Status Configuration

Session statuses represent workflow states. Each workspace has its own status configuration.

Storage Locations

• Config: ~/.tentarc/workspaces/{id}/statuses/config.json
• Icons: ~/.tentarc/workspaces/{id}/statuses/icons/

Default Statuses

Note: Color is optional. When omitted, the design system default is used.

Color Format

Colors use the EntityColor type — either a system color string or a custom color object.

System Colors

Auto-adapt to light/dark theme via CSS variables. No hex values needed.

Add /opacity (integer 0–100) for transparency: "foreground/50", "info/80".

Custom Colors

Object with explicit CSS color values for light and dark themes:

{ "light": "#EF4444", "dark": "#F87171" }

If dark is omitted, it's auto-derived from light (brightened ~30%).

Supported CSS color formats for light/dark values:

Common Mistakes

• Bare color names ("red", "blue") are not supported — use hex or system colors
• Tailwind classes ("text-red-500") are not valid — use system color names directly
• Hex without # prefix ("EF4444") is invalid — always include #
• System color opacity must be an integer 0–100 ("foreground/50" not "foreground/0.5")

Status Types

• Fixed (isFixed: true): Cannot be deleted or renamed. Required statuses: todo, done, cancelled.
• Default (isDefault: true): Ships with app, can be modified but not deleted.
• Custom (isFixed: false, isDefault: false): User-created, fully editable and deletable.

Category System

• open: Session appears in inbox/active list
• closed: Session appears in archive/completed list

config.json Schema

{
  "version": 1,
  "statuses": [
    {
      "id": "todo",
      "label": "Todo",
      "category": "open",
      "isFixed": true,
      "isDefault": false,
      "order": 0
    }
  ],
  "defaultStatusId": "todo"
}

Note: The icon field is optional. Default statuses use auto-discovered SVG files from statuses/icons/{id}.svg.

Status Properties

Icon Configuration

Icon resolution priority:

1. Local file - Auto-discovered from statuses/icons/{id}.svg (or .png, .jpg, .jpeg)
2. Emoji - If icon field is an emoji string (e.g., "🔥")
3. Fallback - Bullet character if no icon found

File-based icons (recommended for default statuses):

• Place SVG in statuses/icons/{status-id}.svg
• No config needed - auto-discovered by status ID
• Example: statuses/icons/blocked.svg for status ID blocked

Emoji icons (quick and easy):

"icon": "🔥"

URL icons (auto-downloaded):

"icon": "https://example.com/icon.svg"

URLs are automatically downloaded to statuses/icons/{id}.{ext}.

⚠️ Icon Sourcing Rules:

• DO generate custom SVG files following the guidelines below
• DO download icons from the web (e.g., Heroicons, Feather, Simple Icons)
• DO use emoji for quick, universal icons

Adding Custom Statuses

Edit the workspace's statuses/config.json:

{
  "id": "blocked",
  "label": "Blocked",
  "color": "destructive",
  "icon": "🚫",
  "category": "open",
  "isFixed": false,
  "isDefault": false,
  "order": 3
}

Or with a custom hex color:

{
  "id": "blocked",
  "label": "Blocked",
  "color": { "light": "#EF4444", "dark": "#F87171" },
  "icon": "🚫",
  "category": "open",
  "isFixed": false,
  "isDefault": false,
  "order": 3
}

Adjust order values for existing statuses as needed.

SVG Icon Guidelines

• Size: 24x24
• Use currentColor for stroke/fill (theming support)
• stroke-width: 2
• stroke-linecap: round
• stroke-linejoin: round

Self-Healing

• Missing icon files are auto-recreated from embedded defaults
• Invalid status IDs on sessions fallback to todo
• Corrupted configs reset to defaults

Validation

IMPORTANT: Always validate after creating or editing statuses:

config_validate({ target: "statuses" })

This validates:

• Required fixed statuses exist (todo, done, cancelled)
• No duplicate status IDs
• defaultStatusId references an existing status
• Icon files exist when referenced
• At least one status in each category (open/closed)

Invalid configs will fall back to defaults at runtime, but validation catches issues before they cause problems.