From 846277adf74fe59367b4c76280ed76fce10d1528 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jackson Moore <jacksonmoore@tuta.io>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 11:37:38 +0200
Subject: Gate feature link evaluation

---
 lua/clever_f/feedback_service.lua | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 tests/run.lua                     | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/clever_f/feedback_service.lua b/lua/clever_f/feedback_service.lua
index 80824af..81f913f 100644
--- a/lua/clever_f/feedback_service.lua
+++ b/lua/clever_f/feedback_service.lua
@@ -103,39 +103,41 @@ function FeedbackService:evaluate_feature_links()
   local results = {}
   for _, group in ipairs(FEATURE_GROUPS) do
     local rule = rules[group]
-    if rule.configured_target ~= nil then
-      record.host:define_highlight_group(
-        group,
-        { link = rule.configured_target },
-        { force = true }
-      )
-      results[group] = {
-        group = group,
-        target = rule.configured_target,
-        source = "configured",
-        applied = true,
-      }
-    else
-      local existing = record.host:read_highlight_group(group)
-      if existing ~= nil then
-        results[group] = {
-          group = group,
-          definition = existing,
-          source = "colorscheme",
-          applied = false,
-        }
-      else
+    if rule.enabled then
+      if rule.configured_target ~= nil then
         record.host:define_highlight_group(
           group,
-          { link = rule.target },
-          { default = true }
+          { link = rule.configured_target },
+          { force = true }
         )
         results[group] = {
           group = group,
-          target = rule.target,
-          source = "fallback",
+          target = rule.configured_target,
+          source = "configured",
           applied = true,
         }
+      else
+        local existing = record.host:read_highlight_group(group)
+        if existing ~= nil then
+          results[group] = {
+            group = group,
+            definition = existing,
+            source = "colorscheme",
+            applied = false,
+          }
+        else
+          record.host:define_highlight_group(
+            group,
+            { link = rule.target },
+            { default = true }
+          )
+          results[group] = {
+            group = group,
+            target = rule.target,
+            source = "fallback",
+            applied = true,
+          }
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/tests/run.lua b/tests/run.lua
index ba5acd1..77551e1 100644
--- a/tests/run.lua
+++ b/tests/run.lua
@@ -4368,7 +4368,9 @@ test("Cursor feedback falls back to the Cursor group", function()
 end)
 
 test("Character and direct feedback fall back to the default label", function()
-  local host = MemoryHost.new()
+  local host = MemoryHost.new({
+    configuration = { mark_direct = true },
+  })
   local feedback = feedback_service.new(host)
 
   local results = feedback:evaluate_feature_links()
@@ -4379,6 +4381,36 @@ test("Character and direct feedback fall back to the default label", function()
   end
 end)
 
+test("Feature links are evaluated only while their features are enabled", function()
+  local host = MemoryHost.new({
+    configuration = {
+      mark_cursor = false,
+      mark_cursor_color = "Search",
+      mark_char = false,
+      mark_char_color = "IncSearch",
+      mark_direct = false,
+      mark_direct_color = "ErrorMsg",
+    },
+    highlight_groups = {
+      CleverFCursor = { guifg = "one" },
+      CleverFChar = { guifg = "two" },
+      CleverFDirect = { guifg = "three" },
+    },
+  })
+  local feedback = feedback_service.new(host)
+
+  local results = feedback:evaluate_feature_links()
+  same(0, map_size(results))
+  local groups = host:highlight_groups()
+  same("one", groups.CleverFCursor.guifg)
+  same("two", groups.CleverFChar.guifg)
+  same("three", groups.CleverFDirect.guifg)
+  for _, operation in ipairs(host:operations()) do
+    falsy(operation.operation == "define_highlight_group")
+    falsy(operation.operation == "read_highlight_group")
+  end
+end)
+
 for _, item in ipairs(tests) do
   local ok, failure = xpcall(item.body, debug.traceback)
   if not ok then
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