AGENTS.md

@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ cargo test --workspace
 cargo build --workspace --release
 ```
 
+**Mandatory before every merge to `main`:** run the full gate via
+
+```sh
+./scripts/ci-checks.sh   # fmt --check, clippy -D warnings, test, markdown gate
+```
+
+`.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml` encodes the same checks, but **no Actions runner is
+currently registered**, so nothing enforces them server-side. Until a runner is
+active, `ci-checks.sh` passing locally is the only gate — a green run is a
+prerequisite for merging. (A compile break reached `main` once because this step
+was skipped; do not skip it.)
+
 ## ISO Takeover Gates
 
 | Gate                     | Target                                                        | Status |

crates/colibri-client/src/lib.rs

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ mod tests {
                     "id": "pane-1",
                     "agent": "pi",
                     "state": "working",
-                    "pi_session_id": "pi-session-1",
+                    "session_id": "pi-session-1",
                     "last_event_at": "2026-05-27T11:59:59.000Z",
                     "cwd": "/repo"
                 }]

crates/colibri-client/tests/live_socket_check.rs

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async fn daemon_client_live_socket_check_with_local_fake_agent() {
         .iter()
         .find(|pane| pane.id == agent_id)
         .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(pane.pi_session_id.as_deref(), Some("manual-test"));
+    assert_eq!(pane.session_id.as_deref(), Some("manual-test"));
     assert!(pane.cwd.is_some());
 
     let kill = client.kill_agent(agent_id).await.unwrap();
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ async fn harness_double_spawn_session_isolation() {
     assert_ne!(pane_a.id, pane_b.id);
 
     // Verify session isolation: both share the same session_id (test agent default)
-    assert_eq!(pane_a.pi_session_id, pane_b.pi_session_id);
+    assert_eq!(pane_a.session_id, pane_b.session_id);
 
     // Kill one agent — snapshot may still include stopped panes briefly
     let kill = client.kill_agent(&pane_a.id).await.unwrap();

crates/colibri-contracts/src/lib.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ pub struct RuntimeInventory {
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub pi: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub zot: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub npm_prefix: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub package_manager: Option<String>,

crates/colibri-daemon/src/main.rs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let socket_handle =
         tokio::spawn(async move { socket::serve(socket_state, socket_shutdown).await });
 
-    // Auto-spawn one Pi agent if configured (live "Operator Image" OOTB flow).
+    // Auto-spawn one agent if configured (live "Operator Image" OOTB flow).
     // Runs after the socket server is up so the spawn registers on the board;
     // no-op unless COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN is set and a DeepSeek key is present.
     socket::autospawn_agent_if_configured(&state).await;

crates/colibri-daemon/src/socket.rs

@@ -416,9 +416,7 @@ pub async fn autospawn_agent_if_configured(state: &SharedState) {
         return;
     }
     if state.config.deepseek_api_key.is_none() {
-        info!(
+        info!("autospawn: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY not set; skipping (operator can add it via Join Hive)");
-            "autospawn: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY not set; skipping (operator can add it via Join Hive)"
-        );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -438,22 +436,13 @@ pub async fn autospawn_agent_if_configured(state: &SharedState) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Default argv depends on the harness: zot is a request/response peer
+    // Default argv depends on the harness (see default_agent_args). Override
-    // driven over stdin (`zot rpc`), while pi self-drives (`pi --mode json`).
+    // wholesale with COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN_ARGS.
-    // `--mode json` is NOT a valid zot flag, so a single default would break one
-    // of them — pick per binary. Override with COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN_ARGS.
-    let default_args = if agent_name == "zot" {
-        "rpc"
-    } else {
-        "--mode json"
-    };
     let args: Vec<String> = std::env::var("COLIBRI_AUTOSPAWN_ARGS")
         .ok()
         .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty())
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| default_args.to_string())
+        .map(|s| s.split_whitespace().map(str::to_string).collect())
-        .split_whitespace()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| default_agent_args(&agent_binary));
-        .map(str::to_string)
-        .collect();
 
     info!(binary = %agent_binary, ?args, "autospawn: spawning agent on host (DeepSeek-backed)");
 
@@ -554,6 +543,20 @@ fn basename(path: &str) -> String {
         .to_string()
 }
 
+/// Default argv for an agent harness, by binary basename. zot is an RPC peer
+/// (`zot rpc`, driven over stdin); every other harness is assumed to be a
+/// self-driving JSON emitter (`pi --mode json`). `--mode json` is not a valid
+/// zot flag, so the default must vary by harness — a single shared default
+/// would break one of them. Single source of truth for both autospawn and the
+/// non-local spawn path.
+fn default_agent_args(binary: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    if basename(binary) == "zot" {
+        vec!["rpc".to_string()]
+    } else {
+        vec!["--mode".to_string(), "json".to_string()]
+    }
+}
+
 fn env_truthy(name: &str) -> bool {
     std::env::var(name)
         .map(|v| {
@@ -565,6 +568,10 @@ fn env_truthy(name: &str) -> bool {
         .unwrap_or(false)
 }
 
+// Spawn parameters are passed positionally to mirror the socket command shape;
+// grouping them into a struct would not improve clarity here. Matches the same
+// allow on prepare_spawn_command.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 async fn cmd_spawn_agent(
     state: &SharedState,
     provider_str: String,
@@ -590,10 +597,12 @@ async fn cmd_spawn_agent(
         let args = local_args.unwrap_or_default();
         (model.clone(), args)
     } else {
-        (
+        // Non-local provider: a managed agent harness. Default to zot (the
-            std::env::var("COLIBRI_AGENT_BINARY").unwrap_or_else(|_| "hermes-agent".to_string()),
+        // current default harness); argv follows the harness via
-            vec!["--mode".to_string(), "json".to_string()],
+        // default_agent_args so we never spawn `zot --mode json`.
-        )
+        let binary = std::env::var("COLIBRI_AGENT_BINARY").unwrap_or_else(|_| "zot".to_string());
+        let args = default_agent_args(&binary);
+        (binary, args)
     };
 
     // An agent invoked in RPC mode (`zot rpc` / `--rpc`) blocks on stdin until
@@ -1093,7 +1102,7 @@ mod tests {
         let data = response.data.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(data["schema"], "clawdie.glasspane.snapshot.v1");
         assert_eq!(data["panes"][0]["id"], "pane-a");
-        assert_eq!(data["panes"][0]["pi_session_id"], "pi-s");
+        assert_eq!(data["panes"][0]["session_id"], "pi-s");
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -1130,7 +1139,7 @@ mod tests {
             .find(|pane| pane.id == pane_id)
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pane.state, colibri_glasspane::AgentState::Done);
-        assert_eq!(pane.pi_session_id.as_deref(), Some("pi-fake"));
+        assert_eq!(pane.session_id.as_deref(), Some("pi-fake"));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]

crates/colibri-daemon/src/spawner.rs

@@ -317,11 +317,7 @@ impl RpcSender {
     /// Send one prompt as a newline-delimited request on the agent's stdin.
     /// Returns the request id used. Errors if the stdin pipe has closed.
     pub async fn send_prompt(&self, message: &str) -> std::io::Result<String> {
-        let id = (self
+        let id = (self.seq.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) + 1).to_string();
-            .seq
-            .fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst)
-            + 1)
-        .to_string();
         let line = build_rpc_prompt(&id, message);
         let mut guard = self.stdin.lock().await;
         let stdin = guard.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -552,7 +548,7 @@ pub fn jail_wrap(
 /// Configuration for spawning an agent subprocess.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AgentSpawnConfig {
-    /// Agent binary or command to run (e.g. "pi", "hermes-agent", etc.).
+    /// Agent binary or command to run (e.g. "zot", "pi", etc.).
     pub binary: String,
     /// Command-line arguments.
     #[serde(default)]

crates/colibri-daemon/tests/glasspane_integration.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mod integration {
             ingestor.ingest_line_at(line, t + Duration::from_secs(i as u64));
         }
         assert_eq!(ingestor.state(), AgentState::Done);
-        assert_eq!(ingestor.pi_session_id(), Some("s1"));
+        assert_eq!(ingestor.session_id(), Some("s1"));
     }
 
     /// Agent stays idle through unknown events (no crash, forward-compatible)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mod integration {
                     id: "a".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Working,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s1".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s1".into()),
                     last_event_at: Some("2026-05-27T10:00:00Z".into()),
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod integration {
                     id: "b".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Blocked,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s2".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s2".into()),
                     last_event_at: Some("2026-05-27T10:00:01Z".into()),
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ mod integration {
                     id: "c".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Idle,
-                    pi_session_id: None,
+                    session_id: None,
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ mod integration {
                 id: "p1".into(),
                 agent: "pi".into(),
                 state: AgentState::Working,
-                pi_session_id: Some("sess-1".into()),
+                session_id: Some("sess-1".into()),
                 last_event_at: Some("2026-05-27T10:00:00Z".into()),
                 cwd: None,
                 stalled: false,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ mod integration {
     fn default_ingestor_is_idle() {
         let ingestor = PiJsonlIngestor::default();
         assert_eq!(ingestor.state(), AgentState::Idle);
-        assert!(ingestor.pi_session_id().is_none());
+        assert!(ingestor.session_id().is_none());
     }
 
     /// Queue update blocks agent

crates/colibri-daemon/tests/pi_spawn_live.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! Uses scripts/fake-pi-agent.py which emits the colibri-pi-events JSONL taxonomy.
 //!
 //! With real Pi binary (when installed):
-//!   COLIBRI_PI_BINARY=pi cargo test -p colibri-daemon --test pi_spawn_live -- --nocapture
+//!   COLIBRI_AGENT_BINARY=pi cargo test -p colibri-daemon --test pi_spawn_live -- --nocapture
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Stdio;
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ async fn pi_spawn_path_produces_correct_glasspane_state() {
         "expected Done after full agent run"
     );
     assert!(
-        pane.pi_session_id.is_some(),
+        pane.session_id.is_some(),
-        "expected pi_session_id from session event, got {:?}",
+        "expected session_id from session event, got {:?}",
-        pane.pi_session_id
+        pane.session_id
     );
 
     eprintln!(
         "✓ Pi spawn proof: {} accepted, state={:?}, session={:?}",
-        accepted, pane.state, pane.pi_session_id
+        accepted, pane.state, pane.session_id
     );
 }

crates/colibri-glasspane-tui/src/main.rs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct App {
     // harness additions
     status_msg: Option<(String, u8)>, // (message, ttl ticks)
     detail_pane: Option<usize>,       // index into snapshot.panes, or None
-    session_filter: Option<String>,   // filter by pi_session_id, or None
+    session_filter: Option<String>,   // filter by session_id, or None
     sessions: Vec<String>,            // all known session IDs
     session_idx: usize,               // which session is selected
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl App {
             Some(sid) => snap
                 .panes
                 .iter()
-                .filter(|p| p.pi_session_id.as_deref() == Some(sid.as_str()))
+                .filter(|p| p.session_id.as_deref() == Some(sid.as_str()))
                 .collect(),
             None => snap.panes.iter().collect(),
         }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl App {
         let mut ids: Vec<String> = snap
             .panes
             .iter()
-            .filter_map(|p| p.pi_session_id.clone())
+            .filter_map(|p| p.session_id.clone())
             .collect();
         ids.sort();
         ids.dedup();
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ impl App {
                         format!("{:?}", p.state),
                         Style::default().fg(color),
                     )),
-                    Cell::from(p.pi_session_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("—")),
+                    Cell::from(p.session_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("—")),
                     Cell::from(p.cwd.as_deref().unwrap_or("—")),
                     Cell::from(if p.stalled { "⚠" } else { "" }),
                 ])
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ impl App {
                 ),
                 Span::raw("  "),
                 Span::styled("Session: ", Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
-                Span::raw(pane.pi_session_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("—")),
+                Span::raw(pane.session_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("—")),
             ]),
             Line::from(vec![
                 Span::styled("CWD: ", Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)),
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "a".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Working,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s1".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s1".into()),
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "b".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Idle,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s2".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s2".into()),
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "a".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Working,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s2".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s2".into()),
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "b".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Working,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s1".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s1".into()),
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "c".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Working,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("s1".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("s1".into()),
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: false,

crates/colibri-glasspane/src/lib.rs

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub fn pane_from_jsonl_with_id(
         id: pane_id.into(),
         agent: agent.into(),
         state: ingestor.state,
-        pi_session_id: ingestor.pi_session_id,
+        session_id: ingestor.session_id,
         last_event_at: None,
         cwd: ingestor.cwd,
         stalled: false,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub fn pane_from_jsonl(agent: impl Into<String>, jsonl: &str) -> Pane {
 pub struct PiStreamUpdate {
     pub pi_type: String,
     pub state: AgentState,
-    pub pi_session_id: Option<String>,
+    pub session_id: Option<String>,
     pub cwd: Option<String>,
     pub observed_at: SystemTime,
 }
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub struct PaneReaderStats {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct PiJsonlIngestor {
     state: AgentState,
-    pi_session_id: Option<String>,
+    session_id: Option<String>,
     cwd: Option<String>,
     last_event_at: Option<SystemTime>,
     /// Which harness produced the stream. Pi events are read directly; zot
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl Default for PiJsonlIngestor {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             state: AgentState::Idle,
-            pi_session_id: None,
+            session_id: None,
             cwd: None,
             last_event_at: None,
             runtime: AgentRuntime::Pi,
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ impl PiJsonlIngestor {
         self.state
     }
 
-    pub fn pi_session_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+    pub fn session_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.pi_session_id.as_deref()
+        self.session_id.as_deref()
     }
 
     pub fn cwd(&self) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ impl PiJsonlIngestor {
 
         if ty == "session" || ty == "session_started" {
             if let Some(sid) = value.get("id").and_then(Value::as_str) {
-                self.pi_session_id = Some(sid.to_string());
+                self.session_id = Some(sid.to_string());
             }
             if let Some(cwd) = value.get("cwd").and_then(Value::as_str) {
                 self.cwd = Some(cwd.to_string());
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ impl PiJsonlIngestor {
         Some(PiStreamUpdate {
             pi_type: ty.to_string(),
             state: self.state,
-            pi_session_id: self.pi_session_id.clone(),
+            session_id: self.session_id.clone(),
             cwd: self.cwd.clone(),
             observed_at,
         })
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ impl SupervisedPane {
         self.ingestor.state()
     }
 
-    pub fn pi_session_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+    pub fn session_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.ingestor.pi_session_id()
+        self.ingestor.session_id()
     }
 
     pub fn cwd(&self) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl SupervisedPane {
             id: self.id.clone(),
             agent: self.agent.clone(),
             state: self.state(),
-            pi_session_id: self.pi_session_id().map(str::to_string),
+            session_id: self.session_id().map(str::to_string),
             last_event_at: self.last_event_at().map(system_time_to_rfc3339),
             cwd: self.cwd().map(str::to_string),
             stalled: self.is_stalled_at(now, stall_after),
@@ -627,12 +627,18 @@ fn system_time_to_rfc3339(time: SystemTime) -> String {
 /// A supervised pane — one agent occupying one PTY/session slot.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Pane {
-    /// Colibri-owned pane id. Distinct from the Pi session id.
+    /// Colibri-owned pane id. Distinct from the agent's own session id.
     pub id: String,
     pub agent: String,
     pub state: AgentState,
-    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    // `alias` keeps deserializing the legacy `pi_session_id` key (pre-zot wire
-    pub pi_session_id: Option<String>,
+    // format / persisted snapshots) onto the harness-neutral field.
+    #[serde(
+        default,
+        alias = "pi_session_id",
+        skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none"
+    )]
+    pub session_id: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub last_event_at: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
@@ -737,7 +743,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "p1".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Working,
-                    pi_session_id: Some("pi-session-1".into()),
+                    session_id: Some("pi-session-1".into()),
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: Some("/repo".into()),
                     stalled: false,
@@ -746,7 +752,7 @@ mod tests {
                     id: "p2".into(),
                     agent: "pi".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Blocked,
-                    pi_session_id: None,
+                    session_id: None,
                     last_event_at: None,
                     cwd: None,
                     stalled: true,
@@ -779,7 +785,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(pane.state, AgentState::Done);
         assert_eq!(pane.id, "pane-a");
         assert_eq!(
-            pane.pi_session_id.as_deref(),
+            pane.session_id.as_deref(),
             Some("019e5e59-6645-7e21-aca2-b57ccf0f8578")
         );
         assert_eq!(pane.cwd.as_deref(), Some("/home/clawdija/clawdie-ai"));
@@ -815,7 +821,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(update.pi_type, "session");
         assert_eq!(update.observed_at, t(10));
-        assert_eq!(ingestor.pi_session_id(), Some("pi-s"));
+        assert_eq!(ingestor.session_id(), Some("pi-s"));
         assert_eq!(ingestor.cwd(), Some("/repo"));
         assert_eq!(ingestor.last_event_at(), Some(t(10)));
 
@@ -825,7 +831,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn supervisor_keeps_colibri_pane_id_separate_from_pi_session_id() {
+    fn supervisor_keeps_colibri_pane_id_separate_from_session_id() {
         let mut supervisor = PaneSupervisor::new();
         supervisor.attach_pane_at("pane-1", "pi", t(0));
         supervisor.ingest_line_at(
@@ -840,8 +846,8 @@ mod tests {
             .pop()
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pane.id, "pane-1");
-        assert_eq!(pane.pi_session_id.as_deref(), Some("pi-session-1"));
+        assert_eq!(pane.session_id.as_deref(), Some("pi-session-1"));
-        assert_ne!(pane.id, pane.pi_session_id.unwrap());
+        assert_ne!(pane.id, pane.session_id.unwrap());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -861,7 +867,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let pane = supervisor.get("pane-a").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pane.state(), AgentState::Working);
-        assert_eq!(pane.pi_session_id(), Some("pi-s"));
+        assert_eq!(pane.session_id(), Some("pi-s"));
         assert_eq!(
             pane.last_event_at(),
             Some(t(100) + Duration::from_millis(3))
@@ -896,7 +902,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let pane = supervisor.get("pane-reader").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pane.state(), AgentState::Done);
-        assert_eq!(pane.pi_session_id(), Some("pi-s"));
+        assert_eq!(pane.session_id(), Some("pi-s"));
         assert_eq!(pane.last_event_at(), Some(t(13)));
     }
 

src/bin/runtime_inventory.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct RuntimeInventory {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pi: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    zot: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     npm_prefix: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     package_manager: Option<String>,
@@ -156,6 +158,23 @@ fn detect_pi_version() -> Option<String> {
         .find_map(|candidate| pi_package_version_from_bin(&candidate))
 }
 
+/// Detect the installed zot agent version. zot is a single Go binary (not an
+/// npm package), so this is a plain `--version` probe across `$ZOT_BIN`, PATH,
+/// and the usual candidate locations.
+fn detect_zot_version() -> Option<String> {
+    if let Ok(zot_bin) = env::var("ZOT_BIN") {
+        if let Some(version) = command_output(&zot_bin, &["--version"]) {
+            return Some(version);
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(version) = command_output("zot", &["--version"]) {
+        return Some(version);
+    }
+    command_candidates("zot")
+        .into_iter()
+        .find_map(|candidate| command_output(&candidate, &["--version"]))
+}
+
 fn detect_package_manager() -> Option<String> {
     if command_output("pkg", &["--version"]).is_some() {
         return Some("pkg".to_string());
@@ -180,6 +199,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         node: command_output("node", &["--version"]),
         npm: command_output("npm", &["--version"]),
         pi: detect_pi_version(),
+        zot: detect_zot_version(),
         npm_prefix: command_output("npm", &["config", "get", "prefix"]),
         package_manager: detect_package_manager(),
         iso_npm_globals_pin: BTreeMap::new(),