Release version 1.8.4

Standardize Docker/CI/test environments to mount pkgmgr at /opt/src/pkgmgr.
This makes the layering explicit: pkgmgr is the lower-level foundation used by
Infinito.Nexus.

Infra-only change (Docker, CI, shell scripts). No runtime or Nix semantics changed.

https://chatgpt.com/share/69427fe7-e288-800f-90a4-c1c3c11a8484

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

@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ jobs:
           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 \
+            -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 +50,5 @@ 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

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
 
           docker run --rm \
-            -v "$PWD":/src \
+            -v "$PWD":/opt/src/pkgmgr \
-            -w /src \
+            -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
             "pkgmgr-${{ matrix.distro }}-virgin" \
             bash -lc '
               set -euo pipefail
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ 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 +51,7 @@ 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 +59,6 @@ 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 +1,18 @@
+## [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"]

flake.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.8.1";
+            version = "1.8.4";
 
             # 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=1.8.4
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+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:        1.8.4
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 17 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.4-1
+- * 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 = "1.8.4"
 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 +6,12 @@ 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="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
-  --workdir /src \
+  --workdir /opt/src/pkgmgr \
   "pkgmgr-${PKGMGR_DISTRO}" \
   bash -lc '
     set -euo pipefail
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ 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 +55,6 @@ 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 +9,18 @@ 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 \
   "${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 +38,9 @@ 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 +17,8 @@ echo
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 if OUTPUT=$(docker run --rm \
     -e REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1 \
-    -v "$(pwd):/src" \
+    -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
-    -w /src \
+    -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
     "${IMAGE}" \
     bash -lc '
         set -euo pipefail

scripts/test/test-integration.sh

@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ 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="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
   "pkgmgr-${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 +6,19 @@ 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="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
   "pkgmgr-${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/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/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/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/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 +1,35 @@
+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 +1,102 @@
+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}"')

tests/integration/test_repos_create_pypi_not_in_git_config.py

@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ class TestCreateRepoPypiNotInGitConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
             mirrors_content = mirrors_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
             self.assertIn(
-                "pypi https://pypi.org/project/repo/",
+                "https://pypi.org/project/repo/",
                 mirrors_content,
                 "PyPI mirror entry must exist in MIRRORS",
             )
             self.assertIn(
-                "origin git@github.com:acme/repo.git",
+                "git@github.com:acme/repo.git",
                 mirrors_content,
                 "origin SSH URL must exist in MIRRORS",
             )

tests/unit/pkgmgr/cli/commands/test_tools.py

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import json
-import os
-import tempfile
 import unittest
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from unittest.mock import call, patch
 
 from pkgmgr.cli.commands.tools import handle_tools_command
 
@@ -26,36 +24,23 @@ class TestHandleToolsCommand(unittest.TestCase):
     Unit tests for pkgmgr.cli.commands.tools.handle_tools_command.
 
     We focus on:
-      - Correct path resolution for repositories that have a 'directory' key.
+      - Correct path resolution and shell commands for 'explore' and 'terminal'.
-      - Correct shell commands for 'explore' and 'terminal'.
+      - For 'code': delegation to pkgmgr.cli.tools.open_vscode_workspace.
-      - Proper workspace creation and invocation of 'code' for the 'code' command.
     """
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        # Two fake repositories with explicit 'directory' entries so that
-        # _resolve_repository_path() does not need to call get_repo_dir().
         self.repos: List[Repository] = [
             {"alias": "repo1", "directory": "/tmp/repo1"},
             {"alias": "repo2", "directory": "/tmp/repo2"},
         ]
 
-        # Minimal CLI context; only attributes used in tools.py are provided.
         self.ctx = SimpleNamespace(
             config_merged={"directories": {"workspaces": "~/Workspaces"}},
             all_repositories=self.repos,
             repositories_base_dir="/base/dir",
         )
 
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-    # Helper
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
     def _patch_run_command(self):
-        """
-        Convenience context manager for patching run_command in tools module.
-        """
-        from unittest.mock import patch
-
         return patch("pkgmgr.cli.commands.tools.run_command")
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
@@ -63,12 +48,6 @@ class TestHandleToolsCommand(unittest.TestCase):
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
     def test_explore_uses_directory_paths(self) -> None:
-        """
-        The 'explore' command should call Nautilus with the resolved
-        repository paths and use '& disown' as in the implementation.
-        """
-        from unittest.mock import call
-
         args = _Args(command="explore")
 
         with self._patch_run_command() as mock_run_command:
@@ -85,12 +64,6 @@ class TestHandleToolsCommand(unittest.TestCase):
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
     def test_terminal_uses_directory_paths(self) -> None:
-        """
-        The 'terminal' command should open a GNOME Terminal tab with the
-        repository as its working directory.
-        """
-        from unittest.mock import call
-
         args = _Args(command="terminal")
 
         with self._patch_run_command() as mock_run_command:
@@ -106,63 +79,10 @@ class TestHandleToolsCommand(unittest.TestCase):
     # Tests for 'code'
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
-    def test_code_creates_workspace_and_calls_code(self) -> None:
+    def test_code_delegates_to_open_vscode_workspace(self) -> None:
-        """
-        The 'code' command should:
-
-          - Build a workspace file name from sorted repository identifiers.
-          - Resolve the repository paths into VS Code 'folders'.
-          - Create the workspace file if it does not exist.
-          - Call 'code "<workspace_file>"' via run_command.
-        """
-        from unittest.mock import patch
-
         args = _Args(command="code")
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        with patch("pkgmgr.cli.commands.tools.open_vscode_workspace") as m:
-            # Patch expanduser so that the configured '~/Workspaces'
-            # resolves into our temporary directory.
-            with patch(
-                "pkgmgr.cli.commands.tools.os.path.expanduser"
-            ) as mock_expanduser:
-                mock_expanduser.return_value = tmpdir
-
-                # Patch get_repo_identifier so the resulting workspace file
-                # name is deterministic and easy to assert.
-                with patch(
-                    "pkgmgr.cli.commands.tools.get_repo_identifier"
-                ) as mock_get_identifier:
-                    mock_get_identifier.side_effect = ["repo-b", "repo-a"]
-
-                    with self._patch_run_command() as mock_run_command:
             handle_tools_command(args, self.ctx, self.repos)
 
-                    # The identifiers are ['repo-b', 'repo-a'], which are
+        m.assert_called_once_with(self.ctx, self.repos)
-                    # sorted to ['repo-a', 'repo-b'] and joined with '_'.
-                    expected_workspace_name = "repo-a_repo-b.code-workspace"
-                    expected_workspace_file = os.path.join(
-                        tmpdir, expected_workspace_name
-                    )
-
-                    # Workspace file should have been created.
-                    self.assertTrue(
-                        os.path.exists(expected_workspace_file),
-                        "Workspace file was not created.",
-                    )
-
-                    # The content of the workspace must be valid JSON with
-                    # the expected folder paths.
-                    with open(expected_workspace_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                        data = json.load(f)
-
-                    self.assertIn("folders", data)
-                    folder_paths = {f["path"] for f in data["folders"]}
-                    self.assertEqual(
-                        folder_paths,
-                        {"/tmp/repo1", "/tmp/repo2"},
-                    )
-
-                    # And VS Code must have been invoked with that workspace.
-                    mock_run_command.assert_called_once_with(
-                        f'code "{expected_workspace_file}"'
-                    )

tests/unit/pkgmgr/cli/tools/test_paths.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+class TestResolveRepositoryPath(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_explicit_directory_key_wins(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.paths import resolve_repository_path
+
+        ctx = SimpleNamespace(repositories_base_dir="/base", repositories_dir="/base2")
+        repo = {"directory": "/explicit/repo"}
+
+        self.assertEqual(resolve_repository_path(repo, ctx), "/explicit/repo")
+
+    def test_fallback_uses_get_repo_dir_with_repositories_base_dir(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.paths import resolve_repository_path
+
+        ctx = SimpleNamespace(repositories_base_dir="/base", repositories_dir="/base2")
+        repo = {"provider": "github.com", "account": "acme", "repository": "demo"}
+
+        with patch("pkgmgr.cli.tools.paths.get_repo_dir", return_value="/computed/repo") as m:
+            out = resolve_repository_path(repo, ctx)
+
+        self.assertEqual(out, "/computed/repo")
+        m.assert_called_once_with("/base", repo)
+
+    def test_raises_if_no_base_dir_in_context(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.paths import resolve_repository_path
+
+        ctx = SimpleNamespace(repositories_base_dir=None, repositories_dir=None)
+        repo = {"provider": "github.com", "account": "acme", "repository": "demo"}
+
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as cm:
+            resolve_repository_path(repo, ctx)
+
+        self.assertIn("Cannot resolve repositories base directory", str(cm.exception))

tests/unit/pkgmgr/cli/tools/test_vscode.py

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class TestOpenVSCodeWorkspace(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_no_selected_repos_prints_message_and_returns(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode import open_vscode_workspace
+
+        ctx = SimpleNamespace(config_merged={}, all_repositories=[])
+
+        with patch("builtins.print") as p:
+            open_vscode_workspace(ctx, [])
+
+        p.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertIn("No repositories selected.", str(p.call_args[0][0]))
+
+    def test_raises_if_code_cli_missing(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode import open_vscode_workspace
+
+        ctx = SimpleNamespace(config_merged={}, all_repositories=[])
+        selected: List[Repository] = [{"provider": "github.com", "account": "x", "repository": "y"}]
+
+        with patch("pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.shutil.which", return_value=None):
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as cm:
+                open_vscode_workspace(ctx, selected)
+
+        self.assertIn("VS Code CLI ('code') not found", str(cm.exception))
+
+    def test_raises_if_identifier_contains_slash(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode import open_vscode_workspace
+
+        ctx = SimpleNamespace(
+            config_merged={"directories": {"workspaces": "~/Workspaces"}},
+            all_repositories=[],
+        )
+        selected: List[Repository] = [{"provider": "github.com", "account": "x", "repository": "y"}]
+
+        with patch("pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/code"), patch(
+            "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.get_repo_identifier",
+            return_value="github.com/x/y",
+        ):
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as cm:
+                open_vscode_workspace(ctx, selected)
+
+        msg = str(cm.exception)
+        self.assertIn("not yet identified", msg)
+        self.assertIn("identifier contains '/'", msg)
+
+    def test_creates_workspace_file_and_calls_code(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode import open_vscode_workspace
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            workspaces_dir = os.path.join(tmp, "Workspaces")
+            repo_path = os.path.join(tmp, "Repos", "dotlinker")
+
+            ctx = SimpleNamespace(
+                config_merged={"directories": {"workspaces": workspaces_dir}},
+                all_repositories=[],
+                repositories_base_dir=os.path.join(tmp, "Repos"),
+            )
+            selected: List[Repository] = [
+                {"provider": "github.com", "account": "kevin", "repository": "dotlinker"}
+            ]
+
+            with patch("pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/code"), patch(
+                "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.get_repo_identifier",
+                return_value="dotlinker",
+            ), patch(
+                "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.resolve_repository_path",
+                return_value=repo_path,
+            ), patch(
+                "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.run_command"
+            ) as run_cmd:
+                open_vscode_workspace(ctx, selected)
+
+            workspace_file = os.path.join(workspaces_dir, "dotlinker.code-workspace")
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(workspace_file))
+
+            with open(workspace_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+
+            self.assertEqual(data["folders"], [{"path": repo_path}])
+            self.assertEqual(data["settings"], {})
+
+            run_cmd.assert_called_once_with(f'code "{workspace_file}"')
+
+    def test_uses_existing_workspace_file_without_overwriting(self) -> None:
+        from pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode import open_vscode_workspace
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            workspaces_dir = os.path.join(tmp, "Workspaces")
+            os.makedirs(workspaces_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+            workspace_file = os.path.join(workspaces_dir, "dotlinker.code-workspace")
+            original = {"folders": [{"path": "/original"}], "settings": {"x": 1}}
+            with open(workspace_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                json.dump(original, f)
+
+            ctx = SimpleNamespace(
+                config_merged={"directories": {"workspaces": workspaces_dir}},
+                all_repositories=[],
+            )
+            selected: List[Repository] = [
+                {"provider": "github.com", "account": "kevin", "repository": "dotlinker"}
+            ]
+
+            with patch("pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/code"), patch(
+                "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.get_repo_identifier",
+                return_value="dotlinker",
+            ), patch(
+                "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.resolve_repository_path",
+                return_value="/new/path",
+            ), patch(
+                "pkgmgr.cli.tools.vscode.run_command"
+            ) as run_cmd:
+                open_vscode_workspace(ctx, selected)
+
+            with open(workspace_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+
+            self.assertEqual(data, original)
+            run_cmd.assert_called_once_with(f'code "{workspace_file}"')