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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:

  • Produces: writable use24Hour, showSeconds, showWeekday, showCpu, showMemory, showGpu, dockAutohide, dockRevealDelayMs, dockHideDelayMs, focusDurationMinutes, autoHdr, vrrPolicy, directScanoutPolicy, and lastPage properties plus resetDesktopDefaults(): void.

  • Consumes: Quickshell.stateDir, FileView, and JsonAdapter.

  • 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.

  • Run the contract and verify it fails because DesktopPreferences does not exist.

  • Implement the JSON adapter and bind dynamic Settings.qml values 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, and pgrep.

  • Produces: monitor identity and geometry, display-policy setters, bounded refresh(): void, service status, openGnomePanel(panel: string): void, openApplication(id: string): void, and an inline lastError.

  • Write an IPC-backed contract that applies current policy values, refreshes the active monitor, and rejects an unsupported GNOME panel.

  • Run it and verify the settings-system diagnostics target is absent.

  • Implement fixed-command processes and strict numeric/panel allow lists.

  • 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:

  • Consumes: DesktopPreferences, SystemSettings, NightLight, and ShellState.settingsPage.

  • Produces: a tiled Panama Settings window with Home, Appearance, Displays, and Desktop pages.

  • Write a live contract that opens the window to each core page and verifies one Panama Settings toplevel remains mapped.

  • Run it and verify the settings IPC target is absent.

  • Implement the two-pane Luminous shell and reusable row/card controls.

  • Implement real preference, Night Light, HDR policy, VRR, direct-scanout, clock, vitals, and dock controls.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • Extend the page contract with search routing, live DND/focus changes, audio construction, service refresh, and GNOME fallback command validation.

  • Run it and verify the new page names fail before implementation.

  • Build the five pages using the same row/card vocabulary and no inactive fake controls.

  • 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:

  • Produces: ShellState.settingsOpen, settingsPage, typed settings and settings-system IPC targets, Super+I, and a searchable desktop entry.

  • Extend the live contract to open, close, toggle, and route directly to a named page.

  • Wire the Settings window and IPC handlers into the shell.

  • Replace the GNOME Settings Super+I command with Panama IPC while retaining the GNOME desktop entry.

  • Let the titled window participate in the active Hyprland tiling layout.

  • Link the Panama desktop entry into ~/.local/share/applications and 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.