manual_slop/conductor/tracks/workspace_profiles_20260310/plan.md

Implementation Plan: Advanced Workspace Docking & Layout Profiles

Phase 1: Data Model & Persistence Engine

• Task: Create a WorkspaceProfile dataclass in src/models.py to store INI string, show_windows dict, and panel states.
• Task: Implement WorkspaceManager (similar to PresetManager) to handle saving/loading profiles from config.toml and project.toml.
• Task: Write Tests: Verify the manager correctly merges global and project profiles and serializes the ImGui INI string properly.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Data Model & Persistence Engine' (Protocol in workflow.md)

Phase 2: ImGui State Extraction & Restoration

• Task: Implement methods in src/gui_2.py (or a helper module) to safely capture the current ImGui layout (imgui.save_ini_settings_to_memory()).
• Task: Implement methods to safely restore layout (imgui.load_ini_settings_from_memory()) and apply the associated show_windows state.
• Task: Write Tests: Verify using live_gui that saving a layout and loading it back does not cause crashes or assertion failures in the ImGui render loop.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: ImGui State Extraction & Restoration' (Protocol in workflow.md)

Phase 3: GUI Menu Integration

• Task: Add a "Layout Profiles" menu under the main "Windows" or "View" menu bar in src/gui_2.py.
• Task: Implement "Save Current Layout" modal (prompting for name and scope: Global/Project).
• Task: Populate the menu with a dynamically generated list of available profiles to load.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: GUI Menu Integration' (Protocol in workflow.md)

Phase 4: Contextual Auto-Switch (Experimental)

• Task: Add UI in "AI Settings" or "Operations Hub" to enable "Experimental: Auto-switch layout by Tier".
• Task: Add UI to bind specific profiles to Tiers 1 through 4.
• Task: Implement the event hook in AppController so that when the active_tier changes, the bound profile is automatically loaded if the feature is enabled.
• Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 4: Contextual Auto-Switch (Experimental)' (Protocol in workflow.md)