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 They are started from `~/.config/hypr/sections/autostart.lua` and keep running
 for the whole session.
 
+## Reference: Modesty
+
+The island, control panel and calendar work follows the model of
+[Modesty](https://github.com/sandeepbist/Modesty), a Quickshell desktop. A
+clone lives at `~/Programming/GIT/GITHUB/Modesty`; `git pull` it before
+relying on it. **It is GPLv3 and this repo is GPLv2-only: read it for ideas,
+never copy code from it.** The roadmap and the reasons behind it are in
+`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-07-island-core-design.md`.
+
 ## The rule that bites first
 
 **A quickshell config with no visible window exits.** These components are