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+{
+  time = "2025-11-07T13:48:03+00:00";
+  condition = true;
+  message = ''
+    The atuin module now always generates a configuration file at
+    '~/.config/atuin/config.toml', even when 'programs.atuin.settings' is empty.
+
+    This prevents atuin from automatically writing its default config file
+    which would cause home-manager to fail when users later add settings
+    to their configuration.
+
+    This is a breaking change: if you currently have atuin enabled with empty
+    settings and atuin has already created a configuration file, you may need to
+    remove the existing file before your next home-manager switch:
+
+      rm ~/.config/atuin/config.toml
+
+    After this, home-manager will manage the configuration file going forward.
+  '';
+}