fix: release v1.7.50-alpha OTA runtime repair

scripts/self-update.sh

@@ -200,6 +200,19 @@ if [ -f "$REPO_DIR/scripts/image-versions.sh" ]; then
     sudo cp "$REPO_DIR/scripts/image-versions.sh" /opt/archipelago/image-versions.sh
 fi
 
+# Sync app manifests and app-local build contexts into the canonical
+# production manifest root. The backend orchestrator loads install specs from
+# /opt/archipelago/apps; updating only the binary/frontend can leave a node
+# with new installer logic but stale or missing app manifests.
+APPS_DEST="/opt/archipelago/apps"
+if [ -d "$REPO_DIR/apps" ]; then
+    sudo mkdir -p "$APPS_DEST"
+    sudo rsync -a --delete "$REPO_DIR/apps/" "$APPS_DEST/"
+    ok "App manifests synced"
+else
+    warn "Apps directory not found at $REPO_DIR/apps — install manifests may be stale"
+fi
+
 # Update first-boot-containers.sh too (the canonical first-boot orchestrator).
 # Nodes run it once on install, but keeping a fresh copy on disk means any
 # future boot or reconciler invocation uses current port specs and caps.