diff --git a/home/package-sets/dev.nix b/home/package-sets/dev.nix
index 116fc56..ead2fd7 100644
--- a/home/package-sets/dev.nix
+++ b/home/package-sets/dev.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ in
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "development package set";
   };
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs.neovim = {
+      enable = true;
+      withPython3 = true;
+      withNodeJs = true;
+      withRuby = true;
+    };
     home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      neovim
       ripgrep
       fd
       bat
diff --git a/home/profile/base.nix b/home/profile/base.nix
index 53f9dc6..2bef181 100644
--- a/home/profile/base.nix
+++ b/home/profile/base.nix
@@ -48,8 +48,23 @@ in
     home.file.".icons".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "${config.xdg.dataHome}/icons";
     home.file.".themes".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "${config.xdg.dataHome}/themes";
 
-    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    # some packages defined here may be redundant with packages on a non-NixOS
+    # home-manager setup, but it's better to have a consistent environment at
+    # the cost of slightly more space
+    programs.neovim = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      vimAlias = lib.mkDefault true;
+      withPython3 = lib.mkDefault true;
+      defaultEditor = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
+
+    home.packages = with pkgs; let
+      neofetch-hyfetch-shim = writeShellScriptBin "neofetch" ''
+        exec "${pkgs.hyfetch}/bin/neowofetch" "$@"
+      '';
+    in [
       btop
+      htop
       fzf
       zoxide
       tmux
@@ -57,9 +72,26 @@ in
       rclone
       rmlint
       pv
+      ncdu
+      rmlint
+
+      git
+      git-lfs
+      stow
+      curl
+
+      ripgrep
+      fd
+      bat
+      moreutils
+      grc
 
       # for icat on all systems
       kitty.kitten
+
+      # pretty
+      hyfetch
+      neofetch-hyfetch-shim
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/system/profile/base.nix b/system/profile/base.nix
index 31dfca2..5e83e55 100644
--- a/system/profile/base.nix
+++ b/system/profile/base.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ in
 
       # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
       # $ nix search wget
-      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; let
+        neofetch-hyfetch-shim = writeShellScriptBin "neofetch" ''
+          exec "${hyfetch}/bin/neowofetch" "$@"
+        '';
+      in [
         neovim # Do not forget to add an editor to edit configuration.nix! The Nano editor is also installed by default.
         tmux
         wget
@@ -102,7 +106,8 @@ in
         sops
 
         # etc
-        neofetch
+        hyfetch
+        neofetch-hyfetch-shim
         atool-wrapped
         restic
         rclone