diff --git a/lib/errors/inputsSource.nix b/lib/errors/inputsSource.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e01e653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/errors/inputsSource.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ lib }:
+list:
+lib.filter (pair: lib.elem pair.name list) [
+  {
+    name = "nixpkgs";
+    url = "github:nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+  }
+  {
+    name = "makes";
+    url = "github:fluidattacks/makes";
+  }
+  {
+    name = "home-manager";
+    url = "github:github:nix-community/home-manager";
+  }
+  {
+    name = "microvm";
+    url = "github:astro/microvm.nix";
+  }
+  {
+    name = "topiary";
+    url = "github:github:tweag/topiary";
+  }
+]
diff --git a/lib/errors/msg.nix b/lib/errors/msg.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fd5799c..0000000
--- a/lib/errors/msg.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-_: name: ''
-      please, add the home-manager into omnibus.lib.addLoadExtender {
-                     load.inputs = {
-                        inputs.${name} = inputs.${name};
-                     };
-            };
-  }
-''
diff --git a/lib/errors/requiredInputs.nix b/lib/errors/requiredInputs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d69333e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/errors/requiredInputs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  inputs,
+  super,
+}:
+inputs': listNames:
+let
+  fondInputs =
+    if
+      (lib.length (
+        lib.filter (pair: pair == true) (map (v: lib.hasAttr v inputs) listNames)
+      )) > 0
+    then
+      true
+    else
+      false
+  ;
+  msg =
+    (lib.concatMapStringsSep "\n       "
+      (
+        { name, url }:
+        ''
+          # add `${name}.url = "${url}"` to your flake 
+                 ${name} = inputs.${name};
+        ''
+      )
+      (super.inputsSource listNames)
+    );
+
+  noSysNixpkgs =
+    if (lib.elem "nixpkgs" listNames) then
+      if (lib.hasAttr "path" inputs'.nixpkgs) then true else false
+    else
+      true
+  ;
+in
+assert lib.assertMsg fondInputs ''
+  please, add the these inputs into
+
+      omnibus.lib.addLoadExtender {
+        load.inputs = {
+         ${msg}
+
+         # you can also see the full inputs list at
+         # https://github.com/GTrunSec/omnibus/blob/main/local/lock/flake.nix#L1
+       };
+     };
+  }
+'';
+assert lib.assertMsg noSysNixpkgs ''
+  please, add the following inputs into
+      omnibus.lib.addLoadExtender {
+        load.inputs = {
+          nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.''${system} or (import inputs.nixpkgs.path);
+        };
+     };
+  }
+'';
+inputs'
diff --git a/lib/exporter/flakeOutputs.nix b/lib/exporter/flakeOutputs.nix
index a6fac8f..31fc874 100644
--- a/lib/exporter/flakeOutputs.nix
+++ b/lib/exporter/flakeOutputs.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ let
 in
 {
   inherit (outputs) srvos;
+
+  units = {
+    inherit (outputs) configs;
+  };
+
   __inputs__ = super.pops.loadInputs.outputs;
 
   dotfiles = inputs.self.outPath + "/dotfiles";
diff --git a/lib/exporter/pops.nix b/lib/exporter/pops.nix
index a9f2d96..e27703d 100644
--- a/lib/exporter/pops.nix
+++ b/lib/exporter/pops.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ in
     load.src = inputs.self.outPath + "/nixos/darwinModules";
   };
 
+  configs = flops.haumea.pops.default.setInit {
+    src = inputs.self.outPath + "/units/configs";
+    inputs = baseInputs;
+  };
+
   srvos = flops.haumea.pops.default.setInit {
     src = self.loadInputs.outputs.srvos + "/nixos";
     type = "nixosProfiles";
@@ -62,24 +67,24 @@ in
   };
   flake-parts = {
     loadModules = self.loadNixOSModules.addLoadExtender {
-      load.src = inputs.self.outPath + "/evalModules/flake-parts/modules";
+      load.src = inputs.self.outPath + "/units/flake-parts/modules";
     };
     loadProfiles = self.loadNixOSProfiles.addLoadExtender {
       load = {
-        src = inputs.self.outPath + "/evalModules/flake-parts/profiles";
+        src = inputs.self.outPath + "/units/flake-parts/profiles";
       };
     };
   };
   devshell = rec {
     loadModules = self.loadNixOSModules.addLoadExtender {
       load = {
-        src = inputs.self.outPath + "/evalModules/devshell/modules";
+        src = inputs.self.outPath + "/units/devshell/modules";
         type = "nixosModules";
       };
     };
     loadProfiles = self.loadNixOSProfiles.addLoadExtender {
       load = {
-        src = inputs.self.outPath + "/evalModules/devshell/profiles";
+        src = inputs.self.outPath + "/units/devshell/profiles";
         type = "nixosProfiles";
       };
     };
diff --git a/lib/makes.nix b/lib/makes.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10abe4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/makes.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  lib,
+  root,
+}:
+let
+  l = nixpkgs.lib // builtins;
+  inherit
+    (root.errors.requiredInputs inputs [
+      "nixpkgs"
+      "makes"
+    ])
+    nixpkgs
+    makes
+  ;
+in
+l.fix (
+  l.extends
+    (_: _: {
+      inherit inputs;
+      inherit (nixpkgs) system;
+      __nixpkgs__ = nixpkgs;
+      __nixpkgsSrc__ = nixpkgs.path;
+    })
+    (import (makes + /src/args/agnostic.nix) { inherit (nixpkgs) system; })
+    .__unfix__
+)
diff --git a/lib/mkHome.nix b/lib/mkHome.nix
index 835223c..c020b4a 100644
--- a/lib/mkHome.nix
+++ b/lib/mkHome.nix
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
   root,
 }:
 userSet: shell: suites:
-assert lib.assertMsg (inputs ? home-manager) (root.errors.msg "home-manager");
 let
-
-  inherit (inputs) home-manager;
+  inherit (root.errors.requiredInputs inputs [ "home-manager" ]) home-manager;
   user = lib.head (lib.attrNames userSet);
   pathsToLinkShell = lib.elem shell [
     "fish"
diff --git a/lib/mkMicrovm.nix b/lib/mkMicrovm.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..278b4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mkMicrovm.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# credit: https://github.com/divnix/std/blob/main/src/lib/ops/mkMicrovm.nix#
+{
+  inputs,
+  lib,
+  root,
+}:
+let
+  inherit
+    (root.errors.requiredInputs inputs [
+      "nixpkgs"
+      "microvm"
+    ])
+    nixpkgs
+    microvm
+  ;
+  nixosSystem =
+    args:
+    import "${nixpkgs.path}/nixos/lib/eval-config.nix" (
+      args // { modules = args.modules; }
+    );
+in
+module:
+nixosSystem {
+  inherit (nixpkgs) system;
+  modules = [
+    # for declarative MicroVM management
+    microvm.nixosModules.host
+    # this runs as a MicroVM that nests MicroVMs
+    microvm.nixosModules.microvm
+    # your custom module
+    module
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/local/lock/flake.lock b/local/lock/flake.lock
index ef8ab20..fd46b0d 100644
--- a/local/lock/flake.lock
+++ b/local/lock/flake.lock
@@ -82,6 +82,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "makes": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1696868671,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4SGTcJ+E3wZXhtcvxZROCGam7371THcPYtmdyV9JzVo=",
+        "owner": "fluidattacks",
+        "repo": "makes",
+        "rev": "380ecfa979898ab283874ca44f76a75a551834b6",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "fluidattacks",
+        "repo": "makes",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696879762,
@@ -104,6 +120,7 @@
         "devshell": "devshell",
         "fenix": "fenix",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
+        "makes": "makes",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "srvos": "srvos"
       }
diff --git a/local/lock/flake.nix b/local/lock/flake.nix
index 4cd5b41..add744b 100644
--- a/local/lock/flake.nix
+++ b/local/lock/flake.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
     fenix.url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
     fenix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+
+    makes.url = "github:fluidattacks/makes";
+    makes.flake = false;
   };
   outputs = _: { };
 }
diff --git a/tests/_snapshots/makes b/tests/_snapshots/makes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f785e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_snapshots/makes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pretty
+{
+  makeScript = <function, args: {aliases?, entrypoint, globalState?, help?, name, persistState?, replace?, searchPaths?}>;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/makes/expr.nix b/tests/makes/expr.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e7d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/makes/expr.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ omnibus, lib }:
+let
+  inherit (omnibus.__inputs__) nixpkgs makes;
+  makesLib =
+    (omnibus.pops.lib.addLoadExtender {
+      load = {
+        inputs = {
+          inputs = {
+            nixpkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux;
+            inherit makes;
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    }).layouts.default.makes;
+
+  inherit (makesLib) makeScript;
+in
+{
+  makeScript = makeScript;
+}
diff --git a/tests/makes/format.nix b/tests/makes/format.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9e1770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/makes/format.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"pretty"
diff --git a/units/configs/cog.nix b/units/configs/cog.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8522166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/configs/cog.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ inputs }:
+{
+  default = {
+    output = "cog.toml";
+    commands = [ { package = inputs.nixpkgs.cocogitto; } ];
+    data = {
+      tag_prefix = "v";
+      branch_whitelist = [
+        "main"
+        "release/**"
+      ];
+      ignore_merge_commits = true;
+      pre_bump_hooks = [
+        "echo {{version}} > ./VERSION"
+        ''
+          branch="$(echo "release/{{version}}" | sed 's/\.[^.]*$//')"
+          if [ `git rev-parse --verify $branch 2>/dev/null` ]
+          then
+            git switch -m "$branch" || exit 1
+            git merge main
+          else
+            git switch -c "$branch" || exit 1
+          fi
+        ''
+      ];
+      post_bump_hooks = [
+        ''
+          branch="$(echo "release/{{version}}" | sed 's/\.[^.]*$//')"
+          git push --set-upstream origin "$branch"
+          git push origin v{{version}}
+
+          git switch main
+          git merge "$branch" --no-commit --no-ff
+          echo {{version+minor-dev}} > ./VERSION
+          git add VERSION
+          git commit -m "chore: sync with release"
+          git push origin main
+        ''
+        "cog -q changelog --at v{{version}}"
+      ];
+      changelog = {
+        path = "CHANGELOG.md";
+        template = "remote";
+        remote = "github.com";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/units/configs/conform.nix b/units/configs/conform.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e7c882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/configs/conform.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  default.data = {
+    commit = {
+      header = {
+        length = 89;
+      };
+      conventional = {
+        types = [
+          "build"
+          "chore"
+          "ci"
+          "docs"
+          "feat"
+          "fix"
+          "perf"
+          "refactor"
+          "style"
+          "test"
+        ];
+        scopes = [ ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/units/configs/editorconfig.nix b/units/configs/editorconfig.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1337752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/configs/editorconfig.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  default.data = {
+    root = true;
+    "*" = {
+      end_of_line = "lf";
+      insert_final_newline = true;
+      trim_trailing_whitespace = true;
+      charset = "utf-8";
+      indent_style = "space";
+      indent_size = 2;
+    };
+
+    "*.{diff,patch}" = {
+      end_of_line = "unset";
+      insert_final_newline = "unset";
+      trim_trailing_whitespace = "unset";
+      indent_size = "unset";
+    };
+
+    "*.md" = {
+      max_line_length = "off";
+      trim_trailing_whitespace = false;
+    };
+    "{LICENSES/**,LICENSE}" = {
+      end_of_line = "unset";
+      insert_final_newline = "unset";
+      trim_trailing_whitespace = "unset";
+      charset = "unset";
+      indent_style = "unset";
+      indent_size = "unset";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/units/configs/githubsettings.nix b/units/configs/githubsettings.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a53b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/configs/githubsettings.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+let
+  colors = {
+    black = "#000000";
+    blue = "#1565C0";
+    lightBlue = "#64B5F6";
+    green = "#4CAF50";
+    grey = "#A6A6A6";
+    lightGreen = "#81C784";
+    gold = "#FDD835";
+    orange = "#FB8C00";
+    purple = "#AB47BC";
+    red = "#F44336";
+    yellow = "#FFEE58";
+  };
+  labels = {
+    statuses = {
+      abandoned = {
+        name = ":running: Status: Abdandoned";
+        description = "This issue has been abdandoned";
+        color = colors.black;
+      };
+      accepted = {
+        name = ":ok: Status: Accepted";
+        description = "This issue has been accepted";
+        color = colors.green;
+      };
+      blocked = {
+        name = ":x: Status: Blocked";
+        description = "This issue is in a blocking state";
+        color = colors.red;
+      };
+      inProgress = {
+        name = ":construction: Status: In Progress";
+        description = "This issue is actively being worked on";
+        color = colors.grey;
+      };
+      onHold = {
+        name = ":golf: Status: On Hold";
+        description = "This issue is not currently being worked on";
+        color = colors.red;
+      };
+      reviewNeeded = {
+        name = ":eyes: Status: Review Needed";
+        description = "This issue is pending a review";
+        color = colors.gold;
+      };
+    };
+    types = {
+      bug = {
+        name = ":bug: Type: Bug";
+        description = "This issue targets a bug";
+        color = colors.red;
+      };
+      story = {
+        name = ":scroll: Type: Story";
+        description = "This issue targets a new feature through a story";
+        color = colors.lightBlue;
+      };
+      maintenance = {
+        name = ":wrench: Type: Maintenance";
+        description = "This issue targets general maintenance";
+        color = colors.orange;
+      };
+      question = {
+        name = ":grey_question: Type: Question";
+        description = "This issue contains a question";
+        color = colors.purple;
+      };
+      security = {
+        name = ":cop: Type: Security";
+        description = "This issue targets a security vulnerability";
+        color = colors.red;
+      };
+    };
+    priorities = {
+      critical = {
+        name = ":boom: Priority: Critical";
+        description = "This issue is prioritized as critical";
+        color = colors.red;
+      };
+      high = {
+        name = ":fire: Priority: High";
+        description = "This issue is prioritized as high";
+        color = colors.orange;
+      };
+      medium = {
+        name = ":star2: Priority: Medium";
+        description = "This issue is prioritized as medium";
+        color = colors.yellow;
+      };
+      low = {
+        name = ":low_brightness: Priority: Low";
+        description = "This issue is prioritized as low";
+        color = colors.green;
+      };
+    };
+    effort = {
+      "1" = {
+        name = ":muscle: Effort: 1";
+        description = "This issue is of low complexity or very well understood";
+        color = colors.green;
+      };
+      "2" = {
+        name = ":muscle: Effort: 3";
+        description = "This issue is of medium complexity or only partly well understood";
+        color = colors.yellow;
+      };
+      "5" = {
+        name = ":muscle: Effort: 5";
+        description = "This issue is of high complexity or just not yet well understood";
+        color = colors.red;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  l = builtins;
+in
+{
+  default.data.labels =
+    [ ]
+    ++ (l.attrValues labels.statuses)
+    ++ (l.attrValues labels.types)
+    ++ (l.attrValues labels.priorities)
+    ++ (l.attrValues labels.effort)
+  ;
+}
diff --git a/units/configs/lefthook.nix b/units/configs/lefthook.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d224255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/configs/lefthook.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  default.data = {
+    commit-msg = {
+      commands = {
+        conform = {
+          # allow WIP, fixup!/squash! commits locally
+          run = ''
+            [[ "$(head -n 1 {1})" =~ ^WIP(:.*)?$|^wip(:.*)?$|fixup\!.*|squash\!.* ]] ||
+            conform enforce --commit-msg-file {1}'';
+          skip = [
+            "merge"
+            "rebase"
+          ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+    pre-commit = {
+      commands = {
+        treefmt = {
+          run = "treefmt --fail-on-change {staged_files}";
+          skip = [
+            "merge"
+            "rebase"
+          ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/units/configs/treefmt.nix b/units/configs/treefmt.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5700868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/configs/treefmt.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{ inputs, omnibus }:
+let
+  inherit
+    (omnibus.lib.errors.requiredInputs inputs [
+      "nixpkgs"
+      "topiary"
+    ])
+    dmerge
+    topiary
+    nixpkgs
+  ;
+in
+with dmerge; {
+  default = {
+    data = {
+      formatter = {
+        nix = {
+          includes = [ "*.nix" ];
+          command = "nixfmt";
+        };
+        prettier = {
+          command = "prettier";
+          options = [
+            "--plugin"
+            "${nixpkgs.nodePackages.prettier-plugin-toml}/lib/node_modules/prettier-plugin-toml/lib/api.js"
+            "--write"
+          ];
+          includes = [
+            "*.css"
+            "*.html"
+            "*.js"
+            "*.json"
+            "*.jsx"
+            "*.md"
+            "*.mdx"
+            "*.scss"
+            "*.ts"
+            "*.yaml"
+            "*.toml"
+          ];
+        };
+        shell = {
+          command = "shfmt";
+          options = [
+            "-i"
+            "2"
+            "-s"
+            "-w"
+          ];
+          includes = [ "*.sh" ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  julia = {
+    data.formatter.prettier = {
+      includes = prepend [ "" ];
+      excludes = prepend [
+        "Manifest.toml"
+        "Project.toml"
+        "julia2nix.toml"
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+  rust = {
+    data.formatter.rust = {
+      command = "rustfmt";
+      includes = [ "*.rs" ];
+      options = [
+        "--edition"
+        "2021"
+      ];
+    };
+    data.formatter.prettier = {
+      includes = prepend [ ".rustfmt.toml" ];
+    };
+  };
+  nvfetcher = {
+    data.formatter.prettier = {
+      excludes = prepend [ "generated.json" ];
+    };
+    data.formatter.nix = {
+      excludes = prepend [ "generated.nix" ];
+    };
+  };
+  nix = {
+    data.formatter.prettier = {
+      excludes = prepend [ ".nix.toml" ];
+    };
+  };
+  topiary = {
+    data.formatter.topiary = {
+      command = "topiary";
+      options = [ "fmt" ];
+      includes = [ "*.ncl" ];
+    };
+    packages = [ topiary.packages.default ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/evalModules/devshell/modules/language/rust.nix b/units/devshell/modules/language/rust.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from evalModules/devshell/modules/language/rust.nix
rename to units/devshell/modules/language/rust.nix
diff --git a/evalModules/devshell/profiles/rust.nix b/units/devshell/profiles/rust.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from evalModules/devshell/profiles/rust.nix
rename to units/devshell/profiles/rust.nix
diff --git a/evalModules/flake-parts/modules/todo.nix b/units/flake-parts/modules/todo.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from evalModules/flake-parts/modules/todo.nix
rename to units/flake-parts/modules/todo.nix
diff --git a/evalModules/flake-parts/profiles/process-compose/sqlite-example.nix b/units/flake-parts/profiles/process-compose/sqlite-example.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from evalModules/flake-parts/profiles/process-compose/sqlite-example.nix
rename to units/flake-parts/profiles/process-compose/sqlite-example.nix