From 6f1d30c1b70a2f7a2bc3cdaf782a22d457137df5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kenneth Benzie (Benie)" <benie@infektor.net>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 12:13:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add notes session akin to agent session

---
 notes-cmd.sh | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 notes.sh     | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 tmux.conf    |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 notes-cmd.sh
 create mode 100755 notes.sh

diff --git a/notes-cmd.sh b/notes-cmd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..287bead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notes-cmd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Open neovim in the notes directory.
+# Detaches the client if all panes in the window are dead afterwards.
+
+notes_dir="$HOME/Documents/Notes"
+
+nvim "$notes_dir" || true
+
+# Brief delay to let tmux update pane status
+sleep 0.1
+
+window_id=$(tmux display-message -p '#{window_id}')
+my_pane=$(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_id}')
+
+# Count live sibling panes (not us, not dead)
+other_live=$(tmux list-panes -t "$window_id" -F '#{pane_id} #{pane_dead}' \
+  | awk -v me="$my_pane" '$1 != me && $2 == "0"' | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+
+if [ "$other_live" -eq 0 ]; then
+  # No live siblings — close the popup and kill the window
+  # (also cleans up any dead siblings).
+  tmux detach-client
+  tmux kill-window -t "$window_id" 2>/dev/null || true
+else
+  # User has split off other live panes — only kill ours, keep popup open.
+  tmux kill-pane 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
diff --git a/notes.sh b/notes.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..58bd61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notes.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+notes_dir="$HOME/Documents/Notes"
+
+# Create the notes session if it doesn't exist
+if ! tmux has-session -t notes; then
+  tmux new-session -ds notes -c "$notes_dir" -n notes "$script_dir/notes-cmd.sh"
+fi
+
+# Apply session options on every invocation so updates propagate to live sessions
+tmux set-option -t notes status off
+tmux set-option -t notes remain-on-exit on
+tmux set-option -t notes default-command "$script_dir/notes-cmd.sh"
+
+# Attach to the session
+tmux attach-session -t notes
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index a5c376a..3d17e05 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ if -b '~/.config/tmux/check-version.sh ">=" 3.2 && ~/.config/tmux/check-version.
   bind A display-popup -d '#{pane_current_path}' -w 50% -h 90% -E ~/.config/tmux/agent.sh
   bind H display-popup -w 75% -h 75% -E htop
   bind I display-popup -d '#{pane_current_path}' -E ~/.config/tmux/interpreter.sh
+  bind N display-popup -w 75% -h 90% -E ~/.config/tmux/notes.sh
   bind P display-popup -w 60 -h 10 -E ~/.config/tmux/project.sh
   bind S display-popup -w 60 -h 10 -E ~/.config/tmux/session.sh
   bind T display-popup -d '#{pane_current_path}' -E $SHELL
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ if -b '~/.config/tmux/check-version.sh ">=" 3.3' {
   bind A display-popup -S fg=#54546D -b rounded -d '#{pane_current_path}' -w 75% -h 90% -E ~/.config/tmux/agent.sh
   bind H display-popup -S fg=#54546D -b rounded -w 50% -h 75% -E htop
   bind I display-popup -S fg=#54546D -b rounded -d '#{pane_current_path}' -E ~/.config/tmux/interpreter.sh
+  bind N display-popup -S fg=#54546D -b rounded -w 75% -h 90% -E ~/.config/tmux/notes.sh
   bind P display-popup -B -w 60 -h 10 -E ~/.config/tmux/project.sh
   bind S display-popup -B -w 60 -h 10 -E ~/.config/tmux/session.sh
   bind T display-popup -S fg=#54546D -d '#{pane_current_path}' -E $SHELL