Fix vault manager not showing if no vaults exist

server/config.js

@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ function discoverVaults() {
     console.error("[config] Failed to read VAULT_ROOT:", vaultRoot, e.message);
   }
 
-  // Create a default vault if none exist
-  if (Object.keys(vaults).length === 0) {
+  // Optionally create a default vault if none exist
+  if (
+    Object.keys(vaults).length === 0 &&
+    process.env.AUTO_CREATE_DEFAULT === "true"
+  ) {
     const defaultPath = path.join(vaultRoot, "My Vault");
 
     try {

src/shims/loader.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as osShim from "./node/os.js";
 import * as netShim from "./node/net.js";
 import * as httpShim from "./node/http.js";
 import { vaultService } from "../services/vault-service.js";
-import { showPluginInstallDialog } from "../ui/bootstrap.js";
+import { showPluginInstallDialog, showVaultManager } from "../ui/bootstrap.js";
 
 const DEBUG = true;
 const _accessLog = new Map(); // "module.property" -> count
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ if (typeof window.Buffer === "undefined") {
 
 window.close = function () {
   console.log("[ignis] window.close() blocked");
+  if (!window.__vaultConfig) {
+    showVaultManager();
+  }
 };
 
 window.__popupIframe = null;

src/ui/bootstrap.js

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { vaultService } from "../services/vault-service.js";
 
 export function showVaultManager() {
-  if (!document.querySelector(".workspace")) return;
   if (document.querySelector(".vault-manager-overlay")) return;
 
   new window.IgnisUI.VaultManager({