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Scratchpad

by rob

Scratchpad occupancy indicator and toggle

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Security review

Review recommended · 1 finding

Deterministic scan — not a security guarantee

Low
Risk level
Low
Analyzed commit
ce789b6
Scanned
1 month ago

Flagged patterns appear only in documentation files (README / docs) — descriptive examples, not executable code.

  • Docs external_hosts README.md:24

    Downloads or connects to an external HTTP(S) host.

    git clone https://github.com/nlboris/omarchy-scratchpad

Automated analysis only — not a security guarantee.

AI advisory review

No obvious issues detected

Language-model assessment · ~deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-latest — advisory only

None
AI risk level
None
Recommendation
install
Model
~deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-latest
Analyzed commit
ce789b6
Reviewed
1 month ago

The plugin is a simple QML bar widget that reads Hyprland workspace state and toggles the scratchpad via a static hyprctl command. The only deterministic finding is a git clone URL in the README, which is documentation and not executed by the plugin. No malicious, obfuscated, or destructive behavior was found.

How this check works

This review combines the deterministic scan (the rule-based results above) with an independent look at the plugin's code by a language model. The model reads a trimmed sample of the repository's files, the manifest, and the README, then gives a plain-language risk level and a recommendation: install (no notable danger), review (look closer first), or avoid (clearly dangerous).

It runs on the same analyzed commit as the deterministic scan and is strictly advisory — it is not a security guarantee and never blocks a plugin by itself. A human moderator still reviews plugins before they are listed.

AI advisory only — automated analysis, not a security guarantee.

Install
$ omarchy plugin add https://github.com/nlboris/omarchy-scratchpad --enable
Desktop #workspaces

omarchy-scratchpad

A scratchpad occupancy indicator and toggle for the Omarchy shell bar (Quickshell / Hyprland).

Shows an S in the bar when the scratchpad has windows (full opacity); dimmed when empty. Click to toggle the scratchpad open/closed.

preview

Install

omarchy plugin add https://github.com/nlboris/omarchy-scratchpad --enable

Then enable the Scratchpad widget in the bar settings (or add {"id":"rob.scratchpad"} to bar.layout.left in ~/.config/omarchy/shell.json) and restart the shell.

From a checkout

git clone https://github.com/nlboris/omarchy-scratchpad
cd omarchy-scratchpad
omarchy plugin link . --enable
omarchy restart shell

Uninstall

omarchy plugin remove rob.scratchpad
omarchy restart shell

How it works

The widget queries Hyprland for a workspace named special:scratchpad. If it exists and has at least one toplevel window, the indicator lights up. Clicking runs hyprctl dispatch_lua_expression to toggle the special workspace.

Default keybinds (built into Omarchy):

Key Action
Super + S Toggle scratchpad
Super + Alt + S Move window to scratchpad

License

MIT