diff --git a/features/desktop-minimal.nix b/features/desktop-minimal.nix
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+{
+  nixos =
+    { pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+    {
+      imports = [ inputs.stylix.nixosModules.stylix ];
+
+      # audio
+      services.pipewire = {
+        enable = true;
+        pulse.enable = true;
+      };
+
+      security.polkit.enable = true;
+      services.dbus.enable = true;
+      services.playerctld.enable = true;
+
+      xdg.portal = {
+        enable = true;
+        xdgOpenUsePortal = true;
+        extraPortals = [
+          pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+          pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+        ];
+      };
+
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
+        font-awesome
+        nerd-fonts.jetbrains-mono
+      ];
+
+      # theming
+      stylix = {
+        enable = true;
+        polarity = "dark";
+        image = "${inputs.assets}/wallpaper.png";
+        base16Scheme = "${pkgs.base16-schemes}/share/themes/gruvbox-material-dark-medium.yaml";
+      };
+    };
+
+  home =
+    { inputs, ... }:
+    {
+      home.file.".assets".source = inputs.assets;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/features/shell-minimal.nix b/features/shell-minimal.nix
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+{
+  nixos = _: {
+    programs.zsh.enable = true;
+    environment.etc."zshenv".text = ''
+      export ZDOTDIR=$HOME/.config/zsh
+    '';
+  };
+
+  home =
+    { pkgs, ... }:
+    {
+      home.packages = with pkgs; [
+        starship
+      ];
+    };
+}