From 55bbb5f67351efdc0b7a051b59c5363f6005d60f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prad Nukala <prad@sonr.io>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:23:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat(config): add left sidebar config for herdr-nvim and
 update descriptions

---
 dot_config/herdr-nvim/config.toml | 10 ++++++++++
 dot_config/herdr/config.toml      |  2 +-
 dot_config/kitty/herdr.conf       |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 dot_config/herdr-nvim/config.toml

diff --git a/dot_config/herdr-nvim/config.toml b/dot_config/herdr-nvim/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e6c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/herdr-nvim/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# ── herdr-nvim (chmarax.herdr-nvim) ──
+# Read by the plugin binary from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/herdr-nvim/config.toml.
+# Bound to ctrl+shift+e in kitty/ghostty → prefix+e (\x02e) → herdr-nvim.toggle.
+
+[sidebar]
+# The nvim pane opens to the LEFT of the existing panes. The plugin collapses
+# the tab's current layout into one anchor group, splits the editor off it, and
+# for "left" round-trips the anchor through a temporary tab so nvim ends up on
+# the left edge and the previous panes sit to its right. Default is "right".
+position = "left"
diff --git a/dot_config/herdr/config.toml b/dot_config/herdr/config.toml
index 3f010b6..9dd944d 100644
--- a/dot_config/herdr/config.toml
+++ b/dot_config/herdr/config.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ description = "navigate right (vim/herdr)"
 key = "prefix+e"
 type = "plugin_action"
 command = "chmarax.herdr-nvim.toggle"
-description = "nvim sidebar"
+description = "nvim sidebar (left of current panes; see ~/.config/herdr-nvim/config.toml)"
 
 [[keys.command]]
 key = "prefix+o"
diff --git a/dot_config/kitty/herdr.conf b/dot_config/kitty/herdr.conf
index 5736009..d6fd2b1 100644
--- a/dot_config/kitty/herdr.conf
+++ b/dot_config/kitty/herdr.conf
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ map ctrl+tab       send_text all \x02.
 map ctrl+shift+tab send_text all \x02,
 map ctrl+shift+f   send_text all \x02K
 map ctrl+shift+g   send_text all \x02L
+# ctrl+shift+e → prefix+e → herdr-nvim toggle; the editor pane opens on the
+# left (position = "left" in ~/.config/herdr-nvim/config.toml)
 map ctrl+shift+e   send_text all \x02e
 map ctrl+shift+o   send_text all \x02o
 map ctrl+shift+h   send_text all \x02p