diff --git a/profiles/nvim/default.nix b/profiles/nvim/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 443a0669..00000000
--- a/profiles/nvim/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{ self, config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-{
-  imports = [ ./nvim.nix ];
-}
diff --git a/profiles/nvim/nvim.nix b/profiles/nvim/nvim.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cf9d1f4..00000000
--- a/profiles/nvim/nvim.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,440 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
-let
-  customPlugins = {
-    vim-zettel = pkgs.vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
-      name = "vim-zettel";
-      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-        owner = "michal-h21";
-        repo = "vim-zettel";
-        rev = "929d90eec62e6f693c2702d2b6f76a93f2f1689d";
-        sha256 = "1fzKmknfVlEYwqeXgbKITbb2/PJ023iJyMz6vak3qh4=";
-      };
-    };
-    lsp-format = pkgs.vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
-      name = "lsp-format";
-      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-        owner = "lukas-reineke";
-        repo = "lsp-format.nvim";
-        rev = "84e117b99bb2bc0d0c8122e2b256046f046f8aff";
-        sha256 = "rs3NTZwWdsmBGXnrgUeVxUiNjbN/ULxJHifPYJD9mT4=";
-      };
-    };
-  };
-
-  my-python-packages = python-packages: with python-packages; [
-    tasklib
-    pynvim
-    six
-    python-lsp-server
-    pylsp-mypy
-    python-lsp-black
-    pylint
-    black
-    # other python packages you want
-  ];
-  python-with-my-packages = pkgs.python3.withPackages my-python-packages;
-in
-{
-  environment.variables.EDITOR = "nvim";
-  environment.shellAliases = {
-    k = "cd ~/vimwiki; vim -c :VimwikiIndex";
-    kz = "cd ~/vimwiki; vim -c :VimwikiIndex -c :ZettelNew";
-  };
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs // customPlugins; [
-    nodejs
-    python-with-my-packages
-    clojure-lsp
-    rnix-lsp
-    terraform-lsp
-    vale
-    clj-kondo
-    # Other LSPs or linters
-    (neovim.override {
-      vimAlias = true;
-      withPython3 = true;
-      extraPython3Packages = pkgs: with pkgs; [ tasklib six ];
-      configure = {
-        packages.myPlugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; {
-          start = [
-            # general
-            vim-nix
-            fzf-vim
-            vim-elixir
-            emmet-vim
-            nerdtree
-            ayu-vim
-            goyo-vim
-            csv-vim
-            rainbow_parentheses-vim
-            vim-surround
-            vim-devicons
-            nvim-web-devicons
-            direnv-vim
-            vim-peekaboo
-            undotree
-            telescope-nvim
-            plenary-nvim
-            lualine-nvim
-            nvim-gps
-            nvim-treesitter
-            nvim-treesitter-context
-            dashboard-nvim
-            FTerm-nvim
-            barbar-nvim
-
-            # kitaab stuff
-            vimwiki
-            taskwiki
-            vim-zettel
-
-            # lsp stuff
-            nvim-lint
-            nvim-lspconfig
-            nvim-cmp
-            cmp-nvim-lsp
-            cmp-treesitter
-            nvim-lsp-ts-utils
-            cmp-conjure
-            cmp-buffer
-            cmp-tabnine
-            lspkind-nvim
-            cmp-path
-            cmp-spell
-            nvim-autopairs
-            cmp_luasnip
-            luasnip
-            lsp-format
-
-            # git stuff
-            vim-fugitive
-            gitsigns-nvim
-            fzf-checkout-vim
-
-            # Clojure stuff
-            conjure
-            vim-sexp
-            vim-sexp-mappings-for-regular-people
-            # testing
-            #vim-processing
-            #vim-tidal
-          ];
-        };
-
-        customRC = ''
-          set tabstop=2
-          set showmatch
-          set shiftwidth=2
-          set noexpandtab
-          set autoindent
-          set undofile
-          set signcolumn=auto:4
-
-          " set foldmethod=indent		" fold based on indent
-          set number
-          set nocompatible
-          set relativenumber
-          set showtabline=2
-          set noexpandtab
-          set autowriteall
-          syntax on
-          set list lcs=tab:\|\ 
-          filetype plugin on
-
-          set termguicolors
-          let ayucolor="mirage"
-          colorscheme ayu
-
-          " set spell
-          set spelllang=en_gb
-          set ignorecase
-          set smartcase
-          set incsearch
-          " if hidden is not set, TextEdit might fail.
-          set hidden
-          " Some servers have issues with backup files, see #649
-          set nobackup
-          set nowritebackup
-          " Better display for messages
-          set cmdheight=2
-          " You will have bad experience for diagnostic messages when it's default 4000.
-          set updatetime=300
-          " don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages.
-          set shortmess+=c
-          " always show signcolumns
-          set signcolumn=yes
-
-          " window
-          nmap <leader>wh :topleft	vnew<CR>
-          nmap <leader>wl :botright vnew<CR>
-          nmap <leader>wk :topleft	new<CR>
-          nmap <leader>wj :botright new<CR>
-
-          " tabs
-          nmap <leader>rt :retab!<CR>
-          vmap <leader>rt :retab!<CR>
-
-          let mapleader = "\<Space>"
-          let maplocalleader = ","
-
-          " moving splits with vim movements.
-          :tnoremap <A-h> <C-\><C-N><C-w>h
-          :tnoremap <A-j> <C-\><C-N><C-w>j
-          :tnoremap <A-k> <C-\><C-N><C-w>k
-          :tnoremap <A-l> <C-\><C-N><C-w>l
-          :inoremap <A-h> <C-\><C-N><C-w>h
-          :inoremap <A-j> <C-\><C-N><C-w>j
-          :inoremap <A-k> <C-\><C-N><C-w>k
-          :inoremap <A-l> <C-\><C-N><C-w>l
-          :nnoremap <A-h> <leader>h
-          :nnoremap <A-j> <leader>j
-          :nnoremap <A-k> <leader>k
-          :nnoremap <A-l> <leader>l
-          :nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")<CR>
-          :inoremap <F5> <C-R>=strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")<CR>
-          :inoremap <F4> <C-R>=strftime("%H:%M")<CR>
-
-          " telescope
-          " Find files using Telescope command-line sugar.
-          nnoremap <leader>ff <cmd>Telescope find_files<cr>
-          nnoremap <leader>fg <cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr>
-          nnoremap <leader>fb <cmd>Telescope buffers<cr>
-          nnoremap <leader>fh <cmd>Telescope help_tags<cr>
-          nnoremap <leader>ft <cmd>Telescope tags<cr>
-
-          " exit normal mode in terminal
-          :tnoremap <C-n> <C-\><C-n>
-
-          " Sexp in Conjure (since it's fennel)
-          " let g:sexp_filetypes = [ "fennel" ]
-
-          let g:rainbow_active = 0
-          autocmd BufReadPost,BufNewFile c,clj,cljs RainbowParenthesesToggleAll
-
-          " general commands
-          map <leader>t :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
-          map <leader>s :w<CR>
-          map <leader>q :wq<CR>
-          map <leader>r :RainbowParenthesesToggleAll<CR>
-          map <leader><BS> :noh<CR>
-          nnoremap Y y$
-          " center moving
-          nnoremap n nzzzv
-          nnoremap N Nzzzv
-          nnoremap J mzJ'z
-          " undo points
-          inoremap , ,<c-g>u
-          inoremap . .<c-g>u
-          inoremap ! !<c-g>u
-          inoremap ? ?<c-g>u
-          inoremap ( (<c-g>u
-          inoremap ) )<c-g>u
-          inoremap [ [<c-g>u
-          inoremap ] ]<c-g>u
-          inoremap { {<c-g>u
-          inoremap } }<c-g>u
-          " moving text
-          vnoremap J :m '>+1<CR>gv=gv
-          vnoremap K :m '>-2<CR>gv=gv
-          inoremap <c-j> <esc>:m .+1<CR>==
-          inoremap <c-k> <esc>:m .-2<CR>==
-          nnoremap <leader>j <esc>:m .+1<CR>==
-          nnoremap <leader>k <esc>:m .-2<CR>==
-          " Pasting 
-          :map <leader>sy :!xclip -i<CR><CR>
-          :vmap <leader>sy "*y
-          :map <leader>sp :r!xclip -o<CR>
-
-          " barbar
-          nnoremap <silent> gT :BufferPrevious<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> gt :BufferNext<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> gj :BufferPick<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> gq :BufferClose<CR>
-
-          " git
-          nnoremap <leader>ga :G fetch --all
-          nmap <leader>gs :G<CR>
-          nmap <leader>gh :diffget //3<CR>
-          nmap <leader>gl :diffget //2<CR>
-          nmap <leader>gb :GBranches<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>gp :Git! push<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>gd :Gdiff<CR>
-          nnoremap <space>gc :G commit -v -q %:p<CR>
-
-          " kitaab
-          map <leader>zs :ZettelSearch<CR>
-          map <leader>zo :ZettelOpen<CR>
-          map <leader>zn :ZettelNew<CR>
-          map <leader>zf :Telescope oldfiles only_cwd=true<CR>
-
-          let g:mapleader="\<Space>"
-          let g:dashboard_default_executive = 'telescope'
-          nmap <Leader>ss :<C-u>SessionSave<CR>
-          nmap <Leader>sl :<C-u>SessionLoad<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> <Leader>fh :DashboardFindHistory<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> <Leader>ff :DashboardFindFile<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> <Leader>fm :DashboardJumpMark<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> <Leader>cn :DashboardNewFile<CR>
-          nnoremap <silent> <Leader>tn :tabnew<CR>
-          autocmd FileType dashboard set showtabline=0 | autocmd WinLeave <buffer> set showtabline=2 
-
-          " fzf
-          " not sure we even use this
-          let g:fzf_layout = { 'window': { 'width': 0.8, 'height': 0.8 } }
-
-          " lsp commands
-          nnoremap <leader>vd :lua vim.lsp.buf.definition()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vi :lua require('telescope.builtin').lsp_implementation()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vsh :lua vim.lsp.buf.signature_help()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vrr :lua require('telescope.builtin').lsp_references()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vrn :lua vim.lsp.buf.rename()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vh :lua vim.lsp.buf.hover()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vca :lua vim.lsp.buf.code_action()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vsd :lua rim.lsp.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics(); vim.lsp.util.show_line_diagnostics()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vn :lua vim.lsp.diagnostic.goto_next()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>vll :call LspLocationList()<CR>
-          nnoremap <leader>va :lua require('telescope.builtin').lsp_code_actions(require('telescope.themes').get_cursor())<cr>
-
-          " lua config 
-          lua <<EOF
-          -- autopairs
-          require('nvim-autopairs').setup{}
-
-          -- Setup nvim-cmp.
-          local has_words_before = function()
-          	local line, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
-          	return col ~= 0 and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, line - 1, line, true)[1]:sub(col, col):match("%s") == nil
-          end
-
-          local luasnip = require("luasnip")
-          local cmp = require('cmp')
-          local cmp_autopairs = require('nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp')
-          local t = function(str)
-          		return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(str, true, true, true)
-          end
-          local check_back_space = function()
-          		local col = vim.fn.col(".") - 1
-          		return col == 0 or vim.fn.getline("."):sub(col, col):match("%s") ~= nil
-          end
-          cmp.setup {
-          		formatting = {
-          				format = function(entry, vim_item)
-          						-- fancy icons and a name of kind
-          						vim_item.kind = require("lspkind").presets.default[vim_item.kind] ..
-          																" " .. vim_item.kind
-          						-- set a name for each source
-          						vim_item.menu = ({
-          								buffer = "[Buffer]",
-          								nvim_lsp = "[LSP]",
-          								cmp_tabnine = "[TabNine]",
-          								look = "[Look]",
-          								path = "[Path]",
-          								spell = "[Spell]",
-          								calc = "[Calc]",
-          						})[entry.source.name]
-          						return vim_item
-          				end
-          		},
-          		mapping = {
-          				['<C-p>'] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(),
-          				['<C-n>'] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(),
-          				['<C-d>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
-          				['<C-f>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
-          				['<C-Space>'] = cmp.mapping.complete(),
-          				['<C-e>'] = cmp.mapping.close(),
-          				['<CR>'] = cmp.mapping.confirm({
-          						behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Insert,
-          						select = true
-          				}),
-          				["<Tab>"] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)	
-          					if cmp.visible() then  
-          							cmp.select_next_item()	
-          					elseif luasnip.expand_or_jumpable() then
-          						luasnip.expand_or_jump()
-          					elseif has_words_before() then
-          						cmp.complete()
-          					else
-          							fallback()	
-          					end
-          				end, {"i", "s"}),
-          				["<S-Tab>"] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)	
-          					if cmp.visible() then  
-          							cmp.select_prev_item()	
-          					elseif luasnip.jumpable(-1) then
-          						luasnip.jump(-1)
-          					else	
-          							fallback()	
-          					end  
-          				end, { "i", "s" }),
-          		},
-          		sources = {
-          				{name = 'buffer'}, {name = 'nvim_lsp'}, 
-          				{name = "look"}, {name = "path"},
-          				{name = 'cmp_tabnine'}, {name = "calc"}, {name = "spell"},
-          				{name = 'cmp-conjure'}
-          		},
-          		completion = {completeopt = 'menu,menuone,noinsert'}
-          }
-          cmp.event:on( 'confirm_done', cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done({  map_char = { tex = ' ' } }))
-          -- TabNine cmp
-          local tabnine = require('cmp_tabnine.config')
-          tabnine:setup({max_lines = 1000, max_num_results = 20, sort = true})
-
-          -- Setup lspconfig
-          require("lsp-format").setup {}
-
-          local capabilities = require('cmp_nvim_lsp').update_capabilities(vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities())
-          require('lspconfig').clojure_lsp.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
-          require('lspconfig').rnix.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
-          require('lspconfig').pylsp.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
-          require('lspconfig').terraform_lsp.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
-
-          require('gitsigns').setup { sign_priority=80 }
-
-          -- treesitter
-          require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup { ensure_installed={'nix', 'clojure', 'python', 'typescript'}}
-
-          -- lualine
-          require('nvim-gps').setup {}
-          local gps = require('nvim-gps')
-          require('lualine').setup {
-          	sections = {
-          		lualine_c = {
-          				'filename', { gps.get_location, condition=gps.is_available },
-          		},
-          		lualine_y = {
-          			function()
-          				local msg = 'No Active Lsp'
-          				local buf_ft = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, 'filetype')
-          				local clients = vim.lsp.get_active_clients()
-          				if next(clients) == nil then
-          					return msg
-          				end
-          				for _, client in ipairs(clients) do
-          					local filetypes = client.config.filetypes
-          					if filetypes and vim.fn.index(filetypes, buf_ft) ~= -1 then
-          						return client.name
-          					end
-          				end
-          				return msg
-          			end
-          			},
-          	}
-          }
-
-          -- nvim-lint
-          require('lint').linters_by_ft = {
-          	markdown = {'vale'},
-          }
-
-          -- f_term
-          local map = vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
-          local opts = { noremap = true, silent = true }
-          map('n', '<C-i>', '<CMD>lua require("FTerm").toggle()<CR>', opts)
-          map('t', '<A-i>', '<C-\\><C-n><CMD>lua require("FTerm").toggle()<CR>', opts)
-          EOF
-        '';
-      };
-    }
-    )
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/users/profiles/nvim/default.nix b/users/profiles/nvim/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d67da4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/profiles/nvim/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,467 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  customPlugins = {
+    vim-zettel = pkgs.vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
+      name = "vim-zettel";
+      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "michal-h21";
+        repo = "vim-zettel";
+        rev = "929d90eec62e6f693c2702d2b6f76a93f2f1689d";
+        sha256 = "1fzKmknfVlEYwqeXgbKITbb2/PJ023iJyMz6vak3qh4=";
+      };
+    };
+    lsp-format = pkgs.vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
+      name = "lsp-format";
+      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "lukas-reineke";
+        repo = "lsp-format.nvim";
+        rev = "84e117b99bb2bc0d0c8122e2b256046f046f8aff";
+        sha256 = "rs3NTZwWdsmBGXnrgUeVxUiNjbN/ULxJHifPYJD9mT4=";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  my-python-packages = python-packages: with python-packages; [
+    tasklib
+    pynvim
+    python-lsp-server
+    six
+    pylint
+    black
+    mypy
+  ];
+  python-with-my-packages = pkgs.python3.withPackages my-python-packages;
+in
+{
+  programs.neovim = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    # read in the vim config from filesystem
+    # this enables syntaxhighlighting when editing those
+    extraConfig = ''
+      set tabstop=2
+      set showmatch
+      set shiftwidth=2
+      set noexpandtab
+      set autoindent
+      set undofile
+      set signcolumn=auto:4
+
+      " set foldmethod=indent		" fold based on indent
+      set number
+      set nocompatible
+      set relativenumber
+      set showtabline=2
+      set noexpandtab
+      set autowriteall
+      syntax on
+      set list lcs=tab:\|\ 
+      filetype plugin on
+
+      set termguicolors
+      " let ayucolor="mirage"
+      colorscheme ayu-mirage
+
+      " set spell
+      set spelllang=en_gb
+      set ignorecase
+      set smartcase
+      set incsearch
+      " if hidden is not set, TextEdit might fail.
+      set hidden
+      " Some servers have issues with backup files, see #649
+      set nobackup
+      set nowritebackup
+      " Better display for messages
+      set cmdheight=2
+      " You will have bad experience for diagnostic messages when it's default 4000.
+      set updatetime=300
+      " don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages.
+      set shortmess+=c
+      " always show signcolumns
+      set signcolumn=yes
+
+      " window
+      nmap <leader>wh :topleft	vnew<CR>
+      nmap <leader>wl :botright vnew<CR>
+      nmap <leader>wk :topleft	new<CR>
+      nmap <leader>wj :botright new<CR>
+
+      " tabs
+      nmap <leader>rt :retab!<CR>
+      vmap <leader>rt :retab!<CR>
+
+      let mapleader = "\<Space>"
+      let maplocalleader = ","
+
+      " moving splits with vim movements.
+      :tnoremap <A-h> <C-\><C-N><C-w>h
+      :tnoremap <A-j> <C-\><C-N><C-w>j
+      :tnoremap <A-k> <C-\><C-N><C-w>k
+      :tnoremap <A-l> <C-\><C-N><C-w>l
+      :inoremap <A-h> <C-\><C-N><C-w>h
+      :inoremap <A-j> <C-\><C-N><C-w>j
+      :inoremap <A-k> <C-\><C-N><C-w>k
+      :inoremap <A-l> <C-\><C-N><C-w>l
+      :nnoremap <A-h> <leader>h
+      :nnoremap <A-j> <leader>j
+      :nnoremap <A-k> <leader>k
+      :nnoremap <A-l> <leader>l
+      :nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")<CR>
+      :inoremap <F5> <C-R>=strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")<CR>
+      :inoremap <F4> <C-R>=strftime("%H:%M")<CR>
+
+      " telescope
+      " Find files using Telescope command-line sugar.
+      nnoremap <leader>ff <cmd>Telescope find_files<cr>
+      nnoremap <leader>fg <cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr>
+      nnoremap <leader>fb <cmd>Telescope buffers<cr>
+      nnoremap <leader>fh <cmd>Telescope help_tags<cr>
+      nnoremap <leader>ft <cmd>Telescope tags<cr>
+
+      " exit normal mode in terminal
+      :tnoremap <C-n> <C-\><C-n>
+
+      " Sexp in Conjure (since it's fennel)
+      " let g:sexp_filetypes = [ "fennel" ]
+
+      let g:rainbow_active = 0
+      autocmd BufReadPost,BufNewFile c,clj,cljs RainbowParenthesesToggleAll
+
+      " general commands
+      map <leader>t :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
+      map <leader>s :w<CR>
+      map <leader>q :wq<CR>
+      map <leader>r :RainbowParenthesesToggleAll<CR>
+      map <leader><BS> :noh<CR>
+      nnoremap Y y$
+      " center moving
+      nnoremap n nzzzv
+      nnoremap N Nzzzv
+      nnoremap J mzJ'z
+      " undo points
+      inoremap , ,<c-g>u
+      inoremap . .<c-g>u
+      inoremap ! !<c-g>u
+      inoremap ? ?<c-g>u
+      inoremap ( (<c-g>u
+      inoremap ) )<c-g>u
+      inoremap [ [<c-g>u
+      inoremap ] ]<c-g>u
+      inoremap { {<c-g>u
+      inoremap } }<c-g>u
+      " moving text
+      vnoremap J :m '>+1<CR>gv=gv
+      vnoremap K :m '>-2<CR>gv=gv
+      inoremap <c-j> <esc>:m .+1<CR>==
+      inoremap <c-k> <esc>:m .-2<CR>==
+      nnoremap <leader>j <esc>:m .+1<CR>==
+      nnoremap <leader>k <esc>:m .-2<CR>==
+      " Pasting 
+      :map <leader>sy :!xclip -i<CR><CR>
+      :vmap <leader>sy "*y
+      :map <leader>sp :r!xclip -o<CR>
+
+      " barbar
+      nnoremap <silent> gT :BufferPrevious<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> gt :BufferNext<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> gj :BufferPick<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> gq :BufferClose<CR>
+
+      " git
+      nnoremap <leader>ga :G fetch --all
+      nmap <leader>gs :G<CR>
+      nmap <leader>gh :diffget //3<CR>
+      nmap <leader>gl :diffget //2<CR>
+      nmap <leader>gb :GBranches<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>gp :Git! push<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>gd :Gdiff<CR>
+      nnoremap <space>gc :G commit -v -q %:p<CR>
+
+      " kitaab
+      map <leader>zs :ZettelSearch<CR>
+      map <leader>zo :ZettelOpen<CR>
+      map <leader>zn :ZettelNew<CR>
+      map <leader>zf :Telescope oldfiles only_cwd=true<CR>
+      let g:vimwiki_list = [{"path":"~/vimwiki/"}]
+      let g:zettel_format = "%y%m%d-%H%M"
+
+      let g:mapleader="\<Space>"
+      let g:dashboard_default_executive = 'telescope'
+      nmap <Leader>ss :<C-u>SessionSave<CR>
+      nmap <Leader>sl :<C-u>SessionLoad<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> <Leader>fh :DashboardFindHistory<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> <Leader>ff :DashboardFindFile<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> <Leader>fm :DashboardJumpMark<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> <Leader>cn :DashboardNewFile<CR>
+      nnoremap <silent> <Leader>tn :tabnew<CR>
+      autocmd FileType dashboard set showtabline=0 | autocmd WinLeave <buffer> set showtabline=2 
+
+      " fzf
+      " not sure we even use this
+      let g:fzf_layout = { 'window': { 'width': 0.8, 'height': 0.8 } }
+
+      " lsp commands
+      nnoremap <leader>vd :lua vim.lsp.buf.definition()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vi :lua require('telescope.builtin').lsp_implementation()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vsh :lua vim.lsp.buf.signature_help()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vrr :lua require('telescope.builtin').lsp_references()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vrn :lua vim.lsp.buf.rename()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vh :lua vim.lsp.buf.hover()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vca :lua vim.lsp.buf.code_action()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vsd :lua rim.lsp.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics(); vim.lsp.util.show_line_diagnostics()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vn :lua vim.lsp.diagnostic.goto_next()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>vll :call LspLocationList()<CR>
+      nnoremap <leader>va :lua require('telescope.builtin').lsp_code_actions(require('telescope.themes').get_cursor())<cr>
+
+      " lua config 
+      lua <<EOF
+      -- ayu
+      require('ayu').setup({
+        mirage = true,
+        overrides = {}, 
+      })
+
+      -- autopairs
+      require('nvim-autopairs').setup{}
+
+      -- Setup nvim-cmp.
+      local has_words_before = function()
+      	local line, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
+      	return col ~= 0 and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, line - 1, line, true)[1]:sub(col, col):match("%s") == nil
+      end
+
+      local luasnip = require("luasnip")
+      local cmp = require('cmp')
+      local cmp_autopairs = require('nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp')
+      local t = function(str)
+      		return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(str, true, true, true)
+      end
+      local check_back_space = function()
+      		local col = vim.fn.col(".") - 1
+      		return col == 0 or vim.fn.getline("."):sub(col, col):match("%s") ~= nil
+      end
+      cmp.setup {
+      		formatting = {
+      				format = function(entry, vim_item)
+      						-- fancy icons and a name of kind
+      						vim_item.kind = require("lspkind").presets.default[vim_item.kind] ..
+      																" " .. vim_item.kind
+      						-- set a name for each source
+      						vim_item.menu = ({
+      								buffer = "[Buffer]",
+      								nvim_lsp = "[LSP]",
+      								cmp_tabnine = "[TabNine]",
+      								look = "[Look]",
+      								path = "[Path]",
+      								spell = "[Spell]",
+      								calc = "[Calc]",
+      						})[entry.source.name]
+      						return vim_item
+      				end
+      		},
+      		mapping = {
+      				['<C-p>'] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(),
+      				['<C-n>'] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(),
+      				['<C-d>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
+      				['<C-f>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
+      				['<C-Space>'] = cmp.mapping.complete(),
+      				['<C-e>'] = cmp.mapping.close(),
+      				['<CR>'] = cmp.mapping.confirm({
+      						behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Insert,
+      						select = true
+      				}),
+      				["<Tab>"] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)	
+      					if cmp.visible() then  
+      							cmp.select_next_item()	
+      					elseif luasnip.expand_or_jumpable() then
+      						luasnip.expand_or_jump()
+      					elseif has_words_before() then
+      						cmp.complete()
+      					else
+      							fallback()	
+      					end
+      				end, {"i", "s"}),
+      				["<S-Tab>"] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)	
+      					if cmp.visible() then  
+      							cmp.select_prev_item()	
+      					elseif luasnip.jumpable(-1) then
+      						luasnip.jump(-1)
+      					else	
+      							fallback()	
+      					end  
+      				end, { "i", "s" }),
+      		},
+      		sources = {
+      				{name = 'buffer'}, {name = 'nvim_lsp'}, 
+      				{name = "look"}, {name = "path"},
+      				{name = 'cmp_tabnine'}, {name = "calc"}, {name = "spell"},
+      				{name = 'cmp-conjure'}
+      		},
+      		completion = {completeopt = 'menu,menuone,noinsert'}
+      }
+      cmp.event:on( 'confirm_done', cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done({  map_char = { tex = ' ' } }))
+      -- TabNine cmp
+      local tabnine = require('cmp_tabnine.config')
+      tabnine:setup({max_lines = 1000, max_num_results = 20, sort = true})
+
+      -- Setup lspconfig
+      require("lsp-format").setup {}
+
+      local capabilities = require('cmp_nvim_lsp').update_capabilities(vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities())
+      require('lspconfig').clojure_lsp.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
+      require('lspconfig').rnix.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
+      require('lspconfig').pylsp.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach,
+        settings = {
+          formatCommand = {"black"},
+          pylsp = {
+            configurationSources = { "flake8", "mypy" },
+            plugins = {
+              jedi_signature_help = {enabled = true},
+              jedi_completion = { include_params = true },
+              pylsp_mypy={enabled=true},
+              pycodestyle={
+                enabled=true,
+                ignore={'E501', 'E231'},
+                maxLineLength=120,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }
+      require('lspconfig').terraform_lsp.setup {on_attach = require "lsp-format".on_attach}
+
+      require('gitsigns').setup { sign_priority=80 }
+
+      -- treesitter
+      require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup { ensure_installed={'nix', 'clojure', 'python', 'typescript'}}
+
+      -- lualine
+      require('nvim-gps').setup {}
+      local gps = require('nvim-gps')
+      require('lualine').setup {
+        options = { theme = 'ayu' },
+      	sections = {
+      		lualine_c = {
+      				'filename', { gps.get_location, condition=gps.is_available },
+      		},
+      		lualine_y = {
+      			function()
+      				local msg = 'No Active Lsp'
+      				local buf_ft = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, 'filetype')
+      				local clients = vim.lsp.get_active_clients()
+      				if next(clients) == nil then
+      					return msg
+      				end
+      				for _, client in ipairs(clients) do
+      					local filetypes = client.config.filetypes
+      					if filetypes and vim.fn.index(filetypes, buf_ft) ~= -1 then
+      						return client.name
+      					end
+      				end
+      				return msg
+      			end
+      			},
+      	}
+      }
+
+      -- nvim-lint
+      require('lint').linters_by_ft = {
+      	markdown = {'vale'},
+      }
+
+      -- f_term
+      local map = vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
+      local opts = { noremap = true, silent = true }
+      require'FTerm'.setup({
+        border = 'single',
+        dimensions  = {
+            height = 0.9,
+            width = 0.9,
+        },
+      })
+      map('n', '<C-i>', '<CMD>lua require("FTerm").toggle()<CR>', opts)
+      map('t', '<A-i>', '<C-\\><C-n><CMD>lua require("FTerm").toggle()<CR>', opts)
+      EOF
+
+    '';
+
+    # install needed binaries here
+    extraPackages = with pkgs; [
+      # used to compile tree-sitter grammar
+      tree-sitter
+      python-with-my-packages
+      nodejs
+      clojure-lsp
+      rnix-lsp
+      terraform-lsp
+      clj-kondo
+      # installs different langauge servers for neovim-lsp
+      # have a look on the link below to figure out the ones for your languages
+      # https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig/blob/master/CONFIG.md
+      nodePackages.typescript
+      nodePackages.typescript-language-server
+    ];
+    plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins // customPlugins; [
+      # you can use plugins from the pkgs
+      vim-which-key
+      # general
+      vim-nix
+      fzf-vim
+      vim-elixir
+      emmet-vim
+      nerdtree
+      neovim-ayu
+      goyo-vim
+      csv-vim
+      rainbow_parentheses-vim
+      vim-surround
+      vim-devicons
+      nvim-web-devicons
+      direnv-vim
+      vim-peekaboo
+      undotree
+      telescope-nvim
+      plenary-nvim
+      lualine-nvim
+      nvim-gps
+      nvim-treesitter
+      nvim-treesitter-context
+      dashboard-nvim
+      FTerm-nvim
+      barbar-nvim
+
+      # kitaab stuff
+      vimwiki
+      taskwiki
+      vim-zettel
+
+      # lsp stuff
+      nvim-lint
+      nvim-lspconfig
+      nvim-cmp
+      cmp-nvim-lsp
+      cmp-treesitter
+      nvim-lsp-ts-utils
+      cmp-conjure
+      cmp-buffer
+      cmp-tabnine
+      lspkind-nvim
+      cmp-path
+      cmp-spell
+      nvim-autopairs
+      cmp_luasnip
+      luasnip
+      lsp-format
+
+      # git stuff
+      vim-fugitive
+      gitsigns-nvim
+      fzf-checkout-vim
+
+      # Clojure stuff
+      conjure
+      vim-sexp
+      vim-sexp-mappings-for-regular-people
+    ];
+  };
+}