diff --git a/bin/pikachu/default b/bin/pikachu/default
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d4ee273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pikachu/default
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+
+xrandr --auto
+
+scwrypts desktop i3 set background -- $(scwrypts -n get theme).jpg
diff --git a/bin/pikachu/set-battery-max-charge b/bin/pikachu/set-battery-max-charge
index 2e640ca..b5cd221 100755
--- a/bin/pikachu/set-battery-max-charge
+++ b/bin/pikachu/set-battery-max-charge
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	exit 1
 }
 
-
 MAX_CHARGE_THRESHOLD=$1
 [ "$MAX_CHARGE_THRESHOLD" ] \
 	|| MAX_CHARGE_THRESHOLD=75
diff --git a/config/bpython.conf b/config/bpython.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae337fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/bpython.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[general]
+
+hist_file = ~/.local/state/python/bpythhon_hist
diff --git a/config/code-activator.conf b/config/code-activator.conf
index 67937c2..29bb33a 100644
--- a/config/code-activator.conf
+++ b/config/code-activator.conf
@@ -8,14 +8,32 @@
 
 CA__DIRS=()
 
-for __CA_DIR_LOOKUP in \
-	"$HOME/Projects" \
-	;
-do
-	__CA_DIR_LOOKUP="$(readlink -f -- "$__CA_DIR_LOOKUP")"
-	[ "$__CA_DIR_LOOKUP" ] && [ -d "$__CA_DIR_LOOKUP" ] && CA__DIRS+=($(find "$__CA_DIR_LOOKUP" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | sed 's/\/$//'))
-done
-unset __CA_DIR_LOOKUP
+#####################################################################
+
+__BASE_DIR="$(readlink -f -- "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-${HOME}/.local/share}/project-source-code")"
+
+[ "${__BASE_DIR}" ] && {
+	[ -d "${HOME}/Projects" ] && mv "${HOME}/Projects" "${__BASE_DIR}"  # TODO : remove after everyone is moved to xdg home
+	[ -d "${__BASE_DIR}" ] || mkdir -p -- "${__BASE_DIR}"
+
+	for __PROJECT_GROUP in \
+		brown-bag \
+		gizmos \
+		open-source \
+		python \
+		yage \
+		zsh \
+		;
+	do
+		mkdir -p "${__BASE_DIR}/${__PROJECT_GROUP}"
+	done
+
+	CA__DIRS+=($(find "${__BASE_DIR}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | sed 's/\/$//'))
+}
+
+unset __BASE_DIR
+
+#####################################################################
 
 # additional cloning targets; MUST END IN ':' or '/'
 #    e.g. 'git@my.githost.com:' or 'git@github.com:w0ryn/'
diff --git a/config/dotwryn.env.zsh b/config/dotwryn.env.zsh
index b020f8b..167effc 100644
--- a/config/dotwryn.env.zsh
+++ b/config/dotwryn.env.zsh
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 ### default .wryn configuration settings ############################
 #####################################################################
 
-# installation path for this repository
-export DOTWRYN="$HOME/.wryn"
-
 # order of editor preference
 export PREFERRED_EDITORS=(vim vi nano)
 
@@ -16,6 +13,6 @@ PS1_USER='%m'
 
 # run at each zsh login
 WELCOME () {
-	[[ $TERM =~ tmux ]] && return 0
+	[[ ${TERM} =~ tmux ]] && return 0
 	{ figlet 'Welcome, beautiful'; cowsay -p 'damn u sexy'; } | lolcat
 }
diff --git a/config/git.conf b/config/git.conf
index d12b565..4293cfb 100644
--- a/config/git.conf
+++ b/config/git.conf
@@ -1,29 +1,50 @@
 [user]
 	email = yage@yage.io
 	name = yage
+	signingkey = ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAICk2AL/QX5yr2UR2FsHg74bVLpQUpr1/lbgvoFi85J0c
+
 [push]
 	default = current
+
 [difftool]
 	trustExitCode = true
 	prompt = false
+
 [diff]
 	tool = vimdiff
+
 [merge]
 	tool = vimdiff
+
 [pull]
 	default = current
 	rebase = true
+
 [rebase]
 	autostash = true
+
 [color]
 	diff = always
 	status = always
 	branch = always
+
 [submodule]
 	recurse = true
+
 [alias]
 	serve = !git daemon --verbose --export-all --base-path=.git --reuseaddr --strict-paths .git/
+
 [init]
 	defaultBranch = main
+
 [safe]
 	directory = /opt/flutter
+
+[gpg]
+	format = ssh
+
+[gpg "ssh"]
+	program = /opt/1Password/op-ssh-sign
+
+[commit]
+	gpgsign = true
diff --git a/config/i3.conf b/config/i3.conf
index 3afb306..23e0191 100644
--- a/config/i3.conf
+++ b/config/i3.conf
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bindsym $mod+shift+z gaps outer current minus 2; gaps inner current minus 2;
 
 exec --no-startup-id compton
 exec --no-startup-id 1password --silent
-exec --no-startup-id scwrypts omni tmux
+exec --no-startup-id scwrypts omni tmux -- --background
 
 # color settings
 set $FOCUSED_BORDER       #006942
diff --git a/config/npmrc b/config/npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9787e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cache=~/.cache/npm
+prefix=~/.local/share/npm
diff --git a/config/scwrypts/config.zsh b/config/scwrypts/config.zsh
index 3dd526c..760a437 100644
--- a/config/scwrypts/config.zsh
+++ b/config/scwrypts/config.zsh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SCWRYPTS_ENVIRONMENT__SHOW_ENV_HELP=false
 SCWRYPTS_ENVIRONMENT__PREFERRED_EDIT_MODE=quiet
 
 for SEARCH_DIR in \
-	"$HOME/.wryn/scwrypts" \
+	"$DOTWRYN/scwrypts" \
 	"$HOME/Projects/yage/" \
 	;
 do
diff --git a/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.dotwryn.env.yaml b/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.dotwryn.env.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7c97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.dotwryn.env.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---  # local.altaria > dotwryn
+# no configuration set
diff --git a/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.remote.env.yaml b/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.remote.env.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0516005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.remote.env.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---  # local.altaria > remote
+# no configuration set
diff --git a/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.scwrypts.env.yaml b/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.scwrypts.env.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d832d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scwrypts/environments/local.pikachu.scwrypts.env.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---  # local.altaria > scwrypts
+media-sync:
+  targets:
+    value:
+      - Pictures
+      - Documents
+      - Media
+      - .local/.porn
+      - Games/roms
+      - .local/share/dolphin-emu
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/.config/env.yaml b/scwrypts/dotwryn/.config/env.yaml
index bc80844..923554f 100644
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/.config/env.yaml
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/.config/env.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ wryn:
     home server data
   server-hostnames:
     .ENVIRONMENT: WRYN__SERVER_HOSTNAMES
+  dotwryn:
+    .DESCRIPTION: >-
+      path to the local installation of wrynegade/dotwryn
+    .ENVIRONMENT: DOTWRYN
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/set-background b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/set-background
index bb3c1d5..bd88a36 100755
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/set-background
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/set-background
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ MAIN() {
 
 	case $SELECTION in
 		random )
-			feh --recursive --randomize --bg-fill $WALLPAPER_PATH
+			feh --no-fehbg --recursive --randomize --bg-fill $WALLPAPER_PATH
 			;;
 		* )
 			[ ! -f $DESKTOP__WALLPAPER_PATH/$SELECTION ] \
 				&& FAIL 2 "no such wallpaper '$SELECTION' in wallpaper path"
 
-			feh --bg-fill $DESKTOP__WALLPAPER_PATH/$SELECTION
+			feh --no-fehbg --bg-fill $DESKTOP__WALLPAPER_PATH/$SELECTION
 			;;
 	esac
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh
index 3f0dc68..20fc290 100644
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ SET_THEME() {
 
 	local WALLPAPER="$(find "$DESKTOP__WALLPAPER_PATH" -type f -name $THEME_NAME.\* 2>/dev/null | head -n1)"
 	[ "$WALLPAPER" ] && command -v feh &>/dev/null \
-		&& feh --bg-fill "$WALLPAPER"
+		&& feh --no-fehbg --bg-fill "$WALLPAPER"
 
 	CHECK_ERRORS --no-usage \
 		&& echo "$THEME_NAME" > "$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/name.txt"
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni
index 56fd7b2..e35ea2c 100755
--- a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ USAGE__description="
 
 MAIN() {
 	[[ $TERM =~ tmux ]] && ERROR "\n Cannot run tmux-omni within a tmux session!\n  "
+
+	local BACKGROUND_LAUNCH=false
+
+	local _S
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+	do
+		_S=1
+		case $1 in
+			--background ) BACKGROUND_LAUNCH=true ;;
+		esac
+		[[ $_S -le $# ]] \
+			&& shift $_S \
+			|| ERROR "missing argument for '$1'" \
+			|| shift $# \
+			;
+	done
+
 	CHECK_ERRORS
 
 	local OMNI_SOCKET="omni.socket"
@@ -48,6 +65,11 @@ MAIN() {
 		OMNI_TMUX new -d -s omni-manager "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/tmux/manager"
 	}
 
+	[[ $BACKGROUND_LAUNCH =~ true ]] && {
+		SUCCESS "omni server activated"
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	STATUS 'connecting to omni server'
 	OMNI_TMUX a -t=omni
 }
diff --git a/setup/config.zsh b/setup/config.zsh
index 9cdc3e5..9ba1055 100644
--- a/setup/config.zsh
+++ b/setup/config.zsh
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ function SETUP__CONFIG() {
 
 GENERATE_INITIAL_LOCAL_CONFIG() {
 	local HOSTNAME="$(hostnamectl --static)"
-	[ $HOSTNAME ] || return 0
+	[ ${HOSTNAME} ] || return 0
 
-	mkdir -p "$DOTWRYN_PATH/bin/$HOSTNAME"
+	mkdir -p "${DOTWRYN_PATH}/bin/${HOSTNAME}"
 
-	local ENV_DIR="$DOTWRYN_PATH/config/scwrypts/environments"
+	local ENV_DIR="${DOTWRYN_PATH}/config/scwrypts/environments"
 	local GROUP
-	for GROUP in $(find "$ENV_DIR" -type f -name \*env.yaml | sed -n 's|.*/local\.\([^.]*\)\.env\.yaml|\1|p')
+	for GROUP in $(find "${ENV_DIR}" -type f -name \*env.yaml | sed -n 's|.*/local\.\([^.]*\)\.env\.yaml|\1|p')
 	do
-		[ -f "$ENV_DIR/local.$HOSTNAME.$GROUP.env.yaml" ] \
-			|| cp "$ENV_DIR/local.altaria.$GROUP.env.yaml" "$ENV_DIR/local.$HOSTNAME.$GROUP.env.yaml"
+		[ -f "${ENV_DIR}/local.${HOSTNAME}.${GROUP}.env.yaml" ] \
+			|| cp "${ENV_DIR}/local.altaria.${GROUP}.env.yaml" "${ENV_DIR}/local.${HOSTNAME}.${GROUP}.env.yaml"
 	done
 }
 
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ CONFIG__ZSH() {
 }
 
 CONFIG__SET_DEFAULT_SHELL() {
-	local DEFAULT_SHELL=$(awk -F: -v user="$USER" '$1 == user {print $NF}' /etc/passwd)
-	[[ $DEFAULT_SHELL =~ zsh ]] && return 0
+	local DEFAULT_SHELL=$(awk -F: -v user="${USER}" '$1 == user {print $NF}' /etc/passwd)
+	[[ ${DEFAULT_SHELL} =~ zsh ]] && return 0
 
-	[ $FORCE_ROOT ] && return 0
+	[ ${FORCE_ROOT} ] && return 0
 
 	STATUS 'setting zsh as default shell'
 	sudo chsh -s $(which zsh) $(whoami) 2>&1 \
-		&& SUCCESS "set zsh as default shell for '$USER'" \
+		&& SUCCESS "set zsh as default shell for '${USER}'" \
 		|| FAIL 1 'failed to set zsh as default shell' \
 		;
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ CONFIG__VIM() {
 CONFIG__VIM__LINK_SUPERUSER_RC() {
 	sudo [ /root/.vimrc ] && return 0
 
-	echo "let $DOTWRYN=\"$DOTWRYN_PATH\"\nsource \"$DOTWRYN_PATH/vim/rc.vim\"" \
+	echo "let ${DOTWRYN}=\"${DOTWRYN_PATH}\"\nsource \"${DOTWRYN_PATH}/vim/rc.vim\"" \
 		| sudo tee /root/.vimrc >/dev/null
 
 	sudo mkdir -p /root/.vim
@@ -85,54 +85,67 @@ CONFIG__SYSTEM() {
 #####################################################################
 
 CONFIG__ENV() {
-	local DEFAULT_CONFIG="$DOTWRYN_PATH/config/dotwryn.env.$1"
-	local LOCAL_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/wryn/env.$1"
+	local DEFAULT_CONFIG="${DOTWRYN_PATH}/config/dotwryn.env.$1"
+	local LOCAL_CONFIG="${HOME}/.config/wryn/env.$1"
 
-	[ -f $LOCAL_CONFIG ] && {
-		case $OVERWRITE_EXISTING in
+	[ -f ${LOCAL_CONFIG} ] && {
+		case ${OVERWRITE_EXISTING} in
 			0 ) return 0 ;;
 			1 )
-				WARNING "local $1 configuration exists ($LOCAL_CONFIG)"
+				WARNING "local $1 configuration exists (${LOCAL_CONFIG})"
 				yN 'overwrite this configuration?' || return 0
 
-				mv "$LOCAL_CONFIG" "$LOCAL_CONFIG.bak" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-					&& INFO "created backup of local configuration ($LOCAL_CONFIG.bak)"
+				mv "${LOCAL_CONFIG}" "${LOCAL_CONFIG}.bak" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+					&& INFO "created backup of local configuration (${LOCAL_CONFIG}.bak)"
 		esac
 	}
 
-	STATUS "setting up $1 configuration ($LOCAL_CONFIG)"
+	STATUS "setting up $1 configuration (${LOCAL_CONFIG})"
 
 	case $1 in
 		zsh ) COMMENT='#' ;;
 	esac
 
 	{
-		echo "source $DEFAULT_CONFIG"
-		echo -e "\\n$COMMENT\n$COMMENT .wryn configuration overrides\n$COMMENT\n"
-		sed "s/^[^$COMMENT].*/$COMMENT&/" $DEFAULT_CONFIG
-	} > $LOCAL_CONFIG \
+		echo "source ${DEFAULT_CONFIG}"
+		echo -e "\\n${COMMENT}\n${COMMENT} .wryn configuration overrides\n${COMMENT}\n"
+		sed "s/^[^${COMMENT}].*/${COMMENT}&/" ${DEFAULT_CONFIG}
+	} > ${LOCAL_CONFIG} \
 		&& SUCCESS "created $1 configuration" \
 		|| FAIL 1 "unable to create $1 configuration" \
 		;
 
-	EDITOR=vim VISUAL=vim EDIT "$LOCAL_CONFIG"
+	EDITOR=vim VISUAL=vim EDIT "${LOCAL_CONFIG}"
 }
 
 
 CONFIG__RC() {
 	local TYPE="$1"
-	local RC="$HOME/.${TYPE}rc";
-
-	local SOURCE_LINE
-	case $TYPE in
-		zsh ) SOURCE_LINE="source $DOTWRYN_PATH/zsh/rc" ;;
-		vim ) SOURCE_LINE="source $DOTWRYN_PATH/vim/rc.vim" ;;
+	local RC
+	case ${TYPE} in
+		vim )
+			RC="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/vim/vimrc"
+			mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "${RC}")"
+			[ -f "${HOME}/.vimrc" ] \
+				&& cat "${HOME}/.vimrc" >> "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/vim/vimrc" \
+				&& rm "${HOME}/.vimrc" \
+				;
+			;;
+		* ) RC="${HOME}/.${TYPE}rc";
+			;;
 	esac
 
-	grep -q "^$SOURCE_LINE$" "$RC" \
-		|| echo "$SOURCE_LINE" >> $RC
+	local SOURCE_LINE
+	case ${TYPE} in
+		zsh ) SOURCE_LINE="source ${DOTWRYN_PATH}/zsh/rc" ;;
+		vim ) SOURCE_LINE="source ${DOTWRYN_PATH}/vim/rc.vim" ;;
+	esac
 
-	grep -q "^$SOURCE_LINE$" "$RC" \
+
+	grep -q "^${SOURCE_LINE}$" "${RC}" \
+		|| echo "${SOURCE_LINE}" >> ${RC}
+
+	grep -q "^${SOURCE_LINE}$" "${RC}" \
 		&& SUCCESS "${TYPE}rc is configured correctly" \
 		|| FAIL 1 "failed to configure ${TYPE}rc" \
 		;
diff --git a/setup/git.zsh b/setup/git.zsh
index f188c38..303bedb 100644
--- a/setup/git.zsh
+++ b/setup/git.zsh
@@ -1,26 +1,80 @@
 #####################################################################
 
 SETUP__GIT() {
-	STATUS 'updating remotes for .wryn'
-	cd $DOTWRYN_PATH
-	git remote add upstream git@github.com:wrynegade/dotwryn.git
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@github.com:wrynegade/dotwryn.git
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@yage.io:wrynegade/dotwryn.git
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@bitbucket.org:wrynegade/dotwryn.git
+	local SOURCES_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-${HOME}/.local/share}/project-source-code"
 
-	STATUS 'updating upstream for zsh/plugins/code-activator'
-	cd $DOTWRYN_PATH/zsh/plugins/code-activator
-	git remote rm upstream 2>/dev/null
-	git remote add upstream git@yage.io:zsh/code-activator.git
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@yage.io:zsh/code-activator.git
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@github.com:wrynegade/code-activator-zsh.git
+	SOURCE_DIR="${DOTWRYN_PATH}" \
+	TARGET_DIR="${SOURCES_DIR}/yage/dotwryn" \
+	REMOTE_UPSTREAMS=(
+		'git@github.com:wrynegade/dotwryn.git'
+		'git@yage.io:wrynegade/dotwryn.git'
+		'git@bitbucket.org:wrynegade/dotwryn.git'
+		) SETUP__GIT__REMOTES '.wryn'
 
-	STATUS 'updating upstream for zsh/plugins/scwrypts'
-	cd $DOTWRYN_PATH/zsh/plugins/scwrypts
-	git remote rm upstream 2>/dev/null
-	git remote add upstream git@yage.io:zsh/code-activator
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@yage.io:zsh/code-activator
-	git remote set-url --add --push upstream git@github.com:wrynegade/scwrypts.git
+	SOURCE_DIR="${DOTWRYN_PATH}/zsh/plugins/code-activator" \
+	TARGET_DIR="${SOURCES_DIR}/zsh/code-activator" \
+	REMOTE_UPSTREAMS=(
+		'git@yage.io:zsh/code-activator.git'
+		'git@github.com:wrynegade/code-activator.git'
+		) SETUP__GIT__REMOTES 'zsh-plugins/code-activator'
 
-	cd $DOTWRYN_PATH
+	SOURCE_DIR="${DOTWRYN_PATH}/zsh/plugins/scwrypts" \
+	TARGET_DIR="${SOURCES_DIR}/zsh/scwrypts" \
+	REMOTE_UPSTREAMS=(
+		'git@yage.io:zsh/scwrypts'
+		'git@github.com:wrynegade/scwrypts'
+		) SETUP__GIT__REMOTES 'zsh-plugins/scwrypts'
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+SETUP__GIT__REMOTES() {
+	: \
+		&& [ "${SOURCE_DIR}" ] \
+		&& [ "${TARGET_DIR}" ] \
+		&& [[ ${#REMOTE_UPSTREAMS[@]} -gt 0 ]] \
+		|| return 1
+
+	[ "$1" ] && STATUS "updating remotes for '$1'"
+
+	git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote rm upstream 2>/dev/null
+	git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote add upstream ${REMOTE_UPSTREAMS[1]}
+
+	local REMOTE_UPSTREAM
+	for REMOTE_UPSTREAM in ${REMOTE_UPSTREAMS[@]}
+	do
+		git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote set-url --add --push upstream "${REMOTE_UPSTREAM}"
+
+		case ${REMOTE_UPSTREAM} in
+			git@github.com:* )
+				git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote rm  github 2>/dev/null
+				git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote add github "${REMOTE_UPSTREAM}"
+				;;
+			git@yage.io:* )
+				git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote rm  yage 2>/dev/null
+				git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote add yage "${REMOTE_UPSTREAM}"
+				;;
+			git@bitbucket.org:* )
+				git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote rm  bitbucket 2>/dev/null
+				git -C "${SOURCE_DIR}" remote add bitbucket "${REMOTE_UPSTREAM}"
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+
+	SOURCE_DIR="${SOURCE_DIR}" TARGET_DIR="${TARGET_DIR}" SETUP__GIT_LINK_TO_PROJECTS || {
+		WARNING "failed to link '${TARGET_DIR}'"
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+SETUP__GIT__LINK_TO_PROJECTS() {
+	[ "${TARGET_DIR}" ] && [ "${SOURCE_DIR}" ] \
+		|| return 1
+
+	{
+		mkdir -p "${TARGET_DIR}"
+		rm "${TARGET_DIR}/code"
+		ln -s "${SOURCE_DIR}" "${TARGET_DIR}/code"
+	} &>/dev/null
 }
diff --git a/setup/os.zsh b/setup/os.zsh
index 157c114..a76767b 100644
--- a/setup/os.zsh
+++ b/setup/os.zsh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 SETUP__OS() {
 	OS__MAKE_REQUIRED_RESOURCES      || return 1
-	[ $CI ] && { STATUS 'detected CI; skipping os setup'; return 0; }
+	[ ${CI} ] && { STATUS 'detected CI; skipping os setup'; return 0; }
 	GETSUDO
 
 	local OS_NAME=$(OS__GET_OS)
-	[ ! $OS_NAME ] && ABORT
+	[ ! ${OS_NAME} ] && ABORT
 
 	OS__INSTALL_SOURCE_DEPENDENCIES  || return 2
 	OS__INSTALL_MANAGED_DEPENDENCIES || return 3
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ SETUP__OS() {
 OS__GET_OS() {
 	local OS_NAME=$(lsb_release -is 2>/dev/null | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 
-	[ ! $OS_NAME ] \
+	[ ! ${OS_NAME} ] \
 		&& OS_NAME=$(cat /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | grep '^ID=' | sed 's/^ID=//')
 
-	[ ! $OS_NAME ] \
+	[ ! ${OS_NAME} ] \
 		&& WARNING 'failed to detect operating system' \
 		&& OS_NAME=$(echo -e "arch\ndebian\nother" | FZF 'select an operating system') \
 		;
 
-	[[ $OS_NAME =~ ^ubuntu$ ]] && OS_NAME=debian
+	[[ ${OS_NAME} =~ ^ubuntu$ ]] && OS_NAME=debian
 
-	[[ $OS_NAME =~ ^[Ee]ndeavour[Oo][Ss]$ ]] && OS_NAME=arch
+	[[ ${OS_NAME} =~ ^[Ee]ndeavour[Oo][Ss]$ ]] && OS_NAME=arch
 
-	echo $OS_NAME
+	echo ${OS_NAME}
 }
 
 #####################################################################
 
 OS__INSTALL_SOURCE_DEPENDENCIES() {
-	case $OS_NAME in
+	case ${OS_NAME} in
 		arch )
 			command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1 \
 				|| SCWRYPTS packages/install -- 'https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git' --local-name 'yay' \
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OS__INSTALL_SOURCE_DEPENDENCIES() {
 		* ) ;;
 	esac
 
-	[ $COMPILE_DMENU ] && [[ $COMPILE_DMENU -eq 1 ]] \
+	[ ${COMPILE_DMENU} ] && [[ ${COMPILE_DMENU} -eq 1 ]] \
 		&& SCWRYPTS packages/install -- 'https://github.com/tiyn/dmenu' --local-name 'patched-dmenu'
 
 	return 0
@@ -55,33 +55,33 @@ OS__INSTALL_MANAGED_DEPENDENCIES() {
 	local ERRORS=0
 
 	STATUS 'checking os dependencies'
-	case $OS_NAME in
+	case ${OS_NAME} in
 		arch )
 			;;
 		debian ) ;;
 		* )
 			OS_NAME='generic'
-			WARNING "no automated installer available for '$OS_NAME'"
+			WARNING "no automated installer available for '${OS_NAME}'"
 			;;
 	esac
 
-	[ $MIN ] && [[ $MIN -eq 1 ]] && [ -f "$DOTWRYN_PATH/setup/os-dependencies/$OS_NAME.min.txt" ] \
-		&& DEPENDENCIES="$DOTWRYN_PATH/setup/os-dependencies/$OS_NAME.min.txt" \
-		|| DEPENDENCIES="$DOTWRYN_PATH/setup/os-dependencies/$OS_NAME.txt" \
+	[ ${MIN} ] && [[ ${MIN} -eq 1 ]] && [ -f "${DOTWRYN_PATH}/setup/os-dependencies/${OS_NAME}.min.txt" ] \
+		&& DEPENDENCIES="${DOTWRYN_PATH}/setup/os-dependencies/${OS_NAME}.min.txt" \
+		|| DEPENDENCIES="${DOTWRYN_PATH}/setup/os-dependencies/${OS_NAME}.txt" \
 		;
 
-	[ ! $CI ] && {
+	[ ! ${CI} ] && {
 		STATUS 'updating system, repositories, and mirrors'
-		UPDATE_REPOSITORIES__$OS_NAME
+		UPDATE_REPOSITORIES__${OS_NAME}
 	}
 
-	for DEPENDENCY in $(cat "$DEPENDENCIES")
+	for DEPENDENCY in $(cat "${DEPENDENCIES}")
 	do
-		INSTALL_MANAGED__$OS_NAME $DEPENDENCY
+		INSTALL_MANAGED__${OS_NAME} ${DEPENDENCY}
 	done
 
-	[[ $ERRORS -ne 0 ]] && {
-		WARNING "detected $ERRORS errors; double check warnings before proceeding!"
+	[[ ${ERRORS} -ne 0 ]] && {
+		WARNING "detected ${ERRORS} errors; double check warnings before proceeding!"
 		yN 'continue with install?' && return 0 || ABORT
 	}
 
@@ -92,18 +92,18 @@ OS__INSTALL_MANAGED_DEPENDENCIES() {
 UPDATE_REPOSITORIES__arch() { yay -Syu; }
 INSTALL_MANAGED__arch() {
 	local TARGET="$1"
-	[[ $TARGET =~ aws-cli-v2 ]] && {
+	[[ ${TARGET} =~ aws-cli-v2 ]] && {
 		STATUS "skipping aws-cli-v2 checks since they are bad right now"
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	yay -Qq 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^$TARGET$\|^$TARGET-git$" && {
-		SUCCESS "found '$TARGET'"
+	yay -Qq 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^${TARGET}$\|^${TARGET}-git$" && {
+		SUCCESS "found '${TARGET}'"
 	} || {
-		STATUS "installing '$TARGET'"
-		yay -Syu --noconfirm $TARGET \
-			&& SUCCESS "successfully installed '$TARGET'" \
-			|| ERROR "failed to install '$TARGET'" \
+		STATUS "installing '${TARGET}'"
+		yay -Syu --noconfirm ${TARGET} \
+			&& SUCCESS "successfully installed '${TARGET}'" \
+			|| ERROR "failed to install '${TARGET}'" \
 			;
 	}
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ INSTALL_MANAGED__debian() {
 	STATUS "checking / installing '$1'"
 	sudo apt-get install --yes $1 \
 		&& SUCCESS "'$1' installed" \
-		|| ERROR "failed to install $TARGET" \
+		|| ERROR "failed to install ${TARGET}" \
 		;
 }
 
@@ -128,32 +128,29 @@ INSTALL_MANAGED__generic() {
 OS__MAKE_REQUIRED_RESOURCES() {
 	local ERRORS=0
 	local DIRECTORIES=(
-		"$HOME/.config/wryn"
-		"$HOME/.local/bin"
-		"$HOME/.vim/bundle"
-		"$HOME/.vim/colors"
+		"${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}.config}/wryn"
+		"${HOME}/.local/bin"
 		)
 
 	local FILES=(
-		"$HOME/.vimrc"
-		"$HOME/.zshrc"
+		"${HOME}/.zshrc"
 		)
 
 	STATUS 'making required system resources'
-	for D in $DIRECTORIES
+	for D in ${DIRECTORIES}
 	do
-		[ ! -d $D ] && { mkdir -p $D || ERROR "failed to create directory '$D'"; }
+		[ ! -d ${D} ] && { mkdir -p ${D} || ERROR "failed to create directory '${D}'"; }
 	done
 
-	for F in $FILES
+	for F in ${FILES}
 	do
-		[ ! -f $F ] && { touch $F || ERROR "failed to create file '$F'"; }
+		[ ! -f ${F} ] && { touch ${F} || ERROR "failed to create file '${F}'"; }
 	done
 
-	[[ $ERRORS -eq 0 ]] \
+	[[ ${ERRORS} -eq 0 ]] \
 		&& SUCCESS 'finished creating system resources' \
 		|| ERROR 'failed to create system resources' \
 		;
 
-	return $ERRORS
+	return ${ERRORS}
 }
diff --git a/setup/run b/setup/run
index 890ead5..1a6d692 100755
--- a/setup/run
+++ b/setup/run
@@ -21,19 +21,22 @@ done
 source ./requirements.zsh || exit 1
 ################################################################################
 
-LOGFILE="$HOME/dotwryn-install.log"
+LOGFILE="${HOME}/dotwryn-install.txt"
 
-STATUS "installation start : $(date)" 2>> "$LOGFILE"
+STATUS "installation start : $(date)" 2>> "${LOGFILE}"
 {
 	SETUP__OS     || FAIL 1 'failed to set up os-dependencies (see above)'
 	SETUP__GIT    || FAIL 2 'failed to set up git (see above)'
 	SETUP__CONFIG || FAIL 3 'failed to set up program configuration (see above)'
-} 2>&1 | tee --append "$LOGFILE"
+} 2>&1 | tee --append "${LOGFILE}"
 
-STATUS "installation complete: $(date)" 2>> "$LOGFILE"
+STATUS "installation complete: $(date)" 2>> "${LOGFILE}"
 
 ################################################################################
-yN 'keep logfile?' \
-	|| { rm "$LOGFILE" || ERROR "unable to remove '$LOGFILE'" }
+
+[[ ${ERRORS} -eq 0 ]] || {
+	yN 'keep logfile?' \
+		|| { rm "${LOGFILE}" || ERROR "unable to remove '${LOGFILE}'" }
+}
 
 SUCCESS "\n.wryn setup complete; have a nice day :)\n "
diff --git a/vim/rc.d/00.plugin-vundle.vim b/vim/rc.d/00.plugin-vundle.vim
index 63c25be..a1cee08 100644
--- a/vim/rc.d/00.plugin-vundle.vim
+++ b/vim/rc.d/00.plugin-vundle.vim
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-if !isdirectory(expand("$HOME/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim")) | let g:plugins_ok = 0 | finish | endif
+if !empty(glob(expand("$HOME/.vim/bundle")))
+	let $VIM_PLUGIN_DIR=expand("$HOME/.vim/bundle")
+elseif !empty(expand("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"))
+	let $VIM_PLUGIN_DIR=expand("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/bundle")
+else
+	let $VIM_PLUGIN_DIR=expand("$HOME/.config/vim/bundle")
+endif
+
+if !isdirectory(expand("$VIM_PLUGIN_DIR/Vundle.vim")) | let g:plugins_ok = 0 | finish | endif
 " -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set nocompatible
 filetype off
+set rtp+=$VIM_PLUGIN_DIR/Vundle.vim
 
-set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
-
-call vundle#begin()
+call vundle#begin("$VIM_PLUGIN_DIR")
 	Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'      " 00.plugin-vundle.vim
 	Plugin 'valloric/youcompleteme'    " 01.plugin-youcompleteme.vim
 	Plugin 'w0rp/ale'                  " 02.plugin-ale.vim
diff --git a/vim/rc.d/20.options.vim b/vim/rc.d/20.options.vim
index bd9d4b1..6153bcc 100644
--- a/vim/rc.d/20.options.vim
+++ b/vim/rc.d/20.options.vim
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ set showmatch matchtime=0
 set backspace=indent,eol,start
 
 set spellfile=$DOTWRYN/vim/en.utf-8.add spelllang=en
+
+set viminfo+=n$XDG_CACHE_HOME/vim/viminfo
diff --git a/vim/rc.vim b/vim/rc.vim
index a899e83..95a9f6a 100644
--- a/vim/rc.vim
+++ b/vim/rc.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 if empty($DOTWRYN)
-	let $DOTWRYN=expand("$HOME/.wryn")
+	if !empty(glob(expand("$HOME/.wryn")))
+		let $DOTWRYN=expand("$HOME/.wryn")
+	elseif !empty(glob(expand("$XDG_DATA_HOME/wryn")))
+		let $DOTWRYN=expand("$XDG_DATA_HOME/wryn")
+	else
+		let $DOTWRYN=expand("$HOME/.local/share/wryn")
+	endif
 endif
 
 let $VIMRC=expand("$DOTWRYN/vim/rc.vim")
diff --git a/zsh/plugins/fzf-tab b/zsh/plugins/fzf-tab
index c7fb028..7fed01a 160000
--- a/zsh/plugins/fzf-tab
+++ b/zsh/plugins/fzf-tab
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c7fb028ec0bbc1056c51508602dbd61b0f475ac3
+Subproject commit 7fed01afba9392b6392408b9a0cf888522ed7a10
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/00.config.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/00.config.zsh
index d99378d..7463448 100644
--- a/zsh/rc.d/00.config.zsh
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/00.config.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+[ "$DOTWRYN" ] || {
+	[ -d "${HOME}/.wryn" ] \
+		&& export DOTWRYN="${HOME}/.wryn" \
+		|| export DOTWRYN="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-${HOME}/.local/share}/wryn" \
+		;
+}
+
+[ "${DOTWRYN}" ] && [ -d "${DOTWRYN}" ] || {
+	echo "ERROR : cannot determine \$DOTWRYN location" >&2
+	return 1
+}
+
 : \
-	&& source "$HOME/.config/wryn/env.zsh" \
-	&& [ "$DOTWRYN" ] \
-	&& [ -d "$DOTWRYN" ] \
+	&& source "${DOTWRYN}/config/dotwryn.env.zsh" \
+	&& source "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/wryn/env.zsh" \
 	;
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/01.config-xdg.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/01.config-xdg.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31d0d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/01.config-xdg.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#####################################################################
+
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME="${HOME}/.cache"
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${HOME}/.config"
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="${HOME}/.local/share"
+export XDG_STATE_HOME="${HOME}/.local/state"
+
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/${UID}"
+
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/local/share:/usr/share
+export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg
+
+#####################################################################
+
+export AWS_CONFIG_FILE="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/aws/config"
+export AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/aws/credentials"
+export CARGO_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/cargo"
+export GNUPGHOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/gnupg"
+export GOPATH="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/go"
+export NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/npm/npmrc"
+export PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX="${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/python"
+export PYTHONUSERBASE="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/python"
+export PYTHON_HISTORY="${XDG_STATE_HOME}/python/history"
+export RUSTUP_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/rustup"
+export TERMINFO="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/terminfo"
+export TERMINFO_DIRS="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/terminfo:/usr/share/terminfo"
+export XAUTHORITY="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/Xauthority"
+export XINITRC="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/X11/xinitrc"
+export XSERVERRC="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/X11/xserverrc"
+export _Z_DATA="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/z"
+
+#####################################################################
+
+for __SETUP_DIR in \
+	"${XDG_STATE_HOME}/zsh" \
+	"${XDG_STATE_HOME}/python" \
+	"$(dirname -- "${AWS_CONFIG_FILE}")" \
+	"$(dirname -- "${NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG}")" \
+	;
+do
+	[ -d "${__SETUP_DIR}" ] || mkdir -p -- "${__SETUP_DIR}"
+done
+unset __SETUP_DIR
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/01.config-zsh.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/02.config-zsh.zsh
similarity index 80%
rename from zsh/rc.d/01.config-zsh.zsh
rename to zsh/rc.d/02.config-zsh.zsh
index 39ad04d..e775a7e 100644
--- a/zsh/rc.d/01.config-zsh.zsh
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/02.config-zsh.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #####################################################################
 
-HISTFILE=~/.local/zsh.history
+HISTFILE="${XDG_STATE_HOME}/zsh/history"
 HISTSIZE=10000
 SAVEHIST=10000
 
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ bindkey -M vicmd v edit-command-line
 # zsh auto/tab-completion engine
 zmodload -i zsh/complist
 autoload -Uz compinit
-compinit
+compinit -d "${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/zsh/zcompdump-${ZSH_VERSION}"
 
 zstyle ':completion:*' completer _complete _ignored _approximate
 zstyle ':completion:*' max-errors 1
 zstyle ':completion:*' menu select
+zstyle ':completion:*' cache-path "${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/zsh/zcompcache"
 bindkey -M menuselect '^M' .accept-line
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/09.config-misc.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/09.config-misc.zsh
index b1d0adc..f5b58ce 100644
--- a/zsh/rc.d/09.config-misc.zsh
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/09.config-misc.zsh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #####################################################################
 
-# I hate the default "$HOME/go" go path; hide it away
-[ $GOPATH ] \
-	|| export GOPATH="$HOME/.local/go"
-
 # not sure if this is needed anymore since I've moved to alacritty,
 # but leaving this here since it was obnoxious to find
 which kitty &>/dev/null \
@@ -11,9 +7,7 @@ which kitty &>/dev/null \
 
 # many tmux workflows like to interact with the X-server; however,
 # the tmux sessions frequently start before the X-session
-[[ $TERM =~ tmux ]] && [ ! $DISPLAY ] && export DISPLAY=:0
-
-#RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/.config/ripgrep/config"
+[[ ${TERM} =~ tmux ]] && [ ! ${DISPLAY} ] && export DISPLAY=:0
 
 #####################################################################
 return 0
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/19.plugins-local.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/19.plugins-local.zsh
index c41e306..3df6e1d 100644
--- a/zsh/rc.d/19.plugins-local.zsh
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/19.plugins-local.zsh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #####################################################################
 
 ZSH_PLUGINS+=($(
-	find "$(readlink -f -- "$HOME/.local/zsh")" -type f 2>/dev/null
+	find "$(readlink -f -- "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-${HOME}/.local/share}/zsh")" -type f 2>/dev/null
 	))
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/20.setup-path.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/20.setup-path.zsh
index b7a2d46..366834e 100644
--- a/zsh/rc.d/20.setup-path.zsh
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/20.setup-path.zsh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 () {  # create path entries
 	local PATH_ENTRY
 	for PATH_ENTRY in \
-		"$HOME/.local/bin" \
-		"$(go env GOPATH 2>/dev/null)/bin" \
-		"$HOME/.$(hostnamectl --static)" \
+		"${HOME}/.local/bin" \
+		"${HOME}/.local/share/$(hostnamectl --static)" \
+		"${GOPATH}/bin" \
 		;
 	do
 		echo "$PATH" | sed 's/:/\n/g' | grep -q "^$PATH_ENTRY$" \
diff --git a/zsh/rc.d/98.1password-ssh-agent.zsh b/zsh/rc.d/98.1password-ssh-agent.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8adce76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/rc.d/98.1password-ssh-agent.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+find "${HOME}/.1password/agent.sock" &>/dev/null \
+	&& export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="${HOME}/.1password/agent.sock"
+
+return 0