executet 'ruff format --check .'

https://chatgpt.com/share/69432655-a948-800f-8c0d-353921cdf644

.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-env-nix.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-env-virtual.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-integration.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ jobs:
   test-integration:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ jobs:
   test-unit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-virgin-root.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -19,27 +21,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show Docker version
         run: docker version
 
-      # 🔹 BUILD virgin image if missing
       - name: Build virgin container (${{ matrix.distro }})
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           PKGMGR_DISTRO="${{ matrix.distro }}" make build-missing-virgin
 
-      # 🔹 RUN test inside virgin image
       - name: Virgin ${{ matrix.distro }} pkgmgr test (root)
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
           docker run --rm \
-            -v "$PWD":/src \
+            -v "$PWD":/opt/src/pkgmgr \
             -v pkgmgr_repos:/root/Repositories \
             -v pkgmgr_pip_cache:/root/.cache/pip \
-            -w /src \
+            -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
+            -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
             "pkgmgr-${{ matrix.distro }}-virgin" \
             bash -lc '
               set -euo pipefail
 
-              git config --global --add safe.directory /src
+              git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr
 
               make install
               make setup
@@ -50,5 +51,5 @@ jobs:
               pkgmgr version pkgmgr
 
               echo ">>> Running Nix-based: nix run .#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr"
-              nix run /src#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr
+              nix run /opt/src/pkgmgr#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr
             '

.github/workflows/test-virgin-user.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         distro: [arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos]
-
+    env:
+      NIX_CONFIG: |
+        access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -19,20 +21,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show Docker version
         run: docker version
 
-      # 🔹 BUILD virgin image if missing
       - name: Build virgin container (${{ matrix.distro }})
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           PKGMGR_DISTRO="${{ matrix.distro }}" make build-missing-virgin
 
-      # 🔹 RUN test inside virgin image as non-root
       - name: Virgin ${{ matrix.distro }} pkgmgr test (user)
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
           docker run --rm \
-            -v "$PWD":/src \
+            -v "$PWD":/opt/src/pkgmgr \
-            -w /src \
+            -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
+            -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
             "pkgmgr-${{ matrix.distro }}-virgin" \
             bash -lc '
               set -euo pipefail
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
               useradd -m dev
               echo "dev ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/dev
               chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/dev
-              chown -R dev:dev /src
+              chown -R dev:dev /opt/src/pkgmgr
 
               mkdir -p /nix/store /nix/var/nix /nix/var/log/nix /nix/var/nix/profiles
               chown -R dev:dev /nix
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
               sudo -H -u dev env HOME=/home/dev PKGMGR_DISABLE_NIX_FLAKE_INSTALLER=1 bash -lc "
                 set -euo pipefail
-                cd /src
+                cd /opt/src/pkgmgr
 
                 make setup-venv
                 . \"\$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/activate\"
@@ -59,6 +60,6 @@ jobs:
                 pkgmgr version pkgmgr
 
                 export NIX_REMOTE=local
-                nix run /src#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr
+                nix run /opt/src/pkgmgr#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr
               "
             '

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+## [1.8.6] - 2025-12-17
+
+* Prevent Rate Limits during GitHub Nix Setups
+
+
+## [1.8.5] - 2025-12-17
+
+* * Clearer Git error handling, especially when a directory is not a Git repository.
+* More reliable repository verification with improved commit and GPG signature checks.
+* Better error messages and overall robustness when working with Git-based workflows.
+
+
+## [1.9.0] - 2025-12-17
+
+* Automated release.
+
+
+## [1.8.4] - 2025-12-17
+
+* * Made pkgmgr’s base-layer role explicit by standardizing the Docker/CI mount path to *`/opt/src/pkgmgr`*.
+
+
+## [1.8.3] - 2025-12-16
+
+* MIRRORS now supports plain URL entries, ensuring metadata-only sources like PyPI are recorded without ever being added to the Git configuration.
+
+
+## [1.8.2] - 2025-12-16
+
+* * ***pkgmgr tools code*** is more robust and predictable: it now fails early with clear errors if VS Code is not installed or a repository is not yet identified.
+
+
 ## [1.8.1] - 2025-12-16
 
 * * Improved stability and consistency of all Git operations (clone, pull, push, release, branch handling) with clearer error messages and predictable preview behavior.

Dockerfile

@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ RUN set -euo pipefail; \
 # Entry point
 COPY scripts/docker/entry.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entry.sh
 
-WORKDIR /src
+WORKDIR /opt/src/pkgmgr
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entry.sh"]
 CMD ["pkgmgr", "--help"]

Makefile

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ DISTROS ?= arch debian ubuntu fedora centos
 PKGMGR_DISTRO ?= arch
 export PKGMGR_DISTRO
 
+# Nix Config Variable (To avoid rate limit)
+NIX_CONFIG ?=
+export NIX_CONFIG
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Base images
 # (kept for documentation/reference; actual build logic is in scripts/build)

flake.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.8.1";
+            version = "1.8.6";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=1.8.1
+pkgver=1.8.6
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,41 @@
+package-manager (1.8.6-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Prevent Rate Limits during GitHub Nix Setups
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:50:31 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.8.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * * Clearer Git error handling, especially when a directory is not a Git repository.
+* More reliable repository verification with improved commit and GPG signature checks.
+* Better error messages and overall robustness when working with Git-based workflows.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:15:48 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.9.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Automated release.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:10:31 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.8.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * * Made pkgmgr’s base-layer role explicit by standardizing the Docker/CI mount path to *`/opt/src/pkgmgr`*.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:20:16 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.8.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * MIRRORS now supports plain URL entries, ensuring metadata-only sources like PyPI are recorded without ever being added to the Git configuration.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:49:51 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.8.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * * ***pkgmgr tools code*** is more robust and predictable: it now fails early with clear errors if VS Code is not installed or a repository is not yet identified.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:22:41 +0100
+
 package-manager (1.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * * Improved stability and consistency of all Git operations (clone, pull, push, release, branch handling) with clearer error messages and predictable preview behavior.

packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.8.1
+Version:        1.8.6
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.6-1
+- Prevent Rate Limits during GitHub Nix Setups
+
+* Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.5-1
+- * Clearer Git error handling, especially when a directory is not a Git repository.
+* More reliable repository verification with improved commit and GPG signature checks.
+* Better error messages and overall robustness when working with Git-based workflows.
+
+* Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.9.0-1
+- Automated release.
+
+* Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.4-1
+- * Made pkgmgr’s base-layer role explicit by standardizing the Docker/CI mount path to *`/opt/src/pkgmgr`*.
+
+* Tue Dec 16 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.3-1
+- MIRRORS now supports plain URL entries, ensuring metadata-only sources like PyPI are recorded without ever being added to the Git configuration.
+
+* Tue Dec 16 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.2-1
+- * ***pkgmgr tools code*** is more robust and predictable: it now fails early with clear errors if VS Code is not installed or a repository is not yet identified.
+
 * Tue Dec 16 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.1-1
 - * Improved stability and consistency of all Git operations (clone, pull, push, release, branch handling) with clearer error messages and predictable preview behavior.
 * Mirrors are now handled cleanly: only valid Git remotes are used for Git operations, while non-Git URLs (e.g. PyPI) are excluded, preventing broken or confusing repository configs.

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.8.6"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"

scripts/docker/entry.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "[docker] Starting package-manager container"
+echo "[docker-pkgmgr] Starting package-manager container"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Log distribution info
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ echo "[docker] Starting package-manager container"
 if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
   # shellcheck disable=SC1091
   . /etc/os-release
-  echo "[docker] Detected distro: ${ID:-unknown} (like: ${ID_LIKE:-})"
+  echo "[docker-pkgmgr] Detected distro: ${ID:-unknown} (like: ${ID_LIKE:-})"
 fi
 
-# Always use /src (mounted from host) as working directory
+# Always use /opt/src/pkgmgr (mounted from host) as working directory
-echo "[docker] Using /src as working directory"
+echo "[docker-pkgmgr] Using /opt/src/pkgmgr as working directory"
-cd /src
+cd /opt/src/pkgmgr
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# DEV mode: rebuild package-manager from the mounted /src tree
+# DEV mode: rebuild package-manager from the mounted /opt/src/pkgmgr tree
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if [[ "${REINSTALL_PKGMGR:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-  echo "[docker] DEV mode enabled (REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1)"
+  echo "[docker-pkgmgr] DEV mode enabled (REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1)"
-  echo "[docker] Rebuilding package-manager from /src via scripts/installation/package.sh..."
+  echo "[docker-pkgmgr] Rebuilding package-manager from /opt/src/pkgmgr via scripts/installation/package.sh..."
   bash scripts/installation/package.sh || exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fi
 # Hand off to pkgmgr or arbitrary command
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "[docker] No arguments provided. Showing pkgmgr help..."
+  echo "[docker-pkgmgr] No arguments provided. Showing pkgmgr help..."
   exec pkgmgr --help
 else
-  echo "[docker] Executing command: $*"
+  echo "[docker-pkgmgr] Executing command: $*"
   exec "$@"
 fi

scripts/installation/arch/package.sh

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "[arch/package] Building Arch package (makepkg --nodeps) in an isolated bui
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
 
-# We must not build inside /src (mounted repo). Build in /tmp to avoid permission issues.
+# We must not build inside /opt/src/pkgmgr (mounted repo). Build in /tmp to avoid permission issues.
 BUILD_ROOT="/tmp/package-manager-arch-build"
 PKG_SRC_DIR="${PROJECT_ROOT}/packaging/arch"
 PKG_BUILD_DIR="${BUILD_ROOT}/packaging/arch"

scripts/test/test-e2e.sh

@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ echo ">>> Running E2E tests: $PKGMGR_DISTRO"
 echo "============================================================"
 
 docker run --rm \
-  -v "$(pwd):/src" \
+  -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_store_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/nix" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/root/.cache/nix" \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
   -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
-  --workdir /src \
+  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
+  --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -euo pipefail
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ docker run --rm \
     }
 
     # Mark the mounted repository as safe to avoid Git ownership errors.
-    # Newer Git (e.g. on Ubuntu) complains about the gitdir (/src/.git),
+    # Newer Git (e.g. on Ubuntu) complains about the gitdir (/opt/src/pkgmgr/.git),
-    # older versions about the worktree (/src). Nix turns "." into the
+    # older versions about the worktree (/opt/src/pkgmgr). Nix turns "." into the
-    # flake input "git+file:///src", which then uses Git under the hood.
+    # flake input "git+file:///opt/src/pkgmgr", which then uses Git under the hood.
     if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       # Worktree path
-      git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true
+      git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr || true
       # Gitdir path shown in the "dubious ownership" error
-      git config --global --add safe.directory /src/.git || true
+      git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr/.git || true
       # Ephemeral CI containers: allow all paths as a last resort
       git config --global --add safe.directory "*" || true
     fi
@@ -55,6 +56,6 @@ docker run --rm \
     # Run the E2E tests inside the Nix development shell
     nix develop .#default --no-write-lock-file -c \
       python3 -m unittest discover \
-        -s /src/tests/e2e \
+        -s /opt/src/pkgmgr/tests/e2e \
         -p "$TEST_PATTERN"
   '

scripts/test/test-env-nix.sh

@@ -9,18 +9,19 @@ echo ">>> Image: ${IMAGE}"
 echo "============================================================"
 
 docker run --rm \
-  -v "$(pwd):/src" \
+  -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_store_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/nix" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/root/.cache/nix" \
-  --workdir /src \
+  --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
+  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   "${IMAGE}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -euo pipefail
 
     if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true
+      git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr || true
-      git config --global --add safe.directory /src/.git || true
+      git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr/.git || true
       git config --global --add safe.directory "*" || true
     fi
 
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ docker run --rm \
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
     # Retry helper for GitHub API rate-limit (HTTP 403)
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
-    if [[ -f /src/scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh ]]; then
+    if [[ -f /opt/src/pkgmgr/scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh ]]; then
       # shellcheck source=./scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh
-      source /src/scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh
+      source /opt/src/pkgmgr/scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh
     elif [[ -f ./scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh ]]; then
       # shellcheck source=./scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh
       source ./scripts/nix/lib/retry_403.sh

scripts/test/test-env-virtual.sh

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ echo
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 if OUTPUT=$(docker run --rm \
     -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
-    -v "$(pwd):/src" \
+    -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
-    -w /src \
+    -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
+    -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
     "${IMAGE}" \
     bash -lc '
         set -euo pipefail

scripts/test/test-integration.sh

@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@ echo ">>> Running INTEGRATION tests in ${PKGMGR_DISTRO} container"
 echo "============================================================"
 
 docker run --rm \
-  -v "$(pwd):/src" \
+  -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_store_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/nix" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/root/.cache/nix" \
-  --workdir /src \
+  --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
   -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
+  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -e;
-    git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true;
+    git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr || true;
     nix develop .#default --no-write-lock-file -c \
       python3 -m unittest discover \
         -s tests/integration \
-        -t /src \
+        -t /opt/src/pkgmgr \
         -p "$TEST_PATTERN";
   '

scripts/test/test-unit.sh

@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@ echo ">>> Running UNIT tests in ${PKGMGR_DISTRO} container"
 echo "============================================================"
 
 docker run --rm \
-  -v "$(pwd):/src" \
+  -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/root/.cache/nix" \
   -v "pkgmgr_nix_store_${PKGMGR_DISTRO}:/nix" \
-  --workdir /src \
+  --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
   -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
+  -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -e;
-    git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true;
+    git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr || true;
     nix develop .#default --no-write-lock-file -c \
       python3 -m unittest discover \
         -s tests/unit \
-        -t /src \
+        -t /opt/src/pkgmgr \
         -p "$TEST_PATTERN";
   '

src/pkgmgr/actions/branch/close_branch.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pkgmgr.core.git.errors import GitError
+from pkgmgr.core.git.errors import GitRunError
 from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_current_branch
 from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import (
     GitDeleteRemoteBranchError,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def close_branch(
     if not name:
         try:
             name = get_current_branch(cwd=cwd)
-        except GitError as exc:
+        except GitRunError as exc:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to detect current branch: {exc}") from exc
 
     if not name:
@@ -48,14 +48,18 @@ def close_branch(
 
     # Confirmation
     if not force:
-        answer = input(
+        answer = (
+            input(
                 f"Merge branch '{name}' into '{target_base}' and delete it afterwards? (y/N): "
-        ).strip().lower()
+            )
+            .strip()
+            .lower()
+        )
         if answer != "y":
             print("Aborted closing branch.")
             return
 
-    # Execute workflow (commands raise specific GitError subclasses)
+    # Execute workflow (commands raise specific GitRunError subclasses)
     fetch("origin", cwd=cwd)
     checkout(target_base, cwd=cwd)
     pull("origin", target_base, cwd=cwd)

src/pkgmgr/actions/branch/drop_branch.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pkgmgr.core.git.errors import GitError
+from pkgmgr.core.git.errors import GitRunError
 from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_current_branch
 from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import (
     GitDeleteRemoteBranchError,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def drop_branch(
     if not name:
         try:
             name = get_current_branch(cwd=cwd)
-        except GitError as exc:
+        except GitRunError as exc:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to detect current branch: {exc}") from exc
 
     if not name:
@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@ def drop_branch(
 
     # Confirmation
     if not force:
-        answer = input(
+        answer = (
+            input(
                 f"Delete branch '{name}' locally and on origin? This is destructive! (y/N): "
-        ).strip().lower()
+            )
+            .strip()
+            .lower()
+        )
         if answer != "y":
             print("Aborted dropping branch.")
             return

src/pkgmgr/actions/branch/open_branch.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def open_branch(
 
     resolved_base = resolve_base_branch(base_branch, fallback_base, cwd=cwd)
 
-    # Workflow (commands raise specific GitError subclasses)
+    # Workflow (commands raise specific GitBaseError subclasses)
     fetch("origin", cwd=cwd)
     checkout(resolved_base, cwd=cwd)
     pull("origin", resolved_base, cwd=cwd)

src/pkgmgr/actions/config/add.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import yaml
 import os
 from pkgmgr.core.config.save import save_user_config
 
+
 def interactive_add(config, USER_CONFIG_PATH: str):
     """Interactively prompt the user to add a new repository entry to the user config."""
     print("Adding a new repository configuration entry.")
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ def interactive_add(config,USER_CONFIG_PATH:str):
     new_entry["provider"] = input("Provider (e.g., github.com): ").strip()
     new_entry["account"] = input("Account (e.g., yourusername): ").strip()
     new_entry["repository"] = input("Repository name (e.g., mytool): ").strip()
-    new_entry["command"] = input("Command (optional, leave blank to auto-detect): ").strip()
+    new_entry["command"] = input(
+        "Command (optional, leave blank to auto-detect): "
+    ).strip()
     new_entry["description"] = input("Description (optional): ").strip()
     new_entry["replacement"] = input("Replacement (optional): ").strip()
     new_entry["alias"] = input("Alias (optional): ").strip()
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ def interactive_add(config,USER_CONFIG_PATH:str):
     confirm = input("Add this entry to user config? (y/N): ").strip().lower()
     if confirm == "y":
         if os.path.exists(USER_CONFIG_PATH):
-            with open(USER_CONFIG_PATH, 'r') as f:
+            with open(USER_CONFIG_PATH, "r") as f:
                 user_config = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
         else:
             user_config = {"repositories": []}

src/pkgmgr/actions/config/init.py

@@ -107,11 +107,15 @@ def config_init(
                 # Already known?
                 if key in default_keys:
                     skipped += 1
-                    print(f"[SKIP]     (defaults)       {provider}/{account}/{repo_name}")
+                    print(
+                        f"[SKIP]     (defaults)       {provider}/{account}/{repo_name}"
+                    )
                     continue
                 if key in existing_keys:
                     skipped += 1
-                    print(f"[SKIP]     (user-config)    {provider}/{account}/{repo_name}")
+                    print(
+                        f"[SKIP]     (user-config)    {provider}/{account}/{repo_name}"
+                    )
                     continue
 
                 print(f"[ADD]      {provider}/{account}/{repo_name}")
@@ -121,7 +125,9 @@ def config_init(
                 if verified_commit:
                     print(f"[INFO]       Latest commit: {verified_commit}")
                 else:
-                    print("[WARN]       Could not read commit (not a git repo or no commits).")
+                    print(
+                        "[WARN]       Could not read commit (not a git repo or no commits)."
+                    )
 
                 entry: Dict[str, Any] = {
                     "provider": provider,

src/pkgmgr/actions/config/show.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import yaml
 from pkgmgr.core.config.load import load_config
 
+
 def show_config(selected_repos, user_config_path, full_config=False):
     """Display configuration for one or more repositories, or the entire merged config."""
     if full_config:
@@ -8,7 +9,9 @@ def show_config(selected_repos, user_config_path, full_config=False):
         print(yaml.dump(merged, default_flow_style=False))
     else:
         for repo in selected_repos:
-            identifier = f'{repo.get("provider")}/{repo.get("account")}/{repo.get("repository")}'
+            identifier = (
+                f"{repo.get('provider')}/{repo.get('account')}/{repo.get('repository')}"
+            )
             print(f"Repository: {identifier}")
             for key, value in repo.items():
                 print(f"  {key}: {value}")

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/__init__.py

@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ def _ensure_repo_dir(
     repo_dir = get_repo_dir(repositories_base_dir, repo)
 
     if not os.path.exists(repo_dir):
-        print(
+        print(f"Repository directory '{repo_dir}' does not exist. Cloning it now...")
-            f"Repository directory '{repo_dir}' does not exist. "
-            "Cloning it now..."
-        )
         clone_repos(
             [repo],
             repositories_base_dir,
@@ -79,10 +76,7 @@ def _ensure_repo_dir(
             clone_mode,
         )
         if not os.path.exists(repo_dir):
-            print(
+            print(f"Cloning failed for repository {identifier}. Skipping installation.")
-                f"Cloning failed for repository {identifier}. "
-                "Skipping installation."
-            )
             return None
 
     return repo_dir
@@ -115,7 +109,9 @@ def _verify_repo(
 
         if silent:
             # Non-interactive mode: continue with a warning.
-            print(f"[Warning] Continuing despite verification failure for {identifier} (--silent).")
+            print(
+                f"[Warning] Continuing despite verification failure for {identifier} (--silent)."
+            )
         else:
             choice = input("Continue anyway? [y/N]: ").strip().lower()
             if choice != "y":
@@ -232,12 +228,16 @@ def install_repos(
             code = exc.code if isinstance(exc.code, int) else str(exc.code)
             failures.append((identifier, f"installer failed (exit={code})"))
             if not quiet:
-                print(f"[Warning] install: repository {identifier} failed (exit={code}). Continuing...")
+                print(
+                    f"[Warning] install: repository {identifier} failed (exit={code}). Continuing..."
+                )
             continue
         except Exception as exc:
             failures.append((identifier, f"unexpected error: {exc}"))
             if not quiet:
-                print(f"[Warning] install: repository {identifier} hit an unexpected error: {exc}. Continuing...")
+                print(
+                    f"[Warning] install: repository {identifier} hit an unexpected error: {exc}. Continuing..."
+                )
             continue
 
     if failures and emit_summary and not quiet:

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.python import PythonInstaller  # noqa: F4
 from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.makefile import MakefileInstaller  # noqa: F401
 
 # OS-specific installers
-from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.arch_pkgbuild import ArchPkgbuildInstaller  # noqa: F401
+from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.arch_pkgbuild import (
-from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.debian_control import DebianControlInstaller  # noqa: F401
+    ArchPkgbuildInstaller,
+)  # noqa: F401
+from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.debian_control import (
+    DebianControlInstaller,
+)  # noqa: F401
 from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.rpm_spec import RpmSpecInstaller  # noqa: F401

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/base.py

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class BaseInstaller(ABC):
             return caps
 
         for matcher in CAPABILITY_MATCHERS:
-            if matcher.applies_to_layer(self.layer) and matcher.is_provided(ctx, self.layer):
+            if matcher.applies_to_layer(self.layer) and matcher.is_provided(
+                ctx, self.layer
+            ):
                 caps.add(matcher.name)
 
         return caps

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/makefile.py

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class MakefileInstaller(BaseInstaller):
     def supports(self, ctx: RepoContext) -> bool:
         if os.environ.get("PKGMGR_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_INSTALLER") == "1":
             if not ctx.quiet:
-                print("[INFO] PKGMGR_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_INSTALLER=1 – skipping MakefileInstaller.")
+                print(
+                    "[INFO] PKGMGR_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_INSTALLER=1 – skipping MakefileInstaller."
+                )
             return False
 
         makefile_path = os.path.join(ctx.repo_dir, self.MAKEFILE_NAME)
@@ -46,7 +48,9 @@ class MakefileInstaller(BaseInstaller):
             return
 
         if not ctx.quiet:
-            print(f"[pkgmgr] Running make install for {ctx.identifier} (MakefileInstaller)")
+            print(
+                f"[pkgmgr] Running make install for {ctx.identifier} (MakefileInstaller)"
+            )
 
         run_command("make install", cwd=ctx.repo_dir, preview=ctx.preview)
 

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/conflicts.py

@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ class NixConflictResolver:
 
             # 3) Fallback: output-name based lookup (also covers nix suggesting: `nix profile remove pkgmgr`)
             if not tokens:
-                tokens = self._profile.find_remove_tokens_for_output(ctx, self._runner, output)
+                tokens = self._profile.find_remove_tokens_for_output(
+                    ctx, self._runner, output
+                )
 
             if tokens:
                 if not quiet:
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ class NixConflictResolver:
                 continue
 
             if not quiet:
-                print("[nix] conflict detected but could not resolve profile entries to remove.")
+                print(
+                    "[nix] conflict detected but could not resolve profile entries to remove."
+                )
             return False
 
         return False

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/installer.py

@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
     # Core install path
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def _install_only(self, ctx: "RepoContext", output: str, allow_failure: bool) -> None:
+    def _install_only(
+        self, ctx: "RepoContext", output: str, allow_failure: bool
+    ) -> None:
         install_cmd = f"nix profile install {self._installable(ctx, output)}"
 
         if not ctx.quiet:
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
             output=output,
         ):
             if not ctx.quiet:
-                print(f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully installed after conflict cleanup.")
+                print(
+                    f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully installed after conflict cleanup."
+                )
             return
 
         if not ctx.quiet:
@@ -107,20 +111,26 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
 
         # If indices are supported, try legacy index-upgrade path.
         if self._indices_supported is not False:
-            indices = self._profile.find_installed_indices_for_output(ctx, self._runner, output)
+            indices = self._profile.find_installed_indices_for_output(
+                ctx, self._runner, output
+            )
 
             upgraded = False
             for idx in indices:
                 if self._upgrade_index(ctx, idx):
                     upgraded = True
                     if not ctx.quiet:
-                        print(f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully upgraded (index {idx}).")
+                        print(
+                            f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully upgraded (index {idx})."
+                        )
 
             if upgraded:
                 return
 
             if indices and not ctx.quiet:
-                print(f"[nix] upgrade failed; removing indices {indices} and reinstalling '{output}'.")
+                print(
+                    f"[nix] upgrade failed; removing indices {indices} and reinstalling '{output}'."
+                )
 
             for idx in indices:
                 self._remove_index(ctx, idx)
@@ -139,7 +149,9 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
                 print(f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully re-installed.")
             return
 
-        print(f"[ERROR] Failed to install Nix flake output '{output}' (exit {final.returncode})")
+        print(
+            f"[ERROR] Failed to install Nix flake output '{output}' (exit {final.returncode})"
+        )
         if not allow_failure:
             raise SystemExit(final.returncode)
 
@@ -149,7 +161,9 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
     # force_update path
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def _force_upgrade_output(self, ctx: "RepoContext", output: str, allow_failure: bool) -> None:
+    def _force_upgrade_output(
+        self, ctx: "RepoContext", output: str, allow_failure: bool
+    ) -> None:
         # Prefer token path if indices unsupported (new nix)
         if self._indices_supported is False:
             self._remove_tokens_for_output(ctx, output)
@@ -158,14 +172,18 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
                 print(f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully upgraded.")
             return
 
-        indices = self._profile.find_installed_indices_for_output(ctx, self._runner, output)
+        indices = self._profile.find_installed_indices_for_output(
+            ctx, self._runner, output
+        )
 
         upgraded_any = False
         for idx in indices:
             if self._upgrade_index(ctx, idx):
                 upgraded_any = True
                 if not ctx.quiet:
-                    print(f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully upgraded (index {idx}).")
+                    print(
+                        f"[nix] output '{output}' successfully upgraded (index {idx})."
+                    )
 
         if upgraded_any:
             if not ctx.quiet:
@@ -173,7 +191,9 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
             return
 
         if indices and not ctx.quiet:
-            print(f"[nix] upgrade failed; removing indices {indices} and reinstalling '{output}'.")
+            print(
+                f"[nix] upgrade failed; removing indices {indices} and reinstalling '{output}'."
+            )
 
         for idx in indices:
             self._remove_index(ctx, idx)
@@ -223,7 +243,9 @@ class NixFlakeInstaller(BaseInstaller):
             return
 
         if not ctx.quiet:
-            print(f"[nix] indices unsupported; removing by token(s): {', '.join(tokens)}")
+            print(
+                f"[nix] indices unsupported; removing by token(s): {', '.join(tokens)}"
+            )
 
         for t in tokens:
             self._runner.run(ctx, f"nix profile remove {t}", allow_failure=True)

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/profile/inspector.py

@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ class NixProfileInspector:
         data = self.list_json(ctx, runner)
         entries = normalize_elements(data)
 
-        tokens: List[str] = [out]  # critical: matches nix's own suggestion for conflicts
+        tokens: List[str] = [
+            out
+        ]  # critical: matches nix's own suggestion for conflicts
 
         for e in entries:
             if entry_matches_output(e, out):

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/profile_list.py

@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ class NixProfileListReader:
 
         return uniq
 
-    def indices_matching_store_prefixes(self, ctx: "RepoContext", prefixes: List[str]) -> List[int]:
+    def indices_matching_store_prefixes(
+        self, ctx: "RepoContext", prefixes: List[str]
+    ) -> List[int]:
         prefixes = [self._store_prefix(p) for p in prefixes if p]
         prefixes = [p for p in prefixes if p]
         if not prefixes:

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/retry.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pkgmgr.actions.install.context import RepoContext
     from .runner import CommandRunner
 
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class RetryPolicy:
     max_attempts: int = 7
@@ -35,13 +36,19 @@ class GitHubRateLimitRetry:
         install_cmd: str,
     ) -> RunResult:
         quiet = bool(getattr(ctx, "quiet", False))
-        delays = list(self._fibonacci_backoff(self._policy.base_delay_seconds, self._policy.max_attempts))
+        delays = list(
+            self._fibonacci_backoff(
+                self._policy.base_delay_seconds, self._policy.max_attempts
+            )
+        )
 
         last: RunResult | None = None
 
         for attempt, base_delay in enumerate(delays, start=1):
             if not quiet:
-                print(f"[nix] attempt {attempt}/{self._policy.max_attempts}: {install_cmd}")
+                print(
+                    f"[nix] attempt {attempt}/{self._policy.max_attempts}: {install_cmd}"
+                )
 
             res = runner.run(ctx, install_cmd, allow_failure=True)
             last = res
@@ -56,7 +63,9 @@ class GitHubRateLimitRetry:
             if attempt >= self._policy.max_attempts:
                 break
 
-            jitter = random.randint(self._policy.jitter_seconds_min, self._policy.jitter_seconds_max)
+            jitter = random.randint(
+                self._policy.jitter_seconds_min, self._policy.jitter_seconds_max
+            )
             wait_time = base_delay + jitter
 
             if not quiet:
@@ -67,7 +76,11 @@ class GitHubRateLimitRetry:
 
             time.sleep(wait_time)
 
-        return last if last is not None else RunResult(returncode=1, stdout="", stderr="nix install retry failed")
+        return (
+            last
+            if last is not None
+            else RunResult(returncode=1, stdout="", stderr="nix install retry failed")
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _is_github_rate_limit_error(text: str) -> bool:

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/runner.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .types import RunResult
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pkgmgr.actions.install.context import RepoContext
 
+
 class CommandRunner:
     """
     Executes commands (shell=True) inside a repository directory (if provided).
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ class CommandRunner:
                 raise
             return RunResult(returncode=1, stdout="", stderr=str(e))
 
-        res = RunResult(returncode=p.returncode, stdout=p.stdout or "", stderr=p.stderr or "")
+        res = RunResult(
+            returncode=p.returncode, stdout=p.stdout or "", stderr=p.stderr or ""
+        )
 
         if res.returncode != 0 and not quiet:
             self._print_compact_failure(res)

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/nix/textparse.py

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ class NixConflictTextParser:
         tokens: List[str] = []
         for m in pat.finditer(text or ""):
             t = (m.group(1) or "").strip()
-            if (t.startswith("'") and t.endswith("'")) or (t.startswith('"') and t.endswith('"')):
+            if (t.startswith("'") and t.endswith("'")) or (
+                t.startswith('"') and t.endswith('"')
+            ):
                 t = t[1:-1]
             if t:
                 tokens.append(t)

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/installers/python.py

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ class PythonInstaller(BaseInstaller):
 
     def supports(self, ctx: RepoContext) -> bool:
         if os.environ.get("PKGMGR_DISABLE_PYTHON_INSTALLER") == "1":
-            print("[INFO] PythonInstaller disabled via PKGMGR_DISABLE_PYTHON_INSTALLER.")
+            print(
+                "[INFO] PythonInstaller disabled via PKGMGR_DISABLE_PYTHON_INSTALLER."
+            )
             return False
 
         return os.path.exists(os.path.join(ctx.repo_dir, "pyproject.toml"))

src/pkgmgr/actions/install/pipeline.py

@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ class InstallationPipeline:
                 continue
 
             if not quiet:
-                if ctx.force_update and state.layer is not None and installer_layer == state.layer:
+                if (
+                    ctx.force_update
+                    and state.layer is not None
+                    and installer_layer == state.layer
+                ):
                     print(
                         f"[pkgmgr] Running installer {installer.__class__.__name__} "
                         f"for {identifier} in '{repo_dir}' (upgrade requested)..."

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/git_remote.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 from typing import Optional, Set
 
-from pkgmgr.core.git.errors import GitError
+from pkgmgr.core.git.errors import GitRunError
 from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import (
     GitAddRemoteError,
     GitAddRemotePushUrlError,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def determine_primary_remote_url(
 def has_origin_remote(repo_dir: str) -> bool:
     try:
         return "origin" in list_remotes(cwd=repo_dir)
-    except GitError:
+    except GitRunError:
         return False
 
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def _ensure_additional_push_urls(
 
     try:
         existing = get_remote_push_urls("origin", cwd=repo_dir)
-    except GitError:
+    except GitRunError:
         existing = set()
 
     for url in sorted(desired - existing):

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/io.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
+from typing import Union
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from typing import Mapping
 
 from .types import MirrorMap, Repository
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def read_mirrors_file(repo_dir: str, filename: str = "MIRRORS") -> MirrorMap:
     """
     Supports:
         NAME URL
-        URL  → auto name = hostname
+        URL  -> auto-generate name from hostname
     """
     path = os.path.join(repo_dir, filename)
     mirrors: MirrorMap = {}
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ def read_mirrors_file(repo_dir: str, filename: str = "MIRRORS") -> MirrorMap:
                 # Case 1: "name url"
                 if len(parts) == 2:
                     name, url = parts
-                # Case 2: "url" → auto-generate name
+
+                # Case 2: "url" -> auto name
                 elif len(parts) == 1:
                     url = parts[0]
                     parsed = urlparse(url)
@@ -67,21 +69,56 @@ def read_mirrors_file(repo_dir: str, filename: str = "MIRRORS") -> MirrorMap:
                     continue
 
                 mirrors[name] = url
+
     except OSError as exc:
         print(f"[WARN] Could not read MIRRORS file at {path}: {exc}")
 
     return mirrors
 
 
+MirrorsInput = Union[Mapping[str, str], Iterable[str]]
+
+
 def write_mirrors_file(
     repo_dir: str,
-    mirrors: Mapping[str, str],
+    mirrors: MirrorsInput,
     filename: str = "MIRRORS",
     preview: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
+    """
+    Write MIRRORS in one of two formats:
 
+    1) Mapping[str, str] -> "NAME URL" per line (legacy / compatible)
+    2) Iterable[str]     -> "URL" per line (new preferred)
+
+    Strings are treated as a single URL (not iterated character-by-character).
+    """
     path = os.path.join(repo_dir, filename)
-    lines = [f"{name} {url}" for name, url in sorted(mirrors.items())]
+
+    lines: list[str]
+
+    if isinstance(mirrors, Mapping):
+        items = [
+            (str(name), str(url))
+            for name, url in mirrors.items()
+            if url is not None and str(url).strip()
+        ]
+        items.sort(key=lambda x: (x[0], x[1]))
+        lines = [f"{name} {url}" for name, url in items]
+
+    else:
+        if isinstance(mirrors, (str, bytes)):
+            urls = [str(mirrors).strip()]
+        else:
+            urls = [
+                str(url).strip()
+                for url in mirrors
+                if url is not None and str(url).strip()
+            ]
+
+        urls = sorted(set(urls))
+        lines = urls
+
     content = "\n".join(lines) + ("\n" if lines else "")
 
     if preview:
@@ -94,5 +131,6 @@ def write_mirrors_file(
         with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
             fh.write(content)
         print(f"[INFO] Wrote MIRRORS file at {path}")
+
     except OSError as exc:
         print(f"[ERROR] Failed to write MIRRORS file at {path}: {exc}")

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/merge_cmd.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .types import MirrorMap, Repository
 # Helpers
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 def _repo_key(repo: Repository) -> Tuple[str, str, str]:
     """
     Normalised key for identifying a repository in config files.
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ def _load_user_config(path: str) -> Dict[str, object]:
 # Main merge command
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 def merge_mirrors(
     selected_repos: List[Repository],
     repositories_base_dir: str,

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/setup_cmd.py

@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ def _setup_remote_mirrors_for_repo(
 
     # Probe only git URLs (do not try ls-remote against PyPI etc.)
     # If there are no mirrors at all, probe the primary git URL.
-    git_mirrors = {k: v for k, v in ctx.resolved_mirrors.items() if _is_git_remote_url(v)}
+    git_mirrors = {
+        k: v for k, v in ctx.resolved_mirrors.items() if _is_git_remote_url(v)
+    }
 
     if not git_mirrors:
         primary = determine_primary_remote_url(repo, ctx)

src/pkgmgr/actions/proxy.py

@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ from pkgmgr.core.repository.dir import get_repo_dir
 from pkgmgr.core.command.run import run_command
 import sys
 
-def exec_proxy_command(proxy_prefix: str, selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, all_repos, proxy_command: str, extra_args, preview: bool):
+
+def exec_proxy_command(
+    proxy_prefix: str,
+    selected_repos,
+    repositories_base_dir,
+    all_repos,
+    proxy_command: str,
+    extra_args,
+    preview: bool,
+):
     """Execute a given proxy command with extra arguments for each repository."""
     error_repos = []
     max_exit_code = 0
@@ -22,7 +31,9 @@ def exec_proxy_command(proxy_prefix: str, selected_repos, repositories_base_dir,
         try:
             run_command(full_cmd, cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
         except SystemExit as e:
-            print(f"[ERROR] Command failed in {repo_identifier} with exit code {e.code}.")
+            print(
+                f"[ERROR] Command failed in {repo_identifier} with exit code {e.code}."
+            )
             error_repos.append((repo_identifier, e.code))
             max_exit_code = max(max_exit_code, e.code)
 

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def update_pyproject_version(
     pattern = r'^(version\s*=\s*")([^"]+)(")'
     new_content, count = re.subn(
         pattern,
-        lambda m: f'{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}',
+        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}",
         content,
         flags=re.MULTILINE,
     )
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def update_flake_version(
     pattern = r'(version\s*=\s*")([^"]+)(")'
     new_content, count = re.subn(
         pattern,
-        lambda m: f'{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}',
+        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}",
         content,
     )
 

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/git_ops.py

@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ def is_highest_version_tag(tag: str) -> bool:
         return True
 
     latest = max(parsed_all)
-    print(f"[INFO] Latest tag (parsed): v{'.'.join(map(str, latest))}, Current tag: {tag}")
+    print(
+        f"[INFO] Latest tag (parsed): v{'.'.join(map(str, latest))}, Current tag: {tag}"
+    )
     return parsed_current >= latest
 
 
@@ -93,7 +95,9 @@ def update_latest_tag(new_tag: str, *, preview: bool = False) -> None:
     - 'latest' is forced (floating tag), therefore the push uses --force.
     """
     target_ref = f"{new_tag}^{{}}"
-    print(f"[INFO] Updating 'latest' tag to point at {new_tag} (commit {target_ref})...")
+    print(
+        f"[INFO] Updating 'latest' tag to point at {new_tag} (commit {target_ref})..."
+    )
 
     tag_force_annotated(
         name="latest",

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/workflow.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pkgmgr.actions.branch import close_branch
-from pkgmgr.core.git import GitError
+from pkgmgr.core.git import GitRunError
 from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import add, commit, push, tag_annotated
 from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_current_branch
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.paths import resolve_repo_paths
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _release_impl(
     # Determine current branch early
     try:
         branch = get_current_branch() or "main"
-    except GitError:
+    except GitRunError:
         branch = "main"
     print(f"Releasing on branch: {branch}")
 
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def _release_impl(
     if paths.arch_pkgbuild:
         update_pkgbuild_version(paths.arch_pkgbuild, new_ver_str, preview=preview)
     else:
-        print("[INFO] No PKGBUILD found (packaging/arch/PKGBUILD or PKGBUILD). Skipping.")
+        print(
+            "[INFO] No PKGBUILD found (packaging/arch/PKGBUILD or PKGBUILD). Skipping."
+        )
 
     if paths.rpm_spec:
         update_spec_version(paths.rpm_spec, new_ver_str, preview=preview)
@@ -123,7 +125,9 @@ def _release_impl(
         paths.rpm_spec,
         paths.debian_changelog,
     ]
-    existing_files = [p for p in files_to_add if isinstance(p, str) and p and os.path.exists(p)]
+    existing_files = [
+        p for p in files_to_add if isinstance(p, str) and p and os.path.exists(p)
+    ]
 
     if preview:
         add(existing_files, preview=True)
@@ -135,13 +139,17 @@ def _release_impl(
         if is_highest_version_tag(new_tag):
             update_latest_tag(new_tag, preview=True)
         else:
-            print(f"[PREVIEW] Skipping 'latest' update (tag {new_tag} is not the highest).")
+            print(
+                f"[PREVIEW] Skipping 'latest' update (tag {new_tag} is not the highest)."
+            )
 
         if close and branch not in ("main", "master"):
             if force:
                 print(f"[PREVIEW] Would delete branch {branch} (forced).")
             else:
-                print(f"[PREVIEW] Would ask whether to delete branch {branch} after release.")
+                print(
+                    f"[PREVIEW] Would ask whether to delete branch {branch} after release."
+                )
         return
 
     add(existing_files, preview=False)
@@ -157,8 +165,10 @@ def _release_impl(
         if is_highest_version_tag(new_tag):
             update_latest_tag(new_tag, preview=False)
         else:
-            print(f"[INFO] Skipping 'latest' update (tag {new_tag} is not the highest).")
+            print(
-    except GitError as exc:
+                f"[INFO] Skipping 'latest' update (tag {new_tag} is not the highest)."
+            )
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         print(f"[WARN] Failed to update floating 'latest' tag for {new_tag}: {exc}")
         print("'latest' tag was not updated.")
 
@@ -166,7 +176,9 @@ def _release_impl(
 
     if close:
         if branch in ("main", "master"):
-            print(f"[INFO] close=True but current branch is {branch}; skipping branch deletion.")
+            print(
+                f"[INFO] close=True but current branch is {branch}; skipping branch deletion."
+            )
             return
 
         if not should_delete_branch(force=force):

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/clone.py

@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ def clone_repos(
 
         clone_url = _build_clone_url(repo, clone_mode)
         if not clone_url:
-            print(f"[WARNING] Cannot build clone URL for '{repo_identifier}'. Skipping.")
+            print(
+                f"[WARNING] Cannot build clone URL for '{repo_identifier}'. Skipping."
+            )
             continue
 
         shallow = clone_mode == "shallow"
@@ -84,7 +86,11 @@ def clone_repos(
                 continue
 
             print(f"[WARNING] SSH clone failed for '{repo_identifier}': {exc}")
-            choice = input("Do you want to attempt HTTPS clone instead? (y/N): ").strip().lower()
+            choice = (
+                input("Do you want to attempt HTTPS clone instead? (y/N): ")
+                .strip()
+                .lower()
+            )
             if choice != "y":
                 print(f"[INFO] HTTPS clone not attempted for '{repo_identifier}'.")
                 continue

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/create/mirrors.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class MirrorBootstrapper:
     """
     MIRRORS is the single source of truth.
 
-    We write defaults to MIRRORS and then call mirror setup which will
+    Defaults are written to MIRRORS and mirror setup derives
-    configure git remotes based on MIRRORS content (but only for git URLs).
+    git remotes exclusively from that file (git URLs only).
     """
 
     def write_defaults(
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ class MirrorBootstrapper:
         preview: bool,
     ) -> None:
         mirrors = {
-            # preferred SSH url is supplied by CreateRepoPlanner.primary_remote
+            primary,
-            "origin": primary,
+            f"https://pypi.org/project/{name}/",
-            # metadata only: must NEVER be configured as a git remote
-            "pypi": f"https://pypi.org/project/{name}/",
         }
         write_mirrors_file(repo_dir, mirrors, preview=preview)
 
@@ -41,7 +39,8 @@ class MirrorBootstrapper:
         preview: bool,
         remote: bool,
     ) -> None:
-        # IMPORTANT: do NOT set repo["mirrors"] here.
+        # IMPORTANT:
+        # Do NOT set repo["mirrors"] here.
         # MIRRORS file is the single source of truth.
         setup_mirrors(
             selected_repos=[repo],

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/create/parser.py

@@ -63,6 +63,4 @@ def _strip_git_suffix(name: str) -> str:
 
 def _ensure_valid_repo_name(name: str) -> None:
     if not _NAME_RE.fullmatch(name):
-        raise ValueError(
+        raise ValueError("Repository name must match: lowercase a-z, 0-9, '_' and '-'.")
-            "Repository name must match: lowercase a-z, 0-9, '_' and '-'."
-        )

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/create/templates.py

@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ class TemplateRenderer:
         for root, _, files in os.walk(self.templates_dir):
             for fn in files:
                 if fn.endswith(".j2"):
-                    rel = os.path.relpath(
+                    rel = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, fn), self.templates_dir)
-                        os.path.join(root, fn), self.templates_dir
-                    )
                     print(f"[Preview] Would render template: {rel} -> {rel[:-3]}")
 
     @staticmethod

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/deinstall.py

@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ def deinstall_repos(
 
         # Remove alias link/file (interactive)
         if os.path.exists(alias_path):
-            confirm = input(
+            confirm = (
+                input(
                     f"Are you sure you want to delete link '{alias_path}' for {repo_identifier}? [y/N]: "
-            ).strip().lower()
+                )
+                .strip()
+                .lower()
+            )
             if confirm == "y":
                 if preview:
                     print(f"[Preview] Would remove link '{alias_path}'.")

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/delete.py

@@ -3,19 +3,30 @@ import os
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.identifier import get_repo_identifier
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.dir import get_repo_dir
 
+
 def delete_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, all_repos, preview=False):
     for repo in selected_repos:
         repo_identifier = get_repo_identifier(repo, all_repos)
         repo_dir = get_repo_dir(repositories_base_dir, repo)
         if os.path.exists(repo_dir):
-            confirm = input(f"Are you sure you want to delete directory '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}? [y/N]: ").strip().lower()
+            confirm = (
+                input(
+                    f"Are you sure you want to delete directory '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}? [y/N]: "
+                )
+                .strip()
+                .lower()
+            )
             if confirm == "y":
                 if preview:
-                    print(f"[Preview] Would delete directory '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}.")
+                    print(
+                        f"[Preview] Would delete directory '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}."
+                    )
                 else:
                     try:
                         shutil.rmtree(repo_dir)
-                        print(f"Deleted repository directory '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}.")
+                        print(
+                            f"Deleted repository directory '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}."
+                        )
                     except Exception as e:
                         print(f"Error deleting '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}: {e}")
             else:

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/list.py

@@ -233,9 +233,7 @@ def list_repositories(
             categories.append(str(repo["category"]))
 
         yaml_tags: List[str] = list(map(str, repo.get("tags", [])))
-        display_tags: List[str] = sorted(
+        display_tags: List[str] = sorted(set(yaml_tags + list(map(str, extra_tags))))
-            set(yaml_tags + list(map(str, extra_tags)))
-        )
 
         rows.append(
             {
@@ -288,13 +286,7 @@ def list_repositories(
         status_padded = status.ljust(status_width)
         status_colored = _color_status(status_padded)
 
-        print(
+        print(f"{ident_col}  {status_colored}  {cat_col}  {tag_col}  {dir_col}")
-            f"{ident_col}  "
-            f"{status_colored}  "
-            f"{cat_col}  "
-            f"{tag_col}  "
-            f"{dir_col}"
-        )
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Detailed section (alias value red, same status coloring)

src/pkgmgr/actions/update/manager.py

@@ -55,12 +55,16 @@ class UpdateManager:
                 code = exc.code if isinstance(exc.code, int) else str(exc.code)
                 failures.append((identifier, f"pull failed (exit={code})"))
                 if not quiet:
-                    print(f"[Warning] update: pull failed for {identifier} (exit={code}). Continuing...")
+                    print(
+                        f"[Warning] update: pull failed for {identifier} (exit={code}). Continuing..."
+                    )
                 continue
             except Exception as exc:
                 failures.append((identifier, f"pull failed: {exc}"))
                 if not quiet:
-                    print(f"[Warning] update: pull failed for {identifier}: {exc}. Continuing...")
+                    print(
+                        f"[Warning] update: pull failed for {identifier}: {exc}. Continuing..."
+                    )
                 continue
 
             try:
@@ -82,12 +86,16 @@ class UpdateManager:
                 code = exc.code if isinstance(exc.code, int) else str(exc.code)
                 failures.append((identifier, f"install failed (exit={code})"))
                 if not quiet:
-                    print(f"[Warning] update: install failed for {identifier} (exit={code}). Continuing...")
+                    print(
+                        f"[Warning] update: install failed for {identifier} (exit={code}). Continuing..."
+                    )
                 continue
             except Exception as exc:
                 failures.append((identifier, f"install failed: {exc}"))
                 if not quiet:
-                    print(f"[Warning] update: install failed for {identifier}: {exc}. Continuing...")
+                    print(
+                        f"[Warning] update: install failed for {identifier}: {exc}. Continuing..."
+                    )
                 continue
 
         if failures and not quiet:

src/pkgmgr/actions/update/os_release.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class OSReleaseInfo:
     """
     Minimal /etc/os-release representation for distro detection.
     """
+
     id: str = ""
     id_like: str = ""
     pretty_name: str = ""
@@ -63,4 +64,6 @@ class OSReleaseInfo:
 
     def is_fedora_family(self) -> bool:
         ids = self.ids()
-        return bool(ids.intersection({"fedora", "rhel", "centos", "rocky", "almalinux"}))
+        return bool(
+            ids.intersection({"fedora", "rhel", "centos", "rocky", "almalinux"})
+        )

src/pkgmgr/actions/update/system_updater.py

@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ class SystemUpdater:
             run_command("sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm", preview=preview)
             return
 
-        print("[Warning] Cannot update Arch system: missing required tools (sudo/yay/pacman).")
+        print(
+            "[Warning] Cannot update Arch system: missing required tools (sudo/yay/pacman)."
+        )
 
     def _update_debian(self, *, preview: bool) -> None:
         from pkgmgr.core.command.run import run_command
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ class SystemUpdater:
         apt_get = shutil.which("apt-get")
 
         if not (sudo and apt_get):
-            print("[Warning] Cannot update Debian/Ubuntu system: missing required tools (sudo/apt-get).")
+            print(
+                "[Warning] Cannot update Debian/Ubuntu system: missing required tools (sudo/apt-get)."
+            )
             return
 
         env = "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"

src/pkgmgr/cli/__init__.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ For details on any command, run:
   \033[1mpkgmgr <command> --help\033[0m
 """
 
+
 def main() -> None:
     """
     Entry point for the pkgmgr CLI.
@@ -41,9 +42,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     repositories_dir = os.path.expanduser(
         directories.get("repositories", "~/Repositories")
     )
-    binaries_dir = os.path.expanduser(
+    binaries_dir = os.path.expanduser(directories.get("binaries", "~/.local/bin"))
-        directories.get("binaries", "~/.local/bin")
-    )
 
     # Ensure the merged config actually contains the resolved directories
     config_merged.setdefault("directories", {})

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/changelog.py

@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ def handle_changelog(
                     target_tag=range_arg,
                 )
                 if cur_tag is None:
-                    print(
+                    print(f"[WARN] Tag {range_arg!r} not found or not a SemVer tag.")
-                        f"[WARN] Tag {range_arg!r} not found or not a SemVer tag."
-                    )
                     print("[INFO] Falling back to full history.")
                     from_ref = None
                     to_ref = None

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/config.py

@@ -213,9 +213,7 @@ def handle_config(args, ctx: CLIContext) -> None:
                 )
                 if key == mod_key:
                     entry["ignore"] = args.set == "true"
-                    print(
+                    print(f"Set ignore for {key} to {entry['ignore']}")
-                        f"Set ignore for {key} to {entry['ignore']}"
-                    )
 
         save_user_config(user_config, user_config_path)
         return

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/mirror.py

@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
-from pkgmgr.actions.mirror import diff_mirrors, list_mirrors, merge_mirrors, setup_mirrors
+from pkgmgr.actions.mirror import (
+    diff_mirrors,
+    list_mirrors,
+    merge_mirrors,
+    setup_mirrors,
+)
 from pkgmgr.cli.context import CLIContext
 
 Repository = Dict[str, Any]
@@ -56,11 +61,15 @@ def handle_mirror_command(
         preview = getattr(args, "preview", False)
 
         if source == target:
-            print("[ERROR] For 'mirror merge', source and target must differ (config vs file).")
+            print(
+                "[ERROR] For 'mirror merge', source and target must differ (config vs file)."
+            )
             sys.exit(2)
 
         explicit_config_path = getattr(args, "config_path", None)
-        user_config_path = explicit_config_path or getattr(ctx, "user_config_path", None)
+        user_config_path = explicit_config_path or getattr(
+            ctx, "user_config_path", None
+        )
 
         merge_mirrors(
             selected_repos=selected,

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/publish.py

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ def handle_publish(args, ctx: CLIContext, selected: List[Repository]) -> None:
 
     for repo in selected:
         identifier = get_repo_identifier(repo, ctx.all_repositories)
-        repo_dir = repo.get("directory") or get_repo_dir(ctx.repositories_base_dir, repo)
+        repo_dir = repo.get("directory") or get_repo_dir(
+            ctx.repositories_base_dir, repo
+        )
 
         if not os.path.isdir(repo_dir):
             print(f"[WARN] Skipping {identifier}: directory missing.")

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/release.py

@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ def handle_release(
         identifier = get_repo_identifier(repo, ctx.all_repositories)
 
         try:
-            repo_dir = repo.get("directory") or get_repo_dir(ctx.repositories_base_dir, repo)
+            repo_dir = repo.get("directory") or get_repo_dir(
+                ctx.repositories_base_dir, repo
+            )
         except Exception as exc:
-            print(f"[WARN] Skipping repository {identifier}: failed to resolve directory: {exc}")
+            print(
+                f"[WARN] Skipping repository {identifier}: failed to resolve directory: {exc}"
+            )
             continue
 
         if not os.path.isdir(repo_dir):

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/repos.py

@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ def _resolve_repository_directory(repository: Repository, ctx: CLIContext) -> st
     if repo_dir:
         return repo_dir
 
-    base_dir = (
+    base_dir = getattr(ctx, "repositories_base_dir", None) or getattr(
-        getattr(ctx, "repositories_base_dir", None)
+        ctx, "repositories_dir", None
-        or getattr(ctx, "repositories_dir", None)
     )
     if not base_dir:
         raise RuntimeError(

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/tools.py

@@ -1,64 +1,27 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import json 
-import os 
-
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
 from pkgmgr.cli.context import CLIContext
+from pkgmgr.cli.tools import open_vscode_workspace
+from pkgmgr.cli.tools.paths import resolve_repository_path
 from pkgmgr.core.command.run import run_command
-from pkgmgr .core .repository .identifier import get_repo_identifier 
-from pkgmgr .core .repository .dir import get_repo_dir 
-
 
 Repository = Dict[str, Any]
 
 
-def _resolve_repository_path(repository: Repository, ctx: CLIContext) -> str:
-    """
-    Resolve the filesystem path for a repository.
-
-    Priority:
-      1. Use explicit keys if present (directory / path / workspace / workspace_dir).
-      2. Fallback to get_repo_dir(...) using the repositories base directory
-         from the CLI context.
-    """
-
-    # 1) Explicit path-like keys on the repository object
-    for key in ("directory", "path", "workspace", "workspace_dir"):
-        value = repository.get(key)
-        if value:
-            return value
-
-    # 2) Fallback: compute from base dir + repository metadata
-    base_dir = (
-        getattr(ctx, "repositories_base_dir", None)
-        or getattr(ctx, "repositories_dir", None)
-    )
-    if not base_dir:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "Cannot resolve repositories base directory from context; "
-            "expected ctx.repositories_base_dir or ctx.repositories_dir."
-        )
-
-    return get_repo_dir(base_dir, repository)
-
-
 def handle_tools_command(
     args,
     ctx: CLIContext,
     selected: List[Repository],
 ) -> None:
-
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # nautilus "explore" command
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     if args.command == "explore":
         for repository in selected:
-            repo_path = _resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
+            repo_path = resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
-            run_command(
+            run_command(f'nautilus "{repo_path}" & disown')
-                f'nautilus "{repo_path}" & disown'
-            )
         return
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -66,50 +29,13 @@ def handle_tools_command(
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     if args.command == "terminal":
         for repository in selected:
-            repo_path = _resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
+            repo_path = resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
-            run_command(
+            run_command(f'gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory="{repo_path}"')
-                f'gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory="{repo_path}"'
-            )
         return
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # VS Code workspace command
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     if args.command == "code":
-        if not selected:
+        open_vscode_workspace(ctx, selected)
-            print("No repositories selected.")
-            return 
-
-        identifiers = [
-            get_repo_identifier(repo, ctx.all_repositories)
-            for repo in selected
-        ]
-        sorted_identifiers = sorted(identifiers)
-        workspace_name = "_".join(sorted_identifiers) + ".code-workspace"
-
-        directories_cfg = ctx.config_merged.get("directories") or {}
-        workspaces_dir = os.path.expanduser(
-            directories_cfg.get("workspaces", "~/Workspaces")
-        )
-        os.makedirs(workspaces_dir, exist_ok=True)
-        workspace_file = os.path.join(workspaces_dir, workspace_name)
-
-        folders = [
-            {"path": _resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)}
-            for repository in selected
-        ]
-
-        workspace_data = {
-            "folders": folders,
-            "settings": {},
-        }
-
-        if not os.path.exists(workspace_file):
-            with open(workspace_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                json.dump(workspace_data, f, indent=4)
-            print(f"Created workspace file: {workspace_file}")
-        else:
-            print(f"Using existing workspace file: {workspace_file}")
-
-        run_command(f'code "{workspace_file}"')
         return

src/pkgmgr/cli/parser/branch_cmd.py

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ def add_branch_subparsers(
         "name",
         nargs="?",
         help=(
-            "Name of the new branch (optional; will be asked interactively "
+            "Name of the new branch (optional; will be asked interactively if omitted)"
-            "if omitted)"
         ),
     )
     branch_open.add_argument(
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ def add_branch_subparsers(
         "name",
         nargs="?",
         help=(
-            "Name of the branch to close (optional; current branch is used "
+            "Name of the branch to close (optional; current branch is used if omitted)"
-            "if omitted)"
         ),
     )
     branch_close.add_argument(
@@ -84,8 +82,7 @@ def add_branch_subparsers(
         "name",
         nargs="?",
         help=(
-            "Name of the branch to drop (optional; current branch is used "
+            "Name of the branch to drop (optional; current branch is used if omitted)"
-            "if omitted)"
         ),
     )
     branch_drop.add_argument(

src/pkgmgr/cli/parser/mirror_cmd.py

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ def add_mirror_subparsers(subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> None:
         required=True,
     )
 
-    mirror_list = mirror_subparsers.add_parser("list", help="List configured mirrors for repositories")
+    mirror_list = mirror_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "list", help="List configured mirrors for repositories"
+    )
     add_identifier_arguments(mirror_list)
     mirror_list.add_argument(
         "--source",
@@ -29,15 +31,21 @@ def add_mirror_subparsers(subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> None:
         help="Which mirror source to show.",
     )
 
-    mirror_diff = mirror_subparsers.add_parser("diff", help="Show differences between config mirrors and MIRRORS file")
+    mirror_diff = mirror_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "diff", help="Show differences between config mirrors and MIRRORS file"
+    )
     add_identifier_arguments(mirror_diff)
 
     mirror_merge = mirror_subparsers.add_parser(
         "merge",
         help="Merge mirrors between config and MIRRORS file (example: pkgmgr mirror merge config file --all)",
     )
-    mirror_merge.add_argument("source", choices=["config", "file"], help="Source of mirrors.")
+    mirror_merge.add_argument(
-    mirror_merge.add_argument("target", choices=["config", "file"], help="Target of mirrors.")
+        "source", choices=["config", "file"], help="Source of mirrors."
+    )
+    mirror_merge.add_argument(
+        "target", choices=["config", "file"], help="Target of mirrors."
+    )
     add_identifier_arguments(mirror_merge)
     mirror_merge.add_argument(
         "--config-path",

src/pkgmgr/cli/parser/navigation_cmd.py

@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ def add_navigation_subparsers(
         "--command",
         nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
         dest="shell_command",
-        help=(
+        help=("The shell command (and its arguments) to execute in each repository"),
-            "The shell command (and its arguments) to execute in each "
-            "repository"
-        ),
         default=[],
     )

src/pkgmgr/cli/proxy.py

@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ def _add_proxy_identifier_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     parser.add_argument(
         "identifiers",
         nargs="*",
-        help=(
+        help=("Identifier(s) for repositories. Default: Repository of current folder."),
-            "Identifier(s) for repositories. "
-            "Default: Repository of current folder."
-        ),
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--all",
@@ -118,12 +115,7 @@ def _proxy_has_explicit_selection(args: argparse.Namespace) -> bool:
     string_filter = getattr(args, "string", "") or ""
 
     # Proxy commands currently do not support --tag, so it is not checked here.
-    return bool(
+    return bool(use_all or identifiers or categories or string_filter)
-        use_all
-        or identifiers
-        or categories
-        or string_filter
-    )
 
 
 def _select_repo_for_current_directory(
@@ -204,9 +196,7 @@ def maybe_handle_proxy(args: argparse.Namespace, ctx: CLIContext) -> bool:
     If the top-level command is one of the proxy subcommands
     (git / docker / docker compose), handle it here and return True.
     """
-    all_proxy_subcommands = {
+    all_proxy_subcommands = {sub for subs in PROXY_COMMANDS.values() for sub in subs}
-        sub for subs in PROXY_COMMANDS.values() for sub in subs
-    }
 
     if args.command not in all_proxy_subcommands:
         return False

src/pkgmgr/cli/tools/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .vscode import open_vscode_workspace
+
+__all__ = ["open_vscode_workspace"]

src/pkgmgr/cli/tools/paths.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from pkgmgr.cli.context import CLIContext
+from pkgmgr.core.repository.dir import get_repo_dir
+
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+def resolve_repository_path(repository: Repository, ctx: CLIContext) -> str:
+    """
+    Resolve the filesystem path for a repository.
+
+    Priority:
+      1. Use explicit keys if present (directory / path / workspace / workspace_dir).
+      2. Fallback to get_repo_dir(...) using the repositories base directory
+         from the CLI context.
+    """
+    for key in ("directory", "path", "workspace", "workspace_dir"):
+        value = repository.get(key)
+        if value:
+            return value
+
+    base_dir = getattr(ctx, "repositories_base_dir", None) or getattr(
+        ctx, "repositories_dir", None
+    )
+    if not base_dir:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Cannot resolve repositories base directory from context; "
+            "expected ctx.repositories_base_dir or ctx.repositories_dir."
+        )
+
+    return get_repo_dir(base_dir, repository)

src/pkgmgr/cli/tools/vscode.py

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+from pkgmgr.cli.context import CLIContext
+from pkgmgr.cli.tools.paths import resolve_repository_path
+from pkgmgr.core.command.run import run_command
+from pkgmgr.core.repository.identifier import get_repo_identifier
+
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+def _ensure_vscode_cli_available() -> None:
+    """
+    Ensure that the VS Code CLI ('code') is available in PATH.
+    """
+    if shutil.which("code") is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "VS Code CLI ('code') not found in PATH.\n\n"
+            "Hint:\n"
+            "  Install Visual Studio Code and ensure the 'code' command is available.\n"
+            "  VS Code → Command Palette → 'Shell Command: Install code command in PATH'\n"
+        )
+
+
+def _ensure_identifiers_are_filename_safe(identifiers: List[str]) -> None:
+    """
+    Ensure identifiers can be used in a filename.
+
+    If an identifier contains '/', it likely means the repository has not yet
+    been explicitly identified (no short identifier configured).
+    """
+    invalid = [i for i in identifiers if "/" in i or os.sep in i]
+    if invalid:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Cannot create VS Code workspace.\n\n"
+            "The following repositories are not yet identified "
+            "(identifier contains '/'): \n"
+            + "\n".join(f"  - {i}" for i in invalid)
+            + "\n\n"
+            "Hint:\n"
+            "  The repository has no short identifier yet.\n"
+            "  Add an explicit identifier in your configuration before using `pkgmgr tools code`.\n"
+        )
+
+
+def _resolve_workspaces_dir(ctx: CLIContext) -> str:
+    directories_cfg = ctx.config_merged.get("directories") or {}
+    return os.path.expanduser(directories_cfg.get("workspaces", "~/Workspaces"))
+
+
+def _build_workspace_filename(identifiers: List[str]) -> str:
+    sorted_identifiers = sorted(identifiers)
+    return "_".join(sorted_identifiers) + ".code-workspace"
+
+
+def _build_workspace_data(
+    selected: List[Repository], ctx: CLIContext
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    folders = [{"path": resolve_repository_path(repo, ctx)} for repo in selected]
+    return {
+        "folders": folders,
+        "settings": {},
+    }
+
+
+def open_vscode_workspace(ctx: CLIContext, selected: List[Repository]) -> None:
+    """
+    Create (if missing) and open a VS Code workspace for the selected repositories.
+
+    Policy:
+      - Fail with a clear error if VS Code CLI is missing.
+      - Fail with a clear error if any repository identifier contains '/', because that
+        indicates the repo has not been explicitly identified (no short identifier).
+      - Do NOT auto-sanitize identifiers and do NOT create subfolders under workspaces.
+    """
+    if not selected:
+        print("No repositories selected.")
+        return
+
+    _ensure_vscode_cli_available()
+
+    identifiers = [get_repo_identifier(repo, ctx.all_repositories) for repo in selected]
+    _ensure_identifiers_are_filename_safe(identifiers)
+
+    workspaces_dir = _resolve_workspaces_dir(ctx)
+    os.makedirs(workspaces_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    workspace_name = _build_workspace_filename(identifiers)
+    workspace_file = os.path.join(workspaces_dir, workspace_name)
+
+    workspace_data = _build_workspace_data(selected, ctx)
+
+    if not os.path.exists(workspace_file):
+        with open(workspace_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(workspace_data, f, indent=4)
+        print(f"Created workspace file: {workspace_file}")
+    else:
+        print(f"Using existing workspace file: {workspace_file}")
+
+    run_command(f'code "{workspace_file}"')

src/pkgmgr/core/command/alias.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import hashlib
 import re
 
+
 def generate_alias(repo, bin_dir, existing_aliases):
     """
     Generate an alias for a repository based on its repository name.

src/pkgmgr/core/command/ink.py

@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ def create_ink(
         if alias_name == repo_identifier:
             if not quiet:
                 print(
-                    f"Alias '{alias_name}' equals identifier. "
+                    f"Alias '{alias_name}' equals identifier. Skipping alias creation."
-                    "Skipping alias creation."
                 )
             return
 

src/pkgmgr/core/command/layer.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class CliLayer(str, Enum):
     """
     CLI layer precedence (lower number = stronger layer).
     """
+
     OS_PACKAGES = "os-packages"
     NIX = "nix"
     PYTHON = "python"

src/pkgmgr/core/command/resolve.py

@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ def _nix_binary_candidates(home: str, names: List[str]) -> List[str]:
     """
     Build possible Nix profile binary paths for a list of candidate names.
     """
-    return [
+    return [os.path.join(home, ".nix-profile", "bin", name) for name in names if name]
-        os.path.join(home, ".nix-profile", "bin", name)
-        for name in names
-        if name
-    ]
 
 
 def _path_binary_candidates(names: List[str]) -> List[str]:
@@ -148,7 +144,8 @@ def resolve_command_for_repo(
 
     # c) Nix profile binaries
     nix_binaries = [
-        path for path in _nix_binary_candidates(home, candidate_names)
+        path
+        for path in _nix_binary_candidates(home, candidate_names)
         if _is_executable(path)
     ]
     nix_binary = nix_binaries[0] if nix_binaries else None

src/pkgmgr/core/config/load.py

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Repo = Dict[str, Any]
 # Hilfsfunktionen
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 def _deep_merge(base: Dict[str, Any], override: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Recursively merge two dictionaries.
@@ -58,11 +59,7 @@ def _deep_merge(base: Dict[str, Any], override: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any
     Values from `override` win over values in `base`.
     """
     for key, value in override.items():
-        if (
+        if key in base and isinstance(base[key], dict) and isinstance(value, dict):
-            key in base
-            and isinstance(base[key], dict)
-            and isinstance(value, dict)
-        ):
             _deep_merge(base[key], value)
         else:
             base[key] = value
@@ -93,9 +90,7 @@ def _merge_repo_lists(
     - Wenn category_name gesetzt ist, wird dieser in
       repo["category_files"] eingetragen.
     """
-    index: Dict[Tuple[str, str, str], Repo] = {
+    index: Dict[Tuple[str, str, str], Repo] = {_repo_key(r): r for r in base_list}
-        _repo_key(r): r for r in base_list
-    }
 
     for src in new_list:
         key = _repo_key(src)
@@ -233,10 +228,12 @@ def _load_defaults_from_package_or_project() -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
     return {"directories": {}, "repositories": []}
 
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Hauptfunktion
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 def load_config(user_config_path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Load and merge configuration for pkgmgr.
@@ -289,8 +286,12 @@ def load_config(user_config_path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
     # repositories
     merged["repositories"] = []
-    _merge_repo_lists(merged["repositories"], defaults["repositories"], category_name=None)
+    _merge_repo_lists(
-    _merge_repo_lists(merged["repositories"], user_cfg["repositories"], category_name=None)
+        merged["repositories"], defaults["repositories"], category_name=None
+    )
+    _merge_repo_lists(
+        merged["repositories"], user_cfg["repositories"], category_name=None
+    )
 
     # andere Top-Level-Keys (falls vorhanden)
     other_keys = (set(defaults.keys()) | set(user_cfg.keys())) - {

src/pkgmgr/core/config/save.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import yaml
 import os
 
+
 def save_user_config(user_config, USER_CONFIG_PATH: str):
     """Save the user configuration to USER_CONFIG_PATH."""
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(USER_CONFIG_PATH), exist_ok=True)
-    with open(USER_CONFIG_PATH, 'w') as f:
+    with open(USER_CONFIG_PATH, "w") as f:
         yaml.dump(user_config, f)
     print(f"User configuration updated in {USER_CONFIG_PATH}.")

src/pkgmgr/core/credentials/providers/env.py

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class EnvTokenProvider:
     source_name: str = "env"
 
     def get(self, request: TokenRequest) -> Optional[TokenResult]:
-        for key in env_var_candidates(request.provider_kind, request.host, request.owner):
+        for key in env_var_candidates(
+            request.provider_kind, request.host, request.owner
+        ):
             val = os.environ.get(key)
             if val:
                 return TokenResult(token=val.strip(), source=self.source_name)

src/pkgmgr/core/credentials/providers/gh.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class GhTokenProvider:
 
     This does NOT persist anything; it only reads what `gh` already knows.
     """
+
     source_name: str = "gh"
 
     def get(self, request: TokenRequest) -> Optional[TokenResult]:

src/pkgmgr/core/credentials/providers/keyring.py

@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ def _import_keyring():
     try:
         import keyring  # type: ignore
     except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
-        raise KeyringUnavailableError(
+        raise KeyringUnavailableError("python-keyring is not installed.") from exc
-            "python-keyring is not installed."
-        ) from exc
 
     # Some environments have keyring installed but no usable backend.
     # We do a lightweight "backend sanity check" by attempting to read the backend.

src/pkgmgr/core/credentials/resolver.py

@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ from .providers.env import EnvTokenProvider
 from .providers.gh import GhTokenProvider
 from .providers.keyring import KeyringTokenProvider
 from .providers.prompt import PromptTokenProvider
-from .types import KeyringUnavailableError, NoCredentialsError, TokenRequest, TokenResult
+from .types import (
+    KeyringUnavailableError,
+    NoCredentialsError,
+    TokenRequest,
+    TokenResult,
+)
 from .validate import validate_token
 
 
@@ -55,7 +60,10 @@ class TokenResolver:
         print(f"       {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
         print("       Tokens will NOT be persisted securely.", file=sys.stderr)
         print("", file=sys.stderr)
-        print("       To enable secure token storage, install python-keyring:", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(
+            "       To enable secure token storage, install python-keyring:",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
         print("         pip install keyring", file=sys.stderr)
         print("", file=sys.stderr)
         print("       Or install via system packages:", file=sys.stderr)

src/pkgmgr/core/credentials/store_keys.py

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ class KeyringKey:
     username: str
 
 
-def build_keyring_key(provider_kind: str, host: str, owner: Optional[str]) -> KeyringKey:
+def build_keyring_key(
+    provider_kind: str, host: str, owner: Optional[str]
+) -> KeyringKey:
     """Build a stable keyring key.
 
     - service: "pkgmgr:<provider>"
@@ -21,11 +23,15 @@ def build_keyring_key(provider_kind: str, host: str, owner: Optional[str]) -> Ke
     """
     provider_kind = str(provider_kind).strip().lower()
     host = str(host).strip()
-    owner_part = (str(owner).strip() if owner else "-")
+    owner_part = str(owner).strip() if owner else "-"
-    return KeyringKey(service=f"pkgmgr:{provider_kind}", username=f"{host}|{owner_part}")
+    return KeyringKey(
+        service=f"pkgmgr:{provider_kind}", username=f"{host}|{owner_part}"
+    )
 
 
-def env_var_candidates(provider_kind: str, host: str, owner: Optional[str]) -> list[str]:
+def env_var_candidates(
+    provider_kind: str, host: str, owner: Optional[str]
+) -> list[str]:
     """Return a list of environment variable names to try.
 
     Order is from most specific to most generic.

src/pkgmgr/core/git/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from .errors import GitError
+from .errors import GitRunError
 from .run import run
 
 """
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ details of subprocess handling.
 """
 
 __all__ = [
-    "GitError",
+    "GitRunError",
     "run",
 ]

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/__init__.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .fetch import GitFetchError, fetch
 from .init import GitInitError, init
 from .merge_no_ff import GitMergeError, merge_no_ff
 from .pull import GitPullError, pull
-from .pull_args import GitPullArgsError, pull_args  # <-- add
+from .pull_args import GitPullArgsError, pull_args
 from .pull_ff_only import GitPullFfOnlyError, pull_ff_only
 from .push import GitPushError, push
 from .push_upstream import GitPushUpstreamError, push_upstream
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "fetch",
     "checkout",
     "pull",
-    "pull_args",  # <-- add
+    "pull_args",
     "pull_ff_only",
     "merge_no_ff",
     "push",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "GitFetchError",
     "GitCheckoutError",
     "GitPullError",
-    "GitPullArgsError",  # <-- add
+    "GitPullArgsError",
     "GitPullFfOnlyError",
     "GitMergeError",
     "GitPushError",

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/add.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Iterable, List, Sequence, Union
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def add(
 
     try:
         run(["add", *normalized], cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitAddError(
             f"Failed to add paths to staging area: {normalized!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/add_all.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/add_all.py
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitCommandError, GitRunError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -18,5 +17,7 @@ def add_all(*, cwd: str = ".", preview: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     try:
         run(["add", "-A"], cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
-        raise GitAddAllError("Failed to stage all changes with `git add -A`.", cwd=cwd) from exc
+        raise GitAddAllError(
+            "Failed to stage all changes with `git add -A`.", cwd=cwd
+        ) from exc

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/add_remote.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def add_remote(
             cwd=cwd,
             preview=preview,
         )
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitAddRemoteError(
             f"Failed to add remote {name!r} with URL {url!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/add_remote_push_url.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def add_remote_push_url(
             cwd=cwd,
             preview=preview,
         )
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitAddRemotePushUrlError(
             f"Failed to add push url {url!r} to remote {remote!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/branch_move.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/branch_move.py
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -18,5 +17,7 @@ def branch_move(branch: str, *, cwd: str = ".", preview: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     try:
         run(["branch", "-M", branch], cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
-        raise GitBranchMoveError(f"Failed to move/rename current branch to {branch!r}.", cwd=cwd) from exc
+        raise GitBranchMoveError(
+            f"Failed to move/rename current branch to {branch!r}.", cwd=cwd
+        ) from exc

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/checkout.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class GitCheckoutError(GitCommandError):
 def checkout(branch: str, cwd: str = ".") -> None:
     try:
         run(["checkout", branch], cwd=cwd)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitCheckoutError(
             f"Failed to checkout branch {branch!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/clone.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import List
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def clone(
     """
     try:
         run(["clone", *args], cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitCloneError(
             f"Git clone failed with args={args!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/commit.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def commit(
 
     try:
         run(args, cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitCommitError(
             "Failed to create commit.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/create_branch.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def create_branch(branch: str, base: str, cwd: str = ".") -> None:
     """
     try:
         run(["checkout", "-b", branch, base], cwd=cwd)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitCreateBranchError(
             f"Failed to create branch {branch!r} from base {base!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/delete_local_branch.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def delete_local_branch(branch: str, cwd: str = ".", force: bool = False) -> Non
     flag = "-D" if force else "-d"
     try:
         run(["branch", flag, branch], cwd=cwd)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitDeleteLocalBranchError(
             f"Failed to delete local branch {branch!r} (flag {flag}).",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/delete_remote_branch.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class GitDeleteRemoteBranchError(GitCommandError):
 def delete_remote_branch(remote: str, branch: str, cwd: str = ".") -> None:
     try:
         run(["push", remote, "--delete", branch], cwd=cwd)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitDeleteRemoteBranchError(
             f"Failed to delete remote branch {branch!r} on {remote!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/fetch.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def fetch(
 
     try:
         run(args, cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitFetchError(
             f"Failed to fetch from remote {remote!r}.",
             cwd=cwd,

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/init.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/init.py
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ..errors import GitError, GitCommandError
+from ..errors import GitRunError, GitCommandError
 from ..run import run
 
 
@@ -18,5 +17,5 @@ def init(*, cwd: str = ".", preview: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     try:
         run(["init"], cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
-    except GitError as exc:
+    except GitRunError as exc:
         raise GitInitError("Failed to initialize git repository.", cwd=cwd) from exc