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145 changes: 89 additions & 56 deletions SESSION_HANDOVER.md
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# Session Handoff: VM Issues - Gruvbox, Starship, Browser Fixes
# Session Handoff: Starship Always-Show Username/Hostname Feature

**Date**: 2025-11-17
**PR**: maxrantil/dotfiles#74
**Branch**: fix/vm-issues-gruvbox-starship-browser
**Date**: 2025-11-18
**PR**: maxrantil/dotfiles#75
**Branch**: feat/starship-always-show-username

## ✅ Completed Work

### Issues Fixed
1. **Gruvbox colorscheme error in VMs**: Disabled gruvbox for minimal VM setup
2. **Starship git_status warnings**: Fixed format string syntax
3. **BROWSER not found for gh CLI**: Auto-detect available browser

### Changes Implemented
1. **init.vim**:
- Commented out gruvbox plugin line
- Removed gruvbox configuration
- Added comment explaining it's disabled for minimal VM setup

2. **starship.toml**:
- Fixed format strings to consistently use `${count}` placeholder
- Updated conflicted, stashed, renamed indicators
### Feature Implemented
**Starship Prompt Enhancement**: Configured starship to always display `username@hostname` in the prompt (not just during SSH sessions).

### Changes Made
1. **starship.toml**:
- Added `[username]` section with `show_always = true`
- Yellow for regular users
- Red for root (warning indicator)
- Added `[hostname]` section with `ssh_only = false`
- Green color with `@` prefix
- Trim domain suffix (`.local`)
- Updated format string to include `$username$hostname`

### Context & Integration
This change complements the vm-infra configurable username feature:
- vm-infra Issue: maxrantil/vm-infra#117
- vm-infra PR: maxrantil/vm-infra#118
- VMs now provisioned with configurable usernames and hostnames
- Prompt shows `developer@work-vm-1` or `testuser@test-vm-2` for instant context

### Before/After
**Before**:
```
~/projects
```

3. **.zshenv**:
- Changed from hardcoded `BROWSER="firefox"`
- Now auto-detects: chromium-browser > firefox > chromium > xdg-open
- Prioritizes chromium-browser for VM usage
**After**:
```
┌───────────────────>
│developer@work-vm-1~/projects main
└─>❯
```

### Testing Results
✅ init.vim: No errors when opening vim
✅ starship: No warnings in git directories
✅ BROWSER: Auto-detects available browser (falls back gracefully)
### Benefits
- **Multi-VM Clarity**: Instantly see which VM you're in
- **Security**: Root user shown in red (immediate warning)
- **Universal**: Works in all contexts (SSH, console, tmux)

### Agent Validation Status
- ✅ **ux-accessibility-i18n-agent**: APPROVED (4.5/5)
- Excellent UX for multi-VM workflows
- Color choices appropriate and accessible
- Screen reader compatible
- Recommends contrast verification testing (not blocking)
- ✅ **code-quality-analyzer**: APPROVED (4.6/5)
- Valid starship configuration
- Excellent documentation
- Negligible performance impact
- Minor cosmetic improvements suggested (optional)
- ✅ **documentation-knowledge-manager**: Session handoff now complete

## 🎯 Current Project State

**Tests**: ✅ All pre-commit hooks passing locally
**Branch**: fix/vm-issues-gruvbox-starship-browser
**CI/CD**: 🔄 Running (PR #74)
**Status**: Ready for merge after session handoff doc
**Tests**: ✅ All pre-commit hooks passing
**Branch**: feat/starship-always-show-username
**CI/CD**: 🔄 Running (PR #75) - session handoff doc now updated
**Status**: Ready for merge after CI passes

### File Changes
- **Modified**: `starship.toml` (+20 lines, -1 line)
- Added [username] section
- Added [hostname] section
- Updated format string

## 📋 Next Session Priorities

**Immediate Next Steps:**
1. Merge PR #74 after CI passes
2. Test in VM to verify fixes work
3. Document X11 forwarding setup for gh CLI
4. Consider adding chromium-browser to Ansible playbook

**VM Browser Setup:**
For gh CLI web auth to work:
```bash
# Install chromium
sudo apt install chromium-browser

# SSH with X11 forwarding
ssh -X -i ~/.ssh/vm_key user@vm-ip

# Now gh auth login will open browser on host
```
1. Merge PR #75 after CI passes (all checks should be green now)
2. Test in VM to verify prompt display with configurable usernames
3. Validate integration with vm-infra PR #118 deployment
4. Monitor for any prompt performance impact

**Optional Enhancements** (from code-quality-analyzer):
- Remove redundant `disabled = false` lines (cosmetic)
- Add test coverage for root user styling
- Add test coverage for hostname domain trimming
- Update README.md to document prompt behavior

**Future Considerations:**
- Test with various username/hostname combinations in vm-infra
- Evaluate if additional starship customizations needed for VM workflows
- Consider contrast verification testing for accessibility

## 📝 Startup Prompt for Next Session

Read CLAUDE.md to understand our workflow, then verify dotfiles PR #74 CI status and merge if green.
Read CLAUDE.md to understand our workflow, then merge dotfiles PR #75 (starship always-show username/hostname feature) after CI validation.

**Immediate priority**: Merge maxrantil/dotfiles#74 after CI passes
**Context**: Fixed three VM issues - gruvbox errors, starship warnings, browser detection
**Reference docs**: SESSION_HANDOVER.md (this file)
**Ready state**: PR pushed, awaiting CI validation
**Immediate priority**: Merge maxrantil/dotfiles#75 after CI passes
**Context**: Starship now always displays username@hostname for multi-VM clarity
**Reference docs**: PR #75 description, vm-infra#117, vm-infra#118, SESSION_HANDOVER.md
**Ready state**: All tests passing, simple config change, agent-validated

**Expected scope**: Merge PR, test in VM, update Ansible if needed
**Expected scope**: Merge PR, test prompt display in VM, validate vm-infra integration works as expected

## 📚 Key Reference Documents
- maxrantil/dotfiles#74 (this PR)
- init.vim (gruvbox disabled)
- starship.toml (git_status fixed)
- .zshenv (browser auto-detection)
- maxrantil/dotfiles#75 (this PR - starship username/hostname always-show)
- maxrantil/vm-infra#117 (issue - configurable VM usernames)
- maxrantil/vm-infra#118 (PR - implementation of configurable usernames)
- `starship.toml:14-31` (username/hostname configuration added)
- `STARSHIP_CONFIG_NOTE.md` (in vm-infra repo - implementation guide)
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format = """
[┌───────────────────>](bold green)
[│](bold green)$directory$git_branch$git_status
[│](bold green)$username$hostname$directory$git_branch$git_status
[└─>](bold green) """

[directory]
style = "blue bold"
truncation_length = 3
truncate_to_repo = true

# ===================================
# USERNAME - Always show for VM clarity
# ===================================
[username]
show_always = true # Show even when not SSH'd in
format = "[$user]($style)" # Format: username only
style_user = "bold yellow" # Yellow for regular users
style_root = "bold red" # Red for root (warning!)
disabled = false

# ===================================
# HOSTNAME - Always show for VM clarity
# ===================================
[hostname]
ssh_only = false # Show even when not SSH'd in
format = "[@$hostname](bold green) " # Format: @hostname with space
trim_at = "." # Remove domain suffix
disabled = false

[git_branch]
symbol = " "
style = "bold purple"
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