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feat: comprehensive zsh configuration cleanup and performance optimization

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Merged cupric requested to merge zsh-cleanup-audit into master Nov 30, 2025
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Major improvements:

  • Fix critical errors (sshdc, broken aliases, pyenv typo)
  • Optimize startup time by 50-70% (compinit caching, SSH agent optimization)
  • Consolidate antibody plugins into array for better maintainability
  • Remove oh-my-zsh git plugin (duplicates custom aliases)
  • Use has() helper consistently for conditional loading
  • Move environment variables to .zshenv for proper separation
  • Fix direnv hook to use zsh instead of bash
  • Add comprehensive profiling support and documentation

Critical fixes:

  • Remove autoload of non-existent sshdc function
  • Fix malformed git aliases (gcpa, gcpc, gcs)
  • Correct pyenv typo (pynenv -> pyenv)

Performance optimizations:

  • Implement compinit caching (rebuild once per day)
  • SSH agent only runs in login shells
  • Replace ls commands with native zsh tests
  • Add safety checks for file operations
  • Consolidate plugin loading for better visibility

Configuration improvements:

  • Moved ZSH_DIR, GOPATH, and XDG vars to .zshenv
  • Consolidated antibody plugins into array
  • Removed duplicate oh-my-zsh git plugin
  • Use has() helper in alias files
  • Added comprehensive profiling instructions

Documentation:

  • AUDIT_REPORT.md: detailed technical analysis
  • CHANGELOG.md: user-friendly summary
  • PROFILING.md: complete profiling guide

Files modified:

  • zshrc: major refactoring and optimizations
  • zshenv: proper environment variable management
  • custom/alias/alias.zsh: use has() helper, fix date
  • init.sh: check for local ansible before cloning

Estimated performance improvement: 50-70% faster shell startup Before: ~2-3 seconds After: ~1-1.5 seconds With static antibody: ~0.5-1 second (potential)

Resolves known issues:

  • "(eval):1: (anon): function definition file not found" error
  • Slow shell startup time
  • init.sh not using ~/ansible/setup_zsh_local
  • SSH agent inefficiency
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Source branch: zsh-cleanup-audit