Release version 1.9.0

* Add mirror visibility subcommand and provision --public flag
* Implement core visibility API with provider support (GitHub, Gitea)
* Extend provider interface and EnsureStatus
* Add unit, integration and e2e tests for visibility handling

https://chatgpt.com/share/6946a44e-4f48-800f-8124-9c0b9b2b6b04

.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 "$PWD":/src \
-            -w /src \
+            -v "$PWD":/opt/src/pkgmgr \
+            -e NIX_CONFIG="${NIX_CONFIG}" \
+            -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
             "pkgmgr-${{ matrix.distro }}-virgin" \
             bash -lc '
               set -euo pipefail
@@ -42,23 +43,25 @@ 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
               chmod 0755 /nix
               chmod 1777 /nix/store
+              sudo -H -u dev env \
+                HOME=/home/dev \
+                NIX_CONFIG="$NIX_CONFIG" \
+                PKGMGR_DISABLE_NIX_FLAKE_INSTALLER=1 \
+                bash -lc "
+                  set -euo pipefail
+                  cd /opt/src/pkgmgr
+                  make setup-venv
+                  . \"\$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/activate\"
 
-              sudo -H -u dev env HOME=/home/dev PKGMGR_DISABLE_NIX_FLAKE_INSTALLER=1 bash -lc "
-                set -euo pipefail
-                cd /src
+                  pkgmgr version pkgmgr
 
-                make setup-venv
-                . \"\$HOME/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/activate\"
-
-                pkgmgr version pkgmgr
-
-                export NIX_REMOTE=local
-                nix run /src#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr
-              "
+                  export NIX_REMOTE=local
+                  nix run /opt/src/pkgmgr#pkgmgr -- version pkgmgr
+                "
             '

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,57 @@
+## [1.9.0] - 2025-12-20
+
+* * New ***mirror visibility*** command to set remote Git repositories to ***public*** or ***private***.
+* New ***--public*** flag for ***mirror provision*** to create repositories and immediately make them public.
+* All configured git mirrors are now provisioned.
+
+
+## [1.8.7] - 2025-12-19
+
+* * **Release version updates now correctly modify ***pyproject.toml*** files that follow PEP 621**, ensuring the ***[project].version*** field is updated as expected.
+* **Invalid or incomplete ***pyproject.toml*** files are now handled gracefully** with clear error messages instead of abrupt process termination.
+* **RPM spec files remain compatible during releases**: existing macros such as ***%{?dist}*** are preserved and no longer accidentally modified.
+
+
+## [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.
+* 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.
+* GitHub authentication is more robust: tokens are automatically resolved via the GitHub CLI (`gh`), invalid stored tokens are replaced, and interactive prompts occur only when necessary.
+* Repository creation and release workflows are more reliable, producing cleaner Git configurations and more predictable version handling.
+
+
 ## [1.8.0] - 2025-12-15
 
 * *** New Features: ***

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 = "1.8.0";
+            version = "1.9.0";
 
             # 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=1.8.0
+pkgver=1.9.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,66 @@
+package-manager (1.9.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * * New ***mirror visibility*** command to set remote Git repositories to ***public*** or ***private***.
+* New ***--public*** flag for ***mirror provision*** to create repositories and immediately make them public.
+* All configured git mirrors are now provisioned.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:37:58 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.8.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * * **Release version updates now correctly modify ***pyproject.toml*** files that follow PEP 621**, ensuring the ***[project].version*** field is updated as expected.
+* **Invalid or incomplete ***pyproject.toml*** files are now handled gracefully** with clear error messages instead of abrupt process termination.
+* **RPM spec files remain compatible during releases**: existing macros such as ***%{?dist}*** are preserved and no longer accidentally modified.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:15:47 +0100
+
+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.
+* 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.
+* GitHub authentication is more robust: tokens are automatically resolved via the GitHub CLI (`gh`), invalid stored tokens are replaced, and interactive prompts occur only when necessary.
+* Repository creation and release workflows are more reliable, producing cleaner Git configurations and more predictable version handling.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:06:35 +0100
+
 package-manager (1.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * *** New Features: ***

packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.8.0
+Version:        1.9.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,6 +74,42 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 20 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.9.0-1
+- * New ***mirror visibility*** command to set remote Git repositories to ***public*** or ***private***.
+* New ***--public*** flag for ***mirror provision*** to create repositories and immediately make them public.
+* All configured git mirrors are now provisioned.
+
+* Fri Dec 19 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.7-1
+- * **Release version updates now correctly modify ***pyproject.toml*** files that follow PEP 621**, ensuring the ***[project].version*** field is updated as expected.
+* **Invalid or incomplete ***pyproject.toml*** files are now handled gracefully** with clear error messages instead of abrupt process termination.
+* **RPM spec files remain compatible during releases**: existing macros such as ***%{?dist}*** are preserved and no longer accidentally modified.
+
+* 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.
+* GitHub authentication is more robust: tokens are automatically resolved via the GitHub CLI (`gh`), invalid stored tokens are replaced, and interactive prompts occur only when necessary.
+* Repository creation and release workflows are more reliable, producing cleaner Git configurations and more predictable version handling.
+
 * Mon Dec 15 2025 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.8.0-1
 - *** New Features: ***
 - **Silent Updates**: You can now use the `--silent` flag during installs and updates to suppress error messages for individual repositories and get a single summary at the end. This ensures the process continues even if some repositories fail, while still preserving interactive checks when not in silent mode.

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 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
-echo "[docker] Using /src as working directory"
-cd /src
+# Always use /opt/src/pkgmgr (mounted from host) as working directory
+echo "[docker-pkgmgr] Using /opt/src/pkgmgr as working directory"
+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] Rebuilding package-manager from /src via scripts/installation/package.sh..."
+  echo "[docker-pkgmgr] DEV mode enabled (REINSTALL_PKGMGR=1)"
+  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),
-    # older versions about the worktree (/src). Nix turns "." into the
-    # flake input "git+file:///src", which then uses Git under the hood.
+    # Newer Git (e.g. on Ubuntu) complains about the gitdir (/opt/src/pkgmgr/.git),
+    # older versions about the worktree (/opt/src/pkgmgr). Nix turns "." into the
+    # 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 /src/.git || true
+      git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/src/pkgmgr || 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" \
-    -w /src \
+    -v "$(pwd):/opt/src/pkgmgr" \
+    -w /opt/src/pkgmgr \
+    -e NIX_CONFIG="${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/__init__.py

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ __all__ = ["cli"]
 
 
 def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
-  """
-  Lazily expose ``pkgmgr.cli`` as attribute on the top-level package.
+    """
+    Lazily expose ``pkgmgr.cli`` as attribute on the top-level package.
 
-  This keeps ``import pkgmgr`` lightweight while still allowing
-  ``from pkgmgr import cli`` in tests and entry points.
-  """
-  if name == "cli":
-      return import_module("pkgmgr.cli")
-  raise AttributeError(f"module 'pkgmgr' has no attribute {name!r}")
+    This keeps ``import pkgmgr`` lightweight while still allowing
+    ``from pkgmgr import cli`` in tests and entry points.
+    """
+    if name == "cli":
+        return import_module("pkgmgr.cli")
+    raise AttributeError(f"module 'pkgmgr' has no attribute {name!r}")

src/pkgmgr/actions/__init__.py

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 # expose subpackages for patch() / resolve_name() friendliness
 from . import release as release  # noqa: F401
 
-__all__ = ["release"]
+__all__ = ["release"]

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(
-            f"Merge branch '{name}' into '{target_base}' and delete it afterwards? (y/N): "
-        ).strip().lower()
+        answer = (
+            input(
+                f"Merge branch '{name}' into '{target_base}' and delete it afterwards? (y/N): "
+            )
+            .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:
@@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ def drop_branch(
 
     # Confirmation
     if not force:
-        answer = input(
-            f"Delete branch '{name}' locally and on origin? This is destructive! (y/N): "
-        ).strip().lower()
+        answer = (
+            input(
+                f"Delete branch '{name}' locally and on origin? This is destructive! (y/N): "
+            )
+            .strip()
+            .lower()
+        )
         if answer != "y":
             print("Aborted dropping branch.")
             return
 
     delete_local_branch(name, cwd=cwd, force=False)
-    
+
     # Remote delete (special-case message)
     try:
         delete_remote_branch("origin", name, cwd=cwd)

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

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import yaml
 import os
-from pkgmgr.core.config.save import save_user_config 
+from pkgmgr.core.config.save import save_user_config
 
-def interactive_add(config,USER_CONFIG_PATH:str):
+
+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.")
     new_entry = {}
     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()
@@ -25,12 +28,12 @@ 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": []}
         user_config.setdefault("repositories", [])
         user_config["repositories"].append(new_entry)
-        save_user_config(user_config,USER_CONFIG_PATH)
+        save_user_config(user_config, USER_CONFIG_PATH)
     else:
-        print("Entry not added.")
+        print("Entry not added.")

src/pkgmgr/actions/config/init.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ with the expected structure:
 
 For each discovered repository, the function:
   • derives provider, account, repository from the folder structure
-  • (optionally) determines the latest commit hash via git log
+  • (optionally) determines the latest commit hash via git
   • generates a unique CLI alias
   • marks ignore=True for newly discovered repos
   • skips repos already known in defaults or user config
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ For each discovered repository, the function:
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-import subprocess
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from pkgmgr.core.command.alias import generate_alias
 from pkgmgr.core.config.save import save_user_config
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_latest_commit
 
 
 def config_init(
@@ -107,36 +107,33 @@ 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}")
 
-                # Determine commit hash
-                try:
-                    result = subprocess.run(
-                        ["git", "log", "-1", "--format=%H"],
-                        cwd=repo_path,
-                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                        text=True,
-                        check=True,
+                # Determine commit hash via git query
+                verified_commit = get_latest_commit(repo_path) or ""
+                if verified_commit:
+                    print(f"[INFO]       Latest commit: {verified_commit}")
+                else:
+                    print(
+                        "[WARN]       Could not read commit (not a git repo or no commits)."
                     )
-                    verified = result.stdout.strip()
-                    print(f"[INFO]       Latest commit: {verified}")
-                except Exception as exc:
-                    verified = ""
-                    print(f"[WARN]       Could not read commit: {exc}")
 
-                entry = {
+                entry: Dict[str, Any] = {
                     "provider": provider,
                     "account": account,
                     "repository": repo_name,
-                    "verified": {"commit": verified},
+                    "verified": {"commit": verified_commit},
                     "ignore": True,
                 }
 

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:
@@ -8,8 +9,10 @@ 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}")
-            print("-" * 40)
+            print("-" * 40)

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(
-            f"Repository directory '{repo_dir}' does not exist. "
-            "Cloning it now..."
-        )
+        print(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(
-                f"Cloning failed for repository {identifier}. "
-                "Skipping installation."
-            )
+            print(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.debian_control import DebianControlInstaller  # noqa: F401
+from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.arch_pkgbuild import (
+    ArchPkgbuildInstaller as ArchPkgbuildInstaller,
+)  # noqa: F401
+from pkgmgr.actions.install.installers.os_packages.debian_control import (
+    DebianControlInstaller as 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/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .list_cmd import list_mirrors
 from .diff_cmd import diff_mirrors
 from .merge_cmd import merge_mirrors
 from .setup_cmd import setup_mirrors
+from .visibility_cmd import set_mirror_visibility
 
 __all__ = [
     "Repository",
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "diff_mirrors",
     "merge_mirrors",
     "setup_mirrors",
+    "set_mirror_visibility",
 ]

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,
@@ -12,14 +12,38 @@ from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import (
     add_remote_push_url,
     set_remote_url,
 )
-from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import (
-    get_remote_push_urls,
-    list_remotes,
-)
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_remote_push_urls, list_remotes
 
 from .types import MirrorMap, RepoMirrorContext, Repository
 
 
+def _is_git_remote_url(url: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    True only for URLs that should become git remotes / push URLs.
+
+    Accepted:
+      - git@host:owner/repo(.git)                (SCP-like SSH)
+      - ssh://git@host(:port)/owner/repo(.git)   (SSH URL)
+      - https://host/owner/repo.git              (HTTPS git remote)
+      - http://host/owner/repo.git               (rare, but possible)
+    Everything else (e.g. PyPI project page) stays metadata only.
+    """
+    u = (url or "").strip()
+    if not u:
+        return False
+
+    if u.startswith("git@"):
+        return True
+
+    if u.startswith("ssh://"):
+        return True
+
+    if (u.startswith("https://") or u.startswith("http://")) and u.endswith(".git"):
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
 def build_default_ssh_url(repo: Repository) -> Optional[str]:
     provider = repo.get("provider")
     account = repo.get("account")
@@ -35,25 +59,29 @@ def build_default_ssh_url(repo: Repository) -> Optional[str]:
     return f"git@{provider}:{account}/{name}.git"
 
 
+def _git_mirrors_only(m: MirrorMap) -> MirrorMap:
+    return {k: v for k, v in m.items() if v and _is_git_remote_url(v)}
+
+
 def determine_primary_remote_url(
     repo: Repository,
     ctx: RepoMirrorContext,
 ) -> Optional[str]:
     """
-    Priority order:
-      1. origin from resolved mirrors
-      2. MIRRORS file order
-      3. config mirrors order
+    Priority order (GIT URLS ONLY):
+      1. origin from resolved mirrors (if it is a git URL)
+      2. first git URL from MIRRORS file (in file order)
+      3. first git URL from config mirrors (in config order)
       4. default SSH URL
     """
     resolved = ctx.resolved_mirrors
-
-    if resolved.get("origin"):
-        return resolved["origin"]
+    origin = resolved.get("origin")
+    if origin and _is_git_remote_url(origin):
+        return origin
 
     for mirrors in (ctx.file_mirrors, ctx.config_mirrors):
         for _, url in mirrors.items():
-            if url:
+            if url and _is_git_remote_url(url):
                 return url
 
     return build_default_ssh_url(repo)
@@ -62,7 +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
 
 
@@ -82,16 +110,19 @@ def _ensure_additional_push_urls(
     preview: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """
-    Ensure all mirror URLs (except primary) are configured as additional push URLs for origin.
-    Preview is handled by the underlying git runner.
+    Ensure all *git* mirror URLs (except primary) are configured as additional
+    push URLs for origin.
+
+    Non-git URLs (like PyPI) are ignored and will never land in git config.
     """
-    desired: Set[str] = {u for u in mirrors.values() if u and u != primary}
+    git_only = _git_mirrors_only(mirrors)
+    desired: Set[str] = {u for u in git_only.values() if u and u != primary}
     if not desired:
         return
 
     try:
         existing = get_remote_push_urls("origin", cwd=repo_dir)
-    except GitError:
+    except GitRunError:
         existing = set()
 
     for url in sorted(desired - existing):
@@ -110,8 +141,8 @@ def ensure_origin_remote(
         return
 
     primary = determine_primary_remote_url(repo, ctx)
-    if not primary:
-        print("[WARN] No primary mirror URL could be determined.")
+    if not primary or not _is_git_remote_url(primary):
+        print("[WARN] No valid git primary mirror URL could be determined.")
         return
 
     # 1) Ensure origin exists
@@ -122,14 +153,13 @@ def ensure_origin_remote(
             print(f"[WARN] Failed to add origin remote: {exc}")
             return  # without origin we cannot reliably proceed
 
-    # 2) Ensure origin fetch+push URLs are correct (ALWAYS, even if origin already existed)
+    # 2) Ensure origin fetch+push URLs are correct
     try:
         _set_origin_fetch_and_push(repo_dir, primary, preview)
     except GitSetRemoteUrlError as exc:
-        # Do not abort: still try to add additional push URLs
         print(f"[WARN] Failed to set origin URLs: {exc}")
 
-    # 3) Ensure additional push URLs for mirrors
+    # 3) Ensure additional push URLs for mirrors (git urls only)
     try:
         _ensure_additional_push_urls(repo_dir, ctx.resolved_mirrors, primary, preview)
     except GitAddRemotePushUrlError as exc:

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/remote_provision.py

@@ -11,35 +11,37 @@ from .types import Repository
 from .url_utils import normalize_provider_host, parse_repo_from_git_url
 
 
-def ensure_remote_repository(
-    repo: Repository,
-    repositories_base_dir: str,
-    all_repos: List[Repository],
+def _provider_hint_from_host(host: str) -> str | None:
+    h = (host or "").lower()
+    if h == "github.com":
+        return "github"
+    # Best-effort default for self-hosted git domains
+    return "gitea" if h else None
+
+
+def ensure_remote_repository_for_url(
+    *,
+    url: str,
+    private_default: bool,
+    description: str,
     preview: bool,
 ) -> None:
-    ctx = build_context(repo, repositories_base_dir, all_repos)
-
-    primary_url = determine_primary_remote_url(repo, ctx)
-    if not primary_url:
-        print("[INFO] No primary URL found; skipping remote provisioning.")
-        return
-
-    host_raw, owner, name = parse_repo_from_git_url(primary_url)
+    host_raw, owner, name = parse_repo_from_git_url(url)
     host = normalize_provider_host(host_raw)
 
     if not host or not owner or not name:
-        print("[WARN] Could not parse remote URL:", primary_url)
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not parse repo from URL: {url}")
         return
 
     spec = RepoSpec(
         host=host,
         owner=owner,
         name=name,
-        private=bool(repo.get("private", True)),
-        description=str(repo.get("description", "")),
+        private=private_default,
+        description=description,
     )
 
-    provider_kind = str(repo.get("provider", "")).lower() or None
+    provider_kind = _provider_hint_from_host(host)
 
     try:
         result = ensure_remote_repo(
@@ -56,4 +58,29 @@ def ensure_remote_repository(
         if result.url:
             print(f"[REMOTE ENSURE] URL: {result.url}")
     except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
-        print(f"[ERROR] Remote provisioning failed: {exc}")
+        print(f"[ERROR] Remote provisioning failed for {url!r}: {exc}")
+
+
+def ensure_remote_repository(
+    repo: Repository,
+    repositories_base_dir: str,
+    all_repos: List[Repository],
+    preview: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Backwards-compatible wrapper: ensure the *primary* remote repository
+    derived from the primary URL.
+    """
+    ctx = build_context(repo, repositories_base_dir, all_repos)
+
+    primary_url = determine_primary_remote_url(repo, ctx)
+    if not primary_url:
+        print("[INFO] No primary URL found; skipping remote provisioning.")
+        return
+
+    ensure_remote_repository_for_url(
+        url=primary_url,
+        private_default=bool(repo.get("private", True)),
+        description=str(repo.get("description", "")),
+        preview=preview,
+    )

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/setup_cmd.py

@@ -2,11 +2,88 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import List
 
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import probe_remote_reachable_detail
+from pkgmgr.core.remote_provisioning import ProviderHint, RepoSpec, set_repo_visibility
+from pkgmgr.core.remote_provisioning.visibility import VisibilityOptions
+
 from .context import build_context
-from .git_remote import ensure_origin_remote, determine_primary_remote_url
-from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import probe_remote_reachable
-from .remote_provision import ensure_remote_repository
+from .git_remote import determine_primary_remote_url, ensure_origin_remote
+from .remote_provision import ensure_remote_repository_for_url
 from .types import Repository
+from .url_utils import normalize_provider_host, parse_repo_from_git_url
+
+
+def _is_git_remote_url(url: str) -> bool:
+    # Keep the same filtering semantics as in git_remote.py (duplicated on purpose
+    # to keep setup_cmd independent of private helpers).
+    u = (url or "").strip()
+    if not u:
+        return False
+    if u.startswith("git@"):
+        return True
+    if u.startswith("ssh://"):
+        return True
+    if (u.startswith("https://") or u.startswith("http://")) and u.endswith(".git"):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _provider_hint_from_host(host: str) -> str | None:
+    h = (host or "").lower()
+    if h == "github.com":
+        return "github"
+    return "gitea" if h else None
+
+
+def _apply_visibility_for_url(
+    *,
+    url: str,
+    private: bool,
+    description: str,
+    preview: bool,
+) -> None:
+    host_raw, owner, name = parse_repo_from_git_url(url)
+    host = normalize_provider_host(host_raw)
+
+    if not host or not owner or not name:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not parse repo from URL: {url}")
+        return
+
+    spec = RepoSpec(
+        host=host,
+        owner=owner,
+        name=name,
+        private=private,
+        description=description,
+    )
+
+    provider_kind = _provider_hint_from_host(host)
+    res = set_repo_visibility(
+        spec,
+        private=private,
+        provider_hint=ProviderHint(kind=provider_kind),
+        options=VisibilityOptions(preview=preview),
+    )
+    print(f"[REMOTE VISIBILITY] {res.status.upper()}: {res.message}")
+
+
+def _print_probe_result(name: str | None, url: str, *, cwd: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Print probe result for a git remote URL, including a short failure reason.
+    """
+    ok, reason = probe_remote_reachable_detail(url, cwd=cwd)
+
+    prefix = f"{name}: " if name else ""
+    if ok:
+        print(f"[OK] {prefix}{url}")
+        return
+
+    print(f"[WARN] {prefix}{url}")
+    if reason:
+        reason = reason.strip()
+        if len(reason) > 240:
+            reason = reason[:240].rstrip() + "…"
+        print(f"       reason: {reason}")
 
 
 def _setup_local_mirrors_for_repo(
@@ -32,6 +109,7 @@ def _setup_remote_mirrors_for_repo(
     all_repos: List[Repository],
     preview: bool,
     ensure_remote: bool,
+    ensure_visibility: str | None,
 ) -> None:
     ctx = build_context(repo, repositories_base_dir, all_repos)
 
@@ -40,26 +118,78 @@ def _setup_remote_mirrors_for_repo(
     print(f"[MIRROR SETUP:REMOTE] dir: {ctx.repo_dir}")
     print("------------------------------------------------------------")
 
-    if ensure_remote:
-        ensure_remote_repository(
-            repo,
-            repositories_base_dir,
-            all_repos,
-            preview,
-        )
+    git_mirrors = {
+        k: v for k, v in ctx.resolved_mirrors.items() if _is_git_remote_url(v)
+    }
 
-    if not ctx.resolved_mirrors:
+    def _desired_private_default() -> bool:
+        # default behavior: repo['private'] (or True)
+        if ensure_visibility == "public":
+            return False
+        if ensure_visibility == "private":
+            return True
+        return bool(repo.get("private", True))
+
+    def _should_enforce_visibility() -> bool:
+        return ensure_visibility in ("public", "private")
+
+    def _visibility_private_value() -> bool:
+        return ensure_visibility == "private"
+
+    description = str(repo.get("description", ""))
+
+    # If there are no git mirrors, fall back to primary (git) URL.
+    if not git_mirrors:
         primary = determine_primary_remote_url(repo, ctx)
-        if not primary:
+        if not primary or not _is_git_remote_url(primary):
+            print("[INFO] No git mirrors to probe or provision.")
+            print()
             return
-        ok = probe_remote_reachable(primary, cwd=ctx.repo_dir)
-        print("[OK]" if ok else "[WARN]", primary)
+
+        if ensure_remote:
+            print(f"[REMOTE ENSURE] ensuring primary: {primary}")
+            ensure_remote_repository_for_url(
+                url=primary,
+                private_default=_desired_private_default(),
+                description=description,
+                preview=preview,
+            )
+            # IMPORTANT: enforce visibility only if requested
+            if _should_enforce_visibility():
+                _apply_visibility_for_url(
+                    url=primary,
+                    private=_visibility_private_value(),
+                    description=description,
+                    preview=preview,
+                )
+            print()
+
+        _print_probe_result(None, primary, cwd=ctx.repo_dir)
         print()
         return
 
-    for name, url in ctx.resolved_mirrors.items():
-        ok = probe_remote_reachable(url, cwd=ctx.repo_dir)
-        print(f"[OK] {name}: {url}" if ok else f"[WARN] {name}: {url}")
+    # Provision ALL git mirrors (if requested)
+    if ensure_remote:
+        for name, url in git_mirrors.items():
+            print(f"[REMOTE ENSURE] ensuring mirror {name!r}: {url}")
+            ensure_remote_repository_for_url(
+                url=url,
+                private_default=_desired_private_default(),
+                description=description,
+                preview=preview,
+            )
+            if _should_enforce_visibility():
+                _apply_visibility_for_url(
+                    url=url,
+                    private=_visibility_private_value(),
+                    description=description,
+                    preview=preview,
+                )
+        print()
+
+    # Probe ALL git mirrors
+    for name, url in git_mirrors.items():
+        _print_probe_result(name, url, cwd=ctx.repo_dir)
 
     print()
 
@@ -72,6 +202,7 @@ def setup_mirrors(
     local: bool = True,
     remote: bool = True,
     ensure_remote: bool = False,
+    ensure_visibility: str | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     for repo in selected_repos:
         if local:
@@ -89,4 +220,5 @@ def setup_mirrors(
                 all_repos,
                 preview,
                 ensure_remote,
+                ensure_visibility,
             )

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/url_utils.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def hostport_from_git_url(url: str) -> Tuple[str, Optional[str]]:
             netloc = netloc.split("@", 1)[1]
 
         if netloc.startswith("[") and "]" in netloc:
-            host = netloc[1:netloc.index("]")]
+            host = netloc[1 : netloc.index("]")]
             rest = netloc[netloc.index("]") + 1 :]
             port = rest[1:] if rest.startswith(":") else None
             return host.strip(), (port.strip() if port else None)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def normalize_provider_host(host: str) -> str:
         return ""
 
     if host.startswith("[") and "]" in host:
-        host = host[1:host.index("]")]
+        host = host[1 : host.index("]")]
 
     if ":" in host and host.count(":") == 1:
         host = host.rsplit(":", 1)[0]

src/pkgmgr/actions/mirror/visibility_cmd.py

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List
+
+from pkgmgr.core.remote_provisioning import ProviderHint, RepoSpec, set_repo_visibility
+from pkgmgr.core.remote_provisioning.visibility import VisibilityOptions
+
+from .context import build_context
+from .git_remote import determine_primary_remote_url
+from .types import Repository
+from .url_utils import normalize_provider_host, parse_repo_from_git_url
+
+
+def _is_git_remote_url(url: str) -> bool:
+    # Keep same semantics as setup_cmd.py / git_remote.py
+    u = (url or "").strip()
+    if not u:
+        return False
+    if u.startswith("git@"):
+        return True
+    if u.startswith("ssh://"):
+        return True
+    if (u.startswith("https://") or u.startswith("http://")) and u.endswith(".git"):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _provider_hint_from_host(host: str) -> str | None:
+    h = (host or "").lower()
+    if h == "github.com":
+        return "github"
+    # Best-effort default for self-hosted git domains
+    return "gitea" if h else None
+
+
+def _apply_visibility_for_url(
+    *,
+    url: str,
+    private: bool,
+    description: str,
+    preview: bool,
+) -> None:
+    host_raw, owner, name = parse_repo_from_git_url(url)
+    host = normalize_provider_host(host_raw)
+
+    if not host or not owner or not name:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not parse repo from URL: {url}")
+        return
+
+    spec = RepoSpec(
+        host=host,
+        owner=owner,
+        name=name,
+        private=private,
+        description=description,
+    )
+
+    provider_kind = _provider_hint_from_host(host)
+    res = set_repo_visibility(
+        spec,
+        private=private,
+        provider_hint=ProviderHint(kind=provider_kind),
+        options=VisibilityOptions(preview=preview),
+    )
+    print(f"[REMOTE VISIBILITY] {res.status.upper()}: {res.message}")
+
+
+def set_mirror_visibility(
+    selected_repos: List[Repository],
+    repositories_base_dir: str,
+    all_repos: List[Repository],
+    *,
+    visibility: str,
+    preview: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Set remote repository visibility for all git mirrors of each selected repo.
+
+    visibility:
+      - "private"
+      - "public"
+    """
+    v = (visibility or "").strip().lower()
+    if v not in ("private", "public"):
+        raise ValueError("visibility must be 'private' or 'public'")
+
+    desired_private = v == "private"
+
+    for repo in selected_repos:
+        ctx = build_context(repo, repositories_base_dir, all_repos)
+
+        print("------------------------------------------------------------")
+        print(f"[MIRROR VISIBILITY] {ctx.identifier}")
+        print(f"[MIRROR VISIBILITY] dir: {ctx.repo_dir}")
+        print(f"[MIRROR VISIBILITY] target: {v}")
+        print("------------------------------------------------------------")
+
+        git_mirrors = {
+            name: url
+            for name, url in ctx.resolved_mirrors.items()
+            if url and _is_git_remote_url(url)
+        }
+
+        # If there are no git mirrors, fall back to primary (git) URL.
+        if not git_mirrors:
+            primary = determine_primary_remote_url(repo, ctx)
+            if not primary or not _is_git_remote_url(primary):
+                print(
+                    "[INFO] No git mirrors found (and no primary git URL). Nothing to do."
+                )
+                print()
+                continue
+
+            print(f"[MIRROR VISIBILITY] applying to primary: {primary}")
+            _apply_visibility_for_url(
+                url=primary,
+                private=desired_private,
+                description=str(repo.get("description", "")),
+                preview=preview,
+            )
+            print()
+            continue
+
+        # Apply to ALL git mirrors
+        for name, url in git_mirrors.items():
+            print(f"[MIRROR VISIBILITY] applying to mirror {name!r}: {url}")
+            _apply_visibility_for_url(
+                url=url,
+                private=desired_private,
+                description=str(repo.get("description", "")),
+                preview=preview,
+            )
+
+        print()

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)
 
@@ -30,4 +41,4 @@ def exec_proxy_command(proxy_prefix: str, selected_repos, repositories_base_dir,
         print("\nSummary of failed commands:")
         for repo_identifier, exit_code in error_repos:
             print(f"- {repo_identifier} failed with exit code {exit_code}")
-        sys.exit(max_exit_code)
+        sys.exit(max_exit_code)

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files.py

@@ -1,537 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-"""
-File and metadata update helpers for the release workflow.
-
-Responsibilities:
-  - Update pyproject.toml with the new version.
-  - Update flake.nix, PKGBUILD, RPM spec files where present.
-  - Prepend release entries to CHANGELOG.md.
-  - Maintain distribution-specific changelog files:
-      * debian/changelog
-      * RPM spec %changelog section
-    including maintainer metadata where applicable.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-import re
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import tempfile
-from datetime import date, datetime
-from typing import Optional, Tuple
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Editor helper for interactive changelog messages
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def _open_editor_for_changelog(initial_message: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-    """
-    Open $EDITOR (fallback 'nano') so the user can enter a changelog message.
-
-    The temporary file is pre-filled with commented instructions and an
-    optional initial_message. Lines starting with '#' are ignored when the
-    message is read back.
-
-    Returns the final message (may be empty string if user leaves it blank).
-    """
-    editor = os.environ.get("EDITOR", "nano")
-
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
-        mode="w+",
-        delete=False,
-        encoding="utf-8",
-    ) as tmp:
-        tmp_path = tmp.name
-        tmp.write(
-            "# Write the changelog entry for this release.\n"
-            "# Lines starting with '#' will be ignored.\n"
-            "# Empty result will fall back to a generic message.\n\n"
-        )
-        if initial_message:
-            tmp.write(initial_message.strip() + "\n")
-        tmp.flush()
-
-    try:
-        subprocess.call([editor, tmp_path])
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print(
-            f"[WARN] Editor {editor!r} not found; proceeding without "
-            "interactive changelog message."
-        )
-
-    try:
-        with open(tmp_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            content = f.read()
-    finally:
-        try:
-            os.remove(tmp_path)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-
-    lines = [
-        line for line in content.splitlines()
-        if not line.strip().startswith("#")
-    ]
-    return "\n".join(lines).strip()
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# File update helpers (pyproject + extra packaging + changelog)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def update_pyproject_version(
-    pyproject_path: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Update the version in pyproject.toml with the new version.
-
-    The function looks for a line matching:
-
-        version = "X.Y.Z"
-
-    and replaces the version part with the given new_version string.
-
-    If the file does not exist, it is skipped without failing the release.
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(pyproject_path):
-        print(
-            f"[INFO] pyproject.toml not found at: {pyproject_path}, "
-            "skipping version update."
-        )
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(pyproject_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            content = f.read()
-    except OSError as exc:
-        print(
-            f"[WARN] Could not read pyproject.toml at {pyproject_path}: {exc}. "
-            "Skipping version update."
-        )
-        return
-
-    pattern = r'^(version\s*=\s*")([^"]+)(")'
-    new_content, count = re.subn(
-        pattern,
-        lambda m: f'{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}',
-        content,
-        flags=re.MULTILINE,
-    )
-
-    if count == 0:
-        print("[ERROR] Could not find version line in pyproject.toml")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    if preview:
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would update pyproject.toml version to {new_version}")
-        return
-
-    with open(pyproject_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(new_content)
-
-    print(f"Updated pyproject.toml version to {new_version}")
-
-
-def update_flake_version(
-    flake_path: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Update the version in flake.nix, if present.
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(flake_path):
-        print("[INFO] flake.nix not found, skipping.")
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(flake_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            content = f.read()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Could not read flake.nix: {exc}")
-        return
-
-    pattern = r'(version\s*=\s*")([^"]+)(")'
-    new_content, count = re.subn(
-        pattern,
-        lambda m: f'{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}',
-        content,
-    )
-
-    if count == 0:
-        print("[WARN] No version assignment found in flake.nix, skipping.")
-        return
-
-    if preview:
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would update flake.nix version to {new_version}")
-        return
-
-    with open(flake_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(new_content)
-
-    print(f"Updated flake.nix version to {new_version}")
-
-
-def update_pkgbuild_version(
-    pkgbuild_path: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Update the version in PKGBUILD, if present.
-
-    Expects:
-        pkgver=1.2.3
-        pkgrel=1
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(pkgbuild_path):
-        print("[INFO] PKGBUILD not found, skipping.")
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(pkgbuild_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            content = f.read()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Could not read PKGBUILD: {exc}")
-        return
-
-    ver_pattern = r"^(pkgver\s*=\s*)(.+)$"
-    new_content, ver_count = re.subn(
-        ver_pattern,
-        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}",
-        content,
-        flags=re.MULTILINE,
-    )
-
-    if ver_count == 0:
-        print("[WARN] No pkgver line found in PKGBUILD.")
-        new_content = content
-
-    rel_pattern = r"^(pkgrel\s*=\s*)(.+)$"
-    new_content, rel_count = re.subn(
-        rel_pattern,
-        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}1",
-        new_content,
-        flags=re.MULTILINE,
-    )
-
-    if rel_count == 0:
-        print("[WARN] No pkgrel line found in PKGBUILD.")
-
-    if preview:
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would update PKGBUILD to pkgver={new_version}, pkgrel=1")
-        return
-
-    with open(pkgbuild_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(new_content)
-
-    print(f"Updated PKGBUILD to pkgver={new_version}, pkgrel=1")
-
-
-def update_spec_version(
-    spec_path: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Update the version in an RPM spec file, if present.
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(spec_path):
-        print("[INFO] RPM spec file not found, skipping.")
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(spec_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            content = f.read()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Could not read spec file: {exc}")
-        return
-
-    ver_pattern = r"^(Version:\s*)(.+)$"
-    new_content, ver_count = re.subn(
-        ver_pattern,
-        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}",
-        content,
-        flags=re.MULTILINE,
-    )
-
-    if ver_count == 0:
-        print("[WARN] No 'Version:' line found in spec file.")
-
-    rel_pattern = r"^(Release:\s*)(.+)$"
-
-    def _release_repl(m: re.Match[str]) -> str:  # type: ignore[name-defined]
-        rest = m.group(2).strip()
-        match = re.match(r"^(\d+)(.*)$", rest)
-        if match:
-            suffix = match.group(2)
-        else:
-            suffix = ""
-        return f"{m.group(1)}1{suffix}"
-
-    new_content, rel_count = re.subn(
-        rel_pattern,
-        _release_repl,
-        new_content,
-        flags=re.MULTILINE,
-    )
-
-    if rel_count == 0:
-        print("[WARN] No 'Release:' line found in spec file.")
-
-    if preview:
-        print(
-            "[PREVIEW] Would update spec file "
-            f"{os.path.basename(spec_path)} to Version: {new_version}, Release: 1..."
-        )
-        return
-
-    with open(spec_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(new_content)
-
-    print(
-        f"Updated spec file {os.path.basename(spec_path)} "
-        f"to Version: {new_version}, Release: 1..."
-    )
-
-
-def update_changelog(
-    changelog_path: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    message: Optional[str] = None,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> str:
-    """
-    Prepend a new release section to CHANGELOG.md with the new version,
-    current date, and a message.
-    """
-    today = date.today().isoformat()
-
-    if message is None:
-        if preview:
-            message = "Automated release."
-        else:
-            print(
-                "\n[INFO] No release message provided, opening editor for "
-                "changelog entry...\n"
-            )
-            editor_message = _open_editor_for_changelog()
-            if not editor_message:
-                message = "Automated release."
-            else:
-                message = editor_message
-
-    header = f"## [{new_version}] - {today}\n"
-    header += f"\n* {message}\n\n"
-
-    if os.path.exists(changelog_path):
-        try:
-            with open(changelog_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                changelog = f.read()
-        except Exception as exc:
-            print(f"[WARN] Could not read existing CHANGELOG.md: {exc}")
-            changelog = ""
-    else:
-        changelog = ""
-
-    new_changelog = header + "\n" + changelog if changelog else header
-
-    print("\n================ CHANGELOG ENTRY ================")
-    print(header.rstrip())
-    print("=================================================\n")
-
-    if preview:
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would prepend new entry for {new_version} to CHANGELOG.md")
-        return message
-
-    with open(changelog_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(new_changelog)
-
-    print(f"Updated CHANGELOG.md with version {new_version}")
-
-    return message
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Debian changelog helpers (with Git config fallback for maintainer)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def _get_git_config_value(key: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """
-    Try to read a value from `git config --get <key>`.
-    """
-    try:
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "config", "--get", key],
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-            check=False,
-        )
-    except Exception:
-        return None
-
-    value = result.stdout.strip()
-    return value or None
-
-
-def _get_debian_author() -> Tuple[str, str]:
-    """
-    Determine the maintainer name/email for debian/changelog entries.
-    """
-    name = os.environ.get("DEBFULLNAME")
-    email = os.environ.get("DEBEMAIL")
-
-    if not name:
-        name = os.environ.get("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME")
-    if not email:
-        email = os.environ.get("GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL")
-
-    if not name:
-        name = _get_git_config_value("user.name")
-    if not email:
-        email = _get_git_config_value("user.email")
-
-    if not name:
-        name = "Unknown Maintainer"
-    if not email:
-        email = "unknown@example.com"
-
-    return name, email
-
-
-def update_debian_changelog(
-    debian_changelog_path: str,
-    package_name: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    message: Optional[str] = None,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Prepend a new entry to debian/changelog, if it exists.
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(debian_changelog_path):
-        print("[INFO] debian/changelog not found, skipping.")
-        return
-
-    debian_version = f"{new_version}-1"
-    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
-    date_str = now.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")
-
-    author_name, author_email = _get_debian_author()
-
-    first_line = f"{package_name} ({debian_version}) unstable; urgency=medium"
-    body_line = message.strip() if message else f"Automated release {new_version}."
-    stanza = (
-        f"{first_line}\n\n"
-        f"  * {body_line}\n\n"
-        f" -- {author_name} <{author_email}>  {date_str}\n\n"
-    )
-
-    if preview:
-        print(
-            "[PREVIEW] Would prepend the following stanza to debian/changelog:\n"
-            f"{stanza}"
-        )
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(debian_changelog_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            existing = f.read()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Could not read debian/changelog: {exc}")
-        existing = ""
-
-    new_content = stanza + existing
-
-    with open(debian_changelog_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(new_content)
-
-    print(f"Updated debian/changelog with version {debian_version}")
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Fedora / RPM spec %changelog helper
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def update_spec_changelog(
-    spec_path: str,
-    package_name: str,
-    new_version: str,
-    message: Optional[str] = None,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Prepend a new entry to the %changelog section of an RPM spec file,
-    if present.
-
-    Typical RPM-style entry:
-
-        * Tue Dec 09 2025 John Doe <john@example.com> - 0.5.1-1
-        - Your changelog message
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(spec_path):
-        print("[INFO] RPM spec file not found, skipping spec changelog update.")
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(spec_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            content = f.read()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Could not read spec file for changelog update: {exc}")
-        return
-
-    debian_version = f"{new_version}-1"
-    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
-    date_str = now.strftime("%a %b %d %Y")
-
-    # Reuse Debian maintainer discovery for author name/email.
-    author_name, author_email = _get_debian_author()
-
-    body_line = message.strip() if message else f"Automated release {new_version}."
-
-    stanza = (
-        f"* {date_str} {author_name} <{author_email}> - {debian_version}\n"
-        f"- {body_line}\n\n"
-    )
-
-    marker = "%changelog"
-    idx = content.find(marker)
-
-    if idx == -1:
-        # No %changelog section yet: append one at the end.
-        new_content = content.rstrip() + "\n\n%changelog\n" + stanza
-    else:
-        # Insert stanza right after the %changelog line.
-        before = content[: idx + len(marker)]
-        after = content[idx + len(marker) :]
-        new_content = before + "\n" + stanza + after.lstrip("\n")
-
-    if preview:
-        print(
-            "[PREVIEW] Would update RPM %changelog section with the following "
-            "stanza:\n"
-            f"{stanza}"
-        )
-        return
-
-    try:
-        with open(spec_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(new_content)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Failed to write updated spec changelog section: {exc}")
-        return
-
-    print(
-        f"Updated RPM %changelog section in {os.path.basename(spec_path)} "
-        f"for {package_name} {debian_version}"
-    )

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Backwards-compatible facade for the release file update helpers.
+
+Implementations live in this package:
+  pkgmgr.actions.release.files.*
+
+Keep this package stable so existing imports continue to work, e.g.:
+  from pkgmgr.actions.release.files import update_pyproject_version
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .editor import _open_editor_for_changelog
+from .pyproject import update_pyproject_version
+from .flake import update_flake_version
+from .pkgbuild import update_pkgbuild_version
+from .rpm_spec import update_spec_version
+from .changelog_md import update_changelog
+from .debian import _get_debian_author, update_debian_changelog
+from .rpm_changelog import update_spec_changelog
+
+__all__ = [
+    "_open_editor_for_changelog",
+    "update_pyproject_version",
+    "update_flake_version",
+    "update_pkgbuild_version",
+    "update_spec_version",
+    "update_changelog",
+    "_get_debian_author",
+    "update_debian_changelog",
+    "update_spec_changelog",
+]

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/changelog_md.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from datetime import date
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .editor import _open_editor_for_changelog
+
+
+def update_changelog(
+    changelog_path: str,
+    new_version: str,
+    message: Optional[str] = None,
+    preview: bool = False,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Prepend a new release section to CHANGELOG.md with the new version,
+    current date, and a message.
+    """
+    today = date.today().isoformat()
+
+    if message is None:
+        if preview:
+            message = "Automated release."
+        else:
+            print(
+                "\n[INFO] No release message provided, opening editor for changelog entry...\n"
+            )
+            editor_message = _open_editor_for_changelog()
+            if not editor_message:
+                message = "Automated release."
+            else:
+                message = editor_message
+
+    header = f"## [{new_version}] - {today}\n"
+    header += f"\n* {message}\n\n"
+
+    if os.path.exists(changelog_path):
+        try:
+            with open(changelog_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                changelog = f.read()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            print(f"[WARN] Could not read existing CHANGELOG.md: {exc}")
+            changelog = ""
+    else:
+        changelog = ""
+
+    new_changelog = header + "\n" + changelog if changelog else header
+
+    print("\n================ CHANGELOG ENTRY ================")
+    print(header.rstrip())
+    print("=================================================\n")
+
+    if preview:
+        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would prepend new entry for {new_version} to CHANGELOG.md")
+        return message
+
+    with open(changelog_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(new_changelog)
+
+    print(f"Updated CHANGELOG.md with version {new_version}")
+    return message

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/debian.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_config_value
+
+
+def _get_debian_author() -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    name = os.environ.get("DEBFULLNAME")
+    email = os.environ.get("DEBEMAIL")
+
+    if not name:
+        name = os.environ.get("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME")
+    if not email:
+        email = os.environ.get("GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL")
+
+    if not name:
+        name = get_config_value("user.name")
+    if not email:
+        email = get_config_value("user.email")
+
+    if not name:
+        name = "Unknown Maintainer"
+    if not email:
+        email = "unknown@example.com"
+
+    return name, email
+
+
+def update_debian_changelog(
+    debian_changelog_path: str,
+    package_name: str,
+    new_version: str,
+    message: Optional[str] = None,
+    preview: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    if not os.path.exists(debian_changelog_path):
+        print("[INFO] debian/changelog not found, skipping.")
+        return
+
+    debian_version = f"{new_version}-1"
+    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
+    date_str = now.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")
+
+    author_name, author_email = _get_debian_author()
+
+    first_line = f"{package_name} ({debian_version}) unstable; urgency=medium"
+    body_line = message.strip() if message else f"Automated release {new_version}."
+    stanza = (
+        f"{first_line}\n\n"
+        f"  * {body_line}\n\n"
+        f" -- {author_name} <{author_email}>  {date_str}\n\n"
+    )
+
+    if preview:
+        print(
+            "[PREVIEW] Would prepend the following stanza to debian/changelog:\n"
+            f"{stanza}"
+        )
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(debian_changelog_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            existing = f.read()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not read debian/changelog: {exc}")
+        existing = ""
+
+    with open(debian_changelog_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(stanza + existing)
+
+    print(f"Updated debian/changelog with version {debian_version}")

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/editor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+def _open_editor_for_changelog(initial_message: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    editor = os.environ.get("EDITOR", "nano")
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+        mode="w+",
+        delete=False,
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    ) as tmp:
+        tmp_path = tmp.name
+        tmp.write(
+            "# Write the changelog entry for this release.\n"
+            "# Lines starting with '#' will be ignored.\n"
+            "# Empty result will fall back to a generic message.\n\n"
+        )
+        if initial_message:
+            tmp.write(initial_message.strip() + "\n")
+        tmp.flush()
+
+    try:
+        subprocess.call([editor, tmp_path])
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(
+            f"[WARN] Editor {editor!r} not found; proceeding without "
+            "interactive changelog message."
+        )
+
+    try:
+        with open(tmp_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    finally:
+        try:
+            os.remove(tmp_path)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+    lines = [line for line in content.splitlines() if not line.strip().startswith("#")]
+    return "\n".join(lines).strip()

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/flake.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+
+
+def update_flake_version(
+    flake_path: str, new_version: str, preview: bool = False
+) -> None:
+    if not os.path.exists(flake_path):
+        print("[INFO] flake.nix not found, skipping.")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(flake_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not read flake.nix: {exc}")
+        return
+
+    pattern = r'(version\s*=\s*")([^"]+)(")'
+    new_content, count = re.subn(
+        pattern,
+        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}{m.group(3)}",
+        content,
+    )
+
+    if count == 0:
+        print("[WARN] No version found in flake.nix.")
+        return
+
+    if preview:
+        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would update flake.nix version to {new_version}")
+        return
+
+    with open(flake_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(new_content)
+
+    print(f"Updated flake.nix version to {new_version}")

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/pkgbuild.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+
+
+def update_pkgbuild_version(
+    pkgbuild_path: str, new_version: str, preview: bool = False
+) -> None:
+    if not os.path.exists(pkgbuild_path):
+        print("[INFO] PKGBUILD not found, skipping.")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(pkgbuild_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not read PKGBUILD: {exc}")
+        return
+
+    content, _ = re.subn(
+        r"^(pkgver\s*=\s*)(.+)$",
+        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}",
+        content,
+        flags=re.MULTILINE,
+    )
+    content, _ = re.subn(
+        r"^(pkgrel\s*=\s*)(.+)$",
+        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}1",
+        content,
+        flags=re.MULTILINE,
+    )
+
+    if preview:
+        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would update PKGBUILD to pkgver={new_version}, pkgrel=1")
+        return
+
+    with open(pkgbuild_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(content)
+
+    print(f"Updated PKGBUILD to pkgver={new_version}, pkgrel=1")

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/pyproject.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+
+
+def update_pyproject_version(
+    pyproject_path: str, new_version: str, preview: bool = False
+) -> None:
+    if not os.path.exists(pyproject_path):
+        print(f"[INFO] pyproject.toml not found at: {pyproject_path}, skipping.")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(pyproject_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    except OSError as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not read pyproject.toml: {exc}")
+        return
+
+    m = re.search(r"(?ms)^\s*\[project\]\s*$.*?(?=^\s*\[|\Z)", content)
+    if not m:
+        raise RuntimeError("Missing [project] section in pyproject.toml")
+
+    project_block = m.group(0)
+    ver_pat = r'(?m)^(\s*version\s*=\s*")([^"]+)(")\s*$'
+
+    new_block, count = re.subn(
+        ver_pat,
+        lambda mm: f"{mm.group(1)}{new_version}{mm.group(3)}",
+        project_block,
+    )
+    if count == 0:
+        raise RuntimeError("Missing version key in [project] section")
+
+    new_content = content[: m.start()] + new_block + content[m.end() :]
+
+    if preview:
+        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would update pyproject.toml version to {new_version}")
+        return
+
+    with open(pyproject_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(new_content)
+
+    print(f"Updated pyproject.toml version to {new_version}")

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/rpm_changelog.py

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .debian import _get_debian_author
+
+
+def update_spec_changelog(
+    spec_path: str,
+    package_name: str,
+    new_version: str,
+    message: Optional[str] = None,
+    preview: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    if not os.path.exists(spec_path):
+        print("[INFO] RPM spec file not found, skipping spec changelog update.")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(spec_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not read spec file for changelog update: {exc}")
+        return
+
+    debian_version = f"{new_version}-1"
+    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
+    date_str = now.strftime("%a %b %d %Y")
+
+    author_name, author_email = _get_debian_author()
+    body_line = message.strip() if message else f"Automated release {new_version}."
+
+    stanza = (
+        f"* {date_str} {author_name} <{author_email}> - {debian_version}\n"
+        f"- {body_line}\n\n"
+    )
+
+    marker = "%changelog"
+    idx = content.find(marker)
+
+    if idx == -1:
+        new_content = content.rstrip() + "\n\n%changelog\n" + stanza
+    else:
+        before = content[: idx + len(marker)]
+        after = content[idx + len(marker) :]
+        new_content = before + "\n" + stanza + after.lstrip("\n")
+
+    if preview:
+        print(
+            "[PREVIEW] Would update RPM %changelog section with the following stanza:\n"
+            f"{stanza}"
+        )
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(spec_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(new_content)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Failed to write updated spec changelog section: {exc}")
+        return
+
+    print(
+        f"Updated RPM %changelog section in {os.path.basename(spec_path)} "
+        f"for {package_name} {debian_version}"
+    )

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/files/rpm_spec.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+
+
+def update_spec_version(
+    spec_path: str, new_version: str, preview: bool = False
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Update the version in an RPM spec file, if present.
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(spec_path):
+        print("[INFO] RPM spec file not found, skipping.")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        with open(spec_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"[WARN] Could not read spec file: {exc}")
+        return
+
+    ver_pattern = r"^(Version:\s*)(.+)$"
+    new_content, ver_count = re.subn(
+        ver_pattern,
+        lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}{new_version}",
+        content,
+        flags=re.MULTILINE,
+    )
+
+    if ver_count == 0:
+        print("[WARN] No 'Version:' line found in spec file.")
+
+    rel_pattern = r"^(Release:\s*)(.+)$"
+
+    def _release_repl(m: re.Match[str]) -> str:
+        rest = m.group(2).strip()
+        match = re.match(r"^(\d+)(.*)$", rest)
+        suffix = match.group(2) if match else ""
+        return f"{m.group(1)}1{suffix}"
+
+    new_content, rel_count = re.subn(
+        rel_pattern,
+        _release_repl,
+        new_content,
+        flags=re.MULTILINE,
+    )
+
+    if rel_count == 0:
+        print("[WARN] No 'Release:' line found in spec file.")
+
+    if preview:
+        print(
+            "[PREVIEW] Would update spec file "
+            f"{os.path.basename(spec_path)} to Version: {new_version}, Release: 1..."
+        )
+        return
+
+    with open(spec_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(new_content)
+
+    print(
+        f"Updated spec file {os.path.basename(spec_path)} "
+        f"to Version: {new_version}, Release: 1..."
+    )

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/git_ops.py

@@ -1,73 +1,92 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import subprocess
-
-from pkgmgr.core.git import GitError
+from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import (
+    fetch,
+    pull_ff_only,
+    push,
+    tag_force_annotated,
+)
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_upstream_ref, list_tags
 
 
-def run_git_command(cmd: str) -> None:
-    print(f"[GIT] {cmd}")
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(
-            cmd,
-            shell=True,
-            check=True,
-            text=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-        )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
-        print(f"[ERROR] Git command failed: {cmd}")
-        print(f"        Exit code: {exc.returncode}")
-        if exc.stdout:
-            print("\n" + exc.stdout)
-        if exc.stderr:
-            print("\n" + exc.stderr)
-        raise GitError(f"Git command failed: {cmd}") from exc
-
-
-def _capture(cmd: str) -> str:
-    res = subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, check=False, capture_output=True, text=True)
-    return (res.stdout or "").strip()
-
-
-def ensure_clean_and_synced(preview: bool = False) -> None:
+def ensure_clean_and_synced(*, preview: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Always run a pull BEFORE modifying anything.
     Uses --ff-only to avoid creating merge commits automatically.
     If no upstream is configured, we skip.
     """
-    upstream = _capture("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{u} 2>/dev/null")
+    upstream = get_upstream_ref()
     if not upstream:
         print("[INFO] No upstream configured for current branch. Skipping pull.")
         return
 
-    if preview:
-        print("[PREVIEW] Would run: git fetch origin --prune --tags --force")
-        print("[PREVIEW] Would run: git pull --ff-only")
-        return
-
     print("[INFO] Syncing with remote before making any changes...")
-    run_git_command("git fetch origin --prune --tags --force")
-    run_git_command("git pull --ff-only")
+
+    # Mirrors old behavior:
+    #   git fetch origin --prune --tags --force
+    #   git pull --ff-only
+    fetch(remote="origin", prune=True, tags=True, force=True, preview=preview)
+    pull_ff_only(preview=preview)
+
+
+def _parse_v_tag(tag: str) -> tuple[int, ...] | None:
+    """
+    Parse tags like 'v1.2.3' into (1, 2, 3).
+    Returns None if parsing is not possible.
+    """
+    if not tag.startswith("v"):
+        return None
+
+    raw = tag[1:]
+    if not raw:
+        return None
+
+    parts = raw.split(".")
+    out: list[int] = []
+    for p in parts:
+        if not p.isdigit():
+            return None
+        out.append(int(p))
+    return tuple(out) if out else None
+
 
 def is_highest_version_tag(tag: str) -> bool:
     """
     Return True if `tag` is the highest version among all tags matching v*.
-    Comparison uses `sort -V` for natural version ordering.
+
+    We avoid shelling out to `sort -V` and implement a small vX.Y.Z parser.
+    Non-parseable v* tags are ignored for version comparison.
     """
-    all_v = _capture("git tag --list 'v*'")
+    all_v = list_tags("v*")
     if not all_v:
-        return True  # No tags yet, so the current tag is the highest
+        return True  # No tags yet -> current is highest by definition
 
-    # Get the latest tag in natural version order
-    latest = _capture("git tag --list 'v*' | sort -V | tail -n1")
-    print(f"[INFO] Latest tag: {latest}, Current tag: {tag}")
-    
-    # Ensure that the current tag is always considered the highest if it's the latest one
-    return tag >= latest  # Use comparison operator to consider all future tags
+    parsed_current = _parse_v_tag(tag)
+    if parsed_current is None:
+        # If the "current" tag isn't parseable, fall back to conservative behavior:
+        # treat it as highest only if it matches the max lexicographically.
+        latest_lex = max(all_v)
+        print(f"[INFO] Latest tag (lex): {latest_lex}, Current tag: {tag}")
+        return tag >= latest_lex
+
+    parsed_all: list[tuple[int, ...]] = []
+    for t in all_v:
+        parsed = _parse_v_tag(t)
+        if parsed is not None:
+            parsed_all.append(parsed)
+
+    if not parsed_all:
+        # No parseable tags -> nothing to compare against
+        return True
+
+    latest = max(parsed_all)
+    print(
+        f"[INFO] Latest tag (parsed): v{'.'.join(map(str, latest))}, Current tag: {tag}"
+    )
+    return parsed_current >= latest
 
 
-def update_latest_tag(new_tag: str, preview: bool = False) -> None:
+def update_latest_tag(new_tag: str, *, preview: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Move the floating 'latest' tag to the newly created release tag.
 
@@ -76,17 +95,14 @@ 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})...")
-
-    if preview:
-        print(
-            f'[PREVIEW] Would run: git tag -f -a latest {target_ref} '
-            f'-m "Floating latest tag for {new_tag}"'
-        )
-        print("[PREVIEW] Would run: git push origin latest --force")
-        return
-
-    run_git_command(
-        f'git tag -f -a latest {target_ref} -m "Floating latest tag for {new_tag}"'
+    print(
+        f"[INFO] Updating 'latest' tag to point at {new_tag} (commit {target_ref})..."
     )
-    run_git_command("git push origin latest --force")
+
+    tag_force_annotated(
+        name="latest",
+        target=target_ref,
+        message=f"Floating latest tag for {new_tag}",
+        preview=preview,
+    )
+    push("origin", "latest", force=True, preview=preview)

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/workflow.py

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ 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
 
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from .files import (
 from .git_ops import (
     ensure_clean_and_synced,
     is_highest_version_tag,
-    run_git_command,
     update_latest_tag,
 )
 from .prompts import confirm_proceed_release, should_delete_branch
@@ -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)
@@ -123,45 +125,50 @@ 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:
-        for path in existing_files:
-            print(f"[PREVIEW] Would run: git add {path}")
-        print(f'[PREVIEW] Would run: git commit -am "{commit_msg}"')
-        print(f'[PREVIEW] Would run: git tag -a {new_tag} -m "{tag_msg}"')
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would run: git push origin {branch}")
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would run: git push origin {new_tag}")
+        add(existing_files, preview=True)
+        commit(commit_msg, all=True, preview=True)
+        tag_annotated(new_tag, tag_msg, preview=True)
+        push("origin", branch, preview=True)
+        push("origin", new_tag, preview=True)
 
         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
 
-    for path in existing_files:
-        run_git_command(f"git add {path}")
-
-    run_git_command(f'git commit -am "{commit_msg}"')
-    run_git_command(f'git tag -a {new_tag} -m "{tag_msg}"')
+    add(existing_files, preview=False)
+    commit(commit_msg, all=True, preview=False)
+    tag_annotated(new_tag, tag_msg, preview=False)
 
     # Push branch and ONLY the newly created version tag (no --tags)
-    run_git_command(f"git push origin {branch}")
-    run_git_command(f"git push origin {new_tag}")
+    push("origin", branch, preview=False)
+    push("origin", new_tag, preview=False)
 
     # Update 'latest' only if this is the highest version tag
     try:
         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).")
-    except GitError as exc:
+            print(
+                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.")
 
@@ -169,7 +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

@@ -1,103 +1,138 @@
-import subprocess
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import clone as git_clone, GitCloneError
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.dir import get_repo_dir
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.identifier import get_repo_identifier
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.verify import verify_repository
 
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+def _build_clone_url(repo: Repository, clone_mode: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    provider = repo.get("provider")
+    account = repo.get("account")
+    name = repo.get("repository")
+    replacement = repo.get("replacement")
+
+    if clone_mode == "ssh":
+        if not provider or not account or not name:
+            return None
+        return f"git@{provider}:{account}/{name}.git"
+
+    if clone_mode in ("https", "shallow"):
+        if replacement:
+            return f"https://{replacement}.git"
+        if not provider or not account or not name:
+            return None
+        return f"https://{provider}/{account}/{name}.git"
+
+    return None
+
+
 def clone_repos(
-    selected_repos, 
-    repositories_base_dir: str, 
-    all_repos, 
-    preview: bool, 
-    no_verification: bool, 
-    clone_mode: str
-    ):
+    selected_repos: List[Repository],
+    repositories_base_dir: str,
+    all_repos: List[Repository],
+    preview: bool,
+    no_verification: bool,
+    clone_mode: str,
+) -> None:
     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):
-            print(f"[INFO] Repository '{repo_identifier}' already exists at '{repo_dir}'. Skipping clone.")
+            print(
+                f"[INFO] Repository '{repo_identifier}' already exists at '{repo_dir}'. Skipping clone."
+            )
             continue
 
         parent_dir = os.path.dirname(repo_dir)
         os.makedirs(parent_dir, exist_ok=True)
-        # Build clone URL based on the clone_mode
-        # Build clone URL based on the clone_mode
-        if clone_mode == "ssh":
-            clone_url = (
-                f"git@{repo.get('provider')}:"
-                f"{repo.get('account')}/"
-                f"{repo.get('repository')}.git"
+
+        clone_url = _build_clone_url(repo, clone_mode)
+        if not clone_url:
+            print(
+                f"[WARNING] Cannot build clone URL for '{repo_identifier}'. Skipping."
             )
-        elif clone_mode in ("https", "shallow"):
-            # Use replacement if defined, otherwise construct from provider/account/repository
-            if repo.get("replacement"):
-                clone_url = f"https://{repo.get('replacement')}.git"
-            else:
-                clone_url = (
-                    f"https://{repo.get('provider')}/"
-                    f"{repo.get('account')}/"
-                    f"{repo.get('repository')}.git"
-                )
-        else:
-            print(f"Unknown clone mode '{clone_mode}'. Aborting clone for {repo_identifier}.")
             continue
 
-        # Build base clone command
-        base_clone_cmd = "git clone"
-        if clone_mode == "shallow":
-            # Shallow clone: only latest state via HTTPS, no full history
-            base_clone_cmd += " --depth 1 --single-branch"
+        shallow = clone_mode == "shallow"
+        mode_label = "HTTPS (shallow)" if shallow else clone_mode.upper()
 
-        mode_label = "HTTPS (shallow)" if clone_mode == "shallow" else clone_mode.upper()
         print(
             f"[INFO] Attempting to clone '{repo_identifier}' using {mode_label} "
             f"from {clone_url} into '{repo_dir}'."
         )
 
-        if preview:
-            print(f"[Preview] Would run: {base_clone_cmd} {clone_url} {repo_dir} in {parent_dir}")
-            result = subprocess.CompletedProcess(args=[], returncode=0)
-        else:
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                f"{base_clone_cmd} {clone_url} {repo_dir}",
+        try:
+            args = []
+            if shallow:
+                args += ["--depth", "1", "--single-branch"]
+            args += [clone_url, repo_dir]
+
+            git_clone(
+                args,
                 cwd=parent_dir,
-                shell=True,
+                preview=preview,
             )
-        
-        if result.returncode != 0:
-            # Only offer fallback if the original mode was SSH.
-            if clone_mode == "ssh":
-                print(f"[WARNING] SSH clone failed for '{repo_identifier}' with return code {result.returncode}.")
-                choice = input("Do you want to attempt HTTPS clone instead? (y/N): ").strip().lower()
-                if choice == 'y':
-                    # Attempt HTTPS clone
-                    if repo.get("replacement"):
-                        clone_url = f"https://{repo.get('replacement')}.git"
-                    else:
-                        clone_url = f"https://{repo.get('provider')}/{repo.get('account')}/{repo.get('repository')}.git"
-                    print(f"[INFO] Attempting to clone '{repo_identifier}' using HTTPS from {clone_url} into '{repo_dir}'.")
-                    if preview:
-                        print(f"[Preview] Would run: git clone {clone_url} {repo_dir} in {parent_dir}")
-                        result = subprocess.CompletedProcess(args=[], returncode=0)
-                    else:
-                        result = subprocess.run(f"git clone {clone_url} {repo_dir}", cwd=parent_dir, shell=True)
-                else:
-                    print(f"[INFO] HTTPS clone not attempted for '{repo_identifier}'.")
-                    continue
-            else:
-                # For https mode, do not attempt fallback.
-                print(f"[WARNING] HTTPS clone failed for '{repo_identifier}' with return code {result.returncode}.")
+
+        except GitCloneError as exc:
+            if clone_mode != "ssh":
+                print(f"[WARNING] Clone failed for '{repo_identifier}': {exc}")
                 continue
-        
-        # After cloning, perform verification in local mode.
+
+            print(f"[WARNING] SSH clone failed for '{repo_identifier}': {exc}")
+            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
+
+            fallback_url = _build_clone_url(repo, "https")
+            if not fallback_url:
+                print(f"[WARNING] Cannot build HTTPS URL for '{repo_identifier}'.")
+                continue
+
+            print(
+                f"[INFO] Attempting to clone '{repo_identifier}' using HTTPS "
+                f"from {fallback_url} into '{repo_dir}'."
+            )
+
+            try:
+                git_clone(
+                    [fallback_url, repo_dir],
+                    cwd=parent_dir,
+                    preview=preview,
+                )
+            except GitCloneError as exc2:
+                print(f"[WARNING] HTTPS clone failed for '{repo_identifier}': {exc2}")
+                continue
+
         verified_info = repo.get("verified")
-        if verified_info:
-            verified_ok, errors, commit_hash, signing_key = verify_repository(repo, repo_dir, mode="local", no_verification=no_verification)
-            if not no_verification and not verified_ok:
-                print(f"Warning: Verification failed for {repo_identifier} after cloning:")
-                for err in errors:
-                    print(f"  - {err}")
-                choice = input("Proceed anyway? (y/N): ").strip().lower()
-                if choice != "y":
-                    print(f"Skipping repository {repo_identifier} due to failed verification.")
+        if not verified_info:
+            continue
+
+        verified_ok, errors, _commit_hash, _signing_key = verify_repository(
+            repo,
+            repo_dir,
+            mode="local",
+            no_verification=no_verification,
+        )
+
+        if no_verification or verified_ok:
+            continue
+
+        print(f"Warning: Verification failed for {repo_identifier} after cloning:")
+        for err in errors:
+            print(f"  - {err}")
+
+        choice = input("Proceed anyway? (y/N): ").strip().lower()
+        if choice != "y":
+            print(f"Skipping repository {repo_identifier} due to failed verification.")

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/create.py

@@ -1,257 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-import re
-import subprocess
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Tuple
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
-
-import yaml
-
-from pkgmgr.actions.mirror.io import write_mirrors_file
-from pkgmgr.actions.mirror.setup_cmd import setup_mirrors
-from pkgmgr.actions.repository.scaffold import render_default_templates
-from pkgmgr.core.command.alias import generate_alias
-from pkgmgr.core.config.save import save_user_config
-
-Repository = Dict[str, Any]
-
-_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9_-]+$")
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class RepoParts:
-    host: str
-    port: Optional[str]
-    owner: str
-    name: str
-
-
-def _run(cmd: str, cwd: str, preview: bool) -> None:
-    if preview:
-        print(f"[Preview] Would run in {cwd}: {cmd}")
-        return
-    subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=cwd, shell=True, check=True)
-
-
-def _git_get(key: str) -> str:
-    try:
-        out = subprocess.run(
-            f"git config --get {key}",
-            shell=True,
-            check=False,
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-        )
-        return (out.stdout or "").strip()
-    except Exception:
-        return ""
-
-
-def _split_host_port(host_with_port: str) -> Tuple[str, Optional[str]]:
-    if ":" in host_with_port:
-        host, port = host_with_port.split(":", 1)
-        return host, port or None
-    return host_with_port, None
-
-
-def _strip_git_suffix(name: str) -> str:
-    return name[:-4] if name.endswith(".git") else name
-
-
-def _parse_git_url(url: str) -> RepoParts:
-    if url.startswith("git@") and "://" not in url:
-        left, right = url.split(":", 1)
-        host = left.split("@", 1)[1]
-        path = right.lstrip("/")
-        owner, name = path.split("/", 1)
-        return RepoParts(host=host, port=None, owner=owner, name=_strip_git_suffix(name))
-
-    parsed = urlparse(url)
-    host = (parsed.hostname or "").strip()
-    port = str(parsed.port) if parsed.port else None
-    path = (parsed.path or "").strip("/")
-
-    if not host or not path or "/" not in path:
-        raise ValueError(f"Could not parse git URL: {url}")
-
-    owner, name = path.split("/", 1)
-    return RepoParts(host=host, port=port, owner=owner, name=_strip_git_suffix(name))
-
-
-def _parse_identifier(identifier: str) -> RepoParts:
-    ident = identifier.strip()
-
-    if "://" in ident or ident.startswith("git@"):
-        return _parse_git_url(ident)
-
-    parts = ident.split("/")
-    if len(parts) != 3:
-        raise ValueError("Identifier must be URL or 'provider(:port)/owner/repo'.")
-
-    host_with_port, owner, name = parts
-    host, port = _split_host_port(host_with_port)
-    return RepoParts(host=host, port=port, owner=owner, name=name)
-
-
-def _ensure_valid_repo_name(name: str) -> None:
-    if not name or not _NAME_RE.fullmatch(name):
-        raise ValueError("Repository name must match: lowercase a-z, 0-9, '_' and '-'.")
-
-
-def _repo_homepage(host: str, owner: str, name: str) -> str:
-    return f"https://{host}/{owner}/{name}"
-
-
-def _build_default_primary_url(parts: RepoParts) -> str:
-    if parts.port:
-        return f"ssh://git@{parts.host}:{parts.port}/{parts.owner}/{parts.name}.git"
-    return f"git@{parts.host}:{parts.owner}/{parts.name}.git"
-
-
-def _write_default_mirrors(repo_dir: str, primary: str, name: str, preview: bool) -> None:
-    mirrors = {"origin": primary, "pypi": f"https://pypi.org/project/{name}/"}
-    write_mirrors_file(repo_dir, mirrors, preview=preview)
-
-
-def _git_init_and_initial_commit(repo_dir: str, preview: bool) -> None:
-    _run("git init", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
-    _run("git add -A", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
-
-    if preview:
-        print(f'[Preview] Would run in {repo_dir}: git commit -m "Initial commit"')
-        return
-
-    subprocess.run('git commit -m "Initial commit"', cwd=repo_dir, shell=True, check=False)
-
-
-def _git_push_main_or_master(repo_dir: str, preview: bool) -> None:
-    _run("git branch -M main", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
-    try:
-        _run("git push -u origin main", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
-        return
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        _run("git branch -M master", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
-        _run("git push -u origin master", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
-        print(f"[WARN] Push failed: {exc}")
-
-
-def create_repo(
-    identifier: str,
-    config_merged: Dict[str, Any],
-    user_config_path: str,
-    bin_dir: str,
-    *,
-    remote: bool = False,
-    preview: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    parts = _parse_identifier(identifier)
-    _ensure_valid_repo_name(parts.name)
-
-    directories = config_merged.get("directories") or {}
-    base_dir = os.path.expanduser(str(directories.get("repositories", "~/Repositories")))
-    repo_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, parts.host, parts.owner, parts.name)
-
-    author_name = _git_get("user.name") or "Unknown Author"
-    author_email = _git_get("user.email") or "unknown@example.invalid"
-
-    homepage = _repo_homepage(parts.host, parts.owner, parts.name)
-    primary_url = _build_default_primary_url(parts)
-
-    repositories = config_merged.get("repositories") or []
-    exists = any(
-        (
-            r.get("provider") == parts.host
-            and r.get("account") == parts.owner
-            and r.get("repository") == parts.name
-        )
-        for r in repositories
-    )
-
-    if not exists:
-        new_entry: Repository = {
-            "provider": parts.host,
-            "port": parts.port,
-            "account": parts.owner,
-            "repository": parts.name,
-            "homepage": homepage,
-            "alias": generate_alias(
-                {"repository": parts.name, "provider": parts.host, "account": parts.owner},
-                bin_dir,
-                existing_aliases=set(),
-            ),
-            "verified": {},
-        }
-
-        if os.path.exists(user_config_path):
-            with open(user_config_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                user_config = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
-        else:
-            user_config = {"repositories": []}
-
-        user_config.setdefault("repositories", [])
-        user_config["repositories"].append(new_entry)
-
-        if preview:
-            print(f"[Preview] Would save user config: {user_config_path}")
-        else:
-            save_user_config(user_config, user_config_path)
-
-        config_merged.setdefault("repositories", []).append(new_entry)
-        repo = new_entry
-        print(f"[INFO] Added repository to configuration: {parts.host}/{parts.owner}/{parts.name}")
-    else:
-        repo = next(
-            r
-            for r in repositories
-            if (
-                r.get("provider") == parts.host
-                and r.get("account") == parts.owner
-                and r.get("repository") == parts.name
-            )
-        )
-        print(f"[INFO] Repository already in configuration: {parts.host}/{parts.owner}/{parts.name}")
-
-    if preview:
-        print(f"[Preview] Would ensure directory exists: {repo_dir}")
-    else:
-        os.makedirs(repo_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-    tpl_context = {
-        "provider": parts.host,
-        "port": parts.port,
-        "account": parts.owner,
-        "repository": parts.name,
-        "homepage": homepage,
-        "author_name": author_name,
-        "author_email": author_email,
-        "license_text": f"All rights reserved by {author_name}",
-        "primary_remote": primary_url,
-    }
-
-    render_default_templates(repo_dir, context=tpl_context, preview=preview)
-    _git_init_and_initial_commit(repo_dir, preview=preview)
-
-    _write_default_mirrors(repo_dir, primary=primary_url, name=parts.name, preview=preview)
-
-    repo.setdefault("mirrors", {})
-    repo["mirrors"].setdefault("origin", primary_url)
-    repo["mirrors"].setdefault("pypi", f"https://pypi.org/project/{parts.name}/")
-
-    setup_mirrors(
-        selected_repos=[repo],
-        repositories_base_dir=base_dir,
-        all_repos=config_merged.get("repositories", []),
-        preview=preview,
-        local=True,
-        remote=True,
-        ensure_remote=bool(remote),
-    )
-
-    if remote:
-        _git_push_main_or_master(repo_dir, preview=preview)

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

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from .service import CreateRepoService
+
+RepositoryConfig = Dict[str, Any]
+
+__all__ = [
+    "CreateRepoService",
+    "create_repo",
+]
+
+
+def create_repo(
+    identifier: str,
+    config_merged: RepositoryConfig,
+    user_config_path: str,
+    bin_dir: str,
+    *,
+    remote: bool = False,
+    preview: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    CreateRepoService(
+        config_merged=config_merged,
+        user_config_path=user_config_path,
+        bin_dir=bin_dir,
+    ).run(identifier=identifier, preview=preview, remote=remote)

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

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Any, Set
+
+import yaml
+
+from pkgmgr.core.command.alias import generate_alias
+from pkgmgr.core.config.save import save_user_config
+
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class ConfigRepoWriter:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        config_merged: Dict[str, Any],
+        user_config_path: str,
+        bin_dir: str,
+    ):
+        self.config_merged = config_merged
+        self.user_config_path = user_config_path
+        self.bin_dir = bin_dir
+
+    def ensure_repo_entry(
+        self,
+        *,
+        host: str,
+        port: str | None,
+        owner: str,
+        name: str,
+        homepage: str,
+        preview: bool,
+    ) -> Repository:
+        repositories = self.config_merged.setdefault("repositories", [])
+
+        for repo in repositories:
+            if (
+                repo.get("provider") == host
+                and repo.get("account") == owner
+                and repo.get("repository") == name
+            ):
+                return repo
+
+        existing_aliases: Set[str] = {
+            str(r.get("alias")) for r in repositories if r.get("alias")
+        }
+
+        repo: Repository = {
+            "provider": host,
+            "port": port,
+            "account": owner,
+            "repository": name,
+            "homepage": homepage,
+            "alias": generate_alias(
+                {
+                    "repository": name,
+                    "provider": host,
+                    "account": owner,
+                },
+                self.bin_dir,
+                existing_aliases=existing_aliases,
+            ),
+            "verified": {},
+        }
+
+        if preview:
+            print(f"[Preview] Would add repository to config: {repo}")
+            return repo
+
+        if os.path.exists(self.user_config_path):
+            with open(self.user_config_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                user_cfg = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+        else:
+            user_cfg = {}
+
+        user_cfg.setdefault("repositories", []).append(repo)
+        save_user_config(user_cfg, self.user_config_path)
+
+        repositories.append(repo)
+        print(f"[INFO] Added repository to configuration: {host}/{owner}/{name}")
+
+        return repo

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

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import (
+    GitCommitError,
+    GitPushUpstreamError,
+    add_all,
+    branch_move,
+    commit,
+    init,
+    push_upstream,
+)
+
+
+class GitBootstrapper:
+    def init_repo(self, repo_dir: str, preview: bool) -> None:
+        init(cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+        add_all(cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+        try:
+            commit("Initial commit", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+        except GitCommitError as exc:
+            print(f"[WARN] Initial commit failed (continuing): {exc}")
+
+    def push_default_branch(self, repo_dir: str, preview: bool) -> None:
+        try:
+            branch_move("main", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+            push_upstream("origin", "main", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+            return
+        except GitPushUpstreamError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            branch_move("master", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+            push_upstream("origin", "master", cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+        except GitPushUpstreamError as exc:
+            print(f"[WARN] Push failed: {exc}")

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

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from pkgmgr.actions.mirror.io import write_mirrors_file
+from pkgmgr.actions.mirror.setup_cmd import setup_mirrors
+
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class MirrorBootstrapper:
+    """
+    MIRRORS is the single source of truth.
+
+    Defaults are written to MIRRORS and mirror setup derives
+    git remotes exclusively from that file (git URLs only).
+    """
+
+    def write_defaults(
+        self,
+        *,
+        repo_dir: str,
+        primary: str,
+        name: str,
+        preview: bool,
+    ) -> None:
+        mirrors = {
+            primary,
+            f"https://pypi.org/project/{name}/",
+        }
+        write_mirrors_file(repo_dir, mirrors, preview=preview)
+
+    def setup(
+        self,
+        *,
+        repo: Repository,
+        repositories_base_dir: str,
+        all_repos: list[Repository],
+        preview: bool,
+        remote: bool,
+    ) -> None:
+        # IMPORTANT:
+        # Do NOT set repo["mirrors"] here.
+        # MIRRORS file is the single source of truth.
+        setup_mirrors(
+            selected_repos=[repo],
+            repositories_base_dir=repositories_base_dir,
+            all_repos=all_repos,
+            preview=preview,
+            local=True,
+            remote=True,
+            ensure_remote=remote,
+        )

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

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class RepoParts:
+    host: str
+    port: Optional[str]
+    owner: str
+    name: str

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

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from typing import Tuple
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from .model import RepoParts
+
+_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9_-]+$")
+
+
+def parse_identifier(identifier: str) -> RepoParts:
+    ident = identifier.strip()
+
+    if "://" in ident or ident.startswith("git@"):
+        return _parse_git_url(ident)
+
+    parts = ident.split("/")
+    if len(parts) != 3:
+        raise ValueError("Identifier must be URL or 'provider(:port)/owner/repo'.")
+
+    host_with_port, owner, name = parts
+    host, port = _split_host_port(host_with_port)
+    _ensure_valid_repo_name(name)
+
+    return RepoParts(host=host, port=port, owner=owner, name=name)
+
+
+def _parse_git_url(url: str) -> RepoParts:
+    if url.startswith("git@") and "://" not in url:
+        left, right = url.split(":", 1)
+        host = left.split("@", 1)[1]
+        owner, name = right.lstrip("/").split("/", 1)
+        name = _strip_git_suffix(name)
+        _ensure_valid_repo_name(name)
+        return RepoParts(host=host, port=None, owner=owner, name=name)
+
+    parsed = urlparse(url)
+    host = parsed.hostname or ""
+    port = str(parsed.port) if parsed.port else None
+    path = (parsed.path or "").strip("/")
+
+    if not host or "/" not in path:
+        raise ValueError(f"Could not parse git URL: {url}")
+
+    owner, name = path.split("/", 1)
+    name = _strip_git_suffix(name)
+    _ensure_valid_repo_name(name)
+
+    return RepoParts(host=host, port=port, owner=owner, name=name)
+
+
+def _split_host_port(host: str) -> Tuple[str, str | None]:
+    if ":" in host:
+        h, p = host.split(":", 1)
+        return h, p or None
+    return host, None
+
+
+def _strip_git_suffix(name: str) -> str:
+    return name[:-4] if name.endswith(".git") else name
+
+
+def _ensure_valid_repo_name(name: str) -> None:
+    if not _NAME_RE.fullmatch(name):
+        raise ValueError("Repository name must match: lowercase a-z, 0-9, '_' and '-'.")

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

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+from .model import RepoParts
+
+
+class CreateRepoPlanner:
+    def __init__(self, parts: RepoParts, repositories_base_dir: str):
+        self.parts = parts
+        self.repositories_base_dir = os.path.expanduser(repositories_base_dir)
+
+    @property
+    def repo_dir(self) -> str:
+        return os.path.join(
+            self.repositories_base_dir,
+            self.parts.host,
+            self.parts.owner,
+            self.parts.name,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def homepage(self) -> str:
+        return f"https://{self.parts.host}/{self.parts.owner}/{self.parts.name}"
+
+    @property
+    def primary_remote(self) -> str:
+        if self.parts.port:
+            return (
+                f"ssh://git@{self.parts.host}:{self.parts.port}/"
+                f"{self.parts.owner}/{self.parts.name}.git"
+            )
+        return f"git@{self.parts.host}:{self.parts.owner}/{self.parts.name}.git"
+
+    def template_context(
+        self,
+        *,
+        author_name: str,
+        author_email: str,
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "provider": self.parts.host,
+            "port": self.parts.port,
+            "account": self.parts.owner,
+            "repository": self.parts.name,
+            "homepage": self.homepage,
+            "author_name": author_name,
+            "author_email": author_email,
+            "license_text": f"All rights reserved by {author_name}",
+            "primary_remote": self.primary_remote,
+        }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_config_value
+
+from .parser import parse_identifier
+from .planner import CreateRepoPlanner
+from .config_writer import ConfigRepoWriter
+from .templates import TemplateRenderer
+from .git_bootstrap import GitBootstrapper
+from .mirrors import MirrorBootstrapper
+
+
+class CreateRepoService:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        config_merged: Dict[str, Any],
+        user_config_path: str,
+        bin_dir: str,
+    ):
+        self.config_merged = config_merged
+        self.user_config_path = user_config_path
+        self.bin_dir = bin_dir
+
+        self.templates = TemplateRenderer()
+        self.git = GitBootstrapper()
+        self.mirrors = MirrorBootstrapper()
+
+    def run(
+        self,
+        *,
+        identifier: str,
+        preview: bool,
+        remote: bool,
+    ) -> None:
+        parts = parse_identifier(identifier)
+
+        base_dir = self.config_merged.get("directories", {}).get(
+            "repositories", "~/Repositories"
+        )
+
+        planner = CreateRepoPlanner(parts, base_dir)
+
+        writer = ConfigRepoWriter(
+            config_merged=self.config_merged,
+            user_config_path=self.user_config_path,
+            bin_dir=self.bin_dir,
+        )
+
+        repo = writer.ensure_repo_entry(
+            host=parts.host,
+            port=parts.port,
+            owner=parts.owner,
+            name=parts.name,
+            homepage=planner.homepage,
+            preview=preview,
+        )
+
+        if preview:
+            print(f"[Preview] Would ensure directory exists: {planner.repo_dir}")
+        else:
+            os.makedirs(planner.repo_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        author_name = get_config_value("user.name") or "Unknown Author"
+        author_email = get_config_value("user.email") or "unknown@example.invalid"
+
+        self.templates.render(
+            repo_dir=planner.repo_dir,
+            context=planner.template_context(
+                author_name=author_name,
+                author_email=author_email,
+            ),
+            preview=preview,
+        )
+
+        self.git.init_repo(planner.repo_dir, preview=preview)
+
+        self.mirrors.write_defaults(
+            repo_dir=planner.repo_dir,
+            primary=planner.primary_remote,
+            name=parts.name,
+            preview=preview,
+        )
+
+        self.mirrors.setup(
+            repo=repo,
+            repositories_base_dir=os.path.expanduser(base_dir),
+            all_repos=self.config_merged.get("repositories", []),
+            preview=preview,
+            remote=remote,
+        )
+
+        if remote:
+            self.git.push_default_branch(planner.repo_dir, preview=preview)

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

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_repo_root
+
+try:
+    from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, StrictUndefined
+except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
+    Environment = None  # type: ignore
+    FileSystemLoader = None  # type: ignore
+    StrictUndefined = None  # type: ignore
+    _JINJA_IMPORT_ERROR = exc
+else:
+    _JINJA_IMPORT_ERROR = None
+
+
+class TemplateRenderer:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.templates_dir = self._resolve_templates_dir()
+
+    def render(
+        self,
+        *,
+        repo_dir: str,
+        context: Dict[str, Any],
+        preview: bool,
+    ) -> None:
+        if preview:
+            self._preview()
+            return
+
+        if Environment is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Jinja2 is required but not available. "
+                f"Import error: {_JINJA_IMPORT_ERROR}"
+            )
+
+        env = Environment(
+            loader=FileSystemLoader(self.templates_dir),
+            undefined=StrictUndefined,
+            autoescape=False,
+            keep_trailing_newline=True,
+        )
+
+        for root, _, files in os.walk(self.templates_dir):
+            for fn in files:
+                if not fn.endswith(".j2"):
+                    continue
+
+                abs_src = os.path.join(root, fn)
+                rel_src = os.path.relpath(abs_src, self.templates_dir)
+                rel_out = rel_src[:-3]
+                abs_out = os.path.join(repo_dir, rel_out)
+
+                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(abs_out), exist_ok=True)
+                template = env.get_template(rel_src)
+                rendered = template.render(**context)
+
+                with open(abs_out, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    f.write(rendered)
+
+    def _preview(self) -> None:
+        for root, _, files in os.walk(self.templates_dir):
+            for fn in files:
+                if fn.endswith(".j2"):
+                    rel = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, fn), self.templates_dir)
+                    print(f"[Preview] Would render template: {rel} -> {rel[:-3]}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _resolve_templates_dir() -> str:
+        here = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+        root = get_repo_root(cwd=str(here))
+        if not root:
+            raise RuntimeError("Could not determine repository root for templates.")
+        return os.path.join(root, "templates", "default")

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(
-                f"Are you sure you want to delete link '{alias_path}' for {repo_identifier}? [y/N]: "
-            ).strip().lower()
+            confirm = (
+                input(
+                    f"Are you sure you want to delete link '{alias_path}' for {repo_identifier}? [y/N]: "
+                )
+                .strip()
+                .lower()
+            )
             if confirm == "y":
                 if preview:
                     print(f"[Preview] Would remove link '{alias_path}'.")

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/delete.py

@@ -3,22 +3,33 @@ 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:
                 print(f"Skipped deletion of '{repo_dir}' for {repo_identifier}.")
         else:
-            print(f"Repository directory '{repo_dir}' not found for {repo_identifier}.")
+            print(f"Repository directory '{repo_dir}' not found for {repo_identifier}.")

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(
-            set(yaml_tags + list(map(str, extra_tags)))
-        )
+        display_tags: List[str] = sorted(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(
-            f"{ident_col}  "
-            f"{status_colored}  "
-            f"{cat_col}  "
-            f"{tag_col}  "
-            f"{dir_col}"
-        )
+        print(f"{ident_col}  {status_colored}  {cat_col}  {tag_col}  {dir_col}")
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Detailed section (alias value red, same status coloring)

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/pull.py

@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-import subprocess
 import sys
+from typing import List, Dict, Any
 
+from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import pull_args, GitPullArgsError
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.dir import get_repo_dir
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.identifier import get_repo_identifier
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.verify import verify_repository
 
+Repository = Dict[str, Any]
+
 
 def pull_with_verification(
-    selected_repos,
-    repositories_base_dir,
-    all_repos,
-    extra_args,
-    no_verification,
+    selected_repos: List[Repository],
+    repositories_base_dir: str,
+    all_repos: List[Repository],
+    extra_args: List[str],
+    no_verification: bool,
     preview: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """
     Execute `git pull` for each repository with verification.
+
+    - If verification fails and verification is enabled, prompt user to continue.
+    - Uses core.git.commands.pull_args() (no raw subprocess usage).
     """
     for repo in selected_repos:
         repo_identifier = get_repo_identifier(repo, all_repos)
@@ -37,12 +42,7 @@ def pull_with_verification(
             no_verification=no_verification,
         )
 
-        if (
-            not preview
-            and not no_verification
-            and verified_info
-            and not verified_ok
-        ):
+        if not preview and not no_verification and verified_info and not verified_ok:
             print(f"Warning: Verification failed for {repo_identifier}:")
             for err in errors:
                 print(f"  - {err}")
@@ -50,17 +50,10 @@ def pull_with_verification(
             if choice != "y":
                 continue
 
-        args_part = " ".join(extra_args) if extra_args else ""
-        full_cmd = f"git pull{(' ' + args_part) if args_part else ''}"
-
-        if preview:
-            print(f"[Preview] In '{repo_dir}': {full_cmd}")
-        else:
-            print(f"Running in '{repo_dir}': {full_cmd}")
-            result = subprocess.run(full_cmd, cwd=repo_dir, shell=True, check=False)
-            if result.returncode != 0:
-                print(
-                    f"'git pull' for {repo_identifier} failed "
-                    f"with exit code {result.returncode}."
-                )
-                sys.exit(result.returncode)
+        try:
+            pull_args(extra_args, cwd=repo_dir, preview=preview)
+        except GitPullArgsError as exc:
+            # Keep behavior consistent with previous implementation:
+            # stop on first failure and propagate return code as generic failure.
+            print(str(exc))
+            sys.exit(1)

src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/scaffold.py

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
-
-try:
-    from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, StrictUndefined
-except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
-    Environment = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    FileSystemLoader = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    StrictUndefined = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    _JINJA_IMPORT_ERROR = exc
-else:
-    _JINJA_IMPORT_ERROR = None
-
-
-def _repo_root_from_here(anchor: Optional[Path] = None) -> str:
-    """
-    Prefer git root (robust in editable installs / different layouts).
-    Fallback to a conservative relative parent lookup.
-    """
-    here = (anchor or Path(__file__)).resolve().parent
-    try:
-        r = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"],
-            cwd=str(here),
-            check=False,
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-        )
-        if r.returncode == 0:
-            top = (r.stdout or "").strip()
-            if top:
-                return top
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    # Fallback: src/pkgmgr/actions/repository/scaffold.py -> <repo root> = parents[5]
-    p = (anchor or Path(__file__)).resolve()
-    if len(p.parents) < 6:
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected path depth for: {p}")
-    return str(p.parents[5])
-
-
-def _templates_dir() -> str:
-    return os.path.join(_repo_root_from_here(), "templates", "default")
-
-
-def render_default_templates(
-    repo_dir: str,
-    *,
-    context: Dict[str, Any],
-    preview: bool,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Render templates/default/*.j2 into repo_dir.
-    Keeps create.py clean: create.py calls this function only.
-    """
-    tpl_dir = _templates_dir()
-    if not os.path.isdir(tpl_dir):
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Templates directory not found: {tpl_dir}")
-
-    # Preview mode: do not require Jinja2 at all. We only print planned outputs.
-    if preview:
-        for root, _, files in os.walk(tpl_dir):
-            for fn in files:
-                if not fn.endswith(".j2"):
-                    continue
-                abs_src = os.path.join(root, fn)
-                rel_src = os.path.relpath(abs_src, tpl_dir)
-                rel_out = rel_src[:-3]
-                print(f"[Preview] Would render template: {rel_src} -> {rel_out}")
-        return
-
-    if Environment is None or FileSystemLoader is None or StrictUndefined is None:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "Jinja2 is required for repo templates but is not available. "
-            f"Import error: {_JINJA_IMPORT_ERROR}"
-        )
-
-    env = Environment(
-        loader=FileSystemLoader(tpl_dir),
-        undefined=StrictUndefined,
-        autoescape=False,
-        keep_trailing_newline=True,
-    )
-
-    for root, _, files in os.walk(tpl_dir):
-        for fn in files:
-            if not fn.endswith(".j2"):
-                continue
-
-            abs_src = os.path.join(root, fn)
-            rel_src = os.path.relpath(abs_src, tpl_dir)
-            rel_out = rel_src[:-3]
-            abs_out = os.path.join(repo_dir, rel_out)
-
-            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(abs_out), exist_ok=True)
-            template = env.get_template(rel_src)
-            rendered = template.render(**context)
-
-            with open(abs_out, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                f.write(rendered)

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(
-        directories.get("binaries", "~/.local/bin")
-    )
+    binaries_dir = os.path.expanduser(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(
-                        f"[WARN] Tag {range_arg!r} not found or not a SemVer tag."
-                    )
+                    print(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(
-                        f"Set ignore for {key} to {entry['ignore']}"
-                    )
+                    print(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 +4,13 @@ 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,
+    set_mirror_visibility,
+    setup_mirrors,
+)
 from pkgmgr.cli.context import CLIContext
 
 Repository = Dict[str, Any]
@@ -25,6 +31,7 @@ def handle_mirror_command(
       - mirror setup
       - mirror check
       - mirror provision
+      - mirror visibility
     """
     if not selected:
         print("[INFO] No repositories selected for 'mirror' command.")
@@ -56,11 +63,15 @@ 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,
@@ -83,6 +94,7 @@ def handle_mirror_command(
             local=True,
             remote=False,
             ensure_remote=False,
+            ensure_visibility=None,
         )
         return
 
@@ -96,11 +108,14 @@ def handle_mirror_command(
             local=False,
             remote=True,
             ensure_remote=False,
+            ensure_visibility=None,
         )
         return
 
     if subcommand == "provision":
         preview = getattr(args, "preview", False)
+        public = bool(getattr(args, "public", False))
+
         setup_mirrors(
             selected_repos=selected,
             repositories_base_dir=ctx.repositories_base_dir,
@@ -109,6 +124,23 @@ def handle_mirror_command(
             local=False,
             remote=True,
             ensure_remote=True,
+            ensure_visibility="public" if public else None,
+        )
+        return
+
+    if subcommand == "visibility":
+        preview = getattr(args, "preview", False)
+        visibility = getattr(args, "visibility", None)
+        if visibility not in ("private", "public"):
+            print("[ERROR] mirror visibility expects 'private' or 'public'.")
+            sys.exit(2)
+
+        set_mirror_visibility(
+            selected_repos=selected,
+            repositories_base_dir=ctx.repositories_base_dir,
+            all_repos=ctx.all_repositories,
+            visibility=visibility,
+            preview=preview,
         )
         return
 

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 = (
-        getattr(ctx, "repositories_base_dir", None)
-        or getattr(ctx, "repositories_dir", None)
+    base_dir = getattr(ctx, "repositories_base_dir", None) or getattr(
+        ctx, "repositories_dir", None
     )
     if not base_dir:
         raise RuntimeError(

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/tools.py

@@ -1,115 +1,41 @@
-from __future__ import annotations 
+from __future__ import annotations
 
-import json 
-import os 
-
-from typing import Any, Dict, List 
-
-from pkgmgr .cli .context import CLIContext 
-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 
+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
 
 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)
-            run_command(
-                f'nautilus "{repo_path}" & disown'
-            )
-        return 
+            repo_path = resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
+            run_command(f'nautilus "{repo_path}" & disown')
+        return
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # GNOME terminal command
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     if args.command == "terminal":
         for repository in selected:
-            repo_path = _resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
-            run_command(
-                f'gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory="{repo_path}"'
-            )
-        return 
+            repo_path = resolve_repository_path(repository, ctx)
+            run_command(f'gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory="{repo_path}"')
+        return
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # VS Code workspace command
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     if args.command == "code":
-        if not 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}"')
+        open_vscode_workspace(ctx, selected)
         return

src/pkgmgr/cli/commands/version.py

@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ def _print_pkgmgr_self_version() -> None:
 
     # Common distribution/module naming variants.
     python_candidates = [
-        "package-manager",   # PyPI dist name in your project
-        "package_manager",   # module-ish variant
-        "pkgmgr",            # console/alias-ish
+        "package-manager",  # PyPI dist name in your project
+        "package_manager",  # module-ish variant
+        "pkgmgr",  # console/alias-ish
     ]
     nix_candidates = [
         "pkgmgr",

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 "
-            "if omitted)"
+            "Name of the new branch (optional; will be asked interactively 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 "
-            "if omitted)"
+            "Name of the branch to close (optional; current branch is used 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 "
-            "if omitted)"
+            "Name of the branch to drop (optional; current branch is used if omitted)"
         ),
     )
     branch_drop.add_argument(

src/pkgmgr/cli/parser/mirror_cmd.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# src/pkgmgr/cli/parser/mirror_cmd.py
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ from .common import add_identifier_arguments
 def add_mirror_subparsers(subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> None:
     mirror_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "mirror",
-        help="Mirror-related utilities (list, diff, merge, setup, check, provision)",
+        help="Mirror-related utilities (list, diff, merge, setup, check, provision, visibility)",
     )
     mirror_subparsers = mirror_parser.add_subparsers(
         dest="subcommand",
@@ -20,7 +19,9 @@ 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 +30,21 @@ 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("target", choices=["config", "file"], help="Target of mirrors.")
+    mirror_merge.add_argument(
+        "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",
@@ -60,4 +67,20 @@ def add_mirror_subparsers(subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> None:
         "provision",
         help="Provision remote repositories via provider APIs (create missing repos).",
     )
+    mirror_provision.add_argument(
+        "--public",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="After ensuring repos exist, enforce public visibility on the remote provider.",
+    )
     add_identifier_arguments(mirror_provision)
+
+    mirror_visibility = mirror_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "visibility",
+        help="Set visibility (public/private) for all remote git mirrors via provider APIs.",
+    )
+    mirror_visibility.add_argument(
+        "visibility",
+        choices=["private", "public"],
+        help="Target visibility for all git mirrors.",
+    )
+    add_identifier_arguments(mirror_visibility)

src/pkgmgr/cli/parser/navigation_cmd.py

@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ def add_navigation_subparsers(
         "--command",
         nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
         dest="shell_command",
-        help=(
-            "The shell command (and its arguments) to execute in each "
-            "repository"
-        ),
+        help=("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=(
-            "Identifier(s) for repositories. "
-            "Default: Repository of current folder."
-        ),
+        help=("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(
-        use_all
-        or identifiers
-        or categories
-        or string_filter
-    )
+    return bool(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 = {
-        sub for subs in PROXY_COMMANDS.values() for sub in subs
-    }
+    all_proxy_subcommands = {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

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ 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.
-    
+
     Steps:
       1. Keep only consonants from the repository name (letters from BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ).
       2. Collapse consecutive identical consonants.
@@ -39,4 +40,4 @@ def generate_alias(repo, bin_dir, existing_aliases):
     while conflict(candidate3):
         candidate3 += "x"
         candidate3 = candidate3[:12]
-    return candidate3
+    return candidate3