From d41933cdcf76a8c366a992e312473f230a3efebe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdessamad Derraz <3028866+Abdess@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:16:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: let agnostic profiles claim no slot

A filename-agnostic profile ships its scan candidates, never its named
entries, and the gap report skips it whole. Its entries no longer
arbitrate a destination: RetroArch keeps the GameIndex.yaml it declares
instead of the ARMSX2 copy.
---
 scripts/slots.py    |  4 ++++
 tests/test_slots.py | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/slots.py b/scripts/slots.py
index 244bb259..eed245a2 100644
--- a/scripts/slots.py
+++ b/scripts/slots.py
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ def profile_claims(
     for emu_name, profile in sorted(profiles.items()):
         if profile.get("type") in ("launcher", "alias"):
             continue
+        # The gap report skips a filename-agnostic profile whole: the builder
+        # carries its scan candidates, never its named entries.
+        if profile.get("bios_mode") == "agnostic":
+            continue
         is_standalone = runs_standalone(emu_name, profile, standalone_cores)
         claims.extend(
             _archive_claims(
diff --git a/tests/test_slots.py b/tests/test_slots.py
index 24ee635d..0a5d9266 100644
--- a/tests/test_slots.py
+++ b/tests/test_slots.py
@@ -310,6 +310,20 @@ class TestConflicts(unittest.TestCase):
         )
         self.assertEqual(slots.profile_claims(profile, REGIONS_DB), [])
 
+    def test_a_filename_agnostic_profile_claims_nothing(self):
+        """The gap report skips a `bios_mode: agnostic` profile whole: the
+        builder carries its scan candidates, never its named entries.
+        ARMSX2's GameIndex.yaml replaced the one RetroArch declares."""
+        profile = self._profile("GC/JAP/IPL.bin")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            slots.find_conflicts(self._config("m" * 32), profile, REGIONS_DB)
+        )
+        profile["dolphin"]["bios_mode"] = "agnostic"
+        self.assertEqual(slots.profile_claims(profile, REGIONS_DB), [])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            slots.find_conflicts(self._config("m" * 32), profile, REGIONS_DB), []
+        )
+
     def test_base_destination_prefixes_both_sides(self):
         conflicts = slots.find_conflicts(
             self._config("m" * 32),