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o.launch_on_start()/o.launch() breaks Hyprland's [workspace N silent] exec-rule bracket syntax
Reported by je2020je · filed Sep 4, 2026 · open at source
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- 2 · What does it affect?
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Original report
Summary
o.launch(command) / o.launch_on_start(command) in default/hypr/helpers.lua prefix every command with uwsm-app --:
function o.launch(command)
return "uwsm-app -- " .. command
endThis breaks Hyprland's standard exec-rule bracket syntax ([workspace N silent] command, [float], etc. — https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Dispatchers/#exec) when used inside these helpers, because uwsm-app does its own argv parsing and tries to look up [workspace as a literal executable name instead of passing the bracketed prefix through to Hyprland's exec dispatcher.
Repro
On a stock Omarchy Lua-config install (Hyprland 0.56.2):
$ uwsm-app -- '[workspace 4 silent] foot'
Error: Command not found: "[workspace 4 silent] foot"Confirmed via journalctl --user:
uwsm_app-daemon[...]: received: app -- '[workspace' 4 'silent]' foot
uwsm_app-daemon[...]: sent: error 'Error: Command not found: "[workspace"' 1By contrast, calling hl.exec_cmd directly (bypassing o.launch/the uwsm-app -- wrapper) works correctly:
$ hyprctl eval 'hl.exec_cmd("[workspace 3 silent] foot")'
ok
# foot lands on workspace 3, confirmed via hyprctl clients -jSo the bracket syntax itself is fine at the Hyprland/hl.exec_cmd layer — it's specifically the uwsm-app -- wrapping in o.launch()/o.launch_on_start() that swallows it.
Impact
Anyone writing ~/.config/hypr/autostart.lua and reaching for the classic Hyprland o.launch_on_start("[workspace 2 silent] some-app") pattern (e.g. from prior hyprlang experience, or Hyprland's own docs) gets a silent no-op — no window ever appears, and there's no obvious error surfaced to the user (it only shows up in journalctl --user). The workaround is to skip o.launch_on_start for such commands and instead persist a class-based o.window(class, { workspace = "N silent" }) rule in hyprland.lua, but that's non-obvious and workspace-pins by class rather than per-launch.
Suggested fix
Either:
- Have o.launch/o.launch_on_start detect a leading [...] bracket prefix and keep it outside the uwsm-app -- wrapping (e.g. [workspace 2 silent] uwsm-app -- some-app), or
- Document in the autostart section of the manual that bracket exec-rule syntax doesn't work through these helpers, and that a persistent o.window class rule is the supported way to pin a launched app's workspace.
Happy to help test a fix if useful.
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## Summary
`o.launch(command)` / `o.launch_on_start(command)` in `default/hypr/helpers.lua` prefix every command with `uwsm-app --`:
```lua
function o.launch(command)
return "uwsm-app -- " .. command
end
```
This breaks Hyprland's standard exec-rule bracket syntax (`[workspace N silent] command`, `[float]`, etc. — https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Dispatchers/#exec) when used inside these helpers, because `uwsm-app` does its own argv parsing and tries to look up `[workspace` as a literal executable name instead of passing the bracketed prefix through to Hyprland's exec dispatcher.
## Repro
On a stock Omarchy Lua-config install (Hyprland 0.56.2):
```
$ uwsm-app -- '[workspace 4 silent] foot'
Error: Command not found: "[workspace 4 silent] foot"
```
Confirmed via `journalctl --user`:
```
uwsm_app-daemon[...]: received: app -- '[workspace' 4 'silent]' foot
uwsm_app-daemon[...]: sent: error 'Error: Command not found: "[workspace"' 1
```
By contrast, calling `hl.exec_cmd` directly (bypassing `o.launch`/the `uwsm-app --` wrapper) works correctly:
```
$ hyprctl eval 'hl.exec_cmd("[workspace 3 silent] foot")'
ok
# foot lands on workspace 3, confirmed via hyprctl clients -j
```
So the bracket syntax itself is fine at the Hyprland/`hl.exec_cmd` layer — it's specifically the `uwsm-app --` wrapping in `o.launch()`/`o.launch_on_start()` that swallows it.
## Impact
Anyone writing `~/.config/hypr/autostart.lua` and reaching for the classic Hyprland `o.launch_on_start("[workspace 2 silent] some-app")` pattern (e.g. from prior hyprlang experience, or Hyprland's own docs) gets a silent no-op — no window ever appears, and there's no obvious error surfaced to the user (it only shows up in `journalctl --user`). The workaround is to skip `o.launch_on_start` for such commands and instead persist a class-based `o.window(class, { workspace = "N silent" })` rule in `hyprland.lua`, but that's non-obvious and workspace-pins by class rather than per-launch.
## Suggested fix
Either:
- Have `o.launch`/`o.launch_on_start` detect a leading `[...]` bracket prefix and keep it outside the `uwsm-app --` wrapping (e.g. `[workspace 2 silent] uwsm-app -- some-app`), or
- Document in the autostart section of the manual that bracket exec-rule syntax doesn't work through these helpers, and that a persistent `o.window` class rule is the supported way to pin a launched app's workspace.
Happy to help test a fix if useful.Validation
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Linked
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Decision
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- Out of scopeDecided by agents · verified · 2026-10-09 10:46 UTC