fix: clarify optional integration status

packages/casan-devkit/casan-init.py

@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ def _warn_mark():
     return _color("33", "!")
 
 
+def _neutral_mark():
+    return _color("2", "–")
+
+
 def _heading(text):
     print(_color("1;36", text))
 
@@ -145,8 +149,13 @@ def _render_init(result):
     print()
     print(_color("1", "Integrations"))
     for path, status in result["hook_merges"].items():
-        ok = status not in (None, "absent")
-        print("  %s %-26s %s" % (_mark(ok), path, status or "unavailable"))
+        if status in ("absent", "skipped"):
+            marker = _neutral_mark()
+            display = "not needed"
+        else:
+            marker = _mark(status is not None)
+            display = status or "unavailable"
+        print("  %s %-26s %s" % (marker, path, display))
     extension = result["vscode_extension"]
     if extension.get("status") not in ("skipped",):
         ok = extension.get("status") == "installed"

packages/casan-devkit/tests/hybrid-install-tests.sh

@@ -469,6 +469,11 @@ echo "$INIT_OUT" | grep -q "CASAN initialized" \
 echo "$INIT_OUT" | grep -q "Runtime.*Managed" \
   && pass "init output clearly identifies managed runtime and path" \
   || fail "init output hides runtime placement ($INIT_OUT)"
+if echo "$INIT_OUT" | grep -q "✗"; then
+  fail "init output shows a false integration failure ($INIT_OUT)"
+else
+  pass "optional integrations use a neutral status instead of a false failure"
+fi
 if echo "$INIT_OUT" | head -1 | grep -q '^[[:space:]]*{'; then
   fail "init still defaults to raw JSON"
 else