this is a big slop that might backfire lol... new config system and UI!

server/src/services/operatorCommandService/config.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Operator Command Configuration
 // Purpose: Owns transport-neutral command names used by site chat and optional integrations.
 // Scope: Prevents Discord configuration from defining whether core server commands can be parsed.
-const { loadConfig } = require('../../helpers/configLoader');
+const { loadConfig } = require('../../configuration');
 
 function getCommandConfig(config = loadConfig()) {
   const commandConfig = config.commands || {};

server/src/services/operatorCommandService/configuration.js

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Operator Command Configuration
+// Purpose: Defines the shared command prefix and optional bare time-status command.
+// Scope: Contains configuration metadata only and never builds command handlers.
+const { strictObject, string, nullableString } = require('../../configuration/schemaHelpers');
+
+module.exports = {
+  key: 'commands',
+  defaultValue: { prefix: 'rs', timeStatusCommand: 'ts' },
+  schema: strictObject({
+    prefix: string({ minLength: 1, maxLength: 20 }),
+    timeStatusCommand: nullableString({ description: 'Leave empty to disable the bare shortcut.', maxLength: 20 }),
+  }, { title: 'Commands', required: ['prefix', 'timeStatusCommand'] }),
+};

server/src/services/operatorCommandService/index.js

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function createCommandHandlers(deps) {
     const mode = getMode();
     const commandDefinition = registry[action];
     if (commandDefinition?.requiredFeature && !deps.isFeatureEnabled(commandDefinition.requiredFeature)) {
-      await request.reply({ content: `${commandDefinition.unavailableLabel || commandDefinition.requiredFeature} feature is not configured.` });
+      await request.reply({ content: `${commandDefinition.unavailableLabel || commandDefinition.requiredFeature} feature is disabled.` });
       return;
     }
     // Actions in this set can change operational safety or access policy, so

server/src/services/operatorCommandService/index.test.js

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ test('status and help survive lockdown', async () => {
 
 test('a disabled required feature is reported before any permission check', async () => {
   const run = createRouter({ featureEnabled: false });
-  assert.match(await run('rs lights on', nonAdmin), /Home Assistant feature is not configured/);
+  assert.match(await run('rs lights on', nonAdmin), /Home Assistant feature is disabled/);
 });
 
 test('green mode remains available without optional Home Assistant features', async () => {