ansiblonomicon

System configuration via Ansible + Chezmoi, replacing nix-darwin + home-manager.

Quick Start

# First time setup (installs Xcode CLI, Homebrew, Ansible, chezmoi, 1Password CLI)
./scripts/bootstrap.sh
# Use --ignore-certs if behind a corporate proxy (e.g. Zscaler)
./scripts/bootstrap.sh --ignore-certs

# After changes
anup

Sudo Access

Ansible uses SUDO_ASKPASS to get the sudo password from 1Password automatically. Just run poe macos or poe work — no manual password entry needed.

Interactive sudo still uses TouchID as normal, including inside tmux sessions.

Terminal theme sync

On macOS, dark-notify now acts as the source of truth for terminal theme state. An Ansible-managed terminal_theme role installs a user LaunchAgent (house.thurstons.terminal-theme-watch), the ~/.local/bin/terminal-theme-watch watcher, ~/.local/bin/terminal-theme-switch.py, and the shared zsh helper at ~/.config/zsh/tmux-theme.zsh. Together they keep ~/.terminal-bg, Codex, and Hunk theme state in sync while reloading the LaunchAgent only when the theme manager changes. Pi uses pi-ansi-themes and a file-watching extension, so it follows ~/.terminal-bg and inherits the terminal's ANSI palette instead of hardcoded colors.

Structure

├── ansible/
│   ├── ansible.cfg          # Ansible configuration
│   ├── inventory/           # Host definitions (localhost, truenas, openclaw)
│   ├── config.yml           # Shared configuration variables
│   ├── darwin.config.yml    # macOS-specific config
│   ├── work.config.yml     # Work macOS-specific config
│   ├── openclaw.config.yml  # Fresh OpenClaw Debian VM config
│   ├── archlinux.config.yml # Arch Linux-specific config
│   ├── Brewfile             # Homebrew packages, casks, and MAS apps
│   ├── requirements.yml     # Ansible Galaxy dependencies
│   ├── roles/               # Custom and Galaxy roles
│   ├── tasks/               # Task files by category
│   ├── collections/         # Local Ansible collections (local.truenas)
│   ├── stacks/              # Docker Compose stacks for TrueNAS
│   └── playbooks/
│       ├── macos.yml        # macOS playbook
│       ├── work.yml         # Work macOS playbook
│       ├── openclaw.yml     # OpenClaw (Debian VM) playbook
│       ├── truenas.yml      # TrueNAS playbook
│       └── udmp.yml         # UDMP playbook
├── chezmoi/                  # Dotfiles managed by chezmoi
├── cloudflare-pages/         # Static sites deployed via Cloudflare Pages
├── agents/                   # Reusable AI agent bundles (source for agent_harness role)
├── .agents/                  # Project-local Claude/Pi skills for this repo
├── terraform/cloudflare/     # Cloudflare infrastructure (DNS, tunnels, Zero Trust, R2)
├── wrangler/                 # Cloudflare Workers (deployed via wrangler)
└── scripts/
    ├── bootstrap.sh          # One-liner bootstrap for new machines
    └── test-bootstrap.sh     # Test bootstrap in a clean macOS VM (requires tart)

Commands

• anup — Apply macOS Ansible playbook (alias set up by this playbook)
• anup --check — Dry-run mode (shows what would change without applying)
• poe macos — Apply macOS Ansible playbook (same as anup)
• poe work — Apply work macOS Ansible playbook
• poe openclaw — Apply OpenClaw (Debian VM) Ansible playbook
• poe truenas — Apply TrueNAS Ansible playbook
• poe udmp — Apply UDMP Ansible playbook
• poe cz-diff — Preview dotfile changes (source → home), excluding lockfiles
• poe cz-status — Show files that differ between source and home
• poe cz-re-add — Update source from local changes (dry-run by default, use --apply to apply)
• poe cz-managed — List all files managed by chezmoi
• poe cz-edit <file> — Edit a managed file in source dir
• poe tfi — Terraform init (Cloudflare)
• poe tfp — Terraform plan (Cloudflare)
• poe tfa — Terraform apply (Cloudflare)
• poe pages-deploy — Deploy Cloudflare Pages (tesla)
• poe wrangler — Deploy all Workers (aig + hooks)
• poe wrangler:aig — Deploy aig (AI Gateway proxy) Worker
• poe wrangler:hooks — Deploy hooks (webhook gateway) Worker
• poe lint:pi — Lint and type-check pi extension packages (--format applies Biome formatting/fixes first)
• poe pi:update-deps — Update tracked pi extension packages to the currently installed pi version

Design

See nixonomicon/docs/designs/nix-to-chezmoi-ansible-migration.md for the full migration plan.

Hosts

SSH aliases are configured via chezmoi (~/.ssh/config) and use ssh-smart-proxy to prefer LAN access with Cloudflare Access fallback:

Target	Alias	Description
192.168.1.68:22 / truenas-ssh.thurstons.house	ssh truenas	TrueNAS SCALE server (Docker stacks, media)
openclaw.thurstons.house (Cloudflare Tunnel)	Web UI	OpenClaw AI agent VM
192.168.1.90:22 / openclaw-ssh.thurstons.house	ssh openclaw	OpenClaw Debian VM
192.168.1.89:22222 / haos-ssh.thurstons.house	ssh haos	Home Assistant OS
192.168.1.1:22 / udmp-ssh.thurstons.house	ssh udmp	UniFi Dream Machine Pro

Platform Support

• macOS (Darwin) — Primary, fully supported
• Debian (openclaw) — Fresh OpenClaw VM playbook; auto-selects local on the VM or remote over SSH
• TrueNAS — Docker stacks plus first-class VM modeling via the in-repo local.truenas collection
• Arch Linux (omarchy) — Future, structure ready