diff --git a/configs/nixos/hosts/zeus/default.nix b/configs/nixos/hosts/zeus/default.nix
index 9e49cd8..56bdf2f 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/hosts/zeus/default.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/hosts/zeus/default.nix
@@ -49,8 +49,19 @@
   modules.desktop.apps.vencord.enable = true;
 
   home-manager.users.${config.user.name}.wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.monitor = [
-    "HDMI-A-1,1920x1080@120,0x0,1,transform,3"
-    "DP-3,2560x1440@239.96,1080x0,1"
+    {
+      output = "HDMI-A-1";
+      mode = "1920x1080@120";
+      position = "0x0";
+      scale = 1;
+      transform = 3;
+    }
+    {
+      output = "DP-3";
+      mode = "2560x1440@239.96";
+      position = "1080x0";
+      scale = 1;
+    }
   ];
 
 }
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/default.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/default.nix
index 7cc25db..acfbfdf 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,12 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 # The Hyprland compositor.
 let
   cfg = config.modules.desktop.session.hyprland; # NOLINT(let_order)
-  cursor = config.stylix.cursor;
-
-  # Numbered-workspace switch and move for 1..9, the operator's i3 muscle memory.
-  workspaceBinds = lib.concatMap (n: [
-    "$mod, ${toString n}, workspace, ${toString n}"
-    "$mod SHIFT, ${toString n}, movetoworkspace, ${toString n}"
-  ]) (lib.range 1 9);
-
   user = config.user.name;
-
-  # Flip the tiling strategy between the two built-in layouts, since neither a
-  # dispatcher nor a keyword toggles it on its own.
-  toggleLayout = pkgs.writeShellScript "hypr-toggle-layout" ''
-    if [ "$(hyprctl getoption -j general:layout | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r .str)" = dwindle ]; then
-      hyprctl keyword general:layout master
-    else
-      hyprctl keyword general:layout dwindle
-    fi
-  '';
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.session.hyprland = {
@@ -56,134 +37,21 @@ in
       # uwsm owns the systemd graphical-session targets.
       systemd.enable = false;
 
-      # Write the native hyprlang hyprland.conf, whose variable and bind syntax
-      # the settings below are expressed in.
-      configType = "hyprlang";
+      # Write the native Lua Hyprland config. Home Manager renders the Nix
+      # settings below as hl.* calls.
+      configType = "lua";
+      importantPrefixes = [ "config" ];
 
       settings = {
-        "$mod" = "SUPER";
-        "$terminal" = "ghostty";
-
-        # Session variables handed to the compositor directly.
-        # UWSM launches the session without the shell profile that would carry
-        # them, so a variable the compositor or its children must see is set
-        # here rather than through home-manager's sessionVariables.
-        env = [
-          # Chromium and Electron apps read this to select native Wayland;
-          # nixpkgs wrappers (Obsidian's included) gate their Wayland flags on
-          # it, so without it they run under XWayland and blur at this DPI.
-          "NIXOS_OZONE_WL,1"
-        ]
-        # Bibata ships XCursor only.
-        # The hyprcursor variables name the same theme, which Hyprland
-        # resolves through its XCursor fallback.
-        ++ lib.optionals (cursor != null) [
-          "XCURSOR_THEME,${cursor.name}"
-          "XCURSOR_SIZE,${toString cursor.size}"
-          "HYPRCURSOR_THEME,${cursor.name}"
-          "HYPRCURSOR_SIZE,${toString cursor.size}"
-        ];
-
-        input = {
-          kb_layout = "us";
-          # Caps is a second Escape.
-          # Shift+Caps still toggles a real CapsLock.
-          kb_options = "caps:escape_shifted_capslock";
-          # Snappy key repeat.
-          repeat_delay = 250;
-          repeat_rate = 45;
-          accel_profile = "flat";
-          touchpad = {
-            natural_scroll = true;
-            tap-to-click = true;
-            disable_while_typing = true;
-          };
-        };
-
-        general = {
-          gaps_in = 4;
-          gaps_out = 8;
-          border_size = 2;
-          layout = "dwindle";
-        };
-
-        decoration = {
-          rounding = 6;
-          blur.enabled = cfg.blur;
-        };
-
-        # XWayland clients render at the panel's native resolution instead of
-        # being raster-scaled by the compositor at the fractional monitor scale.
-        xwayland.force_zero_scaling = true;
-
-        animations = {
-          enabled = true;
-          bezier = [ "ease, 0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1.0" ];
-          # Durations are in centiseconds.
-          # Short values keep the motion subtle.
-          animation = [
-            "windows, 1, 3, ease"
-            "fade, 1, 3, ease"
-            # Layer surfaces like the launcher fade in a touch quicker than windows.
-            "layersIn, 1, 2, ease"
-            "fadeLayersIn, 1, 2, ease"
-            "workspaces, 1, 3, ease"
-            "border, 1, 3, ease"
-          ];
-        };
-
-        dwindle = {
-          preserve_split = true;
-        };
+        config.general.layout = "dwindle";
 
         bind = [
-          "$mod, Return, exec, $terminal"
-
-          # Move focus.
-          "$mod, H, movefocus, l"
-          "$mod, J, movefocus, d"
-          "$mod, K, movefocus, u"
-          "$mod, L, movefocus, r"
-
-          # Move the window within the layout.
-          "$mod SHIFT, H, movewindow, l"
-          "$mod SHIFT, J, movewindow, d"
-          "$mod SHIFT, K, movewindow, u"
-          "$mod SHIFT, L, movewindow, r"
-
-          # Resize the active window.
-          "$mod ALT, H, resizeactive, -40 0"
-          "$mod ALT, J, resizeactive, 0 40"
-          "$mod ALT, K, resizeactive, 0 -40"
-          "$mod ALT, L, resizeactive, 40 0"
-
-          "$mod, Space, togglefloating,"
-          "$mod, F, fullscreen,"
-          # togglesplit is a dwindle layout message, reached through layoutmsg.
-          "$mod, T, layoutmsg, togglesplit"
-          "$mod SHIFT, T, exec, ${toggleLayout}"
-          "$mod SHIFT, Q, killactive,"
-          "$mod CTRL, Q, forcekillactive,"
-        ]
-        ++ workspaceBinds;
-
-        # Volume and brightness keys repeat while held, each raising a popup
-        # through the OSD client.
-        # Volume is capped at 100 percent.
-        # The client floors brightness so a full hold cannot black the screen out.
-        binde = [
-          ", XF86AudioRaiseVolume, exec, ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --output-volume raise --max-volume 100"
-          ", XF86AudioLowerVolume, exec, ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --output-volume lower"
-          ", XF86MonBrightnessUp, exec, ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --brightness raise"
-          ", XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --brightness lower"
-        ];
-
-        # Mute and media transport still fire while the session is locked.
-        bindl = [
-          ", XF86AudioMute, exec, ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --output-volume mute-toggle"
-          ", XF86AudioPlay, exec, ${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl play-pause"
-          ", XF86AudioNext, exec, ${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl next"
-          ", XF86AudioPrev, exec, ${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl previous"
+          {
+            _args = [
+              "SUPER + Return"
+              (lib.generators.mkLuaInline ''hl.dsp.exec_cmd("ghostty")'')
+            ];
+          }
         ];
       };
     };
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/hyprlock.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/hyprlock.nix
index b83a453..117ed29 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/hyprlock.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/hyprland/hyprlock.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 # The lock screen: a hyprlock session-lock surface the compositor owns.
@@ -9,39 +8,6 @@ let
   user = config.user.name;
 
   # The hyprlock this module installs, used by the lock keybind below.
-  hyprlock = "${config.home-manager.users.${user}.programs.hyprlock.package}/bin/hyprlock";
-
-  sleepIcon = builtins.fromJSON ''"\udb81\udcb2"'';
-  sleepOffIcon = builtins.fromJSON ''"\udb81\udcb3"'';
-
-  idleLockToggle = pkgs.writeShellScript "lockscreen-idle-inhibit-toggle" ''
-    unit=lockscreen-idle-inhibit.service
-
-    refresh_waybar() {
-      ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill -RTMIN+9 waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-    }
-
-    if ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user is-active --quiet "$unit"; then
-      ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user stop "$unit"
-      refresh_waybar
-      ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --custom-message "${sleepIcon}"
-      exit 0
-    fi
-
-    if ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemd-run \
-      --user \
-      --collect \
-      --unit=lockscreen-idle-inhibit \
-      --description="Disable idle-triggered screen locking" \
-      ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemd-inhibit \
-      --what=idle \
-      --who=lockscreen-hotkey \
-      --why="lock screen disabled by hotkey" \
-      ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep infinity >/dev/null; then
-      refresh_waybar
-      ${pkgs.swayosd}/bin/swayosd-client --custom-message "${sleepOffIcon}"
-    fi
-  '';
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.session.hyprland.hyprlock.enable =
@@ -82,13 +48,15 @@ in
         };
       };
 
-      # Lock on Super+X.
-      # The guard drops the keypress when a locker is already up, so a second
-      # hyprlock never stacks over the first.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
-        "$mod, X, exec, ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pidof hyprlock || ${hyprlock}"
-        "$mod CTRL, X, exec, ${idleLockToggle}"
-      ];
+      /*
+        Slice 1 disables external Hyprland binds while the compositor config
+        moves to a minimal Lua baseline.
+
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
+          "$mod, X, exec, ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pidof hyprlock || ${hyprlock}"
+          "$mod CTRL, X, exec, ${idleLockToggle}"
+        ];
+      */
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/mako.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/mako.nix
index f335717..6ab238a 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/mako.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/mako.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 # mako as the notification daemon: toasts, a do-not-disturb mode, and history recall.
 let
   user = config.user.name;
-
-  makoctl = "${pkgs.mako}/bin/makoctl";
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.session.mako.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the mako notification daemon";
@@ -32,12 +29,14 @@ in
         };
       };
 
-      # Recall the last notification from history, keyboard-only like the rest
-      # of the session.
-      # $mod is defined by the compositor config these binds share.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
-        "$mod, N, exec, ${makoctl} restore"
-      ];
+      /*
+        Slice 1 disables external Hyprland binds while the compositor config
+        moves to a minimal Lua baseline.
+
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
+          "$mod, N, exec, ${makoctl} restore"
+        ];
+      */
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/rofi.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/rofi.nix
index 261cb7d..01fdfb4 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/rofi.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/session/rofi.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 # rofi as the desktop launcher and dmenu-style menu frontend.
@@ -10,17 +9,6 @@ let
 
   # A session menu built on the same themed rofi, so the power actions look
   # like every other menu the launcher drives.
-  powerMenu = pkgs.writeShellScript "rofi-power-menu" ''
-    chosen=$(printf '%s\n' Lock Suspend 'Log out' Reboot 'Shut down' \
-      | ${pkgs.rofi}/bin/rofi -dmenu -i -p Power)
-    case "$chosen" in
-      Lock) ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/loginctl lock-session ;;
-      Suspend) ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl suspend ;;
-      'Log out') ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/loginctl terminate-session "$XDG_SESSION_ID" ;;
-      Reboot) ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl reboot ;;
-      'Shut down') ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl poweroff ;;
-    esac
-  '';
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.session.rofi.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the rofi launcher";
@@ -40,12 +28,15 @@ in
         };
       };
 
-      # The launcher and the session menu, kept next to the tool they drive.
-      # $mod is defined by the compositor config these binds share.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
-        "$mod, R, exec, ${pkgs.rofi}/bin/rofi -show drun"
-        "$mod SHIFT, X, exec, ${powerMenu}"
-      ];
+      /*
+        Slice 1 disables external Hyprland binds while the compositor config
+        moves to a minimal Lua baseline.
+
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
+          "$mod, R, exec, ${pkgs.rofi}/bin/rofi -show drun"
+          "$mod SHIFT, X, exec, ${powerMenu}"
+        ];
+      */
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/clipboard.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/clipboard.nix
index 4579982..fac4cf1 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/clipboard.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/clipboard.nix
@@ -8,20 +8,10 @@
 let
   user = config.user.name;
 
-  cliphist = "${pkgs.cliphist}/bin/cliphist";
-  rofi = "${pkgs.rofi}/bin/rofi";
-  wl-copy = "${pkgs.wl-clipboard}/bin/wl-copy";
-
   # The picker reuses the themed rofi, so history looks like every other menu
   # the launcher drives.
   # decode is needed because list emits id-prefixed lines rather than the copied
   # bytes, so the chosen id has to be resolved back before it can be re-copied.
-  picker = pkgs.writeShellScript "clipboard-picker" ''
-    ${cliphist} list \
-      | ${rofi} -dmenu -i -p Clipboard \
-      | ${cliphist} decode \
-      | ${wl-copy}
-  '';
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.utilities.clipboard.enable =
@@ -39,10 +29,14 @@ in
       # session so uwsm starts and stops them with it.
       services.cliphist.enable = true;
 
-      # $mod is defined by the compositor config these binds share.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
-        "$mod SHIFT, V, exec, ${picker}"
-      ];
+      /*
+        Slice 1 disables external Hyprland binds while the compositor config
+        moves to a minimal Lua baseline.
+
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
+          "$mod SHIFT, V, exec, ${picker}"
+        ];
+      */
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/recording.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/recording.nix
index 50385d5..7cfc356 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/recording.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/recording.nix
@@ -1,43 +1,18 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 # Keybound screen recording: pick a region, then toggle a video-only capture.
 let
   user = config.user.name;
 
-  slurp = "${pkgs.slurp}/bin/slurp";
-  wf-recorder = "${pkgs.wf-recorder}/bin/wf-recorder";
-  notify-send = "${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send";
-  pgrep = "${pkgs.procps}/bin/pgrep";
-  pkill = "${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill";
-  date = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/date";
-  mkdir = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mkdir";
-  xdgUserDir = "${pkgs.xdg-user-dirs}/bin/xdg-user-dir";
-
   # A single key both starts and stops.
   # A running wf-recorder is stopped with SIGINT so it finalises the file.
   # Otherwise slurp picks a region and wf-recorder runs in the foreground until
   # that stop arrives, so this instance lives for the whole recording and then
   # reports it saved.
   # No -a means no audio is captured.
-  toggle = pkgs.writeShellScript "screen-record-toggle" ''
-    if ${pgrep} -x wf-recorder >/dev/null; then
-      ${pkill} -INT -x wf-recorder
-      exit 0
-    fi
-
-    region=$(${slurp}) || exit 0
-    dir="$(${xdgUserDir} VIDEOS)/Recordings"
-    ${mkdir} -p "$dir"
-    file="$dir/recording-$(${date} +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).mp4"
-
-    ${notify-send} -a "Screen recording" "Recording started" "Region capture, no audio."
-    ${wf-recorder} -g "$region" -f "$file"
-    ${notify-send} -a "Screen recording" "Recording saved" "$file"
-  '';
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.utilities.recording.enable =
@@ -45,10 +20,14 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.modules.desktop.utilities.recording.enable {
     home-manager.users.${user} = {
-      # $mod is defined by the compositor config these binds share.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
-        "$mod SHIFT, R, exec, ${toggle}"
-      ];
+      /*
+        Slice 1 disables external Hyprland binds while the compositor config
+        moves to a minimal Lua baseline.
+
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
+          "$mod SHIFT, R, exec, ${toggle}"
+        ];
+      */
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/screenshot.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/screenshot.nix
index 1d723ef..69efe15 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/screenshot.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/desktop/utilities/screenshot.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 # Keyboard-driven screenshots copy to the clipboard before Satty opens for
@@ -9,28 +8,8 @@
 let
   user = config.user.name;
 
-  grimblast = "${pkgs.grimblast}/bin/grimblast";
-  satty = "${pkgs.satty}/bin/satty";
-  tee = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/tee";
-  wl-copy = "${pkgs.wl-clipboard}/bin/wl-copy";
-  xdgUserDir = "${pkgs.xdg-user-dirs}/bin/xdg-user-dir";
-
   # Copy the original screenshot before Satty opens.
   # Satty copies and saves annotated screenshots when the user presses Enter.
-  capture =
-    target:
-    pkgs.writeShellScript "screenshot-${target}" ''
-      dir="$(${xdgUserDir} PICTURES)/Screenshots"
-      mkdir -p "$dir"
-      ${grimblast} save ${target} - \
-        | ${tee} >(${wl-copy}) \
-        | ${satty} --filename - \
-          --output-filename "$dir/screenshot-%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.png" \
-          --copy-command ${wl-copy} \
-          --save-after-copy \
-          --early-exit \
-          --actions-on-enter save-to-clipboard
-    '';
 in
 {
   options.modules.desktop.utilities.screenshot.enable =
@@ -38,22 +17,20 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.modules.desktop.utilities.screenshot.enable {
     home-manager.users.${user} = {
-      # satty is a one-shot annotation surface, so float it rather than letting
-      # it claim a tile in the layout.
-      # windowrule v3 syntax: space-separated field/value tokens, comma
-      # separated, with matchers under a match: prefix and effects bare.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.windowrule = [
-        "float 1, match:class ^(com\\.gabm\\.satty)$"
-      ];
+      /*
+        Slice 1 disables external Hyprland rules and binds while the compositor
+        config moves to a minimal Lua baseline.
 
-      # Print with plain/Shift/Ctrl for region/window/full.
-      # Super+L is already the hjkl focus and movement bind, so screenshots take
-      # the Print key instead.
-      wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
-        ", Print, exec, ${capture "area"}"
-        "SHIFT, Print, exec, ${capture "active"}"
-        "CTRL, Print, exec, ${capture "screen"}"
-      ];
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.windowrule = [
+          "float 1, match:class ^(com\\.gabm\\.satty)$"
+        ];
+
+        wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bind = [
+          ", Print, exec, ${capture "area"}"
+          "SHIFT, Print, exec, ${capture "active"}"
+          "CTRL, Print, exec, ${capture "screen"}"
+        ];
+      */
     };
   };
 }