diff --git a/os/linux/nix/flake.lock b/os/linux/nix/flake.lock
index 7d21de4..0559473 100644
--- a/os/linux/nix/flake.lock
+++ b/os/linux/nix/flake.lock
@@ -19,6 +19,36 @@
         "url": "ssh://gitea@git.lyte.dev/lytedev/api.lyte.dev.git"
       }
     },
+    "crane": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "helix",
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "helix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "rust-overlay": [
+          "helix",
+          "rust-overlay"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1688772518,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ol7gZxwvgLnxNSZwFTDJJ49xVY5teaSvF7lzlo3YQfM=",
+        "owner": "ipetkov",
+        "repo": "crane",
+        "rev": "8b08e96c9af8c6e3a2b69af5a7fa168750fcf88e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "ipetkov",
+        "repo": "crane",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "disko": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -40,6 +70,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1673956053,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4gtG9iQuiKITOjNQQeQIpoIB6b16fm+504Ch3sNKLd8=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "35bb57c0c8d8b62bbfd284272c928ceb64ddbde9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
@@ -58,6 +104,47 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-utils_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689068808,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6ixXo3wt24N/melDWjq70UuHQLxGV8jZvooRanIHXw0=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "919d646de7be200f3bf08cb76ae1f09402b6f9b4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "helix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "crane": "crane",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1692817399,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gbLru0aup6iI0JnDGMQd1jsb8H6IJUNr/Xln3/ouAZc=",
+        "owner": "helix-editor",
+        "repo": "helix",
+        "rev": "c9694f680f97823ac9b893239a78bf45bfee0403",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "helix-editor",
+        "repo": "helix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -131,11 +218,37 @@
       "inputs": {
         "api-lyte-dev": "api-lyte-dev",
         "disko": "disko",
+        "helix": "helix",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix"
       }
     },
+    "rust-overlay": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "helix",
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "helix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1690424156,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Bpml+L280tHTQpwpC5/BJbU4HSvEzMvW8IZ4gAXimhE=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "f335a0213504c7e6481c359dc1009be9cf34432c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "sops-nix": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -171,6 +284,21 @@
         "repo": "default",
         "type": "github"
       }
+    },
+    "systems_2": {
+      "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/os/linux/nix/flake.nix b/os/linux/nix/flake.nix
index 15e9fd5..df7d145 100644
--- a/os/linux/nix/flake.nix
+++ b/os/linux/nix/flake.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
       url = "github:Mic92/sops-nix";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+
+    helix = {
+      url = "github:helix-editor/helix";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = inputs: {
diff --git a/os/linux/nix/machines/thinker.nix b/os/linux/nix/machines/thinker.nix
index f4e0e25..57ea0e9 100644
--- a/os/linux/nix/machines/thinker.nix
+++ b/os/linux/nix/machines/thinker.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # your system.  Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page
 # and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running `nixos-help`).
 
-{ pkgs, nixpkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
 let
   # this is unused because it's referenced by my sway config
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ in
     git
     git-lfs
     grim
-    helix
+    inputs.helix.packages."x86_64-linux".helix
     hexyl
     htop
     inkscape