feat(install): #59 NVIDIA commented system.nix guidance

When hardwareProfile includes common-gpu-nvidia, emit a comment-only
plain NixOS block (PRIME / powerManagement / open-module) in the
installer region of system.nix — same pattern as ROCm/NPU opt-ins.
HARDWARE.md §6 product direction marked shipped. Close #59.

Verified: V0 (patch-template smoke + negative + bash -n).

agent/BACKLOG.md

@@ -95,15 +95,6 @@ the Wi‑Fi card.” Does **not** rewrite the flake unless a later `--apply`
 is explicitly designed. Cost: extract script + package + man/README
 pointer; V0–V1.
 
-### 59. Installer: NVIDIA commented system.nix guidance
-Detection already adds `common-gpu-nvidia`; there is no
-`nomarchy.hardware.nvidia.*` and hybrid/PRIME is wiki territory. When
-NVIDIA is detected, emit a **commented** block in generated `system.nix`
-(same style as ROCm/NPU) pointing at PRIME / powerManagement /
-open-module and docs/HARDWARE.md §6 — not a full second stack. Cost:
-install script strings; V0 + doc. Prefer this over first-class NVIDIA
-options (`[big]` stays PROPOSED).
-
 ### 60. Battery / powerprofile: name-agnostic battery scan
 `power.nix` oneshot and menu/waybar globs use
 `/sys/class/power_supply/BAT*`. `nomarchy-battery-notify` correctly

agent/JOURNAL.md

@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ Template:
 
 ---
 
+## 2026-07-10 — #59 NVIDIA commented system.nix guidance
+- **Task:** NEXT #59 — when `common-gpu-nvidia` is selected, emit
+  commented PRIME/power/open-module guidance in installer-generated
+  system.nix (ROCm/NPU pattern).
+- **Did:** `has_nvidia` from HW_PROFILES → patch JSON; `build_installer_region`
+  emits comment-only plain NixOS block + HARDWARE.md §6 pointer. Docs §6
+  product direction marked shipped. Closed #59.
+- **Verified:** **V0** — patch-template smoke with nvidia true (region
+  contains hardware.nvidia.* comments + profile in flake); negative
+  (nvidia false) has neither; `bash -n` install script.
+- **Next suggestion:** #60 BAT*-agnostic battery scan.
+
 ## 2026-07-10 — #62 whole-swap CSS self-containment CI gate
 - **Task:** NEXT #62 — cheap gate that waybar.css defines every @color it
   references (would have caught neon-glass) + preview/backgrounds present.

docs/HARDWARE.md

@@ -228,10 +228,11 @@ force-load every GPU driver (avoids multi-driver panics). Proprietary
 NVIDIA on the live session is not the product focus; installed systems
 use the profile.
 
-**Product direction (queued):** when detection selects
-`common-gpu-nvidia`, emit a **commented** `system.nix` block with PRIME /
-power / open-module pointers (same pattern as ROCm / NPU comments), not
-a full second NVIDIA stack unless a maintainer commits to testing.
+**Product direction (shipped #59):** when `common-gpu-nvidia` is in
+`hardwareProfile`, the installer emits a **commented** `system.nix` block
+with PRIME / power / open-module pointers (same pattern as ROCm / NPU
+comments). A full `nomarchy.hardware.nvidia.*` stack stays optional and
+needs a maintainer + hardware-queue coverage.
 
 ## 7. Day-2: “my laptop is mostly fine, make it fully fine”
 

pkgs/nomarchy-install/nomarchy-install.sh

@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ if [[ ${#HW_NOMARCHY[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
         esac
     done
 fi
+# NVIDIA is a nixos-hardware MODULE only (no nomarchy.hardware.nvidia.*) —
+# still emit commented plain-NixOS guidance in system.nix (BACKLOG #59).
+has_nvidia=false
+[[ " ${HW_PROFILES[*]:-} " == *" common-gpu-nvidia "* ]] && has_nvidia=true
 is_laptop=false
 [[ " ${HW_PROFILES[*]:-} " == *" common-pc-laptop "* ]] && is_laptop=true
 thermald=false
@@ -452,6 +456,7 @@ python3 "$SHARE/patch-template.py" "$FLAKE_DIR" <<PYJSON
     "amd": $has_amd,
     "fingerprint": $has_fp,
     "cameraIr": $has_camera_ir,
+    "nvidia": $has_nvidia,
     "npu": $(if [[ -n "$NPU_VENDOR" ]]; then printf '%s' "$NPU_VENDOR" | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.dumps(sys.stdin.read().rstrip("\n")))'; else echo null; fi)
   },
   "resumeOffset": $resume_json,

pkgs/nomarchy-install/patch-template.py

@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ def build_installer_region(v: dict) -> str:
             )
 
     hw = v.get("hardware") or {}
-    if any(hw.get(k) for k in ("intel", "amd", "fingerprint", "cameraIr", "npu")):
+    if any(
+        hw.get(k)
+        for k in ("intel", "amd", "fingerprint", "cameraIr", "npu", "nvidia")
+    ):
         lines.append("  # Hardware enablement (auto-detected).")
     if hw.get("intel"):
         lines.append(
@@ -151,6 +154,17 @@ def build_installer_region(v: dict) -> str:
             f"  # nomarchy.hardware.npu.enable = true;            # {vendor} NPU (experimental; userspace BYO)",
             "  # nomarchy.hardware.latestKernel = true;          # if the NPU driver needs a newer kernel",
         ]
+    # NVIDIA: profile is in flake.nix (common-gpu-nvidia). Hybrid/PRIME
+    # knobs are plain NixOS — comment-only guidance, same pattern as ROCm.
+    if hw.get("nvidia"):
+        lines += [
+            "  # NVIDIA: common-gpu-nvidia is in hardwareProfile (flake.nix).",
+            "  # Hybrid/PRIME, power, open-module — plain NixOS; see docs/HARDWARE.md §6",
+            "  # and https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Nvidia (bus IDs are machine-specific).",
+            "  # hardware.nvidia.prime = { ... };                 # offload/sync",
+            "  # hardware.nvidia.powerManagement.enable = true;   # suspend/resume",
+            "  # hardware.nvidia.open = false;                    # true = open module (newer cards)",
+        ]
 
     if v.get("resumeOffset") is not None:
         root_uuid = nix_str(v["rootUuid"])