diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua
index 4f3e4fb..4a0334d 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ local prose_plugs = {
 	-- simple static markdown linking and link following using zettel IDs
 	{
 		"marty-oehme/zettelkasten.nvim",
+		dependencies = {
+			"mickael-menu/zk-nvim", -- for the CD when opening index
+		},
 		ft = writing_ft,
 		keys = {
 			{
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ local prose_plugs = {
 			{
 				"<leader>ni",
 				function()
+			        require("zk.commands").get("ZkCd")()
 					require("zettelkasten").index_open()
 				end,
 				desc = "index page",
diff --git a/nvim/.config/sh/alias.d/neovim.sh b/nvim/.config/sh/alias.d/neovim.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da610fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim/.config/sh/alias.d/neovim.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# v shorthand for neovim
+if exist nvim; then
+    alias v="nvim"
+    alias vim="nvim"
+
+    # open notes with my vim zettelkasten plugin
+    # TODO better implementation conditional on zk & zettelkasten existing
+    alias vn='nvim +"lua require \"zk.commands\".get(\"ZkCd\")()" +"lua require \"zettelkasten\".index_open()"'
+fi
diff --git a/sh/.config/sh/alias b/sh/.config/sh/alias
index 5b628a5..4af2790 100644
--- a/sh/.config/sh/alias
+++ b/sh/.config/sh/alias
@@ -7,20 +7,14 @@ exist() { type "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
 # Avoid aliases which I did not create -- unalias EVERYTHING
 unalias -a
 
-# v shorthand for neovim
-if exist nvim; then
-    alias v="nvim"
-    alias vim="nvim"
-    alias vs="nvim -c 'ScratchPad'"                                # open an empty 'scratchpad' which simply disappears after use
-    alias vw="nvim -c \"lua require 'zettelkasten'.index_open()\"" # open to personal wiki
-elif exist vim; then
-    alias v="vim"
-else
-    alias v="vi"
-    alias vim="vi"
+if alias v >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	if exist vim; then
+		alias v="vim"
+	else
+		alias v="vi"
+		alias vim="vi"
+	fi
 fi
-# open notes with my vim zettelkasten plugin
-alias vn='v +"lua require \"zettelkasten\".index_open()"'
 
 # exit shell mimicks vim
 alias :q="exit"