diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 6f5bb51..429e69f 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
         "systems": "systems"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742246110,
-        "narHash": "sha256-bjJDxW3Z3clNIkgwEktWhFSpU9UyftisDfK3XYzdRps=",
+        "lastModified": 1743172544,
+        "narHash": "sha256-I6//hyls5T6Y93IgwbWn5izeT29o+yza4yRgBcmNars=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "authentik-nix",
-        "rev": "04f5e14643b8b37304966767074fbe0efcadab9f",
+        "rev": "b4916a86d4e650401e67dc03556eadb4a3cb248a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@
     "authentik-src": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742236492,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Uz7qldS44pxduLcYKf+cCq4WvjoslDR4PwRqivY/4uI=",
+        "lastModified": 1743169792,
+        "narHash": "sha256-aaSAlFIc5Gn5PJPVuObi24Y86/3N3yFJVQTx1tV2i2A=",
         "owner": "goauthentik",
         "repo": "authentik",
-        "rev": "3adf79c4939276e108c25c719843b6174e9e22fd",
+        "rev": "748a8e560f2eb93f7ec15d6762d4e5931fc1fa2a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "goauthentik",
-        "ref": "version/2025.2.2",
+        "ref": "version/2025.2.3",
         "repo": "authentik",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@
     "lix": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742834248,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy2AT/R33tX7GihmKsEWoK05HWO/rRKg+EV2WTKcobM=",
-        "rev": "4181796ed24e4c9c1c9c0d38986880d8c6407e5d",
+        "lastModified": 1743274305,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gsPA3AAGi3pucRpzJbhWWyyOBv2/2OjAjU/SlcSE8Vc=",
+        "rev": "d169c092fc28838a253be136d17fe7de1292c728",
         "type": "tarball",
-        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/lix/archive/4181796ed24e4c9c1c9c0d38986880d8c6407e5d.tar.gz?rev=4181796ed24e4c9c1c9c0d38986880d8c6407e5d"
+        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/lix/archive/d169c092fc28838a253be136d17fe7de1292c728.tar.gz?rev=d169c092fc28838a253be136d17fe7de1292c728"
       },
       "original": {
         "type": "tarball",
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742709496,
-        "narHash": "sha256-6rWA8QlVe3HTCVHyI/gJ5IULyvHkT9d8fMpYC0Kyeh8=",
-        "rev": "d8e4fee796342636f345e358f33583c8b2fa496e",
+        "lastModified": 1742945498,
+        "narHash": "sha256-MB/b/xcDKqaVBxJIIxwb81r8ZiGLeKEcqokATRRroo8=",
+        "rev": "fa69ae26cc32dda178117b46487c2165c0e08316",
         "type": "tarball",
-        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/d8e4fee796342636f345e358f33583c8b2fa496e.tar.gz?rev=d8e4fee796342636f345e358f33583c8b2fa496e"
+        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/fa69ae26cc32dda178117b46487c2165c0e08316.tar.gz?rev=fa69ae26cc32dda178117b46487c2165c0e08316"
       },
       "original": {
         "type": "tarball",
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742806253,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zvQ4GsCJT6MTOzPKLmlFyM+lxo0JGQ0cSFaZSACmWfY=",
+        "lastModified": 1743420942,
+        "narHash": "sha256-b/exDDQSLmENZZgbAEI3qi9yHkuXAXCPbormD8CSJXo=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "ecaa2d911e77c265c2a5bac8b583c40b0f151726",
+        "rev": "de6fc5551121c59c01e2a3d45b277a6d05077bc4",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -378,11 +378,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742751704,
-        "narHash": "sha256-rBfc+H1dDBUQ2mgVITMGBPI1PGuCznf9rcWX/XIULyE=",
+        "lastModified": 1743367904,
+        "narHash": "sha256-sOos1jZGKmT6xxPvxGQyPTApOunXvScV4lNjBCXd/CI=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "f0946fa5f1fb876a9dc2e1850d9d3a4e3f914092",
+        "rev": "7ffe0edc685f14b8c635e3d6591b0bbb97365e6c",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unstable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742669843,
-        "narHash": "sha256-G5n+FOXLXcRx+3hCJ6Rt6ZQyF1zqQ0DL0sWAMn2Nk0w=",
+        "lastModified": 1743315132,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6hl6L/tRnwubHcA4pfUUtk542wn2Om+D4UnDhlDW9BE=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "1e5b653dff12029333a6546c11e108ede13052eb",
+        "rev": "52faf482a3889b7619003c0daec593a1912fddc1",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -538,11 +538,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1742700801,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ZGlpUDsuBdeZeTNgoMv+aw0ByXT2J3wkYw9kJwkAS4M=",
+        "lastModified": 1743305778,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Ux/UohNtnM5mn9SFjaHp6IZe2aAnUCzklMluNtV6zFo=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "67566fe68a8bed2a7b1175fdfb0697ed22ae8852",
+        "rev": "8e873886bbfc32163fe027b8676c75637b7da114",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 47d5d29..0d1fba0 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
               ./modules/science.nix
               ./modules/tlp.nix
               ./modules/virtualization.nix
-              ./hosts/toaster/secure-boot.nix
+              ./modules/emacs.nix
               ./modules/mail
               ./modules/wg
             ];
diff --git a/hosts/toaster/default.nix b/hosts/toaster/default.nix
index b075f6f..1a3216a 100644
--- a/hosts/toaster/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/toaster/default.nix
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@
     home = "/home/0xa";
     isNormalUser = true;
     uid = 1000;
-    shell = pkgs.zsh;
+    shell = pkgs.fish;
   };
 
-  services.emacs.defaultEditor = false;
-
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
   # on your system were taken. It‘s perfectly fine and recommended to leave
diff --git a/modules/emacs.nix b/modules/emacs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..705bebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/emacs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ pkgs, inputs, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    direnv
+  ];
+
+  # nixpkgs.overlays = [
+  #   inputs.emacs-overlay.overlay
+  # ];
+
+  services.emacs = {
+    install = true;
+    enable = false;
+    package = with pkgs; ((emacsPackagesFor (emacs-pgtk.overrideAttrs (old: {
+      passthru = old.passthru // {
+        treeSitter = true;
+      };
+    }))).emacsWithPackages (epkgs: with epkgs; [
+      # treesitter bits
+      treesit-grammars.with-all-grammars
+
+      vterm
+      pdf-tools
+    ]));
+    defaultEditor = lib.mkDefault true;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/gnome.nix b/modules/gnome.nix
index 33aeb50..251d8d3 100644
--- a/modules/gnome.nix
+++ b/modules/gnome.nix
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     amberol
     celluloid
+    ddcutil
     gnome-console
     gnome-obfuscate
     gnome-boxes
     gnome-tweaks
     qbittorrent
     gnomeExtensions.caffeine
+    gnomeExtensions.brightness-control-using-ddcutil
     spotify
     ghostty
     fractal