Added one line inside the wake block to capture the time of the wake event: obj.wakeTimestamp = os.time()

WindowManager.lua

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ obj.isMenuUpdating = false -- Safety guard to prevent concurrent IPC menu render
 obj.wakeTimer = nil     
 obj.lastScreenCount = #hs.screen.allScreens()
 obj.lastSavedTime = "Never"
+obj.wakeTimestamp = 0 -- Track wake time to isolate screen changes during system startup
 
 -- ==========================================
 -- INTERNAL UTILITIES
@@ -232,7 +233,6 @@ end
 local timerMenu = hs.menubar.new()
 
 function updateMenu()
-    -- Safety Guard: Bail if update is already running from a previous thread block
     if obj.isMenuUpdating then return end
     obj.isMenuUpdating = true
 
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ obj.powerWatcher = hs.caffeinate.watcher.new(function(event)
     if event == hs.caffeinate.watcher.systemWillSleep or event == hs.caffeinate.watcher.screensDidSleep or event == hs.caffeinate.watcher.screensDidLock then
         log("POWER: Sleep event.")
         obj.isTransitioning = true
-        -- Stop both timers entirely so they don't fire or stack requests while suspended
         if obj.autoSaveTimer then obj.autoSaveTimer:stop() end
         if obj.clockTimer then obj.clockTimer:stop() end
     elseif event == hs.caffeinate.watcher.systemDidWake or event == hs.caffeinate.watcher.screensDidWake or event == hs.caffeinate.watcher.screensDidUnlock then
@@ -279,8 +278,8 @@ obj.powerWatcher = hs.caffeinate.watcher.new(function(event)
         obj.isMenuUpdating = false 
         obj.isTransitioning = false 
         obj.isRestoring = false
+        obj.wakeTimestamp = os.time() 
         
-        -- Safely start timers up only after wakeup initialization
         if obj.autoSaveTimer then obj.autoSaveTimer:start() end
         if obj.clockTimer then obj.clockTimer:start() end
         if obj.wakeTimer then obj.wakeTimer:stop() end
@@ -288,15 +287,15 @@ obj.powerWatcher = hs.caffeinate.watcher.new(function(event)
         local currentScreens = #hs.screen.allScreens()
         
         if currentScreens > 1 then
+            log("WAKE ACTIVATE: Multi-screen detected on wake. Scheduling layout restoration.")
+            obj.lastScreenCount = currentScreens -- Sync variable immediately so it knows we are docked
             obj.wakeTimer = hs.timer.doAfter(12, function() 
                 obj.isTransitioning = false
                 obj.isRestoring = false 
-                obj.lastScreenCount = currentScreens
                 obj.restoreLayout()
                 obj.wakeTimer = nil
             end)
         else
-            -- Only run rescue if the state actually dropped from multi-monitor down to single monitor during sleep
             if obj.lastScreenCount > 1 then
                 log("WAKE ACTIVATE: Screen count dropped from " .. obj.lastScreenCount .. " to 1 during sleep. Running rescue.")
                 obj.rescueWindowsToLaptop()
@@ -314,6 +313,11 @@ hs.hotkey.bind({"shift", "cmd"}, "R", function() obj.restoreLayout() end)
 hs.hotkey.bind({"shift", "cmd", "ctrl"}, "L", obj.rescueWindowsToLaptop)
 
 obj.screenWatcher = hs.screen.watcher.new(function()
+    if (os.time() - obj.wakeTimestamp) < 10 then
+        log("DOCK EVENT: Dropped via wake isolation guard.")
+        return
+    end
+
     if obj.isTransitioning or obj.isRestoring or obj.wakeTimer then 
         log("DOCK EVENT: Ignored.")
         return 
@@ -364,7 +368,6 @@ function obj.showMenu()
     local min = math.floor(obj.saveCountdown / 60)
     local sec = obj.saveCountdown % 60
 
-    -- 1. Base Core Operational Rows
     local choices = {
         {
             text = string.format("⏱️ Next Autosave: %d:%02d", min, sec),
@@ -393,11 +396,9 @@ function obj.showMenu()
         }
     }
 
-    -- 2. Dynamically read layout file and append saved windows
     local data = hs.json.read(obj.layoutFile)
     if data and data.windows and #data.windows > 0 then
         for _, win in ipairs(data.windows) do
-            -- Verify if the application is currently running on the system server
             local isRunning = hs.application.get(win.bundleID) or hs.application.get(win.appName)
             local statusIndicator = isRunning and "🟢" or "🔴"
             
@@ -438,7 +439,6 @@ function obj.showMenu()
     obj.instanceChooser:show()
 end
 
--- Export module instance globally for direct IPC command routing
 WindowManager = obj
 
 return obj