Some AI related changes and NPM installs

hosts/darwin/default.nix

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ in
   imports = [
     ../../modules/darwin/default.nix
     ../../modules/darwin/home-manager.nix
+    # ../../modules/darwin/ai.nix
   ];
 
   # Setup user, packages, programs
@@ -131,16 +132,6 @@ in
     StandardOutPath = "/tmp/emacs.out.log";
   };
 
-  launchd.user.agents.ollama = {
-    command = "${pkgs.ollama}/bin/ollama serve";
-    serviceConfig = {
-      KeepAlive = true;
-      RunAtLoad = true;
-      StandardOutPath = "/tmp/ollama.out.log";
-      StandardErrorPath = "/tmp/ollama.err.log";
-    };
-  };
-
   system = {
     stateVersion = 4;
     primaryUser = "${user}";

modules/darwin/ai.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ pkgs, llm-agents, ... }:
+
+{
+  environment.systemPackages = [
+
+    ollama
+    
+
+    # CLI coding agent from llm-agents.nix input
+    llm-agents.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.hermes-agent
+
+    # Hermes desktop GUI
+    llm-agents.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.hermes-desktop
+  ];
+
+  launchd.user.agents.ollama = {
+    command = "${pkgs.ollama}/bin/ollama serve";
+    serviceConfig = {
+      KeepAlive = true;
+      RunAtLoad = true;
+      StandardOutPath = "/tmp/ollama.out.log";
+      StandardErrorPath = "/tmp/ollama.err.log";
+    };
+  };
+}

modules/darwin/brewery.nix

@@ -1,46 +1,53 @@
-{pkgs, ...}:
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
-homebrew = {
+  homebrew = {
     enable = true;
     global = {
       brewfile = true;
     };
-    brews = []; 
+    brews = [ ];
 
     onActivation = {
-      cleanup = "uninstall";
+      cleanup = "none";
       autoUpdate = true;
       upgrade = true;
 
     };
 
     masApps = {
-    # These app IDs are from using the mas CLI app
-    # mas = mac app store
-    # https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
-    #
-    # $ nix shell nixpkgs#mas
-    # $ mas search <app name>
-    #
-    # If you have previously added these apps to your Mac App Store profile (but not installed them on this system),
-    # you may receive an error message "Redownload Unavailable with This Apple ID".
-    # This message is safe to ignore.
+      # These app IDs are from using the mas CLI app
+      # mas = mac app store
+      # https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
+      #
+      # $ nix shell nixpkgs#mas
+      # $ mas search <app name>
+      #
+      # If you have previously added these apps to your Mac App Store profile (but not installed them on this system),
+      # you may receive an error message "Redownload Unavailable with This Apple ID".
+      # This message is safe to ignore.
       "1Password for Safari" = 1569813296; # (8.10.82)
       "Affinity Designer 2" = 1616831348;
       "Affinity Photo 2: Image Editor" = 1616822987;
       "Affinity Publisher 2" = 1606941598;
       # "DaisyDisk" = 409907375; # (4.32)  # Don't use this, we need the official version that is not sandboxed
       "Fantastical - Calendar" = 975937182;
-      "Fedistar" =  6445863996; # (1.13.1)
+      "Fedistar" = 6445863996; # (1.13.1)
       "Home Assistant" = 1099568401; # (2025.7.1)
       "Ice Cubes for Mastodon" = 6444915884; # (1.11.3)
       "LibreOffice" = 1630474372;
       "Monal - XMPP Chatting " = 1637078500;
+      "Microsoft Copilot" = 6738511300; # (25.7.440804001)
+      "Microsoft Outlook" = 985367838; # (16.111.3)
+      "Microsoft Excel" = 462058435; # (16.111.3)
+      "Microsoft Word" = 462054704; # (16.111.3)
+      "Microsoft PowerPoint" = 462062816; # (16.111.3)
+      "OneDrive" = 823766827; # (26.134.0713)
       "MQTT Explorer" = 1455214828; # (0.3.5)
       "Night Sky" = 475772902; # 475772902
       "Native SQLite Manager" = 1416282836; # (1.31.0)
       "Remarkable Desktop" = 1276493162; # (3.19.0)
       "Slack for Desktop" = 803453959; # (4.45.60)
+      "WhatsApp Messenger" = 310633997; # (26.30.77)
       "WiFi Explorer: Scanner" = 494803304; # (3.5.6)
       "Windows App Installer" = 1295203466; # (1.0.16)
       "Wireguard" = 1451685025; # (1.0.16)
@@ -48,80 +55,85 @@ homebrew = {
     };
 
     casks = [
-   # Development Tools
-  "arduino-ide"
-  "docker-desktop"
-  "iterm2"
-  "oracle-jdk"
-  "visual-studio-code"
+      # Development Tools
+      "arduino-ide"
+      "docker-desktop"
+      "iterm2"
+      "oracle-jdk"
+      "visual-studio-code"
 
-  # Creative tools
-  "blender"
-  "gimp"
-  "inkscape"
-  "vcv-rack"
-  #"affinity-designer"
-  #"affinity-photo"
-  #"affinity-publisher"
+      # Creative tools
+      "blender"
+      "gimp"
+      "inkscape"
+      "vcv-rack"
+      #"affinity-designer"
+      #"affinity-photo"
+      #"affinity-publisher"
 
-  # Communication Tools
-  "adium"
-  "discord"
-  "signal"
-  "webex"
-  "whatsapp"
-  "zoom"
+      # Communication Tools
+      "adium"
+      "discord"
+      "signal"
+      "webex"
+      "zoom"
 
-  # Utility Tools
+      # Utility Tools
 
-  "blackhole-16ch"
-  "blackhole-2ch"
-  "box-drive"
-  "box-tools"
-  "daisydisk"
-  "karabiner-elements"
-  "keybase"
-  "moonlight"
-  "spamsieve"
-  "syncthing-app"
-  "synology-drive"
+      "blackhole-16ch"
+      "blackhole-2ch"
+      "box-drive"
+      "box-tools"
+      "daisydisk"
+      "karabiner-elements"
+      "keybase"
+      "moonlight"
+      "spamsieve"
+      "syncthing-app"
+      "synology-drive"
+      "tigervnc"
 
-  # Entertainment Tools
-  "qobuz"
-  "steam"
-  "handbrake-app"
-  "jellyfin-media-player"
-  "mediaelch"
-  "obs"
-  "vimediamanager"
-  "vlc"
+      #LLM
+      "ollama-app"
+      "hermes-desktop"
+      "jan"
 
-  # Productivity Tools
-  "1Password"
-  "bitwarden"
-  "calibre"
-  "dbeaver-community"
-  "element"
-  "gpg-suite"
-  "macdown-3000"
-  "mailmate@beta"
-  "orcaslicer"
-  "remanager"
-  "qmk-toolbox"
-  "smartsheet"
-  #  "sqlitestudio" # Doesn't work without Rosetta
+      # Entertainment Tools
+      "qobuz"
+      "steam"
+      "handbrake-app"
+      "jellyfin-media-player"
+      "mediaelch"
+      "obs"
+      "vimediamanager"
+      "vlc"
 
-  #  "virtualbox" # build error?
-  "copilot-cli"
+      # Productivity Tools
+      "1Password"
+      "bitwarden"
+      "calibre"
+      "dbeaver-community"
+      "element"
+      "gpg-suite"
+      "macdown-3000"
+      "mailmate@beta"
+      "orcaslicer"
+#      "remanager"
+      "qmk-toolbox"
+      "smartsheet"
+      #  "sqlitestudio" # Doesn't work without Rosetta
 
-  # Browsers
-  "brave-browser"
-  "firefox"
-  "google-chrome"
+      #  "virtualbox" # build error?
       
-  # x11
-  "xquartz"
+
+      # Browsers
+      "brave-browser"
+      "firefox"
+      "google-chrome"
+
+      # x11
+      "xquartz"
     ];
   };
 
-  }
+}

modules/darwin/default.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
-  emacsOverlaySha256 = "1923mymd50zpz0mq34jpcn6jgq6li92j8wvkarl0y594c01x52g9";
+  emacsOverlaySha256 = "07i9zb4rw9zwip9a49fv0q60ak025vn92r48vk7ns61was1mzn9s";
 in
 {
   home-manager.backupFileExtension = "nix-backup";

modules/darwin/home-manager.nix

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ in
           };
           stateVersion = "23.11";
         };
+
+        home.activation.ensureNpmCliTools = import ./npm.nix { inherit lib pkgs; };
+
         catppuccin = {
           autoEnable = true;
           enable = true;
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ in
             initContent =
               let
                 zshConfigEarlyInit = lib.mkOrder 500 ''
+                  ulimit -n 524288 
                   if [[ -f /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh ]]; then
                     . /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh
                     . /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
@@ -200,6 +204,9 @@ in
                   export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$(gpgconf --list-dirs agent-ssh-socket)
 
                   # Define variables for directories
+              
+                  export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
+            
                   export PATH=$HOME/.pnpm-packages/bin:$HOME/.pnpm-packages:$PATH
                   export PATH=$HOME/.npm-packages/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH
                   export PATH=$HOME/.local/share/bin:$PATH

modules/darwin/npm.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib, pkgs }:
+
+let
+  npmPackages = [
+    "@enact/cli"
+    "@webos-tools/cli"
+    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code"
+    "patch-package"
+  ];
+in
+lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+  # Ensure required npm CLI tools are installed in the user prefix.
+  NPM_BIN="${pkgs.nodejs}/bin/npm"
+  export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX="$HOME/.npm-packages"
+  export PATH="${pkgs.nodejs}/bin:$NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
+
+  if [[ ! -x "$NPM_BIN" ]]; then
+    echo "npm not found; skipping npm CLI installation step"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  for pkg in ${lib.concatStringsSep " " (map lib.escapeShellArg npmPackages)}; do
+    if "$NPM_BIN" list -g --depth=0 "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "npm package already installed: $pkg"
+    else
+      echo "installing npm package: $pkg"
+      "$NPM_BIN" install -g "$pkg"
+    fi
+  done
+''

modules/darwin/packages.nix

@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ with pkgs;
     ]
   ))
 
-  # LLM
-  ollama # Launchd definition in hosts/darwin/default.nix
+
 
   # Social
   pidgin