diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6d9163..1e10d06 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 *.secret
 fishd.tmp.*
 
-# keep the pipelines but hide their results
-/env/common/data/pipelines/*/*/*
-
-# a place to keep secrets per-env
-.hidden
-
 # TODO: should be unnecessary once color generation is homegrown
 /colors/gen/vendor
 /colors/gen/tmp
diff --git a/common/bin/choose-common-env b/common/bin/choose-common-env
deleted file mode 100755
index 3819a61..0000000
--- a/common/bin/choose-common-env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-. "$DOTFILES_PATH/bin/prelude"
-machines_path="$DOTFILES_PATH/env/common/machines"
-machine="$(
-	cd "$machines_path" && \
-		find ./ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | \
-		cut -c3- | \
-		fzf --prompt "Choose your machine > ")"
-rm -f "$ENV_PATH"
-ezln "$machines_path/$machine" "$ENV_PATH" && \
-	echo "Symlinked '$(realpath "$machines_path/$machine")' to your ENV_PATH ('$ENV_PATH')"
diff --git a/common/bin/dotfiles-setup b/common/bin/dotfiles-setup
index abf4a9e..244a5f0 100755
--- a/common/bin/dotfiles-setup
+++ b/common/bin/dotfiles-setup
@@ -4,16 +4,36 @@
 
 set dfp (realpath (dirname (status -f))/../..)
 set lock_file $HOME/.using-lytedev-dotfiles.lock
-set -q XDG_CONFIG_HOME || set XDG_CONFIG_HOME $HOME/.config
-source $dfp/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/helpers
-dotfiles_setup_check_agreement $lock_file || begin
-	echo Quitting due to lack of user agreement. && exit 1
+
+if not test -f $lock_file
+	echo This will delete existing files. Make sure you know what you\'re doing.
+	read -r -p "Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] " response
+	set response (string lower $response)
+	if string match $response y
+		echo "agreed" > "$lock_file"
+	else
+		exit 1
+	end
 end
 
-# test ! -d "$HOME/.env" && $dfp/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/select-os-env.bash
-
+set -q XDG_CONFIG_HOME || set XDG_CONFIG_HOME $HOME/.config
 set h $HOME; set c $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
-echo yo
+if test -d $c/lytedev-env
+	echo "Warning: no environment-specific configuration detected!"
+end
+
+function l -a dot -a target -d "Symlink a dotfile configuration file or directory"
+	if test -L $target || test -f $target || test -d $target
+		rm -rf "$target"
+	end
+	# check if the directory that will contain the link exists
+	set -l d (dirname $target)
+	test -d $d || mkdir -p $d
+	ln -s (pwd)/$dot $target
+	echo Linked $dot to $target
+end
+
+pushd $dfp
 l common/tmux/conf $h/.tmux.conf
 l common/fish $c/fish
 l common/neovim $c/nvim
@@ -29,34 +49,11 @@ l common/kitty $c/kitty
 l common/mutt/rc $c/.muttrc
 l common/git/config $h/.gitconfig
 l common/elixir/iex.exs $h/.iex.exs
+popd
 
-# desktop environment files
-# "apps/de/sway/config"               "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sway/config"
-# "apps/de/sway/lock"                 "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/swaylock/config"
-# "apps/de/mako/"                     "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mako"
-# "apps/de/sway/mimeapps.list"        "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mimeapps.list"
-# "apps/de/sway/mimeapps.list"        "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sway-mimeapps.list"
-# "apps/de/sway/mimeapps.list"        "$HOME/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list"
-
-# gtk configuration files
-# "apps/de/gtk/2rc"                   "$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"
-# "apps/de/gtk/2rc"                   "$HOME/.gtkrc"
-# "apps/de/gtk/3settings.ini"         "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-3.0/settings.ini"
-
-# bar files
-# "apps/de/waybar/"                   "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar"
-
-# libinput configuration
-# "apps/de/libinput/gestures.conf"    "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libinput-gestures.conf"
-
-# document viewer
-# "apps/zathura/"                     "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zathura"
-
-# XDG user directories
-# "apps/shell/user-dirs"              "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/user-dirs.dirs"
-
-# Kanshi configuration
-# "apps/de/kanshi"                    "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kanshi"
+for s in $c/lytedev-env/*/dotfiles-setup.d.fish
+	source $s $dfp $h $c
+end
 
 # execute the user's shell
 set ush (getent passwd $LOGNAME | cut -d: -f7)
diff --git a/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/choose-host b/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/choose-host
deleted file mode 100644
index eba064d..0000000
--- a/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/choose-host
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env fish
-
-echo yo pick a host
diff --git a/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/choose-os b/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/choose-os
deleted file mode 100644
index a2d977d..0000000
--- a/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/choose-os
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env fish
-
-echo yo pick an os
diff --git a/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/helpers b/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/helpers
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f11e37..0000000
--- a/common/bin/lib/meta/setup/helpers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env fish
-
-set USER_DISAGREE_CODE 120
-set NO_AGREEMENT_CODE 121
-
-function dotfiles_setup_check_agreement
-	set -l lock_file $argv[1]
-
-	# Let user know that this script will delete their current configuration and
-	# that they should read this script before running. We'll use a lock file so
-	# the user only needs to agree once.
-	if test -f $lock_file
-		# User agreed already - do nothing
-		echo Lock file exists \($lock_file\)
-		echo Linking files...
-	else
-		echo This will delete existing files. Make sure you know what you\'re doing.
-		read -r -p "Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] " response
-		set response (string lower $response)
-		if string match $response y
-			echo "agreed" > "$lock_file"
-		else
-			return $USER_DISAGREE_CODE
-		end
-	end
-end
-
-function l
-	set i $argv[2]
-	if test -L $i || test -f $i || test -d $i
-		rm -rf "$i"
-	end
-	# check if the directory that will contain the link exists
-	set -l d (dirname $i)
-	test -d $d || mkdir -p $d
-	ln -s $dfp/$argv[1] $i
-	echo Linked $argv[1] to $i
-end
-
-function dotfiles_setup_link_files
-	for i in $argv
-		if set -q source_file
-			l $source_file $i
-			set -e source_file
-		else
-			set source_file $i
-		end
-	end
-	echo Done.
-end
diff --git a/common/bin/prelude b/common/bin/prelude
deleted file mode 100755
index 37ecd17..0000000
--- a/common/bin/prelude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-# these are all paths used across many of the dotfiles and should be assumed to
-# be loaded and properly set by every script - this means you are responsible
-# for making sure they're loaded!
-export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
-export DOTFILES_PATH="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lytedev-dotfiles"
-export ENV_PATH="$HOME/.env"
-
-export TERMINAL="kitty"
-
-# TODO: better logic for auto-detecting alternative home directories?
-# 1. check dirname(basename $HOME)) matches username
-# 2. check /home/$username
-NICE_HOME="$HOME"
-[ "$(basename "${HOME}")" = ".home" ] && NICE_HOME="$(realpath "$HOME/..")"
-[ -e "${HOME}/.nice_home" ] && NICE_HOME="$(cat "${HOME}/.nice_home")"
-[ -e "${ENV_PATH}/.nice_home" ] && NICE_HOME="$(cat "${ENV_PATH}/.nice_home")"
-export NICE_HOME
-
-# shellcheck disable=SC1090
-. "$DOTFILES_PATH/bin/paths"
diff --git a/common/fish/aliases.fish b/common/fish/aliases.fish
index 5fa0c19..b56ee72 100755
--- a/common/fish/aliases.fish
+++ b/common/fish/aliases.fish
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ end
 
 alias cd.. "d .."
 alias cdd "d $DOTFILES_PATH"
-alias cde "d $ENV_PATH"
+alias cde "d $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lytedev-env"
 alias cdc "d $XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
 alias cdn "d $NOTES_PATH"
 alias cdl "d $XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR"
diff --git a/common/fish/config.fish b/common/fish/config.fish
index e8b1c6d..757b0e4 100755
--- a/common/fish/config.fish
+++ b/common/fish/config.fish
@@ -2,18 +2,23 @@
 
 set -Ux XDG_CONFIG_HOME $HOME/.config
 set -Ux DOTFILES_PATH $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lytedev-dotfiles
-set -Ux ENV_PATH $HOME/.env
+set -Ux ENV_PATH $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lytedev-env
 set -Ux FISH_PATH $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish
 
-$DOTFILES_PATH/common/colors/vconsole
 source $FISH_PATH/paths.fish
 
+for s in $ENV_PATH/*/config.d.fish
+	source $s (dirname $s)
+end
+
 status --is-interactive || exit
 
+$DOTFILES_PATH/common/colors/vconsole
 for f in key-bindings colors prompt aliases
 	source $FISH_PATH/$f.fish
 end
-source $DOTFILES_PATH/common/nnn/config.fish
+
+has_command nnn && source $DOTFILES_PATH/common/nnn/config.fish
 
 set -Ux _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING 1
 set -Ux TERMINAL kitty
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ set -Ux VISUAL nvim
 set -Ux PAGER less
 set -Ux MANPAGER 'env MANWIDTH="" nvim --cmd "let g:prosession_on_startup=0" +Man!'
 
-has_command fd && set -Ux FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND 'fd --type f --hidden --follow --exclude .git'
+# has_command fd && set -Ux FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND 'fd --type f --hidden --follow --exclude .git'
 
 test -f ~/.fzf/shell/key-bindings.fish && source ~/.fzf/shell/key-bindings.fish
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ function fish_greeting;
 	test -f /proc/sys/kernel/pty/nr && printf "%6d   PTYs open\n" (cat /proc/sys/kernel/pty/nr)
 end
 
-# we assume the user uses "$HOME" to just store their mess of dotfiles and other
+# assume the user uses "$HOME" to just store their mess of dotfiles and other
 # nonsense that clutters it up and that they have a preferred starting
 # directory where they keep the stuff they actually care about
 # we only do this if the user is opening a shell at $HOME
@@ -52,30 +57,3 @@ if test -f $HOME/.asdf/asdf.fish
 else if test -f /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.fish
 	source /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.fish
 end
-
-if set -q $__HM_SESS_VARS_SOURCED; and test -f $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
-	exec bash -c "source $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh; exec fish"
-end
-
-# load a per-device, secret config last so anything can be overridden
-for cf in config.fish .hidden/config.fish
-	set f $ENV_PATH/$cf
-	test -f $f && source $f
-end
-
-# TODO: completion
-function src-hidden-dir
-	not scount $argv && echo "No directory specified" && exit 1
-	set f $ENV_PATH/.hidden/fish.d/$argv[1]/config.fish
-	echo "Checking $f..."
-	test -f $f && source $f
-end
-test -d $ENV_PATH/.hidden/fish.d && \
-	complete --command src-hidden-dir -a \
-	"(pushd $NICE_HOME && fd . $ENV_PATH/.hidden/fish.d/ --max-depth 1 --min-depth 1 -x ls -p && popd)"
-
-mkdir -p $NOTES_PATH $USER_LOGS_PATH $SCROTS_PATH
-
-# if status is-interactive; and not set -q TMUX
-# 	exec tmux
-# end
diff --git a/common/fish/paths.fish b/common/fish/paths.fish
index 0de978d..d6b06eb 100755
--- a/common/fish/paths.fish
+++ b/common/fish/paths.fish
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ test -d $HOME/.bin && set -U fish_user_paths $HOME/.local/bin $fish_user_paths
 has_command python && set -U fish_user_paths (python -m site --user-base)"/bin" $fish_user_paths
 has_command ruby && set -U fish_user_paths (ruby -e 'print Gem.user_dir')"/bin" $fish_user_paths
 
-if test (dirname (basename $HOME)) = $USER
-	set -Ux NICE_HOME $HOME
+if set -q NICE_HOME
 else
-	set -Ux NICE_HOME /home/$USER
+	set -Ux NICE_HOME $HOME
+	test (basename $HOME) = .home && set -Ux NICE_HOME (realpath $HOME/..)
+	test -f $HOME/.nice_home && set -Ux NICE_HOME (cat $HOME/.nice_home)
+	test -f $ENV_PATH/.nice_home && set -Ux NICE_HOME (cat $ENV_PATH/.nice_home)
 end
 
 for p in $NICE_HOME $HOME $ENV_PATH
diff --git a/common/neovim/init.vim b/common/neovim/init.vim
index b6dce2a..5c36ab2 100644
--- a/common/neovim/init.vim
+++ b/common/neovim/init.vim
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ let g:completion_enable_auto_popup = 0
 let g:indent_guide_auto_colors = 1
 let g:indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup = 1
 let g:jsonnet_fmt_on_save = 0
-let g:fzf_preview_window = ['down:40%:hidden', 'ctrl-/']
+" let g:fzf_preview_window = ['down:40%:hidden', 'ctrl-/']
 
 call plug#begin($vimdir.'/plugged')
 	Plug 'junegunn/vim-plug'               " plugin manager should manage itself
 	Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'            " handles language-specific configuration
 	Plug 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig'           " deeper language integration via language servers
 	Plug 'nvim-lua/completion-nvim'        " language server completion
-	Plug 'junegunn/fzf',                   { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } }
+	Plug 'junegunn/fzf'                    " fzf
 	Plug 'junegunn/fzf.vim'                " helpers for using fzf in vim
 	Plug 'editorconfig/editorconfig-vim'   " loads project-specific editor settings
 	Plug 'tpope/vim-sleuth'                " try and detect indent method
diff --git a/host/laptop/third/work-mode b/host/laptop/third/bin/work-mode
similarity index 100%
rename from host/laptop/third/work-mode
rename to host/laptop/third/bin/work-mode
diff --git a/host/laptop/third/config.d.fish b/host/laptop/third/config.d.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..956d991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/laptop/third/config.d.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set e $argv[1]
+set -Ua fish_user_paths $e/bin
diff --git a/host/laptop/third/sway/main b/host/laptop/third/sway/config
similarity index 100%
rename from host/laptop/third/sway/main
rename to host/laptop/third/sway/config
diff --git a/os/linux/bin/app-launcher b/os/linux/bin/app-launcher
index ef2bf01..7d93851 100755
--- a/os/linux/bin/app-launcher
+++ b/os/linux/bin/app-launcher
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-"$(dirname "$0")/floating-term" sh -c "\"$(dirname "$0")/launch\" | xargs swaymsg exec --"
+floating-term sh -c "launch | xargs swaymsg exec --"
diff --git a/os/linux/bin/wm b/os/linux/bin/wm
index 64f3591..bd3ce33 100755
--- a/os/linux/bin/wm
+++ b/os/linux/bin/wm
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-"$(dirname $0)/../apps/de/sway/init"
+"$(dirname $0)/../sway/init"
diff --git a/os/linux/config.d.fish b/os/linux/config.d.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..956d991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/linux/config.d.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set e $argv[1]
+set -Ua fish_user_paths $e/bin
diff --git a/os/linux/dotfiles-setup.d.fish b/os/linux/dotfiles-setup.d.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83cb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/linux/dotfiles-setup.d.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
+set me (status -f)
+set dfp $argv[1]
+set h $argv[2]
+set c $argv[3]
+
+pushd (dirname $me)
+l sway/config $c/sway/config
+l sway/mimeapps.list $c/mimeapps.list
+l sway/mimeapps.list $c/sway-mimeapps.list
+l sway/mimeapps.list $h/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
+l sway/lock $c/swaylock/config
+l mako $c/mako
+l kanshi $c/kanshi
+l gtk/2rc $h/.gtkrc-2.0
+l gtk/2rc $h/.gtkrc
+l gtk/3settings.ini $c/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
+l waybar $c/waybar
+l libinput/gestures.conf $c/libinput-gestures.conf
+l zathura $c/zathura
+l user-dirs $c/user-dirs.dirs
diff --git a/os/linux/sway/config b/os/linux/sway/config
index 65f1d09..f5b5010 100644
--- a/os/linux/sway/config
+++ b/os/linux/sway/config
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # + Super+Control+{1-9} should control the size of the preselect space.
 # + Super+Shift+b should balance the size of all selected nodes.
 
-set $dfpbin $HOME/.config/lytedev-dotfiles/bin
 set $mod Mod4
 set $default_gap 0
 
@@ -46,17 +45,17 @@ input type:touchpad {
 bindsym $mod+control+space exec makoctl dismiss
 bindsym $mod+shift+space exec makoctl invoke
 bindsym $mod+return exec kitty --single-instance
-bindsym $mod+shift+return exec $dfpbin/floating-term
+bindsym $mod+shift+return exec floating-term
 bindsym $mod+shift+alt+return exec kitty
 bindsym $mod+c kill
 bindsym $mod+shift+c kill # TODO: kill -9?
-bindsym $mod+space exec $dfpbin/app-launcher
-bindsym $mod+shift+s exec $dfpbin/clipshot
+bindsym $mod+space exec app-launcher
+bindsym $mod+shift+s exec clipshot
 bindsym $mod+e exec thunar
 bindsym $mod+shift+r reload
 bindsym $mod+control+Escape exit
 bindsym $mod+shift+e exit
-bindsym $mod+shift+p exec $dfpbin/pass-chooser
+bindsym $mod+shift+p exec pass-chooser
 bindsym $mod+control+j split v
 bindsym $mod+control+l split h
 bindsym $mod+control+f focus mode_toggle
@@ -184,5 +183,4 @@ bar {
 exec gammastep -t 6500:3500 -l 39.0:-94.5
 exec swayidle -w timeout 300 'swaylock -f -c 000000' timeout 600 'swaymsg "output * dpms off"' resume 'swaymsg "output * dpms on"' before-sleep 'swaylock -f -c 000000'
 
-include $HOME/.env/sway/main
-# include $HOME/.env/sway/config.d/*
+include $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lytedev-env/*/sway/config
diff --git a/os/linux/sway/init b/os/linux/sway/init
index 9058294..c809e36 100755
--- a/os/linux/sway/init
+++ b/os/linux/sway/init
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
-[ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ] && export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
-[ -z "$DOTFILES_PATH" ] && export DOTFILES_PATH="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lytedev-dotfiles"
+set -q XDG_CONFIG_HOME || begin
+	echo XDG_CONFIG_HOME not set
+	exit 1
+end
 
-. "$DOTFILES_PATH/bin/prelude"
+set -q DOTFILES_PATH || begin
+	echo DOTFILES_PATH not set
+	exit 1
+end
 
-export CLUTTER_BACKEND=wayland
-export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland
-export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
+set -Ux CLUTTER_BACKEND wayland
+set -Ux SDL_VIDEODRIVER wayland
+set -Ux MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND 1
 
 exec sway