diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index bf13fcc16..a374e1fc2 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T05:38:05.782831Z",
-  "current_node": "solve",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T05:38:07.688651Z",
+  "current_node": "extract_patch",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
     "setup",
-    "solve"
+    "solve",
+    "extract_patch"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
-    "solve": 1,
+    "setup": 1,
     "start": 1,
-    "setup": 1
+    "extract_patch": 1,
+    "solve": 1
   },
   "context_values": {
     "thread.setup.current_node": "solve",
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@
     "internal.retry_count.setup": 1,
     "failure_class": "",
     "internal.retry_count.solve": 1,
-    "current.preamble": "Goal: \n\n## Completed stages\n- **setup**: fail\n  - Script: `git clone https://github.com/django/django.git . && git checkout 1710cdbe79c90665046034fe1700933d038d90ad && python -m pip install -e .`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n\n## Context\n- failure_class: deterministic\n- failure_signature: setup|deterministic|script failed with exit code: <n> ## stdout fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
+    "thread.solve.current_node": "extract_patch",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: \n\n## Completed stages\n- **setup**: fail\n  - Script: `git clone https://github.com/django/django.git . && git checkout 1710cdbe79c90665046034fe1700933d038d90ad && python -m pip install -e .`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **solve**: success\n  - Model: claude-haiku-4-5, 38.2k tokens in / 9.5k out\n  - Files: /home/daytona/workspace/docs/execution/run-configuration.mdx\n",
+    "internal.retry_count.extract_patch": 1,
     "failure_signature": "",
     "thread.start.current_node": "setup",
     "internal.run_id": "01KKTJA35J1KATAXRHJFY50A2E",
@@ -25,16 +29,41 @@
     "last_stage": "solve",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
-    "internal.thread_id": "setup",
+    "internal.thread_id": "solve",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
     "outcome": "success",
     "command.stderr": "",
-    "command.output": "fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
-    "current_node": "solve",
+    "command.output": "",
+    "current_node": "extract_patch",
     "graph.rankdir": "LR"
   },
   "logs": [],
   "node_outcomes": {
+    "extract_patch": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.output": "",
+        "command.stderr": ""
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: git diff",
+      "duration_ms": 22
+    },
+    "setup": {
+      "status": "fail",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n"
+      },
+      "failure": {
+        "message": "Script failed with exit code: 128\n\n## stdout\nfatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
+        "failure_class": "deterministic"
+      },
+      "duration_ms": 18
+    },
+    "start": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "duration_ms": 0
+    },
     "solve": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -55,31 +84,16 @@
         "/home/daytona/workspace/docs/execution/run-configuration.mdx"
       ],
       "duration_ms": 106403
-    },
-    "start": {
-      "status": "success",
-      "duration_ms": 0
-    },
-    "setup": {
-      "status": "fail",
-      "context_updates": {
-        "command.stderr": "",
-        "command.output": "fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n"
-      },
-      "failure": {
-        "message": "Script failed with exit code: 128\n\n## stdout\nfatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
-        "failure_class": "deterministic"
-      },
-      "duration_ms": 18
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "extract_patch",
+  "next_node_id": "exit",
   "loop_failure_signatures": {
     "setup|deterministic|script failed with exit code: <n> ## stdout fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.": 1
   },
   "node_visits": {
+    "solve": 1,
+    "extract_patch": 1,
     "start": 1,
-    "setup": 1,
-    "solve": 1
+    "setup": 1
   }
 }
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diff --git a/nodes/extract_patch/script_invocation.json b/nodes/extract_patch/script_invocation.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d29afc80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/extract_patch/script_invocation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "command": "git diff",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nodes/extract_patch/script_timing.json b/nodes/extract_patch/script_timing.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08277661f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/extract_patch/script_timing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "duration_ms": 22,
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nodes/extract_patch/status.json b/nodes/extract_patch/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb4ef4748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/extract_patch/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: git diff",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T05:38:07.688341+00:00"
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/solve/diff.patch b/nodes/solve/diff.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31fc40b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/solve/diff.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/docs/execution/run-configuration.mdx b/docs/execution/run-configuration.mdx
+index 27c330d..82c9473 100644
+--- a/docs/execution/run-configuration.mdx
++++ b/docs/execution/run-configuration.mdx
+@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ timeout_ms = 60000
+ 
+ Each command must exit with status 0. If any command fails or times out, the run aborts before the workflow starts.
+ 
++<Note>
++When cloning repositories, always clone into a named subdirectory rather than the current directory (`.`). The current working directory may already contain files, causing `git clone` to fail with "destination path already exists and is not an empty directory". Use `git clone <url> <dirname>` instead.
++</Note>
++
+ ### `[sandbox]`
+ 
+ Configure how agent tools (bash, file edits) are executed.
+@@ -488,4 +492,4 @@ Use `--preflight` to validate a run config without executing it:
+ 
+ ```bash
+ fabro run run.toml --preflight
+-```
++```
+\ No newline at end of file