diff --git a/dot_config/umbriel/binds.toml b/dot_config/umbriel/binds.toml
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+# Keybinds. Defining [keybinds] replaces Umbriel's built-in set.
+# Mod = Super. Actions: `umbriel msg --help`; `umbriel submap` shows the layer.
+#
+# Merged from niri (70-binds.kdl) and Hyprland (bindings.lua). Where both bind a
+# key differently, niri's scrolling-layout bind wins, except the scratchpad keys:
+# Hyprland's toggles carry over. Launchers and panels are Noctalia's, not
+# vicinae's. Apps with one window cycle through umbriel-launch (focus or start).
+
+[keybinds]
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Shell (Noctalia) and session
+
+"Mod+Space" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg panel-toggle launcher", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Shift+Space" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg panel-toggle launcher /emo", repeat = false }
+"Mod+P" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg panel-toggle clipboard", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Period" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg panel-toggle control-center", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Comma" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg settings-toggle", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+N" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg panel-open noctalia/notes:panel", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Ctrl+R" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg plugin prdlk/ostt:recorder focused toggle", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Shift+Q" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg panel-toggle session", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Shift+E" = "session-quit"
+"Mod+Escape" = { action = "shortcuts-inhibit-toggle", allow_when_inhibited = true, repeat = false }
+"Mod+Tab" = { action = "overview-toggle", repeat = false }
+
+# Screenshots (Noctalia; no per-window capture)
+"Mod+S" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg screenshot-region", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Ctrl+S" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg screenshot-fullscreen", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Ctrl+Shift+S" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg screenshot-fullscreen all", repeat = false }
+"Print" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg screenshot-region", repeat = false }
+"Ctrl+Print" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg screenshot-fullscreen", repeat = false }
+
+"Mod+F24" = { action = "spawn:voxtype record toggle --profile hermes", repeat = false }
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Scratchpads (Hyprland special workspaces; rules.toml)
+
+"Mod+A" = "scratchpad-toggle:tern"
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+H" = "scratchpad-toggle:tern"
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+L" = "scratchpad-toggle:claude"
+"Super+Ctrl+A" = "scratchpad-toggle:claude"
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+E" = "scratchpad-toggle:fastmail"
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+M" = "scratchpad-toggle:beeper"
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+B" = "scratchpad-toggle:beeper"
+"Super+Ctrl+H" = "scratchpad-toggle:home"
+"Super+Ctrl+L" = "scratchpad-toggle:lmstudio"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Apps: focus or launch. Spawns run through /bin/sh with the session PATH,
+# which lacks ~/.local/bin, hence the explicit path.
+
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+J" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^(kitty|alacritty|com[.]mitchellh[.]ghostty)' kitty", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+K" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^brave-origin$' brave-origin", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+G" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch ghostty ghostty", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+O" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^obsidian$' obsidian", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+F" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^io[.]github[.]lgse[.]Strata$' gtk-launch io.github.lgse.Strata", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+W" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^tldraw-offline$' gtk-launch tldraw-offline", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+T" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^todoist' gtk-launch todoist", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+Y" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^(webapp-|chrome-|brave-.+__)' gtk-launch YouTube", repeat = false }
+"Super+Alt+Ctrl+Space" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^sticky-notest-canvas$' gtk-launch io.github.faridjaff.StickyNotesCanvas", repeat = false }
+"Super+Ctrl+G" = { action = "spawn:~/.local/bin/umbriel-launch '^gemini-desktop$' gemini-desktop", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Shift+G" = { action = "spawn:kitty --class=kitty-goliath --title=goliath --config ~/.config/kitty/goliath.conf", repeat = false }
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Focus
+
+"Mod+H" = "window-focus-left"
+"Mod+L" = "window-focus-right"
+"Mod+J" = "window-focus-or-workspace-down"
+"Mod+K" = "window-focus-or-workspace-up"
+"Mod+BackSpace" = "window-focus-last"
+"Mod+WheelUp" = { action = "window-focus-left", cooldown_ms = 80 }
+"Mod+WheelDown" = { action = "window-focus-right", cooldown_ms = 80 }
+
+# Outputs
+"Mod+Left" = "output-focus-left"
+"Mod+Right" = "output-focus-right"
+"Mod+Up" = "output-focus-up"
+"Mod+O" = "output-focus-next"
+"Super+Ctrl+J" = "output-focus-next"
+"Super+Ctrl+K" = "output-focus-previous"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Move
+
+"Mod+Shift+H" = "column-move-left"
+"Mod+Shift+L" = "column-move-right"
+"Super+Ctrl+Shift+H" = "column-move-to-first"
+"Super+Ctrl+Shift+L" = "column-move-to-last"
+"Mod+Shift+J" = "column-move-to-workspace-next"
+"Mod+Shift+K" = "column-move-to-workspace-previous"
+"Mod+Shift+Down" = "column-move-to-output-right"
+"Mod+Shift+Up" = "column-move-to-output-left"
+"Mod+Shift+O" = "window-move-to-output-next"
+"Mod+Ctrl+Shift+J" = "window-move-to-output-next"
+"Mod+Ctrl+Shift+K" = "window-move-to-output-previous"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Size and state
+
+"Mod+R" = "window-cycle-primary-extent"
+"Mod+Shift+R" = "window-cycle-secondary-extent"
+"Alt+Shift+H" = "window-modify-primary-extent:-0.1"
+"Alt+Shift+L" = "window-modify-primary-extent:0.1"
+"Alt+Shift+J" = "window-modify-secondary-extent:-0.1"
+"Alt+Shift+K" = "window-modify-secondary-extent:0.1"
+"Mod+F" = { action = "window-toggle-maximize", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Shift+F" = { action = "window-toggle-maximize-to-edges", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Ctrl+F" = { action = "window-toggle-fullscreen", repeat = false }
+"Mod+C" = "column-center"
+"Mod+Ctrl+O" = { action = "window-toggle-floating", repeat = false }
+"Mod+W" = { action = "column-toggle-tabbed", repeat = false }
+"Mod+Q" = { action = "window-close", repeat = false }
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Workspaces: Super+1–9 (Omarchy), Alt+Q…O → 1–8 (Hyprland)
+
+"Mod+1" = "workspace-switch:1"
+"Mod+2" = "workspace-switch:2"
+"Mod+3" = "workspace-switch:3"
+"Mod+4" = "workspace-switch:4"
+"Mod+5" = "workspace-switch:5"
+"Mod+6" = "workspace-switch:6"
+"Mod+7" = "workspace-switch:7"
+"Mod+8" = "workspace-switch:8"
+"Mod+9" = "workspace-switch:9"
+"Mod+Shift+1" = "window-move-to-workspace:1"
+"Mod+Shift+2" = "window-move-to-workspace:2"
+"Mod+Shift+3" = "window-move-to-workspace:3"
+"Mod+Shift+4" = "window-move-to-workspace:4"
+"Mod+Shift+5" = "window-move-to-workspace:5"
+"Mod+Shift+6" = "window-move-to-workspace:6"
+"Mod+Shift+7" = "window-move-to-workspace:7"
+"Mod+Shift+8" = "window-move-to-workspace:8"
+"Mod+Shift+9" = "window-move-to-workspace:9"
+"Alt+Q" = "workspace-switch:1"
+"Alt+W" = "workspace-switch:2"
+"Alt+E" = "workspace-switch:3"
+"Alt+R" = "workspace-switch:4"
+"Alt+Y" = "workspace-switch:5"
+"Alt+U" = "workspace-switch:6"
+"Alt+I" = "workspace-switch:7"
+"Alt+O" = "workspace-switch:8"
+"Alt+Shift+Q" = "window-move-to-workspace:1"
+"Alt+Shift+W" = "window-move-to-workspace:2"
+"Alt+Shift+E" = "window-move-to-workspace:3"
+"Alt+Shift+R" = "window-move-to-workspace:4"
+"Alt+Shift+Y" = "window-move-to-workspace:5"
+"Alt+Shift+U" = "window-move-to-workspace:6"
+"Alt+Shift+I" = "window-move-to-workspace:7"
+"Alt+Shift+O" = "window-move-to-workspace:8"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Hardware keys (Noctalia OSD)
+
+"XF86AudioRaiseVolume" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg volume-up", allow_when_locked = true }
+"XF86AudioLowerVolume" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg volume-down", allow_when_locked = true }
+"XF86AudioMute" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg volume-mute", allow_when_locked = true, repeat = false }
+"XF86AudioMicMute" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg mic-mute", allow_when_locked = true, repeat = false }
+"XF86AudioNext" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg media next", allow_when_locked = true, repeat = false }
+"XF86AudioPrev" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg media previous", allow_when_locked = true, repeat = false }
+"XF86AudioPlay" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg media toggle", allow_when_locked = true, repeat = false }
+"XF86AudioPause" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg media toggle", allow_when_locked = true, repeat = false }
+"XF86MonBrightnessUp" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg brightness-up", allow_when_locked = true }
+"XF86MonBrightnessDown" = { action = "spawn:noctalia msg brightness-down", allow_when_locked = true }
diff --git a/dot_config/umbriel/config.toml b/dot_config/umbriel/config.toml
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+# Umbriel — scrolling compositor paired with the Noctalia shell.
+# Reference: https://docs.noctalia.dev/umbriel/ · check: `umbriel config validate`
+#
+# Ported from the niri config (layout, rules, binds) plus Hyprland's named
+# scratch workspaces, which map onto Umbriel scratchpads (rules.toml). Noctalia
+# replaces vicinae, cliphist, and polkit-gnome: its launcher, clipboard history,
+# and polkit agent run inside the one shell process.
+#
+# Included files apply in list order, this file last. Paths resolve against the
+# symlink in ~/.config/umbriel, not the chezmoi source.
+
+[include]
+files = ["outputs.toml", "rules.toml", "binds.toml"]
+
+# Theme colors, written by Noctalia's umbriel template on every theme change
+# (not managed by chezmoi). Its post-hook keeps this entry last in the list.
+[include.optional]
+files = ["noctalia.toml"]
+
+[general]
+# Noctalia brings bar, launcher, notifications, clipboard history, and the
+# polkit agent; nothing else is started.
+autostart = ["noctalia"]
+show_cheatsheet = false
+
+# Umbriel owns XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and the session variables.
+[environment]
+ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT = "auto"
+QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland"
+QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME = "kde"
+QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE = "Darkly"
+
+[input.keyboard]
+layout = "us"
+repeat_delay = 400
+repeat_rate = 50
+numlock_toggle = true
+
+[input.touchpad]
+natural_scroll = true
+tap = true
+tap_button_map = "left_right_middle"
+sensitivity = 1.0
+
+[input.tablet]
+map_to_output = "eDP-1"
+
+[input.touch]
+map_to_output = "eDP-1"
+
+[input.cursor]
+theme = "capitaine-cursors-light"
+size = 24
+hide_when_typing = true
+
+[layout]
+gap = 8
+extent_presets = [0.333, 0.5, 0.667]
+
+[layout.scrolling]
+default_extent_fraction = 0.5
+center_focused = "never"
+center_underfull_strip = true
+
+[appearance]
+corner_radius = 10
+
+# Optimized blur samples only the wallpaper: cheaper than blurring the windows
+# behind each translucent surface.
+[appearance.blur]
+radius = 3
+
+[appearance.tab_bar]
+hide_when_single = true
+
+[overview]
+zoom = 0.4
+
+# niri's springs: under-damped, high stiffness — short settle, slight overshoot.
+[animation.windows_in]
+curve = "spring:0.82,1125"
+
+[animation.windows_out]
+curve = "spring:0.88,2025"
+
+[animation.windows_move]
+curve = "spring:0.85,1463"
+
+[animation.workspaces]
+curve = "spring:0.78,1350"
+
+[animation.overview]
+curve = "spring:0.85,1463"
+workspace_curve = "spring:0.78,1350"
+
+# Hyprland's special workspaces show their app tiled over the whole output
+# above a dimmed desktop; maximize is the scratchpad equivalent.
+[animation.scratchpad]
+curve = "spring:0.85,1463"
+dim = 0.6
+maximize = true
diff --git a/dot_config/umbriel/outputs.toml b/dot_config/umbriel/outputs.toml
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+# Outputs by monitor identity (`umbriel outputs` → "Config name"), so the
+# settings follow a display across ports. Unlisted displays use their preferred
+# mode at scale 1.
+#
+# Scale: the externals land near 110 logical px per inch (the ultrawide's
+# native density), so a window keeps its size moving between them. The laptop
+# panel runs denser (149) at 1.5: at 2 its 1280x800 felt too zoomed in.
+#
+#   display          physical       ppi   scale  logical     logical ppi
+#   laptop panel     2560x1600      224   1.5    1706x1066   149
+#   Studio Display   5120x2880      218   2      2560x1440   109
+#   ultrawide        3440x1440      110   1      3440x1440   110
+#   portables        1920x1080      141   1.25   1536x864    113
+#
+# Layout: the laptop panel sits at the origin and each external display sits
+# directly to its left (negative x), bottoms aligned. The externals are used
+# one at a time, so they share that slot. Positions are logical, so a
+# display's offset is its scaled size.
+#
+# niri needed `output "DP-5" { off }` for the Studio Display's phantom 640x480
+# connector; Umbriel leaves connectors without a preferred mode or identity off.
+
+# Laptop panel, eDP-1 (niri 91-internal-display): one full-width column.
+[output."Tianma Microelectronics Ltd. TL134ADXP03 Unknown"]
+position = [0, 0]
+scale = 1.5
+vrr = "fullscreen"
+focus_at_startup = true
+
+[output."Tianma Microelectronics Ltd. TL134ADXP03 Unknown".layout.scrolling]
+default_extent_fraction = 1.0
+
+# Apple Studio Display (niri 93-apple-display): 2560x1440 logical.
+[output."Apple Computer Inc StudioDisplay 0x984262A7"]
+position = [-2560, -374]
+scale = 2.0
+
+[output."Apple Computer Inc StudioDisplay 0x984262A7".layout.scrolling]
+default_extent_fraction = 0.5
+
+# Samsung ultrawide (niri 92-ultrawide, Hyprland monitors.lua): 3440x1440.
+[output."Samsung Electric Company S34CG50 HNTY501103"]
+mode = "3440x1440@100"
+position = [-3440, -374]
+scale = 1.0
+vrr = "fullscreen"
+
+[output."Samsung Electric Company S34CG50 HNTY501103".layout.scrolling]
+default_extent_fraction = 0.333
+
+# Portable HDMI panel, mounted portrait (niri 94-portable-hdmi): 864x1536.
+[output."PNP(AOP) 16PM1QB 14490001D3X00"]
+transform = "90"
+position = [-864, -470]
+scale = 1.25
+
+[output."PNP(AOP) 16PM1QB 14490001D3X00".layout.scrolling]
+default_extent_fraction = 1.0
+
+# Portable USB-C panel (niri 95-portable-usbc): 1536x864.
+[output."ASUSTek COMPUTER INC ASUS MB16AC M8LMTF195749"]
+position = [-1536, 202]
+scale = 1.25
+
+[output."ASUSTek COMPUTER INC ASUS MB16AC M8LMTF195749".layout.scrolling]
+default_extent_fraction = 1.0
diff --git a/dot_config/umbriel/rules.toml b/dot_config/umbriel/rules.toml
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+# Window rules, layer rules, and scratchpads. Every matching rule applies; the
+# later one wins a conflicting key. `umbriel windows` lists app ids and titles.
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Scratchpads — Hyprland's special workspaces (omarchy-toggle-scratch). Each
+# app opens hidden in its scratchpad; toggling an empty one launches it.
+
+[[scratchpad]]
+name = "tern"
+spawn_when_empty = "tern"
+
+[[scratchpad]]
+name = "claude"
+spawn_when_empty = "claude-desktop"
+
+[[scratchpad]]
+name = "fastmail"
+spawn_when_empty = "gtk-launch com.fastmail.Fastmail"
+
+[[scratchpad]]
+name = "beeper"
+spawn_when_empty = "gtk-launch beeper"
+
+[[scratchpad]]
+name = "home"
+spawn_when_empty = "gtk-launch 'Google Home'"
+
+[[scratchpad]]
+name = "lmstudio"
+spawn_when_empty = "gtk-launch ai.elementlabs.lmstudio"
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Every window
+
+[[window_rule]]
+blur = true
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Translucent apps (niri: opacity 0.9, blur, open focused)
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = [
+  "^Folo$", "^Spotify$", "^zen$", "^brave-origin$", "^gemini-desktop$",
+  "^claude-desktop$", "^kitty", "^zed$", "^obsidian$", "^Beeper$",
+  "^chromium$", "^com[.]mitchellh[.]ghostty$",
+]
+opacity = 0.9
+default_floating = false
+default_focused = true
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Floating utilities
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^dev[.]noctalia[.]Noctalia$"
+default_floating = true
+default_floating_size_px = { width = 1080, height = 920 }
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^dev[.]noctalia[.]UmbrielSharePicker$"
+default_floating = true
+default_floating_size_px = { width = 800, height = 600 }
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = ["^io[.]github[.]lgse[.]Strata$", "^org[.]gnome[.]Nautilus$", "^com[.]gabm[.]satty$"]
+default_floating = true
+default_focused = true
+default_floating_size = { width = 0.5 }
+
+# Hyprland: YouTube web app floats pinned in the bottom-left corner.
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^brave-(www[.])?youtube[.]com__"
+default_floating = true
+default_pinned = true
+default_floating_size = { width = 0.3, height = 0.3 }
+default_position = { x = 10, y = 10, anchor = "bottom_left" }
+
+# Picture-in-picture: top-right corner of the laptop panel (after the YouTube
+# rule, so its own PiP window lands here too).
+[[window_rule]]
+match.title = "^(Picture-in-Picture|Picture in picture)$"
+default_floating = true
+default_maximize = false
+default_focused = false
+opacity = 1.0
+default_output = "eDP-1"
+default_position = { x = 24, y = 24, anchor = "top_right" }
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.title = "^notificationtoasts_.+_desktop"
+default_position = { x = 0, y = 0, anchor = "bottom_right" }
+default_focused = false
+default_pinned = true
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Placement (niri 91-internal-display / 93-apple-display)
+
+# Chat, mail, and dashboards open maximized on the laptop's first workspace.
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = [
+  "^chrome-youtube[.]com__-Default$", "^chromium$", "^org[.]gnome[.]Calendar$",
+  "^discord$", "^slack$", "^gemini-desktop$", "^Hermes$", "^todoist$",
+  "^WebApp-Cloudflare",
+]
+default_output = "eDP-1"
+default_workspace = 1
+default_maximize = true
+default_focused = true
+
+# Editors and terminals open on the Studio Display when it is connected.
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = [
+  "^zed$", "^obsidian$", "^sticky-notest-canvas$", "^vacuumtube$", "^Fladder$",
+  "^kitty$", "^kitty-herdr$", "^kitty-tmux$",
+]
+default_output = "Apple Computer Inc StudioDisplay 0x984262A7"
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.title = "^Sticky Notes$"
+default_output = "Apple Computer Inc StudioDisplay 0x984262A7"
+
+# Scratchpad residents, last so they win over the placement rules above. Their
+# presentation (maximized) is animation.scratchpad in config.toml.
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^so[.]stencil[.]tern$"
+default_scratchpad = "tern"
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^com[.]anthropic[.]Claude$"
+default_scratchpad = "claude"
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^com[.-]fastmail[.-][Ff]astmail$"
+default_scratchpad = "fastmail"
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^Beeper$"
+default_scratchpad = "beeper"
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^brave-home[.]google[.]com__"
+default_scratchpad = "home"
+
+[[window_rule]]
+match.app_id = "^ai[.]elementlabs[.]lmstudio$"
+default_scratchpad = "lmstudio"
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Layer rules
+
+[[layer_rule]]
+match.namespace = "^noctalia-(bar-[^\"]+|notification|dock|panel|attached-panel|osd|desktop-widget-[^\"]*)$"
+blur = true
+blur_ignore_alpha = 0.5
+blur_popups = true