chore(ai): archive gptel and remove it from the live config

I archived gptel to archive/gptel/ since I rarely use it. Moved there: the six gptel modules (ai-config, ai-conversations, ai-conversations-browser, ai-mcp, ai-quick-ask, ai-rewrite), the gptel-tools/ directory, custom/gptel-prompts.el, their test files and utilities, and the four gptel-only specs.

Scrubbed from the live config: the ai-config require in init.el, which also drops the whole C-; a keymap; the gptel-mode emojify hook in font-config.el; the gptel-tools entries in the Makefile clean target and the coverage runner; and the gptel feature notes in README. Cancelled the open gptel tasks in todo.org (the AI Open Work issues, the feature-extension brainstorm, the velox gptel-magit bug).

ai-term stays. It is the ghostel Claude launcher, independent of gptel.

Verified: every module loads, a batch init launch reaches completion clean, and the full test suite shows only pre-existing coverage failures unrelated to this change.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/todo.org b/todo.org
index f2e66eeae..164f797b8 100644
--- a/todo.org
+++ b/todo.org
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ Expected: a README preview with headers, bold/italic, code, links, lists/checkbo
 What we're verifying: with the dashboard out of global font-lock (Fix A) and file icons on (Fix C), the live dashboard shows the theme colors and icons. Eyeball it.
 - Open the dashboard (F1)
 Expected: the "Emacs:" banner title is gold, the "Projects:/Bookmarks:/Recent Files:" headings are themed blue, and the project/recent-file rows each show a colored per-filetype icon (org files greenish, dirs yellow; bookmarks a plain icon).
-*** VERIFY gptel C-; a B switches model without the modeline hang
-What we're verifying: cj/gptel-switch-backend (C-; a B) now sets gptel-model to an interned symbol, so the switch completes without the wrong-type-argument-symbolp redisplay hang. Unit tests + a live helper eval already cover the coercion; this is the interactive end-to-end.
-- Invoke cj/gptel-switch-backend (C-; a B)
-- Pick a backend, then a model from its list
-Expected: the modeline updates to the chosen model and Emacs stays responsive — no "Querying ..." hang, no wrong-type-argument backtrace.
 *** VERIFY org-faces color set in theme-studio reaches the agenda
 What we're verifying: editing an org-faces-* row in theme-studio, exporting, and deploying lands the new color on the real agenda's keyword/priority. The build-theme -> deftheme half and the live org-todo-keyword-faces / org-priority-faces wiring are already verified mechanically; this confirms the visual end-to-end with a human eye.
 - Open theme-studio in Chrome and pick "org-faces" from the application dropdown (it sits beside elfeed and mu4e)
@@ -590,25 +585,26 @@ Phase 1. Palette anchors + OKLCH shade generation (reusing colormath.js), the RO
 Phase 2. Initial state from seed() plus seedPkgmap for the non-org packages; all-tier reseed button with a scope-named overwrite warning, resetting non-org to their APPS defaults; regenerate dupre-revised.json. Gate: #selftest PASS; default-on-open equals seed(); artifact round-trip (regenerated dupre-revised.json imports back to the same seeded state); Chrome eyeball.
 **** TODO Seeding-engine test surface :solo:test:
 Keep #seedtest, #selftest, the default-on-open check, the dupre-revised round-trip, node --check, and Chrome validation green.
-** PROJECT [#B] AI Open Work
-Parent grouping the open AI assistant / gptel issues; close each child independently.
-*** TODO [#B] ai-rewrite: chosen directive never reaches the request :bug:solo:
+** CANCELLED [#B] AI Open Work
+CLOSED: [2026-06-23 Tue]
+gptel archived 2026-06-23 to archive/gptel/ (rarely used). The child issues below — ai-rewrite directive plumbing, ai-conversations bugs, the stale-elpa / gptel-magit shadow, model-switch dedup — are all moot against archived code. Kept for reference; detail also in git history.
+*** CANCELLED [#B] ai-rewrite: chosen directive never reaches the request :bug:solo:
 =modules/ai-rewrite.el:64= — the directive is let-bound around =(call-interactively #'gptel-rewrite)=, but gptel-rewrite is a transient prefix that returns when the menu shows; the send resolves the directive AFTER the binding unwound (verified against ~/code/gptel/gptel-rewrite.el:780-799). The picker's choice is silently dropped — the module's core feature is inert. Set =gptel--rewrite-directive= buffer-locally (restore via =gptel-post-rewrite-functions=) or use a self-removing global hook entry. From the 2026-06 config audit.
 
-*** VERIFY [#B] Stale elpa gptel shadows the local fork — likely the gptel-magit root :bug:quick:solo:next:
+*** CANCELLED [#B] Stale elpa gptel shadows the local fork — likely the gptel-magit root :bug:quick:solo:next:
 Needs from Craig: can't be done standalone. I tried deleting elpa/gptel-0.9.8.5 — the fork loaded fine and gptel-magit still worked via use-package autoloads, but package activation then printed "Unable to activate gptel-magit / Required gptel-0.9.8 unavailable" on every startup, so I reverted. To remove the shadow we must also resolve gptel-magit's package dependency: either drop gptel-magit's package dep (load it via load-path like the gptel fork), or repackage the fork into .localrepo as gptel. Tell me which and I'll do it; this pairs with the gptel-magit investigation.
 =elpa/gptel-0.9.8.5= is still installed alongside the =~/code/gptel= fork (=ai-config.el:383=); package activation puts the elpa dir + autoloads on load-path, so which copy wins depends on ordering, and a mixed load (fork .el + elpa .elc) produces "impossible" bugs. =gptel-magit= (elpa) declares gptel as a dependency, so IT may be pulling the stale copy — check this first when working the open "[#B] Investigate gptel-magit not working properly" task. Fix: =package-delete= the elpa gptel + remove from .localrepo so the fork is the only copy on disk. From the 2026-06 config audit.
 
 2026-06-15: tried deleting =elpa/gptel-0.9.8.5= standalone. The fork loaded correctly and gptel-magit still worked via use-package =:commands= autoloads, BUT package activation then printed "Unable to activate package gptel-magit / Required package gptel-0.9.8 unavailable" on every startup and test run (gptel-magit declares gptel as a package dependency that no longer resolves). Reverted. This can't be done standalone — it must be paired with the gptel-magit dependency fix (drop gptel-magit's package dep, or repackage the fork into .localrepo as gptel). Do it together with the gptel-magit investigation task.
 
-*** TODO [#C] ai-conversations: dead-buffer load, role flattening, non-atomic writes :bug:solo:
+*** CANCELLED [#C] ai-conversations: dead-buffer load, role flattening, non-atomic writes :bug:solo:
 From the 2026-06 config audit, =modules/ai-conversations.el=:
 - =:324= — load in a fresh session does =get-buffer-create "*AI-Assistant*"= (plain fundamental-mode buffer); =--ensure-ai-buffer= then sees it exists and never calls =(gptel)=. Sending doesn't work, autosave self-cancels (requires gptel-mode). Use =get-buffer= for the check; let ensure create. The browser RET/l path inherits this.
 - =:240= — persistence drops gptel's =response= text properties, so a reloaded history replays to the model as ONE user message (model re-reads its own answers as Craig's words). Adopt gptel's native bounds persistence or re-mark on load from the "* Backend:" headings.
 - =:248= — =write-region= straight at the target; crash mid-write truncates the only copy of the history (autosave hits this constantly). Temp + rename.
 - =:140= — three overlapping autosave mechanisms (after-send advice that fires before the response exists, post-response hook, 60s timer). Keep the hook; drop the advice (and likely the timer).
 
-*** VERIFY [#C] Dedup gptel model-switch commands — keep switch-backend or fold into change-model :bug:
+*** CANCELLED [#C] Dedup gptel model-switch commands — keep switch-backend or fold into change-model :bug:
 =cj/gptel-change-model= (C-; a m) already does backend+model switching and interns correctly, so =cj/gptel-switch-backend= (C-; a B) is arguably redundant now that its crash is fixed. Decision for Craig: keep both, or delete =cj/gptel-switch-backend= plus its C-; a B binding and keep one model-switch command. From the 2026-06 config-audit follow-up.
 
 ** PROJECT [#B] Architecture review follow-up from 2026-05-03 :refactor:
@@ -2319,7 +2315,9 @@ From the color-assignment guide work (2026-06-08): make the tool support the gui
 [[id:b70b37f2-37df-4c8e-ac2f-1f20d12e33dd][theme-studio-seeding-engine-spec-doing.org]] — role table + face→role maps for syntax/UI/org, OKLCH shade generation, reseed dupre-revised to the compact mapping. Codex-reviewed, Ready. Implementation tracked under the seeding-engine parent below.
 *** TODO Guide-support views and advisories spec
 Five optional surfaces, all dismissible and non-blocking, in one collapsible panel where they advise: (1) CVD-simulation toggle on previews (deuteranopia/protanopia/tritanopia); (2) squint/blur preview toggle; (3) lightness-ramp view + palette advisories (accent count over 6-8, roles separated only by red/green) — depends on the OKLCH/ΔE core; (4) definition-vs-call / weight advisories; (5) state-over-syntax preview (region/search/diff tint over real syntax-colored text). Sequence: rewritten guide reviewed → seeding-engine spec → this. Advisories (3, 4) layer on the perceptual-metrics feature.
-** PROJECT [#C] GPTel Feature Extension Brainstorm :feature:
+** CANCELLED [#C] GPTel Feature Extension Brainstorm :feature:
+CLOSED: [2026-06-23 Tue]
+gptel archived 2026-06-23 to archive/gptel/ (rarely used); extension ideas are moot. Child design notes left below as reference.
 :PROPERTIES:
 :LAST_REVIEWED: 2026-06-01
 :END:
@@ -2817,7 +2815,7 @@ Surface current-buffer or project-wide errors and warnings.  Useful
 both as a "what's broken right now" check and as input to the
 patch-narrative buffer / commit-intent workbench above.
 
-**** TODO [#B] gptel-magit activation fails on velox :bug:quick:
+**** CANCELLED [#B] gptel-magit activation fails on velox :bug:quick:
 :PROPERTIES:
 :LAST_REVIEWED: 2026-06-01
 :END: