diff --git a/.config/home-manager/files/coloreader-native.c b/.config/home-manager/files/coloreader-native.c
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+++ b/.config/home-manager/files/coloreader-native.c
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+// Native messaging host for DarkReader pywal integration
+// Uses inotify for efficient file watching - no polling, minimal resources
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define COLORS_PATH_SUFFIX "/.cache/wal/colors"
+#define EVENT_SIZE (sizeof(struct inotify_event))
+#define BUF_SIZE (1024 * (EVENT_SIZE + 16))
+
+static void send_theme(const char *bg, const char *fg, const char *sel) {
+    char json[512];
+    int len = snprintf(json, sizeof(json),
+        "{\"type\":\"setTheme\",\"data\":{"
+        "\"darkSchemeBackgroundColor\":\"%s\","
+        "\"darkSchemeTextColor\":\"%s\","
+        "\"selectionColor\":\"%s\"},\"isNative\":true}",
+        bg, fg, sel);
+
+    uint32_t msg_len = len;
+    fwrite(&msg_len, 4, 1, stdout);
+    fwrite(json, 1, len, stdout);
+    fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+static void read_and_send(const char *path) {
+    FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
+    if (!f) return;
+
+    char colors[16][32];
+    int i = 0;
+    while (i < 16 && fgets(colors[i], sizeof(colors[i]), f)) {
+        colors[i][strcspn(colors[i], "\n")] = 0;
+        i++;
+    }
+    fclose(f);
+
+    if (i >= 8) {
+        send_theme(colors[0], colors[7], colors[2]);
+    }
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+    char path[512];
+    const char *home = getenv("HOME");
+    if (!home) return 1;
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%s", home, COLORS_PATH_SUFFIX);
+
+    // Send initial theme
+    read_and_send(path);
+
+    // Set up inotify
+    int fd = inotify_init();
+    if (fd < 0) return 1;
+
+    int wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, path, IN_MODIFY | IN_CLOSE_WRITE);
+    if (wd < 0) return 1;
+
+    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+    while (1) {
+        int len = read(fd, buf, BUF_SIZE);
+        if (len <= 0) break;
+
+        // Process events - just need to know something changed
+        read_and_send(path);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}