{ pkgs, lib, ... }: {

  home.packages = builtins.attrValues ({
    inherit (pkgs)
    # GUI apps
      discord-ptb obsidian rectangle slack utm zoom-us

      # system tools
      curl wget
      # `tmux` session alternative
      abduco
      # archive tool
      atool
      # `top` alternative with ASCII graphs
      bottom
      # `ncdu` alternative
      diskonaut
      # `dig` alternative. dogs _can_ look up
      dogdns
      # `du` alternative
      du-dust
      # `find` alternative
      fd
      # `ping` with a graph
      gping
      # `ps` alternative
      procs
      # pipe progress viewer
      pv
      # command line file encryption
      rage
      # `sed` alternative for _batch file_ edits
      sad
      # `sed` alternative for _stream_ edits
      sd
      # backups for the truly paranoid
      tarsnap
      # terminal color support testing
      terminal-colors
      # (La)TeX alternative
      typst
      # extract RAR archives
      unrar
      # extract XZ archives
      xz
      # `tmux` multiplexing/layout alternative
      zellij

      # dev platforms
      # command line tools for fly.io
      flyctl
      # command line tools for netlify
      netlify-cli

      # dev tools
      # session recording
      asciinema
      # benchmarking tool
      hyperfine
      # task runner
      just
      # source code line counter
      tokei
      # reimplementation of `httpie` in rust
      xh

      # useful nix related tools
      nix-prefetch-git nix-tree
      # adding/managing alternative binary caches hosted by Cachix
      cachix
      # run software from nixpkgs without installing it
      comma
      # nix language servers
      nil nixd;
  } // lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin {
    inherit (pkgs)
    # useful macOS CLI commands
      m-cli;
  });

  programs = {
    # `cat` with wings
    bat = {
      enable = true;
      config = { style = "auto"; };
    };
    # multi-shell / multi-command argument completion daemon
    carapace.enable = true;
    # load and unload environment variables depending on the current directory
    direnv = {
      enable = true;
      nix-direnv.enable = true;
    };
    # fork of `exa`, an `ls` alternative
    eza = {
      enable = true;
      enableAliases = true;
      icons = true;
      git = true;
      extraOptions = [ "--group-directories-first" ];
    };
    jq.enable = true;
    man = {
      enable = true;
      generateCaches = true;
    };
    nix-index.enable = true;
    nushell.enable = true;
    # `grep` alternative
    ripgrep.enable = true;
    # cli help, `tldr` implementation
    tealdeer = {
      enable = true;
      settings = {
        display.use_pager = true;
        updates.auto_update = true;
        updates.auto_update_interval_hours = 24 * 7;
      };
    };
    # `z` alternative
    zoxide.enable = true;
  };
}