`workspace switch` returns "Success" but does not actually dispatch to Hyprland

[bivanoid]

Description

Running axctl workspace switch <id> returns Success, but Hyprland's active workspace never actually changes. The command appears to be accepted by axctl but is not forwarded to the compositor.

Environment

• axctl version: v0.0.19
• Compositor: Hyprland
• Installed via: Ambxst (binary at /usr/local/bin/axctl)
• OS: Arch Linux

Steps to Reproduce

1. Confirm current workspace:

   hyprctl activeworkspace
   # workspace ID 5 (5) on monitor eDP-1

2. Run axctl switch command:

   axctl workspace switch 2
   # Success

3. Check Hyprland's actual state again:

   hyprctl activeworkspace
   # still workspace ID 5 (5) on monitor eDP-1 — unchanged

4. Check axctl's own reported state:

   axctl workspace active
   # still reports id "5", not "2"

Expected Behavior

axctl workspace switch 2 should cause Hyprland to actually switch to workspace 2, and hyprctl activeworkspace / axctl workspace active should both reflect that change.

Actual Behavior

• Command returns Success with no real effect.
• Hyprland's active workspace does not change.
• axctl workspace active continues to report the old workspace, confirming the switch never happened.

Additional Notes

As a sanity check, dispatching directly via Hyprland bypasses the issue entirely and works correctly:

hyprctl dispatch workspace 5
# ok — this actually switches

This confirms Hyprland itself and the compositor config are functioning normally; the issue is isolated to axctl's workspace switch command not forwarding the dispatch.

Also confirmed there is only one axctl daemon and one axctl subscribe process running (pgrep -a axctl), so this isn't caused by a stale/duplicate daemon.

Daemon logs

(please paste any relevant axctl daemon stdout/stderr output here, if available)

[Axenide]

It just works for me.

2026-07-05T03-26-18-790Z.mp4

[bivanoid]

2026-07-05T07-45-35-763Z.mp4

It doesn't work for me, even when I click on the workspace numbers, nothing happens

It just works for me.

2026-07-05T03-26-18-790Z.mp4

[Axenide]

@bivanoid Your setup looks amazing.

Sorry for the delay, I'm literally checking this issue just by coincidence lol.

I've been testing everywhere and both axctl and Ambxst are working with workspaces. But someone else is having the same issue.

We also compared versions and we are both in axctl 0.0.19 and Hyprland 0.55.4, and it still works for me and not for this person. And I guess it's the same with you.

(Damn what a nice setup you have, sorry, I just love it and your prompt. xD)

I'll check what's going on, but at the moment I'm using this in both my PC and laptop, and I tested in a VM too. I don't see anything not working.

[bivanoid]

Haha, thanks! glad you like the setup, and thanks for creating a masterpiece like ambxst. I really love it because I can customize it however I want :D

Also, sorry for the trouble this issue caused, bro. Hope everything goes smoothly and works out well!