From 7ebfab4bd45c6d5a94b0261707aef1c22b449688 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernardo Magri <bernardo@bemagri.xyz>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:53:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(docking): make clamshell hotplug safe and discoverable
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Real dock QA exposed pointer-bound menus, an absent default rescue watcher, the unsafe zero-output panel-off path, missing keyboard/audio hotplug coverage, and unpainted new outputs.

Route Rofi to the focused output; replace panel disable with safe workspace migration; always run and reconnect the display watcher and repaint hotplugged outputs; expose a default per-device keyboard picker; handle audio card availability transitions.

Verified: V1 — nix flake check --no-build; checks.docking-ux real Home Manager artifact build; option-docs/template-sot; Nix parse, py_compile, and git diff --check. V2 unavailable: no readable KVM. V3 pending in agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md.
---
 README.md                                     |  10 +-
 agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md                       |  69 ++-----
 agent/JOURNAL.md                              |  19 +-
 agent/MEMORY.md                               |   4 +
 docs/ROADMAP.md                               |  35 ++--
 flake.nix                                     |  44 +++++
 modules/home/dock-audio.nix                   |  49 +++--
 modules/home/hyprland.nix                     | 184 ++++++++++++------
 modules/home/keybinds.nix                     |   1 +
 modules/home/options.nix                      |  14 +-
 modules/home/rofi.nix                         |  73 +++++--
 modules/home/theme.nix                        |   5 +-
 .../nomarchy-theme-sync.py                    |   2 +-
 templates/downstream/home.nix                 |   6 +-
 tools/monitor-fallback.nix                    |  13 +-
 15 files changed, 357 insertions(+), 171 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ee176b..72dba9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ two tables below are split along exactly that line.
 | `nomarchy.keyboard.layout` | `"us"` | XKB layout for the Hyprland session (installer writes the matching `services.xserver.xkb` in system.nix; the console + LUKS prompt follow via the distro default) |
 | `nomarchy.keyboard.variant` | `""` | XKB variant for the session |
 | `nomarchy.keyboard.devices` | `{}` | Per-device layout overrides (Hyprland `device` blocks keyed by `hyprctl devices` name) — e.g. an external keyboard with its own layout/variant |
-| `nomarchy.keyboard.layouts` | `[]` | Extra candidate layouts; when set, a watcher prompts (rofi) for a layout on a newly-connected keyboard and remembers it per-device |
+| `nomarchy.keyboard.layouts` | `[]` | Optional layouts to put first in the new-keyboard picker; the watcher runs by default, offers every installed XKB layout, and remembers the choice per-device. Pick/change one anytime at System › Keyboard |
 | `nomarchy.nightlight.enable` | `false` | Scheduled blue-light filter (hyprsunset) — warm at night (`.temperature`, default 4000K) between `.sunset`/`.sunrise`, no shift by day; set BOTH `.latitude`/`.longitude` for **geo mode** (wlsunset computes sunrise/sunset from your location; the fixed times are ignored); off by default — enable it from the menu (System › Night light; the first enable rebuilds), then toggle on/off instantly from the menu or the Waybar moon indicator (writes `settings.nightlight.on` in your flake, no rebuild) and it survives reboot, so it stays reproducible |
 | `nomarchy.updates.enable` | `false` | Passive update awareness: a background check (`.interval`, default daily) that flags when flake inputs (nixpkgs, the Nomarchy input, …) are behind upstream — and, with Flatpak on, when apps have updates (`.flatpak`) — via a Waybar indicator + notification. Never changes anything; click the indicator to run the upgrade flow |
 | `nomarchy.hyprland.enable` | `true` | Nomarchy's Hyprland config |
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ two tables below are split along exactly that line.
 | `nomarchy.rofi.enable` | `true` | Themed rofi launcher + `nomarchy-menu` dispatcher |
 | `nomarchy.swaync.enable` | `true` | swaync notifications, themed |
 | `nomarchy.batteryNotify.enable` | `true` | Low-battery toasts at the bar's thresholds — 25% low, 10% critical (stays up until dismissed); silent no-op on machines without a battery |
-| `nomarchy.dockAudio.enable` | `true` | Default audio output follows dock/monitor sinks (HDMI/DP/USB) on hotplug, with a toast; EasyEffects follows along; unplug falls back to built-in |
+| `nomarchy.dockAudio.enable` | `true` | Default audio output follows dock/monitor sinks (HDMI/DP/USB) on new-sink or card/port-availability hotplug events, with a toast; EasyEffects follows along; unplug falls back to built-in. Manual route: System › Audio |
 | `nomarchy.firstBootWelcome.enable` | `true` | One dismissible “you're set” toast on the first session (SUPER+M / SUPER+T / SUPER+? + network pointer); marker is `settings.firstBootShown` in the flake checkout |
 | `nomarchy.idle.enable` | `true` | hyprlock + hypridle (idle lock 5 min, display off 10, suspend 15 min — battery-only) |
 | `nomarchy.yazi.enable` | `true` | yazi TUI file manager, themed + curated plugins |
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ generations` is also your theme history. Waybar even restyles in place: it
 re-reads `style.css` when the symlink flips.
 
 The **wallpaper** is the one runtime piece (awww — nixpkgs' swww — is
-imperative; nothing in Nix consumes the path): applied at session start and
-after every switch via a tiny activation hook, cycled instantly with
-`bg next`.
+imperative; nothing in Nix consumes the path): applied at session start,
+after every switch via a tiny activation hook, and again when a monitor is
+hotplugged; cycled instantly with `bg next`.
 
 ### Config the menu writes (not just themes)
 
diff --git a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
index ffd59bf..1d9f00e 100644
--- a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
+++ b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
@@ -11,54 +11,27 @@ the **T14s** (webcam case).
 
 ## Any machine (dev box is fine)
 
-- [ ] **#86 clamshell lid + external display** — V2 asserts
-      `HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore` in logind.conf. On a laptop with a
-      real external monitor: open a session, plug external, close lid —
-      machine must **stay awake** (no suspend); external panel remains
-      usable (or wakes with keyboard if DPMS). Unplug external, close lid
-      — should suspend as usual. Optional: with a docked display-profile
-      (`eDP-1` disable), confirm clamshell layout still looks right after
-      lid close. Pass = no surprise suspend when docked.
-- [ ] **#87 round 2: dock audio auto-follow (watcher)** — round 1 result
-      (Newton, 2026-07-12): audio stayed on speakers when docking; the
-      running generation had no `90-nomarchy-dock-audio` rules yet, and
-      live testing showed the priority rules alone can never win anyway —
-      WirePlumber's stored default (`default-nodes` state, written by any
-      past explicit pick) outranks `priority.session`, and this machine
-      (like most) has one. Fix shipped: the `nomarchy-dock-audio` user
-      service `pactl set-default-sink`s dock-class sinks on hotplug;
-      EasyEffects follows the default (verified live: EE's output links
-      moved to a fake dock-named null sink mid-playback). Retest after
-      pull+rebuild+home on ≥ this rev: play audio, plug the dock →
-      toast "Audio → <monitor/dock>" and sound moves with EE effects
-      still active; unplug → sound returns to speakers; while docked,
-      picking speakers in the Audio menu sticks until the next replug.
-      If it does NOT switch, capture for diagnosis: `pactl subscribe`
-      output during the plug, `pactl --format=json list sinks` while
-      docked (sink names may not match the dock regexes, or the sink
-      node may pre-exist and only flip route availability — the watcher
-      keys on new-sink events).
-- [ ] **Docked display/audio menu rows** (2026-07-12) — with a real
-      external monitor: Display menu shows "Laptop screen off ·
-      everything → <ext>" (only with >1 active output), "Screen on ·
-      <name>" after a disable, "Move workspace · → next monitor", "Swap
-      workspaces" (exactly 2 outputs). Laptop-off must move its
-      workspaces to the external; Screen on restores it (preferred/auto —
-      declared scale/pos return at the next relogin/switch). Audio menu
-      shows "Send output → <dock sink>" when one exists and isn't
-      default; picking it moves output + toasts. Pass = rows appear/act
-      as described, and none of them show on a single-display session.
-      Also — **run this one with nothing important open**: with the
-      laptop screen off via the menu, physically unplug the dock. The
-      panel should re-enable within ~2s (`rescue_blackout` in the
-      display watcher). Known risk from the VM harness
-      (tools/monitor-fallback.nix): on Hyprland 0.55.4 the zero-output
-      state itself can crash the compositor faster than any rescue
-      (softGL VM: 4/5 runs; control with the panel active survives
-      always) — a crash on real DRM ends the session to the greeter on
-      the re-lit panel. If that happens on hardware, the "Laptop screen
-      off" row needs a rework (mirror instead of disable, or drop until
-      a Hyprland bump) — file it as a NOW bug with the coredump.
+- [ ] **Docking correction round 3 (2026-07-13 hardware-QA follow-up)** —
+      prior result: lid-close stayed awake, but SUPER+M rendered on the
+      hidden laptop workspace; the keyboard never prompted; audio stayed
+      on speakers; the old laptop-off action lost some applications and
+      abrupt undock left eDP black. After updating to the commit carrying
+      this entry and rebuilding Home Manager, start with the laptop open
+      and play audio. Close the lid and plug the monitor/keyboard: SUPER+M
+      must render on the external focused workspace; the new keyboard must
+      ask for a searchable XKB layout (or set/change it at System ›
+      Keyboard); audio must toast and move to the monitor. System › Audio ›
+      Output device remains the manual fallback; the current wallpaper must
+      cover the external output/workspaces within ~2s. Open Display and choose
+      **Dock mode**: all eDP workspaces/windows move intact to the external
+      and focus follows; no terminal/application exits. Yank the cable: the
+      internal panel is already the logical fallback, lights immediately,
+      and the moved workspaces/windows survive. Replug then manually choose
+      speakers: volume/mute changes must not force the monitor again; only a
+      fresh replug should. If audio still misses, capture `pactl subscribe`
+      during plug plus `pactl --format=json list sinks` while docked. If the
+      menu is still misplaced, capture `hyprctl monitors -j` immediately
+      before SUPER+M (the `.focused` field is the discriminator).
 - [ ] **Parallel fingerprint-or-password on the real reader** (AMD dev
       box, 2026-07-12) — with a finger enrolled and
       `fingerprint.pam = true` (parallel is the default): `sudo -k true`
diff --git a/agent/JOURNAL.md b/agent/JOURNAL.md
index f1d1531..d225b18 100644
--- a/agent/JOURNAL.md
+++ b/agent/JOURNAL.md
@@ -19,6 +19,24 @@ Template:
 
 ---
 
+## 2026-07-13 — Docking hardware-QA corrections (interactive feedback)
+- **Task:** Bernardo's real clamshell QA: menu on hidden eDP, no keyboard
+  layout route, audio stayed on speakers, laptop-off lost apps, abrupt
+  undock never restored eDP.
+- **Did:** Rofi → focused output; replaced eDP disable with safe Dock mode
+  (move workspaces/focus, keep fallback); display watcher now unconditional,
+  reconnecting and race-tolerant. Keyboard watcher runs by default with all
+  XKB layouts + System › Keyboard. Audio also reacts to card/port changes;
+  monitor-added re-applies the current awww wallpaper to the new output.
+  Corrected the fallback harness assumption; added `checks.docking-ux` and
+  synced README/template/ROADMAP/hardware queue.
+- **Verified:** V1 — `nix flake check --no-build`; `checks.docking-ux`
+  built the real HM generation and passed syntax/invariant/layout-catalog
+  assertions; option docs 90/90, template SoT 4/4; Nix parse + Python
+  compile + diff check. V2 unavailable (no readable KVM).
+- **Pending:** hardware retest in HARDWARE-QUEUE (docking correction round 3).
+- **Next suggestion:** hardware retest this exact dock sequence.
+
 ## 2026-07-12 — #89 slice 3: Documented Signal tray icon limitation (no commit)
 - **Task:** BACKLOG #89 slice 3 — Signal's tray icon is full-colour blue and doesn't match the monochrome bar.
 - **Did:** Researched Signal's Linux tray icon behavior. Found it is a hardcoded, dynamically generated pixmap (`Signal_status_icon_1`) driven by its Electron wrapper with no built-in toggle for a monochrome icon. Added an entry to `docs/ROADMAP.md`'s known issues noting that certain Electron apps cannot be natively themed. Closed out #89 from the backlog without introducing brittle `app.asar` repacking hacks.
@@ -608,4 +626,3 @@ Template:
 - **Pending:** slices 2 (systemd sunrise/sunset timers + login apply, V2)
   and 3 (Look & Feel menu) remain under #79.
 - **Next suggestion:** #79 slice 2 — the timer/hook (V2 runNixOSTest).
-
diff --git a/agent/MEMORY.md b/agent/MEMORY.md
index 876debd..be4b5f4 100644
--- a/agent/MEMORY.md
+++ b/agent/MEMORY.md
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ iteration would otherwise rediscover.
 - Hyprland 0.55 renames `stayfocused` → `stay_focused` (and similar
   underscore effects); `stayfocused 1` is `invalid field type` at parse
   (§ polkit workspace rules, 2026-07-10 hardware).
+- Never gate a safety listener behind the optional feature it also serves:
+  the display menu existed with no profiles while its blackout rescue did
+  not. Rofi defaults to mouse-pointer output (`monitor=-5`), which is stale
+  in clamshell mode; use focused output (`-1`) for keyboard-launched UI.
 - Hyprland 0.53 rewrote window rules: `windowrulev2` is a hard error and
   the old rule-first `float, class:^…$` no longer parses — both surface a
   red config-error banner on the default desktop. Hyprlang legacy form is
diff --git a/docs/ROADMAP.md b/docs/ROADMAP.md
index e6fc440..68c46e7 100644
--- a/docs/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/docs/ROADMAP.md
@@ -416,14 +416,9 @@ Design/decision records and a running log of shipped work (items marked
   `useDefaultOutputDevice` defaults true and verified live — with a
   stream playing, EE's output links moved to a fake dock-named null sink
   and back on unload. Unplug = WirePlumber priority fallback to built-in.
-  Docked menu rows shipped alongside: Display gains "Laptop screen off ·
-  everything → <ext>" (live-only `keyword monitor <eDP>,disable` — a
-  persisted disable could black-screen an undocked boot), "Screen on ·
-  <name>", "Move workspace · → next monitor"
-  (`movecurrentworkspacetomonitor +1`), "Swap workspaces"
-  (`swapactiveworkspaces`, exactly-2 gate); Audio gains a self-gated
-  "Send output → <dock sink>" quick row (the watcher's manual override).
-  Real-dock V3 for both in HARDWARE-QUEUE.
+  Docked menu rows shipped alongside (the original panel-disable action is
+  superseded by the hardware-QA correction below); Audio has a self-gated
+  "Send output → <dock sink>" quick row plus the full output picker.
   ✓ **Undock blackout rescue (2026-07-12):** Bernardo asked whether the
   panel comes back if you undock while "Laptop screen off" — VM answer
   (tools/monitor-fallback.nix, full softGL desktop): **no**, Hyprland
@@ -439,10 +434,28 @@ Design/decision records and a running log of shipped work (items marked
   survives 5/5, so it's the state, not headless removal; monitor-
   disconnect crashes are a known upstream class). Posture: rescue ships
   as defense-in-depth (recovers every surviving case; worst case on real
-  DRM is session-to-greeter on the re-lit panel, not a black brick);
-  V3 decides if the menu row needs a mirror-based rework. Also fixed in
-  the rescue: `grep -c .` exits 1 at count 0 — an `||`-guard on that
+  DRM is session-to-greeter on the re-lit panel, not a black brick).
+  Also fixed in the rescue: `grep -c .` exits 1 at count 0 — an `||`-guard on that
   pipeline silently disabled the rescue exactly when it mattered.
+  ✓ **Docking hardware-QA correction (2026-07-13):** real clamshell QA
+  confirmed every warned residual: Rofi's default `monitor=-5` followed
+  the mouse pointer onto the hidden laptop workspace; the profile watcher
+  (and blackout rescue) was not launched with default
+  `displayProfiles = {}`; disabling eDP then unplugging failed to restore
+  it, with application loss consistent with the known zero-output crash;
+  audio did not arrive as a new sink; and the keyboard picker was disabled
+  by an empty optional-candidate list. Correction: Rofi targets the focused
+  output (`monitor=-1`); interactive **Dock mode** explicitly moves eDP
+  workspaces/focus to the external but keeps eDP logically active as the
+  unplug fallback; the reconnecting display watcher runs unconditionally
+  and watches through the racy removal snapshot; keyboard hotplug runs by
+  default, searches the pinned XKB catalog without D-Bus, persists
+  per-device, and has a manual System › Keyboard path; dock audio handles new sinks and
+  card/profile/port-availability changes while ignoring volume/default
+  changes so manual picks stick; and monitor-added re-applies the current
+  awww wallpaper after the output settles (new outputs do not inherit the
+  existing image). `checks.docking-ux` guards the generated default-session
+  artifacts; the corrected real sequence remains V3.
   ✓ **Parallel fingerprint-or-password (2026-07-12, Bernardo promoted
   from PROPOSED):** `nomarchy.hardware.fingerprint.parallel` (default
   **true** — the better UX is what opting into fingerprint PAM gets you;
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6c5b988..3cd5b89 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -779,6 +779,50 @@
             in
             assert ok; pkgs.runCommand "nomarchy-display-profiles" { } "touch $out";
 
+          # Docking artifact guard: default/no-profile Home Manager output
+          # must still launch both hotplug watchers, put Rofi on the focused
+          # monitor, expose the manual keyboard picker, and never ship the
+          # zero-output-prone "Laptop screen off" menu action again.
+          docking-ux =
+            let
+              hm = self.nixosConfigurations.nomarchy-live.config
+                .home-manager.users.${username};
+              gen = hm.home.activationPackage;
+              hyprconf = hm.xdg.configFile."hypr/hyprland.conf".source;
+              audio = toString hm.systemd.user.services.nomarchy-dock-audio.Service.ExecStart;
+            in
+            assert hm.programs.rofi.extraConfig.monitor == -1;
+            pkgs.runCommand "nomarchy-docking-ux"
+              { nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.bash pkgs.findutils pkgs.gnugrep ]; }
+              ''
+                set -euo pipefail
+                menu=$(find ${gen}/home-path/bin -name nomarchy-menu | head -1)
+                keyboard=$(find ${gen}/home-path/bin -name nomarchy-keyboard-layout | head -1)
+                watcher=$(find ${gen}/home-path/bin -name nomarchy-display-profile-watch | head -1)
+                test -n "$menu" -a -n "$keyboard" -a -n "$watcher"
+                bash -n "$menu"
+                bash -n "$keyboard"
+                bash -n "$watcher"
+                bash -n ${audio}
+                "$keyboard" layouts > layouts.txt
+                test "$(wc -l < layouts.txt)" -gt 50
+                grep -qx us layouts.txt
+                grep -qx gb layouts.txt
+                grep -qx pt layouts.txt
+                grep -q 'nomarchy-keyboard-watch' ${hyprconf}
+                grep -q 'nomarchy-menu keyboard' ${hyprconf}
+                grep -q 'nomarchy-display-profile-watch' ${hyprconf}
+                grep -q -- '--quiet wallpaper' "$watcher"
+                grep -q 'Dock mode' "$menu"
+                grep -q 'moveworkspacetomonitor' "$menu"
+                grep -q 'nomarchy-keyboard-layout' "$menu"
+                ! grep -q 'Laptop screen off' "$menu"
+                grep -q "'change':card" ${audio}
+                grep -q 'availability' ${audio}
+                echo "docking-ux: focused menu + safe display + keyboard/audio watchers present"
+                touch $out
+              '';
+
           # Night-light geo mode: with BOTH lat/long set the backing unit
           # flips hyprsunset → wlsunset (location-computed sunrise/sunset)
           # and the live-state ExecCondition gate survives the swap (the
diff --git a/modules/home/dock-audio.nix b/modules/home/dock-audio.nix
index 5479f7c..fde4c26 100644
--- a/modules/home/dock-audio.nix
+++ b/modules/home/dock-audio.nix
@@ -46,28 +46,47 @@ let
         "Output → ''${2:-$1}" 2>/dev/null || true
     }
 
+    # Return dock-class sinks whose current port is usable. PipeWire often
+    # creates the HDMI/DP node before the cable is plugged and later flips its
+    # card/port availability, so presence alone is not a hotplug signal.
+    dock_sinks() {
+      $PACTL --format=json list sinks \
+        | $JQ -r --arg re '^(${dockSinkRe})$' '
+            .[]
+            | select(.name | test($re))
+            | select(
+                ((.ports // []) | length) == 0
+                or any(.ports[]?; (.availability // "unknown") != "not available")
+              )
+            | "\(.name)\t\(.description)"'
+    }
+
+    adopt_first_dock() {
+      dock_sinks | while IFS="$TAB" read -r name desc; do
+        [ -n "$name" ] || continue
+        switch_to "$name" "$desc"
+        break
+      done
+    }
+
     # Startup sweep (login/relogin while already docked): adopt a dock
     # sink only when the current default is NOT one — a service restart
     # must not override a manual in-dock pick.
     if ! is_dock "$($PACTL get-default-sink)"; then
-      $PACTL --format=json list sinks \
-        | $JQ -r '.[] | "\(.name)\t\(.description)"' \
-        | while IFS="$TAB" read -r name desc; do
-            if is_dock "$name"; then switch_to "$name" "$desc"; break; fi
-          done
+      adopt_first_dock
     fi
 
-    # Event loop: `pactl subscribe` prints "Event 'new' on sink #NN".
+    # Event loop: handle both a genuinely new sink and the common case where
+    # an existing HDMI/DP card changes profile/port availability. Deliberately
+    # ignore ordinary sink "change" events (volume/mute) and server-default
+    # changes, so a manual speaker pick while docked remains sticky.
     LC_ALL=C $PACTL subscribe | while read -r _ ev _ kind id; do
-      [ "$ev" = "'new'" ] && [ "$kind" = "sink" ] || continue
-      id=''${id#\#}
-      case "$id" in *[!0-9]*|"") continue ;; esac
-      sleep 0.5   # let the node's description/routes settle
-      line=$($PACTL --format=json list sinks | $JQ -r --argjson i "$id" \
-               '.[] | select(.index == $i) | "\(.name)\t\(.description)"')
-      [ -n "$line" ] || continue
-      name=''${line%%"$TAB"*}; desc=''${line#*"$TAB"}
-      if is_dock "$name"; then switch_to "$name" "$desc"; fi
+      case "$ev:$kind" in
+        "'new':sink"|"'new':card"|"'change':card") ;;
+        *) continue ;;
+      esac
+      sleep 0.75   # let PipeWire finish the profile/route transition
+      adopt_first_dock
     done
   '';
 in
diff --git a/modules/home/hyprland.nix b/modules/home/hyprland.nix
index fa0d15c..7ec45b9 100644
--- a/modules/home/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/home/hyprland.nix
@@ -215,13 +215,21 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
       case "$v" in true|True) return 0 ;; *) return 1 ;; esac
     }
     outputs() { hyprctl monitors all -j 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[].name' | sort; }
+    paint_outputs() {
+      # awww does not inherit the current image when Hyprland adds an output.
+      # Let the new output settle, then re-apply the current wallpaper to all
+      # outputs. Backgrounded so profile matching never waits on animation.
+      sleep 0.5
+      ${sync} --quiet wallpaper >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    }
 
     # Blackout rescue — the session must never end up with ZERO active
     # outputs. Hyprland does NOT re-enable a soft-disabled monitor when
     # the last active one disconnects (VM-verified, tools/
-    # monitor-fallback.nix): menu "Laptop screen off" + sudden undock
-    # left a dead session. On every monitorremoved, if nothing is
-    # active, re-enable whatever is disabled (preferred/auto — the
+    # monitor-fallback.nix): the former panel-off menu action (and still-valid
+    # named profiles that disable eDP) + sudden undock left a dead session.
+    # On every monitorremoved, if nothing is active, re-enable whatever is
+    # disabled (preferred/auto — the
     # declared rule returns at the next reload/relogin). Independent of
     # the profile auto-switch and its settings gate: this is a safety
     # invariant, not a layout preference.
@@ -237,17 +245,23 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
       # ~0.5s of the last output going while it persisted, so shrinking
       # the window is the priority; the keyword is idempotent and the
       # retries cover a first attempt racing the removal teardown.
-      tries=0
-      while [ "$(active_count)" = 0 ] && [ "$tries" -lt 4 ]; do
-        hyprctl monitors all -j 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[] | select(.disabled) | .name' \
-        | while read -r m; do
-            [ -n "$m" ] || continue
-            hyprctl keyword monitor "$m,preferred,auto,auto" >/dev/null 2>&1
-          done
+      tries=0 rescued=
+      # monitorremoved can arrive just before the departing output disappears
+      # from `hyprctl monitors`; keep a short bounded watch instead of deciding
+      # from that racy first snapshot. The first check is still immediate.
+      while [ "$tries" -lt 8 ]; do
+        if [ "$(active_count)" = 0 ]; then
+          rescued=1
+          hyprctl monitors all -j 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[] | select(.disabled) | .name' \
+          | while read -r m; do
+              [ -n "$m" ] || continue
+              hyprctl keyword monitor "$m,preferred,auto,auto" >/dev/null 2>&1
+            done
+        fi
         tries=$((tries+1))
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 0.25
       done
-      if [ "$tries" -gt 0 ] && [ "$(active_count)" != 0 ]; then
+      if [ -n "$rescued" ] && [ "$(active_count)" != 0 ]; then
         notify-send "Display" "Screen re-enabled — the active output disappeared." 2>/dev/null || true
       fi
     }
@@ -257,6 +271,7 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
       [ "$cur" = "$1" ] && return
       [ -n "$cur" ] || return
       auto_on || return
+      command -v nomarchy-display-profile >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
       
       target=$(nomarchy-display-profile match $cur) || target="base"
       
@@ -271,20 +286,27 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
     }
 
     prev=$(outputs)
-    
-    # Listen to Hyprland's IPC socket for instant hotplug reaction
-    ${pkgs.socat}/bin/socat -U - UNIX-CONNECT:$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/.socket2.sock | while read -r line; do
-      case "$line" in
-        monitorremoved*)
-          rescue_blackout
-          res=$(check_monitors "$prev")
-          [ -n "$res" ] && prev="$res"
-          ;;
-        monitoradded*)
-          res=$(check_monitors "$prev")
-          [ -n "$res" ] && prev="$res"
-          ;;
-      esac
+
+    # Listen to Hyprland's IPC socket for instant hotplug reaction. Reconnect
+    # after a compositor reload/socket hiccup instead of silently losing the
+    # safety listener for the rest of the session.
+    socket="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/.socket2.sock"
+    while :; do
+      ${pkgs.socat}/bin/socat -U - UNIX-CONNECT:"$socket" | while read -r line; do
+        case "$line" in
+          monitorremoved*)
+            rescue_blackout
+            res=$(check_monitors "$prev")
+            [ -n "$res" ] && prev="$res"
+            ;;
+          monitoradded*)
+            paint_outputs &
+            res=$(check_monitors "$prev")
+            [ -n "$res" ] && prev="$res"
+            ;;
+        esac
+      done
+      sleep 1
     done
   '';
 
@@ -299,7 +321,67 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
     (lib.splitString "," config.nomarchy.keyboard.layout)
     ++ config.nomarchy.keyboard.layouts
   );
-  kbAutoSwitch = config.nomarchy.keyboard.layouts != [ ];
+
+  # Per-device keyboard helper shared by the hotplug watcher and the manual
+  # System › Keyboard menu.  The configured candidates are listed first, then
+  # every XKB layout known to the system, so the feature works on a default
+  # install instead of silently disappearing until home.nix is edited.
+  keyboardTool = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nomarchy-keyboard-layout" ''
+    set -u
+    sync=${sync}
+
+    layouts() {
+      printf '%s\n' ${lib.concatMapStringsSep " " lib.escapeShellArg pickerLayouts}
+      ${pkgs.gawk}/bin/awk '
+        /^! layout/ { in_layouts=1; next }
+        /^!/ && in_layouts { exit }
+        in_layouts && NF { print $1 }
+      ' ${pkgs.xkeyboard_config}/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
+    }
+    saved_map() { "$sync" get settings.keyboard.devices 2>/dev/null || echo '{}'; }
+    saved_for() { saved_map | jq -r --arg k "$1" '.[$k] // empty'; }
+    apply_runtime() { hyprctl keyword "device[$1]:kb_layout" "$2" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+
+    case "''${1:-}" in
+      layouts)
+        layouts | ${pkgs.gawk}/bin/awk 'NF && !seen[$0]++' ;;
+      devices)
+        hyprctl devices -j 2>/dev/null \
+          | jq -r '.keyboards[] | "\(.name)\t\(.active_keymap // \"unknown\")"' ;;
+      saved)
+        [ -n "''${2:-}" ] || exit 64
+        saved_for "$2" ;;
+      restore)
+        [ -n "''${2:-}" ] || exit 64
+        layout=$(saved_for "$2")
+        [ -n "$layout" ] && apply_runtime "$2" "$layout" ;;
+      apply)
+        [ -n "''${2:-}" ] && [ -n "''${3:-}" ] || exit 64
+        layouts | ${pkgs.gnugrep}/bin/grep -Fxq "$3" \
+          || { notify-send "Keyboard" "Unknown XKB layout: $3"; exit 64; }
+        if apply_runtime "$2" "$3"; then
+          map=$(saved_map | jq -c --arg k "$2" --arg v "$3" '. + {($k): $v}') || exit 1
+          if "$sync" --quiet set settings.keyboard.devices "$map" --no-switch; then
+            notify-send "Keyboard" "$2 → $3"
+          else
+            notify-send "Keyboard" "$2 → $3 for this session, but the choice could not be saved."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        else
+          notify-send "Keyboard" "Could not apply $3 to $2."
+          exit 1
+        fi ;;
+      forget)
+        [ -n "''${2:-}" ] || exit 64
+        map=$(saved_map | jq -c --arg k "$2" 'del(.[$k])') || exit 1
+        "$sync" --quiet set settings.keyboard.devices "$map" --no-switch || exit 1
+        apply_runtime "$2" ${lib.escapeShellArg config.nomarchy.keyboard.layout} || true
+        notify-send "Keyboard" "$2 now follows the session layout." ;;
+      *)
+        echo "usage: nomarchy-keyboard-layout [layouts|devices|saved <device>|restore <device>|apply <device> <layout>|forget <device>]" >&2
+        exit 64 ;;
+    esac
+  '';
 
   # On a keyboard that connects after login (not declared in
   # keyboard.devices, not already remembered), ask for a layout and persist it
@@ -320,34 +402,18 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
   # test (hotplug isn't verifiable in CI).
   keyboardWatch = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nomarchy-keyboard-watch" ''
     set -u
-    layouts="${lib.concatStringsSep " " pickerLayouts}"
     declared="${lib.concatStringsSep " " (builtins.attrNames config.nomarchy.keyboard.devices)}"
-    sync=${sync}
-
-    apply() { hyprctl keyword "device[$1]:kb_layout" "$2" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+    tool=${keyboardTool}/bin/nomarchy-keyboard-layout
     keyboards() { hyprctl devices -j | jq -r '.keyboards[].name'; }
     is_declared() { case " $declared " in *" $1 "*) return 0 ;; *) return 1 ;; esac; }
 
-    # The remembered map (device-name -> layout) from the LIVE in-flake state;
-    # an absent key (sparse state) reads as an empty object.
-    saved_map() { "$sync" get settings.keyboard.devices 2>/dev/null || echo '{}'; }
-    saved_for() { saved_map | jq -r --arg k "$1" '.[$k] // empty'; }
-
-    # Persist a pick INSTANTLY: merge it into the map and write the whole object
-    # back at the dot-free parent path, so a device name containing a dot can't
-    # corrupt the dotted set-path. --no-switch = write only, no rebuild.
-    remember() {
-      map=$(saved_map | jq -c --arg k "$1" --arg v "$2" '. + {($k): $v}') || return
-      "$sync" --quiet set settings.keyboard.devices "$map" --no-switch
-    }
-
     # Startup: re-apply remembered layouts, never prompt — so the built-in
     # keyboard just stays on the session default.
     prev=" "
     for kb in $(keyboards); do
       prev="$prev$kb "
       is_declared "$kb" && continue
-      s=$(saved_for "$kb"); [ -n "$s" ] && apply "$kb" "$s"
+      "$tool" restore "$kb" || true
     done
 
     # Watch for keyboards that connect later.
@@ -358,12 +424,13 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
         cur="$cur$kb "
         case "$prev" in *" $kb "*) continue ;; esac
         is_declared "$kb" && continue
-        s=$(saved_for "$kb")
+        s=$("$tool" saved "$kb")
         if [ -n "$s" ]; then
-          apply "$kb" "$s"
+          "$tool" restore "$kb" || true
         else
-          choice=$(printf '%s\n' $layouts | rofi -dmenu -p "Layout · $kb")
-          [ -n "$choice" ] && { remember "$kb" "$choice"; apply "$kb" "$choice"; }
+          choice=$("$tool" layouts \
+            | rofi -monitor -1 -dmenu -i -p "Keyboard layout · $kb (e.g. us, gb, pt, br)")
+          [ -n "$choice" ] && "$tool" apply "$kb" "$choice"
         fi
       done
       prev="$cur"
@@ -420,8 +487,10 @@ in
         # the clean pkill a theme switch now does — respawns the bar instead
         # of orphaning the session bar-less.
       ] ++ lib.optional config.nomarchy.waybar.enable "nomarchy-waybar"
-        ++ lib.optional kbAutoSwitch "${keyboardWatch}/bin/nomarchy-keyboard-watch"
-        ++ lib.optional (profiles != { }) "${displayProfileWatch}/bin/nomarchy-display-profile-watch";
+        ++ [
+          "${keyboardWatch}/bin/nomarchy-keyboard-watch"
+          "${displayProfileWatch}/bin/nomarchy-display-profile-watch"
+        ];
 
       # ── Theme-driven look ──────────────────────────────────────────
       # These flow from theme-state.json and stay at NORMAL priority:
@@ -636,11 +705,10 @@ in
   home.packages =
     lib.optionals (config.nomarchy.hyprland.enable && config.nomarchy.displays.enable)
       [ pkgs.nwg-displays ]
-    # The new-keyboard watcher on PATH (when enabled) so it's discoverable and
-    # runnable by name for debugging — Hyprland still exec-once's it by store path.
-    ++ lib.optional (config.nomarchy.hyprland.enable && kbAutoSwitch) keyboardWatch
-    # The display-profile switcher (the menu's Profiles row gates on it)
-    # + its hotplug watcher, on PATH for debugging like the keyboard one.
-    ++ lib.optionals (config.nomarchy.hyprland.enable && profiles != { })
-         [ displayProfileTool displayProfileWatch ];
+    # Runtime hardware watchers/helpers stay on PATH for manual recovery and
+    # debugging.  The display-profile switcher itself remains gated so the
+    # menu does not advertise an empty Profiles submenu.
+    ++ lib.optionals config.nomarchy.hyprland.enable
+         ([ keyboardTool keyboardWatch displayProfileWatch ]
+          ++ lib.optional (profiles != { }) displayProfileTool);
 }
diff --git a/modules/home/keybinds.nix b/modules/home/keybinds.nix
index ef1fadf..da26fe5 100644
--- a/modules/home/keybinds.nix
+++ b/modules/home/keybinds.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "E";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu emoji";     desc = "Emoji picker"; }
     { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "N";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu network";   desc = "Network (networkmanager_dmenu)"; }
     { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "B";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu bluetooth"; desc = "Bluetooth"; }
+    { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "K";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu keyboard";  desc = "Keyboard layout"; }
     { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "S";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu capture";   desc = "Screenshot / capture"; }
     { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "P";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu colorpicker"; desc = "Color picker (→ clipboard)"; }
     { mods = "$mod CTRL";   key = "A";      action = "exec, nomarchy-menu ask";       desc = "Ask Claude"; }
diff --git a/modules/home/options.nix b/modules/home/options.nix
index 9452fac..30c2c2d 100644
--- a/modules/home/options.nix
+++ b/modules/home/options.nix
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ in
       default = [ ];
       example = [ "de" "fr" ];
       description = ''
-        Extra candidate layouts offered by the interactive new-keyboard
-        picker. When non-empty, a small watcher runs in the session: when a
-        keyboard connects that isn't covered by nomarchy.keyboard.devices and
-        hasn't been chosen before, it pops a rofi picker (these layouts plus
-        the primary nomarchy.keyboard.layout), applies the choice to that
-        keyboard only (a per-device kb_layout, so the built-in board is left
-        alone), and remembers it in the git-tracked in-flake state
+        Extra candidate layouts shown first by the interactive new-keyboard
+        picker (all installed XKB layouts remain searchable). A small watcher
+        always runs in the Hyprland session: when a keyboard connects that
+        isn't covered by nomarchy.keyboard.devices and hasn't been chosen
+        before, it pops a rofi picker, applies the choice to that keyboard only
+        (a per-device kb_layout, so the built-in board is left alone), and
+        remembers it in the git-tracked in-flake state
         (settings.keyboard.devices, not ~/.local/state) — re-applied
         automatically on later reconnects and across reboots. Each remembered
         choice graduates into nomarchy.keyboard.devices on the next rebuild
diff --git a/modules/home/rofi.nix b/modules/home/rofi.nix
index 898b161..71b4af3 100644
--- a/modules/home/rofi.nix
+++ b/modules/home/rofi.nix
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ let
     # one arrow everywhere. Always matched EXACTLY ("↩ Back") so it can't
     # collide with clipboard or filename content.
     BACK="↩ Back"
+    TAB=$(printf '\t')
     back() { printf '%s\n' "$BACK"; }
 
     # dmenu mode is case-sensitive by default (dmenu compatibility), even
@@ -515,7 +516,12 @@ ${themeRows}
         sinks=$(${pkgs.pulseaudio}/bin/pactl --format=json list sinks 2>/dev/null || true)
         cursink=$(${pkgs.pulseaudio}/bin/pactl get-default-sink 2>/dev/null || true)
         dockname=$(printf '%s' "$sinks" | jq -r --arg cur "$cursink" --arg re '${dockSinkRe}' \
-          '[.[] | select((.name | test("^(" + $re + ")$")) and .name != $cur)][0].name // empty')
+          '[.[]
+            | select((.name | test("^(" + $re + ")$")) and .name != $cur)
+            | select(
+                ((.ports // []) | length) == 0
+                or any(.ports[]?; (.availability // "unknown") != "not available")
+              )][0].name // empty')
         dockdesc=
         [ -n "$dockname" ] && dockdesc=$(printf '%s' "$sinks" \
           | jq -r --arg n "$dockname" '[.[] | select(.name == $n)][0].description // empty')
@@ -534,6 +540,33 @@ ${themeRows}
           *Input*)  exec rofi-pulse-select source ;;
         esac ;;
 
+      keyboard)
+        command -v nomarchy-keyboard-layout >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+          || { notify-send "Keyboard" "Per-device layout helper is unavailable."; exit 0; }
+        devices=$(nomarchy-keyboard-layout devices)
+        [ -n "$devices" ] \
+          || { notify-send "Keyboard" "No keyboards reported by Hyprland."; exit 0; }
+        picked=$( {
+          printf '%s\n' "$devices" | while IFS="$TAB" read -r dev active; do
+            printf '%s  ·  %s\n' "$dev" "$active"
+          done
+          back
+        } | rofi_menu -p "Keyboard") || exit 0
+        [ "$picked" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" system
+        device=''${picked%%  ·*}
+        saved=$(nomarchy-keyboard-layout saved "$device")
+        layout=$( {
+          [ -n "$saved" ] && printf 'Use session default  ·  forget %s\n' "$saved"
+          nomarchy-keyboard-layout layouts
+          back
+        } | rofi_menu -p "Layout · $device (now: ''${saved:-session default})") || exit 0
+        case "$layout" in
+          "$BACK") exec "$0" keyboard ;;
+          "Use session default"*) exec nomarchy-keyboard-layout forget "$device" ;;
+          "") exit 0 ;;
+          *) exec nomarchy-keyboard-layout apply "$device" "$layout" ;;
+        esac ;;
+
       display)
         # Per-output resolution picker. Applies the chosen mode INSTANTLY via
         # `hyprctl keyword monitor` — keeping the output's current position and
@@ -566,11 +599,12 @@ ${themeRows}
         if [ -n "$profs" ] || [ "$nActive" -gt 1 ] || [ -n "$offmon" ]; then
           name=$( {
             [ -n "$profs" ] && printf 'Profiles ›\n'
-            # Docked rows — self-gated: never offer to disable the only
-            # active display; the re-enable row appears whenever an
-            # output is soft-off (so an undocked laptop can recover too).
+            # Dock mode deliberately keeps the internal panel logically
+            # active as the unplug fallback. Soft-disabling it can leave
+            # Hyprland with zero outputs and kill the whole session before a
+            # user-space rescue runs. Move its workspaces and focus instead.
             [ "$nActive" -gt 1 ] && [ -n "$internal" ] && [ -n "$external" ] \
-              && printf 'Laptop screen off  ·  everything → %s\n' "$external"
+              && printf 'Dock mode  ·  everything → %s (safe unplug)\n' "$external"
             [ -n "$offmon" ] && printf 'Screen on  ·  %s\n' "$offmon"
             [ "$nActive" -gt 1 ] && printf 'Move workspace  ·  → next monitor\n'
             [ "$nActive" -eq 2 ] && printf 'Swap workspaces  ·  %s ⇄ %s\n' \
@@ -582,16 +616,16 @@ ${themeRows}
           [ "$name" = "$BACK" ] && exec "$0" system
           [ "$name" = "Profiles ›" ] && exec "$0" display-profile
           case "$name" in
-            "Laptop screen off"*)
-              # Live-only on purpose: Hyprland moves the panel's
-              # workspaces to the remaining output on disable; persisting
-              # a disable could black-screen an undocked boot, so the
-              # declared rule returns at the next relogin/switch.
-              if hyprctl keyword monitor "$internal,disable" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                notify-send "Display" "Laptop screen off — workspaces moved to $external (this session; turn it back on from this menu)."
-              else
-                notify-send "Display" "Could not disable $internal."
-              fi
+            "Dock mode"*)
+              moved=0
+              while read -r ws; do
+                [ -n "$ws" ] || continue
+                hyprctl dispatch moveworkspacetomonitor "$ws" "$external" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+                  && moved=$((moved+1))
+              done < <(hyprctl workspaces -j | jq -r --arg m "$internal" \
+                '.[] | select(.monitor == $m and .id > 0) | .id')
+              hyprctl dispatch focusmonitor "$external" >/dev/null 2>&1
+              notify-send "Display" "Dock mode — $moved workspace(s) moved to $external; laptop panel kept as the unplug fallback."
               exit 0 ;;
             "Screen on"*)
               # preferred/auto/auto is good enough live; the declared
@@ -1106,6 +1140,8 @@ ${themeRows}
           [ -e "''${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}/pulse/native" ] \
             && row "Audio" audio-volume-high
           row "Display" video-display
+          command -v nomarchy-keyboard-layout >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+            && row "Keyboard${menuHint "keyboard"}" preferences-desktop-keyboard
           command -v system-config-printer >/dev/null 2>&1 && row "Printers" printer
           row "Do Not Disturb${menuHint "dnd"}" notification-disabled
           if [ "$(nomarchy-theme-sync get settings.autoTimezone 2>/dev/null)" = true ]
@@ -1145,6 +1181,7 @@ ${themeRows}
           *Bluetooth*)        exec "$0" bluetooth ;;
           *Audio*)            exec "$0" audio ;;
           *Display*)          exec "$0" display ;;
+          *Keyboard*)         exec "$0" keyboard ;;
           *Printers*)         exec "$0" printers ;;
           *"Do Not Disturb"*) exec "$0" dnd ;;
           *"Auto timezone"*)  exec "$0" autotimezone ;;
@@ -1262,7 +1299,7 @@ ${themeRows}
         esac ;;
 
       *)
-        echo "usage: nomarchy-menu [lookfeel|tools|system|power|power-profile|powermgmt|batterylimit|theme|clipboard|calc|files|emoji|web|network|bluetooth|audio|display|display-profile|printers|capture|colorpicker|keybinds|ask|dnd|nightlight|autotimezone|autocommit|vpn|snapshot|doctor|firmware|fingerprint|controlcenter|rollback|whatchanged]" >&2
+        echo "usage: nomarchy-menu [lookfeel|tools|system|power|power-profile|powermgmt|batterylimit|theme|clipboard|calc|files|emoji|web|network|bluetooth|audio|display|display-profile|keyboard|printers|capture|colorpicker|keybinds|ask|dnd|nightlight|autotimezone|autocommit|vpn|snapshot|doctor|firmware|fingerprint|controlcenter|rollback|whatchanged]" >&2
         exit 64 ;;
     esac
   '';
@@ -1477,6 +1514,10 @@ in
 
       extraConfig = {
         modi = "drun,run";
+        # Rofi defaults to the output containing the mouse pointer (-5).
+        # After docking with the lid shut that pointer can remain on the hidden
+        # laptop workspace while keyboard focus is on the external display.
+        monitor = -1;                 # Hyprland's currently focused output
         show-icons = true;          # app icons via the theme's icon set
         icon-theme = t.iconTheme;   # resolved in theme.nix (Papirus-*/per-theme)
         drun-display-format = "{name}";
diff --git a/modules/home/theme.nix b/modules/home/theme.nix
index e163e17..34be971 100644
--- a/modules/home/theme.nix
+++ b/modules/home/theme.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 # history is generation history.
 #
 # The one runtime exception is the wallpaper (swww is imperative by
-# nature): applied at session start, after every switch (hook below),
-# and cycled instantly with `nomarchy-theme-sync bg next`.
+# nature): applied at session start, after every switch (hook below), and
+# after output hotplug (hyprland.nix); cycled instantly with
+# `nomarchy-theme-sync bg next`.
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/nomarchy-theme-sync/nomarchy-theme-sync.py b/pkgs/nomarchy-theme-sync/nomarchy-theme-sync.py
index d700095..affae8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/nomarchy-theme-sync/nomarchy-theme-sync.py
+++ b/pkgs/nomarchy-theme-sync/nomarchy-theme-sync.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def cmd_get(args) -> None:
 
 
 def cmd_wallpaper(_args) -> None:
-    """Apply the current wallpaper (session start, post-switch hook)."""
+    """Apply the current wallpaper (session start, switch, output hotplug)."""
     apply_wallpaper(load_state(), wait=True)
 
 
diff --git a/templates/downstream/home.nix b/templates/downstream/home.nix
index dee766e..3951655 100644
--- a/templates/downstream/home.nix
+++ b/templates/downstream/home.nix
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
   #   "keychron-keychron-k2" = { layout = "de"; };
   # };
   #
-  # nomarchy.keyboard.layouts = [ "de" "fr" ]; # rofi-prompt for a layout when a new
-  #                                            # keyboard connects + remember it in the
-  #                                            # flake state (graduates to .devices above)
+  # nomarchy.keyboard.layouts = [ "de" "fr" ]; # optional: put these first in the
+  #                                            # new-keyboard picker (all installed XKB
+  #                                            # layouts are searchable without this)
 
   # ── Application suite ───────────────────────────────────────────────
   # A starter complete-workstation set, installed for your user — yours to
diff --git a/tools/monitor-fallback.nix b/tools/monitor-fallback.nix
index d799a8b..5f2a1bb 100644
--- a/tools/monitor-fallback.nix
+++ b/tools/monitor-fallback.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Undock blackout-rescue harness — boots the full desktop headlessly
 # (softGL Hyprland, same recipe as theme-shot.nix) and replays the
-# dangerous sequence: add a headless "external", soft-disable the
-# internal panel (the Display menu's "Laptop screen off" command), then
-# remove the external. Hyprland does NOT re-enable a disabled monitor on
+# dangerous profile edge: add a headless "external", soft-disable the
+# internal panel (a named profile can still do this), then remove the
+# external. The interactive Display menu no longer disables the panel: its
+# safe Dock mode moves workspaces/focus but keeps eDP as the unplug fallback.
+# Hyprland does NOT re-enable a profile-disabled monitor on
 # its own (verified 2026-07-12 — the session ends with zero active
 # outputs), so the display-profile watcher's rescue_blackout
 # (modules/home/hyprland.nix) must bring the panel back; this asserts it
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
     machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
     machine.wait_for_file("/run/user/1000/hypr", 180)
     machine.sleep(20)  # softGL first paint settle
+    machine.wait_until_succeeds(
+        "pgrep -af nomarchy-display-profile-watch >/dev/null", timeout=30
+    )
 
     hy = ("su - nomarchy -c 'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 "
           "HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE=$(ls /run/user/1000/hypr | head -1) hyprctl ")
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
     ext = [n for n in names if n != internal][0]
     print(f"external (headless): {ext}")
 
-    # Menu action: "Laptop screen off" — the exact command the row runs.
+    # Named display-profile edge: eDP is disabled before an abrupt undock.
     machine.succeed(hy + f"keyword monitor {internal},disable'")
     for _ in range(20):
         if [x["name"] for x in mons()] == [ext]: break