diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f1e3212..e54ee00 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-utils_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1705309234,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uNRRNRKmJyCRC/8y1RqBkqWBLM034y4qN7EprSdmgyA=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -174,7 +192,29 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "pkg-android-tools": "pkg-android-tools",
-        "systems": "systems_2"
+        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay",
+        "systems": "systems_3"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-overlay": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1708049456,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8qGWZTQPPBhcF5dsl1KSWF+H7RX8C3BZGvqYWKBtLjQ=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "4ee92bf124fbc4e157cbce1bc2a35499866989fc",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "systems": {
@@ -206,6 +246,21 @@
         "repo": "default",
         "type": "github"
       }
+    },
+    "systems_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 977dcac..087a0d1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
       url = "github:hyprwm/contrib";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+
+    rust-overlay = {
+      url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixpkgs-unstable, ... }@inputs: 
diff --git a/home/default.nix b/home/default.nix
index 2924e26..59c8610 100644
--- a/home/default.nix
+++ b/home/default.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,11 @@ in
       readOnly = true;
       internal = true;
     };
+    graphical = lib.mkOption {
+      description = "Whether to enable graphical home-manager applications";
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = (osConfig ? services && osConfig.services.xserver.enable);
+      example = true;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/package-sets/communication.nix b/home/package-sets/communication.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8766c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/package-sets/communication.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, osConfig ? {}, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.packageSets.communication;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.packageSets.communication = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "communication package set";
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    home.packages = with pkgs; lib.optionals config.nixfiles.graphical [
+      element-desktop-wayland
+      telegram-desktop
+      signal-desktop
+      thunderbird
+    ] ++ [
+      irssi
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/package-sets/default.nix b/home/package-sets/default.nix
index cbe4b9e..07fb64d 100644
--- a/home/package-sets/default.nix
+++ b/home/package-sets/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {...}:
 {
   imports = [
+  ./communication.nix
+  ./dev.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/home/package-sets/dev.nix b/home/package-sets/dev.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4e49f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/package-sets/dev.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, osConfig ? {}, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.packageSets.dev;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.packageSets.dev = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "development package set";
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+      neovim
+      rg
+      fd
+      bat
+
+      # none of these need to be in my PATH since i can use nix shells but it's
+      # nice to have a repl and some generic tools globally available
+      rust-bin.stable.latest.default
+      python311Packages.ptpython
+      python311
+      lua
+    ];
+  };
+}