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+#!/bin/bash
+# Music Parallelism Prevention Script
+# Prevents listening to music while doing focus work (coding, gaming)
+#
+# When a focus application (VS Code, Steam games, etc.) is detected alongside
+# a music streaming service (YouTube Music, Spotify, etc.), the music is stopped.
+#
+# Music is fine when running alone - only killed when combined with focus apps.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/music-parallelism.log"
+CHECK_INTERVAL=10
+
+# Focus applications - window class names or process names
+# These are apps that require focus and shouldn't have music playing
+FOCUS_APPS=(
+	# IDEs and code editors
+	"code"         # VS Code
+	"Code"         # VS Code (window class)
+	"vscodium"     # VSCodium
+	"cursor"       # Cursor IDE
+	"jetbrains"    # JetBrains IDEs
+	"idea"         # IntelliJ IDEA
+	"pycharm"      # PyCharm
+	"webstorm"     # WebStorm
+	"clion"        # CLion
+	"rider"        # Rider
+	"sublime_text" # Sublime Text
+	"atom"         # Atom
+	"neovide"      # Neovide (Neovim GUI)
+	# Gaming
+	"steam_app"      # Steam games (they run as steam_app_XXXXX)
+	"steamwebhelper" # Steam client
+	"gamescope"      # Gamescope (Steam Deck compositor)
+	# Other focus apps (add more as needed)
+	"blender"      # Blender
+	"godot"        # Godot Engine
+	"unity"        # Unity Editor
+	"UnrealEditor" # Unreal Engine
+)
+
+# Music streaming services - browser tabs or electron apps
+# These will be killed when focus apps are detected
+MUSIC_SERVICES=(
+	# YouTube Music specific patterns (NOT regular YouTube)
+	"music.youtube.com"
+	# Spotify
+	"spotify"
+	"Spotify"
+	# Tidal
+	"tidal"
+	"TIDAL"
+	# Deezer
+	"deezer"
+	# Amazon Music
+	"Amazon Music"
+	"amazon music"
+	# Apple Music (web)
+	"music.apple.com"
+	# SoundCloud
+	"soundcloud.com"
+	# Pandora
+	"pandora.com"
+)
+
+# Function to log with timestamp
+log_message() {
+	local msg
+	msg="$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"
+	echo "$msg" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+}
+
+# Check if any focus application is running
+is_focus_app_running() {
+	for app in "${FOCUS_APPS[@]}"; do
+		# Check running processes
+		if pgrep -i -f "$app" &>/dev/null; then
+			echo "$app"
+			return 0
+		fi
+		# Check window names using xdotool if available
+		if command -v xdotool &>/dev/null; then
+			if xdotool search --name "$app" &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				echo "$app"
+				return 0
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
+# Check if any music service is running and return its details
+find_music_services() {
+	local found_services=()
+
+	for service in "${MUSIC_SERVICES[@]}"; do
+		# Check for browser tabs with music services
+		# This checks window titles which usually contain the URL or tab title
+		if command -v xdotool &>/dev/null; then
+			if xdotool search --name "$service" &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				found_services+=("$service (window)")
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		# Check for dedicated desktop apps
+		if pgrep -i -f "$service" &>/dev/null; then
+			found_services+=("$service (process)")
+		fi
+	done
+
+	if [[ ${#found_services[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+		printf '%s\n' "${found_services[@]}"
+		return 0
+	fi
+	return 1
+}
+
+# Kill music services
+kill_music_services() {
+	local killed=false
+
+	# Kill YouTube Music browser tabs
+	# YouTube Music runs in browser, so we need to close specific tabs
+	# We use xdotool to find and close windows with "YouTube Music" or "music.youtube.com"
+	if command -v xdotool &>/dev/null; then
+		# Find windows with YouTube Music in title
+		local yt_music_windows
+		yt_music_windows=$(xdotool search --name "YouTube Music" 2>/dev/null || true)
+		for wid in $yt_music_windows; do
+			if [[ -n "$wid" ]]; then
+				# Get window name for logging
+				local wname
+				wname=$(xdotool getwindowname "$wid" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+				# Only close if it's YouTube Music, not regular YouTube
+				if [[ "$wname" == *"YouTube Music"* ]] || [[ "$wname" == *"music.youtube.com"* ]]; then
+					log_message "Closing YouTube Music window: $wname (ID: $wid)"
+					xdotool windowclose "$wid" 2>/dev/null || true
+					killed=true
+				fi
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# Kill Spotify
+	if pgrep -x "spotify" &>/dev/null; then
+		log_message "Killing Spotify"
+		pkill -x "spotify" 2>/dev/null || true
+		killed=true
+	fi
+
+	# Kill other music streaming app processes
+	local music_processes=("tidal" "deezer" "Amazon Music")
+	for proc in "${music_processes[@]}"; do
+		if pgrep -i -f "$proc" &>/dev/null; then
+			log_message "Killing $proc"
+			pkill -i -f "$proc" 2>/dev/null || true
+			killed=true
+		fi
+	done
+
+	# Close browser tabs for web-based music services
+	if command -v xdotool &>/dev/null; then
+		local web_music_patterns=("music.apple.com" "soundcloud.com" "pandora.com" "deezer.com" "tidal.com")
+		for pattern in "${web_music_patterns[@]}"; do
+			local windows
+			windows=$(xdotool search --name "$pattern" 2>/dev/null || true)
+			for wid in $windows; do
+				if [[ -n "$wid" ]]; then
+					local wname
+					wname=$(xdotool getwindowname "$wid" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+					log_message "Closing music service window: $wname (ID: $wid)"
+					xdotool windowclose "$wid" 2>/dev/null || true
+					killed=true
+				fi
+			done
+		done
+	fi
+
+	if $killed; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+	return 1
+}
+
+# Send notification to user
+notify_user() {
+	local focus_app="$1"
+	local message="Music stopped - focus mode active ($focus_app detected)"
+
+	# Try to send desktop notification
+	if command -v notify-send &>/dev/null; then
+		notify-send -u normal -t 5000 "🎵 Music Parallelism" "$message" 2>/dev/null || true
+	fi
+
+	log_message "$message"
+}
+
+# Main monitoring loop
+monitor_loop() {
+	log_message "=== Music Parallelism Monitor Started ==="
+	log_message "Focus apps monitored: ${FOCUS_APPS[*]}"
+	log_message "Music services monitored: ${MUSIC_SERVICES[*]}"
+	log_message "Check interval: ${CHECK_INTERVAL}s"
+
+	while true; do
+		# Check if a focus app is running
+		local focus_app
+		if focus_app=$(is_focus_app_running); then
+			# Focus app detected, check for music services
+			local music_services
+			if music_services=$(find_music_services); then
+				log_message "Conflict detected: Focus app '$focus_app' running with music services"
+				log_message "Active music services: $music_services"
+
+				# Kill the music services
+				if kill_music_services; then
+					notify_user "$focus_app"
+				fi
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		sleep "$CHECK_INTERVAL"
+	done
+}
+
+# Show status
+show_status() {
+	echo "Music Parallelism Monitor Status"
+	echo "================================="
+	echo ""
+
+	echo "Focus Applications:"
+	local focus_running=false
+	for app in "${FOCUS_APPS[@]}"; do
+		if pgrep -i -f "$app" &>/dev/null; then
+			echo "  ✓ $app (RUNNING)"
+			focus_running=true
+		fi
+	done
+	if ! $focus_running; then
+		echo "  (none detected)"
+	fi
+
+	echo ""
+	echo "Music Services:"
+	local music_running=false
+	if music_services=$(find_music_services 2>/dev/null); then
+		echo "$music_services" | while read -r svc; do
+			echo "  ♪ $svc (RUNNING)"
+		done
+		music_running=true
+	fi
+	if ! $music_running; then
+		echo "  (none detected)"
+	fi
+
+	echo ""
+	if $focus_running && $music_running; then
+		echo "⚠️  CONFLICT: Focus app and music running together!"
+		echo "   Music would be killed in monitoring mode."
+	elif $focus_running; then
+		echo "✓ Focus mode active (no music playing)"
+	elif $music_running; then
+		echo "✓ Music playing (no focus app detected - this is fine)"
+	else
+		echo "✓ Idle (nothing detected)"
+	fi
+}
+
+# Show usage
+show_usage() {
+	echo "Music Parallelism Prevention Script"
+	echo "===================================="
+	echo ""
+	echo "Usage: $0 [command]"
+	echo ""
+	echo "Commands:"
+	echo "  monitor  - Start monitoring (default, runs in foreground)"
+	echo "  status   - Show current status of focus apps and music services"
+	echo "  kill     - Immediately kill all music services"
+	echo "  help     - Show this help message"
+	echo ""
+	echo "Description:"
+	echo "  This script prevents multitasking between focus work and music."
+	echo "  When a focus application (VS Code, Steam, etc.) is detected"
+	echo "  alongside a music streaming service, the music is stopped."
+	echo ""
+	echo "  Music is allowed when no focus apps are running."
+	echo ""
+}
+
+# Main
+case "${1:-monitor}" in
+monitor | start | run)
+	monitor_loop
+	;;
+status)
+	show_status
+	;;
+kill)
+	log_message "Manual kill requested"
+	if kill_music_services; then
+		echo "Music services killed"
+	else
+		echo "No music services found to kill"
+	fi
+	;;
+help | -h | --help)
+	show_usage
+	;;
+*)
+	echo "Unknown command: $1"
+	show_usage
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/digital_wellbeing/systemd/music-parallelism.service b/scripts/digital_wellbeing/systemd/music-parallelism.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Music Parallelism Prevention - Stops music when focus apps are running
+After=graphical-session.target
+Wants=graphical-session.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/music-parallelism.sh monitor
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+# Run as user (needs access to X11/Wayland for window detection)
+# This will be set during installation based on the actual user
+
+# Environment for X11/Wayland access
+Environment=DISPLAY=:0
+
+# Resource limits
+MemoryMax=50M
+CPUQuota=5%
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target