# Nomarchy Roadmap

This is the mid-term plan for Nomarchy. It exists so future sessions — human or agent — can pick up work without re-deriving context. Items move from **Now** → **Next** → **Later** as priorities shift, and from any column into **Shipped** at the bottom when done. There are no dates: ship-when-ready.

If you're new here, also read [`docs/STRUCTURE.md`](STRUCTURE.md) and [`docs/OPTIONS.md`](OPTIONS.md). Existing-NixOS users should also read [`docs/MIGRATION.md`](MIGRATION.md).

## 1. Vision & guardrails

Nomarchy is a NixOS-based distribution that gives you a polished Hyprland desktop (Hyprland + waybar + walker + a curated theming engine) on a strictly declarative, flake-based foundation. Goal: power-user polish without giving up reproducibility.

Guardrails (apply when adding anything):

- **Declarative-first.** No imperative state in `core/`. Anything mutable lives in `~/.config/nomarchy/state.json` or in NixOS options.
- **Downstream-flake friendly.** Every behavior toggle is a `nomarchy.*` option documented in `docs/OPTIONS.md`. Adding a feature without a corresponding option is a bug.
- **Opt-in by default.** New features default off (or default to the existing behavior). The installer can flip defaults for the user, but the option must read sensibly when set by hand.
- **Reuse before invent.** Before adding a script, grep `core/system/scripts/`, `features/scripts/utils/`, and `themes/engine/scripts/` — there are ~155 of them, and many of the things you want already exist.

## 2. Now / Next / Later board

### Now (ready to pick up)

- **Full QA audit of shipped features.** Walk every feature/component end-to-end on a real install, fix what's small, log what's not. Runs as per-component PR sweeps — methodology in [Pillar 8](#8-pillar-qa-audit--features--components).
- **Installer: "What's installed?" summary on first boot.** Surface what the installer actually wrote (theme, font, profiles, drives, form factor) from `state.json` + `nomarchy-system-scripts` introspection so the user can verify before they start customising. Detail in [Pillar 4](#4-pillar-installer).
- **Installer: optional non-LUKS branch.** Let users explicitly opt out of FDE during install. Detail in [Pillar 4](#4-pillar-installer).

### Next (bigger lifts that build on Now)

- **Accessibility — home-side companion.** Hyprland-side bits the system preset can't reach: slower `input.repeat_rate` / `repeat_delay` defaults, `SUPER+ALT+S` keybinding to launch Orca, and a high-contrast palette under `themes/palettes/`. Gated on a new `nomarchy.accessibility.enable` mirror of the system option.
- **Gaming — declarative flathub remote.** `services.flatpak.enable` doesn't ship a declarative remote API in nixpkgs. Either add the `flatpak-managed-install` overlay, write a one-shot systemd unit that runs `flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub …`, or surface the manual step in `nomarchy-welcome`.
- **Plymouth theme variants per palette.** Currently one Plymouth theme; could template per-palette so the boot splash matches the active theme.

### Later (speculative or research-shaped)

- **Declarative-state migration.** Move the bits of `state.json` that don't actually need runtime mutability (theme, font, isLightMode) into NixOS / home-manager options, leaving only genuinely runtime-only state behind. Reduces the "two sources of truth" surface.
- **Rolling vs pinned channel choice in the installer.** Today the generated flake pins `nomarchy` to a rev. Offer a "rolling" option that follows `main` and a `nomarchy-rollback` helper for stuck rebuilds.
- **Theme creation wizard.** A `nomarchy-theme-new` script that scaffolds a new palette from a base16 hex set (or by sampling a wallpaper), runs `nomarchy-themes-prebuild`, and opens a PR template.
- **CI matrix on Forgejo Actions.** On every push: `nix flake check`, build `nomarchy-installer`, `nomarchy-live`, `default`. On tag: publish ISOs as release artefacts.
- **Golden-image VM tests per palette.** A `nixosTest` per palette that boots the `default` config, takes a screenshot, and diffs against a golden image. Catches Stylix regressions before they hit users.
- **Forgejo release pipeline.** `vYY.MM.x` tags matching the upstream NixOS channel; the pipeline pushes the three ISOs and an updated `flake.lock` snapshot.
- **Optional `nomarchy-installer-vm`** rebuilt as a real flake app (not a one-off shell script) so users can install Nomarchy into a libvirt VM declaratively.
- **Surface support module** via the relevant `nixos-hardware` profile + Surface kernel patches behind a `nomarchy.hardware.isSurface` toggle.

## 3. Pillar: Script & menu audit

Nomarchy ships **~155** `nomarchy-*` scripts across three directories, plus a 379-line `nomarchy-menu` with 23 submenu functions. Some are first-class Nomarchy work; some are direct Omarchy ports that haven't been adapted; some are dangling references the menu calls but no script implements (e.g. `nomarchy-backup`, `nomarchy-debug`, `nomarchy-pkg`, `nomarchy-pkg-aur-add`, `nomarchy-plymouth`, `nomarchy-refresh-hyprland`, `nomarchy-reinstall`, `nomarchy-rollback`, `nomarchy-screenrecord-filename`, `nomarchy-theme`, `nomarchy-update-firmware`, `nomarchy-upload-log`, `nomarchy-version`, `nomarchy-wallpaper`, `nomarchy-skill`, `nomarchy-luks`).

This pillar fixes that. It runs as two phases.

### Phase A — Inventory & triage

Lands as a single PR. Output is `docs/SCRIPTS.md` populated with rows for every script and every menu item.

1. Run a generator (one-shot helper, doesn't have to be checked in) that produces three lists:
   - All `nomarchy-*` scripts under `core/system/scripts/`, `features/scripts/utils/`, `themes/engine/scripts/`.
   - All `nomarchy-*` *callers* (grep `core/`, `features/`, `themes/`, `installer/`, `bin/`).
   - The set difference (orphaned callers ↔ unreferenced scripts).
2. Walk `features/scripts/utils/nomarchy-menu` and list every menu entry with its target script.
3. Tag each row with a status:
   - `kept` — works on Nomarchy, no change needed.
   - `port-from-omarchy` — exists upstream, needs adapting (drop pacman/yay/AUR, repath to NixOS, talk to `nomarchy.system.*` options).
   - `delete-dead` — neither used nor needed; remove and update callers.
   - `stub-with-notify` — temporarily replace with a `notify-send "Not yet implemented in Nomarchy"` so the menu stops looking broken until the work is scheduled.
   - `unknown` — needs a deeper look before tagging.
4. The completed table lives at [`docs/SCRIPTS.md`](SCRIPTS.md). The roadmap links to it; this section just sets the methodology.

### Phase B — Adapt or remove

Lands as PR batches of ~10 scripts each, branch named `wave/audit-<batch>`. Per script:

- For `port-from-omarchy`: rewrite the script for Nomarchy paths (`/etc/nixos`, `nixos-rebuild`, `home-manager`, no Arch idioms), wire it into `nomarchy.system.*` where applicable, and update every caller (menu, waybar, keybindings).
- For `delete-dead`: `git rm` the script *and* fix every caller — a `find` + `sed` pass against `nomarchy-menu`, every `*.conf`, and every nix file.
- For `stub-with-notify`: write the one-liner stub in place. The roadmap row stays open until the real implementation lands.

Each PR description should reference the row(s) in `docs/SCRIPTS.md` it closes, and reviewers spot-check that no caller still points at a stale name.

## 4. Pillar: Installer

- "What's installed?" summary screen on boot of a freshly-installed system, sourced from `state.json` + `nomarchy-system-scripts` introspection (Now).
- Optional non-LUKS branch in the installer for users who explicitly opt out of FDE (Now).
- Richer disk metadata (Shipped).
- `disko-golden.nix` variants for software-RAID and BTRFS-pool-as-root (Shipped).
- Pre-flight resume polish (Shipped).
- Software-profile multi-select (Shipped).
- Form-factor → laptop preset (Shipped).

## 5. Pillar: Power, hardware, presets

- Auto-detect dGPU presence in `installer/hardware-db.sh` and pre-fill `hardware.nvidia.prime.{intel,nvidia}BusId` in the generated `system.nix` (driver stack itself is Shipped — see entry below).
- Surface support behind `nomarchy.hardware.isSurface` (Later).
- Laptop preset: TLP, upower, brightness, lid, hypridle tuning (Shipped).
- Desktop preset: performance governor, no laptop UI (already filtered), ZFS hooks (Shipped).
- Accessibility preset (Shipped).
- Gaming preset (Shipped).
- Vendor matchers in `installer/hardware-db.sh` (Shipped — ROG Ally added; Surface/Framework/Lenovo entries corrected; Steam Deck + Snapdragon X documented as nixos-hardware-unsupported. CI now lints DB references).

## 6. Pillar: Onboarding & docs

- `nomarchy-welcome` first-run wizard (Shipped).
- `docs/KEYBINDINGS.md` auto-generator (Shipped).
- `docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md` (Shipped).
- `docs/index.md` / README docs index (Shipped — `README.md` links every doc in `docs/`).
- `nomarchy-manual` — opens the local `~/.local/share/nomarchy/README.md` via `xdg-open` (Shipped).

## 7. Pillar: Test, CI, release

- Forgejo Actions workflow:
  - on every push to `main`: `nix flake check` (≈ what we run by hand today).
  - on every PR: also build all three ISOs (cache hit on most of them).
  - on tag `vYY.MM.x`: publish ISOs as release artefacts.
- Versioning scheme: `vYY.MM.x` matching the upstream NixOS channel (e.g. `v25.11.3`).
- `nixosTest` per palette: boots `default` in a VM, screenshots the SDDM splash and the Hyprland desktop, diffs vs golden. Failure surfaces as CI red.
- A small `bin/utils/nomarchy-bench-iso-build` that records ISO build time + size into a per-commit JSON so we notice regressions.

## 8. Pillar: QA audit — features & components

Nomarchy now spans an installer, ~159 `nomarchy-*` scripts, a Hyprland desktop stack (Hyprland + waybar + walker + nightlight + idle), curated apps, a 22-palette theme engine, and two ISO hosts. Pillar 3 audited script *existence*; this pillar audits feature *behavior*. The goal: walk every shipped feature end-to-end on a real install, fix every bug or surprise inline when small, and capture the rest as new roadmap rows.

Runs as **per-component sweeps**. One PR per component, branch `wave/qa-<component>`. Don't grow scope mid-PR — bugs that need a new option, refactor, or missing module become a new **Now**/**Next** row.

Components (each is one sweep):

1. **Installer** — `installer/install.sh`, `installer/hardware-db.sh`, disko configs. Fresh install + `--resume` + `--dry-run`, on laptop and desktop, with FDE (non-LUKS branch is Later). Verify every generated file (`flake.nix`, `system.nix`, `home.nix`, `hardware-selection.nix`, `state.json`) is correct and idempotent.
2. **First-boot UX** — `nomarchy-welcome`, generated `home.nix`, SDDM and Plymouth metadata, default theme/font/panel position. Re-run on a clean VM; note every prompt that confuses and every default that's wrong.
3. **Core system modules** — `core/system/*` (laptop, desktop, accessibility, gaming, hybridGPU, impermanence, network, hardware, branding). For each: enable → rebuild → observe the claimed effect → disable → rebuild → observe it's gone. Cross-check against `docs/OPTIONS.md`.
4. **Core home modules** — `core/home/*` (options, state, behavior, overrides, deployed config). Verify every home-side `nomarchy.*` option does what its description claims; confirm `~/.config/nomarchy/overrides/` actually overrides.
5. **Desktop stack** — Hyprland (keybindings, window rules, monitors, input), waybar (every module × both panel positions × both form factors), walker (every launcher mode), idle, nightlight, notifications (mako). Reconcile `docs/KEYBINDINGS.md` against runtime.
6. **Apps** — `features/apps/*`. Each app: launches, themed via Stylix, configured as expected. Catches the "we package it but nobody configured it" class.
7. **Theme engine + palettes** — `nomarchy-theme-set` across all 22 palettes, font and wallpaper switchers, light-mode toggle. Verify per-palette Stylix targets render correctly across SDDM, Plymouth, GTK, Qt, terminals, browsers, waybar, walker.
8. **Scripts (runtime behavior)** — Pillar 3 confirmed existence; this sweep runs every user-visible script (especially every `nomarchy-menu` entry) on current NixOS and confirms it actually does the thing.
9. **ISOs** — boot `nomarchy-installer` and `nomarchy-live`; verify the `nomarchy-test-live-iso` flow; check the installer ISO ships every tool `install.sh` calls (regression class: `hardware-db.sh` missing, already shipped).
10. **Lib + state schema** — `lib/state-schema.nix`, color resolution, path helpers. Cross every codepath that produces `state.json` (installer, welcome wizard, hand-edit) against the schema; confirm bad inputs are rejected with a useful message.

Per-PR deliverable:

- PR body lists what was tested, what was broken, what was fixed inline, what was deferred (with the new roadmap row linked).
- Doc updates ride with the change per `docs/AGENT.md` §5.4.
- Don't bundle fixes across components — keep one component per branch so reviewers can spot-check end-to-end without context-switching.

Pillar is **done** when every component has a closed `wave/qa-<component>` PR and the roadmap captures every deferred finding.

## 9. Process notes

- **Branch naming:** `wave/<pillar>-<short-slug>`. Examples: `wave/audit-pkg-scripts`, `wave/installer-disk-metadata`, `wave/laptop-preset`.
- **One PR per audit batch.** Reference rows in `docs/SCRIPTS.md`. Smaller PRs review faster.
- **Living roadmap.** When an item ships, move it to the **Shipped** section at the bottom of this file rather than deleting it. Future-us gets a free changelog.
- **Plan files live separately.** Detailed implementation plans (the per-feature design docs Claude writes in plan mode) belong under `~/.claude/plans/` per session, not in the repo. The roadmap is the durable reference; plan files are working notes.
- **Don't widen scope mid-PR.** If the audit reveals a missing feature, file a new roadmap row, don't graft it onto the current PR.

## Shipped

(Move items here when they land — keep them brief, link the commit/PR.)

- _2026-05-18_ — Hardware DB correctness pass + ROG Ally support + CI lint. Audited every `nomarchy-hardware-db` entry against `inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules` and found **21 of 43 entries (49%) referenced modules that don't exist** — `microsoft-surface-pro-8`, `lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-gen11`, `framework-13-11th-gen-intel`, etc. were all eval-time failures waiting for a real user. Rewrote the DB to use only valid module names: Framework gens dropped the "13-" prefix in nixos-hardware (`framework-11th-gen-intel`, not `framework-13-11th-gen-intel`); ThinkPad X1 modules are `x1-Nth-gen`, not `x1-carbon-genN`; Surface Pro 6/7/8/10 all share `microsoft-surface-pro-intel`; Surface Book / Intel Surface Laptop have no module (rows dropped, generic detection still emits sensible `common-pc-laptop` + cpu/gpu). Added matchers for **ROG Ally** (RC71L / RC72LA / "ROG Ally" via `asus-ally-rc71l`). Documented Steam Deck and Snapdragon X as nixos-hardware-unsupported in a footer comment (Steam Deck → Jovian-NixOS; Snapdragon X → installer is x86_64 only). Added a CI step (`.forgejo/workflows/check.yml`) that fails on any DB entry whose module name isn't in `nixos-hardware.nixosModules` — closes this regression class.
- _2026-05-18_ — `nomarchy-manual` re-targeted at local docs. The script's `xdg-open` previously pointed at `https://learn.omacom.io/2/the-nomarchy-manual` — an upstream Omarchy URL that opened an unrelated page when users hit the menu's Help entry. Now opens `~/.local/share/nomarchy/README.md` (the local docs index per `SKILL.md`'s "Out of Scope" note), with a `notify-send` fallback if the source tree isn't synced.
- _2026-05-18_ — Docs hygiene: STRUCTURE.md "Root Directory" + Pillar 6 reality-check. `docs/STRUCTURE.md` listed three top-level files that don't exist (`GEMINI.md`, root-level `STRUCTURE.md`, `TODO.md`) — replaced with an accurate root listing plus a `docs/` sub-tree that names every doc. Pillar 6 in this file had `nomarchy-welcome`, `docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md`, and the "docs index" bullet still marked Next despite all three shipping on 2026-04-26 — moved to `(Shipped)`. `nomarchy-manual` bullet's "orphaned reference today" claim was stale (the script is called from `nomarchy-menu` and `nomarchy-theme-install`); rewritten to reflect the real remaining issue — its hardcoded `xdg-open https://learn.omacom.io/2/the-nomarchy-manual` is an Omarchy URL.
- _2026-05-18_ — Installer state.json is now schema-driven. Replaced the heredoc in `installer/install.sh` that hardcoded the JSON literal (theme/dns/wifi/features/etc.) with a `nix eval` of `lib/state-schema.nix`'s `system` block, overlaid with the installer-chosen timezone. Closes the last source-of-truth split after the centralization batch — adding a new default in the schema now reaches the installer with no further plumbing. Output is identical modulo alphabetical key ordering (Nix's `builtins.toJSON` sorts keys; toggle scripts read/write via `jq` so it's invisible to them). Dry-run path unchanged (still bind-mounts a fake `/mnt` so the generator's absolute paths resolve correctly). `bash -n` + `shellcheck --severity=error` clean.
- _2026-05-18_ — Complete the hybrid-GPU wiring + fix unoverridable state-derived options. Two related fixes shipped together. **(1)** `nomarchy.system.features.hybridGPU = true` now wires the full NVIDIA driver stack (`services.xserver.videoDrivers = ["nvidia"]`, `hardware.graphics.{enable,enable32Bit}`, `hardware.nvidia.{modesetting,powerManagement}.enable`, `package = nvidiaPackages.stable`, `boot.kernelParams += "nvidia-drm.modeset=1"`) — was previously enabling only `supergfxd` mode-switching while leaving the system with no NVIDIA driver loaded, so mode switches silently no-op'd. All knobs use `lib.mkDefault` so a downstream `system.nix` can pin a beta driver, flip to the open kernel module, etc. Bus-ID prime config (per-machine) stays user-supplied — `docs/OPTIONS.md` has the full recipe. **(2)** Both `core/system/state.nix` and `core/home/state.nix` now use `lib.mkDefault` on every state.json-derived assignment, fixing a class of "I set X in my system.nix but it doesn't take effect" bugs (the state-derived value was at default priority and conflicted with the user's same-priority override). Side-effect cleanup: `core/system/state.nix` now also reads from `lib/state-schema.nix` like `core/home/state.nix` does, completing the schema-centralization started two batches ago. Verified `nix flake check` + an override test that flips hybridGPU via an overlay and confirms the entire driver stack engages.
- _2026-05-18_ — Pillar 4: pre-flight resume polish. Fixed four resume-flow gaps in `installer/install.sh`: (1) `--resume` with a missing state file now errors loudly with a tmpfs explanation instead of silently falling through to a fresh prompt cycle (the most common operator confusion was "rebooted, forgot tmpfs eats /tmp/, watched the installer start over without realising"); (2) on resume, the saved target drive is validated as a block device before any disk-phase step runs — catches the live-ISO USB-unplugged / non-deterministic /dev/sdX class of mid-install failures; (3) `save_state` now stamps an ISO-8601 timestamp and `load_state` shows a `(saved Xm ago)` banner plus a `Target: /dev/X → user @ host` summary line, so the user can `Ctrl-C` if they're resuming onto the wrong host before any destructive prompt fires; (4) `--help` now documents the tmpfs limitation. `shellcheck --severity=error` passes.
- _2026-05-18_ — Declarative-state defaults centralization. Made `lib/state-schema.nix` the single source of truth for every state-default that previously lived in three places (the schema itself, `core/system/options.nix` / `core/home/options.nix` `default = …` clauses, and `core/home/state.nix` `or …` fallbacks). Replaced ~25 hardcoded literals with `schema.<scope>.<key>` reads. Side-effect: fixed a lingering bug where `core/home/options.nix:theme` still defaulted to `"summer-night"` after the system-side was moved to `"nord"` — half the codebase's home option resolved to the wrong theme when state.json was missing/blank. `nix flake check --no-build` confirms zero semantic change for every other field. Doesn't touch the installer-written `state.json` (separate batch — needs schema → JSON generation).
- _2026-05-18_ — Pillar 7 first step: Forgejo Actions CI (eval + lint). New `.forgejo/workflows/check.yml` runs on every push to `main` and every PR: (1) `nix flake check --no-build` to catch eval regressions, (2) `bash -n` + `shellcheck --severity=error` over every `nomarchy-*` bash script (whole-tree, not just changed files — gates branches that bypass the pre-commit hook), (3) `docs/SCRIPTS.md` drift check (fails loudly if a script change didn't regenerate the audit doc). All three checks pass locally on the current tree. Activation requires enabling Actions on the Forgejo repo and registering a `forgejo-runner`; the workflow itself is dormant until then. ISO build job is intentionally deferred — needs a binary cache (Cachix/Attic) to be tractable.
- _2026-05-18_ — **Pillar 3 Phase B: complete.** Final batch (restart/sudo/theme/misc clusters) cleared the last 13 `unused?` rows. Deleted five truly dead scripts: `nomarchy-restart-{hyprctl,mako}` (theme switching calls `hyprctl reload`/`makoctl reload` directly now), `nomarchy-restart-tmux` (one-liner of marginal value), `nomarchy-battery-present` (battery monitor checks `/sys/class/power_supply/BAT*` inline), `nomarchy-sudo-keepalive` (intended-to-be-sourced building block with no users). Surfaced eight useful tools in `SKILL.md` so the audit catches them as `kept` and AI assistants can discover them: `nomarchy-restart-trackpad` (intel_quicki2c reload), `nomarchy-sudo-{passwordless-toggle,reset}`, `nomarchy-theme-{bg-install,refresh,remove}`, `nomarchy-refresh-fastfetch`, `nomarchy-windows-vm` (new Virtualization section). Final state: 159 scripts, all `kept`, `unused?` = 0, missing references = 0.
- _2026-05-18_ — Pillar 3 Phase B: webapp/tui/voxtype install-remove pair triage. Deleted two dead webapp URI handlers (`nomarchy-webapp-handler-hey`, `nomarchy-webapp-handler-zoom`) — no `.desktop` MimeType registration anywhere routed `mailto:`/`zoom:` URIs to them, so the handlers could never fire. Surfaced six useful CLI tools in `SKILL.md` "Common Tasks" so they're discoverable by AI assistants and tagged `kept` by the audit: `nomarchy-webapp-{remove,remove-all}`, `nomarchy-tui-{remove,remove-all}`, `nomarchy-voxtype-{install,remove}`. Script count 166 → 164; `unused?` 21 → 13.
- _2026-05-18_ — Pillar 3 Phase B: dead-code sweep (NixOS-irrelevant Omarchy ports). Deleted five scripts that duplicated NixOS-native facilities or referenced infrastructure Nomarchy doesn't ship: `nomarchy-rollback` (boot-menu generations + `nixos-rebuild rollback` already cover this), `nomarchy-snapshot` (used `snapper`; impermanence and BTRFS subvolumes are the Nomarchy answer), `nomarchy-migrate-state` (one-shot pre-unification migration, no current callers), `nomarchy-config-direct-boot` (added an EFI entry for a UKI we never build), and `nomarchy-npx-install` (Arch idiom — `nix-shell -p nodejs` is the NixOS path). Kept `nomarchy-build-iso` and `nomarchy-build-live-iso` and surfaced them in README §2 so the audit tags them `kept`. Script count 171 → 166.
- _2026-05-18_ — Pillar 3 Phase B: missing-references triage. (1) Wrote `themes/engine/scripts/nomarchy-theme-next` so `SKILL.md`'s documented "cycle to next theme" command resolves; (2) scrubbed three stale `nomarchy-dev-*` references from `core/home/config/nomarchy-skill/SKILL.md`; (3) added a line-context filter to both `nomarchy-docs-scripts` generators that drops `nomarchy-*` tokens appearing in Nix `pname`/derivation idents, `/tmp/` & `/etc/sudoers.d/` paths, `nixosConfigurations.*` / `packages.*` flake outputs, `mktemp -t` prefixes, systemd unit vars, `./result/bin/run-` binaries, and `docker` container references; (4) added a small token-level denylist for five residual non-script identifiers (`nomarchy-plymouth`, `nomarchy-sddm-theme`, `nomarchy-live`, `nomarchy-rev`, `nomarchy-windows`) that survive line filtering. `docs/SCRIPTS.md` "Missing references" section is now empty (was 15).
- _2026-05-04_ — Pillar 8: Distro Branding. (1) Scrubbed remaining "Omarchy" and "Spirit of Omarchy" references from README, scripts, and welcome wizard; (2) Updated `nomarchy-welcome` banner and `nomarchy-version` codename ("Sovereign"); (3) Verified existing `core/system/branding.nix` handles OS-release and bootloader labels; (4) Confirmed SDDM and Plymouth metadata are already Nomarchy-branded.
- _2026-05-04_ — Thorough Out-of-the-Box QA Audit. (1) Restored automatic wallpaper switching by removing image filters from deployed themes; (2) Fixed broken "Style" menu entries by creating missing `about.txt` and `screensaver.txt` branding files; (3) Cleaned up conflicting keybindings by removing deprecated `tiling.conf` and updating the doc generator; (4) Removed legacy Nord theme hack from `nomarchy-theme-set`; (5) Fixed JSON parse error in `summer-day` waybar theme.
- _2026-05-03_ — Fixed multi-disk LUKS/BTRFS boot hang. (1) Moved temporary LUKS keyfile to `/tmp/` so Disko correctly omits it from the runtime configuration; (2) Injected `x-systemd.requires` and `x-systemd.device-timeout=0` into BTRFS mount options to ensure all LUKS drives are decrypted before mounting.
- _2026-05-03_ — Fixed CLI wrappers and removed obsolete code. (1) Updated `nomarchy-font`, `nomarchy-theme`, and `nomarchy-wallpaper` CLI wrappers to use modern Walker menus; (2) Removed the obsolete and broken `themes/engine/switcher.nix` and its associated Nix-inlined scripts; (3) Cleaned up remaining `$NOMARCHY_PATH` references from the Omarchy era.
- _2026-05-03_ — Fixed `/etc/nixos` ownership after installation. Added a `chown -R $USERNAME:users /etc/nixos` step via `nixos-enter` at the end of `installer/install.sh` so the main user owns their configuration and can run `home-manager` commands without `sudo`.
- _2026-05-01_ — Installer & Script Audit Polish. (1) Fixed a critical bash dynamic scoping bug in `installer/install.sh` where `rc=0` assignments inside functions (Impermanence, Form Factor) were clobbering the main loop's return code, causing the installer to abort when "No" was selected; (2) Polished `hosts/nomarchy-live.nix` with auto-login for the `nixos` user and passwordless sudo for the `wheel` group; (3) Repurposed `nomarchy-toggle-suspend` to execute `systemctl suspend` directly and updated `nomarchy-menu` to reflect this; (4) Updated `nomarchy-launch-wifi` to use `nmtui` in Alacritty; (5) Regenerated `docs/SCRIPTS.md` to reflect the updated script mappings.
- _2026-04-30_ — `set -e` sweep across `nomarchy-*` scripts. Added `set -e` to 142 of 169 bash scripts that lacked it (27 already had it). Halts a class of "command failed silently in the middle of a chain, system left in half-applied state" bugs that produced repeat-fix commits. One deliberate exception: `nomarchy-menu` runs without `set -e` because it's an interactive UX loop where action failures should re-display the menu rather than abort the script. Pre-commit hook now enforces `bash -n` + `shellcheck --severity=error` so future scripts can't regress this.
- _2026-04-30_ — Installer disk-phase reliability. Hardened `installer/install.sh` and consolidated the disko configs: (1) `select_disk` now hides the live-ISO boot device(s) so the installer can't format its own boot media (`NOMARCHY_INSTALL_ALLOW_ISO_TARGET=1` to override); (2) added a 10 GiB minimum-capacity preflight; (3) `prewipe_target_drive` enumerates every active dm-crypt mapping backed by the target drive and closes them, drops the silent `|| true` from `wipefs`/`sgdisk`/`dd`, bounds `udevadm settle` to 30s, and refuses to continue if anything is still mounted; (4) wrapped the disko call in `run_disko_with_retry` with last-30-lines + Retry / View full log / Abort dialog on failure; (5) replaced the sed-templated `disko-golden.nix` + `disko-btrfs-multi.nix` pair with a single `disko-config.nix` Nix function called via `--argstr mainDrive … --arg extraDrives '[…]'` — eliminates a class of escaping bugs (cf. `3aadc36`); (6) added an EXIT trap so the tmpfs LUKS key file is removed even on early abort.
- _2026-04-30_ — Gaming home-side companion. New `nomarchy.gaming.enable` option (mirror of `nomarchy.system.gaming.enable`) and `core/home/gaming.nix` module that injects a Hyprland `windowrulev2 = fullscreen, class:^(steam_app_).*$` so Steam-launched games grab the whole screen. Closes the "Gaming — Hyprland window rule" Next-column row.
- _2026-04-26_ — Default to highest resolution (`highres`) for monitors. Updated `features/desktop/hyprland/config/monitors.conf` and forced it in the live ISO (`nomarchy-live`) to resolve issues where some hardware would default to a low resolution (1024x768).
- _2026-04-26_ — First-run welcome wizard (`nomarchy-welcome`). Extended from a one-shot greeter into a guided picker for theme, font, and panel position. Added Step 4 to generate a starter `home.nix` if missing. State is now persisted in `state.json` via `.welcome_done`. Added `nomarchy.panelPosition` option to Waybar.
- _2026-04-26_ — Multi-disk BTRFS support in the installer. Added `installer/disko-btrfs-multi.nix` template and updated `installer/install.sh` to allow selecting multiple drives via `gum choose --no-limit`. Implements BTRFS "single" data + RAID1 metadata across multiple LUKS-encrypted drives.
- _2026-04-26_ — Distro Branding Phase 2. Updated bootloader entries to use "Nomarchy" as the label. Set ISO volume IDs to `NOMARCHY_INSTALLER` and `NOMARCHY_LIVE`. Fixed branding in Plymouth theme metadata and SDDM metadata.
- _2026-04-26_ — Distro Branding Phase 1. Renamed `installerIso` to `nomarchy-installer` and `installerIsoGraphical` to `nomarchy-live`. Updated metadata and host configurations. Scrubbed "Omarchy" from Plymouth and installer messages.
- _2026-04-26_ — Fix `hardware-db.sh` missing in `nomarchy-installer.nix`. Resolved boot error where `install.sh` failed to source the hardware database on the TTY installer ISO.
- _2026-04-26_ — Installer review-then-edit flow (`installer/install.sh`). Review screen now offers Continue / Edit a field / Abort. Edit opens a multi-select of saved fields; chosen fields clear and the next loop iteration re-prompts only those. Benefits both fresh installs (typo fixes without abort+restart) and `--resume` (lands on review immediately, since the loaded vars short-circuit each prompt). LUKS passphrase is held in memory across loop iterations so re-edits don't re-ask for it.
- _2026-04-26_ — `docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md`. The five most common rebuild errors (option-already-declared, attribute-missing, Stylix target conflict, home-manager `.hm-bak` churn, impermanence path missing) with copy-paste fixes. Linked from `README.md` and `docs/MIGRATION.md`.
- _2026-04-26_ — Gaming preset module (`core/system/gaming.nix`). Opt-in `nomarchy.system.gaming.enable` (default false). Wires `programs.steam` (with `remotePlay`/`localNetworkGameTransfers` firewall holes via `mkDefault`), `programs.gamemode`, and `services.flatpak`. Flathub remote and Hyprland window-rule split into separate Next-column rows.
- _2026-04-26_ — Accessibility preset module (`core/system/accessibility.nix`). New `nomarchy.system.accessibility.{enable,cursorSize}` options (opt-in, default off — accessibility isn't a hardware-derived signal). Enables `services.gnome.at-spi2-core`, installs Orca, and sets `XCURSOR_SIZE=32` (configurable). Hyprland-side companion (key-repeat slowdown, Orca keybinding, high-contrast palette) split into a new Next-column row.
- _2026-04-26_ — Desktop preset module (`core/system/desktop.nix`). New `nomarchy.system.desktop.enable` option; defaults to `formFactor == "desktop"` (mirror of the laptop preset's auto-enable). Pins `powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor` to `"performance"` and enables `services.zfs.{autoScrub,trim}` so a future ZFS pool gets sensible maintenance for free.
- _2026-04-26_ — Laptop preset module (`core/system/laptop.nix`). New `nomarchy.system.laptop.{enable,thermald}` options; `enable` defaults to `formFactor == "laptop"` so the installer's existing `formFactor` write auto-flips it on. Wires TLP (governors + 75/80 charge thresholds), force-disables `power-profiles-daemon`, enables `upower` and `thermald` (x86_64), adds the brightnessctl udev rule for backlight without root, and sets a logind lid-switch policy that defers to `hibernation.enable`. Closes both the Now item and the largest Next item.
- _2026-04-25_ — Software-profile multi-select in the installer. Users can now pick Dev, Gaming, Office, Media, and CLI Utils profiles during install; logic emits corresponding `home.packages` and system toggles into the generated config.
- _2026-04-25_ — Pillar 3 Phase B: script & menu audit. Ported/implemented/stubbed ~40 scripts including `nomarchy-version`, `nomarchy-debug`, `nomarchy-reinstall`, `nomarchy-rollback`, `nomarchy-update-firmware`, `nomarchy-pkg-*`, and `nomarchy-theme-*` wrappers. Moved desktop scripts to packaged utility directory.
- _2026-04-25_ — Docker & fwupd support. Added `nomarchy.system.virtualization.docker.enable` and `nomarchy.hardware.fwupd` options. Wires system services and adds `docker-compose` and `fwupdmgr` to PATH.
- _2026-04-25_ — Installer VM testing. Added `installerVm` to flake nixosConfigurations, packages, and apps. `nomarchy-test-installer` now uses `nix run .#installerVm`.
- _2026-04-25_ — `docs/KEYBINDINGS.md` auto-generator. New repo-tooling script `bin/utils/nomarchy-docs-keybindings` parses every `bindd =` / `bindeld =` line into a Markdown doc; README's keybinding table slimmed to highlights + link.
- _2026-04-25_ — Installer disk picker shows NAME / SIZE / TYPE / VENDOR / MODEL / SERIAL columns instead of bare `lsblk`. Type derived from `ROTA` + `TRAN` (NVMe / USB / SSD / HDD). Filters loop, ram, zram, sr.
- _2026-04-25_ — Pillar 3 Phase A: script & menu audit. New `bin/utils/nomarchy-docs-scripts` generator produces `docs/SCRIPTS.md` with 136 scripts and the menu walk pre-tagged via heuristics (`kept` / `unused?` / `missing`). Phase B (per-batch porting / removal) opens.
- _2026-04-25_ — Installer prompts for keyboard layout + locale, applies live; new `nomarchy.{system,}.formFactor` option; waybar drops battery widget on desktop; nm-applet visibility fix in default theme; live-ISO baseline keymap/locale (`a7e7fa9`).
- _2026-04-25_ — `docs/OPTIONS.md` reference; `docs/MIGRATION.md` linked from `README.md` (`3cb012b`, `6ef28f0`).
