diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index c43e8c6..a12b8c3 100755
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,5 +1,58 @@
-Allow `Cerulean.mkNexus` to be an alias for `flake-parts.lib.mkFlake`
-also rename `Cerulean` to `cerulean` in Nix to maintain the naming convention.
+- [ ] deploy port should default to the first port given to `services.openssh`
 
-Using `flake-parts` ensures Cerulean is usable without restricting
-yourself only to the Cerulean ecosystem.
+- [ ] use the Nix module system instead of projectOnto for `cerulean.mkNexus`
+- [ ] create an alternative to nixos-install called cerulean-install that
+      allows people to easily bootstrap new machines (and host it on dobutterfliescry.net)
+
+- [ ] find an alternative to `nix.settings.trusted-users` probably
+- [ ] add the ceru-build user, 
+- [ ] add support for github:microvm-nix/microvm.nix
+- [ ] add support for sops-nix
+
+- [ ] it would be cool to enable/disable groups and hosts
+- [ ] find a standard for how nixpkgs.nix can have a different base per group
+
+- [ ] go through all flake inputs (recursively) and ENSURE we remove all duplicates by using follows!!
+
+- [X] rename nixos-modules/ to nixos/
+- [X] ensure all machines are in groups.all by default
+
+- [X] fix nixpkgs.nix not working (default not respected)
+- [X] remove dependence on nixpkgs
+
+- [ ] allow multiple privesc methods, the standard is pam_ssh_agent_auth
+
+## Low Priority
+- [ ] rename extraModules to modules?
+- [ ] rename specialArgs to args?
+
+- [ ] make an extension to the nix module system (different to mix)
+      that allows transformations (ie a stop post config, ie outputs, which
+      it then returns instead of config)
+
+
+- [ ] what if we automated the process of replacing windows with Nix??
+      then push this to nixos-anywhere or nix-infect lmaooo
+
+- [ ] patch microvm so that acpi=off https://github.com/microvm-nix/microvm.nix/commit/b59a26962bb324cc0a134756a323f3e164409b72
+      cause otherwise 2GB causes a failure
+
+- [ ] rewrite the ceru cli in rust
+- [ ] make `ceru` do local and remote deployments
+
+```nix
+# REF: foxora
+vms = {
+  home-assistant = {
+    autostart = true;
+    # matches in vms/*
+    image = "home-assistant";
+    options = {
+      mem = 2048;
+    };
+  };
+  equinox = {
+    image = "home-assistant";
+  };
+};
+```
diff --git a/cerulean/default.nix b/cerulean/default.nix
index 68846bf..f24bb5a 100644
--- a/cerulean/default.nix
+++ b/cerulean/default.nix
@@ -13,23 +13,24 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 {
   mix,
-  deploy-rs,
+  inputs,
   ...
-} @ inputs:
-mix.newMixture inputs (mixture: {
+} @ args:
+mix.newMixture args (mixture: {
   includes.public = [
     ./nexus
   ];
 
+  version = "0.2.1";
+
+  nixosModules = rec {
+    default = cerulean;
+    cerulean = ./nixos;
+  };
+
   overlays = [
     # build deploy-rs as a package not from the flake input,
     # hence we can rely on a nixpkg binary cache.
-    deploy-rs.overlays.default
-    # (self: super: {
-    #   deploy-rs = {
-    #     inherit (super) deploy-rs;
-    #     lib = super.deploy-rs.lib;
-    #   };
-    # })
+    inputs.deploy-rs.overlays.default
   ];
 })
diff --git a/cerulean/nexus/default.nix b/cerulean/nexus/default.nix
index d8e0f7c..65495bf 100644
--- a/cerulean/nexus/default.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nexus/default.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-{mix, ...} @ inputs:
-mix.newMixture inputs (mixture: {
+{mix, ...} @ args:
+mix.newMixture args (mixture: {
   includes.public = [
     ./nodes.nix
     ./nexus.nix
diff --git a/cerulean/nexus/nexus.nix b/cerulean/nexus/nexus.nix
index 8b65fdd..24a0b75 100644
--- a/cerulean/nexus/nexus.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nexus/nexus.nix
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
 {
   self,
   this,
-  nixpkgs,
-  nixpkgs-unstable,
   nt,
-  lib,
-  deploy-rs,
+  inputs,
   ...
 }: let
   inherit
@@ -42,20 +39,22 @@
     mapNodes
     ;
 
+  inherit
+    (nt)
+    findImport
+    ;
+
   templateNexus = let
     inherit
       (nt.naive.terminal)
       Terminal
       ;
-
-    missing = msg: path:
-      Terminal (abort ''
-        Each Cerulean Nexus node is required to specify ${msg}!
-        Ensure `nexus.${path}` exists under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
-      '');
   in {
+    base = null;
+    extraModules = [];
+    specialArgs = Terminal {};
+
     groups = Terminal {};
-    overlays = [];
     nodes = Terminal {};
   };
 
@@ -66,7 +65,8 @@
       isAttrs g
       || throw ''
         Cerulean Nexus groups must be provided as attribute sets, got "${typeOf g}" instead!
-        Ensure all the `groups` definitions are attribute sets under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
+        Ensure all the group definitions are attribute sets under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
+        NOTE: Groups can be accessed via `self.groups.PATH.TO.YOUR.GROUP`
       '';
     delegate = parent: gName: g: let
       result =
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     assert isAttrs nexus
     || abort ''
       Cerulean Nexus config must be provided as an attribute set, got "${typeOf nexus}" instead!
-      Ensure all the `nexus` declaration is an attribute set under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
+      Ensure the `nexus` declaration is an attribute set under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
     ''; let
       base = nt.projectOnto templateNexus nexus;
     in
@@ -121,11 +121,56 @@
   in
     final;
 
-  # XXX: TODO: create a function in NixTypes that handles this instead
-  findImport = path:
-    if pathExists path
-    then path
-    else path + ".nix";
+  getGroupModules = root: nodeName: node:
+    assert isList node.groups
+    || throw ''
+      Cerulean Nexus node "${nodeName}" does not declare group membership as a list, got "${typeOf node.groups}" instead!
+      Ensure `nexus.nodes.${nodeName}.groups` is a list under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
+    '';
+    # ensure root group is always added
+      (node.groups
+        ++ [
+          {
+            _parent = null;
+            _name = ROOT_GROUP_NAME;
+          }
+        ])
+      # ensure all members are actually groups
+      |> map (group: let
+        got =
+          if ! isAttrs group
+          then toString group
+          else
+            group
+            |> attrNames
+            |> map (name: "${name} = <${typeOf (getAttr name group)}>;")
+            |> concatStringsSep " "
+            |> (x: "{ ${x} }");
+      in
+        if group ? _name
+        then group
+        else
+          throw ''
+            Cerulean Nexus node "${nodeName}" is a member of an incorrectly structured group.
+            Got "${got}" of primitive type "${typeOf group}".
+            NOTE: Groups can be accessed via `self.groups.PATH.TO.YOUR.GROUP`
+          '')
+      # add all inherited groups via _parent
+      |> map (let
+        delegate = g:
+          if g._parent == null
+          then [g]
+          else [g] ++ delegate (g._parent);
+      in
+        delegate)
+      # flatten recursion result
+      |> concatLists
+      # find import location
+      |> map (group: findImport (root + "/groups/${group._name}"))
+      # filter by uniqueness
+      |> nt.prim.unique
+      # ignore missing groups
+      |> filter pathExists;
 in {
   mkNexus = root: outputsBuilder: let
     decl = parseDecl outputsBuilder;
@@ -137,118 +182,47 @@ in {
     customOutputs = removeAttrs decl ["nexus"];
 
     outputs = rec {
-      nixosConfigurations = mapNodes nexus.nodes (
-        nodeName: node:
-          lib.nixosSystem {
+      nixosConfigurations = mapNodes nexus (
+        {
+          lib,
+          nodeName,
+          node,
+          ...
+        }: let
+          nixosDecl = lib.nixosSystem {
             system = node.system;
-            modules = let
-              host = findImport (root + "/hosts/${nodeName}");
-              # XXX: TODO: don't use a naive type for this (ie _name property)
-              # XXX: TODO: i really need NixTypes to be stable and use that instead
-              # groups =
-              #   node.groups
-              #   |> map (group:
-              #     assert group ? _name
-              #     || throw (let
-              #       got =
-              #         if ! isAttrs group
-              #         then toString group
-              #         else
-              #           group
-              #           |> attrNames
-              #           |> map (name: "${name} = <${typeOf (getAttr name group)}>;")
-              #           |> concatStringsSep " "
-              #           |> (x: "{ ${x} }");
-              #     in ''
-              #       Cerulean Nexus node "${nodeName}" is a member of a nonexistent group.
-              #       Got "${got}" of primitive type "${typeOf group}".
-              #       NOTE: Groups can be accessed via `self.groups.PATH.TO.YOUR.GROUP`
-              #     '');
-              #       findImport (root + "/groups/${group._name}"))
-              #   |> nt.prim.unique; # filter by uniqueness
-              groups = assert isList node.groups
-              || throw ''
-                Cerulean Nexus node "${nodeName}" does not declare group membership as a list, got "${typeOf node.groups}" instead!
-                Ensure `nexus.nodes.${nodeName}.groups` is a list under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
-              '';
-                node.groups
-                # ensure all members are actually groups
-                |> map (group: let
-                  got =
-                    if ! isAttrs group
-                    then toString group
-                    else
-                      group
-                      |> attrNames
-                      |> map (name: "${name} = <${typeOf (getAttr name group)}>;")
-                      |> concatStringsSep " "
-                      |> (x: "{ ${x} }");
-                in
-                  if group ? _name
-                  then group
-                  else
-                    throw ''
-                      Cerulean Nexus node "${nodeName}" is a member of an incorrectly structured group.
-                      Got "${got}" of primitive type "${typeOf group}".
-                      NOTE: Groups can be accessed via `self.groups.PATH.TO.YOUR.GROUP`
-                    '')
-                # add all inherited groups via _parent
-                |> map (let
-                  delegate = g: let
-                    got =
-                      if ! isAttrs g
-                      then toString g
-                      else
-                        g
-                        |> attrNames
-                        |> map (name: "${name} = <${typeOf (getAttr name g)}>;")
-                        |> concatStringsSep " "
-                        |> (x: "{ ${x} }");
-                  in
-                    assert g ? _parent
-                    || throw ''
-                      Cerulean Nexus node "${nodeName}" is a member of an incorrectly structured group.
-                      Got "${got}" of primitive type "${typeOf g}".
-                      NOTE: Groups can be accessed via `self.groups.PATH.TO.YOUR.GROUP`
-                    '';
-                      if g._parent == null
-                      then [g]
-                      else [g] ++ delegate (g._parent);
-                in
-                  delegate)
-                # flatten recursion result
-                |> concatLists
-                # find import location
-                |> map (group: findImport (root + "/groups/${group._name}"))
-                # filter by uniqueness
-                |> nt.prim.unique
-                # ignore missing groups
-                |> filter pathExists;
-            in
-              [../nixos-module host] ++ groups ++ node.extraModules;
-
-            # nix passes these to every single module
             specialArgs = let
-              pkgConfig =
-                {
+              specialArgs =
+                nexus.specialArgs
+                // node.specialArgs
+                // {
+                  inherit root specialArgs;
                   inherit (node) system;
-                  # XXX: WARNING: TODO: i've stopped caring
-                  # XXX: WARNING: TODO: just figure out a better solution to pkgConfig
-                  config.allowUnfree = true;
-                  overlays = self.overlays ++ nexus.overlays ++ node.overlays;
-                }
-                // node.extraPkgConfig;
+                  _deploy-rs = inputs.deploy-rs;
+                };
             in
-              node.specialArgs
-              // {
-                inherit root;
-                pkgs = import nixpkgs pkgConfig;
-                upkgs = import nixpkgs-unstable pkgConfig;
-              };
-          }
+              specialArgs;
+            modules =
+              [
+                self.nixosModules.default
+                (findImport (root + "/hosts/${nodeName}"))
+
+                inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default
+                # inputs.microvm.nixosModules.microvm
+              ]
+              ++ (getGroupModules root nodeName node)
+              ++ node.extraModules
+              ++ nexus.extraModules;
+          };
+        in
+          nixosDecl
       );
 
-      deploy.nodes = mapNodes nexus.nodes (nodeName: node: let
+      deploy.nodes = mapNodes nexus ({
+        nodeName,
+        node,
+        ...
+      }: let
         inherit
           (node.deploy)
           activationTimeout
@@ -262,7 +236,7 @@ in {
           user
           ;
 
-        nixosFor = system: deploy-rs.lib.${system}.activate.nixos;
+        nixosFor = system: inputs.deploy-rs.lib.${system}.activate.nixos;
       in {
         hostname = ssh.host;
 
@@ -298,7 +272,7 @@ in {
         };
       });
 
-      checks = mapAttrs (system: deployLib: deployLib.deployChecks deploy) deploy-rs.lib;
+      checks = mapAttrs (system: deployLib: deployLib.deployChecks deploy) inputs.deploy-rs.lib;
     };
   in
     outputs // customOutputs;
diff --git a/cerulean/nexus/nodes.nix b/cerulean/nexus/nodes.nix
index 25a1d02..ccb5c20 100644
--- a/cerulean/nexus/nodes.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nexus/nodes.nix
@@ -25,14 +25,20 @@ in rec {
       (nt.naive.terminal)
       Terminal
       ;
+
+    missing = msg: path:
+      Terminal (abort ''
+        Each Cerulean Nexus node is required to specify ${msg}!
+        Ensure `nexus.${path}` exists under your call to `cerulean.mkNexus`.
+      '');
   in {
-    system = "x86_64-linux"; # sane default (i hope...)
+    enabled = true;
+    system = missing "its system architecture" "system";
     groups = [];
     extraModules = [];
     specialArgs = Terminal {};
-    overlays = [];
-    # XXX: WARNING: extraPkgConfig is a terrible solution (but im lazy for now)
-    extraPkgConfig = Terminal {};
+
+    base = null;
 
     deploy = {
       user = "root";
@@ -69,7 +75,25 @@ in rec {
     in
       nt.projectOnto templateAttrs nodeAttrs;
 
-  mapNodes = nodes: f:
-    nodes
-    |> mapAttrs (nodeName: nodeAttrs: f nodeName (parseNode nodeName nodeAttrs));
+  mapNodes = nexus: f:
+    nexus.nodes
+    |> mapAttrs (nodeName: nodeAttrs: let
+      node = parseNode nodeName nodeAttrs;
+
+      # use per-node base or default to nexus base
+      base =
+        if node.base != null
+        then node.base
+        else if nexus.base != null
+        then nexus.base
+        else
+          abort ''
+            Cerulean cannot construct nexus node "${nodeName}" without a base package source.
+            Ensure `nexus.nodes.*.base` or `nexus.base` is a flake reference to the github:NixOS/nixpkgs repository.
+          '';
+    in
+      f {
+        inherit nodeName node;
+        lib = base.lib;
+      });
 }
diff --git a/cerulean/nexus/snow.nix b/cerulean/nexus/snow.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1316ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cerulean/nexus/snow.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Emile Clark-Boman
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+{
+  inputs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  # nexus
+  options = let
+    inherit
+      (lib)
+      mkOption
+      types
+      ;
+  in {
+    extraModules = mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.path;
+    };
+    specialArgs = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrs;
+    };
+
+    groups = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrs;
+    };
+
+    nodes = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrsOf (types.submoduleWith ({...}: {
+        options = {
+          enabled = mkOption {
+            type = types.bool;
+            default = true;
+          };
+          system = mkOption {
+            type = types.enum inputs.systems;
+          };
+          groups = mkOption {
+            type = types.list;
+          };
+          modules = mkOption {
+            type = types.list;
+          };
+          args = mkOption {
+            type = types.attrs;
+          };
+
+          deploy = {
+            user = mkOption {
+              type = types.str;
+            };
+            sudoCmd = mkOption {
+              type = types.str;
+            };
+            interactiveSudo = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+            };
+
+            remoteBuild = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+            };
+            autoRollback = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+            };
+            magicRollback = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+            };
+
+            activationTimeout = mkOption {
+              type = types.int;
+            };
+            confirmTimeout = mkOption {
+              type = types.int;
+            };
+
+            ssh = {
+              host = mkOption {
+                type = types.str;
+              };
+              user = mkOption {
+                type = types.str;
+              };
+              port = mkOption {
+                type = types.int;
+              };
+              opts = mkOption {
+                type = types.listOf types.str;
+              };
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      }));
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = {
+  };
+}
diff --git a/cerulean/nixos-module/options.nix b/cerulean/nixos/default.nix
similarity index 64%
rename from cerulean/nixos-module/options.nix
rename to cerulean/nixos/default.nix
index 8fb6a46..f15b236 100644
--- a/cerulean/nixos-module/options.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/default.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,22 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-{lib, ...}: {
-  cerulean.nexus.node = {
-    group = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.enum;
-    };
-  };
+{
+  root,
+  system,
+  _deploy-rs,
+  ...
+} @ args: {
+  imports = [
+    # user configuration
+    (import (root + "/nixpkgs.nix"))
+    # options declarations
+    (import ./nixpkgs.nix (args // {contextName = "hosts";}))
+
+    ./home-manager.nix
+  ];
+
+  environment.systemPackages = [
+    _deploy-rs.packages.${system}.default
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix b/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ee78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Emile Clark-Boman
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+{
+  root,
+  system,
+  config,
+  lib,
+  specialArgs,
+  ...
+} @ args: let
+  inherit
+    (builtins)
+    attrNames
+    filter
+    pathExists
+    ;
+in {
+  config = {
+    home-manager = {
+      users =
+        config.users.users
+        |> attrNames
+        |> filter (x: pathExists (root + "/homes/${x}"))
+        |> (x: lib.genAttrs x (y: import (root + "/homes/${y}")));
+
+      extraSpecialArgs = {inherit root system;} // (specialArgs.inputs or {});
+      sharedModules = [
+        # user configuration
+        (import (root + "/nixpkgs.nix"))
+        # options declarations
+        (import ./nixpkgs.nix (args // {contextName = "homes";}))
+      ];
+
+      # disable home-manager trying anything fancy
+      # we control the pkgs now!!
+      # useGlobalPkgs = true;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/cerulean/nixos-module/config.nix b/cerulean/nixos/microvm-child.nix
similarity index 98%
rename from cerulean/nixos-module/config.nix
rename to cerulean/nixos/microvm-child.nix
index 26d459c..2b6a12e 100644
--- a/cerulean/nixos-module/config.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/microvm-child.nix
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-{...}: {}
diff --git a/cerulean/nixos-module/default.nix b/cerulean/nixos/microvm-parent.nix
similarity index 85%
rename from cerulean/nixos-module/default.nix
rename to cerulean/nixos/microvm-parent.nix
index cc92212..2b6a12e 100644
--- a/cerulean/nixos-module/default.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/microvm-parent.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,3 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-{...} @ inputs: {
-  options = import ./options.nix inputs;
-
-  config = import ./config.nix inputs;
-}
diff --git a/cerulean/nixos/nixpkgs.nix b/cerulean/nixos/nixpkgs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65db5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Emile Clark-Boman
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+{
+  lib,
+  system,
+  config,
+  contextName,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit
+    (builtins)
+    mapAttrs
+    ;
+
+  cfg = config.nixpkgs.channels;
+in {
+  options.nixpkgs.channels = lib.mkOption {
+    type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.attrs);
+    default = {};
+    description = "Declare package repositories per module context (nixos, home-manager, etc)";
+    example = {
+      "homes" = {
+        "pkgs" = {
+          source = "inputs.nixpkgs";
+          system = "x86-64-linux";
+          config = {
+            allowUnfree = true;
+            allowBroken = false;
+          };
+        };
+        "upkgs" = {
+          source = "inputs.nixpkgs-unstable";
+          system = "x86-64-linux";
+          config = {
+            allowUnfree = true;
+            allowBroken = false;
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = let
+    # TODO: use lib.types.submodule to restrict what options
+    # TODO: can be given to `nixpkgs.channels.${moduleName}.${name}`
+    decl =
+      cfg.${contextName} or cfg.default;
+
+    repos =
+      decl
+      |> mapAttrs (
+        name: args:
+          lib.mkForce (
+            assert args ? source
+            || abort ''
+              ${toString ./.}
+              `nixpkgs.channels.${contextName}.${name}` missing required attribute "source"
+            '';
+              ((removeAttrs args ["source"])
+                // {inherit system;})
+              |> import args.source
+          )
+      );
+  in {
+    # NOTE: _module.args is a special option that allows us to
+    # NOTE: set extend specialArgs from inside the modules.
+    _module.args = repos;
+
+    nixpkgs = let
+      defaultPkgs =
+        decl.default or (throw ''
+          Your `nixpkgs.nix` file does not declare a default package source.
+          Ensure you set `nixpkgs.channels.*.default = ...;`
+        '');
+    in
+      if contextName == "hosts"
+      then {
+        flake.source = lib.mkOverride 200 defaultPkgs.source;
+        config = lib.mkOverride 200 defaultPkgs.config;
+      }
+      else if contextName == "homes"
+      then {
+        # XXX: XXX: XXX: OH OH OH OMG, its because aurora never defines pkgs
+        config = lib.mkOverride 200 (defaultPkgs.config or {});
+        # XXX: WARNING: TODO: modify options so overlays must always be given as the correct type
+        overlays = lib.mkOverride 200 (defaultPkgs.overlays or []);
+      }
+      else {};
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index e9a0074..0dd06b1 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -36,43 +36,71 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "mix": {
+    "flake-parts": {
       "inputs": {
-        "nib": [
-          "nib"
+        "nixpkgs-lib": [
+          "nt",
+          "nix-unit",
+          "nixpkgs"
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1768525804,
-        "narHash": "sha256-jlpNb7Utqfdq2HESAB1mtddWHOsxKlTjPiLFRLd35r8=",
-        "owner": "emilelcb",
-        "repo": "mix",
-        "rev": "617d8915a6518a3d4e375b87c50ae34d9daee6c6",
+        "lastModified": 1762440070,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xxdepIcb39UJ94+YydGP221rjnpkDZUlykKuF54PsqI=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "26d05891e14c88eb4a5d5bee659c0db5afb609d8",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "emilelcb",
-        "repo": "mix",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nib": {
+    "nix-github-actions": {
       "inputs": {
-        "systems": [
-          "systems"
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nt",
+          "nix-unit",
+          "nixpkgs"
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1768472076,
-        "narHash": "sha256-bdVRCDy6oJx/CZiyxkke783FgtBW//wDuOAITUsQcNc=",
-        "owner": "emilelcb",
-        "repo": "nib",
-        "rev": "42ac66dfc180a13af1cc8850397db66ec5556991",
+        "lastModified": 1737420293,
+        "narHash": "sha256-F1G5ifvqTpJq7fdkT34e/Jy9VCyzd5XfJ9TO8fHhJWE=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-github-actions",
+        "rev": "f4158fa080ef4503c8f4c820967d946c2af31ec9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "emilelcb",
-        "repo": "nib",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-github-actions",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-unit": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "nix-github-actions": "nix-github-actions",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nt",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1762774186,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hRADkHjNt41+JUHw2EiSkMaL4owL83g5ZppjYUdF/Dc=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-unit",
+        "rev": "1c9ab50554eed0b768f9e5b6f646d63c9673f0f7",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-unit",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
@@ -124,14 +152,49 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1767313136,
+        "narHash": "sha256-16KkgfdYqjaeRGBaYsNrhPRRENs0qzkQVUooNHtoy2w=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "ac62194c3917d5f474c1a844b6fd6da2db95077d",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-25.05",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nt": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nix-unit": "nix-unit",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
+        "systems": "systems_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770975056,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ZXTz/P3zUbbM6lNXzt91u8EwfNqhXpYMu8+wvFZqQHE=",
+        "owner": "cry128",
+        "repo": "nt",
+        "rev": "f42dcdd49a7921a7f433512e83d5f93696632412",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cry128",
+        "repo": "nt",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "deploy-rs": "deploy-rs",
-        "mix": "mix",
-        "nib": "nib",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "systems": "systems_2"
+        "nt": "nt",
+        "systems": "systems_3"
       }
     },
     "systems": {
@@ -164,6 +227,43 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "systems_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "treefmt-nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nt",
+          "nix-unit",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1762410071,
+        "narHash": "sha256-aF5fvoZeoXNPxT0bejFUBXeUjXfHLSL7g+mjR/p5TEg=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "rev": "97a30861b13c3731a84e09405414398fbf3e109f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 94f4b33..89ce6b4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -17,23 +17,36 @@
   inputs = {
     systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default";
 
+    # WARNING: nixpkgs is ONLY included so flakes using Cerulean can
+    # WARNING: force Cerulean's inputs to follow a specific revision.
     nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-25.11";
-    nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
 
-    nt.url = "github:emilelcb/nt";
+    nt.url = "github:cry128/nt";
 
-    deploy-rs.url = "github:serokell/deploy-rs";
+    home-manager = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.11";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
+    deploy-rs = {
+      url = "github:serokell/deploy-rs";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
+    microvm = {
+      url = "github:microvm-nix/microvm.nix";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = {
-    nixpkgs,
+    self,
     nt,
     ...
   } @ inputs:
     import ./cerulean
-    (inputs
-      // {
-        inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
-        inherit (nt) mix;
-      });
+    {
+      inherit inputs self nt;
+      inherit (nt) mix;
+    };
 }
diff --git a/lib/cdesktop.nix b/lib/cdesktop.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ef2b205..0000000
--- a/lib/cdesktop.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2025 Emile Clark-Boman
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-{
-  lib,
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  pkgs-unstable,
-  ...
-} @ args: let
-  getModule = name: "../modules/homemanager/${name}.nix";
-  getModules = map (x: getModule x);
-in {
-  imports = getModules [
-    "term/foot"
-    "editor/vscode"
-
-    "wm/hyprland"
-    "wm/hyprland/hyprlock"
-
-    "dm/sddm"
-    "dm/sddm/themes/corners"
-
-    "apps/firefox"
-    "apps/thunderbird"
-    "apps/obsidian"
-    "apps/rider"
-    "apps/winbox"
-    "apps/gitkraken"
-    "apps/thunar"
-
-    "wm/kanshi"
-    "wm/mako"
-  ];
-
-  home = {
-    pointerCursor = {
-      gtk.enable = true;
-      # x11.enable = true # dont enable since im on hyprland
-      package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
-      name = "Bibata-Modern-Ice";
-      size = 16;
-    };
-
-    packages = with pkgs; [
-      # for services.gnome-keyring
-      (
-        if config.cerulean.isGraphical
-        then seahorse # gui
-        else null
-      )
-
-      fuzzel
-    ];
-  };
-
-  gtk = {
-    enable = true;
-    font.name = "Victor Mono SemiBold 12";
-    theme = {
-      name = "Dracula";
-      package = pkgs.dracula-theme;
-    };
-    iconTheme = {
-      name = "kora";
-      package = pkgs.kora-icon-theme;
-    };
-    # TODO: use a variable to mirror this cursor size
-    #       with the `home.pointerCurser.size`
-    cursorTheme = {
-      package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
-      name = "Bibata-Modern-Ice";
-      size = 16;
-    };
-  };
-
-  qt = {
-    enable = true;
-    platformTheme.name = "gtk2";
-    style.name = "gtk2";
-  };
-
-  services = {
-    # Set display manager (login screen)
-    displayManager = {
-      # sddm relies on pkgs.libsForQt5.qt5.qtgraphicaleffects
-      sddm = {
-        enable = true;
-        wayland.enable = true; # experimental
-        theme = "corners";
-      };
-      defaultSession =
-        "hyprland"
-        + (
-          if config.programs.hyprland.withUWSM
-          then "-uwsm"
-          else null
-        );
-    };
-
-    # Multimedia Framework
-    # With backwards compatability for alsa/pulseaudio/jack
-    pipewire = {
-      enable = true;
-      wireplumber.enable = true;
-
-      alsa.enable = true;
-      alsa.support32Bit = true;
-      pulse.enable = true;
-      jack.enable = true;
-    };
-  };
-
-  # ---- ENVIRONMENT ----
-  environment = {
-    sessionVariables = {
-      # Hint Electron apps to use support Wayland
-      NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
-    };
-  };
-
-  # ---- SYSTEM PACKAGES ----
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    # User Environment
-    swww
-    helvum
-    easyeffects
-    pavucontrol
-    hyprpicker # colour picking utility
-    hyprshot # screenshot utility
-    qbittorrent
-    signal-desktop # MAKE THIS ONLY FOR THE DESKTOP FOR END USERS, NOT SERVERS
-    kdePackages.gwenview # image viewer
-    libreoffice
-    wl-clipboard # clipboard for wayland
-  ];
-
-  security.rtkit.enable = true; # I *think* this is for pipewire
-}
diff --git a/lib/csystem.nix b/lib/csystem.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 64e3aa3..0000000
--- a/lib/csystem.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,330 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2025 Emile Clark-Boman
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-{
-  inputs,
-  lib,
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  pkgs-unstable,
-  homemanager,
-  cerulean,
-  ...
-} @ args: let
-  getModule = name: "../modules/nixos/${name}.nix";
-  getModules = map (x: getModule x);
-
-  getHostModule = name: "TODO";
-in {
-  imports = getModules [
-    (getHostModule "hardware-configuration")
-    (import "${homemanager}/nixos")
-
-    "shell/bash"
-    "shell/bash/bashistrans.nix"
-    "shell/zsh"
-    "shell/fish"
-
-    "cli/git"
-    "cli/bat"
-    "cli/btop"
-    "cli/tmux"
-    "cli/nvim"
-
-    "lang/asm"
-    "lang/bash" # TODO: (YES THIS IS DIFFERENT TO shell/bash, this provides language support ie pkgs.shellcheck)
-    "lang/c-family"
-    "lang/dotnet"
-    # "lang/go"
-    # "lang/haskell"
-    # "lang/java"
-    # "lang/nim"
-    "lang/python"
-    # "lang/rust"
-    # "lang/sage"
-
-    "editor/helix"
-  ];
-
-  nix.settings = {
-    # REF: https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.24/development/experimental-features
-    experimental-features = [
-      # Significant
-      "flakes"
-      "nix-command"
-      "pipe-operators"
-
-      # Minor
-      "no-url-literals"
-      "parse-toml-timestamps"
-      "recursive-nix"
-    ];
-
-    download-buffer-size = 524288000; # 500 MiB
-
-    # making wheel group members "trusted users" allows
-    # them to import packages not signed by a trusted key
-    # (aka super duper easier to remote deploy)
-    trusted-users = ["root" "@wheel"];
-  };
-
-  nixpkgs = {
-    overlays = cerulean.lib.importOverlaysNixOS;
-
-    config = if config.cerulean.allowUnfreeWhitelist != []
-             then {
-               allowUnfreePredicate =
-                 pkg: builtins.elem
-                   (lib.getName pkg)
-                   config.cerulean.allowUnfreeWhitelist;
-             }
-             else {
-               allowUnfree = config.cerulean.allowUnfree;
-             };
-  };
-
-  # colmena deployment configuration
-  deployment = {
-    targetHost = config.cerulean.domain ?? config.cerulean.ip;
-    targetUser = "cerulean";
-    targetPort = "22";
-    sshOptions = [
-      "-A" # forward ssh-agent
-    ];
-    buildOnTarget = false; # build locally then deploy
-  };
-
-
-  time.timeZone = config.cerulean.timeZone;
-  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
-
-  # Enable initrd hook for virtual console customisation
-  # aka cool colours when booting yay!!
-  console = {
-    enable = true;
-    earlySetup = true; # initrd pre hook
-    keyMap = "us";
-    font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
-        # ANSI 24-bit color definitions (theme: dracula)
-    colors = [
-      "21222c"
-      "ff5555"
-      "50fa7b"
-      "f1fa8c"
-      "bd93f9"
-      "ff79c6"
-      "8be9fd"
-      "f8f8f2"
-      "6272a4"
-      "ff6e6e"
-      "69ff94"
-      "ffffa5"
-      "d6acff"
-      "ff92df"
-      "a4ffff"
-      "ffffff"
-    ];
-  };
-
-  # super duper minimum grub2 config
-  boot.loader = {
-    efi = {
-      canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-      efiSysMountPoint = "/boot/efi";
-    };
-    
-    grub = {
-      enable = true;
-      device = "nodev";
-    };
-
-        # GitHub: vinceliuice/grub2-themes
-    grub2-theme = {
-      enable = true;
-      theme = "whitesur"; # stylish, vimix, or whitesur
-      footer = true;
-      # TODO: switch my cables to switch default grub display
-      customResolution = "3840x2160";
-    };
-  };
-  
-  networking = {
-    hostName = config.cerulean.hostname;
-    networkmanager.enable = true;
-
-    firewall = {
-      enable = true;
-      allowedTCPPorts = [
-        22  # sshd
-        80  # nginx (http)
-        443 # nginx (https)
-        # 5678 # MikroTik WinBox
-      ];
-    };
-  };
-
-  # ------- USERS -------
-  security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = true;
-  users = {
-    defaultUserShell = pkgs.bash;
-
-    users = cerulean.lib.importUsersNixOS;
-  };
-
-  home-manager = {
-    users = cerulean.lib.importUsersHomeManager;
-
-    extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs pkgs pkgs-unstable; };
-    sharedModules = [];
-  };
-
-  # ---- ENVIRONMENT ----
-  environment = {
-    # always install "dev"/"man" derivation outputs
-    extraOutputsToInstall = ["dev" "man"];
-
-    systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      # User Environment
-      bluetui
-
-          # Shell
-    bash
-    fish
-    shellcheck
-    grc # colorise command outputs
-    moreutils
-
-    # Systems Programming & Compilation
-    qemu # Fellice Bellard's Quick Emulator
-    # GNU Utils
-    gnumake
-    # Binaries
-    binutils
-    strace
-    ltrace
-    perf-tools # ftrace + perf
-    radare2
-    gdb
-    # ASM
-    nasm
-    (callPackage ../packages/x86-manpages {})
-    # C Family
-    gcc
-    clang
-    clang-tools
-
-    # Rust
-    cargo
-    rustc
-    # Go
-    go
-    # Nim
-    nim
-    nimble
-    # Haskell
-    ghc
-    ghcid
-    haskell-language-server
-    ormolu
-
-    # Python
-    python312 # I use 3.12 since it's in a pretty stable state now
-    python314 # also 3.14 for latest features
-    poetry
-
-    openvpn
-    inetutils
-
-    # security tools
-    nmap
-
-    httpie
-    curlie
-    zoxide
-    doggo
-    tldr
-    btop
-    eza
-    yazi
-    lazygit
-    ripgrep
-    viddy # modern `watch` command
-    thefuck
-
-    # TODO: once upgraded past Nix-24.07 this line won't be necessary (I think)
-    #       helix will support nixd by default
-    # SOURCE: https://github.com/nix-community/nixd/blob/main/nixd/docs/editor-setup.md#Helix
-    # nixd # lsp for nix # DEBUG
-
-    # Pretty necessary
-    nix-prefetch-git
-    brightnessctl
-    acpi
-    powertop
-    imagemagick
-
-    # "Standard" Unix Commands
-    vim
-    file
-    wget
-    tree
-    pstree
-    unzip
-    unrar-free
-    lz4
-    man-pages
-    man-pages-posix
-
-    # Cryptography
-    gnupg
-    openssl
-    libargon2
-    ];
-  };
-  
-  programs = {
-    nix-ld.enable = true;
-  };
-
-  documentation = {
-    enable = true;
-    doc.enable = true; # install /share/doc packages
-    man.enable = true; # install manpages
-    info.enable = true; # install GNU info
-    dev.enable = true; # install docs intended for developers
-    nixos = {
-      enable = true; # install NixOS documentation (ie man -k nix, & nixos-help)
-      options.splitBuild = true;
-      # includeAllModules = true;
-    };
-  };
-  
-  virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
-  
-
-  hardware = {
-    graphics = {
-      enable = true;
-      enable32Bit = true;
-    };
-
-    bluetooth = let
-      btSupported = config.cerulean.bluetoothSupported;
-    in {
-      enable = btSupported;
-      powerOnBoot = btSupported;
-    };
-  };
-
-  system.stateVersion = config.cerulean.stateVersion; # DO NOT MODIFY
-}
diff --git a/lib/cuser.nix b/lib/cuser.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f602e03..0000000
--- a/lib/cuser.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2025 Emile Clark-Boman
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-{
-  lib,
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  pkgs-unstable,
-  ...
-} @ args: let
-  getModule = name: "../modules/homemanager/${name}.nix";
-  getModules = map (x: getModule x);
-in {
-  imports = getModules [
-    "shell/fish"
-
-    "cli/git"
-    "cli/bat"
-    "cli/btop"
-    "cli/tmux"
-
-    "editor/helix"
-  ];
-
-  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg:
-    builtins.elem (lib.GetName pkg) [
-      "vscode-extension-ms-dotnettools-csharp"
-    ];
-
-  home = {
-    stateVersion = config.cerulean.stateVersion; # DO NOT MODIFY
-
-    username = config.cerulean.username;
-    homeDirectory = "/home/${config.cerulean.username}";
-
-    shellAliases = {
-      rg = "batgrep"; # bat + ripgrep
-      man = "batman"; # bat + man
-    };
-
-    sessionVariables = {
-      NIX_SHELL_PRESERVE_PROMPT = 1;
-    };
-
-    packages = with pkgs; [
-      # for services.gnome-keyring
-      gcr # provides org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter
-      speedtest-cli
-    ];
-  };
-
-  programs = {
-    home-manager.enable = true;
-
-    zsh = {
-      enable = true;
-      enableCompletion = true;
-      autosuggestion.enable = true;
-      syntaxHighlighting.enable = true;
-
-      history = {
-        size = 10000;
-        ignoreAllDups = true;
-        path = "$HOME/.zsh_history";
-        ignorePatterns = [
-          "rm *"
-        ];
-      };
-    };
-
-    # set ssh profiles
-    # NOTE: (IMPORTANT) this DOES NOT start the ssh-agent
-    #       for that you need to use `services.ssh-agent.enable`
-    ssh = {
-      enable = true;
-      forwardAgent = false;
-      addKeysToAgent = "no";
-    };
-  };
-
-  services = {
-    # enable OpenSSH private key agent
-    ssh-agent.enable = true;
-
-    gnome-keyring.enable = true;
-  };
-
-  # the ssh-agent won't set this for itself...
-  systemd.user.sessionVariables.SSH_AUTH_SOCK = "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent";
-  # Nicely reload system units when changing configs
-  systemd.user.startServices = "sd-switch";
-}