fix: restore workflow ownership and pilot gates

docs/plans/workflow-system.md

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 Source: [`../workflow-discovery.md`](../workflow-discovery.md)
 
-The declarative workflow implementation is complete. This file is the living
+The declarative workflow core is complete; pilots remain. This file is the
-handoff for operational constraints and external gates; implementation history
+living handoff for operational constraints and external gates; implementation
-is available in Git.
+history is available in Git.
 
 ## Activation boundary
 
@@ -29,28 +29,37 @@ restarted Kitty and closed the user's terminal session.
 
 ## Current checkpoint
 
-- State: declarative implementation and autonomous verification complete.
+- State: declarative core complete; corrective activation and pilots remain.
 - Branch: `chore/workflow-system`.
-- Validation: `nix flake check --no-build --quiet` plus no-link Zenith and Orion
+- Validation: `nix flake check --no-build --quiet`, all three no-link system
-  system builds passed on 2026-09-06 after Orion became the sole transcription
+  builds, generated Zenith and Polaris Niri validation, and all six companion
-  owner. The expected dirty-tree and unknown `modules` warnings were emitted.
+  flake evaluations passed on 2026-09-06. The updated data-science shell exposes
+  Python 3.14.7 and its full project check passes. The expected dirty-tree and
+  unknown `modules` warnings were emitted.
 - Live state: Walker project and terminal actions, daily notes, stable web apps,
   Evolution D-Bus activation, the Zenith VPN, invocation-scoped GitHub and
   Context7 credentials, Pinta, and Orion transcription passed their completed
   pilots.
 
-## External or deferred gates
+## Active pilot gates
 
 These gates do not block work on each other.
 
-- During a docked Zenith session, capture the external display's stable identity
+- Add `RabbitMQ — TEST` for `https://test.rabbitmq.yookr.org` and
-  and test the two-output `Super+A` exchange. The current recorded session exposed
+  `RabbitMQ — LIVE` for `https://rabbitmq.yookr.org` to a Vivaldi `Operations`
-  only `eDP-1`.
+  bookmark folder. Vivaldi remains the bookmark owner.
-- Resume Evolution only when the user chooses to configure the personal,
+- Supply approved test RabbitMQ management credentials at runtime, then verify
-  old-personal, university, work, and Radicale accounts. Keep Thunderbird and
+  the Nix-provided client without installing it permanently:
-  Outlook until the daily-use gate passes.
+
-- On Android, complete the DAVx5/Radicale and Tasks.org pilots, including default
+  ```console
-  accounts, recurrence, reminders, and Microsoft To Do within documented limits.
+  RABBITMQADMIN_BASE_URI=https://test.rabbitmq.yookr.org nix run --quiet nixpkgs#rabbitmqadmin-ng -- show overview
+  RABBITMQADMIN_BASE_URI=https://test.rabbitmq.yookr.org nix run --quiet nixpkgs#rabbitmqadmin-ng -- queues list
+  ```
+
+  Export `RABBITMQADMIN_USERNAME` and `RABBITMQADMIN_PASSWORD` from the approved
+  credential source first; do not place their values in documentation or shell
+  history. Keep publishing, getting, and purge visibly interactive in the
+  management UI.
 - Supply one real Yookr S3 task, a least-privileged remote, and explicit permission
   for any upload. `rclone` is installed; no remote or wrapper is preconfigured.
 - Deploy a GET image exposing `/full-api-docs/openapi.json`, then rerun
@@ -64,6 +73,36 @@ These gates do not block work on each other.
 - Wait for a real Monday ticket before adding anything beyond native GitHub,
   Herdr, Git, and worktree workflows.
 
+The Herdr pilot passes only when short, long, and approval-blocked sessions have
+accurate attention state; detach and reattach preserve output; one Claude or Pi
+fallback works; and each completed event produces exactly one notification.
+Create two independently writing, non-overlapping task worktrees under
+`~/dev/work/.worktrees/<repository>/<branch-slug>`, explicitly authorize each
+`.envrc`, and confirm paths are predictable, dirty removal is refused, and the
+branches remain for review. If a component fails, fall back independently to
+native agent sessions and Codex TUI notifications or native
+`git worktree add/list/remove`; do not add a wrapper or Worktrunk yet.
+
+## Deferred pilots
+
+- During a docked Zenith session, capture the external display's stable identity
+  and test the two-output `Super+A` exchange. The current recorded session exposed
+  only `eDP-1`.
+- Resume Evolution only when the user chooses to configure the personal,
+  old-personal, university, work, and Radicale accounts. Keep Thunderbird and
+  Outlook until the daily-use gate passes.
+- On Android, complete the DAVx5/Radicale and Tasks.org pilots, including default
+  accounts, recurrence, reminders, and Microsoft To Do within documented limits.
+- Do not replicate the workstation workflow on Polaris until the user resumes
+  the procedure below.
+
+The Niri pilot is two-output-only. It passes when the active workspaces exchange
+physical outputs, both arrivals are active, original names are preserved, and
+focus returns to the original physical output. Any temporary names must be
+collision-free and restored on success or failure; missing output or workspace
+state must leave the session unchanged. Keep the helper only after repeated
+reliable swaps with an acceptable visible transition.
+
 ## Deferred Polaris replication
 
 Do not access or test Polaris unless the user resumes this deferred replication.
@@ -81,6 +120,11 @@ Zenith's result remains representative meanwhile.
 7. Create mode-0600 `~/.config/context7/api-key` without a trailing newline,
    restart Codex after activation, and run one Context7 lookup.
 
+Replication passes only when the VPN has the expected route and DNS behavior,
+reaches a test service, reconnects after disconnect and suspend, and survives a
+reboot without autoconnecting. The two credential files must remain mode 0600;
+the fresh-shell GitHub read and restarted-Codex Context7 lookup must both work.
+
 ## Durable implementation decisions
 
 - Active work repositories live under `~/dev/work`, archives under `.archive`,
@@ -88,6 +132,12 @@ Zenith's result remains representative meanwhile.
 - Participating repositories expose non-mutating direnv shells, minimal flake
   checks, native commands through `just`, concise `AGENTS.md`, and machine-local
   credential inputs.
+- `yookr-data-science/conf/local/credentials.yml` is an approved narrow
+  application-owned exception to the external credential-file default: Kedro's
+  named credential dataset resolves it from the native ignored `conf/local`
+  hierarchy. Keep it untracked and mode 0600.
+- `yookr-data-science` follows ordinary `nixos-unstable`, like the other
+  companion repositories; it needs no `devenv-nixpkgs` compatibility input.
 - `yookr-workbench` starts with cross-system work only; isolation and additional
   tools wait for observed needs.
 - Walker's native Elephant menu scans repository roots and calls one Nix-owned
@@ -111,5 +161,6 @@ Zenith's result remains representative meanwhile.
 
 ## Next step
 
-Continue an external pilot only when its real input arrives. Otherwise no workflow
+Activate the verified corrective generation on Zenith, confirm Vivaldi cannot
-implementation action remains.
+replace the managed launchers, then collect all inputs for the active pilots
+before running them in the order RabbitMQ, OpenAPI/API, workbench, S3, and Herdr.

docs/workflow-discovery.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Workflow system blueprint
 
-Status: implemented. Current external gates and operational handoff live in
+Status: declarative core implemented; pilots remain. Current gates and the
-[`plans/workflow-system.md`](plans/workflow-system.md).
+operational handoff live in [`plans/workflow-system.md`](plans/workflow-system.md).
 
 This document is the durable design for the workstation and surrounding Yookr
 workflow. Implementation history belongs in Git.
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ copied application state.
   the repository root, starts Neovim, and leaves a shell after Neovim exits.
 - Vivaldi remains the bookmark and web-app authority. Home Manager owns stable
   launchers for Actual, WhatsApp, and Outlook without duplicating browser state.
+  Its `Operations` folder owns visibly labeled test/live RabbitMQ bookmarks;
+  terminal inspection uses the Nix-provided `rabbitmqadmin-ng` on demand.
 - Niri keeps dynamic general-purpose workspaces and a compact navigation and
   movement vocabulary. The two-output active-workspace exchange remains a
   bounded pilot.
@@ -141,15 +143,18 @@ synchronization. The accepted `yookr-vpn.ovpn` is a narrow exception for Zenith
 and Polaris: keep it user-restricted and import it into NetworkManager without
 printing or committing its contents.
 
+`yookr-data-science/conf/local/credentials.yml` is a separate application-owned
+exception: Kedro resolves its named credential dataset through the conventional
+ignored `conf/local` hierarchy. Keep the file untracked and mode 0600; do not
+generalize the exception to other repositories.
+
 Only the user activates a NixOS or Home Manager generation. Agents may evaluate
 and build configurations, then provide an activation command.
 
 ## Remaining pilots
 
-- Capture Zenith's external display identity during a docked session and test the
+- Verify the labeled RabbitMQ test/live bookmarks and a read-only test overview
-  two-output `Super+A` exchange.
+  plus queue listing through an invocation-scoped `rabbitmqadmin-ng` run.
-- Resume Evolution and Android PIM only when the user chooses to run those daily
-  use pilots.
 - Add workbench database connections and a Marimo report only for a real
   cross-system investigation.
 - Configure an S3 remote only for a real task with least-privileged credentials
@@ -157,9 +162,20 @@ and build configurations, then provide an activation command.
 - Rerun the Yookr OpenAPI refresh after the deployed image exposes
   `/full-api-docs/openapi.json`; run authenticated API checks only with current
   user credentials.
+- Run the complete Herdr notification, fallback-agent, and safe worktree pilot
+  with a real Monday ticket.
 - Keep Bruno, DBeaver, and existing PIM clients until their independent gates are
   resolved.
 
+## Deferred pilots
+
+- Capture Zenith's external display identity during a docked session and test the
+  two-output `Super+A` exchange, including name and focus restoration on failure.
+- Resume Evolution and Android PIM only when the user chooses to run those daily
+  use pilots.
+- Replicate the proven workstation workflow on Polaris only when the user resumes
+  its machine-local VPN and credential procedure.
+
 ## Deferred work
 
 - Define the team release process and OpenAPI publication policy before encoding

modules/capabilities/desktop-defaults.nix

@@ -34,20 +34,12 @@
       actualId = "ahoihnifhakgijcmjlhbcgehigihinlo";
       outlookId = "eoficlgicibekocmfdomjbfnjmehnhcd";
       whatsappId = "hnpfjngllnobngcgfapefoaidbinmjnm";
-    in
+      actualDesktop = pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
-    {
+        name = "vivaldi-${actualId}-Default";
-      desktop.commands.browser = [ command ];
+        desktopName = "Actual";
-      home = {
-        packages = [ pkgs.vivaldi ];
-        sessionVariables.BROWSER = command;
-      };
-      xdg = {
-        desktopEntries = {
-          "vivaldi-${actualId}-Default" = {
-            name = "Actual";
         exec = appCommand actualId;
         icon = "vivaldi-${actualId}-Default";
-            settings.StartupWMClass = "crx_${actualId}";
+        extraConfig.StartupWMClass = "crx_${actualId}";
         actions = {
           Accounts = {
             name = "Accounts";
@@ -63,18 +55,20 @@
           };
         };
       };
-          "vivaldi-${whatsappId}-Default" = {
+      whatsappDesktop = pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
-            name = "WhatsApp Web";
+        name = "vivaldi-${whatsappId}-Default";
+        desktopName = "WhatsApp Web";
         exec = appCommand whatsappId;
         icon = "vivaldi-${whatsappId}-Default";
-            settings.StartupWMClass = "crx_${whatsappId}";
+        extraConfig.StartupWMClass = "crx_${whatsappId}";
       };
-          "vivaldi-${outlookId}-Default" = {
+      outlookDesktop = pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
-            name = "Outlook";
+        name = "vivaldi-${outlookId}-Default";
+        desktopName = "Outlook";
         exec = "${appCommand outlookId} %U";
         icon = "vivaldi-${outlookId}-Default";
-            mimeType = [ "x-scheme-handler/mailto" ];
+        mimeTypes = [ "x-scheme-handler/mailto" ];
-            settings.StartupWMClass = "crx_${outlookId}";
+        extraConfig.StartupWMClass = "crx_${outlookId}";
         actions = {
           Calendar = {
             name = "Open calendar";
@@ -90,6 +84,27 @@
           };
         };
       };
+    in
+    {
+      desktop.commands.browser = [ command ];
+      home = {
+        packages = [ pkgs.vivaldi ];
+        sessionVariables.BROWSER = command;
+      };
+      xdg = {
+        dataFile = {
+          "applications/vivaldi-${actualId}-Default.desktop" = {
+            force = true;
+            source = "${actualDesktop}/share/applications/vivaldi-${actualId}-Default.desktop";
+          };
+          "applications/vivaldi-${whatsappId}-Default.desktop" = {
+            force = true;
+            source = "${whatsappDesktop}/share/applications/vivaldi-${whatsappId}-Default.desktop";
+          };
+          "applications/vivaldi-${outlookId}-Default.desktop" = {
+            force = true;
+            source = "${outlookDesktop}/share/applications/vivaldi-${outlookId}-Default.desktop";
+          };
         };
         mimeApps.defaultApplicationPackages = [ pkgs.vivaldi ];
       };