Update CI workflow to Ubuntu 26.04

Bump runner labels to node 24 / Trixie and Ubuntu 26.04. The upstream
module now generates the runner config from the `settings` option and
wires `ExecStart` itself, so drop the hand-written config file and
`ExecStart` override.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Check, build and cache nixfiles
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
         with:
           # Gitea will supply a token in GITHUB_TOKEN, which this action will
           # try to pass to Nix when downloading from GitHub

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# AGENTS.md
+
+This file provides guidance to coding agents when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Overview
+
+Personal Nix flake managing NixOS systems and home-manager configurations for a fleet of
+machines (servers, home boxes, routers). It is built around a **custom module system** layered
+on top of NixOS/home-manager, not the stock flake `nixosConfigurations` pattern.
+
+## Commands
+
+This repo provides a `numtide/devshell` (entered via `direnv` / `use flake`). The shell defines
+named commands — prefer them over raw `nix` invocations. Run a bare command name with no args to
+see its help, or browse `devshell/commands.nix` / `devshell/install.nix` / `devshell/vm-tasks.nix`.
+
+Common ones:
+- `fmt` — format Nix with `nixpkgs-fmt` (the canonical formatter here).
+- `build-system <host> [nix args]` — build a NixOS system's `toplevel`.
+- `build-n-switch <args>` — wraps `doas nixos-rebuild --flake .`.
+- `build-home <name>` / `home-switch` — build / switch a home-manager config.
+- `run-vm <host>` — build & boot a system as a dev VM (installs `.keys/dev.key` into the VM).
+- `build-iso` / `build-kexec` / `build-netboot <host>` — alternate build outputs via `config.my.buildAs.*`.
+- `check-system <host> [nix args]` — evaluate a system (catches eval errors without a full build).
+  **Prefer this over `build-system` to validate a config change** — evaluation surfaces module/option
+  errors quickly and cheaply; only do a full build when you specifically need the built artifact.
+- `deploy <host>` and `deploy-multi <hosts...>` — deploy-rs deployment (uses `.keys/deploy.key`, `--skip-checks`).
+  Pass the flake-qualified node, e.g. `deploy .#git`. The deploy node name is **always** the system
+  name (`deploy-rs.nix` keys nodes directly off `nixos.systems` / `home-manager.homes`); a system is
+  only a deploy target when `config.my.deploy.enable` is true (defaults true; auto-disabled for dev
+  VMs and containers).
+- `ssh-machine <name> [cmd]` — SSH to a NixOS system or home-manager config by name. Resolves the
+  target and ssh options (identity, port) from its deploy-rs node, so it needs `my.deploy.enable`
+  (same gate as `deploy`).
+- `ragenix` — edit age secrets using `.keys/dev.key` as identity (see Secrets).
+- `repl` — `nix repl .#`.
+- `update-nixpkgs` / `update-home-manager` — bump pinned inputs.
+
+Check everything (what CI runs): `nix flake check --no-build`.
+CI builds each attr of `.#ci.x86_64-linux` (systems, homes, packages, shell) and pushes to the
+Harmonia binary cache; see `.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml` and `ci/push-to-cache.sh`.
+
+## Architecture
+
+### The custom module system
+`flake.nix` does **not** call `nixosSystem` per host directly. Instead it `evalModules` over
+`./nixos`, `./home-manager`, `./deploy-rs.nix`, and the per-host files listed in the `configs`
+list in `flake.nix`. That evaluation produces a top-level config (`self.nixfiles`) from which the
+real flake outputs are derived:
+- `nixos.systems.<name>` → `nixosConfigurations.<name>`
+- `home-manager.homes.<name>` → `homeConfigurations.<name>`
+- `nixos.modules` / `home-manager.modules` → `nixosModules` / `homeModules`
+- `deploy-rs.rendered` → `deploy`
+
+`nixos/default.nix` and `home-manager/default.nix` define the `systemOpts` / `homeOpts` submodules
+and the `mkSystem` / `mkHome` functions that actually invoke `eval-config.nix` /
+`homeManagerConfiguration`. **To add a new host:** create a box file that sets
+`nixos.systems.<name> = { ... }`, then add its path to the `configs` list in `flake.nix`.
+
+### Multiple nixpkgs channels
+Four pkgs sets are threaded everywhere as `pkgsFlakes` / `pkgs'` (and `hmFlakes` for home-manager):
+`unstable`, `stable`, `mine` (a personal nixpkgs fork), `mine-stable`. Each system/home picks its
+channel via `nixpkgs` / `home-manager` / `hmNixpkgs` options (e.g. `nixpkgs = "mine-stable"`).
+Modules receive `pkgs'` = an attrset of all channels for the current system.
+
+### `lib.my` and the `my` option namespace
+`lib/default.nix` extends `lib` with a `my` attrset (helpers like `mkOpt'`, `mkBoolOpt'`,
+`mkDefault'`, `inlineModule'`, `mkDefaultSystemsPkgs`, `homeStateVersion`). It also pulls in:
+- `lib.my.net` — network/CIDR helpers from the `libnetRepo` input. Used heavily for IP math.
+- `lib.my.c` — shared constants from `lib/constants.nix` (UIDs/GIDs, kernel package selection,
+  nginx snippets, per-network domains/prefixes, etc.). Reuse these rather than hardcoding.
+- `lib.my.dns` — DNS helpers (`lib/dns.nix`).
+
+Custom modules add options under the `my.*` namespace (e.g. `my.secrets`, `my.build`,
+`my.tmproot`, `my.server`). Use `mkOpt'`/`mkBoolOpt'` for option declarations to match style.
+
+### Modules and module lists
+Module sets are registered in `nixos/modules/_list.nix` and `home-manager/modules/_list.nix`
+(name → path), which become `nixos.modules` / `home-manager.modules` and are applied to every
+system/home. To add a shared module, drop the file in `nixos/modules/` (or `home-manager/modules/`)
+and add an entry to the relevant `_list.nix`.
+
+### Network assignments
+Each system declares `assignments.<name>` (in its `nixos.systems.<host>` block) with IPv4/IPv6
+addresses, gateways, domains, MTU, etc. These are aggregated into `allAssignments` (passed to every
+module) and there is an assertion that fails on duplicate IPs. Host networking
+(`networking.hostName`, `domain`) defaults from the `internal` assignment.
+
+### Hosts / "boxes"
+Per-host configs live under `nixos/boxes/<host>` (some are single `.nix` files, some directories
+with nested VMs/containers under e.g. `colony/vms`). Many "systems" are VMs or containers managed
+via the `vms` / `containers` modules and the `l2mesh` VXLAN module.
+
+## Secrets
+
+age-encrypted secrets in `secrets/`, managed with **ragenix**. Each module declares
+`my.secrets.files.<name>` and `my.secrets.key` (the host pubkey to encrypt for). `secrets.nix`
+(the ragenix rules file) is generated by reading every system's declared secrets and computing the
+recipient key list (always including `.keys/dev.pub`). Edit secrets with the `ragenix` devshell
+command, which supplies `.keys/dev.key` as the identity. The `.keys/` directory (dev + deploy
+private keys) is required for editing secrets, deploying, and running dev VMs.
+
+## Conventions
+
+- Format with `nixpkgs-fmt` (`fmt`). 2-space indent, `inherit (...)` blocks at the top of `let`.
+- Prefer `lib.my` helpers (`mkOpt'`, `mkBoolOpt'`, `mkDefault'`) and `lib.my.c` constants over
+  reimplementing.
+- New shared functionality → a module in `*/modules/` + entry in `_list.nix`, options under `my.*`.
+- New host → box file under `nixos/boxes/` + entry in the `configs` list in `flake.nix`.
+- Custom packages live in `pkgs/` and are registered in `pkgs/default.nix`; the overlay is exposed
+  as `overlays.default`.
+- In prose and commit messages, quote code-like identifiers (commands, options, paths, package and
+  attribute names) in backticks.

devshell/commands.nix

@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ in
       help = "Print the ed25519 pubkey for a host";
       command = "${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh-keyscan -t ed25519 \"$1\" 2> /dev/null | awk '{ print $2 \" \" $3 }'";
     }
+    {
+      name = "ssh-machine";
+      category = "utilities";
+      help = "SSH to a machine by NixOS system or home-manager config name";
+      command = ''
+        name="$1"
+        shift
+        # Run from the project root so deploy's relative identity path (.keys/deploy.key) resolves
+        cd "$PRJ_ROOT"
+        # deploy-rs node names are the system/home name, with `@` mangled to `-at-`
+        node="''${name//@/-at-}"
+        # Single eval: resolve `user@host` plus merged (global + node) deploy-rs ssh options
+        info="$(nix eval --raw .#deploy --apply 'd: let n = d.nodes."'"$node"'"; in "''${n.sshUser}@''${n.hostname} ''${builtins.concatStringsSep " " (d.sshOpts ++ n.sshOpts)}"')"
+        target="''${info%% *}"
+        opts="''${info#* }"
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        exec ${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh $opts "$target" "$@"
+      '';
+    }
     {
       name = "json2nix";
       category = "utilities";
@@ -73,6 +92,12 @@ in
       help = "Build NixOS configuration";
       command = ''nix build "''${@:2}" ".#nixosConfigurations.\"$1\".config.system.build.toplevel"'';
     }
+    {
+      name = "check-system";
+      category = "utilities";
+      help = "Evaluate NixOS configuration (check validity without building)";
+      command = ''nix eval "''${@:2}" ".#nixosConfigurations.\"$1\".config.system.build.toplevel.drvPath"'';
+    }
     {
       name = "build-n-switch";
       category = "tasks";

nixos/boxes/colony/vms/git/gitea-actions.nix

@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 { lib, pkgs, config, ... }:
 let
-  inherit (builtins) toJSON;
   inherit (lib) mkForce;
   inherit (lib.my.c) pubDomain;
-
-  cfgFile = pkgs.writeText "gitea-actions-runner.yaml" (toJSON {
-    container = {
-      network = "podman";
-      privileged = true;
-    };
-    cache = {
-      enabled = true;
-      dir = "/var/cache/gitea-runner";
-    };
-  });
 in
 {
   config = {
@@ -30,8 +18,8 @@ in
           enable = true;
           name = "main-docker";
           labels = [
-            "debian-node-bullseye:docker://node:18-bullseye"
-            "ubuntu-22.04:docker://git.nul.ie/dev/actions-ubuntu:22.04"
+            "debian-node-trixie:docker://node:24-trixie"
+            "ubuntu-26.04:docker://git.nul.ie/dev/actions-ubuntu:26.04"
           ];
           url = "https://git.${pubDomain}";
           tokenFile = config.age.secrets."gitea/actions-runner.env".path;
@@ -39,6 +27,14 @@ in
             runner = {
               timeout = "8h";
             };
+            container = {
+              network = "podman";
+              privileged = true;
+            };
+            cache = {
+              enabled = true;
+              dir = "/var/cache/gitea-runner";
+            };
           };
         };
       };
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ in
           DynamicUser = mkForce false;
           User = "gitea-runner";
           Group = "gitea-runner";
-          ExecStart = mkForce "${config.services.gitea-actions-runner.package}/bin/act_runner -c ${cfgFile} daemon";
         };
       };
     };