From 86e3828da6b2e5f34d64d9e12b507395787a1692 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dax Raad <d@ironbay.co>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 00:38:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): watch location only when vcs is present

---
 packages/core/src/filesystem/location-watcher.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/filesystem/location-watcher.ts b/packages/core/src/filesystem/location-watcher.ts
index 613b43b5f8..7765a396e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/filesystem/location-watcher.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/filesystem/location-watcher.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const layer = Layer.effect(
         .flatMap((item) => item.info.watcher?.ignore ?? [])
       const home = path.resolve(location.directory) === path.resolve(os.homedir())
 
-      if (!home) {
+      if (!home && location.vcs) {
         yield* watcher
           .subscribe({
             path: location.directory,