diff --git a/profiles/core/default.nix b/profiles/core/default.nix
index d2801d89..700af517 100644
--- a/profiles/core/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/core/default.nix
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ in
     systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       binutils
       coreutils
-      curl
       direnv
       dnsutils
       dosfstools
-      fd
       git
       bottom
       gptfdisk
@@ -31,6 +29,43 @@ in
       usbutils
       utillinux
       whois
+      htop
+      iftop
+      wget
+      curl
+      exa
+      bat
+      fd
+      ag
+      tcpdump
+      mtr
+      file
+      lsof
+      atool
+      inotify-tools
+      strace
+      zip
+      unzip
+      rsync
+      tmux
+      pwgen
+      glow
+      gitAndTools.gitFull
+      pinentry_gnome
+      pass
+      less
+      gdb
+      xxd
+      kitty
+      taskwarrior
+      gnupg
+      syncthing
+      dijo
+      #kdeconnect
+      #ssb-patchwork
+      libreoffice
+      fontconfig
+      pandoc
     ];
 
     shellInit = ''
@@ -50,6 +85,16 @@ in
         "...." = "cd ../../..";
         "....." = "cd ../../../..";
 
+        # modern cli tools 
+        ls = "exa";
+        cat = "bat";
+        unzip = "unzip";
+        copy = "xclip -selection clipboard";
+        paste = "xclip -selection clipboard -o";
+
+        # task warrior
+        t = "task";
+
         # git
         g = "git";