fix: start sims after graphical so it gets correct env

example-stylix-dev.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 height: 42
 dev: true
+buddy:
+    enable: true
 window_title:
     enable: true
 vinyl:
@@ -16,6 +18,17 @@ notmuch:
 screenrec:
     enable: true
     output_dir: "~/Videos/wl-screenrec"
+org:
+    enable: true
+    paths:
+        - "~/Documents/notes"
+    todo_keywords: ["TODO", "NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS"]
+    done_keywords: ["DONE", "CANCELLED"]
+    counted_states: ["TODO", "NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS"]
+    update_interval: 60000
+    emacsclient_command: "emacsclient"
+    dropdown_width: 420
+    dropdown_height: 480
 notifications:
     enable: true
     anchor: "top center"

flake.nix

@@ -45,250 +45,358 @@
     // {
       homeManagerModules = {
         sims =
-        {
+          {
-          config,
+            config,
-          lib,
+            lib,
-          pkgs,
+            pkgs,
-          ...
+            ...
-        }:
+          }:
-        let
+          let
-          cfg = config.services.sims;
+            cfg = config.services.sims;
 
-          settingsFormat = pkgs.formats.yaml { };
+            settingsFormat = pkgs.formats.yaml { };
-        in
+          in
-        {
+          {
-          options.services.sims = {
+            options.services.sims = {
-            enable = lib.mkEnableOption "sims status bar";
+              enable = lib.mkEnableOption "sims status bar";
 
-            package = lib.mkOption {
+              package = lib.mkOption {
-              type = lib.types.package;
+                type = lib.types.package;
-              default = self.packages.${pkgs.system}.default;
+                default = self.packages.${pkgs.system}.default;
-              description = "The sims package to use.";
+                description = "The sims package to use.";
-            };
+              };
 
-            settings = lib.mkOption {
+              settings = lib.mkOption {
-              type = lib.types.submodule {
+                type = lib.types.submodule {
-                options = {
+                  options = {
-                  vinyl = {
+                    vinyl = {
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
-                      default = false;
+                        default = false;
+                      };
+                    };
+                    battery = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = false;
+                      };
+                    };
+                    buddy = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = false;
+                        description = "Whether to enable the bar buddy (animated pixel-art slime that reacts to system state)";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    height = lib.mkOption {
+                      type = lib.types.int;
+                      default = 40;
+                      description = "Height of the status bar in pixels";
+                    };
+                    logLevel = lib.mkOption {
+                      type = lib.types.enum [
+                        "TRACE"
+                        "DEBUG"
+                        "INFO"
+                        "SUCCESS"
+                        "WARNING"
+                        "ERROR"
+                        "CRITICAL"
+                      ];
+                      default = "WARNING";
+                      description = "Log level for the status bar (loguru levels: TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, SUCCESS, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)";
+                    };
+                    window_title = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = true;
+                        description = "Whether to show the window title in the center of the bar";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    stylix = lib.mkOption {
+                      type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.anything;
+                      default = {
+                        enable = false;
+                      };
+                      description = "Stylix configuration passed from the stylix module";
+                    };
+                    calendar = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = true;
+                        description = "Whether to enable the calendar widget";
+                      };
+                      khal_path = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "khal";
+                        description = "Path to the khal binary";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    notmuch = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = true;
+                        description = "Whether to enable the notmuch email widget";
+                      };
+                      notmuch_path = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "notmuch";
+                        description = "Path to the notmuch binary";
+                      };
+                      emacsclient_command = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "emacsclient";
+                        description = "Path to the emacsclient binary";
+                      };
+                      debt_query = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "tag:unread and date:..1w";
+                        description = "notmuch query whose count drives the mail-debt severity color on the bar widget";
+                      };
+                      debt_warn_at = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 1;
+                        description = "Debt count at which the widget switches to the warn (orange) color";
+                      };
+                      debt_alarm_at = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 6;
+                        description = "Debt count at which the widget switches to the alarm (red) color";
+                      };
+                      saved_searches = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.listOf (
+                          lib.types.submodule {
+                            options = {
+                              name = lib.mkOption {
+                                type = lib.types.str;
+                                description = "Display label shown in the search launcher";
+                              };
+                              query = lib.mkOption {
+                                type = lib.types.str;
+                                description = "notmuch query to run when this saved search is activated";
+                              };
+                            };
+                          }
+                        );
+                        default = [ ];
+                        description = "Saved searches shown in the notmuch search launcher when the entry is empty";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    screenrec = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = false;
+                        description = "Whether to enable the screenrec widget and menu";
+                      };
+                      output_dir = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "~/Videos/wl-screenrec";
+                        description = "Directory to save recordings into";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    power = {
+                      lock_command = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+                        default = [ "waylock" ];
+                        description = "argv for the Lock action in the power menu";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    org = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = false;
+                        description = "Whether to enable the org-mode agenda widget";
+                      };
+                      paths = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+                        default = [ ];
+                        description = "Org files / directories / globs to scan (~ is expanded)";
+                      };
+                      todo_keywords = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+                        default = [
+                          "TODO"
+                          "NEXT"
+                          "IN-PROGRESS"
+                        ];
+                        description = "Active TODO keywords used by orgparse when no #+TODO: header is present";
+                      };
+                      done_keywords = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+                        default = [
+                          "DONE"
+                          "CANCELLED"
+                        ];
+                        description = "Done keywords (filtered out of the count)";
+                      };
+                      counted_states = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+                        default = [
+                          "TODO"
+                          "NEXT"
+                          "IN-PROGRESS"
+                        ];
+                        description = "States summed for the bar badge count";
+                      };
+                      update_interval = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 60000;
+                        description = "Polling interval in milliseconds (mtime-checked, only re-parses on change)";
+                      };
+                      emacsclient_command = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "emacsclient";
+                        description = "Command used to open headlines (split on whitespace)";
+                      };
+                      dropdown_width = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 420;
+                        description = "Dropdown width in pixels";
+                      };
+                      dropdown_height = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 480;
+                        description = "Dropdown height in pixels";
+                      };
+                    };
+                    notifications = {
+                      enable = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.bool;
+                        default = false;
+                        description = "Whether to enable the notification toast service. Owns org.freedesktop.Notifications, so other notification daemons (mako, dunst, swaync) must be disabled.";
+                      };
+                      anchor = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "top center";
+                        description = "Layer-shell anchor for the toast stack";
+                      };
+                      margin = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.str;
+                        default = "8px";
+                        description = "Layer-shell margin for the toast stack";
+                      };
+                      width = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 360;
+                        description = "Width of each notification toast in pixels";
+                      };
+                      timeout_ms = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 10000;
+                        description = "Auto-close timeout for notifications in milliseconds";
+                      };
+                      history_size = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 50;
+                        description = "How many past notifications the in-memory center keeps";
+                      };
+                      image_max_px = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 128;
+                        description = "Max edge in pixels for stored notification thumbnails";
+                      };
+                      center_width = lib.mkOption {
+                        type = lib.types.int;
+                        default = 380;
+                        description = "Width of the notification center side rail in pixels";
+                      };
                     };
                   };
-                  battery = {
+                };
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
+                default = {
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
+                  vinyl.enable = false;
-                      default = false;
+                  battery.enable = false;
-                    };
+                  buddy.enable = false;
-                  };
+                  height = 40;
-                  height = lib.mkOption {
+                  logLevel = "WARNING";
-                    type = lib.types.int;
+                  window_title.enable = true;
-                    default = 40;
+                  stylix.enable = false;
-                    description = "Height of the status bar in pixels";
-                  };
-                  logLevel = lib.mkOption {
-                    type = lib.types.enum [ "TRACE" "DEBUG" "INFO" "SUCCESS" "WARNING" "ERROR" "CRITICAL" ];
-                    default = "WARNING";
-                    description = "Log level for the status bar (loguru levels: TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, SUCCESS, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)";
-                  };
-                  window_title = {
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
-                      default = true;
-                      description = "Whether to show the window title in the center of the bar";
-                    };
-                  };
-                  stylix = lib.mkOption {
-                    type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.anything;
-                    default = { enable = false; };
-                    description = "Stylix configuration passed from the stylix module";
-                  };
                   calendar = {
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
+                    enable = true;
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
+                    khal_path = "khal";
-                      default = true;
-                      description = "Whether to enable the calendar widget";
-                    };
-                    khal_path = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.str;
-                      default = "khal";
-                      description = "Path to the khal binary";
-                    };
                   };
                   notmuch = {
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
+                    enable = true;
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
+                    notmuch_path = "notmuch";
-                      default = true;
+                    emacsclient_command = "emacsclient";
-                      description = "Whether to enable the notmuch email widget";
+                    debt_query = "tag:unread and date:..1w";
-                    };
+                    debt_warn_at = 1;
-                    notmuch_path = lib.mkOption {
+                    debt_alarm_at = 6;
-                      type = lib.types.str;
+                    saved_searches = [ ];
-                      default = "notmuch";
-                      description = "Path to the notmuch binary";
-                    };
-                    emacsclient_command = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.str;
-                      default = "emacsclient";
-                      description = "Path to the emacsclient binary";
-                    };
-                    debt_query = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.str;
-                      default = "tag:unread and date:..1w";
-                      description = "notmuch query whose count drives the mail-debt severity color on the bar widget";
-                    };
-                    debt_warn_at = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 1;
-                      description = "Debt count at which the widget switches to the warn (orange) color";
-                    };
-                    debt_alarm_at = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 6;
-                      description = "Debt count at which the widget switches to the alarm (red) color";
-                    };
-                    saved_searches = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.listOf (lib.types.submodule {
-                        options = {
-                          name = lib.mkOption {
-                            type = lib.types.str;
-                            description = "Display label shown in the search launcher";
-                          };
-                          query = lib.mkOption {
-                            type = lib.types.str;
-                            description = "notmuch query to run when this saved search is activated";
-                          };
-                        };
-                      });
-                      default = [ ];
-                      description = "Saved searches shown in the notmuch search launcher when the entry is empty";
-                    };
                   };
                   screenrec = {
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
+                    enable = false;
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
+                    output_dir = "~/Videos/wl-screenrec";
-                      default = false;
-                      description = "Whether to enable the screenrec widget and menu";
-                    };
-                    output_dir = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.str;
-                      default = "~/Videos/wl-screenrec";
-                      description = "Directory to save recordings into";
-                    };
                   };
                   power = {
-                    lock_command = lib.mkOption {
+                    lock_command = [ "waylock" ];
-                      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+                  };
-                      default = [ "waylock" ];
+                  org = {
-                      description = "argv for the Lock action in the power menu";
+                    enable = false;
-                    };
+                    paths = [ ];
+                    todo_keywords = [
+                      "TODO"
+                      "NEXT"
+                      "IN-PROGRESS"
+                    ];
+                    done_keywords = [
+                      "DONE"
+                      "CANCELLED"
+                    ];
+                    counted_states = [
+                      "TODO"
+                      "NEXT"
+                      "IN-PROGRESS"
+                    ];
+                    update_interval = 60000;
+                    emacsclient_command = "emacsclient";
+                    dropdown_width = 420;
+                    dropdown_height = 480;
                   };
                   notifications = {
-                    enable = lib.mkOption {
+                    enable = false;
-                      type = lib.types.bool;
+                    anchor = "top center";
-                      default = false;
+                    margin = "8px";
-                      description = "Whether to enable the notification toast service. Owns org.freedesktop.Notifications, so other notification daemons (mako, dunst, swaync) must be disabled.";
+                    width = 360;
-                    };
+                    timeout_ms = 10000;
-                    anchor = lib.mkOption {
+                    history_size = 50;
-                      type = lib.types.str;
+                    image_max_px = 128;
-                      default = "top center";
+                    center_width = 380;
-                      description = "Layer-shell anchor for the toast stack";
-                    };
-                    margin = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.str;
-                      default = "8px";
-                      description = "Layer-shell margin for the toast stack";
-                    };
-                    width = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 360;
-                      description = "Width of each notification toast in pixels";
-                    };
-                    timeout_ms = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 10000;
-                      description = "Auto-close timeout for notifications in milliseconds";
-                    };
-                    history_size = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 50;
-                      description = "How many past notifications the in-memory center keeps";
-                    };
-                    image_max_px = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 128;
-                      description = "Max edge in pixels for stored notification thumbnails";
-                    };
-                    center_width = lib.mkOption {
-                      type = lib.types.int;
-                      default = 380;
-                      description = "Width of the notification center side rail in pixels";
-                    };
                   };
                 };
               };
-              default = {
+            };
-                vinyl.enable = false;
+
-                battery.enable = false;
+            config = lib.mkIf config.services.sims.enable {
-                height = 40;
+              systemd.user.services.sims =
-                logLevel = "WARNING";
+                let
-                window_title.enable = true;
+                  configFile = settingsFormat.generate "config.yaml" cfg.settings;
-                stylix.enable = false;
+                in
-                calendar = {
+                {
-                  enable = true;
+                  Unit = {
-                  khal_path = "khal";
+                    Description = "sims status bar";
+                    # Start as part of the graphical session rather than at
+                    # user-manager boot. The compositor populates the systemd
+                    # user environment (WAYLAND_DISPLAY, NIXOS_OZONE_WL, ...)
+                    # via `import-environment` before it activates
+                    # graphical-session.target, so binding here guarantees sims
+                    # — and every app it launches via `systemd-run --scope` —
+                    # inherits the correct Wayland environment.
+                    PartOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+                    After = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+                  };
+
+                  Service = {
+                    ExecStart = "${config.services.sims.package}/bin/sims --config ${configFile}";
+                    Restart = "on-failure";
+                  };
+
+                  Install = {
+                    WantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+                  };
                 };
-                notmuch = {
-                  enable = true;
-                  notmuch_path = "notmuch";
-                  emacsclient_command = "emacsclient";
-                  debt_query = "tag:unread and date:..1w";
-                  debt_warn_at = 1;
-                  debt_alarm_at = 6;
-                  saved_searches = [ ];
-                };
-                screenrec = {
-                  enable = false;
-                  output_dir = "~/Videos/wl-screenrec";
-                };
-                power = {
-                  lock_command = [ "waylock" ];
-                };
-                notifications = {
-                  enable = false;
-                  anchor = "top center";
-                  margin = "8px";
-                  width = 360;
-                  timeout_ms = 10000;
-                  history_size = 50;
-                  image_max_px = 128;
-                  center_width = 380;
-                };
-              };
             };
           };
-
-          config = lib.mkIf config.services.sims.enable {
-            systemd.user.services.sims =
-              let
-                configFile = settingsFormat.generate "config.yaml" cfg.settings;
-              in
-              {
-                Unit = {
-                  Description = "sims status bar";
-                  After = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-                };
-
-                Service = {
-                  ExecStart = "${config.services.sims.package}/bin/sims --config ${configFile}";
-                  Restart = "on-failure";
-                };
-
-                Install = {
-                  WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
-                };
-              };
-          };
-        };
         stylix-sims = import ./nix/stylix/hm.nix;
       };
     };

nix/derivation.nix

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
     pywayland
     pyyaml
     platformdirs
+    orgparse
   ];
   doCheck = false;
   dontWrapGApps = true;

nix/shell.nix

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
         python-lsp-ruff
         pyyaml
         platformdirs
+        orgparse
       ]
     ))
   ];

sims/config.py

@@ -76,3 +76,13 @@ NOTIFICATIONS = app_config.get("notifications", {
 BAR_HEIGHT = app_config.get("height", 40)
 LOG_LEVEL = app_config.get("logLevel", "WARNING")
 DEV = app_config.get("dev", False)
+BUDDY = app_config.get("buddy", {"enable": False})
+ORG = app_config.get("org", {"enable": False})
+ORG.setdefault("paths", [])
+ORG.setdefault("todo_keywords", ["TODO", "NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS"])
+ORG.setdefault("done_keywords", ["DONE", "CANCELLED"])
+ORG.setdefault("counted_states", ["TODO", "NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS"])
+ORG.setdefault("update_interval", 60_000)
+ORG.setdefault("emacsclient_command", "emacsclient")
+ORG.setdefault("dropdown_width", 420)
+ORG.setdefault("dropdown_height", 480)

sims/main.py

@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ from .modules.launcher.screenshot import ScreenshotMenu
 from .modules.calendar import CalendarService
 from .modules.control_center import ControlCenter
 from .modules.notifications import NotificationToasts
+from .modules.org import OrgDropdown
 from .modules.stylix import get_stylix_css_path
 from .modules.vinyl import VinylButton
-from .config import CALENDAR, NOTIFICATIONS, POWER, SCREENREC, STYLIX, VINYL
+from .services.org import OrgService
+from .config import CALENDAR, NOTIFICATIONS, ORG, POWER, SCREENREC, STYLIX, VINYL
 from .services.fenster import get_i3_connection
 from .services.notification_history import NotificationHistoryService
 from .services.screenrec import ScreenrecService
@@ -92,6 +94,14 @@ if notification_history is not None:
         width=NOTIFICATIONS.get("center_width", 380),
     )
 
+org_service: OrgService | None = None
+org_dropdown: OrgDropdown | None = None
+if ORG.get("enable", False):
+    org_service = OrgService(
+        update_interval=int(ORG.get("update_interval", 60_000)),
+    )
+    org_dropdown = OrgDropdown(service=org_service, monitor=0)
+
 bar_windows = []
 notmuch_widget = None
 
@@ -102,6 +112,8 @@ if notification_toasts is not None:
     _app_windows.append(notification_toasts)
 if control_center is not None:
     _app_windows.append(control_center)
+if org_dropdown is not None:
+    _app_windows.append(org_dropdown)
 app = Application("sims", *_app_windows)
 
 
@@ -229,6 +241,8 @@ def spawn_bars():
             monitor=i,
             screenrec_service=screenrec_service if i == 0 else None,
             control_center=control_center if i == 0 else None,
+            org_service=org_service,
+            org_dropdown=org_dropdown if i == 0 else None,
         )
         bar_windows.append(bar)
         if i == 0 and bar.notmuch:

sims/modules/bar.py

@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ from sims.modules.player import Player, PlayerSmall
 from sims.modules.battery import Battery
 from sims.modules.control_center import ControlCenter
 from sims.modules.notmuch import NotmuchWidget
+from sims.modules.buddy import Buddy
+from sims.modules.org import OrgDropdown, OrgWidget
 from sims.modules.screenrec import ScreenrecWidget
 from fabric.widgets.wayland import WaylandWindow as Window
 from fabric.system_tray.widgets import SystemTray
 from sims.widgets.fenster import FensterWorkspaces, FensterActiveWindow
+from sims.services.org import OrgService
 from sims.services.screenrec import ScreenrecService
 from sims.services.smart_corners import get_smart_corners_service
 from fabric.widgets.button import Button
 from fabric.widgets.circularprogressbar import CircularProgressBar
 from sims.services.system_stats import SystemStatsService
 
-from sims.config import BATTERY, BAR_HEIGHT, WINDOW_TITLE, NOTMUCH
+from sims.config import BATTERY, BAR_HEIGHT, WINDOW_TITLE, NOTMUCH, BUDDY, ORG
 
 
 class StatusBar(Window):
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ class StatusBar(Window):
         monitor: int = 1,
         screenrec_service: ScreenrecService | None = None,
         control_center: ControlCenter | None = None,
+        org_service: OrgService | None = None,
+        org_dropdown: OrgDropdown | None = None,
     ):
         super().__init__(
             name="sims",
@@ -92,10 +97,19 @@ class StatusBar(Window):
         if NOTMUCH["enable"]:
             self.notmuch = NotmuchWidget()
 
+        self.buddy = None
+        if BUDDY.get("enable", False):
+            notmuch_service = self.notmuch.service if self.notmuch is not None else None
+            self.buddy = Buddy(notmuch_service=notmuch_service)
+
         self.screenrec = None
         if screenrec_service is not None:
             self.screenrec = ScreenrecWidget(screenrec_service)
 
+        self.org = None
+        if org_service is not None:
+            self.org = OrgWidget(service=org_service, dropdown=org_dropdown)
+
         self.status_container = Box(
             name="widgets-container",
             spacing=4,
@@ -105,6 +119,9 @@ class StatusBar(Window):
 
         end_container_children = []
 
+        if self.org is not None:
+            end_container_children.append(self.org)
+
         end_container_children.append(self.status_container)
         if self.system_tray:
             end_container_children.append(self.system_tray)
@@ -124,17 +141,21 @@ class StatusBar(Window):
         if WINDOW_TITLE["enable"]:
             center_children.append(self.active_window)
 
+        start_container_children = [
+            Image(name="nixos-label", icon_name="nix-snowflake-white", icon_size=20),
+            self.workspaces,
+            self.player_small,
+        ]
+        if self.buddy is not None:
+            start_container_children.append(self.buddy)
+
         self.inner = CenterBox(
             name="sims-inner",
             start_children=Box(
                 name="start-container",
                 spacing=6,
                 orientation="h",
-                children=[
+                children=start_container_children,
-                    Image(name="nixos-label", icon_name="nix-snowflake-white", icon_size=20),
-                    self.workspaces,
-                    self.player_small,
-                ],
             ),
             center_children=Box(
                 name="center-container",

sims/modules/buddy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from fabric.widgets.box import Box
+
+from sims.widgets.buddy import BuddyWidget
+from sims.services.buddy import BuddyService
+
+
+class Buddy(Box):
+    def __init__(self, notmuch_service=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(name="buddy-container", v_align="center", **kwargs)
+        self.service = BuddyService(notmuch_service=notmuch_service)
+        self.sprite = BuddyWidget(on_pet=self._on_pet)
+        self.service.connect("mood-changed", self._on_mood_changed)
+        self.children = [self.sprite]
+
+    def _on_mood_changed(self, _service, mood: str):
+        self.sprite.update_mood(mood)
+
+    def _on_pet(self, **kwargs):
+        if kwargs.get("petted"):
+            self.service.pet()

sims/modules/org.py

@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+"""Org-agenda bar widget + dropdown popup.
+
+Bar slot is a small button showing an icon + count of open items. Clicking
+toggles a layer-shell dropdown listing items grouped by state. Clicking an
+item opens emacsclient at the headline's line.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from fabric.widgets.box import Box
+from fabric.widgets.button import Button
+from fabric.widgets.image import Image
+from fabric.widgets.label import Label
+from fabric.widgets.scrolledwindow import ScrolledWindow
+from fabric.widgets.wayland import WaylandWindow as Window
+from gi.repository import Gdk
+from loguru import logger
+
+from sims.config import BAR_HEIGHT, ORG
+from sims.services.org import OrgItem, OrgService, OrgSnapshot
+
+
+# Order in which states are shown / counted. Anything else discovered at parse
+# time is appended after these.
+DEFAULT_STATE_ORDER = ["NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS", "TODO"]
+
+
+def _state_order(states: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    seen = set()
+    ordered: list[str] = []
+    for s in DEFAULT_STATE_ORDER:
+        if s in states and s not in seen:
+            ordered.append(s)
+            seen.add(s)
+    for s in states:
+        if s not in seen:
+            ordered.append(s)
+            seen.add(s)
+    return ordered
+
+
+def _open_in_emacs(item: OrgItem) -> None:
+    cmd_template = ORG.get("emacsclient_command", "emacsclient")
+    parts = cmd_template.split() if isinstance(cmd_template, str) else list(cmd_template)
+    cmd = [*parts, "-c", f"+{item.line}", item.file]
+    try:
+        subprocess.Popen(cmd, start_new_session=True)
+        logger.info(f"[Org] Opened {item.file}:{item.line} in emacsclient")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[Org] Failed to open emacsclient: {e}")
+
+
+class OrgDropdown(Window):
+    def __init__(self, service: OrgService, monitor: int = 0):
+        width = int(ORG.get("dropdown_width", 420))
+        super().__init__(
+            name="org-dropdown",
+            layer="top",
+            anchor="top",
+            margin=f"{BAR_HEIGHT}px 0 0 0",
+            keyboard_mode="on-demand",
+            exclusivity="none",
+            visible=False,
+            monitor=monitor,
+        )
+        self._service = service
+        self._width = width
+
+        self._header = Label(
+            name="org-dropdown-title",
+            label="Org Agenda",
+            h_align="start",
+        )
+        close_button = Button(
+            name="org-dropdown-close",
+            image=Image(icon_name="window-close-symbolic", icon_size=16),
+            on_clicked=lambda *_: self.hide(),
+        )
+        header_row = Box(name="org-dropdown-header", orientation="h", spacing=8)
+        header_row.pack_start(self._header, True, True, 0)
+        header_row.pack_end(close_button, False, False, 0)
+
+        self._sections_box = Box(
+            name="org-dropdown-sections",
+            orientation="v",
+            spacing=10,
+            h_expand=True,
+        )
+
+        scroll = ScrolledWindow(
+            name="org-dropdown-scroll",
+            h_scrollbar_policy="never",
+            v_scrollbar_policy="automatic",
+            child=self._sections_box,
+            h_expand=True,
+            v_expand=True,
+        )
+
+        body = Box(
+            name="org-dropdown-body",
+            orientation="v",
+            spacing=8,
+            children=[header_row, scroll],
+            h_expand=True,
+            v_expand=True,
+        )
+        body.set_size_request(self._width, int(ORG.get("dropdown_height", 480)))
+        self.add(body)
+
+        self.connect("key-press-event", self._on_key_press)
+        self._service.connect("items-changed", lambda _s, snap: self._refresh(snap))
+        self._refresh(self._service.snapshot)
+
+    def toggle(self) -> None:
+        if self.get_visible():
+            self.hide()
+        else:
+            self.show()
+
+    def show(self) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
+        super().show()
+        self.show_all()
+
+    def _on_key_press(self, _w, event):
+        if event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_Escape:
+            self.hide()
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def _refresh(self, snapshot: OrgSnapshot) -> None:
+        for child in self._sections_box.get_children():
+            self._sections_box.remove(child)
+            child.destroy()
+
+        if not snapshot.items:
+            self._sections_box.add(
+                Label(
+                    name="org-dropdown-empty",
+                    label="Nothing on the agenda.",
+                    h_align="start",
+                )
+            )
+            self._sections_box.show_all()
+            return
+
+        by_state: dict[str, list[OrgItem]] = {}
+        for it in snapshot.items:
+            by_state.setdefault(it.state, []).append(it)
+
+        for state in _state_order(list(by_state.keys())):
+            items = by_state.get(state, [])
+            if not items:
+                continue
+            section = self._build_section(state, items)
+            self._sections_box.add(section)
+
+        self._sections_box.show_all()
+
+    def _build_section(self, state: str, items: list[OrgItem]) -> Box:
+        section = Box(
+            name="org-dropdown-section",
+            orientation="v",
+            spacing=4,
+            style_classes=["org-state", f"org-state-{state.lower()}"],
+        )
+        header = Box(orientation="h", spacing=6)
+        header.add(
+            Label(
+                name="org-dropdown-section-title",
+                label=state,
+                h_align="start",
+                style_classes=["org-state-label"],
+            )
+        )
+        header.add(
+            Label(
+                label=f"({len(items)})",
+                h_align="start",
+                style_classes=["org-state-count"],
+            )
+        )
+        section.add(header)
+
+        for item in items:
+            section.add(self._build_item(item))
+        return section
+
+    def _build_item(self, item: OrgItem) -> Button:
+        title_parts = []
+        if item.priority:
+            title_parts.append(f"#{item.priority}")
+        title_parts.append(item.headline)
+        if item.tags:
+            title_parts.append(":" + ":".join(item.tags) + ":")
+        title = " ".join(title_parts)
+
+        title_label = Label(
+            label=title,
+            h_align="start",
+            ellipsization="end",
+            style_classes=["org-item-title"],
+        )
+
+        meta_bits = []
+        if item.scheduled:
+            meta_bits.append(f"S: {item.scheduled}")
+        if item.deadline:
+            meta_bits.append(f"D: {item.deadline}")
+        meta_bits.append(os.path.basename(item.file))
+
+        meta_label = Label(
+            label="  ·  ".join(meta_bits),
+            h_align="start",
+            style_classes=["org-item-meta"],
+        )
+
+        content = Box(orientation="v", spacing=2, h_expand=True)
+        content.add(title_label)
+        content.add(meta_label)
+
+        button = Button(
+            name="org-item",
+            child=content,
+            on_clicked=lambda *_: self._on_item_clicked(item),
+            style_classes=["org-item"],
+        )
+        return button
+
+    def _on_item_clicked(self, item: OrgItem) -> None:
+        _open_in_emacs(item)
+        self.hide()
+
+
+class OrgWidget(Button):
+    def __init__(self, service: OrgService, dropdown: OrgDropdown | None, **kwargs):
+        self._service = service
+        self._dropdown = dropdown
+
+        self.icon = Label(label="✓", name="org-icon")
+        self.label = Label("0", name="org-count")
+
+        container = Box(orientation="h", spacing=4, children=[self.icon, self.label])
+
+        super().__init__(
+            name="org-widget",
+            child=container,
+            on_clicked=lambda *_: self._on_clicked(),
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        self._service.connect("items-changed", lambda _s, snap: self._refresh(snap))
+        self._refresh(self._service.snapshot)
+
+    def _on_clicked(self) -> None:
+        if self._dropdown is not None:
+            self._dropdown.toggle()
+
+    def _refresh(self, snapshot: OrgSnapshot) -> None:
+        counted = list(ORG.get("counted_states", ["TODO", "NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS"]))
+        total = snapshot.total_counted(counted)
+        next_count = snapshot.counts.get("NEXT", 0)
+        in_progress = snapshot.counts.get("IN-PROGRESS", 0)
+
+        self.label.set_text(str(total))
+
+        classes = ["org-widget"]
+        if total == 0:
+            classes.append("empty")
+        if next_count > 0:
+            classes.append("has-next")
+        if in_progress > 0:
+            classes.append("has-in-progress")
+        self.set_style_classes(classes)
+
+        tooltip_lines = []
+        for state in _state_order(list(snapshot.counts.keys())):
+            n = snapshot.counts.get(state, 0)
+            if n:
+                tooltip_lines.append(f"{state}: {n}")
+        self.set_tooltip_text("\n".join(tooltip_lines) if tooltip_lines else "No open org items")

sims/services/buddy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+"""Mood arbitration for the bar buddy.
+
+Fuses CPU load, battery state, time of day, mail counts and click events into a
+single `mood-changed` signal. Highest-priority active mood wins.
+"""
+
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from fabric.core.service import Service, Signal
+from fabric.utils import invoke_repeater
+
+from sims.services.system_stats import SystemStatsService
+from sims.services.battery import BatteryService
+from sims.services.mpris import MprisPlayerManager, MprisPlayer
+from sims.config import BATTERY, NOTMUCH
+
+
+# Highest priority first. The first mood whose state is True wins.
+MOOD_PRIORITY = ["petted", "excited", "busy", "bopping", "sleepy", "idle"]
+
+PETTED_DURATION_S = 1.5
+EXCITED_DURATION_S = 5.0
+BUSY_CPU_THRESHOLD = 0.80
+SLEEPY_BATTERY_THRESHOLD = 20  # percent
+SLEEPY_HOUR_START = 23  # 23:00 inclusive
+SLEEPY_HOUR_END = 7     # exclusive
+TICK_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
+
+
+class BuddyService(Service):
+    @Signal
+    def mood_changed(self, mood: str) -> None:
+        """Emitted when the arbitrated mood changes."""
+
+    def __init__(self, notmuch_service=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self._mood = "idle"
+        self._cpu = 0.0
+        self._battery_pct = 100
+        self._battery_charging = True
+        self._petted_until = 0.0
+        self._excited_until = 0.0
+        self._last_unread = None
+
+        self._stats = SystemStatsService(update_interval=3000)
+        self._stats.connect("stats-changed", self._on_stats)
+
+        self._battery = None
+        if BATTERY.get("enable", False):
+            self._battery = BatteryService(update_interval=15000)
+            self._battery.connect("battery-changed", self._on_battery)
+
+        self._notmuch = notmuch_service
+        if self._notmuch is not None:
+            self._notmuch.connect("counts-changed", self._on_notmuch)
+
+        self._mpris_manager = MprisPlayerManager()
+        self._mpris_players: dict[str, MprisPlayer] = {}
+        for p in self._mpris_manager.players or []:
+            self._attach_player(p)
+        self._mpris_manager.connect("player-appeared", self._on_player_appeared)
+        self._mpris_manager.connect("player-vanished", self._on_player_vanished)
+
+        invoke_repeater(TICK_INTERVAL_MS, self._tick)
+        self._recompute()
+
+    # External triggers ---------------------------------------------------
+
+    def pet(self):
+        """Called when the buddy is clicked."""
+        self._petted_until = time.monotonic() + PETTED_DURATION_S
+        self._recompute()
+
+    # Service callbacks ---------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _on_stats(self, _service, cpu_fraction, _mem_fraction):
+        self._cpu = cpu_fraction
+        self._recompute()
+
+    def _on_battery(self, _service, percent, charging):
+        self._battery_pct = percent
+        self._battery_charging = charging
+        self._recompute()
+
+    def _on_notmuch(self, _service, unread, _debt):
+        if self._last_unread is not None and unread > self._last_unread:
+            self._excited_until = time.monotonic() + EXCITED_DURATION_S
+        self._last_unread = unread
+        self._recompute()
+
+    def _attach_player(self, player):
+        mp = MprisPlayer(player)
+        self._mpris_players[mp.player_name] = mp
+        mp.connect("changed", self._on_player_changed)
+
+    def _on_player_appeared(self, _manager, player):
+        self._attach_player(player)
+        self._recompute()
+
+    def _on_player_vanished(self, _manager, player_name: str):
+        self._mpris_players.pop(player_name, None)
+        self._recompute()
+
+    def _on_player_changed(self, _player):
+        self._recompute()
+
+    def _is_anything_playing(self) -> bool:
+        for mp in self._mpris_players.values():
+            try:
+                if mp.playback_status == "playing":
+                    return True
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+        return False
+
+    def _tick(self):
+        # Re-arbitrate every second so transient moods (petted/excited) and
+        # the clock-driven sleepy window expire correctly.
+        self._recompute()
+        return True
+
+    # Arbitration ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _states(self) -> dict[str, bool]:
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        hour = datetime.now().hour
+        is_night = hour >= SLEEPY_HOUR_START or hour < SLEEPY_HOUR_END
+        battery_low = (self._battery is not None
+                       and self._battery_pct < SLEEPY_BATTERY_THRESHOLD
+                       and not self._battery_charging)
+        return {
+            "petted": now < self._petted_until,
+            "excited": now < self._excited_until,
+            "busy": self._cpu > BUSY_CPU_THRESHOLD,
+            "bopping": self._is_anything_playing(),
+            "sleepy": battery_low or is_night,
+            "idle": True,
+        }
+
+    def _recompute(self):
+        states = self._states()
+        for mood in MOOD_PRIORITY:
+            if states.get(mood, False):
+                if mood != self._mood:
+                    self._mood = mood
+                    self.mood_changed(mood)
+                return

sims/services/org.py

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+"""Org-mode agenda service.
+
+Parses configured org files via `orgparse`, exposes a flat list of TODO-state
+items grouped by state. Polls on an interval and re-reads files whose mtime
+changed since the last sweep.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from glob import glob
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterable
+
+from fabric.utils import invoke_repeater
+from loguru import logger
+
+try:
+    import orgparse
+    ORGPARSE_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    ORGPARSE_AVAILABLE = False
+    logger.warning("[Org] orgparse not available — org widget disabled at runtime")
+
+from sims.config import ORG
+
+
+@dataclass
+class OrgItem:
+    state: str
+    headline: str
+    file: str
+    line: int
+    tags: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+    scheduled: str | None = None
+    deadline: str | None = None
+    priority: str | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class OrgSnapshot:
+    items: list[OrgItem] = field(default_factory=list)
+    counts: dict[str, int] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def total_counted(self, counted_states: list[str]) -> int:
+        return sum(self.counts.get(s, 0) for s in counted_states)
+
+
+class OrgService:
+    def __init__(self, update_interval: int = 60_000):
+        self._update_interval = update_interval
+        self._timer_id = None
+        self._mtimes: dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._snapshot = OrgSnapshot()
+        self._callbacks: list = []
+
+        self.update()
+        self._start_monitoring()
+
+    @property
+    def snapshot(self) -> OrgSnapshot:
+        return self._snapshot
+
+    def connect(self, signal_name: str, callback) -> None:
+        if signal_name == "items-changed":
+            self._callbacks.append(callback)
+
+    def _emit(self, snapshot: OrgSnapshot) -> None:
+        for cb in self._callbacks:
+            cb(self, snapshot)
+
+    def _start_monitoring(self):
+        if self._timer_id is None:
+            self._timer_id = invoke_repeater(self._update_interval, self._tick)
+            logger.info(
+                f"[Org] Started periodic updates every {self._update_interval/1000:.0f}s"
+            )
+
+    def _tick(self):
+        self.update()
+        return True
+
+    def _expand_paths(self) -> list[Path]:
+        raw = ORG.get("paths", []) or []
+        out: list[Path] = []
+        for entry in raw:
+            entry = os.path.expanduser(entry)
+            p = Path(entry)
+            if any(c in entry for c in "*?["):
+                for match in sorted(glob(entry, recursive=True)):
+                    mp = Path(match)
+                    if mp.is_file() and mp.suffix == ".org":
+                        out.append(mp)
+                continue
+            if p.is_dir():
+                for match in sorted(p.rglob("*.org")):
+                    out.append(match)
+            elif p.is_file():
+                out.append(p)
+        return out
+
+    def update(self):
+        if not ORG.get("enable", False):
+            return
+        if not ORGPARSE_AVAILABLE:
+            return
+
+        files = self._expand_paths()
+        if not files:
+            if self._snapshot.items:
+                self._snapshot = OrgSnapshot()
+                self._emit(self._snapshot)
+            return
+
+        # mtime-based change detection — skip parse if nothing changed
+        new_mtimes: dict[str, float] = {}
+        for f in files:
+            try:
+                new_mtimes[str(f)] = f.stat().st_mtime
+            except OSError:
+                continue
+
+        if new_mtimes == self._mtimes and self._snapshot.items:
+            return
+
+        self._mtimes = new_mtimes
+
+        todo_keywords = list(ORG.get("todo_keywords", ["TODO", "NEXT", "IN-PROGRESS"]))
+        done_keywords = list(ORG.get("done_keywords", ["DONE", "CANCELLED"]))
+
+        items: list[OrgItem] = []
+        for f in files:
+            try:
+                items.extend(_parse_file(f, todo_keywords, done_keywords))
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"[Org] Failed to parse {f}: {e}")
+
+        counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+        for it in items:
+            counts[it.state] = counts.get(it.state, 0) + 1
+
+        self._snapshot = OrgSnapshot(items=items, counts=counts)
+        logger.info(f"[Org] Parsed {len(items)} items across {len(files)} files: {counts}")
+        self._emit(self._snapshot)
+
+
+def _parse_file(
+    path: Path,
+    todo_keywords: list[str],
+    done_keywords: list[str],
+) -> Iterable[OrgItem]:
+    env = orgparse.OrgEnv(
+        todos=todo_keywords,
+        dones=done_keywords,
+        filename=str(path),
+    )
+    root = orgparse.load(str(path), env=env)
+    for node in root[1:]:
+        state = node.todo
+        if not state or state in done_keywords:
+            continue
+        yield OrgItem(
+            state=state,
+            headline=node.heading or "(untitled)",
+            file=str(path),
+            line=node.linenumber,
+            tags=tuple(sorted(node.tags)),
+            scheduled=str(node.scheduled) if node.scheduled else None,
+            deadline=str(node.deadline) if node.deadline else None,
+            priority=node.priority,
+        )

sims/styles/bar.css

@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
     border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
+#buddy-container,
+#buddy {
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+#buddy-button {
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0 2px;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+}
+
 #bat-icon {
     color: var(--blue);
     margin-right: 2px;

sims/styles/main.css

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 @import url("./calendar.css");
 @import url("./notmuch.css");
 @import url("./notifications.css");
+@import url("./org.css");
 
 
 /* unset so we can style everything from the ground up. */

sims/styles/org.css

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/* Org-agenda bar widget + dropdown */
+
+#org-widget {
+    background-color: var(--module-bg);
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+#org-widget:hover {
+    background-color: var(--light-bg);
+}
+
+#org-widget.empty {
+    background-color: var(--module-bg);
+    opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+#org-widget.has-next {
+    background-color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+#org-widget.has-next:hover {
+    background-color: var(--turquoise);
+}
+
+#org-widget.has-in-progress {
+    background-color: var(--violet);
+}
+
+#org-widget.has-in-progress.has-next {
+    background-color: var(--turquoise);
+}
+
+#org-count {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    min-width: 16px;
+}
+
+#org-widget.has-next #org-count,
+#org-widget.has-in-progress #org-count {
+    color: var(--background);
+}
+
+/* Dropdown */
+
+#org-dropdown {
+    background-color: var(--window-bg);
+    border-radius: 0 0 16px 16px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-top: none;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-body {
+    padding: 14px 16px;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-header {
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-title {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-close {
+    padding: 4px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    transition: background-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-close:hover {
+    background-color: var(--light-bg);
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-empty {
+    color: var(--light-grey);
+    font-style: italic;
+    padding: 12px 4px;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-section {
+    padding: 6px 0;
+}
+
+#org-dropdown-section-title {
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    letter-spacing: 0.6px;
+}
+
+.org-state-next #org-dropdown-section-title {
+    color: var(--blue);
+}
+
+.org-state-in-progress #org-dropdown-section-title {
+    color: var(--violet);
+}
+
+.org-state-todo #org-dropdown-section-title {
+    color: var(--orange);
+}
+
+.org-state-count {
+    color: var(--light-grey);
+    font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+#org-item {
+    padding: 6px 8px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    transition: background-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+#org-item:hover {
+    background-color: var(--light-bg);
+}
+
+.org-item-title {
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.org-item-meta {
+    color: var(--light-grey);
+    font-size: 11px;
+}

sims/widgets/buddy.py

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+from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf, GLib
+from fabric.widgets.box import Box
+from fabric.widgets.image import Image
+from fabric.widgets.button import Button
+
+from sims.config import STYLIX
+
+
+# 16x16 sprite grid, displayed at SCALE x scale (32x32) with crisp pixels.
+SPRITE_SIZE = 16
+SCALE = 2
+
+# Palette character → semantic role. Resolved to RGBA from stylix at render time.
+#   .  transparent
+#   B  body main
+#   H  body highlight (lighter)
+#   b  body shadow (darker)
+#   e  eye dark
+#   w  eye sparkle / white
+#   m  mouth / closed-eye line
+#   c  blush
+#   s  sweat drop
+#   z  z text
+#   *  sparkle / excitement
+#   _  semi-transparent ground shadow
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sprite construction: layered grid with strict 16x16 validation.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _grid(rows: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    if len(rows) != SPRITE_SIZE:
+        raise ValueError(f"sprite must be {SPRITE_SIZE} rows, got {len(rows)}")
+    for i, r in enumerate(rows):
+        if len(r) != SPRITE_SIZE:
+            raise ValueError(f"row {i} has {len(r)} chars (want {SPRITE_SIZE}): {r!r}")
+    return rows
+
+
+def _overlay(base: list[str], *layers: list[tuple[int, int, str]]) -> list[str]:
+    grid = [list(r) for r in base]
+    for layer in layers:
+        for (y, x, ch) in layer:
+            if 0 <= y < SPRITE_SIZE and 0 <= x < SPRITE_SIZE:
+                grid[y][x] = ch
+    return ["".join(r) for r in grid]
+
+
+def _shift(base: list[str], dy: int = 0, dx: int = 0) -> list[str]:
+    out = []
+    for y in range(SPRITE_SIZE):
+        src_y = y - dy
+        if 0 <= src_y < SPRITE_SIZE:
+            row = base[src_y]
+        else:
+            row = "." * SPRITE_SIZE
+        if dx > 0:
+            row = "." * dx + row[:-dx]
+        elif dx < 0:
+            row = row[-dx:] + "." * (-dx)
+        out.append(row)
+    return out
+
+
+def _shift_overlay(overlay: list[tuple[int, int, str]], dy: int = 0, dx: int = 0) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(y + dy, x + dx, ch) for (y, x, ch) in overlay]
+
+
+# Body shapes ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+BODY_REST = _grid([
+    "................",
+    "................",
+    "................",
+    ".......BB.......",
+    "......BBBB......",
+    ".....BBBBBB.....",
+    "....HBBBBBBB....",
+    "...HBBBBBBBBB...",
+    "..HBBBBBBBBBBB..",
+    "..BBBBBBBBBBBB..",
+    ".BBBBBBBBBBBBBb.",
+    ".BBBBBBBBBBBBBb.",
+    ".BBBBBBBBBBBBbb.",
+    "BBBBBBBBBBBBBbbb",
+    "BBBBBBBBBBBBBbbb",
+    "................",
+])
+
+BODY_BOB = _shift(BODY_REST, dy=-1)  # bobbed up by 1 row
+
+BODY_SQUISH = _grid([
+    "................",
+    "................",
+    "................",
+    "................",
+    "......BBBB......",
+    ".....BBBBBB.....",
+    "....BBBBBBBB....",
+    "...HBBBBBBBBB...",
+    "..HBBBBBBBBBBB..",
+    "..BBBBBBBBBBBB..",
+    ".BBBBBBBBBBBBBb.",
+    ".BBBBBBBBBBBBBb.",
+    "BBBBBBBBBBBBBbbb",
+    "BBBBBBBBBBBBBbbb",
+    "BBBBBBBBBBBBBbbb",
+    "................",
+])
+
+BODY_LEAN_L = _shift(BODY_REST, dx=-1)
+BODY_LEAN_R = _shift(BODY_REST, dx=1)
+
+
+# Face overlays. Eye row defaults to row 8 (rest pose); pass r= for bob/squish.
+
+def eyes_open(r: int = 8) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 5, "e"), (r, 10, "e")]
+
+
+def eyes_blink(r: int = 8) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 4, "m"), (r, 5, "m"), (r, 9, "m"), (r, 10, "m")]
+
+
+def eyes_closed_happy(r: int = 8) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    # ^^ shaped happy eyes
+    return [(r - 1, 4, "m"), (r - 1, 9, "m"),
+            (r, 5, "m"), (r, 10, "m"),
+            (r, 3, "m"), (r, 8, "m")]
+
+
+def eyes_wide(r: int = 8) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r - 1, 5, "w"), (r - 1, 10, "w"),
+            (r, 5, "e"), (r, 10, "e")]
+
+
+def mouth_neutral(r: int = 11) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 6, "m"), (r, 7, "m"), (r, 8, "m"), (r, 9, "m")]
+
+
+def mouth_smile(r: int = 11) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 6, "m"), (r, 9, "m"),
+            (r + 1, 7, "m"), (r + 1, 8, "m")]
+
+
+def mouth_frown(r: int = 11) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 7, "m"), (r, 8, "m"),
+            (r - 1, 6, "m"), (r - 1, 9, "m")]
+
+
+def mouth_o(r: int = 11) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 7, "m"), (r, 8, "m"),
+            (r + 1, 7, "m"), (r + 1, 8, "m")]
+
+
+def blush(r: int = 9) -> list[tuple[int, int, str]]:
+    return [(r, 3, "c"), (r, 12, "c")]
+
+
+# Accent overlays
+SWEAT_HIGH = [(2, 13, "s"), (3, 13, "s")]
+SWEAT_LOW = [(5, 13, "s"), (6, 13, "s")]
+Z_SMALL = [(3, 12, "z"), (3, 13, "z")]
+Z_LARGE = [(1, 13, "z"), (1, 14, "z"),
+           (2, 13, "z"), (2, 14, "z"),
+           (3, 12, "z"), (3, 13, "z")]
+SPARKLE_LEFT = [(3, 2, "*"), (5, 1, "*")]
+SPARKLE_RIGHT = [(3, 14, "*"), (5, 14, "*")]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Frame compositions per mood
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Idle: bob + occasional blink. Most frames are eyes-open at rest.
+IDLE_REST = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_open(8), mouth_neutral(11))
+IDLE_BOB = _overlay(BODY_BOB, eyes_open(7), mouth_neutral(10))
+IDLE_BLINK = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_blink(8), mouth_neutral(11))
+
+# Petted: closed-happy eyes + smile + blush. Squish lowers face by 1 row.
+PETTED_FLAT = _overlay(BODY_SQUISH, eyes_closed_happy(9), mouth_smile(12), blush(10))
+PETTED_RECOVER = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_closed_happy(8), mouth_smile(11), blush(9))
+
+# Excited: wide eyes, open mouth, sparkles, bouncing
+EXCITED_LOW = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_wide(8), mouth_o(11),
+                       SPARKLE_LEFT)
+EXCITED_HIGH = _overlay(BODY_BOB, eyes_wide(7), mouth_o(10),
+                        SPARKLE_LEFT, SPARKLE_RIGHT)
+
+# Bopping: sway in time with music. Shift face with the body.
+BOP_LEFT = _overlay(BODY_LEAN_L,
+                    _shift_overlay(eyes_open(8), dx=-1),
+                    _shift_overlay(mouth_smile(11), dx=-1))
+BOP_RIGHT = _overlay(BODY_LEAN_R,
+                     _shift_overlay(eyes_open(8), dx=1),
+                     _shift_overlay(mouth_smile(11), dx=1))
+
+# Busy: frown + sweat drops
+BUSY_DROP_HIGH = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_open(8), mouth_frown(11), SWEAT_HIGH)
+BUSY_DROP_LOW = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_open(8), mouth_frown(11), SWEAT_LOW)
+
+# Sleepy: closed eyes, z floats, no mouth
+SLEEPY_NO_Z = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_blink(8))
+SLEEPY_Z_SMALL = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_blink(8), Z_SMALL)
+SLEEPY_Z_LARGE = _overlay(BODY_REST, eyes_blink(8), Z_LARGE)
+
+
+# (frames, frame_duration_ms, loop)
+MOOD_FRAMES: dict[str, tuple[list[list[str]], int, bool]] = {
+    "idle": (
+        [IDLE_REST, IDLE_REST, IDLE_BOB, IDLE_REST, IDLE_REST, IDLE_BLINK],
+        300, True,
+    ),
+    "petted": (
+        [PETTED_FLAT, PETTED_FLAT, PETTED_RECOVER, PETTED_RECOVER],
+        180, False,
+    ),
+    "excited": (
+        [EXCITED_LOW, EXCITED_HIGH],
+        180, True,
+    ),
+    "bopping": (
+        [BOP_LEFT, IDLE_REST, BOP_RIGHT, IDLE_REST],
+        220, True,
+    ),
+    "busy": (
+        [BUSY_DROP_HIGH, BUSY_DROP_LOW],
+        260, True,
+    ),
+    "sleepy": (
+        [SLEEPY_NO_Z, SLEEPY_NO_Z, SLEEPY_Z_SMALL, SLEEPY_Z_LARGE],
+        500, True,
+    ),
+}
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Pixbuf rendering
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _hex_to_rgba(hex_str: str, alpha: int = 255) -> tuple[int, int, int, int]:
+    h = hex_str.lstrip("#")
+    return (int(h[0:2], 16), int(h[2:4], 16), int(h[4:6], 16), alpha)
+
+
+def _mix(c1: tuple[int, int, int], c2: tuple[int, int, int], t: float) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
+    return (int(c1[0] * (1 - t) + c2[0] * t),
+            int(c1[1] * (1 - t) + c2[1] * t),
+            int(c1[2] * (1 - t) + c2[2] * t))
+
+
+def _resolve_palette() -> dict[str, tuple[int, int, int, int]]:
+    defaults = {
+        "base00": "1e1e2e", "base05": "cdd6f4", "base07": "b4befe",
+        "base08": "f38ba8", "base0A": "f9e2af", "base0C": "94e2d5",
+        "base0D": "89b4fa",
+    }
+    colors = dict(STYLIX.get("colors", {})) if STYLIX.get("enable", False) else {}
+    for k, v in defaults.items():
+        colors.setdefault(k, v)
+
+    body_rgba = _hex_to_rgba(colors["base0D"])
+    body_rgb = body_rgba[:3]
+    light_rgb = _mix(body_rgb, (255, 255, 255), 0.35)
+    dark_rgb = _mix(body_rgb, (0, 0, 0), 0.30)
+
+    return {
+        ".": (0, 0, 0, 0),
+        "B": body_rgba,
+        "H": light_rgb + (255,),
+        "b": dark_rgb + (255,),
+        "e": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base00"]),
+        "w": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base05"]),
+        "m": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base00"]),
+        "c": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base08"]),
+        "s": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base0C"]),
+        "z": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base05"]),
+        "*": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base0A"]),
+        "_": _hex_to_rgba(colors["base00"], alpha=80),
+    }
+
+
+def _frame_to_pixbuf(rows: list[str], palette: dict[str, tuple[int, int, int, int]]) -> GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf:
+    out_size = SPRITE_SIZE * SCALE
+    rowstride = out_size * 4
+    buf = bytearray(rowstride * out_size)
+    for y in range(SPRITE_SIZE):
+        for x in range(SPRITE_SIZE):
+            ch = rows[y][x]
+            r, g, b, a = palette.get(ch, (0, 0, 0, 0))
+            for sy in range(SCALE):
+                for sx in range(SCALE):
+                    o = (y * SCALE + sy) * rowstride + (x * SCALE + sx) * 4
+                    buf[o] = r
+                    buf[o + 1] = g
+                    buf[o + 2] = b
+                    buf[o + 3] = a
+    return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_bytes(
+        GLib.Bytes.new(bytes(buf)),
+        GdkPixbuf.Colorspace.RGB,
+        True, 8,
+        out_size, out_size, rowstride,
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Widget
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class BuddyWidget(Box):
+    def __init__(self, on_pet=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(name="buddy", v_align="center", **kwargs)
+        self._palette = _resolve_palette()
+        self._cache: dict[int, GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf] = {}
+        self._mood = "idle"
+        self._frame_idx = 0
+        self._timer_id = None
+        self._on_pet = on_pet
+
+        out = SPRITE_SIZE * SCALE
+        self._image = Image(name="buddy-image")
+        self._image.set_size_request(out, out)
+        self._button = Button(
+            name="buddy-button",
+            child=self._image,
+            on_clicked=self._handle_click,
+            style="background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; box-shadow: none;",
+        )
+        self.children = [self._button]
+
+        self._set_mood("idle")
+        self.show_all()
+
+    def _pixbuf_for(self, frame_rows: list[str]) -> GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf:
+        key = id(frame_rows)
+        if key not in self._cache:
+            self._cache[key] = _frame_to_pixbuf(frame_rows, self._palette)
+        return self._cache[key]
+
+    def _set_mood(self, mood: str):
+        if mood not in MOOD_FRAMES:
+            mood = "idle"
+        self._mood = mood
+        self._frame_idx = 0
+        if self._timer_id is not None:
+            GLib.source_remove(self._timer_id)
+            self._timer_id = None
+        _frames, dur, _loop = MOOD_FRAMES[mood]
+        self._render_current()
+        self._timer_id = GLib.timeout_add(dur, self._tick)
+
+    def _tick(self):
+        frames, _dur, loop = MOOD_FRAMES[self._mood]
+        self._frame_idx += 1
+        if self._frame_idx >= len(frames):
+            if loop:
+                self._frame_idx = 0
+            else:
+                self._frame_idx = len(frames) - 1
+                self._timer_id = None
+                if callable(self._on_pet) and self._mood == "petted":
+                    GLib.timeout_add(120, self._notify_petted_done)
+                return False
+        self._render_current()
+        return True
+
+    def _render_current(self):
+        frames, _dur, _loop = MOOD_FRAMES[self._mood]
+        rows = frames[self._frame_idx]
+        self._image.set_from_pixbuf(self._pixbuf_for(rows))
+
+    def _notify_petted_done(self):
+        if callable(self._on_pet):
+            self._on_pet(done=True)
+        return False
+
+    def _handle_click(self, *_args):
+        if callable(self._on_pet):
+            self._on_pet(petted=True)
+
+    def update_mood(self, mood: str):
+        if mood == self._mood:
+            return
+        self._set_mood(mood)