From 9e8f8959f659ee4961ccdd2c2be23747a569e4f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ahwx <liv@liv.town>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:33:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: `yabai` too

---
 modules/core/yabai.nix | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 82 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 modules/core/yabai.nix

diff --git a/modules/core/yabai.nix b/modules/core/yabai.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3836ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/core/yabai.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  services.yabai = {
+    enable = true;
+    enableScriptingAddition = true;
+    config = {
+      # external_bar = "all:0:0";
+      layout = "bsp";
+      auto_balance = "on";
+      window_placement = "second_child";
+      window_opacity = "off";
+      window_border = "on";
+      window_border_placement = "inset";
+      window_border_width = 2;
+      window_border_radius = 3;
+      window_shadow = "float";
+      active_window_opacity = "1.0";
+      normal_window_opacity = "1.0";
+
+      mouse_modifier = "cmd";
+      # set modifier + right-click drag to resize window (default: resize)
+      mouse_action2 = "resize";
+      # set modifier + left-click drag to resize window (default: move)
+      mouse_action1 = "move";
+
+      mouse_follows_focus = "off";
+      focus_follows_mouse = "autofocus";
+
+      # gaps
+      top_padding = 0;
+      bottom_padding = 0;
+      left_padding = 0;
+      right_padding = 0;
+      window_gap = 0;
+    };
+
+    extraConfig = ''
+      # osascript -e 'tell application id "tracesOf.Uebersicht" to refresh'
+      # rules
+      yabai -m rule --add app=".*" sub-layer=normal
+      yabai -m rule --add app="^System Settings$"    manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add app="^System Information$" manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add app="^System Preferences$" manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add title="Preferences$"       manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add title="Settings$"          manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add app="Finder$"              manage=off
+
+      # workspace management
+      yabai -m space 1 --label web
+      yabai -m space 2 --label terminal
+      yabai -m space 6 --label config
+      yabai -m space 7 --label notes
+      yabai -m space 8 --label chat
+      yabai -m space 9 --label music
+      yabai -m space 10 --label mail
+
+      yabai -m rule --add app="Element" space=chat
+      yabai -m rule --add app="Signal" space=chat
+      yabai -m rule --add app="Spotify" space=music
+
+      yabai -m rule --add app="Calendar" space=mail
+      yabai -m rule --add app="Mail" space=mail
+
+      yabai -m rule --add app='About This Mac' manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add app='System Information' manage=off
+      yabai -m rule --add app='System Preferences' manage=off
+
+      yabai -m signal --add event=dock_did_restart \
+      action="sudo yabai --load-sa"
+      sudo yabai --load-sa
+
+      # yabai -m config external_bar all:40:0
+      # exec ~/.config/borders/bordersrc &
+    '';
+  };
+
+}