diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 13ca140..5f02025 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-schemas": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1780327564,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HiRPtA0spK+Dkgbhz/1zW9glXxNVB+L4Rj2VYmdawb8=",
+        "rev": "6cc9bd98891b1fc6bb2b8cb3277df8bc72799ca6",
+        "revCount": 149,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/DeterminateSystems/flake-schemas/0.5.0/019e83cf-9af3-78b1-ac5b-70e68ad1efe1/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/DeterminateSystems/flake-schemas/%2A"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
@@ -38,9 +52,29 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "hildibrand": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-schemas": "flake-schemas",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1785717646,
+        "narHash": "sha256-j6MlkwaYOLa3bogK4SbOnVI5eMZ9j2GdExSiKMaELPo=",
+        "ref": "refs/heads/master",
+        "rev": "9588520925513ed0e47711a5798c6e9958143a0a",
+        "revCount": 5,
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://scm.wyattjmiller.com/wymiller/hildibrand.git"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://scm.wyattjmiller.com/wymiller/hildibrand.git"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1779507042,
@@ -57,6 +91,20 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1784280462,
+        "narHash": "sha256-DtoqIqM7VkR6NxAkcLpMwmi02USwWb3JdmNGLyhthc0=",
+        "rev": "293d6abedf0478e681a4dfcfcb35b30fc796a32f",
+        "revCount": 1009740,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/NixOS/nixpkgs/0.2605.1009740%2Brev-293d6abedf0478e681a4dfcfcb35b30fc796a32f/019f73de-20f7-7ec2-98c8-65726640dbf9/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/NixOS/nixpkgs/%2A"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1778443072,
         "narHash": "sha256-zi7/fsqM/kFdNuED//4WOCUtezGtKKqRNORjMvfwjnA=",
@@ -72,7 +120,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1780902259,
         "narHash": "sha256-q8yYEC5f1mFlQO9RGna4LTc9QrcvWunX6FYp83munkQ=",
@@ -92,8 +140,30 @@
       "inputs": {
         "darwin": "darwin",
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "hildibrand": "hildibrand",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-overlay": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hildibrand",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1784438913,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NYF7ZM5ip0u+w1pBFDpIGEbrbgN/wpnLFAmBkWkYMXw=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "afacd6819d3765a05814ee8e3de74c77d42ac799",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "systems": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6192da9..a1e594b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
     darwin.url = "github:LnL7/nix-darwin";
     darwin.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    hildibrand.url = "git+https://scm.wyattjmiller.com/wymiller/hildibrand.git";
   };
 
   outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, home-manager, darwin, ... }:
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@
             overlays = [ self.overlays.default ];
           };
         in
-        import ./pkgs { inherit pkgs; }
+        import ./pkgs { 
+          inherit pkgs;
+
+          # packages that are already built with Nix go here
+          hildibrand = inputs.hildibrand.packages.${system}.default;
+        }
       );
 
       devShells = forAllSystems (system:
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index a556f03..1df984e 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs }:
+{ pkgs, hildibrand }:
 {
+  # any packages that are added to pkgs and are inputs, we inherit them here
+  inherit hildibrand;
+
+  # any packages that build instructions are in this repo, they go here
   # sable-web = pkgs.callPackage ./common/sable.nix {};
   swaytreesave = pkgs.callPackage ./linux/swaytreesave.nix {};
   musicpresence = pkgs.callPackage ./linux/musicpresence.nix {};