update

ts/classes.ipcclient.ts

@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ export class TspmIpcClient {
     params: RequestForMethod<M>,
   ): Promise<ResponseForMethod<M>> {
     if (!this.isConnected || !this.ipcClient) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Not connected to TSPM daemon.\n' +
-        'Run "tspm daemon start" or "tspm enable" first.'
-      );
+      // Try to connect first
+      await this.connect();
     }
 
     try {
@@ -162,15 +160,16 @@ export class TspmIpcClient {
         // Check if process is running
         try {
           process.kill(pid, 0);
-
-          // Also check if socket exists and is accessible
+          
+          // PID is alive, daemon is running
+          // Socket check is advisory only - the connect retry will handle transient socket issues
           try {
             await fs.promises.access(this.socketPath);
-            return true;
           } catch {
-            // Socket doesn't exist, daemon might be starting
-            return false;
+            // Socket might be missing temporarily, but daemon is alive
+            // Let the connection retry logic handle this
           }
+          return true;
         } catch {
           // Process doesn't exist, clean up stale PID file
           await fs.promises.unlink(this.daemonPidFile).catch(() => {});