The early-return branch uses a ternary that wraps an awaited expression and returns one of two object shapes. Per the skill's guidance to avoid compact ternaries in favor of explicit if/else, an if/else here would be clearer and easier to extend. User-visible impact: harder-to-read control flow for a critical lock-recovery decision.

Also found at:

• src/utils/runtime-instance.ts:51-54
• src/daemon.ts:152-171