diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 4f813cb..8844b8e 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     "ags": {
       "inputs": {
         "astal": "astal",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1744557573,
@@ -73,6 +75,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "astal_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1747093850,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SaHAtzUyfm4urAcUEZlBFn7dWhoDqA6kaeFZ11CCTf8=",
+        "owner": "aylur",
+        "repo": "astal",
+        "rev": "4820a3e37cc8eb81db6ed991528fb23472a8e4de",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "aylur",
+        "repo": "astal",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-compat": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -199,7 +221,7 @@
         "hyprlang": "hyprlang",
         "hyprutils": "hyprutils",
         "hyprwayland-scanner": "hyprwayland-scanner",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks",
         "systems": "systems",
         "xdph": "xdph"
@@ -391,22 +413,6 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1743583204,
-        "narHash": "sha256-F7n4+KOIfWrwoQjXrL2wD9RhFYLs2/GGe/MQY1sSdlE=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "2c8d3f48d33929642c1c12cd243df4cc7d2ce434",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1746461020,
         "narHash": "sha256-7+pG1I9jvxNlmln4YgnlW4o+w0TZX24k688mibiFDUE=",
@@ -422,7 +428,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_3": {
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1746904237,
         "narHash": "sha256-3e+AVBczosP5dCLQmMoMEogM57gmZ2qrVSrmq9aResQ=",
@@ -464,9 +470,10 @@
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "ags": "ags",
+        "astal": "astal_2",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
       }
     },
     "systems": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 60908db..2c96e05 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@
     home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs"; # ensures version follows nixpkgs
 
     hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
-    ags.url = "github:aylur/ags";
+
+    astal = {
+      url = "github:aylur/astal";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
+    ags = {
+      url = "github:aylur/ags";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ags, ... } @ inputs:
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ags, astal, ... } @ inputs:
     let
       lib = nixpkgs.lib;
       system = "x86_64-linux";
@@ -25,7 +34,7 @@
 	};
 	homeConfigurations = {
 		biscuit = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
-      extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+      extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs system; };
 			inherit pkgs;
 			modules = [ ./home-manager/home.nix 
 			];
diff --git a/packages/ags/default.nix b/packages/ags/default.nix
index 127576c..946f1d2 100644
--- a/packages/ags/default.nix
+++ b/packages/ags/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-{ inputs, pkgs, ... }: {
+{ inputs, pkgs, system, ... }: {
   # add the home manager module
-  imports = [ inputs.ags.homeManagerModules.default ];
+  imports = [ 
+    inputs.ags.homeManagerModules.default 
+    # inputs.astal.homeManagerModules.default
+  ];
+  
+  home.packages = [
+    inputs.astal.packages.${system}.default
+  ];
 
   programs.ags = {
     enable = true;
@@ -14,4 +21,7 @@
       fzf
     ];
   };
+  # programs.astal = {
+  #   enable = true;
+  # };
 }