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keybase-installer failing "Too many keys"

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$ keybase-installer 
info: Made temporary directory: /var/folders/_k/hynwrnmx6x7f9s1k1q9d5bgr0000gp/T/keybase_install__Fq2qprn_9V_pJ63bUyghA
info: Using keyset version v1
info: Fetching URL https://dist.keybase.io/sig/files/1/index.asc
info: cleaning up tmpdir /var/folders/_k/hynwrnmx6x7f9s1k1q9d5bgr0000gp/T/keybase_install__Fq2qprn_9V_pJ63bUyghA
error: too many keys found: 224

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Reproduce the failure by running keybase-installer and inspect the handling of the fetched keyset from https://dist.keybase.io/sig/files/1/index.asc. Trace why the installer reports 224 keys instead of proceeding, then verify that installation completes without the “too many keys” error.

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Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Newbie friendliness
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