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Geir O. Jerstad 6eac143f57 feat: Add little-rascal laptop config and lab-tool auto-update system 
## New Machine: little-rascal
- Add Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 configuration (AMD Ryzen 7 4700U)
- Niri desktop with CLI login (greetd + tuigreet)
- zram swap configuration (25% of RAM with zstd)
- AMD-optimized hardware support and power management
- Based on congenital-optimist structure with laptop-specific additions

## Lab Tool Auto-Update System
- Implement Guile Scheme auto-update module (lab/auto-update.scm)
- Add health checks, logging, and safety features
- Integrate with existing deployment and machine management
- Update main CLI with auto-update and auto-update-status commands
- Create NixOS service module for automated updates
- Document complete implementation in simple-auto-update-plan.md

## MCP Integration
- Configure Task Master AI and Context7 MCP servers
- Set up local Ollama integration for AI processing
- Add proper environment configuration for existing models

## Infrastructure Updates
- Add little-rascal to flake.nix with deploy-rs support
- Fix common user configuration issues
- Create missing emacs.nix module
- Update package integrations

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-06-27 22:03:54 +02:00

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Little Rascal - Development Laptop Configuration

Machine Overview

Name: little-rascal

Inspired by the Culture ship name "LittleRascal" (GSV) - small but capable, playful personality, perfect for a development laptop that gets into things and experiments.

Hardware Type

Development laptop - portable, personal machine for coding and experimentation.

Role & Purpose

  • Primary development machine
  • Portable workstation for coding projects
  • Testing and experimentation platform
  • Personal productivity device

Desktop Environment

  • Display Manager: CLI login with seatd
  • Compositor: Niri (minimal Wayland compositor)
  • Philosophy: Minimal, efficient, keyboard-driven workflow

Key Features

  • Minimal desktop environment focused on development
  • CLI-first approach with graphical applications when needed
  • Full development toolchain (editors, browsers, containers)
  • Home lab management tools integration
  • Wayland-native setup for modern hardware support

Software Focus

  • Development: VSCode, Neovim, Git toolchain
  • Browsers: Firefox, Chromium for testing
  • Containers: Podman for development environments
  • Home Lab: Lab tool for infrastructure management
  • Creative: Lightweight image/video tools when needed

Network Role

  • Development workstation
  • Connects to home lab infrastructure
  • Mobile device that can work both at home and remotely

Security Profile

  • Personal development machine
  • SSH access for remote development
  • Standard user security model
  • Development-friendly but secure defaults