diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59ed515..b728b5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ updating passwords: `sops secrets/secrets.yaml`
 # Tasks:
 
 ## Tech Debt
-- allowUnfree should be enabled user side not host side (this isnt enabled at all right now for some reason???)
+- allowUnfree should be enabled user side not host side (this isn't enabled at all right now for some reason???)
 - Move configs for pipe mouse, open rgb, and via keyboard to hardware config and install users side from those configs
 - have nfs binds and exports defined by same code
 - move services from defiant into own flake
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ updating passwords: `sops secrets/secrets.yaml`
 ## New Features
 - GNOME default monitors per hardware configuration?
 - stop nas from sleeping
-- VS code extensions should be installed declaratively
 - Flake templates
 - Docker parity with existing NAS on defiant
 - NFS on defiant
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 1182330..3f277b2 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -20,6 +20,40 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1696426674,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1710146030,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -40,6 +74,28 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nix-vscode-extensions": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1726623336,
+        "narHash": "sha256-mslZtr0SPdHDLUM5VRV0ipQQ4G0Piv2Kk15490w4JXM=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-vscode-extensions",
+        "rev": "b23683fef09032c85bb8b20f8ec72fb2f70075ff",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-vscode-extensions",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1725885300,
@@ -108,6 +164,7 @@
       "inputs": {
         "disko": "disko",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
+        "nix-vscode-extensions": "nix-vscode-extensions",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix"
@@ -131,6 +188,21 @@
         "repo": "sops-nix",
         "type": "github"
       }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ee87ab5..033e2c2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 
     # repo of hardware configs for prebuilt systems
     nixos-hardware.url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/master";
+
+    # vscode extensions 
+    nix-vscode-extensions = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/nix-vscode-extensions";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, disko, nixos-hardware, ... }@inputs:
diff --git a/overlays/vscodium.nix b/overlays/vscodium.nix
index c271af3..618af19 100644
--- a/overlays/vscodium.nix
+++ b/overlays/vscodium.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 _:
 {
-  nixpkgs.overlays = [
-    (self: super: {
-      # ui is broken on 1.84
-      vscodium = super.vscodium.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
-        version = "1.85.2.24019";
-        src = super.fetchurl {
-          sha256 = "sha256-OBGFXOSN+Oq9uj/5O6tF0Kp7rxTY1AzNbhLK8G+EqVk=";
-          url = "https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/download/${version}/VSCodium-linux-x64-${version}.tar.gz";
-        };
-      });
-    })
-  ];
+  # nixpkgs.overlays = [
+  #   (self: super: {
+  #     # ui is broken on 1.84
+  #     vscodium = super.vscodium.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
+  #       version = "1.85.2.24019";
+  #       src = super.fetchurl {
+  #         sha256 = "sha256-OBGFXOSN+Oq9uj/5O6tF0Kp7rxTY1AzNbhLK8G+EqVk=";
+  #         url = "https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/download/${version}/VSCodium-linux-x64-${version}.tar.gz";
+  #       };
+  #     });
+  #   })
+  # ];
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/users/leyla/packages.nix b/users/leyla/packages.nix
index ca4ec7d..d962b34 100644
--- a/users/leyla/packages.nix
+++ b/users/leyla/packages.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
+{ lib, config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 let
   cfg = config.users.leyla;
 in
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ in
     ../../overlays/vscodium.nix
   ];
 
+  nixpkgs = {
+    overlays = [
+      inputs.nix-vscode-extensions.overlays.default
+    ];
+  };
+
   programs = {
     bash.shellAliases = lib.mkIf cfg.isFullUser {
       code = "codium";
@@ -66,7 +72,39 @@ in
             (lib.mkIf cfg.hasGPU davinci-resolve)
             
             # development tools
-            vscodium
+            (vscode-with-extensions.override {
+              vscode = vscodium;
+              vscodeExtensions = with open-vsx; [
+                jeanp413.open-remote-ssh
+              ] ++ (with vscode-marketplace; [
+                # vs code feel extensions
+                ms-vscode.atom-keybindings
+                akamud.vscode-theme-onedark
+                streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker
+                streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-german
+                streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-italian
+
+                # nix extensions
+                pinage404.nix-extension-pack
+                jnoortheen.nix-ide
+
+                # html extensions
+                formulahendry.auto-rename-tag
+                ms-vscode.live-server
+                
+                # js extensions
+                dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets
+                dbaeumer.vscode-eslint
+                standard.vscode-standard
+                firsttris.vscode-jest-runner
+                stylelint.vscode-stylelint
+                tauri-apps.tauri-vscode
+                karyfoundation.nearley
+
+                # misc extensions        
+                bungcip.better-toml
+              ]);
+            })
             androidStudioPackages.canary
             jetbrains.idea-community
             dbeaver-bin