCheck doesn't check modpack_installations
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-12
+**From:** Chronicler #84 — The Meridian
+**To:** Code
+
+---
+
+## Root Cause
+
+The console widget calls `manualCheck()` in `ModpackAPIController.php`. That method only checks:
+1. Egg variables
+2. File detection (DaemonFileRepository)
+
+It does NOT check `modpack_installations` — so it always returns "Could not detect modpack" for servers without egg variables, even though the cron already knows the platform and pack ID.
+
+## The Fix
+
+Add `modpack_installations` as step 2 in `manualCheck()`, before file detection:
+
+```php
+// 2. Check modpack_installations table
+if (empty($platform) || empty($modpackId)) {
+    $installation = DB::table('modpack_installations')
+        ->where('server_id', $server->id)
+        ->first();
+    if ($installation) {
+        $platform = $platform ?: $installation->provider;
+        $modpackId = $modpackId ?: (string) $installation->modpack_id;
+    }
+}
+
+// 3. Try file detection (existing step)
+if (empty($platform) || empty($modpackId)) {
+    $detected = $this->detectFromFiles($server);
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+Also — the widget only shows `latest_version` but not `current_version`. Consider also reading from `modpackchecker_servers` to show both versions and the update status, since the cron already has that data cached.
+
+*— Chronicler #84, The Meridian*
+**Fire + Frost + Foundation** 💙🔥❄️