diff --git a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/bun.nix b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/bun.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 42fde89..0000000
--- a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/bun.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{ ... }:
-{
-  programs.bun = {
-    enable = true;
-    enableGitIntegration = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/fastfetch/fastfetch.nix b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/fastfetch/fastfetch.nix
index 31399e6..bb6855e 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/fastfetch/fastfetch.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/fastfetch/fastfetch.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 {
-  programs.fastfetch = {
-    enable = true;
-    settings = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./config.jsonc);
+  options.settings.programs.fastfetch = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable fastfetch";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.fastfetch.enable {
+    programs.fastfetch = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./config.jsonc);
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/git.nix b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/git.nix
index 7473852..34059f3 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/git.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/git.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 {
-  programs.git = {
-    enable = true;
-    userEmail = "85629831+veneficium42@users.noreply.github.com";
-    userName = "Veneficium";
-    extraConfig = {
-      init.defaultBranch = "main";
-      credential.credentialStore = "gpg";
+  options.settings.programs.git = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable git";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.git.enable {
+    programs.git = {
+      enable = true;
+      userEmail = "85629831+veneficium42@users.noreply.github.com";
+      userName = "Veneficium";
+      extraConfig = {
+        init.defaultBranch = "main";
+        credential.credentialStore = "gpg";
+      };
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/hyfetch.nix b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/hyfetch.nix
index c197e21..782b777 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/hyfetch.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/hyfetch.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 {
-  programs.hyfetch = {
-    enable = true;
-    #todo add hyfetch config
+  options.settings.programs.hyfetch = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enables hyfetch";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.hyfetch.enable {
+    programs.hyfetch = {
+      enable = true;
+      #todo add hyfetch config
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/pass.nix b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/pass.nix
index 545e2de..9f584d3 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/pass.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/pass.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  programs.password-store = {
-    enable = true;
-    package = pkgs.pass-wayland.withExtensions (exts: [
-      exts.pass-checkup
-      exts.pass-audit
-    ]);
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+
+  options.settings.programs.pass = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable pass";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.pass.enable {
+    programs.password-store = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.pass-wayland.withExtensions (exts: [
+        exts.pass-checkup
+        exts.pass-audit
+      ]);
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/starship/starship.nix b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/starship/starship.nix
index 4e7f8a0..e7e9e59 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/starship/starship.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/starship/starship.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 {
-  programs.starship = {
-    enable = true;
-    #enableZshIntegration = true;
-    enableTransience = true;
-    enableFishIntegration = true;
+  options.settings.programs.starship = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable starship prompt";
+  };
 
-    settings = builtins.fromTOML (builtins.readFile ./starship.toml);
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.starship.enable {
+    programs.starship = {
+      enable = true;
+      #enableZshIntegration = true;
+      enableTransience = true;
+      enableFishIntegration = true;
+
+      settings = builtins.fromTOML (builtins.readFile ./starship.toml);
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/default.nix b/homeManagerModules/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fea0983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeManagerModules/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+{
+  imports = [
+    #./zsh.nix
+    ./fish.nix
+    ./niri.nix
+
+    ./development/rust.nix
+    ./development/bun.nix
+
+    ./cliPrograms/pass.nix
+    ./cliPrograms/hyfetch.nix
+    ./cliPrograms/git.nix
+
+    ./cliPrograms/starship/starship.nix
+    ./cliPrograms/fastfetch/fastfetch.nix
+
+    ./desktopPrograms/firefox.nix
+    ./desktopPrograms/amberol.nix
+
+    ./desktopPrograms/wezterm/wezterm.nix
+    ./desktopPrograms/vscodium/vscodium.nix
+  ];
+
+  settings = {
+    shell.fish.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+    development = {
+      rust = {
+        enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+        enableVSCode = lib.mkDefault false;
+      };
+
+      bun.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+    };
+
+    programs = {
+      firefox.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+      amberol.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+      wezterm.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+      vscodium.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+      pass.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      hyfetch.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+      git.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      starship.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+      fastfetch.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/amberol.nix b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/amberol.nix
index afc32d6..d53768b 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/amberol.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/amberol.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 {
-  services.amberol.enable = true;
+  options.settings.programs.amberol = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable amberol music player";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.amberol.enable {
+    services.amberol.enable = true;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/firefox.nix b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/firefox.nix
index 924956d..2356cf5 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/firefox.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/firefox.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  #todo config
-  programs.firefox = {
-    enable = true;
-    #todo make sure this on only if gnome is setup correctly
-    nativeMessagingHosts = [ pkgs.gnome-browser-connector ];
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options.settings.programs.firefox = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable firefox";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.firefox.enable {
+    #todo config
+    programs.firefox = {
+      enable = true;
+      #todo make sure this on only if gnome is setup correctly
+      nativeMessagingHosts = [ pkgs.gnome-browser-connector ];
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/vscodium/vscodium.nix b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/vscodium/vscodium.nix
index d327524..c259c2e 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/vscodium/vscodium.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/vscodium/vscodium.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
 {
   #The VSCoderrrrrrrr
   #codepilled nixmaxxer
   #god I love tumblr
   #tumblrpilled mememaxxer
 
-  programs.vscode = {
-    enable = true;
-    package = pkgs.vscodium;
-    enableUpdateCheck = false;
-    enableExtensionUpdateCheck = false;
-    mutableExtensionsDir = false;
+  options.settings.programs.vscodium = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable vscode for development";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.vscodium.enable {
+    programs.vscode = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.vscodium;
+      enableUpdateCheck = false;
+      enableExtensionUpdateCheck = false;
+      mutableExtensionsDir = false;
 
     extensions =
       with pkgs.vscode-extensions;
@@ -32,6 +42,7 @@
         bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles
       ]);
 
-    userSettings = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./settings.json);
+      userSettings = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./settings.json);
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/wezterm/wezterm.nix b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/wezterm/wezterm.nix
index 3f08048..9d8af6f 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/wezterm/wezterm.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/wezterm/wezterm.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 {
-  programs.wezterm = {
-    enable = true;
-    #enableZshIntegration = true;
-    extraConfig = builtins.replaceStrings [ "-- nix-replace" ] [ "" ] (builtins.readFile ./wezterm.lua);
+  options.settings.programs.wezterm = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable wezterm terminal emulator";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.programs.wezterm.enable {
+    programs.wezterm = {
+      enable = true;
+      #enableZshIntegration = true;
+      extraConfig = builtins.replaceStrings [ "-- nix-replace" ] [ "" ] (builtins.readFile ./wezterm.lua);
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/development/bun.nix b/homeManagerModules/development/bun.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..903669e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeManagerModules/development/bun.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  options.settings.development.bun = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable bun for js development";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.development.bun.enable {
+    programs.bun = {
+      enable = true;
+      enableGitIntegration = true;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/development/rust.nix b/homeManagerModules/development/rust.nix
index f80390c..e44a4f3 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/development/rust.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/development/rust.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    cargo
-    rustc
-    rustfmt
-  ];
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options.settings.development.rust = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable rust toolchain and various dev tools";
+    enableVSCode = lib.mkEnableOption "enable VSCode extension for rust";
+  };
 
-  programs.vscode.extensions =
-    with pkgs.vscode-extensions;
-    [
-      rust-lang.rust-analyzer
-    ]
-    ++ (with pkgs.open-vsx; [
-      tamasfe.even-better-toml
-    ]);
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.development.rust.enable {
+    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+      cargo
+      rustc
+      rustfmt
+    ];
+
+    programs.vscode.extensions = lib.mkIf config.settings.development.rust.enableVSCode (
+      with pkgs.vscode-extensions;
+      [
+        rust-lang.rust-analyzer
+      ]
+      ++ (with pkgs.open-vsx; [
+        tamasfe.even-better-toml
+      ])
+    );
+  };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/fish.nix b/homeManagerModules/fish.nix
index 32c4965..afe532d 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/fish.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/fish.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  programs.fish = {
-    enable = true;
-    plugins = [
-      {
-        name = "fish-you-should-use";
-        src = pkgs.fishPlugins.fish-you-should-use;
-      }
-    ];
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options.settings.shell.fish = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable fish shell";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.settings.shell.fish.enable {
+    programs.fish = {
+      enable = true;
+      plugins = [
+        {
+          name = "fish-you-should-use";
+          src = pkgs.fishPlugins.fish-you-should-use;
+        }
+      ];
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/niri.nix b/homeManagerModules/niri.nix
index 5710797..5def2f3 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/niri.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/niri.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 { ... }:
 {
-  programs.niri.config = "";
+  programs.niri.config = null;
 }
diff --git a/hosts/main-laptop/home.nix b/hosts/main-laptop/home.nix
index 2e82c30..f9f11d4 100644
--- a/hosts/main-laptop/home.nix
+++ b/hosts/main-laptop/home.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
 {
 
   imports = [
     #../../homeManagerModules/zsh.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/fish.nix
-
-    ../../homeManagerModules/development/rust.nix
-
-    ../../homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/firefox.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/wezterm/wezterm.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/vscodium/vscodium.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/desktopPrograms/amberol.nix
-
-    ../../homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/starship/starship.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/fastfetch/fastfetch.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/hyfetch.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/bun.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/git.nix
-    ../../homeManagerModules/cliPrograms/pass.nix
+    ../../homeManagerModules/default.nix
   ];
 
+  settings = {
+    development = {
+      rust = {
+        enable = lib.mkForce true;
+        enableVSCode = lib.mkForce true;
+      };
+
+      bun.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+    };
+
+    programs = {
+      firefox.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+      amberol.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+      wezterm.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+      vscodium.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+
+      starship.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+      hyfetch.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+    };
+  };
+
   #todo: EditorConfig support ( https://editorconfig.org )
 
   programs.gnome-shell = {