From 780c1923b64081834ef38f5b21b436c6bb0cfde1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdheller <21163552+mdheller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 20:23:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] build(source-os): add writer-first office new helper

---
 build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh

diff --git a/build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh b/build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa534cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
+  echo "usage: $0 <writer> <output-file>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+KIND="$1"
+OUTPUT="$2"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../.." && pwd)"
+
+case "$KIND" in
+  writer)
+    if [[ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/sourceos-default-writer.fodt" ]]; then
+      TEMPLATE="$SCRIPT_DIR/sourceos-default-writer.fodt"
+    else
+      TEMPLATE="$ROOT/build/office-suite/templates/sovereign/sourceos-default-writer.fodt"
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "unsupported office kind: $KIND" >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+esac
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$OUTPUT")"
+cp "$TEMPLATE" "$OUTPUT"
+echo "$OUTPUT"

From 14024d249a3bee15c51a7a72e3a777f683109274 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdheller <21163552+mdheller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 20:24:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] build(source-os): add writer-first sourceos-office new
 command

---
 build/office-suite/scripts/sourceos-office | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/build/office-suite/scripts/sourceos-office b/build/office-suite/scripts/sourceos-office
index a53a154..a457c89 100644
--- a/build/office-suite/scripts/sourceos-office
+++ b/build/office-suite/scripts/sourceos-office
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ case "$CMD" in
   search)
     "$(resolve_helper office_search_open.sh build/office-suite/scripts/office_search_open.sh)" "$@"
     ;;
+  new)
+    "$(resolve_helper office_new.sh build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh)" "$@"
+    ;;
   help|*)
     cat <<'EOF'
-usage: sourceos-office <install|verify|open|search> [args]
+usage: sourceos-office <install|verify|open|search|new> [args]
 EOF
     ;;
 esac

From bc8c67b8330ef590cf708a300192c8efa0ab4a96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdheller <21163552+mdheller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 20:26:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] build(source-os): stage office_new helper in shell
 installer

---
 build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh b/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh
index 1a4a5d9..3e11835 100644
--- a/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh
+++ b/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ mkdir -p "$BIN_DIR"
 cp "$ROOT/build/office-suite/scripts/sourceos-office" "$BIN_DIR/sourceos-office"
 cp "$ROOT/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh" "$BIN_DIR/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh"
 cp "$ROOT/build/office-suite/scripts/office_shell_verify.sh" "$BIN_DIR/office_shell_verify.sh"
-chmod +x "$BIN_DIR/sourceos-office" "$BIN_DIR/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh" "$BIN_DIR/office_shell_verify.sh"
+cp "$ROOT/build/office-suite/scripts/office_new.sh" "$BIN_DIR/office_new.sh"
+cp "$ROOT/build/office-suite/templates/sovereign/sourceos-default-writer.fodt" "$BIN_DIR/sourceos-default-writer.fodt"
+chmod +x "$BIN_DIR/sourceos-office" "$BIN_DIR/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh" "$BIN_DIR/office_shell_verify.sh" "$BIN_DIR/office_new.sh"
 
 if [[ -x "$ROOT/build/office-suite/scripts/verify_office_suite_profile.sh" ]]; then
   "$ROOT/build/office-suite/scripts/verify_office_suite_profile.sh"
@@ -20,4 +22,6 @@ fi
 echo "installed sourceos-office to $BIN_DIR/sourceos-office"
 echo "installed install_sourceos_office_shell.sh to $BIN_DIR/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh"
 echo "installed office_shell_verify.sh to $BIN_DIR/office_shell_verify.sh"
+echo "installed office_new.sh to $BIN_DIR/office_new.sh"
+echo "installed sourceos-default-writer.fodt to $BIN_DIR/sourceos-default-writer.fodt"
 echo "SourceOS office shell install completed"

From 0f8ace2637db8f7d7e3c9bcba8e8a010926eeb29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdheller <21163552+mdheller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 20:27:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] build(source-os): exercise installed sourceos-office new
 path in shell smoke

---
 .../install_sourceos_office_shell_smoke.sh    | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell_smoke.sh b/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell_smoke.sh
index dfc2adf..2521263 100644
--- a/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell_smoke.sh
+++ b/build/office-suite/scripts/install_sourceos_office_shell_smoke.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ OPEN_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/sourceos-office-open"
 SOURCEOS_OFFICE_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/sourceos-office"
 INSTALL_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/install_sourceos_office_shell.sh"
 VERIFY_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/office_shell_verify.sh"
+NEW_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/office_new.sh"
 CLOUD_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/office_cloud_handoff.sh"
 MIME_FILE="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mimeapps.list"
 TEST_DOC="$TMPDIR/demo.txt"
+NEW_DOC="$TMPDIR/new-writer.fodt"
 echo "SourceOS office shell smoke" > "$TEST_DOC"
 
 [[ -f "$DESKTOP_FILE" ]] || {
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ echo "SourceOS office shell smoke" > "$TEST_DOC"
   exit 1
 }
 
+[[ -x "$NEW_BIN" ]] || {
+  echo "office shell installer smoke failed: missing office_new helper" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
 [[ -x "$CLOUD_BIN" ]] || {
   echo "office shell installer smoke failed: missing cloud handoff helper" >&2
   exit 1
@@ -90,6 +97,21 @@ case "$SEARCH_OUT" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+NEW_OUT="$($SOURCEOS_OFFICE_BIN new writer "$NEW_DOC")"
+[[ "$NEW_OUT" == "$NEW_DOC" ]] || {
+  echo "office shell installer smoke failed: installed sourceos-office new path did not return created file" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+[[ -f "$NEW_DOC" ]] || {
+  echo "office shell installer smoke failed: installed sourceos-office new path did not create file" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+grep -q "SourceOS sovereign writer template placeholder" "$NEW_DOC" || {
+  echo "office shell installer smoke failed: created writer file does not contain template payload" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
 "$SOURCEOS_OFFICE_BIN" install >/dev/null
 
 echo "office shell installer smoke passed"