# AGENTS.md ## Overview Nix flake managing 3 devices: Mac Mini, MacBook Air (both aarch64-darwin via nix-darwin), and a Windows PC via NixOS-WSL (x86_64-linux). Single user `imbytecat` everywhere. Uses **Lix** (not stock Nix). ## Architecture ``` flake.nix ├── darwinConfigurations.mac-mini (aarch64-darwin) ├── darwinConfigurations.macbook-air (aarch64-darwin) └── nixosConfigurations.wsl (x86_64-linux) ``` - `lib/default.nix` — builders `mkDarwin`/`mkNixos`, shared `sshKeys` constant (passed via `specialArgs`), `homeManagerConfig` helper - `modules/shared/` — both platforms: nix/nixpkgs settings (Lix, overlays), fonts, `programs.fish.enable`, `services.openssh.enable`, `programs._1password.enable` - `modules/darwin/` — macOS: system preferences, homebrew (casks/brews/masApps), user - `modules/nixos/` — NixOS: system packages, locale/timezone, docker, user - `home/` — home-manager (shared across all hosts via `useGlobalPkgs`), catppuccin theme - `hosts/*/` — per-host overrides (mac-mini: 24/7 server; macbook-air: portable; wsl: NixOS-WSL) - `overlays/` + `pkgs/` — custom packages (comment-checker) Config flows: `hosts/*` (host-specific) → `modules/*` (platform) → `home/*` (user-level, cross-platform) ## Commands ```bash # Justfile shortcuts (preferred) just rebuild mac-mini # rebuild macOS host just rebuild macbook-air just rebuild # rebuild WSL (linux default) just rollback # rollback to previous generation (linux only) just check # eval configs without building (platform-aware) just update # nix flake update just up nixpkgs # update a single flake input just clean # nix-collect-garbage -d (user-level only) just lsp mac-mini # generate .vscode/settings.json for nixd option completion # Direct sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#mac-mini sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#wsl # First-time macOS bootstrap (nix-darwin not yet installed) sudo nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake .#mac-mini # First-time WSL bootstrap (fresh NixOS-WSL has no git) nix-shell -p git --run "git clone ~/nix-config" cd ~/nix-config && sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#wsl ``` ## Critical gotchas - **Shared settings live in `modules/shared/`**: Fish, openssh, 1password, fonts, nix settings are enabled once in shared — don't re-declare in platform modules. - **SSH keys are centralized**: Defined as `sshKeys` in `lib/default.nix`, passed via `specialArgs`. Don't hardcode keys in platform modules. - **NixOS default shell aliases are force-cleared**: `hosts/wsl/default.nix` sets `environment.shellAliases = lib.mkForce {}` to remove NixOS defaults (`l`, `ll`, `ls`). All shell aliases are managed exclusively by Home Manager (eza integration + `fish.nix`). Don't set `environment.shellAliases` in NixOS modules — it would be ignored anyway. - **Neovim uses lazyvim-nix**: `programs.lazyvim` in `home/dev/neovim.nix` manages neovim via the `lazyvim-nix` flake input (loaded as `sharedModules` in `lib/default.nix`). Catppuccin nvim integration is explicitly disabled (`catppuccin.nvim.enable = false`) because LazyVim manages its own colorscheme. - **catppuccin module names**: Home-manager uses `catppuccin.homeModules.catppuccin` (in `home/default.nix`). NixOS uses `catppuccin.nixosModules.catppuccin` (in `lib/default.nix`). Don't use the old `homeManagerModules` name. - **Homebrew `cleanup = "zap"`**: Any brew formula/cask NOT declared WILL be removed on rebuild. Be comprehensive. Casks from taps need full path (e.g. `"goooler/repo/fl-clash"`). Shared casks go in `modules/darwin/default.nix`; host-specific casks go in `hosts/*/default.nix` (nix-darwin merges `homebrew.casks` lists automatically). - **mise for version management**: Configured via `programs.mise` in `home/dev/languages.nix`. Config trusts all config paths (`trusted_config_paths = [ "/" ]`). - **Ghostty is macOS-only**: `programs.ghostty.enable = pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin` with `package = null` (installed via Homebrew cask). Terminfo is propagated to NixOS via `ghostty.terminfo` in `modules/nixos/default.nix`. ## Secrets (1Password CLI) - **Not sops-nix** — secrets are injected at shell startup via `op inject` (1Password CLI). - Template: `home/shell/fish.nix` generates `~/.config/op-env/env.tpl` with `op://` references (safe to commit). - Fish function `op-env` runs on interactive shell init, calling `op inject --in-file` to set env vars. - Auth via `OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN` env var (set in `~/.config/fish/local.fish`, which is gitignored via `local.fish` in `conf.d`). ## Shell Fish (not zsh). All tool integrations use `enableFishIntegration`. Key files: - `home/shell/fish.nix` — abbreviations, aliases, interactiveShellInit, 1Password `op-env` - `home/shell/tools.nix` — fzf, atuin, zoxide (`--cmd cd`), direnv, bat, eza (`enableFishIntegration = true` provides `ls`/`ll`/`la`/`lt`/`lla` aliases; `fish.nix` overrides `ll`/`lla`), yazi, btop, zellij - `home/shell/starship.nix` — prompt - `home/shell/ghostty.nix` — Ghostty terminal config (macOS only) ## Home Manager option API These options were renamed in recent home-manager; use the new names: - `programs.git.settings.user.{name,email}` (not `userName`/`userEmail`) - `programs.git.settings.*` (not `extraConfig`) - `programs.delta.{enable,options}` (not `programs.git.delta.*`) - `programs.delta.enableGitIntegration = true` (must be explicit) - `programs.ssh.matchBlocks."*".addKeysToAgent` (not top-level `addKeysToAgent`) - `programs.ssh.enableDefaultConfig = false` (set explicitly) ## Nix LSP & formatter - LSP: `nixd` (not `nil`). Provides nixpkgs/option completion. - Formatter: `nixfmt`. Run: `nixfmt ` - Both installed via `home/dev/languages.nix`. - VSCode settings for nixd option completion: `just lsp ` (generates `.vscode/settings.json` from `.vscode/settings.base.json`; the generated file is gitignored). ## Tool usage - **Always use the `nixos_nix` MCP tool** when searching for nix-darwin / NixOS / home-manager options. Query with `source=darwin/nixos/home-manager` and `type=options/packages` to find available options before writing config. Do not guess option names or value types — verify first.