From fca70dd0c8e0d592ee1d707c955949f8d2b66f3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Heidt <kaheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 12:59:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Look in the local cache for module installer

Looks in the local _cfg custom module cache location for the module, in case the module is one that was sourced from an external location
---
 tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js
index bd8e538e..3aed7147 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js
@@ -1122,7 +1122,13 @@ class ModuleManager {
     if (moduleName === 'core') {
       sourcePath = getSourcePath('core');
     } else {
-      sourcePath = await this.findModuleSource(moduleName);
+      // First check if module is in cache (for custom modules installed from external directories)
+      const cachePath = path.join(bmadDir, '_cfg', 'custom', moduleName);
+      if (await fs.pathExists(cachePath)) {
+        sourcePath = cachePath;
+      } else {
+        sourcePath = await this.findModuleSource(moduleName);
+      }
       if (!sourcePath) {
         // No source found, skip module installer
         return;