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+# Mangowm Status
+
+Shows the current Mangowm tiling layout and keymode on your bar. Click to open a picker and switch layouts instantly.
+
+![Thumbnail](thumbnail.webp)
+
+## Plugin
+
+| Field | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| ID | `x0d7x/mangowm-status` |
+| Entries | Bar widget: `status`; panel: `layout-picker` |
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Noctalia v5
+- [`mmsg`](https://github.com/mangowm/mango) — Mangowm's IPC CLI tool (must be on `PATH`)
+
+## Usage
+
+### Bar widget
+
+Add the **Mangowm Status** widget from the Add-widget picker in your bar settings, or configure it by hand with:
+
+```toml
+[widget.mangowm-status]
+type = "x0d7x/mangowm-status:status"
+```
+
+The widget displays the current layout's icon and letter code. When the active keymode is not `default`, the keymode name is shown beside the layout code.
+
+- **Left-click** the widget → opens the **Layout Picker** panel. Click any layout to switch immediately.
+- **Horizontal scroll** over the widget → cycles through the core layouts (T → S → G → …).
+
+### Layout picker panel
+
+Open with:
+
+```sh
+noctalia msg panel-toggle x0d7x/mangowm-status:layout-picker
+```
+
+A scrollable list of all 14 supported layouts. The current layout is highlighted. Click any other layout to switch — the panel closes automatically.
+
+## Settings
+
+| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Hide on default | `bool` | `false` | Hide the widget when keymode is `default` |
+| Show text | `bool` | `true` | Show the keymode name beside the layout glyph |
+| Notify on change | `bool` | `true` | Show a notification when the keymode changes |
+
+## IPC
+
+Control the widget from the terminal:
+
+```sh
+# Refresh layout data
+noctalia msg plugin x0d7x/mangowm-status:status focused refresh
+
+# Get current status (logged as JSON)
+noctalia msg plugin x0d7x/mangowm-status:status focused get-status
+
+# Set layout by code (T, S, G, M, K, CT, RT, DW, F, VS, VT, VG, VK, VF)
+noctalia msg plugin x0d7x/mangowm-status:status focused set-layout S
+```
+
+## Layout Codes
+
+| Code | Layout | Icon |
+|------|--------|------|
+| T | Tile | columns |
+| S | Scroller | menu |
+| G | Grid | dashboard |
+| M | Monocle | window |
+| K | Deck | cards |
+| CT | Center Tile | layout |
+| RT | Right Tile | columns |
+| DW | Dwindle | columns |
+| F | Fair | layout |
+| VS | Vertical Scroller | menu |
+| VT | Vertical Tile | columns |
+| VG | Vertical Grid | dashboard |
+| VK | Vertical Deck | cards |
+| VF | Vertical Fair | layout |
+
+## Notes
+
+- This plugin spawns `mmsg` subprocesses to query and change the compositor state. `mmsg` must be installed and on `PATH`.
+- Layout changes use `mmsg dispatch setlayout,<name>`.
+- The widget keeps two long-running `mmsg watch` streams (keymode + all-tags) for live updates, with a 1-second polling fallback.
+- The panel entry fetches tag data on open and does not keep a persistent connection.
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/mangowm-status/panel.luau b/mangowm-status/panel.luau
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+--!nonstrict
+-- Mangowm Status — Layout Picker Panel
+-- Shows all available tiling layouts; click one to switch immediately.
+
+-- Layout manifest: glyph + letter + name (same as widget.luau)
+local layoutConfig = {
+  T  = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "T", name = "tile" },
+  S  = { glyph = "menu",      letter = "S", name = "scroller" },
+  G  = { glyph = "dashboard", letter = "G", name = "grid" },
+  M  = { glyph = "window",    letter = "M", name = "monocle" },
+  K  = { glyph = "cards",     letter = "K", name = "deck" },
+  CT = { glyph = "layout",    letter = "C", name = "center_tile" },
+  RT = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "R", name = "right_tile" },
+  VS = { glyph = "menu",      letter = "V", name = "vertical_scroller" },
+  VT = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "V", name = "vertical_tile" },
+  VG = { glyph = "dashboard", letter = "G", name = "vertical_grid" },
+  VK = { glyph = "cards",     letter = "K", name = "vertical_deck" },
+  DW = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "D", name = "dwindle" },
+  F  = { glyph = "layout",    letter = "F", name = "fair" },
+  VF = { glyph = "layout",    letter = "F", name = "vertical_fair" },
+}
+
+-- Layout codes in display order
+local layoutOrder = { "T", "S", "G", "M", "K", "CT", "RT", "DW", "F", "VS", "VT", "VG", "VK", "VF" }
+
+local currentLayoutCode = "T"
+local switching = false
+
+-- Helper to switch layout and close panel
+local function setLayout(code)
+  if switching or code == currentLayoutCode then return end
+  switching = true
+
+  local cfg = layoutConfig[code]
+  local name = cfg and cfg.name or "tile"
+  noctalia.runAsync("mmsg dispatch setlayout," .. name, function(result)
+    switching = false
+    if result.exitCode == 0 then
+      currentLayoutCode = code
+      panel.close()
+    else
+      noctalia.notifyError("Mangowm Status", "Failed to set layout: " .. (result.stderr or "unknown error"))
+      doRender()
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+-- Named global functions for each layout button (onClick doesn't pass arguments)
+function onLayoutT()  setLayout("T")  end
+function onLayoutS()  setLayout("S")  end
+function onLayoutG()  setLayout("G")  end
+function onLayoutM()  setLayout("M")  end
+function onLayoutK()  setLayout("K")  end
+function onLayoutCT() setLayout("CT") end
+function onLayoutRT() setLayout("RT") end
+function onLayoutDW() setLayout("DW") end
+function onLayoutF()  setLayout("F")  end
+function onLayoutVS() setLayout("VS") end
+function onLayoutVT() setLayout("VT") end
+function onLayoutVG() setLayout("VG") end
+function onLayoutVK() setLayout("VK") end
+function onLayoutVF() setLayout("VF") end
+
+local function doRender()
+  -- Map layout code -> onClick handler name
+  local onClickHandler = {
+    T  = "onLayoutT",  S  = "onLayoutS",  G  = "onLayoutG",
+    M  = "onLayoutM",  K  = "onLayoutK",  CT = "onLayoutCT",
+    RT = "onLayoutRT", DW = "onLayoutDW", F  = "onLayoutF",
+    VS = "onLayoutVS", VT = "onLayoutVT", VG = "onLayoutVG",
+    VK = "onLayoutVK", VF = "onLayoutVF",
+  }
+
+  -- Current layout indicator (compact, shown at top)
+  local currentCfg = layoutConfig[currentLayoutCode] or layoutConfig["T"]
+  local currentBadge = ui.row({ gap = 6, align = "center", fill = "primary/0.12", radius = 6, paddingH = 10, paddingV = 5 }, {
+    ui.label({ text = "Now:", color = "on_surface_variant", fontSize = 11 }),
+    ui.glyph({ name = currentCfg.glyph, size = 12, color = "primary" }),
+    ui.label({ text = currentCfg.letter .. " — " .. currentCfg.name, color = "primary", fontWeight = "bold", fontSize = 11 }),
+  })
+
+  -- Build layout buttons
+  local buttons = {}
+  for _, code in ipairs(layoutOrder) do
+    local cfg = layoutConfig[code]
+    if cfg then
+      local isActive = code == currentLayoutCode
+      table.insert(buttons, ui.button({
+        key = "layout-" .. code,
+        glyph = cfg.glyph,
+        glyphSize = 14,
+        text = " " .. cfg.letter .. "  —  " .. cfg.name,
+        contentAlign = "start",
+        variant = isActive and "primary" or "ghost",
+        controlSize = "sm",
+        onClick = onClickHandler[code],
+      }))
+    end
+  end
+
+  panel.render(ui.column({ flexGrow = 1, gap = 2, padding = 8 }, {
+    currentBadge,
+    ui.separator({ thickness = 1, color = "outline/0.15", spacing = 3 }),
+    ui.scroll({ flexGrow = 1, gap = 2 }, buttons),
+  }))
+end
+
+-- Fetch current layout from mmsg, then render
+local function refreshCurrentLayout()
+  noctalia.runAsync("mmsg get all-tags", function(result)
+    if result.exitCode == 0 and result.stdout then
+      local ok, data = pcall(noctalia.json.decode, result.stdout)
+      if ok and data and data.all_tags then
+        for _, monitorEntry in ipairs(data.all_tags) do
+          if type(monitorEntry) == "table" and monitorEntry.tags then
+            for _, tag in ipairs(monitorEntry.tags) do
+              if type(tag) == "table" and tag.is_active and tag.layout then
+                currentLayoutCode = tag.layout
+                doRender()
+                return
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    -- Render even if fetch failed (uses fallback currentLayoutCode)
+    doRender()
+  end)
+end
+
+function onOpen(_context)
+  -- Fetch current layout first, then render (avoids flash of wrong layout)
+  refreshCurrentLayout()
+end
diff --git a/mangowm-status/plugin.toml b/mangowm-status/plugin.toml
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+id           = "x0d7x/mangowm-status"
+name         = "Mangowm Status"
+version      = "1.1.0"
+plugin_api   = 4
+author       = "x0d7x"
+license      = "MIT"
+dependencies = ["mmsg"]
+icon         = "grid"
+description  = "Shows current tiling layout and keymode for Mangowm"
+tags         = ["bar", "mangowc"]
+
+[[widget]]
+id    = "status"
+entry = "widget.luau"
+
+  [[widget.setting]]
+  key       = "hide_on_default"
+  type      = "bool"
+  label_key = "settings.hide_on_default.label"
+  description_key = "settings.hide_on_default.description"
+  default   = false
+
+  [[widget.setting]]
+  key       = "show_text"
+  type      = "bool"
+  label_key = "settings.show_text.label"
+  description_key = "settings.show_text.description"
+  default   = true
+
+  [[widget.setting]]
+  key       = "notify_change"
+  type      = "bool"
+  label_key = "settings.notify_change.label"
+  description_key = "settings.notify_change.description"
+  default   = true
+
+# Layout picker panel — opens on click, shows all layouts to choose from
+[[panel]]
+id      = "layout-picker"
+entry   = "panel.luau"
+width   = 280
+height  = 400
+placement = "floating"
+position = "auto"
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+{
+  "plugin": {
+    "description": "Shows current tiling layout and keymode for Mangowm"
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "hide_on_default": {
+      "label": "Hide on default",
+      "description": "Hide the widget when keymode is default"
+    },
+    "show_text": {
+      "label": "Show text",
+      "description": "Show the keymode name beside the glyph"
+    },
+    "notify_change": {
+      "label": "Notify on change",
+      "description": "Show a notification when keymode changes"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mangowm-status/widget.luau b/mangowm-status/widget.luau
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+--!nonstrict
+-- Mangowm Status — shows tiling layout icon + letter + keymode when not default
+
+local showText = noctalia.getConfig("show_text")
+local notifyChange = noctalia.getConfig("notify_change")
+local hideOnDefault = noctalia.getConfig("hide_on_default")
+
+local currentKeymode = "default"
+local currentLayoutCode = "T"  -- default tile code
+
+-- Layout display config: glyph + letter + name
+local layoutConfig = {
+  T  = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "T", name = "tile" },
+  S  = { glyph = "menu",      letter = "S", name = "scroller" },
+  G  = { glyph = "dashboard", letter = "G", name = "grid" },
+  M  = { glyph = "window",    letter = "M", name = "monocle" },
+  K  = { glyph = "cards",     letter = "K", name = "deck" },
+  CT = { glyph = "layout",    letter = "C", name = "center_tile" },
+  RT = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "R", name = "right_tile" },
+  VS = { glyph = "menu",      letter = "V", name = "vertical_scroller" },
+  VT = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "V", name = "vertical_tile" },
+  VG = { glyph = "dashboard", letter = "G", name = "vertical_grid" },
+  VK = { glyph = "cards",     letter = "K", name = "vertical_deck" },
+  DW = { glyph = "columns",   letter = "D", name = "dwindle" },
+  F  = { glyph = "layout",    letter = "F", name = "fair" },
+  VF = { glyph = "layout",    letter = "F", name = "vertical_fair" },
+}
+
+-- Layout order for cycling (horizontal scroll)
+local layoutOrder = { "T", "S", "G", "M", "K", "CT", "RT", "DW", "F" }
+
+local function getLayoutConfig(code)
+  local cfg = layoutConfig[code]
+  if cfg then return cfg end
+  return layoutConfig["T"]  -- fallback to tile
+end
+
+-- Extract layout code from mmsg JSON
+local function extractLayoutCode(data)
+  if type(data) ~= "table" then return nil end
+
+  local allTags = data.all_tags
+  if not allTags or type(allTags) ~= "table" then return nil end
+
+  for _, monitorEntry in ipairs(allTags) do
+    if type(monitorEntry) == "table" and monitorEntry.tags then
+      for _, tag in ipairs(monitorEntry.tags) do
+        if type(tag) == "table" and tag.is_active and tag.layout then
+          return tag.layout
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
+-- Re-render the bar widget
+local function refreshDisplay()
+  local isDefault = currentKeymode == "default"
+
+  if hideOnDefault and isDefault then
+    barWidget.setVisible(false)
+    return
+  else
+    barWidget.setVisible(true)
+  end
+
+  local cfg = getLayoutConfig(currentLayoutCode)
+
+  local keymodeStr = ""
+  if showText and not isDefault then
+    keymodeStr = " [" .. currentKeymode .. "]"
+  end
+
+  barWidget.setGlyph(cfg.glyph)
+  barWidget.setText(cfg.letter .. keymodeStr)
+  barWidget.setTooltip("Layout: " .. cfg.name .. " (" .. currentLayoutCode .. ") | Mode: " .. currentKeymode)
+end
+
+-- Watch keymode changes
+noctalia.runStream("mmsg watch keymode", function(line)
+  local ok, data = pcall(noctalia.json.decode, line)
+  if ok and data then
+    local km = data.keymode or data.mode or data.name
+    if km and currentKeymode ~= km then
+      currentKeymode = km
+      if notifyChange then
+        noctalia.notify("Keymode changed", currentKeymode)
+      end
+      refreshDisplay()
+    end
+  end
+end)
+
+-- Watch tag/layout changes — instant re-render
+noctalia.runStream("mmsg watch all-tags", function(line)
+  local ok, data = pcall(noctalia.json.decode, line)
+  if ok and data then
+    local code = extractLayoutCode(data)
+    if code and code ~= currentLayoutCode then
+      currentLayoutCode = code
+      refreshDisplay()
+    end
+  end
+end)
+
+-- Polling fallback
+local function pollLayout()
+  noctalia.runAsync("mmsg get all-tags", function(result)
+    if result.exitCode == 0 and result.stdout then
+      local ok, data = pcall(noctalia.json.decode, result.stdout)
+      if ok and data then
+        local code = extractLayoutCode(data)
+        if code then
+          currentLayoutCode = code
+          refreshDisplay()
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+pollLayout()
+
+function update()
+  noctalia.setUpdateInterval(1000)
+  pollLayout()
+  refreshDisplay()
+end
+
+function onClick()
+  noctalia.togglePanel("x0d7x/mangowm-status:layout-picker")
+end
+
+-- Cleanup handler
+function onExit(_signal)
+  noctalia.log("mangowm-status: cleaning up streams")
+end
+
+-- Settings change handler
+function onConfigChanged()
+  showText = noctalia.getConfig("show_text")
+  notifyChange = noctalia.getConfig("notify_change")
+  hideOnDefault = noctalia.getConfig("hide_on_default")
+  refreshDisplay()
+  noctalia.log("mangowm-status: config reloaded")
+end
+
+-- IPC command handler
+function onIpc(event, payload)
+  if event == "refresh" then
+    pollLayout()
+    noctalia.log("mangowm-status: IPC refresh triggered")
+  elseif event == "set-layout" and payload then
+    local cfg = getLayoutConfig(payload)
+    local name = cfg and cfg.name or payload
+    noctalia.runAsync("mmsg dispatch setlayout," .. name, function(result)
+      if result.exitCode == 0 then
+        pollLayout()
+        noctalia.log("mangowm-status: layout set to " .. name)
+      else
+        noctalia.notifyError("Mangowm Status", "Failed to set layout: " .. (result.stderr or "unknown error"))
+      end
+    end)
+  elseif event == "get-status" then
+    local cfg = getLayoutConfig(currentLayoutCode)
+    local status = {
+      layout = currentLayoutCode,
+      layout_name = cfg.name,
+      keymode = currentKeymode,
+    }
+    noctalia.log("mangowm-status: " .. noctalia.json.encode(status))
+  else
+    noctalia.log("mangowm-status: unknown IPC event: " .. event)
+  end
+end
+
+-- Scroll handler for layout cycling
+function onScroll(axis, steps)
+  if axis ~= "horizontal" then return end
+
+  -- Find current layout index
+  local currentIndex = 1
+  for i, code in ipairs(layoutOrder) do
+    if code == currentLayoutCode then
+      currentIndex = i
+      break
+    end
+  end
+
+  -- Calculate new index
+  local newIndex = currentIndex + steps
+  if newIndex < 1 then
+    newIndex = #layoutOrder
+  elseif newIndex > #layoutOrder then
+    newIndex = 1
+  end
+
+  local newLayoutCode = layoutOrder[newIndex]
+  local cfg = getLayoutConfig(newLayoutCode)
+  noctalia.runAsync("mmsg dispatch setlayout," .. cfg.name, function(result)
+    if result.exitCode == 0 then
+      pollLayout()
+    end
+  end)
+end