refactor(dunst): drop dunst as a consumer, quickshell presents now

dunst no longer runs on this desktop. notifyd owns
org.freedesktop.Notifications and the quickshell notifications shell
draws the balloons, reading the palette from ~/.cache/wal/udt-palette.qml
like every other quickshell component. So the whole dunst path was
generating a config nothing read.

It was also actively wrong. pywal rendered ~/.cache/wal/dunstrc from the
installed template, then wal.sh restarted dunst on it while @ACCENT@ was
still an unsubstituted placeholder, and udt-accent restarted it a second
time after substituting. Two restarts per wallpaper change, the first on
a broken config, for a daemon that could not claim the bus name anyway.

Removes gen_dunst and its TARGETS entry, write_dunst and DUNSTRC, the
install block, templates/dunstrc.in and the gitignore entry. The reload
table now lists quickshell, which needs no signal: it watches the
generated palette and re-reads it in place.

The [state] roles stay. They were never dunst-only; waybar module states
and conky warnings use the same four.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

11 files changed, 35 insertions, 160 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ffe055..c9b7fbb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ __pycache__/
 # Generated by udt-palette from palette/<scheme>.conf. Regenerated by
 # install.sh, so tracking them would turn every scheme switch into a diff.
 /rofi/udt/palette.rasi
-/templates/dunstrc
 /templates/conky.conf
 /templates/waybar/theme.css
 /templates/terminal/kitty-theme.conf
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 88a0123..c7f06fe 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Guidance for agents working in this repository.
 ## What this is
 
 One visual identity for a Hyprland desktop: Catppuccin Macchiato, Noto Sans for
-UI text, Inconsolata Nerd Font Mono for monospace. It covers rofi, dunst,
-Hyprland window borders, conky, Qt5/Qt6, GTK3/GTK4, waybar, kitty, Sublime Text
-and neovim.
+UI text, Inconsolata Nerd Font Mono for monospace. It covers rofi, Hyprland
+window borders, conky, Qt5/Qt6, GTK3/GTK4, waybar, kitty, Sublime Text and
+neovim.
 
 The repo holds the canonical copies. `./install.sh` symlinks them into place, so
 the working config cannot drift from what is committed. Everything outside
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ All nine are dark. A light scheme is not a role remap: homepage is pinned
 
 Generated files are gitignored, because tracking them would turn every scheme
 switch into a diff. Editing one is pointless: the next install overwrites it.
-The generated set is `rofi/udt/palette.rasi`, `templates/dunstrc`,
+The generated set is `rofi/udt/palette.rasi`,
 `templates/conky.conf`, `templates/waybar/theme.css`,
 `templates/terminal/kitty-theme.conf`, `templates/homepage/custom.css`,
 `templates/kvantum/theme.{kvconfig,svg}`,
@@ -113,11 +113,10 @@ One colour moves: `@accent`. `bin/udt-accent` reads the current wallpaper,
 extracts its signature colour, and snaps it to the nearest of ten Catppuccin
 accents by perceptual hue in CIELAB. `wallp` calls it on every wallpaper change.
 
-It writes six things: `~/.cache/wal/udt-accent.rasi` (rofi),
-`~/.cache/wal/udt-border.lua` (Hyprland), the accent substitution in
-`~/.cache/wal/dunstrc`, `~/.cache/wal/colors.json` (Firefox, via
-pywalfox), `~/.cache/wal/udt-palette.qml` (quickshell), and the accent
-substitution in Sublime's installed
+It writes five things: `~/.cache/wal/udt-accent.rasi` (rofi),
+`~/.cache/wal/udt-border.lua` (Hyprland), `~/.cache/wal/colors.json`
+(Firefox, via pywalfox), `~/.cache/wal/udt-palette.qml` (quickshell), and
+the accent substitution in Sublime's installed
 `Packages/User/udt.sublime-color-scheme`.
 
 **Sublime's accent is replaced, not substituted into a placeholder.** Its
@@ -150,7 +149,8 @@ the terminal palette stays fixed no matter what the wallpaper looks like. The
 write lands after `wallp` has already run `wal --theme`, so it wins; reorder
 those two and pywal's wallpaper-derived colours come back.
 
-Not everything tracks the wallpaper. rofi, dunst, Hyprland borders, Sublime's
+Not everything tracks the wallpaper. rofi, quickshell, Hyprland borders,
+Sublime's
 colour scheme and Firefox do; conky, Qt, GTK, waybar and Sublime's UI chrome sit
 on fixed lavender, which is also the fallback
 when a wallpaper is too grey to snap. Qt and GTK apps only reread a theme on restart,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ The table is what it does, and what to run if you change a config by hand.
 | | How |
 | --- | --- |
 | rofi | nothing; the theme is read per launch |
-| dunst | `udt-accent` restarts it |
+| quickshell | nothing; it watches the generated palette and re-reads it |
 | Firefox | `udt-accent` runs `pywalfox update` |
 | Hyprland | `hyprctl reload` |
 | waybar | `killall -SIGUSR2 waybar` |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c949047..04a7dcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ fixed base, Noto Sans for UI text, Inconsolata Nerd Font Mono for monospace.
 The accent color follows the current wallpaper, but is always snapped to a real
 Macchiato accent, so it can never render as unreadable.
 
-Phase 1 covers rofi. Later phases extend the same palette to waybar, dunst,
-conky, hyprland and quickshell.
+Phase 1 covers rofi. Later phases extend the same palette to waybar, conky,
+hyprland and quickshell.
 
 Quickshell reads the palette rather than restating it: `udt-accent` writes
 `~/.cache/wal/udt-palette.qml` from `rofi/udt/palette.rasi`, and the
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ and run `./install.sh`. That file is yours, not the repo's: `install.sh`
 creates it on a first run and never overwrites it, so switching scheme leaves
 the working tree clean.
 
-`install.sh` reloads whatever is running (waybar, kitty, Hyprland, dunst,
-conky), so the switch is visible immediately. Qt and GTK apps only reread a
-theme on startup, so those need restarting by hand. Ships with `macchiato`, `tokyo-night`, `nord` and
-`dracula`; rofi, dunst, conky, waybar, kitty, Firefox and quickshell all
-follow.
+`install.sh` reloads whatever is running (waybar, kitty, Hyprland, conky), so
+the switch is visible immediately. Qt and GTK apps only reread a theme on
+startup, so those need restarting by hand. Ships with `macchiato`,
+`tokyo-night`, `nord` and `dracula`; rofi, conky, waybar, kitty, Firefox and
+quickshell all follow.
 
 A scheme is two files: `palette/<name>.conf` for the colours under the
 scheme's own names, and `palette/roles-<name>.conf` saying what each is for.
diff --git a/bin/udt-accent b/bin/udt-accent
index 1a542a6..3cb9438 100755
--- a/bin/udt-accent
+++ b/bin/udt-accent
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ MIN_CHROMA = 10.0
 
 OUTPUT = Path.home() / ".cache" / "wal" / "udt-accent.rasi"
 BORDER_OUTPUT = Path.home() / ".cache" / "wal" / "udt-border.lua"
-DUNSTRC = Path.home() / ".cache" / "wal" / "dunstrc"
 SUBLIME = (Path.home() / ".config" / "sublime-text" / "Packages" / "User"
            / "udt.sublime-color-scheme")
 QML_OUTPUT = Path.home() / ".cache" / "wal" / "udt-palette.qml"
@@ -258,41 +257,17 @@ def write_colors_json(name, image):
     subprocess.run(["pywalfox", "update"], capture_output=True, check=False)
 
 
-def write_dunst(name):
-    """Substitute the accent into the dunst config pywal just rendered.
-
-    pywal owns that file, so this runs after it and rewrites in place. A
-    missing file is not an error: dunst simply may not be configured here.
-    """
-    try:
-        text = DUNSTRC.read_text()
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        return
-
-    if "@ACCENT@" not in text:
-        return
-
-    write_atomic(DUNSTRC, text.replace("@ACCENT@", ACCENTS[name]))
-
-    # Restart dunst so it rereads the file. It must be started again, not just
-    # killed: nothing else respawns it, and a dead dunst means no notifications
-    # at all.
-    if subprocess.run(["pkill", "-x", "dunst"], capture_output=True).returncode == 0:
-        subprocess.Popen(["dunst"], start_new_session=True,
-                         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-
-
 def write_sublime(name):
     """Substitute the accent into the Sublime colour scheme install.sh copied.
 
-    In place, like dunst: Sublime colour schemes do not cascade, so the accent
-    cannot arrive as a second file. Sublime watches Packages/User and reloads a
+    In place: Sublime colour schemes do not cascade, so the accent cannot
+    arrive as a second file. Sublime watches Packages/User and reloads a
     scheme when its file changes, so no signal is needed. A missing file is not
     an error, Sublime simply may not be installed here.
 
-    Unlike dunst, this reads the installed copy and has nowhere to recover
-    @ACCENT@ from once substituted, so the previous accent is replaced by
-    matching the variable line rather than a placeholder.
+    This reads the installed copy and has nowhere to recover @ACCENT@ from
+    once substituted, so the previous accent is replaced by matching the
+    variable line rather than a placeholder.
     """
     try:
         text = SUBLIME.read_text()
@@ -316,7 +291,6 @@ def main(image):
     write_accent(name)
     write_border(name)
     write_qml(name)
-    write_dunst(name)
     write_sublime(name)
     write_colors_json(name, image)
 
diff --git a/bin/udt-palette b/bin/udt-palette
index 3fcb355..09731de 100755
--- a/bin/udt-palette
+++ b/bin/udt-palette
@@ -416,19 +416,6 @@ def gen_homepage(res, scheme, palette):
 """
 
 
-def gen_dunst(res, scheme, palette, template):
-    """dunst: substitute colours into the shipped template.
-
-    Kept as a template rather than fully generated: dunstrc is mostly geometry
-    and behaviour that has nothing to do with colour. @ACCENT@ is left alone,
-    because udt-accent substitutes it per wallpaper after pywal renders it.
-    """
-    out = template.replace("@SCHEME@", scheme)
-    for role in ("bg", "bg_alt", "fg", "fg_dim", "border", "critical"):
-        out = out.replace(f"@{role.upper()}@", hex6(res[role]))
-    return out
-
-
 def gen_sublime(res, scheme, palette, template):
     """Sublime Text: substitute the palette into the colour scheme.
 
@@ -437,9 +424,9 @@ def gen_sublime(res, scheme, palette, template):
     costs no new roles and every shipped scheme satisfies it without touching
     nine role maps.
 
-    @ACCENT@ is left alone for udt-accent, exactly as in the dunst template:
-    Sublime colour schemes do not cascade, so the accent cannot arrive as a
-    second file and has to be substituted into this one.
+    @ACCENT@ is left alone for udt-accent: Sublime colour schemes do not
+    cascade, so the accent cannot arrive as a second file and has to be
+    substituted into this one.
     """
     out = template.replace("@SCHEME@", scheme)
     for role in ("bg", "bg_alt", "bg_deep", "surface", "surface_alt",
@@ -580,7 +567,6 @@ TARGETS = [
     ("rofi/udt/palette.rasi", gen_rofi, None),
     ("templates/waybar/theme.css", gen_waybar, None),
     ("templates/terminal/kitty-theme.conf", gen_kitty, None),
-    ("templates/dunstrc", gen_dunst, "templates/dunstrc.in"),
     ("templates/conky.conf", gen_conky, "templates/conky.conf.in"),
     ("bin/udt_colors.py", gen_accent_py, None),
     ("templates/homepage/custom.css", gen_homepage, None),
diff --git a/docs/MIGRATION.md b/docs/MIGRATION.md
index 1f5d93b..e78b766 100644
--- a/docs/MIGRATION.md
+++ b/docs/MIGRATION.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Verify with:
 `~/.xprofile`, an X11 leftover that nothing under Wayland reads. It started
 `picom`, `xscreensaver`, `numlockx`, `clipmenud`, `redshift-gtk`, `setxkbmap`,
 `xrdb` and `lightsOn.sh`, none of which were running, and it also started
-`dunst`, which is running but is started by `udt-accent` now. Nothing sources
+`dunst`, the notification daemon at the time. Nothing sources
 the file: no reference in `.bashrc`, `.bash_profile`, `/etc/profile.d/` or the
 Hyprland config.
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3371bba..e5e583d 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if command -v scp >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 # Reload what is running. Writing the configs is not enough: waybar, kitty and
-# Hyprland reread on a signal, dunst and conky only on a restart, and rofi
+# Hyprland reread on a signal, conky only on a restart, and rofi
 # reads its theme per launch so it needs nothing. Each is guarded, because none
 # of them is necessarily running, and a missing one is not an error.
 reloaded=""
@@ -143,20 +143,11 @@ pgrep -x waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 && killall -SIGUSR2 waybar 2>/dev/null && reload
 pgrep -x kitty  >/dev/null 2>&1 && pkill -USR1 -x kitty 2>/dev/null && reloaded="$reloaded kitty"
 command -v hyprctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && hyprctl reload >/dev/null 2>&1 && reloaded="$reloaded hyprland"
 
-# dunst reads ~/.cache/wal/dunstrc, which pywal renders from its own template
-# dir. Install the generated config into both: the template so a later `wal`
-# run keeps it, and the cache file so this install reaches dunst now. Both
-# still carry @ACCENT@, which udt-accent substitutes just below.
-if [ -f templates/dunstrc ]; then
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/wal/templates"
-    cp templates/dunstrc "$HOME/.config/wal/templates/dunstrc"
-    cp templates/dunstrc "$HOME/.cache/wal/dunstrc"
-fi
-
-# udt-accent regenerates the accent and restarts dunst itself. It needs a
-# wallpaper to read; without one the accent keeps its current value.
+# udt-accent regenerates the accent. It needs a wallpaper to read; without one
+# the accent keeps its current value. Quickshell watches the palette it writes,
+# so notifications and the rest of the shell follow without a restart.
 if command -v udt-accent >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -e "$HOME/.cache/wal/wpaper" ]; then
-    udt-accent "$HOME/.cache/wal/wpaper" >/dev/null 2>&1 && reloaded="$reloaded accent+dunst"
+    udt-accent "$HOME/.cache/wal/wpaper" >/dev/null 2>&1 && reloaded="$reloaded accent"
 fi
 
 # conky has no hot-reload and nothing respawns it, so it is restarted only if
diff --git a/palette/roles-frappe.conf b/palette/roles-frappe.conf
index 20d1092..4addbdd 100644
--- a/palette/roles-frappe.conf
+++ b/palette/roles-frappe.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fg_dim      = subtext0
 fg_faint    = overlay0
 
 # The one colour that tracks the wallpaper. udt-accent overrides this per
-# wallpaper for rofi, dunst, Hyprland and Firefox; the value here is the
+# wallpaper for rofi, quickshell, Hyprland and Firefox; the value here is the
 # fallback, and what the consumers that do not track it sit on permanently.
 accent      = lavender
 
diff --git a/palette/roles-macchiato.conf b/palette/roles-macchiato.conf
index 9cecca9..ec16aef 100644
--- a/palette/roles-macchiato.conf
+++ b/palette/roles-macchiato.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fg_dim      = subtext0
 fg_faint    = overlay0
 
 # The one colour that tracks the wallpaper. udt-accent overrides this per
-# wallpaper for rofi, dunst, Hyprland and Firefox; the value here is the
+# wallpaper for rofi, quickshell, Hyprland and Firefox; the value here is the
 # fallback, and what the consumers that do not track it sit on permanently.
 accent      = lavender
 
diff --git a/palette/roles-mocha.conf b/palette/roles-mocha.conf
index 4d4e434..7e3af92 100644
--- a/palette/roles-mocha.conf
+++ b/palette/roles-mocha.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fg_dim      = subtext0
 fg_faint    = overlay0
 
 # The one colour that tracks the wallpaper. udt-accent overrides this per
-# wallpaper for rofi, dunst, Hyprland and Firefox; the value here is the
+# wallpaper for rofi, quickshell, Hyprland and Firefox; the value here is the
 # fallback, and what the consumers that do not track it sit on permanently.
 accent      = lavender
 
diff --git a/templates/dunstrc.in b/templates/dunstrc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 192975b..0000000
--- a/templates/dunstrc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-# See dunst(5) for all configuration options
-[global]
-    monitor = 1
-    follow = none
-    width = 300
-    height = (0, 300)
-    origin = top-right
-    offset = (10, 50)
-    scale = 0
-    notification_limit = 0
-    progress_bar = true
-    progress_bar_height = 10
-    progress_bar_frame_width = 1
-    progress_bar_min_width = 150
-    progress_bar_max_width = 300
-    indicate_hidden = yes
-    transparency = 15
-    separator_height = 2
-    padding = 8
-    horizontal_padding = 8
-    text_icon_padding = 0
-    frame_width = 3
-    frame_color = "@ACCENT@"
-    gap_size = 0
-    separator_color = frame
-    sort = yes
-    font = Noto Sans 12
-    line_height = 0
-    markup = full
-    format = "<b>%a</b>\n<i>%s</i>%p %n\n%b"
-    alignment = left
-    vertical_alignment = center
-    show_age_threshold = 60
-    ellipsize = middle
-    ignore_newline = no
-    stack_duplicates = true
-    hide_duplicate_count = false
-    show_indicators = yes
-    enable_recursive_icon_lookup = true
-    icon_theme = MB-Blueberry-Suru-GLOW
-    icon_position = left
-    icon_corner_radius = 5
-    min_icon_size = 32
-    max_icon_size = 128
-    icon_path = ~/.local/share/icons/MB-Blueberry-Suru-GLOW/status/48/:/usr/share/icons/MB-Blueberry-Suru-GLOW/devices/48/
-    sticky_history = yes
-    history_length = 20
-    dmenu = /usr/bin/rofi -theme ~/.config/rofi/udt/list.rasi -dmenu -p dunst
-    browser = /usr/bin/xdg-open
-    always_run_script = true
-    title = Dunst
-    class = Dunst
-    corner_radius = 10
-    ignore_dbusclose = false
-    mouse_left_click = context, close_current
-    mouse_middle_click = do_action, close_current
-    mouse_right_click = close_all
-# to have a consistent behaviour across releases.
-[experimental]
-    per_monitor_dpi = false
-[urgency_low]
-    background = "@BG_ALT@"
-    foreground = "@FG_DIM@"
-    frame_color = "@BORDER@"
-    timeout = 10
-[urgency_normal]
-    background = "@BG@"
-    foreground = "@FG@"
-    frame_color = "@ACCENT@"
-    timeout = 10
-[urgency_critical]
-    background = "@BG@"
-    foreground = "@FG@"
-    frame_color = "@CRITICAL@"
-    timeout = 0