system/machine/Darwin/configuration.nix

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   };
 
   # Declarative Homebrew for packages with no nixpkgs equivalent or that must be
-  # the vendor build (GUI casks, Mac App Store apps).
+  # the vendor build (GUI casks).
   homebrew = {
     enable = true;
     onActivation = {
@@ -136,19 +136,11 @@
       "vscodium"
       "winbox"
     ];
-    masApps = {
-      Amphetamine = 937984704;
-      "Apple Configurator" = 1037126344;
-      "Game Controller Tester" = 1500593102;
-      "Home Assistant" = 1099568401;
-      Infuse = 1136220934;
-      Keynote = 409183694;
-      Numbers = 409203825;
-      Pages = 409201541;
-      PDFgear = 6469021132;
-      PL2303Serial = 1624835354;
-      WireGuard = 1451685025;
-    };
+    # Mac App Store apps are not managed declaratively: nix-darwin 26.05 forces
+    # activation to run as root, and `mas` cannot reach the App Store session
+    # from root, so installs silently fail. Install them by hand with
+    # `mas install <id>` from a GUI Terminal (the `mas` CLI is in
+    # environment.systemPackages above).
   };
 
   # Touch ID authorises sudo (and darwin-rebuild's sudo prompt) instead of a