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+# ── tmux.conf · kitty as a tmux host ──
+# Kitty is a dumb terminal here: tmux owns panes, windows and sessions.
+# Every structural chord from kitty.conf is re-sent as a tmux key sequence
+# (prefix ctrl+b == byte \x02); an uppercase letter after the prefix byte is
+# the shift variant (\x02H == prefix+shift+h).  Actions tmux has no binding
+# for run as out-of-band `tmux` client commands (ctrl+shift+g/e/p).
+# Launched from the default config with ctrl+shift+t.
+
+# ── base / appearance (kitty.conf parity) ──
+font_size 12.5
+font_family VictorMono Nerd Font
+bold_italic_font auto
+window_padding_width 8
+hide_window_decorations yes
+background_opacity 0.9
+copy_on_select auto
+strip_trailing_spaces smart
+confirm_os_window_close 0
+allow_remote_control socket-only
+listen_on unix:@kitty-tmux
+cursor_trail 10
+cursor_trail_start_threshold 0
+cursor_trail_decay 0.01 0.05
+cursor_blink_interval 0
+
+# tmux renders its own status line (tmux-dotbar, top) — no kitty chrome
+tab_bar_style hidden
+
+# one tmux session per kitty window: cold start boots the server and runs
+# tmux-resurrect restore, warm start claims the oldest detached session
+shell kitty-tmux
+
+# kitty must not shadow tmux, so every kitty default shortcut is dropped and
+# only what tmux cannot do is re-added below
+clear_all_shortcuts yes
+
+# ── kitty-level keys (no tmux equivalent) ──
+map ctrl+shift+c copy_to_clipboard
+map ctrl+shift+v paste_from_clipboard
+map ctrl+plus  change_font_size current +1
+map ctrl+minus change_font_size current -1
+map ctrl+0     change_font_size current 0
+map ctrl+shift+alt+, load_config_file
+map ctrl+shift+a launch --type=background --cwd=current kitty --config ~/.config/kitty/herdr.conf
+
+# ── kitty tabs → tmux windows ──
+map super+t      send_text all \x02t
+map super+enter  send_text all \x02t
+map ctrl+shift+t send_text all \x02t
+map ctrl+shift+h send_text all \x02H
+map ctrl+shift+k send_text all \x02L
+map alt+q send_text all \x021
+map alt+w send_text all \x022
+map alt+e send_text all \x023
+map alt+r send_text all \x024
+map alt+t send_text all \x025
+map alt+y send_text all \x026
+map alt+u send_text all \x027
+map alt+i send_text all \x028
+map alt+o send_text all \x029
+
+# ── kitty splits → tmux panes ──
+map ctrl+shift+j send_text all \x02"
+map ctrl+shift+l send_text all \x02%
+map ctrl+enter   send_text all \x02%
+map ctrl+shift+f send_text all \x02z
+map ctrl+shift+w send_text all \x02x
+map super+w      send_text all \x02x
+# resize: prefix + ctrl+arrow == tmux resize-pane (repeatable)
+map super+left  send_text all \x02\x1b[1;5D
+map super+right send_text all \x02\x1b[1;5C
+map super+up    send_text all \x02\x1b[1;5A
+map super+down  send_text all \x02\x1b[1;5B
+
+# ctrl+h/j/k/l are tmux's vim-aware pane navigation and ctrl+space is
+# tmux-palette — both no-prefix tmux binds, so kitty must not grab them.
+# No maps for those live in this config (splits stay on ctrl+shift+j/l).
+
+# ── launchers: no tmux bind exists for these ──
+# Driving the prefix command prompt (\x02: … \r) does NOT work: kitty writes
+# the whole chord in one pty write and tmux drops the buffered bytes when the
+# prompt opens.  Run the tmux client command out-of-band instead; with no -c
+# it targets the current client, i.e. this kitty window.
+map ctrl+shift+g launch --type=background tmux display-popup -w 90% -h 90% -E -d "#{pane_current_path}" lazygit
+map ctrl+shift+e launch --type=background tmux new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}" nvim
+map ctrl+shift+p launch --type=background tmux split-window -v -l 25% -c "#{pane_current_path}" atuin-pick
+
+# ── sessions ──
+# a new kitty OS window runs kitty-tmux again == its own tmux session
+map super+n          new_os_window
+map ctrl+shift+space new_os_window
+map super+d send_text all \x02d
+
+# BEGIN_KITTY_FONTS
+font_family      family="VictorMono Nerd Font Mono"
+bold_font        auto
+italic_font      auto
+bold_italic_font auto
+# END_KITTY_FONTS
+include themes/cyberdream.conf