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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+# ============================================================================
+# Dynamic MOTD - Compact System Info on Shell Start
+# ============================================================================
+# A beautiful, informative welcome screen for your terminal
+#
+# Add to .zshrc:
+#   source ~/.dotfiles/zsh/functions/motd.zsh
+#   show_motd  # or call automatically
+# ============================================================================
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Configuration
+# ============================================================================
+
+typeset -g MOTD_ENABLED="${MOTD_ENABLED:-true}"
+typeset -g MOTD_SHOW_WEATHER="${MOTD_SHOW_WEATHER:-false}"
+typeset -g MOTD_WEATHER_LOCATION="${MOTD_WEATHER_LOCATION:-}"
+
+# Colors
+typeset -g M_RESET=$'\033[0m'
+typeset -g M_BOLD=$'\033[1m'
+typeset -g M_DIM=$'\033[2m'
+typeset -g M_CYAN=$'\033[36m'
+typeset -g M_GREEN=$'\033[32m'
+typeset -g M_YELLOW=$'\033[33m'
+typeset -g M_RED=$'\033[31m'
+typeset -g M_BLUE=$'\033[34m'
+typeset -g M_MAGENTA=$'\033[35m'
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Data Collection Functions
+# ============================================================================
+
+_motd_hostname() {
+    hostname -s 2>/dev/null || echo "${HOST:-unknown}"
+}
+
+_motd_user() {
+    echo "${USER:-$(whoami)}"
+}
+
+_motd_uptime() {
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+        local boot=$(sysctl -n kern.boottime | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d ',')
+        local now=$(date +%s)
+        local diff=$((now - boot))
+    else
+        local diff=$(cat /proc/uptime 2>/dev/null | cut -d. -f1)
+    fi
+    
+    [[ -z "$diff" ]] && { echo "?"; return; }
+    
+    local days=$((diff / 86400))
+    local hours=$(((diff % 86400) / 3600))
+    local mins=$(((diff % 3600) / 60))
+    
+    if [[ $days -gt 0 ]]; then
+        echo "${days}d ${hours}h"
+    elif [[ $hours -gt 0 ]]; then
+        echo "${hours}h ${mins}m"
+    else
+        echo "${mins}m"
+    fi
+}
+
+_motd_cpu() {
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+        local cpu=$(top -l 1 -n 0 2>/dev/null | grep "CPU usage" | awk '{print int($3)}')
+    else
+        local cpu=$(top -bn1 2>/dev/null | grep "Cpu(s)" | awk '{print int($2)}')
+        [[ -z "$cpu" ]] && cpu=$(cat /proc/stat 2>/dev/null | head -1 | awk '{print int(($2+$4)*100/($2+$4+$5))}')
+    fi
+    echo "${cpu:-?}%"
+}
+
+_motd_memory() {
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+        local total=$(sysctl -n hw.memsize 2>/dev/null)
+        local used=$(vm_stat 2>/dev/null | awk '/Pages active/ {print $3}' | tr -d '.')
+        if [[ -n "$total" && -n "$used" ]]; then
+            local total_gb=$((total / 1073741824))
+            local used_gb=$((used * 4096 / 1073741824))
+            echo "${used_gb}/${total_gb}G"
+        else
+            echo "?G"
+        fi
+    else
+        local mem=$(free -h 2>/dev/null | awk '/^Mem:/ {print $3"/"$2}')
+        echo "${mem:-?G}" | sed 's/i//g'
+    fi
+}
+
+_motd_disk() {
+    local disk=$(df -h ~ 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}')
+    echo "${disk:-?}free"
+}
+
+_motd_load() {
+    local load=$(uptime 2>/dev/null | awk -F'load average:' '{print $2}' | awk -F',' '{print $1}' | tr -d ' ')
+    echo "${load:-?}"
+}
+
+_motd_updates() {
+    local count=0
+    if command -v checkupdates &>/dev/null; then
+        count=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    elif command -v apt &>/dev/null; then
+        count=$(apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep -c upgradable || echo 0)
+    elif command -v brew &>/dev/null; then
+        count=$(brew outdated 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+    fi
+    echo "$count"
+}
+
+_motd_docker() {
+    command -v docker &>/dev/null || return
+    local running=$(docker ps -q 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+    [[ "$running" -gt 0 ]] && echo "${running} containers"
+}
+
+_motd_git_repos() {
+    # Check for uncommitted changes in common dirs
+    local needs_push=0
+    local dirs=("$HOME/.dotfiles" "$HOME/projects"/* "$HOME/work"/* 2>/dev/null)
+    
+    for dir in "${dirs[@]}"; do
+        [[ -d "$dir/.git" ]] || continue
+        (cd "$dir" && ! git diff --quiet 2>/dev/null) && ((needs_push++))
+    done
+    
+    [[ $needs_push -gt 0 ]] && echo "$needs_push dirty"
+}
+
+_motd_dotfiles_status() {
+    [[ ! -d "$HOME/.dotfiles/.git" ]] && return
+    
+    cd "$HOME/.dotfiles" 2>/dev/null || return
+    git fetch origin --quiet 2>/dev/null
+    
+    local behind=$(git rev-list HEAD..origin/main --count 2>/dev/null || git rev-list HEAD..origin/master --count 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    local ahead=$(git rev-list origin/main..HEAD --count 2>/dev/null || git rev-list origin/master..HEAD --count 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    
+    if [[ $behind -gt 0 ]]; then
+        echo "↓$behind"
+    elif [[ $ahead -gt 0 ]]; then
+        echo "↑$ahead"
+    else
+        echo "✓"
+    fi
+}
+
+_motd_date() {
+    date '+%a %b %d'
+}
+
+_motd_time() {
+    date '+%H:%M'
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Display Function
+# ============================================================================
+
+show_motd() {
+    [[ "$MOTD_ENABLED" != "true" ]] && return
+    
+    # Collect data
+    local user=$(_motd_user)
+    local host=$(_motd_hostname)
+    local uptime=$(_motd_uptime)
+    local cpu=$(_motd_cpu)
+    local mem=$(_motd_memory)
+    local disk=$(_motd_disk)
+    local load=$(_motd_load)
+    local updates=$(_motd_updates)
+    local docker=$(_motd_docker)
+    local git_status=$(_motd_git_repos)
+    local dotfiles=$(_motd_dotfiles_status)
+    local dt=$(_motd_date)
+    local tm=$(_motd_time)
+    
+    # Build status indicators
+    local status_line=""
+    
+    [[ -n "$docker" ]] && status_line+="${M_CYAN}◉${M_RESET}$docker  "
+    [[ -n "$git_status" ]] && status_line+="${M_YELLOW}⎇${M_RESET}$git_status  "
+    [[ "$updates" -gt 0 ]] && status_line+="${M_GREEN}↑${M_RESET}${updates}updates  "
+    [[ -n "$dotfiles" ]] && status_line+="${M_MAGENTA}●${M_RESET}dotfiles:$dotfiles"
+    
+    # Print compact MOTD
+    echo
+    echo "${M_DIM}┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐${M_RESET}"
+    printf "${M_DIM}│${M_RESET} ${M_BOLD}${M_CYAN}✦${M_RESET} ${M_BOLD}%s${M_RESET}@${M_CYAN}%s${M_RESET}%*s${M_DIM}%s %s${M_RESET} ${M_DIM}│${M_RESET}\n" \
+        "$user" "$host" $((40 - ${#user} - ${#host})) "" "$dt" "$tm"
+    echo "${M_DIM}├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤${M_RESET}"
+    printf "${M_DIM}│${M_RESET} ▲ %-8s  ◆ %-10s  ◇ %-10s  ⊡ %-8s ${M_DIM}│${M_RESET}\n" \
+        "up:$uptime" "cpu:$cpu" "mem:$mem" "$disk"
+    
+    if [[ -n "$status_line" ]]; then
+        echo "${M_DIM}├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤${M_RESET}"
+        printf "${M_DIM}│${M_RESET} %s%*s${M_DIM}│${M_RESET}\n" "$status_line" $((62 - ${#status_line} + 30)) ""
+    fi
+    
+    echo "${M_DIM}└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘${M_RESET}"
+    echo
+}
+
+# Alias
+motd() { show_motd; }
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Minimal Version (single line)
+# ============================================================================
+
+show_motd_mini() {
+    [[ "$MOTD_ENABLED" != "true" ]] && return
+    
+    local user=$(_motd_user)
+    local host=$(_motd_hostname)
+    local uptime=$(_motd_uptime)
+    local mem=$(_motd_memory)
+    local updates=$(_motd_updates)
+    
+    local info="${M_CYAN}${user}@${host}${M_RESET}"
+    info+=" ${M_DIM}│${M_RESET} ▲${uptime}"
+    info+=" ${M_DIM}│${M_RESET} ◇${mem}"
+    [[ "$updates" -gt 0 ]] && info+=" ${M_DIM}│${M_RESET} ${M_GREEN}↑${updates}${M_RESET}"
+    
+    echo "$info"
+    echo
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Auto-show on source (optional)
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Uncomment to show automatically:
+# show_motd