diff --git a/dot_config/hypr/bindings.conf b/dot_config/hypr/bindings.conf
index bd00368..c297766 100644
--- a/dot_config/hypr/bindings.conf
+++ b/dot_config/hypr/bindings.conf
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ bindd = SUPER SHIFT, X, X Post, exec, omarchy-launch-webapp "https://x.com/compo
 # unbind = SUPER, Space
 # bindd = SUPER, SPACE, Omarchy menu, exec, omarchy-menu
 
+# create a new workspace
+bindd = SUPER, grave, Create a mew workspace, exec, ~/.local/bin/new-workspace
+
 # keybinds for special workspaces
 bindd = SUPER, S, Show/hide Slack, togglespecialworkspace, slack
 bindd = SUPER, period, Show/hide 1Password, togglespecialworkspace, 1password
diff --git a/dot_config/hypr/monitors.conf b/dot_config/hypr/monitors.conf
index e5a2173..6b9644d 100644
--- a/dot_config/hypr/monitors.conf
+++ b/dot_config/hypr/monitors.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # You must relaunch Hyprland after changing any envs (use Super+Esc, then Relaunch)
 
 # Optimized for retina-class 2x displays, like 13" 2.8K, 27" 5K, 32" 6K.
-env = GDK_SCALE,2
+env = GDK_SCALE,1.5
 monitor = , preferred, auto, auto
 
 # Good compromise for 27" or 32" 4K monitors (but fractional!)
diff --git a/dot_config/mise/config.toml b/dot_config/mise/config.toml
index a8c431a..0b41e4f 100644
--- a/dot_config/mise/config.toml
+++ b/dot_config/mise/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [settings]
 idiomatic_version_file_enable_tools = ["ruby"]
+experimental = true
 
 [settings.ruby]
 ruby_build_opts = "CC=gcc-14 CXX=g++-14"
@@ -17,3 +18,6 @@ yay = "latest"
 version = "latest"
 extras = "postgres,odbc"
 
+[settings.python]
+uv_venv_auto = true
+
diff --git a/dot_config/waybar/config.jsonc b/dot_config/waybar/config.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..143ac69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/waybar/config.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+{
+  "reload_style_on_change": true,
+  "layer": "top",
+  "position": "top",
+  "spacing": 0,
+  "height": 26,
+  "modules-left": ["custom/omarchy", "hyprland/workspaces"],
+  "modules-center": ["clock", "custom/update"],
+  "modules-right": [
+    "group/tray-expander",
+    "bluetooth",
+    "network",
+    "pulseaudio",
+    "cpu",
+    "battery"
+  ],
+  "hyprland/workspaces": {
+    "on-click": "activate",
+    "format": "{id}",
+  },
+  "custom/omarchy": {
+    "format": "<span font='omarchy'>\ue900</span>",
+    "on-click": "omarchy-menu",
+    "tooltip-format": "Omarchy Menu\n\nSuper + Alt + Space"
+  },
+  "custom/update": {
+    "format": "",
+    "exec": "omarchy-update-available",
+    "on-click": "omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-update",
+    "tooltip-format": "Omarchy update available",
+    "interval": 3600
+  },
+
+  "cpu": {
+    "interval": 5,
+    "format": "󰍛",
+    "on-click": "alacritty -e btop"
+  },
+  "clock": {
+    "format": "{:%A %H:%M}",
+    "format-alt": "{:%d %B W%V %Y}",
+    "tooltip": false,
+    "on-click-right": "omarchy-cmd-tzupdate"
+  },
+  "network": {
+    "format-icons": ["󰤯", "󰤟", "󰤢", "󰤥", "󰤨"],
+    "format": "{icon}",
+    "format-wifi": "{icon}",
+    "format-ethernet": "󰀂",
+    "format-disconnected": "󰖪",
+    "tooltip-format-wifi": "{essid} ({frequency} GHz)\n⇣{bandwidthDownBytes}  ⇡{bandwidthUpBytes}",
+    "tooltip-format-ethernet": "⇣{bandwidthDownBytes}  ⇡{bandwidthUpBytes}",
+    "tooltip-format-disconnected": "Disconnected",
+    "interval": 3,
+    "spacing": 1,
+    "on-click": "alacritty --class=Impala -e impala"
+  },
+  "battery": {
+    "format": "{capacity}% {icon}",
+    "format-discharging": "{icon}",
+    "format-charging": "{icon}",
+    "format-plugged": "",
+    "format-icons": {
+      "charging": ["󰢜", "󰂆", "󰂇", "󰂈", "󰢝", "󰂉", "󰢞", "󰂊", "󰂋", "󰂅"],
+      "default": ["󰁺", "󰁻", "󰁼", "󰁽", "󰁾", "󰁿", "󰂀", "󰂁", "󰂂", "󰁹"]
+    },
+    "format-full": "󰂅",
+    "tooltip-format-discharging": "{power:>1.0f}W↓ {capacity}%",
+    "tooltip-format-charging": "{power:>1.0f}W↑ {capacity}%",
+    "interval": 5,
+    "on-click": "omarchy-menu power",
+    "states": {
+      "warning": 20,
+      "critical": 10
+    }
+  },
+  "bluetooth": {
+    "format": "",
+    "format-disabled": "󰂲",
+    "format-connected": "",
+    "tooltip-format": "Devices connected: {num_connections}",
+    "on-click": "blueberry"
+  },
+  "pulseaudio": {
+    "format": "{icon}",
+    "on-click": "alacritty --class=Wiremix -e wiremix",
+    "on-click-right": "pamixer -t",
+    "tooltip-format": "Playing at {volume}%",
+    "scroll-step": 5,
+    "format-muted": "󰝟",
+    "format-icons": {
+      "default": ["", "", ""]
+    }
+  },
+  "group/tray-expander": {
+    "orientation": "inherit",
+    "drawer": {
+      "transition-duration": 600,
+      "children-class": "tray-group-item"
+    },
+    "modules": ["custom/expand-icon", "tray"]
+  },
+  "custom/expand-icon": {
+    "format": " ",
+    "tooltip": false
+  },
+  "tray": {
+    "icon-size": 12,
+    "spacing": 12
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dot_config/waybar/style.css b/dot_config/waybar/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37a283e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/waybar/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+@import "../omarchy/current/theme/waybar.css";
+
+* {
+  background-color: @background;
+  /* color: @foreground; */
+
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+  font-family: CaskaydiaMono Nerd Font;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.modules-left {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+}
+
+.modules-right {
+  margin-right: 8px;
+}
+
+#workspaces button {
+  all: initial;
+  padding: 0 6px;
+  margin: 0 1.5px;
+  min-width: 9px;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.empty {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.active {
+  color: #bfe28c;
+}
+
+#tray,
+#cpu,
+#battery,
+#network,
+#bluetooth,
+#pulseaudio,
+#custom-omarchy,
+#custom-update {
+  min-width: 12px;
+  margin: 0 7.5px;
+}
+
+#custom-expand-icon {
+  margin-right: 7px;
+}
+
+tooltip {
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+
+#custom-update {
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+#clock {
+  margin-left: 8.75px;
+}
+
+.hidden {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
diff --git a/dot_config/zed/settings.json b/dot_config/zed/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec7f1dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/zed/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Zed settings
+//
+// For information on how to configure Zed, see the Zed
+// documentation: https://zed.dev/docs/configuring-zed
+//
+// To see all of Zed's default settings without changing your
+// custom settings, run `zed: open default settings` from the
+// command palette (cmd-shift-p / ctrl-shift-p)
+{
+  "agent": {
+    "model_parameters": [],
+    "default_profile": "write"
+  },
+  // "features": {
+  //   "edit_prediction_provider": "none"
+  // },
+  "always_treat_brackets_as_autoclosed": true,
+  "tab_size": 4,
+  "base_keymap": "SublimeText",
+  "format_on_save": "off",
+  "ui_font_size": 16,
+  "buffer_font_size": 15,
+  "theme": {
+    "mode": "system",
+    "light": "One Light",
+    "dark": "One Dark"
+  },
+  "languages": {
+    "JSON": {
+      "tab_size": 2
+    },
+    "JSONC": {
+      "tab_size": 2
+    },
+    "Elixir": {
+      "tab_size": 2
+    },
+    "Markdown": {
+      "soft_wrap": "editor_width"
+    },
+    "Jinja2": {
+      "remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save": false
+    },
+    "YAML": {
+      "tab_size": 2
+    }
+  },
+  "file_types": {
+    "Markdown": ["svx"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_assign-workspace-monitors b/dot_local/bin/executable_assign-workspace-monitors
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005dff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_assign-workspace-monitors
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+
+CONFIG = {
+    'Samsung Electric Company LS27A800U HCJW301093': 1,
+    'Seanix Technology Inc NX-EDG27X C6F0K3CN07UL': 2,
+    'BOE 0x0BCA': 3
+}
+
+
+p = subprocess.run(
+    ['hyprctl', 'monitors', '-j'],
+    capture_output=True,
+    check=True,
+    encoding='utf-8'
+)
+monitors = json.loads(p.stdout)
+print('monitors:', monitors)
+
+if set(m['description'] for m in monitors) == CONFIG.keys():
+    print('config matched, assigning:')
+    dispatches = []
+    for m in monitors:
+        workspace = CONFIG[m['description']]
+        # move workspace to desired monitor
+        dispatches.append(f"dispatch moveworkspacetomonitor {workspace} {m['name']}")
+        # focus the workspace so that it's visible after moving
+        dispatches.append(f"workspace {workspace}")
+    cmd = ['hyprctl', '--batch', ' ; '.join(dispatches)]
+    print('\n'.join(cmd))
+    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+else:
+    print('config not matched')
diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_clear-downloads b/dot_local/bin/executable_clear-downloads
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50c85c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_clear-downloads
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+# clear all files in ~/Downloads older than 24h
+fd --changed-before 1d --full-path ~/Downloads --exec-batch rm -rf
diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_new-workspace b/dot_local/bin/executable_new-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d04658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_new-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+# current highest-numbered workspace
+MAX_WORKSPACE=$(hyprctl workspaces -j | jq 'sort_by(.id) | reverse | .[0].id')
+
+hyprctl dispatch workspace $(($MAX_WORKSPACE + 1))
+