diff --git a/apps/backend/analysis/analyzers/project_analyzer_module.py b/apps/backend/analysis/analyzers/project_analyzer_module.py
index b7380dbb49..356a1abbdd 100644
--- a/apps/backend/analysis/analyzers/project_analyzer_module.py
+++ b/apps/backend/analysis/analyzers/project_analyzer_module.py
@@ -116,6 +116,24 @@ def _find_and_analyze_services(self) -> None:
                             "language"
                         ):  # Only include if we detected something
                             services[item.name] = service_info
+
+            # Also check the project root itself for dependencies.
+            # Monorepo roots often have their own package.json + node_modules
+            # (e.g., npm/pnpm workspaces) that need to be shared with worktrees.
+            already_covered = self.project_dir in {
+                Path(s.get("path", "")) for s in services.values()
+            }
+            if not already_covered:
+                dep_indicators = ("package.json", "requirements.txt", "pyproject.toml")
+                root_has_deps = any(
+                    (self.project_dir / f).exists() for f in dep_indicators
+                )
+                if root_has_deps:
+                    root_analyzer = ServiceAnalyzer(self.project_dir, "root")
+                    root_info = root_analyzer.analyze()
+                    root_deps = root_info.get("dependency_locations", [])
+                    if root_deps:
+                        services["root"] = root_info
         else:
             # Single project - analyze root
             analyzer = ServiceAnalyzer(self.project_dir, "main")
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/main/app-logger.ts b/apps/frontend/src/main/app-logger.ts
index dc984d417d..7d877d9380 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/main/app-logger.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/main/app-logger.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ log.transports.file.fileName = 'main.log';
 // Note: We use electron-log's default archiveLogFn which properly rotates logs
 // by renaming old files to .old format. Custom implementations were problematic.
 
-// Console transport - always show warnings and errors, debug only in dev mode
-log.transports.console.level = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'debug' : 'warn';
+// Console transport - enable in dev mode only; in production (packaged app) console.log
+// writes to a pipe/PTY whose buffer can fill up, blocking the main thread synchronously
+// and causing UI hangs (see: hang report 2026-02-25, 66s freeze on write()).
+log.transports.console.level = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'debug' : false;
 log.transports.console.format = '[{h}:{i}:{s}] [{level}] {text}';
 // Guard console transport writes so broken stdio streams do not crash the app.
 {