At 01:30 PM 10/22/2020, you wrote:
I have seen surface mount 0.05 pitch
pin headers come from their manufacturer with protective caps, but I
haven't been able to find anything to apply to 0.1" pin headers that I
could by aftermarket.
I'd use two jumpers. Hang one off one pin, hang the other off the other.
If you wanted to get fancy, superglue them in the middle.
- John