Remove codex desktop from Lua branch

docs/hyprland-lua-migration-checklist.md

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+# Hyprland Lua Migration Checklist
+
+This checklist tracks the migration described in `docs/tiling-wm-experience.md`.
+
+Guiding rule for shelling out:
+
+- Prefer Lua for compositor/window/workspace state changes.
+- Avoid `hyprctl` for window manipulation unless there is no usable Lua API.
+- `hyprctl` remains acceptable for non-window-control escape hatches such as
+  `hyprctl reload`.
+- External utilities remain acceptable where they are the real tool being
+  launched, for example rofi, cliphist, grim/slurp/swappy, playerctl, hyprlock,
+  and systemd commands.
+
+## 0. Version And Build Base
+
+- [x] Update/confirm Hyprland Lua input at latest usable upstream target.
+- [x] Keep stable Hyprland path intact until Lua path is proven.
+- [x] Keep hy3 out of the Lua branch.
+- [x] Keep hyprNStack following the Lua Hyprland input.
+- [x] Rebuild hyprNStack against the Lua Hyprland branch.
+- [x] Add a forked hyprexpo input for the Lua Hyprland branch.
+- [x] Keep a cheap Lua check: parse config, execute against stub, reject
+      `hyprctl` in the Lua config's window/workspace manipulation path.
+- [x] Add a real Hyprland Lua verifier check for the config parser path.
+
+Current upstream note: latest Hyprland release observed during this migration is
+`v0.54.3`; the Lua config input tracks PR 13817 and was already at the current
+PR head `c35a8a5` dated 2026-04-26. The non-Lua fallback remains pinned to the older
+hy3/hyprexpo-compatible stack; the Lua branch uses forked hyprexpo branch
+`colonelpanic8/hyprland-plugins:hyprexpo-lua-hyprland`.
+
+## 1. Core Layout
+
+- [x] Primary layout is equal-width columns.
+- [x] No scrolling layout.
+- [x] No hy3 in Lua path.
+- [x] Dynamic redistribution on open/close via Lua-managed nStack count.
+- [x] Monocle/tabbed-style layout available.
+- [x] Direct jump to columns layout.
+- [x] Direct jump to monocle layout.
+- [x] Directional focus cycles in monocle.
+- [x] Visual indication of hidden monocle windows, currently notification.
+- [x] Make layout state per workspace instead of one global current layout.
+- [x] Preserve one-window smart gaps in the live config path.
+- [x] Use a persistent monocle indicator instead of a transient notification.
+
+Smart-gaps note: nStack uses `no_gaps_when_only = true`; Hyprland workspace
+rules are still applied at runtime for broader parity, but skipped during
+`--verify-config` because the current Lua PR segfaults when rule bindings run in
+verifier mode.
+
+## 2. Workspace Behavior
+
+- [x] `Super+1..9` focuses bounded workspaces.
+- [x] `Super+Shift+1..9` sends window without following.
+- [x] `Super+Ctrl+1..9` sends and follows.
+- [x] Previous workspace per monitor uses Lua-tracked history.
+- [x] Implement next empty workspace focus in Lua.
+- [x] Implement move focused window to next empty workspace without following.
+- [x] Implement move focused window to next empty workspace and follow.
+- [x] Implement bounded workspace cycling `1..9` in Lua, replacing
+      `workspace-scroll.sh`.
+- [x] Implement workspace swap or decide whether native dispatcher is enough.
+- [x] Track current monitor workspace history explicitly, with native
+      `previous_per_monitor` as fallback.
+
+## 3. Directional Navigation
+
+- [x] `Super+w/a/s/d` focuses windows.
+- [x] `Super+Shift+w/a/s/d` swaps windows.
+- [x] `Hyper+w/a/s/d` focuses monitors.
+- [x] `Hyper+Shift+w/a/s/d` moves windows to monitors.
+- [x] `Super+z` next monitor.
+- [x] `Super+Shift+z` move to next monitor.
+- [x] Replace any old cursor-follow/move scripts fully.
+- [x] Add required `Super+Ctrl+w/a/s/d` move-to-monitor behavior preserving
+      useful focus.
+- [x] Add "move to empty workspace on monitor in direction" without requiring
+      `Hyper+Ctrl`.
+- [x] Route directional focus in monocle through deterministic Lua cycling.
+- [ ] Live-verify directional focus in monocle behaves predictably.
+
+## 4. Script Elimination Priority
+
+- [x] Core layout switching no longer uses scripts.
+- [x] Core column count logic no longer uses scripts or `hyprctl`.
+- [x] Replace `find-empty-workspace.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `workspace-goto-empty.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `workspace-move-to-empty.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `workspace-scroll.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `cycle-layout.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `movewindow-follow-cursor.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `gather-class.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `focus-next-class.sh`.
+- [x] Replace `raise-or-run.sh`.
+- [x] Replace minimize scripts if Lua can maintain hidden workspace state.
+- [x] Replace `swap-workspaces.sh`.
+- [x] Decide whether rofi-backed pickers remain scripts or become
+      Lua-generated command pipes. Rofi itself remains external.
+
+## 5. Overview And Window Discovery
+
+- [x] Restore visual hyprexpo for `Super+Tab` overview.
+- [x] Restore visual hyprexpo `bring` mode for `Super+Shift+Tab`.
+- [x] Keep first-pass Lua numbered window picker on secondary bindings.
+- [x] Implement first-pass Lua-native go-to-window picker.
+- [x] Implement first-pass Lua-native bring-window picker.
+- [x] Implement first-pass Lua-native replace-window picker.
+- [ ] Picker entries include icons.
+- [x] Picker entries include title/workspace.
+- [x] Hide scratchpad/minimized/internal windows from normal pickers.
+- [x] Decide whether picker data generation can be Lua-native with rofi as only
+      external process.
+
+Picker decision: current Lua API can query and manipulate windows directly, but
+does not expose a synchronous way to run rofi and consume its selected output.
+The first pass therefore uses Lua-native numbered submaps and notifications.
+A final rofi/icon picker would need either a small IPC bridge or an upstream Lua
+process-output/callback primitive.
+
+Hyprexpo decision: hyprexpo is kept as the visual overview. The forked Lua
+branch exposes `hl.plugin.hyprexpo.expo(...)`, so the Lua config can invoke
+`toggle` and `bring` directly without shelling out to `hyprctl`.
+
+## 6. Scratchpads
+
+- [x] Preserve named scratchpads: element, gmail, htop, messages, slack,
+      spotify, transmission, volume.
+- [x] Preserve dropdown terminal scratchpad.
+- [x] Scratchpads near-fullscreen and centered.
+- [x] Scratchpads hidden from normal listings/status bar.
+- [x] Toggling scratchpad exits fullscreen/monocle state first.
+- [x] Decide hyprscratch daemon is not needed in the Lua branch.
+- [x] Replace `hyprscratch toggle` with Lua-managed scratchpad toggles.
+- [x] Disable hyprscratch service on the Lua branch.
+- [x] Handle delayed class/title assignment with window class/title event adoption.
+- [x] Handle already-running app.
+- [x] Handle minimized app.
+- [x] Handle app on another workspace.
+
+## 7. Minimization
+
+- [x] Implement minimize active window.
+- [x] Implement restore last minimized window.
+- [x] Exclude minimized windows from layout.
+- [x] Exclude minimized windows from normal go/bring lists.
+- [x] Implement minimized picker.
+- [x] Implement restore all minimized.
+- [x] Implement minimize other windows of current workspace class.
+- [x] Implement restore windows of focused class.
+- [x] Decide hidden workspace naming/state model for minimized windows.
+- [x] Hydrate minimized-window state from the hidden workspace on restore/picker
+      paths.
+
+## 8. Class-Aware Workflows
+
+- [x] Gather all windows of focused class onto current workspace.
+- [x] Focus next window of different/same class as desired parity.
+- [x] Browser raise-or-spawn.
+- [x] Window info command exposes class/title/workspace/address/pid.
+- [ ] Window menus expose real window icons.
+- [x] Prefer Lua window queries over `hyprctl clients`.
+
+## 9. Status Bar Contract
+
+- [ ] Confirm taffybar can still list normal workspaces.
+- [ ] Confirm special scratchpad/minimize workspaces are filtered.
+- [ ] Confirm active workspace per monitor remains visible.
+- [ ] Confirm class/title/active/minimized/urgent metadata is available.
+- [x] Expose layout name/state if practical.
+- [ ] Confirm workspace/window positioning remains enough for icon strips.
+
+Layout state note: Lua writes `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hyprland-layout-state` with the
+active workspace, active layout, and per-workspace layout map. Taffybar still
+needs a live readback check.
+
+## 10. Session And Utilities
+
+- [x] Terminal binding preserved.
+- [x] Launcher/run menu preserved.
+- [x] Media keys preserved.
+- [x] Clipboard history binding preserved.
+- [x] Screenshot binding preserved.
+- [x] Lock binding preserved.
+- [x] Session startup target integration preserved.
+- [x] `hyprctl reload` may remain available as a non-window-manipulation escape
+      hatch.
+- [x] Resolve `Hyper+w` conflict: monitor focus must win; wallpaper picker
+      needs another key.
+- [x] Keep rofi utility commands as external commands unless there is a
+      meaningful Lua replacement.
+- [x] Decide which shell utilities are acceptable because they are not Hyprland
+      control scripts.
+
+## 11. Validation
+
+- [x] Lua syntax check.
+- [x] Lua stub execution check.
+- [x] `hyprctl` rejection in Lua config for window/workspace manipulation.
+- [x] Real `Hyprland --verify-config` check.
+- [x] hyprNStack flake build check.
+- [x] hyprexpo Lua-branch flake build check.
+- [x] `ryzen-shine` system dry-run.
+- [x] `just switch` activates successfully and deploys branch-owned
+      `~/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua`.
+- [x] Re-run checks after Hyprland/Lua input confirmation.
+- [ ] Try live compositor smoke test again after version bump.
+- [x] Document `--verify-config` caveats for Lua rule/plugin-specific config.
+- [x] Eventually run `just switch` only when the branch is coherent enough for a
+      live test.
+
+Live-smoke note: this Hyprland binary exposes `--verify-config` but no
+`--headless` CLI flag. `just switch` now installs the Lua branch binary and
+deploys `hyprland.lua`, but the currently running compositor remains the old
+0.53 process until the Hyprland session is restarted. A true compositor smoke
+test still needs a session restart or a nested Wayland session that avoids
+startup side effects.

docs/tiling-wm-experience.md

@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ Required behavior:
 - Moving the focused window to an empty workspace on the monitor in a direction
   remains required behavior, but it should not require an extra `Hyper`
   modifier beyond `Shift`.
+- `Super+w/a/s/d` focuses windows directionally.
+- `Super+Shift+w/a/s/d` swaps or moves the focused window directionally.
+- `Super+Ctrl+w/a/s/d` moves the focused window to the monitor in that
+  direction while preserving useful focus.
+- `Super+Ctrl+Shift+w/a/s/d` moves the focused window to an empty workspace on
+  the monitor in that direction.
+- `Hyper+w/a/s/d` focuses monitors directionally.
+- `Hyper+Shift+w/a/s/d` swaps or moves windows between monitors directionally.
 - Directional focus in tabbed/fullscreen mode should cycle predictably through
   windows even though their screen geometry overlaps.
 
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ Required behavior:
 
 - Tiling is dynamic.
 - Primary layout is equal-width vertical columns.
+- Scrolling layouts are not acceptable.
 - All ordinary splits are vertical.
 - Adding windows dynamically redistributes all tiled windows evenly.
 - Removing windows dynamically redistributes all tiled windows evenly.
@@ -235,6 +244,8 @@ Important behavior:
 Nice behavior:
 
 - Wallpaper behavior remains consistent.
+- Wallpaper selection uses `Hyper+comma`; `Hyper+w/a/s/d` are reserved for
+  directional monitor focus.
 - Idle behavior remains consistent.
 - Lock behavior remains consistent.
 - Clipboard history behavior remains consistent.

dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.conf

@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ bind = $hyper SHIFT, S, movewindow, mon:d
 bind = $hyper SHIFT, A, movewindow, mon:l
 bind = $hyper SHIFT, D, movewindow, mon:r
 
-# Shift to empty workspace on screen direction (Hyper + Ctrl + WASD)
+# Shift to empty workspace on screen direction (Super + Ctrl + Shift + WASD)
 # Like XMonad's shiftToEmptyOnScreen
-bind = $hyper CTRL, W, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh u
+bind = $mainMod CTRL SHIFT, W, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh u
-bind = $hyper CTRL, S, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh d
+bind = $mainMod CTRL SHIFT, S, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh d
-bind = $hyper CTRL, A, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh l
+bind = $mainMod CTRL SHIFT, A, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh l
-bind = $hyper CTRL, D, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh r
+bind = $mainMod CTRL SHIFT, D, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/shift-to-empty-on-screen.sh r
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # LAYOUT CONTROL (XMonad-like with hy3)
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ bind = $hyper, 9, exec, start_synergy.sh
 bind = $hyper, I, exec, rofi_select_input.hs
 bind = $hyper, backslash, exec, /home/imalison/dotfiles/dotfiles/lib/functions/mpg341cx_input toggle
 bind = $hyper, O, exec, rofi_paswitch
-bind = $hyper, W, exec, rofi_wallpaper.sh
+bind = $hyper, comma, exec, rofi_wallpaper.sh
 bind = $hyper, Y, exec, rofi_agentic_skill
 
 # Reload config

dotfiles/config/xmonad/xmonad.hs

@@ -1012,11 +1012,11 @@ addKeys conf@XConfig { modMask = modm } =
      (modm .|. shiftMask) (`windowSwap` True) ++
     buildDirectionalBindings
      (modm .|. controlMask)  (followingWindow . (`windowToScreen` True)) ++
+    buildDirectionalBindings
+     (modm .|. controlMask .|. shiftMask) shiftToEmptyOnScreen ++
     buildDirectionalBindings hyper (`screenGo` True) ++
     buildDirectionalBindings
      (hyper .|. shiftMask) (followingWindow . (`screenSwap` True)) ++
-    buildDirectionalBindings
-     (hyper .|. controlMask) shiftToEmptyOnScreen ++
 
     -- Specific program spawning
     bindBringAndRaiseMany
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ addKeys conf@XConfig { modMask = modm } =
     , ((hyper, xK_space), spawn "skippy-xd")
     , ((hyper, xK_i), spawn "rofi_select_input.hs")
     , ((hyper, xK_o), spawn "rofi_paswitch")
-    , ((hyper, xK_w), spawn "rofi_wallpaper.sh")
+    , ((hyper, xK_comma), spawn "rofi_wallpaper.sh")
     , ((hyper, xK_y), spawn "rofi_agentic_skill")
     , ((modm, xK_e), spawn "emacsclient --eval '(emacs-everywhere)'")
 

nixos/flake.lock

@@ -335,15 +335,15 @@
     "flake-compat_3": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1696426674,
+        "lastModified": 1767039857,
-        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-vNpUSpF5Nuw8xvDLj2KCwwksIbjua2LZCqhV1LNRDns=",
-        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
+        "rev": "5edf11c44bc78a0d334f6334cdaf7d60d732daab",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "flake-compat",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -353,13 +353,13 @@
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1767039857,
         "narHash": "sha256-vNpUSpF5Nuw8xvDLj2KCwwksIbjua2LZCqhV1LNRDns=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
         "repo": "flake-compat",
         "rev": "5edf11c44bc78a0d334f6334cdaf7d60d732daab",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
         "repo": "flake-compat",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -367,11 +367,11 @@
     "flake-compat_5": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767039857,
+        "lastModified": 1696426674,
-        "narHash": "sha256-vNpUSpF5Nuw8xvDLj2KCwwksIbjua2LZCqhV1LNRDns=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
         "owner": "edolstra",
         "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "5edf11c44bc78a0d334f6334cdaf7d60d732daab",
+        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -502,24 +502,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-utils_2": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems_3"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1731533236,
-        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "git-blame-rank": {
       "inputs": {
         "fenix": "fenix",
@@ -685,7 +667,6 @@
     "gitignore_3": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
-          "imalison-taffybar",
           "taffybar",
           "weeder-nix",
           "pre-commit-hooks",
@@ -731,7 +712,7 @@
     "hercules-ci-effects_2": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts_5",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_7"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_6"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1701009247,
@@ -789,6 +770,29 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "hyprNStack": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "hyprland": [
+          "hyprland-lua-config"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1777317717,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Rj4vx0RvEWtnpnizggWRtrGe092bXiGLLt0WijwYWtI=",
+        "owner": "colonelpanic8",
+        "repo": "hyprNStack",
+        "rev": "94607cd53f2ddac88f6b26261393275e7dd590ef",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "colonelpanic8",
+        "repo": "hyprNStack",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprcursor": {
       "inputs": {
         "hyprlang": [
@@ -1094,6 +1098,37 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "hyprland-plugins-lua": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "hyprland": [
+          "hyprland-lua-config"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hyprland-plugins-lua",
+          "hyprland",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "systems": [
+          "hyprland-plugins-lua",
+          "hyprland",
+          "systems"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1777413654,
+        "narHash": "sha256-lVGYGUWf9ynV5lR8QAygAfmYRkko1btIe26UcQ1bGXw=",
+        "owner": "colonelpanic8",
+        "repo": "hyprland-plugins",
+        "rev": "ff36c04b270c26fcd53e623fc688e4eb41672897",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "colonelpanic8",
+        "ref": "hyprexpo-lua-hyprland",
+        "repo": "hyprland-plugins",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprland-protocols": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -1493,7 +1528,9 @@
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
-        "taffybar": "taffybar",
+        "taffybar": [
+          "taffybar"
+        ],
         "xmonad": [
           "xmonad"
         ]
@@ -1574,10 +1611,10 @@
     },
     "nix": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_3",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
         "git-hooks-nix": "git-hooks-nix",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_5",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
         "nixpkgs-23-11": "nixpkgs-23-11",
         "nixpkgs-regression": "nixpkgs-regression"
       },
@@ -1634,7 +1671,7 @@
     },
     "nixos-wsl": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_5",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
@@ -1768,22 +1805,6 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs_4": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776877367,
-        "narHash": "sha256-EHq1/OX139R1RvBzOJ0aMRT3xnWyqtHBRUBuO1gFzjI=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0726a0ecb6d4e08f6adced58726b95db924cef57",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_5": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1771903837,
         "narHash": "sha256-jEA8WggGKtMFeNeCKq3NK8cLEjJmG6/RLUElYYbBZ0E=",
@@ -1796,7 +1817,7 @@
         "url": "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-25.11/nixexprs.tar.xz"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_6": {
+    "nixpkgs_5": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1776877367,
         "narHash": "sha256-EHq1/OX139R1RvBzOJ0aMRT3xnWyqtHBRUBuO1gFzjI=",
@@ -1812,7 +1833,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_7": {
+    "nixpkgs_6": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1697723726,
         "narHash": "sha256-SaTWPkI8a5xSHX/rrKzUe+/uVNy6zCGMXgoeMb7T9rg=",
@@ -1828,7 +1849,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_8": {
+    "nixpkgs_7": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1703255338,
         "narHash": "sha256-Z6wfYJQKmDN9xciTwU3cOiOk+NElxdZwy/FiHctCzjU=",
@@ -1848,7 +1869,7 @@
       "inputs": {
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts_4",
         "hercules-ci-effects": "hercules-ci-effects_2",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_8",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_7",
         "osx-kvm": "osx-kvm"
       },
       "locked": {
@@ -2034,10 +2055,9 @@
     },
     "pre-commit-hooks_3": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_3",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_5",
         "gitignore": "gitignore_3",
         "nixpkgs": [
-          "imalison-taffybar",
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
       },
@@ -2115,9 +2135,11 @@
         "git-sync-rs": "git-sync-rs",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "hy3": "hy3",
+        "hyprNStack": "hyprNStack",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
         "hyprland-lua-config": "hyprland-lua-config",
         "hyprland-plugins": "hyprland-plugins",
+        "hyprland-plugins-lua": "hyprland-plugins-lua",
         "hyprscratch": "hyprscratch",
         "imalison-taffybar": "imalison-taffybar",
         "kanshi-sni": "kanshi-sni",
@@ -2126,15 +2148,16 @@
         "nixified-ai": "nixified-ai",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixos-wsl": "nixos-wsl",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_6",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_5",
         "nixtheplanet": "nixtheplanet",
         "notifications-tray-icon": "notifications-tray-icon",
         "org-agenda-api": "org-agenda-api",
         "railbird-secrets": "railbird-secrets",
-        "systems": "systems_4",
+        "systems": "systems_3",
+        "taffybar": "taffybar",
         "vscode-server": "vscode-server",
-        "xmonad": "xmonad_2",
+        "xmonad": "xmonad",
-        "xmonad-contrib": "xmonad-contrib_2"
+        "xmonad-contrib": "xmonad-contrib"
       }
     },
     "rust-analyzer-src": {
@@ -2236,41 +2259,34 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "systems_4": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1681028828,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "taffybar": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "flake-utils": [
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
         "weeder-nix": "weeder-nix",
-        "xmonad": "xmonad",
+        "xmonad": [
-        "xmonad-contrib": "xmonad-contrib"
+          "xmonad"
+        ],
+        "xmonad-contrib": [
+          "xmonad-contrib"
+        ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1777396416,
+        "lastModified": 1777401169,
-        "narHash": "sha256-uuNyU7wO1pSBN7zxC3sCJ4uPmnDgpaW+0lQvJvYEoK8=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-bciN/qFjXYm8ZIKXSc/OssUsLt9GoNs/cU9xT/pw7QY=",
-        "ref": "refs/heads/master",
+        "owner": "taffybar",
-        "rev": "ba979b03486c9f27bd67da9cf85152fa49df09ec",
+        "repo": "taffybar",
-        "revCount": 2291,
+        "rev": "59e3c75990156dcd4353ad9fad5823303e751f0f",
-        "type": "git",
+        "type": "github"
-        "url": "file:///home/imalison/dotfiles/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar"
       },
       "original": {
-        "type": "git",
+        "owner": "taffybar",
-        "url": "file:///home/imalison/dotfiles/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar"
+        "repo": "taffybar",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "vscode-server": {
@@ -2299,7 +2315,6 @@
     "weeder-nix": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
-          "imalison-taffybar",
           "taffybar",
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
@@ -2402,7 +2417,20 @@
       }
     },
     "xmonad": {
-      "flake": false,
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "git-ignore-nix": [
+          "git-ignore-nix"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "unstable": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1776502138,
         "narHash": "sha256-mSOpNU1iJvfFh5uwayA6aPxneFMduNW1kG1gV2tGE+c=",
@@ -2413,29 +2441,11 @@
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "xmonad",
-        "ref": "master",
         "repo": "xmonad",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "xmonad-contrib": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1769258911,
-        "narHash": "sha256-YGEKXs4UmS5QOIELJTdCiMzTktuue+Bd3yFoIKSHuBU=",
-        "owner": "xmonad",
-        "repo": "xmonad-contrib",
-        "rev": "803bc3d12bdcc512ec06856c4f119d37de1ba338",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "xmonad",
-        "ref": "master",
-        "repo": "xmonad-contrib",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "xmonad-contrib_2": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": [
           "flake-utils"
@@ -2464,35 +2474,6 @@
         "repo": "xmonad-contrib",
         "type": "github"
       }
-    },
-    "xmonad_2": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": [
-          "flake-utils"
-        ],
-        "git-ignore-nix": [
-          "git-ignore-nix"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ],
-        "unstable": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776502138,
-        "narHash": "sha256-mSOpNU1iJvfFh5uwayA6aPxneFMduNW1kG1gV2tGE+c=",
-        "owner": "xmonad",
-        "repo": "xmonad",
-        "rev": "a618fb32662e44eb5d8276a3dc1925b0233e638b",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "xmonad",
-        "repo": "xmonad",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",

nixos/flake.nix

@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@
       url = "git+https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland?submodules=1&ref=refs/pull/13817/head";
     };
 
+    hyprNStack = {
+      url = "github:colonelpanic8/hyprNStack";
+      inputs = {
+        hyprland.follows = "hyprland-lua-config";
+        nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      };
+    };
+
     hy3 = {
       url = "github:outfoxxed/hy3?ref=hl0.53.0";
       inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland";
@@ -111,6 +119,11 @@
       inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland";
     };
 
+    hyprland-plugins-lua = {
+      url = "github:colonelpanic8/hyprland-plugins?ref=hyprexpo-lua-hyprland";
+      inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland-lua-config";
+    };
+
     hyprscratch = {
       url = "github:colonelpanic8/hyprscratch/reapply-rules-on-toggle";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -151,7 +164,7 @@
     taffybar = {
       # Use a remote, lockfile-pinned input so rebuilds are reproducible across
       # machines. For local development, use `nixos-rebuild --override-input taffybar path:...`.
-      url = "github:taffybar/taffybar?ref=codex/fix-gdk-backend-strut-detection";
+      url = "github:taffybar/taffybar";
       inputs = {
         nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
         flake-utils.follows = "flake-utils";
@@ -467,6 +480,7 @@
   } // flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
     let
       pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+      lib = pkgs.lib;
 
       # Get short revs for tagging
       orgApiRev = builtins.substring 0 7 (org-agenda-api.rev or "unknown");
@@ -487,6 +501,149 @@
       packages = {
         colonelpanic-org-agenda-api = containerLib.containers.colonelpanic;
         kat-org-agenda-api = containerLib.containers.kat;
+      } // lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
+        hyprNStack = inputs.hyprNStack.packages.${system}.hyprNStack;
+        hyprexpo-lua = inputs.hyprland-plugins-lua.packages.${system}.hyprexpo;
+      };
+
+      checks = lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
+        hyprNStack = inputs.hyprNStack.packages.${system}.hyprNStack;
+        hyprexpo-lua = inputs.hyprland-plugins-lua.packages.${system}.hyprexpo;
+        hyprland-lua-config-syntax = pkgs.runCommand "hyprland-lua-config-syntax" {
+          nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.lua5_4 ];
+        } ''
+          luac -p ${../dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.lua}
+          if grep -n 'hyprctl' ${../dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.lua} | grep -v 'hyprctl reload'; then
+            echo "hyprland.lua should not shell out to hyprctl for window/workspace manipulation" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          lua <<'LUA'
+          local callbacks = {}
+
+          local function noop() end
+
+          local function dispatcher_proxy()
+            local proxy = {}
+            return setmetatable(proxy, {
+              __index = function()
+                return dispatcher_proxy()
+              end,
+              __call = function()
+                return noop
+              end,
+            })
+          end
+
+          local notification = {
+            is_alive = function()
+              return true
+            end,
+            set_text = noop,
+            set_timeout = noop,
+            pause = noop,
+            resume = noop,
+            set_paused = noop,
+            dismiss = noop,
+          }
+
+          local monitor = {
+            id = 1,
+            name = "stub-monitor",
+            focused = true,
+          }
+
+          local workspace = {
+            id = 1,
+            name = "1",
+            windows = 0,
+            special = false,
+            monitor = monitor,
+          }
+
+          monitor.active_workspace = workspace
+
+          hl = {
+            animation = noop,
+            bind = noop,
+            config = noop,
+            curve = noop,
+            env = noop,
+            exec_cmd = noop,
+            define_submap = function(_, reset_or_callback, callback)
+              local cb = type(reset_or_callback) == "function" and reset_or_callback or callback
+              if cb then
+                cb()
+              end
+            end,
+            monitor = noop,
+            workspace_rule = noop,
+            window_rule = noop,
+            dsp = dispatcher_proxy(),
+            notification = {
+              create = function()
+                return notification
+              end,
+            },
+            plugin = {
+              load = noop,
+            },
+            get_active_workspace = function()
+              return workspace
+            end,
+            get_active_monitor = function()
+              return monitor
+            end,
+            get_active_window = function()
+              return nil
+            end,
+            get_monitor = function()
+              return monitor
+            end,
+            get_workspace = function(id)
+              if tostring(id) == "1" then
+                return workspace
+              end
+              return nil
+            end,
+            get_windows = function()
+              return {}
+            end,
+            get_workspace_windows = function()
+              return {}
+            end,
+            on = function(_, callback)
+              callbacks[#callbacks + 1] = callback
+            end,
+            timer = function(callback)
+              callback()
+              return {
+                set_enabled = noop,
+              }
+            end,
+          }
+
+          dofile("${../dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.lua}")
+
+          for _, callback in ipairs(callbacks) do
+            callback()
+          end
+          LUA
+          touch "$out"
+        '';
+        hyprland-lua-verify-config = let
+          hyprlandPackage = inputs.hyprland-lua-config.packages.${system}.hyprland;
+          hyprNStackPackage = inputs.hyprNStack.packages.${system}.hyprNStack;
+        in pkgs.runCommand "hyprland-lua-verify-config" {} ''
+          cp ${../dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.lua} hyprland.lua
+          substituteInPlace hyprland.lua \
+            --replace-fail /run/current-system/sw/lib/libhyprNStack.so \
+            ${hyprNStackPackage}/lib/libhyprNStack.so
+          export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$TMPDIR/runtime"
+          mkdir -p "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
+          HYPRLAND_NO_CRASHREPORTER=1 ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/timeout 20s \
+            ${hyprlandPackage}/bin/Hyprland --verify-config --config "$PWD/hyprland.lua"
+          touch "$out"
+        '';
       };
 
       # Dev shell for org-agenda-api deployment

nixos/hyprland.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ let
     if cfg.useLuaConfigBranch
     then inputs.hyprland-lua-config
     else inputs.hyprland;
+  luaPluginPackages = lib.optionals cfg.useLuaConfigBranch [
+    inputs.hyprNStack.packages.${system}.hyprNStack
+    inputs.hyprland-plugins-lua.packages.${system}.hyprexpo
+  ];
   hyprexpoPatched = inputs.hyprland-plugins.packages.${system}.hyprexpo.overrideAttrs (old: {
     patches = (old.patches or [ ]) ++ [
       ./patches/hyprexpo-pr-612-workspace-numbers.patch
@@ -35,7 +39,15 @@ let
 
     home-manager.sharedModules = [
       inputs.hyprscratch.homeModules.default
-      {
+      ({ config, ... }: {
+        xdg.configFile."hypr" = {
+          force = true;
+          source =
+            if cfg.useLuaConfigBranch
+            then ../dotfiles/config/hypr
+            else config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "${config.home.homeDirectory}/dotfiles/dotfiles/config/hypr";
+        };
+
         services.kanshi = {
           enable = true;
           systemdTarget = "graphical-session.target";
@@ -78,8 +90,8 @@ let
           ];
         };
 
-        programs.hyprscratch = {
+	        programs.hyprscratch = {
-          enable = true;
+	          enable = !cfg.useLuaConfigBranch;
           settings = {
             daemon_options = "clean";
             global_options = "";
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@ let
             };
           };
         };
-      }
+      })
     ];
 
     # Hyprland-specific packages
@@ -157,10 +169,10 @@ let
 
       # For scripts
       jq
-    ] ++ lib.optionals enableExternalPluginPackages [
+    ] ++ luaPluginPackages ++ lib.optionals enableExternalPluginPackages [
       # External plugin packages are pinned to the stable 0.53 stack.
-      # PR 13817's Hyprland branch builds, but hy3 / hyprexpo do not yet build
+      # Keep hy3 on the stable stack; the Lua branch uses hyprNStack and the
-      # against it, so keep them out of the experimental Lua branch for now.
+      # forked Lua-compatible hyprexpo input instead.
       inputs.hy3.packages.${system}.hy3
       hyprexpoPatched
     ];
@@ -173,11 +185,10 @@ enabledModule // {
       default = false;
       description = ''
         Use the experimental Hyprland PR 13817 Lua-config branch for the
-        Hyprland package itself. Third-party plugins are left on the stable
+        Hyprland package itself. The experimental package set excludes hy3, and
-        stack and are excluded from the experimental package set because current
+        includes the Lua-branch builds of hyprNStack and hyprexpo instead. When
-        `hy3` and `hyprexpo` sources do not build against PR 13817 yet. The
+        a sibling `hyprland.lua` is present, the Lua config manager picks it
-        existing `hyprland.conf` remains active until a sibling `hyprland.lua`
+        before `hyprland.conf`.
-        file is added.
       '';
     };
   };

nixos/machines/ryzen-shine.nix

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   features.full.enable = true;
   myModules.kubelet.enable = false;
   myModules.nvidia.enable = true;
+  myModules.hyprland.useLuaConfigBranch = true;
   # Needed for now because monitors have different refresh rates
   myModules.xmonad.picom.vSync.enable = false;
   myModules.cache-server = {