Phase 6, the last of the fresh-install spec. 159 scripts lose their .sh: 110 contracts, 47 Vicinae commands, 2 compositor contracts. A shebang and the executable bit already select the interpreter. The extension only ever added something that had to stay in sync, and the rename proved the point twice over in the space of an hour. The spec's stated risk was Vicinae's script discovery. One script was renamed and reloaded on its own before the other 46 followed; it came back as scripts:panama.capture and all 47 resolve. What the probe turned up instead is that the extension was never only a filename: Vicinae's command IDs embed it, so every ID changed. Nothing in this repository refers to them, so nothing breaks. The only trace is Vicinae's metadata.json, whose visited map had two Panama entries that are now orphaned -- two commands lost their usage ranking and will earn it back. Worth knowing before anyone renames these again on a machine that has a keybind pointing at one. Rewriting the references by exact filename missed two things it structurally could not see: a name built from a variable, settings-$page.sh, and a glob, -name '*.sh'. Both were in the contract that counts the generated commands, which promptly reported 47 expected and 0 found. The mechanical part of a rename is the part that looks finished. The three subcommands. panama doctor fronts a health check that already existed and already ran at the end of every install but could not be reached from a terminal. panama upgrade re-runs the installer from anywhere. panama test runs the suite, which had no entry point at all -- 121 files that were the main safety net in this repository and were invisible in it. Writing that runner found three tests nothing was running. calendar_agenda_bridge_test, home_assistant_bridge_test and kdeconnect_bridge_test are unittest suites without the executable bit, so no contract invoked them and the first draft of the runner skipped them silently. All three pass, and have passed unobserved for weeks. The runner collects *_test.py as well now, because a runner with a blind spot is worse than no runner for the same reason a dependency checker with one is: it reports PASS. Six worktrees pruned. Each was re-checked rather than trusted to the spec's list, and two needed it: panama-commands is not on feat/panama-commands but on feat/gnome-tweaks-parity, and fix/panama-displays-review reads [ahead 3] -- ahead of its remote, not of main, with every commit patch-equivalent to landed work. roadmap-completion stays; it has five commits that are genuinely unlanded. The branches are left alone: pruning a worktree costs nothing, deleting a branch is a decision. 121 contracts pass. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01NvgBuSWB5sE43yWmg21ozj
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Panama Settings Implementation Plan
For agentic workers: REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (
- [ ]) syntax for tracking.
Goal: Build the approved Luminous System Settings control center and map it to Super+I while preserving GNOME Settings as a launcher-accessible fallback.
Architecture: A persisted DesktopPreferences singleton owns user choices, SystemSettings owns allow-listed system reads and writes, and a normal tiled Settings window renders focused pages over those boundaries. Existing shell consumers continue through Settings.qml, while ShellState and typed IPC own window routing.
Tech Stack: Quickshell 0.3.0, Qt 6 QML, Quickshell Io and PipeWire, Hyprland 0.56 Lua configuration, systemd, Bash integration contracts
Spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-08-17-panama-settings-design.md
Global Constraints
- Use Tokyo Night Moon tokens and the existing Prism edge; no component-local color literals.
- Apply only allow-listed Hyprland numeric settings; never execute UI-provided shell text.
- Do not expose full-time desktop HDR without tested automatic rollback.
- Do not continuously poll or animate while idle.
- Preserve GNOME Settings as an installed, searchable fallback.
- Keep unrelated pre-existing Panama changes untouched.
Task 1: Persisted desktop preferences
Files:
- Create:
config/dot/quickshell/config/DesktopPreferences.qml - Modify:
config/dot/quickshell/config/Settings.qml - Test:
tests/quickshell/settings-preferences-contract
Interfaces:
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Produces: writable
use24Hour,showSeconds,showWeekday,showCpu,showMemory,showGpu,dockAutohide,dockRevealDelayMs,dockHideDelayMs,focusDurationMinutes,autoHdr,vrrPolicy,directScanoutPolicy, andlastPageproperties plusresetDesktopDefaults(): void. -
Consumes:
Quickshell.stateDir,FileView, andJsonAdapter. -
Write a standalone Quickshell contract that changes clock, dock, and display-policy values in a disposable state directory, restarts the harness, and asserts the literal values survive.
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Run the contract and verify it fails because
DesktopPreferencesdoes not exist. -
Implement the JSON adapter and bind dynamic
Settings.qmlvalues to it. -
Run the persistence contract and the existing focus/dock consumers to green.
Task 2: Allow-listed system boundary
Files:
- Create:
config/dot/quickshell/services/SystemSettings.qml - Test:
tests/quickshell/settings-system-contract
Interfaces:
-
Consumes:
DesktopPreferences,NightLight,Notifs,Caffeine,hyprctl,systemctl, andpgrep. -
Produces: monitor identity and geometry, display-policy setters, bounded
refresh(): void, service status,openGnomePanel(panel: string): void,openApplication(id: string): void, and an inlinelastError. -
Write an IPC-backed contract that applies current policy values, refreshes the active monitor, and rejects an unsupported GNOME panel.
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Run it and verify the
settings-systemdiagnostics target is absent. -
Implement fixed-command processes and strict numeric/panel allow lists.
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Run the contract and confirm the live compositor returns to its original values.
Task 3: Luminous window and core pages
Files:
- Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingsWindow.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingsShell.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingsSidebar.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingsCard.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingRow.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingsToggle.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/HomePage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/AppearancePage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplaysPage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DesktopPage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/qmldir - Test:
tests/quickshell/settings-window-contract
Interfaces:
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Consumes:
DesktopPreferences,SystemSettings,NightLight, andShellState.settingsPage. -
Produces: a tiled
Panama Settingswindow with Home, Appearance, Displays, and Desktop pages. -
Write a live contract that opens the window to each core page and verifies one
Panama Settingstoplevel remains mapped. -
Run it and verify the
settingsIPC target is absent. -
Implement the two-pane Luminous shell and reusable row/card controls.
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Implement real preference, Night Light, HDR policy, VRR, direct-scanout, clock, vitals, and dock controls.
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Run the page contract and inspect Quickshell logs for construction warnings.
Task 4: System pages and fallback handoffs
Files:
- Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SoundPage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/NotificationsPage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/ShortcutsPage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/ServicesPage.qml - Create:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/AboutPage.qml - Modify:
config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/SettingsShell.qml - Test:
tests/quickshell/settings-pages-contract
Interfaces:
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Consumes: existing PipeWire controls,
Notifs,FocusSession, service status from Task 2, and fixed GNOME panel handoffs. -
Produces: Sound, Notifications & Focus, Shortcuts, Startup & Services, and About destinations.
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Extend the page contract with search routing, live DND/focus changes, audio construction, service refresh, and GNOME fallback command validation.
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Run it and verify the new page names fail before implementation.
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Build the five pages using the same row/card vocabulary and no inactive fake controls.
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Run contracts and verify absent optional services render as unavailable.
Task 5: Shell, keybinding, launcher, and compositor integration
Files:
- Modify:
config/dot/quickshell/services/ShellState.qml - Modify:
config/dot/quickshell/shell.qml - Modify:
config/dot/hypr/keybinds.lua - Modify:
config/dot/hypr/rules.lua - Create:
config/local/share/applications/panama-settings.desktop - Modify:
setup/scripts/link-dotfiles - Modify:
README.md - Modify:
config/dot/hypr/README.md
Interfaces:
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Produces:
ShellState.settingsOpen,settingsPage, typedsettingsandsettings-systemIPC targets,Super+I, and a searchable desktop entry. -
Extend the live contract to open, close, toggle, and route directly to a named page.
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Wire the Settings window and IPC handlers into the shell.
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Replace the GNOME Settings
Super+Icommand with Panama IPC while retaining the GNOME desktop entry. -
Let the titled window participate in the active Hyprland tiling layout.
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Link the Panama desktop entry into
~/.local/share/applicationsand refresh the launcher cache.
Task 6: Full-system verification
- Run every Quickshell contract,
Hyprland --verify-config, and desktop-file validation. - Reload Hyprland, restart Quickshell, and inspect fresh logs for errors or warnings.
- Exercise Home, Displays, Desktop, Sound, Notifications, Services, shortcut search, and a GNOME handoff.
- Capture Home, Displays, Desktop, and Services pages for visual review.
- Inspect the exact Panama diff and confirm unrelated pre-existing changes were preserved.