feat: add configurable tab bar status (#2586)

* feat: show a zoom indicator in the desktop tab bar

Reserve the right edge of the tab row for a ZOOM pill while the
focused pane is zoomed, matching the accent style of the mode bars.
The per-tab Z suffix stays; the pill makes the zoomed state visible
at a glance like tmux's status-right flag.

* feat: optionally show the hostname in the desktop tab bar

Add ui.tab_bar_hostname to display the machine's hostname at the right
edge of the tab row, like tmux's #h in status-right. The value resolves
where the server renders, so remote sessions show the remote host. Off
by default.

* fix: strip control characters from the tab bar hostname

* fix: hide the hostname when it would squeeze out the tab strip

* feat: add configurable tab bar status

* fix: harden tab bar status updates

* fix: terminate tab bar status process trees

* fix: disable status commands on unsupported platforms

* fix: skip unchanged status command renders

* fix: keep tab bar status opt-in by default

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Co-authored-by: David Heinemeier Hansson <david@hey.com>

3 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md
index dba64077..bcb3488c 100644
--- a/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/next/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Added
+- The desktop tab bar now has configurable right-aligned status entries for zoom state, hostname, date/time, literal text, and asynchronously refreshed command output.
 - Optional `keys.resize_pane_left`, `keys.resize_pane_down`, `keys.resize_pane_up`, and `keys.resize_pane_right` bindings now resize the focused pane in one keystroke without entering resize mode.
 - Devin CLI, Cursor Agent CLI, MastraCode, Hermes Agent, and Grok CLI integrations now install and run natively on Windows.
 - Panes can now route normal right-click gestures to mouse-reporting applications through the pane menu, `herdr pane input`, `pane.input.set`, or the `pane split --right-click pane` launch option.
diff --git a/docs/next/website/src/content/docs/configuration.mdx b/docs/next/website/src/content/docs/configuration.mdx
index a170613f..59ce7b2e 100644
--- a/docs/next/website/src/content/docs/configuration.mdx
+++ b/docs/next/website/src/content/docs/configuration.mdx
@@ -269,6 +269,26 @@ The sidebar is the main Herdr dashboard. Search `ui.` in the [Config reference](
 
 Set `tab_bar_position = "bottom"` under `[ui]` to place the desktop tab row below the terminal panes. Prefix, Navigate, Copy, and Resize mode bars temporarily replace the bottom tab row while active. The default is `"top"`.
 
+Configure an ordered tmux-style status area at the right edge of the tab row:
+
+```toml
+[ui]
+tab_bar_right = [
+  { type = "zoom" },
+  { type = "hostname" },
+  { type = "datetime", format = "%H:%M" },
+  { type = "text", text = "prod" },
+  { type = "command", command = "~/.config/herdr/status.sh", interval_seconds = 5, timeout_seconds = 2 },
+]
+tab_bar_right_separator = " · "
+```
+
+The status area is empty by default. Add `zoom` to show a fixed `ZOOM` pill while the active tab is zoomed; the existing per-tab `Z` markers remain independent. `hostname`, `datetime`, and `command` resolve on the Herdr server, so `herdr --remote` shows the remote machine's values. Datetime entries use `strftime` formatting; directives that require a UTC offset or Unix timestamp, such as `%z` and `%s`, are rejected because the value is server-local wall-clock time.
+
+Command entries run immediately and then at `interval_seconds` without blocking rendering or overlapping a previous run. The interval can be 1–31,536,000 seconds and the timeout can be 1–3,600 seconds. Herdr uses the last line of successful output, clears it after failure, empty output, or `timeout_seconds`, and provides the same active workspace, tab, pane, socket, binary, and working-directory context as custom command keybindings. Commands are supported on Linux, macOS, and Windows, using `/bin/sh -lc` on Linux and macOS and `cmd.exe /d /c` on Windows.
+
+Separators appear only between visible entries. Set `tab_bar_right_separator = ""` for direct concatenation. On a narrow tab row, the complete status area yields to the tabs and their controls.
+
 Agent status uses compact colored dots by default. To distinguish blocked, working, done, idle, and unknown states by shape as well as color, choose **distinct symbols** in Settings or configure:
 
 ```toml
diff --git a/docs/next/website/src/data/config-reference.json b/docs/next/website/src/data/config-reference.json
index 2147192d..700e28ec 100644
--- a/docs/next/website/src/data/config-reference.json
+++ b/docs/next/website/src/data/config-reference.json
@@ -723,6 +723,25 @@
           ]
         },
         {
+          "key": "ui.tab_bar_right",
+          "type": "array",
+          "default": "[]",
+          "description": "Configure ordered right-aligned tab bar entries. Supported types are zoom, hostname, datetime, text, and command.",
+          "values": [
+            "zoom",
+            "hostname",
+            "datetime",
+            "text",
+            "command"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "ui.tab_bar_right_separator",
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "\" \"",
+          "description": "Text inserted between visible right-aligned tab bar entries."
+        },
+        {
           "key": "ui.agent_panel_sort",
           "type": "enum",
           "default": "\"spaces\"",