diff --git a/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh b/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
index 8ddb6a7..9ca5f60 100644
--- a/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
+++ b/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
 # Populate the keyring in the built root from the keyring bundles
 # (/usr/share/pacman/keyrings, incl. the copied cachyos keyring).
 # This mirrors the guide; it runs inside the image you are making.
@@ -10,4 +12,63 @@ pacman-key --populate archlinux cachyos chaotic
 # 'pacman' package, which ships a stock /etc/pacman.conf and would otherwise
 # overwrite this directory's configured version.
 install -m 0644 /root/.live-pacman.conf /etc/pacman.conf
-rm -f /root/.live-pacman.conf
\ No newline at end of file
+rm -f /root/.live-pacman.conf
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Pre-install dotfile dependencies into /etc/skel so new users get them
+# instantly on first login (no network required).
+# ============================================================================
+
+SKEL="/etc/skel"
+
+# ── Oh-My-Zsh ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if [[ ! -d "${SKEL}/.oh-my-zsh" ]]; then
+  echo "[customize] Cloning Oh-My-Zsh into skel..."
+  git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh.git "${SKEL}/.oh-my-zsh"
+fi
+
+# Oh-My-Zsh custom plugins
+ZSH_CUSTOM="${SKEL}/.oh-my-zsh/custom"
+mkdir -p "${ZSH_CUSTOM}/plugins"
+
+declare -A OMZ_PLUGINS=(
+  [zsh-history-substring-search]="https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search.git"
+  [zsh-autosuggestions]="https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git"
+  [zsh-eza]="https://github.com/z-shell/zsh-eza.git"
+  [fzf-zsh-plugin]="https://github.com/unixorn/fzf-zsh-plugin.git"
+  [zsh-syntax-highlighting]="https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git"
+  [zsh-autocomplete]="https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete.git"
+)
+
+for plugin in "${!OMZ_PLUGINS[@]}"; do
+  target="${ZSH_CUSTOM}/plugins/${plugin}"
+  if [[ ! -d "${target}" ]]; then
+    echo "[customize] Cloning OMZ plugin: ${plugin}"
+    git clone --depth=1 "${OMZ_PLUGINS[${plugin}]}" "${target}"
+  fi
+done
+
+# ── LazyVim (lazy.nvim bootstraps on first launch, but pre-clone the plugin) ─
+NVIM_DATA="${SKEL}/.local/share/nvim"
+mkdir -p "${NVIM_DATA}"
+if [[ ! -d "${NVIM_DATA}/lazy/lazy.nvim" ]]; then
+  echo "[customize] Pre-cloning lazy.nvim for LazyVim..."
+  git clone --filter=blob:none --branch=stable \
+    https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git "${NVIM_DATA}/lazy/lazy.nvim"
+fi
+
+# ── Fish: ensure default shell is set for the live user ──────────────────────
+# The live user (usually 'archlinux' or 'root') gets fish as default shell
+if command -v fish &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "[customize] Setting fish as default shell for skel..."
+  chsh -s /usr/bin/fish root 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+# ── Ensure skel directories have correct permissions ─────────────────────────
+chmod 700 "${SKEL}/.config" 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${SKEL}/.config" -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${SKEL}/.config" -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${SKEL}/.config" -name '*.sh' -exec chmod 755 {} \; 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${SKEL}/.local" -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "[customize] Dotfile pre-installation complete."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/bibata-modern-classic-bin/PKGBUILD b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/bibata-modern-classic-bin/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c32776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/bibata-modern-classic-bin/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+groups=(illogical-impulse)
+pkgname=illogical-impulse-bibata-modern-classic-bin
+pkgver=2.0.6
+pkgrel=2
+pkgdesc="Material Based Cursor Theme, installed for illogical-impulse dotfiles"
+arch=('any')
+url="https://github.com/ful1e5/Bibata_Cursor"
+license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
+conflicts=("bibata-cursor-theme" "bibata-cursor-theme-bin")
+options=('!strip')
+_variant=Bibata-Modern-Classic
+source=("${pkgname%-bin}-$pkgver.tar.xz::$url/releases/download/v$pkgver/$_variant.tar.xz")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+package() {
+  install -dm755 "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons"
+  cp -dr --no-preserve=mode $_variant "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons"
+}
diff --git a/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/microtex-git/PKGBUILD b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/microtex-git/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8bb738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/microtex-git/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+groups=(illogical-impulse)
+pkgname=illogical-impulse-microtex-git
+_pkgname=MicroTeX
+pkgver=r494.0e3707f
+pkgrel=4
+pkgdesc='MicroTeX for illogical-impulse dotfiles.'
+#pkgdesc="A dynamic, cross-platform, and embeddable LaTeX rendering library"
+arch=("x86_64")
+#url="https://github.com/NanoMichael/${_pkgname}"
+url="https://github.com/end-4/${_pkgname}"
+license=('MIT')
+depends=(
+  tinyxml2
+  gtkmm3
+  gtksourceviewmm
+  cairomm
+)
+makedepends=("git" "cmake")
+source=("git+${url}.git")
+sha256sums=("SKIP")
+
+prepare() {
+  cd $_pkgname
+  sed -i 's/gtksourceviewmm-3.0/gtksourceviewmm-4.0/' CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i 's/tinyxml2.so.10/tinyxml2.so.11/' CMakeLists.txt
+}
+
+build() {
+  cd $_pkgname
+  cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None
+  cmake --build build
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd $_pkgname
+  install -Dm0755 -t "$pkgdir/opt/$_pkgname/" build/LaTeX
+  cp -r build/res "$pkgdir/opt/$_pkgname/"
+  install -Dm0644 -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/" LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/quickshell-git/PKGBUILD b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/quickshell-git/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d6e83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/quickshell-git/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+_commit='7511545ee20664e3b8b8d3322c0ffe7567c56f7a'
+# Useful links:
+# https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell/commits/branch/master
+# https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/quickshell-git
+
+groups=(illogical-impulse)
+_prefix='illogical-impulse'
+_pkgname=quickshell
+pkgname="$_prefix-$_pkgname-git"
+pkgver=0.1.0.r1
+pkgrel=8
+pkgdesc="$_pkgname-git pinned commit and extra deps for $_prefix"
+arch=(x86_64 aarch64)
+url='https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell'
+options=(!strip)
+license=('LGPL-3.0-only')
+depends=(
+  'cpptrace'
+  'jemalloc'
+  'mesa'
+  'qt6-declarative'
+  'qt6-base'
+  'qt6-svg'
+  'libdrm'
+  'libpipewire'
+  'libxcb'
+  'wayland'
+  # NOTE: Below are custom dependencies of illogical-impulse
+  qt6-5compat 
+  qt6-avif-image-plugin
+  qt6-imageformats
+  qt6-multimedia
+  qt6-positioning
+  qt6-quicktimeline
+  qt6-sensors
+  qt6-svg
+  qt6-tools
+  qt6-translations
+  qt6-virtualkeyboard
+  qt6-wayland
+  kirigami
+  kdialog
+  syntax-highlighting
+)
+makedepends=(
+  'cli11'
+  'cmake'
+  'git'
+  'ninja'
+  'qt6-shadertools'
+  'spirv-tools'
+  'vulkan-headers'
+  'wayland'
+  'wayland-protocols'
+)
+provides=("$_pkgname" "$_pkgname-git")
+conflicts=("$_pkgname" "$_pkgname-git")
+
+_pkgsrc="$_pkgname"
+source=("$_pkgsrc::git+$url.git#commit=$_commit"
+  quickshell-check.hook)
+sha256sums=('SKIP'
+  '8543e21aeaaa5441b73a679160e7601a957f16c433e8d6bd9257e80bd0e94083')
+
+build() {
+  cd "$_pkgname"
+  cmake -GNinja -B build \
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo" \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+    -DDISTRIBUTOR="AUR (package: quickshell-git)" \
+    -DDISTRIBUTOR_DEBUGINFO_AVAILABLE=NO \
+    -DINSTALL_QML_PREFIX=lib/qt6/qml
+
+  cmake --build build
+}
+
+package() {
+  install -Dm644 "quickshell-check.hook" -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/libalpm/hooks"
+  cd "$_pkgname"
+  DESTDIR="$pkgdir" cmake --install build
+  install -Dm644 "LICENSE" -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$_pkgname"
+}
diff --git a/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/quickshell-git/quickshell-check.hook b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/quickshell-git/quickshell-check.hook
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a97f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localrepo/end4-pkgbuilds/quickshell-git/quickshell-check.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Trigger]
+Operation = Upgrade
+Operation = Install
+Type = Package
+Target = qt6-base
+Target = qt6-wayland
+[Action]
+Description = Querying Quickshell compatibility after Qt6 update...
+When = PostTransaction
+Exec = /usr/bin/quickshell --private-check-compat
diff --git a/localrepo/illogical-impulse-bibata-modern-classic-bin-2.0.6-2-any.pkg.tar.zst b/localrepo/illogical-impulse-bibata-modern-classic-bin-2.0.6-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a659a1
Binary files /dev/null and b/localrepo/illogical-impulse-bibata-modern-classic-bin-2.0.6-2-any.pkg.tar.zst differ
diff --git a/localrepo/illogical-impulse-quickshell-git-0.1.0.r1-8-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst b/localrepo/illogical-impulse-quickshell-git-0.1.0.r1-8-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e7d99
Binary files /dev/null and b/localrepo/illogical-impulse-quickshell-git-0.1.0.r1-8-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst differ
diff --git a/packages.x86_64 b/packages.x86_64
index 62cc741..fc926cf 100644
--- a/packages.x86_64
+++ b/packages.x86_64
@@ -14,19 +14,23 @@ base
 base-devel
 bash
 bat
+bc
 bcachefs-tools
 bind
 blueman
 bluez
-bluez-uttils
+bluez-utils
 bolt
+brightnessctl
 brltty
 btop
+bullet
 btrfs-progs
 bully
 cachyos-keyring
 cachyos-mirrorlist
 catppuccin-cursors-macchiato
+cava
 celt
 chaotic-keyring
 chaotic-mirrorlist
@@ -34,6 +38,8 @@ cifs-utils
 clamav
 clonezilla
 cloud-init
+cliphist
+cmake
 cmatrix
 code
 cowsay
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@ dialog
 diffutils
 dmidecode
 dmraid
+ddcutil
 dnsmasq
 dolphin-plugins
 dosfstools
@@ -69,6 +76,9 @@ exfatprogs
 f2fs-tools
 faac
 faad2
+fish
+flac
+fontconfig
 fastfetch
 fatresize
 fcitx5
@@ -93,6 +103,7 @@ fzf
 ghostty
 ghostty-terminfo
 git
+geoclue
 glib2-devel
 gnome-disk-utility
 gnome-font-viewer
@@ -100,6 +111,7 @@ gnome-online-accounts
 gnome-power-manager
 gpart
 gparted
+go-yq
 gpm
 gptfdisk
 grml-zsh-config
@@ -120,13 +132,20 @@ hcxtools
 hdparm
 htop
 hyperv
+hypridle
+hyprlock
 hyprpolkitagent
+hyprpicker
+hyprshot
+hyprsunset
+icu
 intel-ucode
 inxi
 irssi
 iw
 iwd
 jfsutils
+jq
 just
 kdeconnect
 kde-inotify-survey
@@ -134,6 +153,8 @@ kdenetwork-filesharing
 kimageformats
 kio-admin
 kio-gdrive
+kirigami
+kitty
 kitty-terminfo
 kleopatra
 kmscon-terminfo
@@ -146,6 +167,14 @@ kwalletmanager
 lazygit
 ldns
 less
+libass
+libdbusmenu-gtk3
+libdecor
+libevdev
+libportal
+libportal-gtk4
+libqalculate
+libpipewire
 lftp
 libfido2
 libfprint
@@ -172,10 +201,12 @@ magic-wormhole
 mako
 man-db
 man-pages
+matugen
 mc
 mdadm
 memtest86+
 memtest86+-efi
+meson
 meshy-git
 mkinitcpio
 mkinitcpio-archiso
@@ -188,6 +219,7 @@ mplayer
 mpv-mpris
 mtools
 nano
+ncurses
 nbd
 ndisc6
 neofetch
@@ -220,6 +252,7 @@ open-vm-tools
 openvpn
 os-prober
 otf-font-awesome
+otf-space-grotesk
 pacman-contrib
 pacserve
 pamixer
@@ -231,8 +264,11 @@ pcsclite
 perl-image-exiftool
 piper
 pipewire-alsa
+pipewire-pulse
 plasma-browser-integration
+playerctl
 plocate
+polkit
 power-profiles-daemon
 ppp
 pptpclient
@@ -246,11 +282,24 @@ python-pyquery
 python-ufonormalizer
 python-uv
 python-virtualenv
+python-aiohttp
+python-packaging
 qalculate-gtk
 qemu-full
 qemu-guest-agent
 qt5-quickcontrols2
 qt6ct
+qt6-5compat
+qt6-avif-image-plugin
+qt6-imageformats
+qt6-multimedia
+qt6-positioning
+qt6-quicktimeline
+qt6-sensors
+qt6-tools
+qt6-translations
+qt6-virtualkeyboard
+qt6-wayland
 rclone
 refind
 reflector
@@ -275,15 +324,18 @@ smartmontools
 snapd
 sof-firmware
 sox
+songrec
 speech-dispatcher
 squashfs-tools
 sshfs
 ssh-import-id
+starship
 steam
 sudo
 swaync
 syncthing
 syncthingtray-qt6
+syntax-highlighting
 syslinux
 systemd-resolvconf
 tailscale
@@ -291,6 +343,8 @@ tcpdump
 tea
 terminus-font
 termshark
+tesseract
+tesseract-data-eng
 testdisk
 texlive-bin
 thunar
@@ -310,7 +364,12 @@ ttf-droid
 ttf-fantasque-nerd
 ttf-fira-code
 ttf-jetbrains-mono
+ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
+ttf-material-symbols-variable-git
 ttf-ms-fonts
+ttf-readex-pro
+ttf-rubik-vf
+ttf-twemoji
 ttf-victor-mono
 tty-clock
 tumbler
@@ -318,6 +377,7 @@ udftools
 uget
 umockdev
 unrar
+upower
 upscayl-bin
 uriparser
 usbguard
@@ -333,6 +393,7 @@ virt-manager
 virtualbox-guest-utils-nox
 vpnc
 wallust
+wayland-protocols
 wine
 winetricks
 wireless-regdb
@@ -340,16 +401,20 @@ wireless_tools
 woeusb-ng
 wpa_supplicant
 wvdial
+wtype
 xarchiver
 xclip
 xdg-utils
+xdg-user-dirs
 xdotool
 xfsprogs
 xl2tpd
 xwaylandvideobridge
 yay
+ydotool
 yt-dlp
 zen-browser-bin
+yq
 zram-generator
 zsh
 zsh-completions