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alexion f552269cb3 docs: plan the hyprland desktop epic (spec, ADR, tasks)
Add the hyprland-desktop spec, ADR 0003 recording the compositor choice
over Sway/KDE/niri, and the task breakdown (0021-0030) that decomposes
the desktop into granular grouped modules. Record the corrected host GPU
facts (zeus is AMD, raichu the sole Nvidia machine) in CLAUDE.md.
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hyprland-desktop

What to build

The tracer bullet for the whole desktop: a keyboard-driven Hyprland session that neogaia can log into and open a terminal in.

Create the modules/desktop/ group with an explicit aggregator, guarded by its own modules.desktop.enable, that hand-lists and turns on each piece at default priority so a host enables the whole desktop with one flag yet can still override any single piece. Namespace every desktop enable under one desktop group so a host's checklist gains one entry. Place the tightly coupled Hyprland-native pieces (starting with the compositor) in a subdirectory within the group.

Wire Hyprland from nixpkgs: the NixOS program integration owns the session and polkit, home-manager owns the user configuration, and both share one Hyprland package so there is never a version split. The session is launched through the universal Wayland session manager from the greeter. Login is greetd with the tuigreet text greeter, mouse-free and lightweight.

Port the operator's KDE/i3 keybinds expressed entirely in hjkl and letters with no arrow or navigation-cluster keys: numbered-workspace switch and move, focus and window movement, resize, terminal, floating, fullscreen, split, close, and force-kill, per the spec's keybind table. Tune input: US-only layout with no switcher, Caps mapped to Escape with Shift+Caps still producing CapsLock, snappy key-repeat, touchpad tap-to-click plus natural scroll plus disable-while-typing, and flat mouse acceleration. Set the feel: subtle animations, modest rounding, small gaps, and blur off (left as a knob a host such as zeus can enable). Install Ghostty as the terminal on Super+Return.

Enable the desktop on neogaia.

Acceptance criteria

  • modules/desktop/ exists with an aggregator exposing modules.desktop.enable that hand-lists and enables its pieces at default priority, each piece independently overridable.
  • Desktop enable options are namespaced under a single desktop group; the Hyprland-native compositor lives in a subdirectory of the group.
  • Hyprland is sourced from nixpkgs; the NixOS integration and the home-manager user config share one Hyprland package.
  • The session launches through the universal Wayland session manager from a greetd/tuigreet text login.
  • Keybinds match the spec's table, using only hjkl, letters, and number rows — no arrow or navigation-cluster keys.
  • Input is tuned: US-only layout, Caps→Escape (Shift+Caps = CapsLock), snappy key-repeat, touchpad tap-to-click + natural scroll + disable-while-typing, flat mouse acceleration.
  • Animations, rounding, and small gaps are on; blur is off and remains host-overridable.
  • Ghostty opens on Super+Return.
  • neogaia enables modules.desktop and builds green under nix flake check.