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+# Niri Active Workspace
+
+A bar widget that shows **only the workspace you are on**, instead of a pill
+listing every workspace.
+
+Noctalia's built-in workspaces widget always renders one slot per workspace.
+With named workspaces, or under niri — which keeps a trailing empty workspace at
+all times — that pill is wider than the information in it, and `inactive_pill_size`
+only shrinks inactive slots to a floor of `0.25`, it cannot hide them. This
+widget renders a single label and puts the full list in the tooltip.
+
+## Plugin
+
+| Field | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| ID | `salemsayed/niri-active-workspace` |
+| Entries | Bar widget: `active-workspace` |
+
+## Requirements
+
+- `niri`. The plugin API exposes no compositor state, so all workspace data
+  comes from niri's own IPC (`niri msg`). The widget is niri-only and will show
+  a placeholder under any other compositor.
+
+## Usage
+
+Add it from **Settings → Bar**, choose a section, and pick **Niri Active
+Workspace** from the widget list. It replaces the built-in `workspaces` widget;
+remove that one if you do not want both.
+
+The widget shows the workspace name, falling back to its index when the
+workspace is unnamed.
+
+| Gesture | Action |
+| --- | --- |
+| Left click | Toggle the niri overview |
+| Scroll up / down | Focus the workspace above / below |
+
+Hover for a tooltip listing every workspace on the same monitor, with `●`
+marking the focused one and `○` the rest.
+
+### Multiple monitors
+
+Noctalia renders a bar per output. Each widget instance resolves its own
+connector and tracks the workspace that is active **on that output**, so the bar
+on each monitor shows that monitor's workspace rather than whichever one holds
+keyboard focus. If the host cannot report the output, the widget falls back to
+the globally focused workspace.
+
+## Settings
+
+| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `label_mode` | `select` | `name_or_index` | What to show. `name_or_index` uses the workspace name and falls back to its index; `name` shows the name only; `index` shows the index only; `both` shows `index:name`. |
+| `show_position` | `bool` | `false` | Append the workspace's position among that monitor's workspaces, for example `comms 2/5`. |
+| `glyph` | `glyph` | `layout-grid` | Icon shown before the label. |
+
+## Notes
+
+**Processes.** The widget spawns `niri msg` and nothing else:
+
+- `niri msg --json workspaces` — once at load, and again on a 60-second tick as
+  a self-heal in case the event stream dies.
+- `niri msg --json event-stream` — a single long-lived subscription, the source
+  of live updates. `WorkspacesChanged` and `WorkspaceActivated` are handled; all
+  other events are ignored.
+- `niri msg action toggle-overview`, `focus-workspace-down`,
+  `focus-workspace-up` — only in response to a click or scroll.
+
+**No network access. No filesystem reads or writes.** The widget keeps its state
+in memory and writes nothing to disk.
+
+**Workspace identity.** niri marks one workspace `is_active` per output and
+exactly one `is_focused` globally. On a single monitor these are the same
+workspace, so the two code paths agree.
diff --git a/niri-active-workspace/plugin.toml b/niri-active-workspace/plugin.toml
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+id           = "salemsayed/niri-active-workspace"
+name         = "Niri Active Workspace"
+version      = "1.1.0"
+plugin_api   = 3
+author       = "salemsayed"
+license      = "MIT"
+dependencies = ["niri"]
+icon         = "layout-grid"
+deprecated   = false
+description  = "Shows only the focused niri workspace in the bar."
+tags         = ["bar", "indicator", "niri"]
+
+[[widget]]
+id    = "active-workspace"
+entry = "widget.luau"
+
+    [[widget.setting]]
+    key             = "label_mode"
+    type            = "select"
+    label_key       = "settings.label_mode.label"
+    description_key = "settings.label_mode.description"
+    default         = "name_or_index"
+    options         = [
+        { value = "name_or_index", label_key = "settings.label_mode.name_or_index" },
+        { value = "name",          label_key = "settings.label_mode.name" },
+        { value = "index",         label_key = "settings.label_mode.index" },
+        { value = "both",          label_key = "settings.label_mode.both" },
+    ]
+
+    [[widget.setting]]
+    key             = "show_position"
+    type            = "bool"
+    label_key       = "settings.show_position.label"
+    description_key = "settings.show_position.description"
+    default         = false
+
+    [[widget.setting]]
+    key             = "glyph"
+    type            = "glyph"
+    label_key       = "settings.glyph.label"
+    description_key = "settings.glyph.description"
+    default         = "layout-grid"
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+{
+  "plugin_name": "Niri Active Workspace",
+  "plugin_description": "Shows only the focused niri workspace in the bar.",
+  "settings": {
+    "label_mode": {
+      "label": "Label",
+      "description": "What to show for the focused workspace.",
+      "name_or_index": "Name, or index when unnamed",
+      "name": "Name only",
+      "index": "Index only",
+      "both": "Index and name"
+    },
+    "show_position": {
+      "label": "Show position",
+      "description": "Append the focused workspace's position, e.g. 3/5."
+    },
+    "glyph": {
+      "label": "Icon",
+      "description": "Icon shown before the label."
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/niri-active-workspace/widget.luau b/niri-active-workspace/widget.luau
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+--!nonstrict
+-- niri-active-workspace — a bar widget that shows only the focused niri
+-- workspace, instead of a pill containing every workspace.
+--
+-- The plugin API exposes no compositor state, so workspace data comes from
+-- niri's own IPC:
+--   * one `niri msg --json workspaces` snapshot at load, and again on the slow
+--     update tick as a self-heal in case the stream dies
+--   * `niri msg --json event-stream` for live updates
+--
+-- Multi-monitor: niri marks one workspace `is_active` per output and exactly
+-- one `is_focused` globally. Noctalia renders a bar per output, so each widget
+-- instance reports its own connector via barWidget.outputName() and tracks the
+-- active workspace on that output. With a single output the two are the same
+-- workspace, so behaviour there is unchanged.
+--
+-- Left click  → toggle the niri overview
+-- Scroll      → focus the workspace below / above
+
+local LABEL_MODE: string = noctalia.getConfig("label_mode") or "name_or_index"
+local SHOW_POSITION: boolean = noctalia.getConfig("show_position") == true
+local GLYPH: string = noctalia.getConfig("glyph") or ""
+
+-- Resync cadence. The event stream does the real work; this only covers the
+-- case where it dies silently.
+local RESYNC_MS: number = 60000
+
+local allWorkspaces: { any } = {}
+
+-- ── Output scoping ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+-- nil when the host cannot say (older API, or before the bar is placed), in
+-- which case fall back to the globally focused workspace.
+local function outputName(): string?
+	if barWidget.outputName == nil then
+		return nil
+	end
+	local ok, name = pcall(barWidget.outputName)
+	if ok and name ~= nil and name ~= "" then
+		return name
+	end
+	return nil
+end
+
+local function visibleWorkspaces(): { any }
+	local connector = outputName()
+	if connector == nil then
+		return allWorkspaces
+	end
+	local scoped = {}
+	for _, ws in ipairs(allWorkspaces) do
+		if ws.output == connector then
+			table.insert(scoped, ws)
+		end
+	end
+	-- An output we have no workspaces for should not blank the widget.
+	if #scoped == 0 then
+		return allWorkspaces
+	end
+	return scoped
+end
+
+local function selectFocused(scoped: { any }): any
+	local connector = outputName()
+	for _, ws in ipairs(scoped) do
+		-- Per-output active workspace when we know which output we are on,
+		-- otherwise the single globally focused one.
+		if connector ~= nil and ws.is_active then
+			return ws
+		elseif connector == nil and ws.is_focused then
+			return ws
+		end
+	end
+	-- Fall back to global focus if the output had no active workspace.
+	for _, ws in ipairs(scoped) do
+		if ws.is_focused then
+			return ws
+		end
+	end
+	return nil
+end
+
+-- ── Rendering ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+local function labelFor(ws: any): string
+	if ws == nil then
+		return "—"
+	end
+	local idx: string = tostring(ws.idx or "?")
+	local name: string? = ws.name
+
+	if LABEL_MODE == "index" then
+		return idx
+	elseif LABEL_MODE == "name" then
+		return name or idx
+	elseif LABEL_MODE == "both" then
+		if name ~= nil and name ~= "" then
+			return `{idx}:{name}`
+		end
+		return idx
+	end
+	-- "name_or_index" (default)
+	if name ~= nil and name ~= "" then
+		return name
+	end
+	return idx
+end
+
+local function render()
+	if GLYPH ~= "" then
+		barWidget.setGlyph(GLYPH)
+	end
+
+	local scoped = visibleWorkspaces()
+	local focused = selectFocused(scoped)
+
+	local text: string = labelFor(focused)
+	if SHOW_POSITION and focused ~= nil and #scoped > 0 then
+		text = `{text} {focused.idx}/{#scoped}`
+	end
+	barWidget.setText(text)
+
+	-- Tooltip keeps the full list for this output reachable, since the bar no
+	-- longer shows it.
+	local rows = {}
+	for _, ws in ipairs(scoped) do
+		local marker: string = (focused ~= nil and ws.id == focused.id) and "●" or "○"
+		table.insert(rows, {
+			key = `{marker} {tostring(ws.idx)}`,
+			value = (ws.name ~= nil and ws.name ~= "") and ws.name or "(unnamed)",
+		})
+	end
+	if #rows > 0 then
+		barWidget.setTooltip(rows)
+	else
+		barWidget.setTooltip("No niri workspaces")
+	end
+end
+
+-- ── State ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+local function applyWorkspaces(list: { any })
+	allWorkspaces = {}
+	for _, ws in ipairs(list) do
+		table.insert(allWorkspaces, ws)
+	end
+	table.sort(allWorkspaces, function(a, b)
+		return (a.idx or 0) < (b.idx or 0)
+	end)
+	render()
+end
+
+-- WorkspaceActivated carries only { id, focused }, so patch the cached list
+-- rather than re-querying niri on every switch. Activation is per-output: it
+-- clears is_active on the activated workspace's own output only, while
+-- is_focused is global.
+local function applyActivated(id: any, isFocused: boolean)
+	local activated: any = nil
+	for _, ws in ipairs(allWorkspaces) do
+		if ws.id == id then
+			activated = ws
+			break
+		end
+	end
+	if activated == nil then
+		return
+	end
+
+	for _, ws in ipairs(allWorkspaces) do
+		if ws.output == activated.output then
+			ws.is_active = ws.id == id
+		end
+		if isFocused then
+			ws.is_focused = ws.id == id
+		end
+	end
+	render()
+end
+
+local function snapshot()
+	noctalia.runAsync("niri msg --json workspaces", function(res)
+		if res.exitCode ~= 0 then
+			return
+		end
+		local data = noctalia.json.decode(res.stdout)
+		if type(data) == "table" then
+			applyWorkspaces(data)
+		end
+	end, 3000)
+end
+
+-- ── Wiring ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+snapshot()
+
+noctalia.runStream("niri msg --json event-stream", function(line: string)
+	local ev = noctalia.json.decode(line)
+	if type(ev) ~= "table" then
+		return
+	end
+	if ev.WorkspacesChanged ~= nil then
+		applyWorkspaces(ev.WorkspacesChanged.workspaces or {})
+	elseif ev.WorkspaceActivated ~= nil then
+		local a = ev.WorkspaceActivated
+		applyActivated(a.id, a.focused == true)
+	end
+end)
+
+function update()
+	noctalia.setUpdateInterval(RESYNC_MS)
+	snapshot()
+end
+
+function onClick()
+	noctalia.runAsync("niri msg action toggle-overview")
+end
+
+function onScroll(axis: string, steps: number, startsGesture: boolean)
+	local action: string = (steps > 0) and "focus-workspace-down" or "focus-workspace-up"
+	noctalia.runAsync(`niri msg action {action}`)
+end