diff --git a/bootstrap/install_packages.sh b/bootstrap/install_packages.sh
index 66ac563..a7383fd 100755
--- a/bootstrap/install_packages.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/install_packages.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PKG_TSV_FILE=${PKG_TSV_FILE:-bootstrap/packages_stable.tsv}
 packages_repo="${BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES:-$(grep -e '	R	' "$PKG_TSV_FILE" | cut -f1 -d'	')}"
 packages_aur="${BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_AUR:-$(grep -e '	A	' "$PKG_TSV_FILE" | cut -f1 -d'	')}"
 packages_pipx="${BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_PIPX:-$(grep -e '	P	' "$PKG_TSV_FILE" | cut -f1,5 -d'	')}"
+packages_uv="${BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_PIPX:-$(grep -e '	U	' "$PKG_TSV_FILE" | cut -f1,5 -d'	')}"
 
 main() {
     local cmd=""
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ main() {
 
     case "$1" in
     -v | --version)
-        printf "Package bootstrap script.\n\n©Marty Oehme\n\nVersion: 0.3\n"
+        printf "Package bootstrap script.\n\n©Marty Oehme\n\nVersion: 0.4\n"
         ;;
     -h | --help)
         printf "Usage: install [-f|--force][-v|--version][-h|--help]\n\n-f     Do not ask for any confirmations but force update and installation.\n"
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ install_packages() {
     fi
 }
 
+# check if any packages in list
+has_pkg() { # 1=variable containing packages
+    if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
 install_pipx() {
     if type pipx >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "Existing pipx installation found .........................................."
@@ -84,6 +93,18 @@ install_pipx() {
     fi
 }
 
+install_uv() {
+    if type uv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Existing uv installation found .........................................."
+        return
+    fi
+    if "$unattended"; then
+        paru -S --noconfirm uv
+    else
+        paru -S uv
+    fi
+}
+
 install_pipx_pkgs() {
     while IFS= read -r line; do
         if [ -z "$line" ]; then return; fi
@@ -97,6 +118,20 @@ install_pipx_pkgs() {
     done <<<"$packages_pipx"
 }
 
+install_uv_pkgs() {
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [ -z "$line" ]; then return; fi
+        prog=$(echo "$line" | cut -f1 -d'	')
+        injections=$(echo "$line" | cut -f2 -d'	')
+
+        cmd_with_args="uv tool install"
+        for inject_args in ${injections//,/ }; do
+            cmd_with_args+=" --with $inject_args"
+        done
+        $cmd_with_args "$prog"
+    done <<<"$packages_uv"
+}
+
 install() {
     unattended=$1
     echo "Beginning package bootstrap ..............................................."
@@ -105,11 +140,20 @@ install() {
     echo "Installing apps ..........................................................."
     update_repos "$unattended"
     install_packages "$unattended"
-    echo "Done ......................................................................"
-    echo "Installing pipx ..........................................................."
-    install_pipx
-    echo "Installing pipx packages .................................................."
-    install_pipx_pkgs
+
+    if has_pkg "$packages_pipx"; then
+        echo "Installing pipx ..........................................................."
+        install_pipx
+        echo "Installing pipx packages .................................................."
+        install_pipx_pkgs
+    fi
+
+    if has_pkg "$packages_uv"; then
+        echo "Installing uv ..........................................................."
+        install_uv
+        echo "Installing uv packages .................................................."
+        install_uv_pkgs
+    fi
     echo "Done ......................................................................"
 }
 
diff --git a/bootstrap/packages_stable.tsv b/bootstrap/packages_stable.tsv
index fb736d2..b98f22d 100644
--- a/bootstrap/packages_stable.tsv
+++ b/bootstrap/packages_stable.tsv
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ bash-language-server	Bash language server implementation based on Tree Sitter an
 bat	Cat clone with syntax highlighting and git integration	R	
 bats	Bash Automated Testing System	R	
 bc	An arbitrary precision calculator language	R	
-beancount	A personal double entry accounting and budgeting software	P		git+https://github.com/bratekarate/beancount-categorizer.git,beancount-dkb,fava,python-magic,smart-importer
+beancount	A personal double entry accounting and budgeting software	U		git+https://github.com/bratekarate/beancount-categorizer.git,beancount-dkb,fava,git+https://github.com/andreasgerstmayr/fava-dashboards.git,python-magic,smart-importer,neovim
+beanquery	A customizable light-weight SQL query tool that works on tabular data, including Beancount	U		
 bearssl	Implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol (RFC 5246) written in C	R	
-beets	Organize your music collection from the command line	P		beetcamp,deets-describe,beets-ydl,pyacoustid,pylast
+beets	Organize your music collection from the command line	U		beetcamp,beets-describe,beets-ydl,pyacoustid,pylast
 bemenu-dmenu	Symlink for using bemenu (native wayland support) as a drop-in replacement to dmenu	A	
 bemoji	Emoji picker that remembers your favorites	A	
 bibclean	BibTeX and Scribe bibliography prettyprinter and syntax checker	A	
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ edir	Program to rename, remove, and copy files and directories using your editor
 efm-langserver	General purpose Language Server	A	
 enca	Charset analyser and converter	R	
 entr	Run arbitrary commands when files change	R	
-euporie	View and work with ipnb Python notebooks from the cli	P
+euporie	View and work with ipnb Python notebooks from the cli	U	
 exercism-bin	Command line client for exercism.io	A	
 exfat-utils	Utilities for exFAT file system	R	
 eza	A modern replacement for ls (community fork of exa)	R	
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ maim	Utility to take a screenshot using imlib2	R
 mako	Lightweight notification daemon for Wayland	R	
 man-db	A utility for reading man pages	R	
 man-pages	Linux man pages	R	
-markdown-anki-decks	Construct and modify anki decks directly with markdown	P
+markdown-anki-decks	Construct and modify anki decks directly with markdown	U	
 markdownlint-cli	MarkdownLint Command Line Interface	A	
 masterpdfeditor-free	A complete solution for creation and editing PDF files - Free version without watermark	A	
 mbsync-git	free (GPL) mailbox synchronization program	A	
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ offpunk	Fork of the command-line Gemini client AV-98 with added offline capabili
 oh-my-zsh-git	A community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 180+ optional plugins and over 120 themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community	A	
 os-prober	Utility to detect other OSes on a set of drives	R	
 pacman-contrib	Contributed scripts and tools for pacman systems	R	
-papis	Papis is a powerful and highly extensible command-line based document and bibliography manager.	P		whoosh,papis-zotero,papis-scihub,git+https://git.martyoeh.me/Marty/papis-extract.git,git+https://github.com/supersambo/papis-tui,pybtex-apa-style,git+https://git.martyoeh.me/Marty/papis-bbt-formatter.git
+papis	Papis is a powerful and highly extensible command-line based document and bibliography manager.	U		whoosh,papis-zotero,papis-scihub,git+https://git.martyoeh.me/Marty/papis-extract.git,git+https://github.com/supersambo/papis-tui,pybtex-apa-style,git+https://git.martyoeh.me/Marty/papis-bbt-formatter.git
 parallel	A shell tool for executing jobs in parallel	R	
 parsec-bin	Remotely connect to a gaming pc for a low latency remote computing experience	A	
 paru-bin	Feature packed AUR helper	A	
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ protonvpn	Official ProtonVPN metapackage that installs protonvpn-gui and protonv
 ptpython	Python REPL build on top of prompt_toolkit	A	
 pulsemixer	CLI and curses mixer for pulseaudio	R	
 pup	Command line tool for processing HTML	A	
-pv	A terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline.	R	
+pv	A terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline	R	
 pyright	Type checker for the Python language	R	
 python-adblock	Brave's adblock library in Python	R	
 python-dictcc	commandline tool for dict.cc	A	
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ python-pyqt6-networkauth	Python bindings for QtNetworkAuth	R
 python-readability-lxml	Fast html to text parser (article readability tool) python library	R	
 python-slugify	A Python slugify application that handles unicode	R	
 python-tasklib	Python library for interacting with taskwarrior databases	R	
+python-tgpt	Programmatic access to tgpt through python	U	
 qemu-desktop	A QEMU setup for desktop environments	R	
 qt5-wayland	Provides APIs for Wayland	R	
 qt5-xmlpatterns	Support for XPath, XQuery, XSLT and XML schema validation	R	
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ tidy-viewer	CLI csv pretty printer that uses column styling	A
 timew	Timewarrior, A command line time tracking application	R	
 tinyxxd	Standalone version of the hex dump utility that comes with ViM	R	
 tlp	Linux Advanced Power Management	R	
-toilet	free replacement for the FIGlet utility.	A	
+toilet	Free replacement for the FIGlet utility	R	
 topgrade-bin	Invoke the upgrade procedure of multiple package managers	A	
 traceroute	Tracks the route taken by packets over an IP network	R	
 translate-shell	A command-line interface and interactive shell for Google Translate	R	
diff --git a/bootstrap/packages_testing.tsv b/bootstrap/packages_testing.tsv
index e53c5da..1226a04 100644
--- a/bootstrap/packages_testing.tsv
+++ b/bootstrap/packages_testing.tsv
@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@ Name	Description	Source	Target
 adbfs-rootless-git	fuse filesystem over adb tool for android devices, no device root required	A	
 arch-install-scripts	Scripts to aid in installing Arch Linux	R	
 blueberry	Bluetooth configuration tool	R	
-dotter-rs-bin	A dotfile manager and templater written in Rust	A	
-eza	A modern replacement for ls (community fork of exa)	R	
 feishin-appimage	A modern self-hosted music player.	A	
-khal	CLI calendar application built around CalDAV	R	
 m4b-tool-bin	A command line utility to merge, split and chapterize audiobook files such as mp3, ogg, flac, m4a or m4b	A	
 nodejs-markmap-cli	Create markmaps (mindmaps from markdown) from CLI	A	
-pv	A terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline	R	
 qpwgraph	PipeWire Graph Qt GUI Interface	R	
 texlive-latexextra	TeX Live - LaTeX additional packages	R	
-toilet	Free replacement for the FIGlet utility	R	
-vifm	A file manager with curses interface, which provides Vi[m]-like environment	R	
 woeusb-ng	Simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick with Windows installer.	A	
diff --git a/desktop/.config/waybar/config b/desktop/.config/waybar/config
index 6946a07..6f2a18e 100644
--- a/desktop/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/desktop/.config/waybar/config
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
     "layer": "top",
     "modules-left": ["river/tags", "custom/events", "custom/vidl", "river/window"],
     "modules-center": ["clock", "custom/media"],
-    "modules-right": ["river/mode", "custom/wireguard", "custom/archupdates", "pulseaudio", "backlight", "network", "cpu", "memory", "temperature", "battery", "tray"],
+    "modules-right": ["river/mode", "custom/wireguard", "custom/archupdates", "pulseaudio", "backlight", "network", "cpu", "memory", "temperature", "tray", "battery"],
     "custom/archupdates": {
-        "format": "{} {icon}",
-        "format-alt-click": "right",
+        "format": "{icon}",
+        "format-alt": "{} {icon}",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "format-icons": {
             "default": ""
         },
@@ -16,17 +17,22 @@
     },
     "backlight": {
         "device": "intel_backlight",
-        "format": "{percent}% {icon}",
-        "format-icons": ["滋", "", "", ""],
+        "format": "{icon}",
+        "format-alt": "{percent}% {icon}",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
+        "format-icons": ["󰛩", "󱩎", "󱩏", "󱩐", "󱩑", "󱩒", "󱩓", "󱩔", "󱩕", "󱩖", "󰛨"],
+        "tooltip-format": "{percent}% {icon}",
         "on-scroll-up": "brightnessctl set 1%+",
         "on-scroll-down": "brightnessctl set 1%-"
     },
     "battery": {
-        "format": "{capacity}% {icon}",
-        "format-alt":"{capacity}% ({time}) {icon}",
+        "format": "{icon}",
+        "format-warning": "{capacity}% {icon}",
+        "format-critical": "{capacity}% {icon}",
+        "format-alt":"{capacity}% {icon}",
         "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "format-icons": ["", "", "", "", ""],
-        "interval": 60,
+        "interval": 10,
         "states": {
             "warning": 30,
             "critical": 15
@@ -39,14 +45,15 @@
     },
     "cpu": {
         "interval": 10,
-        "format": "{usage}% ",
+        "format": "",
+        "format-alt": "{usage}% ",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "max-length": 10,
         "states": {
             "warning": 50,
             "critical": 80
         },
-        "on-click": "$TERMINAL start --class float top",
-        "on-click-right": "$TERMINAL start --class float glances"
+        "on-click": "$TERMINAL start --class float htop"
     },
     "custom/events": {
         "exec-if": "command -v khal >/dev/null 2>&1",
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@
         "return-type": "json",
         "interval": 300,
         "on-click": "$TERMINAL start --class float ikhal",
-        "format": "{icon}{}",
+        "format": "{icon}{0}", // issue tracked here https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/issues/3623
         "format-icons": {
             "event": "   ",
             "no-event": "",
@@ -62,9 +69,12 @@
     },
     "memory": {
         "interval": 30,
-        "format": "{avail:0.1f}G ",
+        "format": "{icon}",
         "format-alt": "{used:0.1f}G/{total:0.1f}G ",
         "format-alt-click": "click-right",
+        "tooltip": true,
+        "tooltip-format": "{used:0.1f}G/{total:0.1f}G \nUsed: {percentage} %\nSwap: {swapPercentage} %",
+        "format-icons": ["󰪞", "󰪟", "󰪠", "󰪡", "󰪢", "󰪣", "󰪤", "󰪥"],
         "max-length": 10
     },
     "mpd": {
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@
     },
     "custom/media": {
         "format": "{icon}{}",
-        "format-alt-click": "right",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "return-type": "json",
         "format-icons": {
             "Playing": " ",
@@ -108,11 +118,11 @@
     },
     "network": {
         "format": "{ifname}",
-        "format-wifi": "{signalStrength}% ",
-        "format-ethernet": "{ipaddr}/{cidr} 󰈀",
-        "format-disconnected": "󰖪", 
+        "format-wifi": "",
+        "format-ethernet": "󰈀 ",
+        "format-disconnected": "󰖪 ",
         "tooltip-format": "{ifname} via {gwaddr} 󰈁",
-        "tooltip-format-wifi": "{essid}: {bandwidthDownBits}-{bandwidthUpBits} ({signalStrength}%)  {ifname}",
+        "tooltip-format-wifi": "{essid}: {bandwidthDownBits}-{bandwidthUpBits} ({signalStrength}%)    {ifname}",
         "tooltip-format-ethernet": "{ifname} 󰈀",
         "tooltip-format-disconnected": "Disconnected",
         "max-length": 50,
@@ -120,9 +130,11 @@
         // "on-click-right": "sudo rfkill toggle wlan"
     },
     "pulseaudio": {
-        "format": "{volume}% {icon}",
+        "format": "{icon}",
+        "format-alt": "{volume}% {icon}",
         "format-bluetooth": "{volume}% {icon} ",
-        "format-muted": "",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
+        "format-muted": "󰖁",
         "format-icons": {
             "headphone": "",
             "hands-free": "",
@@ -130,22 +142,24 @@
             "phone": "",
             "portable": "",
             "car": "",
-            "default": ["", ""]
+            "default": ["", "", ""]
         },
-        "scroll-step": 1,
+        "scroll-step": 2,
         "on-click": "$TERMINAL start --class float pulsemixer",
         "on-scroll-up": "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +1%",
         "on-scroll-down": "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -1%"
     },
     "river/tags": {
         "num-tags": 10,
-        "tag-labels": [ "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "" ]
+        "tag-labels": [ "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "" ],
     },
     "river/mode": {
         "format": "{} ",
     },
     "river/window": {
-        "format": "   {}",
+        "format": " ",
+        "format-alt": "  {}",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "max-length": 70
     },
     "temperature": {
@@ -153,7 +167,9 @@
         "hwmon-path": "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon5/temp1_input",
         "critical-threshold": 80,
         // "format-critical": "{temperatureC}° ",
-        "format": "{temperatureC}° ",
+        "format": "",
+        "format-alt": "{temperatureC}° ",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "on-click": "$TERMINAL start --class float watch sensors"
     },
     "tray": {
@@ -172,20 +188,20 @@
             "pia": "󰖂",
             "netbird": "󱗆"
         },
+        "format-alt": "{} {icon}",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "exec": "~/.config/waybar/modules/wireguard json",
         "exec-if": "command -v nmcli >/dev/null 2>&1",
         "return-type": "json",
         "signal": 6,
-        "interval": 60,
+        "interval": 20,
     },
     "custom/vidl": {
-        "format": "{icon}{}",
-        "format-alt-click": "right",
-        "format-icons": {
-            "default": "   "
-        },
+        "format": "",
+        "format-alt": "   {}",
+        "format-alt-click": "click-right",
         "exec": "wc -l ~/.local/share/vidl/vidl_queue | cut -d' ' -f1",
-        "exec-if": "[ -f ~/.local/share/vidl/vidl_queue ]",
+        "exec-if": "[ $(vidl -p) = 'running' ] && [ $(vidl -P) -gt 0 ]",
         "interval": 5,
         "on-click": "$TERMINAL start --class float nvim ~/.local/share/vidl/vidl_queue"
     },
diff --git a/desktop/.config/waybar/style.css b/desktop/.config/waybar/style.css
index 348a579..5d210fe 100644
--- a/desktop/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/desktop/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ window#waybar.hidden {
     color: @base0C;
 }
 
+/* give coherent background */
+.modules-right  {
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    background-color: @base01;
+}
+
 #clock,
 #battery,
 #cpu,
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ window#waybar.hidden {
 #custom-events,
 #custom-vidl,
 #custom-media {
-    padding: 0 10px;
+    padding: 0 5px;
     margin: 0 5px;
     color: @base05;
     background-color: @base01;
@@ -84,6 +91,10 @@ window#waybar.hidden {
     background-color: @base02;
 }
 
+#mode.interact_float {
+    background-color: @base0D;
+}
+
 /* Mark active output through highlighted window background */
 #window {
     background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/formatting.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/formatting.lua
index 42c24d8..2ff40a2 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/formatting.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/formatting.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ local formatters = {
 	liquid = { "prettier" },
 	lua = { "stylua" },
 	markdown = { "prettier", "injected" },
+	nim = { "nimpretty" },
 	python = { "ruff_fix", "ruff_format", "ruff_organize_imports" },
 	quarto = { "prettier", "injected" },
 	sh = { "shfmt" },
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
index ec10a8f..5b6e2ac 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ local servers = {
 		},
 	},
 	marksman = {},
+	nim_langserver = {},
 	basedpyright = {},
 	ruff = {},
 	serve_d = {},
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ return {
 
 			local python_path
 			-- ensure python virtualenv is determined automatically on lsp start
+			-- we primarily use pyright for cmp lsp completion & hover info
 			lspconfig.basedpyright.setup({
 				on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
 					on_attach(client, bufnr)
@@ -299,12 +301,13 @@ return {
 					client.config.settings.python.pythonPath = python_path
 				end,
 				settings = {
-					-- disable imports and linting since, we use ruff for that
+					-- disable imports and linting since, using ruff for it
 					pyright = {
 						disableOrganizeImports = true,
 					},
 					python = {
 						analysis = {
+							-- ignore all files, use ruff for linting
 							ignore = { "*" },
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/scripts/.local/bin/vidl b/scripts/.local/bin/vidl
index 5192922..86b34bf 100755
--- a/scripts/.local/bin/vidl
+++ b/scripts/.local/bin/vidl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Options:
 
 urls=("$@")
 
-while getopts "t:f:d:hcp" opt; do
+while getopts "t:f:d:hcpP" opt; do
     case "$opt" in
     # v)  verbose=1
     # ;;
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ while getopts "t:f:d:hcp" opt; do
         ONLY_DO=clear
         ;;
     p)
+        ONLY_DO=status
+        ;;
+    P)
         ONLY_DO=remaining
         ;;
     h | \? | *)
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ is_in_queue() { # 1=url
 }
 
 add_to_queue() { # 1=url
+
     if is_in_queue "$1"; then return; fi
     echo "$1" >>"$queue_file"
     echo "added $url to queue."
@@ -193,6 +197,14 @@ print_queue_remaining() {
     wc -l "$queue_file" | cut -f1 -d' '
 }
 
+print_status() {
+    if is_only_instance; then
+        printf "stopped\n"
+        return
+    fi
+    printf "running\n"
+}
+
 main() {
     setup
     if [ "$ONLY_DO" = "clear" ]; then
@@ -201,6 +213,9 @@ main() {
     elif [ "$ONLY_DO" = "remaining" ]; then
         print_queue_remaining
         exit
+    elif [ "$ONLY_DO" = "status" ]; then
+        print_status
+        exit
     fi
 
     for url in "$@"; do