diff --git a/_old/kitty.nix b/_old/kitty.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4af89e1..0000000
--- a/_old/kitty.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-{
-  programs.kitty = {
-    enable = true;
-    enableGitIntegration = true;
-
-    themeFile = "Catppuccin-Frappe";
-    settings = {
-      # font_family = "Berkeley Mono";
-      font_family = "family='Berkeley Mono' postscript_name=BerkeleyMono-Regular";
-      cursor_trail = 1;
-
-      scrollbar = "hovered";
-      scrollbar_width = 1.5;
-      scrollbar_hover_width = 1.5;
-      scrollbar_radius = 0.5;
-
-      mouse_hide_wait = "1.0 0 0 no";
-
-      strip_trailing_spaces = "smart";
-
-      active_border_color = "blue";
-      inactive_border_color = "white";
-      bell_border_color = "red";
-
-      inactive_text_alpha = 0.6;
-
-      tab_bar_style = "slant";
-
-      background_opacity = 0.9;
-      transparent_background_colors = "#3b3f53@0.9";
-    };
-    keybindings = {
-      "ctrl+up" = "neighboring_window up";
-      "ctrl+right" = "neighboring_window right";
-      "ctrl+down" = "neighboring_window down";
-      "ctrl+left" = "neighboring_window left";
-      "ctrl+shfit+p" = "nth_window -1";
-      "ctrl+alt+t" = "detach_window new-tab";
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 0f0e6d3..3e85b71 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -191,24 +191,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "hyprcursor-phinger": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1763845612,
-        "narHash": "sha256-78zH5GrYa35bEkzeVnl8uXFbZ/zsiSHayjxZlNt+Xe8=",
-        "owner": "jappie3",
-        "repo": "hyprcursor-phinger",
-        "rev": "1207a845501a28e0e00d4a8e935ee0c9cab30650",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "jappie3",
-        "repo": "hyprcursor-phinger",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "hyprgraphics": {
       "inputs": {
         "hyprutils": [
@@ -249,7 +231,7 @@
         "hyprutils": "hyprutils",
         "hyprwayland-scanner": "hyprwayland-scanner",
         "hyprwire": "hyprwire",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks",
         "systems": "systems",
         "xdph": "xdph"
@@ -515,22 +497,6 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1762977756,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4PqRErxfe+2toFJFgcRKZ0UI9NSIOJa+7RXVtBhy4KE=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "c5ae371f1a6a7fd27823bc500d9390b38c05fa55",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1780749050,
         "narHash": "sha256-3av0pIjlOWQ6rDbNOmpUSvbNnJkGORQKKjb4LtCZsIY=",
@@ -546,7 +512,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_3": {
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1782175435,
         "narHash": "sha256-8d2wCNWKnd86GzKZvbuqqlS+HqMrheXkvRf0qGJ/oA0=",
@@ -559,7 +525,7 @@
         "url": "https://channels.nixos.org/nixpkgs-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_4": {
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1782175435,
         "narHash": "sha256-EMzXKmnOtBQ2MnvpiNOm7E+kOMvdPrIKaeg52Tip2Uk=",
@@ -578,7 +544,7 @@
     "nixvim": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
         "systems": "systems_2"
       },
       "locked": {
@@ -624,10 +590,9 @@
         "flake-file": "flake-file",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
-        "hyprcursor-phinger": "hyprcursor-phinger",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
         "import-tree": "import-tree",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "nixvim": "nixvim"
       }
     },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 2407cd7..ecd14a1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
-    hyprcursor-phinger.url = "github:jappie3/hyprcursor-phinger";
     hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
     import-tree.url = "github:vic/import-tree";
     nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixpkgs-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
diff --git a/modules/hosts/flock/flock.nix b/modules/hosts/flock/flock.nix
index a10f062..0130c7a 100644
--- a/modules/hosts/flock/flock.nix
+++ b/modules/hosts/flock/flock.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 { den, ... }: {
   # host aspect
   den.aspects.flock = {
-    includes = [
+    includes = with den.aspects; [
       (den.batteries.hostname)
       (den.batteries.tty-autologin "igneous")
+
+      hyprland
     ];
 
     # host NixOS configuration
diff --git a/modules/hyprland/_settings.nix b/modules/hyprland/_settings.nix
index 0844993..8340003 100644
--- a/modules/hyprland/_settings.nix
+++ b/modules/hyprland/_settings.nix
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
       ];
 
       # keywords https://wiki.hypr.land/0.54.0/Configuring/Keywords/
-      # "$terminal" = "kitty";
+      "$terminal" = "kitty";
       # "$browser " = "zen";
-      # "$menu " = "hyprlauncher";
+      "$menu " = "hyprlauncher";
       "$mainMod" = "SUPER";
 
       # autostart
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         "$mainMod SHIFT, Q, killactive,"
         "$mainMod, M, exit,"
         "$mainMod, V, togglefloating,"
-        # "$mainMod, SPACE, exec, $menu"
+        "$mainMod, SPACE, exec, $menu"
         # "$mainMod, F, exec, $browser"
         "$mainMod, TAB, focuscurrentorlast"
 
diff --git a/modules/hyprland/hyprland.nix b/modules/hyprland/hyprland.nix
index f393e61..caaf25a 100644
--- a/modules/hyprland/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/hyprland/hyprland.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { den, inputs, ... }:
 {
   flake-file.inputs = {
-    hyprcursor-phinger.url = "github:jappie3/hyprcursor-phinger";
     hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
   };
 
@@ -40,6 +39,14 @@
         systemd.enable = true;
         configType = "hyprlang";
       };
+
+      services.hyprlauncher = {
+        enable = true;
+        settings = {
+          finders.desktop_icons = true;
+          general.grab_focus = true;
+        };
+      };
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/igneous.nix b/modules/igneous.nix
index ac0fa38..200b180 100644
--- a/modules/igneous.nix
+++ b/modules/igneous.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
       bat
       hyprland
+      kitty
       nixvim
       shell
       shell.bash
diff --git a/modules/kitty.nix b/modules/kitty.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01a8954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/kitty.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  den.aspects.kitty = {
+    homeManager = {
+      programs.kitty = {
+        enable = true;
+        enableGitIntegration = true;
+
+        themeFile = "Catppuccin-Frappe";
+        settings = {
+          # font_family = "family='Berkeley Mono' postscript_name=BerkeleyMono-Regular";
+          cursor_trail = 1;
+
+          scrollbar = "hovered";
+          scrollbar_width = 1.5;
+          scrollbar_hover_width = 1.5;
+          scrollbar_radius = 0.5;
+
+          mouse_hide_wait = "1.0 0 0 no";
+
+          strip_trailing_spaces = "smart";
+
+          active_border_color = "blue";
+          inactive_border_color = "white";
+          bell_border_color = "red";
+
+          inactive_text_alpha = 0.6;
+
+          tab_bar_style = "slant";
+
+          background_opacity = 0.9;
+          transparent_background_colors = "#3b3f53@0.9";
+        };
+        keybindings = {
+          "ctrl+up" = "neighboring_window up";
+          "ctrl+right" = "neighboring_window right";
+          "ctrl+down" = "neighboring_window down";
+          "ctrl+left" = "neighboring_window left";
+          "ctrl+shfit+p" = "nth_window -1";
+          "ctrl+alt+t" = "detach_window new-tab";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}