THE WORKBENCH / DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

Less between
thought & code.

A keyboard-first workspace built around NixOS, Hyprland and Neovim. Explore the layers, try the editing loop, and follow the configuration.

Step inside NixOS source ↗

OS NixOS + Home ManagerDESKTOP Hyprland / WaylandEDITOR Neovim + language tools

01 / A SMALL WINDOW INTO THE WORKFLOW

Make yourself at home.

Interactive guide · sample code
Changes stay in this tab.

123AMIR / WORKBENCHNIXOS

Neovim · a keyboard sketch

flake.nixNix

Sample code editor

# A small, explanatory flake excerpt
{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    home-manager = {
      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
    fenix.url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
  };

  # flake.lock records the exact input revisions.
  # NixOS and Home Manager build together.
}

READExplanatory excerpt1:1UTF-8

With JavaScript, try hjkl to move, i to edit, Esc to return, and u to undo.

Pin the inputs. Review the result. Keep a recovery route.

Published reference ↗

The first excerpt and reading guides are available without JavaScript. Enable JavaScript to explore the other samples.

02 / FOLLOW THE CONNECTIONS

A system with
understandable layers.

Select a layer.
See its role in the workflow.

01 / THE CONTRACT

Pinned source

The flake names the inputs; the lock file fixes their revisions. Review a change before building it.

Explore the example ↑

03 / GO A LITTLE DEEPER

The setup,
explained.

Read the decisions, configured shortcuts and dated evidence behind the walkthrough.

Neovim source ↗

Environment guide

How the environment fits together

NixOS, Home Manager, Hyprland and the boundaries between reproducible packages and personal state.

Editor guide

Neovim: find, edit, inspect

The actual configured editing workflow: Telescope, Harpoon, language servers, formatting and Markdown.

Maintenance guide

Build, activate, verify, recover

A practical maintenance sequence that keeps source review, builds, activation and real runtime evidence distinct.

Less betweenthought & code.

Make yourself at home.

A system withunderstandable layers.

Pinned source

The setup,explained.

How the environment fits together ↗