diff --git a/functions/__kitty_logging_dir.fish b/functions/__kitty_logging_dir.fish
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+# Copyright (C) 2026 Rootiest
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+#   __kitty_logging_dir
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#   Echoes the Kitty configuration directory, mirroring Kitty's own resolution
+#   order: $KITTY_CONFIG_DIRECTORY, else $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kitty, else
+#   ~/.config/kitty.
+#
+# RETURNS
+#   0  Always (path printed to stdout)
+#
+# EXAMPLE
+#   set -l dir (__kitty_logging_dir)
+function __kitty_logging_dir --description 'Resolve the Kitty config directory'
+    if set -q KITTY_CONFIG_DIRECTORY; and test -n "$KITTY_CONFIG_DIRECTORY"
+        echo $KITTY_CONFIG_DIRECTORY
+    else if set -q XDG_CONFIG_HOME; and test -n "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
+        echo $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kitty
+    else
+        echo $HOME/.config/kitty
+    end
+end
diff --git a/functions/__kitty_logging_has_watcher.fish b/functions/__kitty_logging_has_watcher.fish
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+# Copyright (C) 2026 Rootiest
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+#   __kitty_logging_has_watcher
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#   Succeeds (returns 0) when the top-level kitty.conf contains an active
+#   (non-commented) `watcher` directive — whether the fish-config managed one or
+#   a user's own. Used to suppress the setup reminder and to inform status.
+#
+# RETURNS
+#   0  An active watcher directive is present
+#   1  None present, or kitty.conf does not exist
+#
+# EXAMPLE
+#   __kitty_logging_has_watcher; and echo "already wired"
+function __kitty_logging_has_watcher --description 'True if kitty.conf has an active watcher directive'
+    set -l conf (__kitty_logging_dir)/kitty.conf
+    test -f $conf; or return 1
+    command grep -qE '^[[:space:]]*watcher[[:space:]]' $conf
+end
diff --git a/functions/__kitty_logging_version.fish b/functions/__kitty_logging_version.fish
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+# Copyright (C) 2026 Rootiest
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+#   __kitty_logging_version <file>
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#   Prints the integer value of the "fish-config-watcher-version:" marker in the
+#   given watcher file, or 0 if the file is missing or has no marker.
+#
+# ARGUMENTS
+#   file  Path to a watcher script
+#
+# RETURNS
+#   0  Always (integer printed to stdout)
+#
+# EXAMPLE
+#   __kitty_logging_version ~/.config/kitty/fish-config-watcher.py
+function __kitty_logging_version --argument-names file --description 'Read the watcher version marker (0 if absent)'
+    if not test -f "$file"
+        echo 0
+        return 0
+    end
+    set -l v (string match -gr 'fish-config-watcher-version: *([0-9]+)' <$file)
+    if set -q v[1]; and test -n "$v[1]"
+        echo $v[1]
+    else
+        echo 0
+    end
+end