diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 14c5213..9446441 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -456,6 +456,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "noctalia": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770139227,
+        "narHash": "sha256-z7k7weJ+DvPBmyITbj42kGRQOR2dp+7VyhxFOfUaQ3Y=",
+        "owner": "noctalia-dev",
+        "repo": "noctalia-shell",
+        "rev": "ab7102a7b073adad53c4b4e09fdf07a7c68ca749",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "noctalia-dev",
+        "repo": "noctalia-shell",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "oh-my-opencode": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
@@ -516,6 +536,7 @@
         "nix-flatpak": "nix-flatpak",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "noctalia": "noctalia",
         "oh-my-opencode": "oh-my-opencode",
         "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay",
         "zen-browser": "zen-browser"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c32a2f8..3fc7cd1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
 
+    noctalia = {
+      url = "github:noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
     llm-agents = {
       url = "github:numtide/llm-agents.nix";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
diff --git a/home-manager/desktop.nix b/home-manager/desktop.nix
index 8ac8cc9..1aa044a 100644
--- a/home-manager/desktop.nix
+++ b/home-manager/desktop.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
     ./progs/niri.nix
 
     # statusbar
-    ./progs/eww/eww.nix
+    # ./progs/eww/eww.nix
 
     # lockscreen
     ./progs/swaylock.nix
 
     # notification daemon
     ./progs/dunst.nix
+
+    # noctalia desktop shell
+    ./progs/noctalia.nix
   ];
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/home-manager/progs/eww/eww.nix b/home-manager/progs/eww/eww.nix
index 944b140..56505b9 100644
--- a/home-manager/progs/eww/eww.nix
+++ b/home-manager/progs/eww/eww.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
 {
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     zsh
@@ -11,4 +16,16 @@
     enable = true;
     configDir = ./config;
   };
+
+  programs.niri.settings.spawn-at-startup = [
+    {
+      command = [
+        (lib.getExe config.programs.eww.package)
+        "-c"
+        "${config.programs.eww.configDir}"
+        "open"
+        "statusbar"
+      ];
+    }
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/home-manager/progs/niri.nix b/home-manager/progs/niri.nix
index 9f1890f..2d60211 100644
--- a/home-manager/progs/niri.nix
+++ b/home-manager/progs/niri.nix
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ in
       xwayland-satellite.path = lib.getExe pkgs.xwayland-satellite;
 
       spawn-at-startup = [
-        {
-          command = [
-            (lib.getExe config.programs.eww.package)
-            "-c"
-            "${config.programs.eww.configDir}"
-            "open"
-            "statusbar"
-          ];
-        }
-
         # swaybg works on more than just sway (sets a wallpaper)
         {
           command = [
diff --git a/home-manager/progs/noctalia.nix b/home-manager/progs/noctalia.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5970a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-manager/progs/noctalia.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  inputs,
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  imports = [
+    inputs.noctalia.homeModules.default
+  ];
+
+  programs.noctalia-shell = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      bar = {
+        position = "top";
+        floating = true;
+        backgroundOpacity = 0.93;
+      };
+      general = {
+        animationSpeed = 1.5;
+        radiusRatio = 1.2;
+      };
+      colorSchemes = {
+        darkMode = true;
+        useWallpaperColors = true;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  programs.niri.settings = {
+    spawn-at-startup = [
+      {
+        command = [
+          "noctalia-shell"
+        ];
+      }
+    ]; # place noctalia overview wallpaper on the backdrop layer
+    layer-rules = [
+      {
+        matches = [
+          { namespace = "^noctalia-overview*"; }
+        ];
+        place-within-backdrop = true;
+      }
+    ];
+
+    # allow notification actions and window activation from noctalia
+    debug = {
+      honor-xdg-activation-with-invalid-serial = [ ];
+    };
+
+    binds =
+      with config.lib.niri.actions;
+      let
+        noctalia =
+          cmd:
+          [
+            "noctalia-shell"
+            "ipc"
+            "call"
+          ]
+          ++ (lib.splitString " " cmd);
+
+      in
+      {
+
+        # noctalia shell keybinds
+        "Mod+D".action = spawn (noctalia "launcher toggle");
+        "Mod+A".action = spawn (noctalia "controlCenter toggle");
+        "Mod+Escape".action = spawn (noctalia "sessionMenu toggle");
+        "Mod+Shift+X".action = spawn (noctalia "lockScreen lock");
+        "Mod+N".action = spawn (noctalia "notifications toggleHistory");
+
+      };
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/home-manager/progs/opencode.nix b/home-manager/progs/opencode.nix
index 7143fdf..df5f9c3 100644
--- a/home-manager/progs/opencode.nix
+++ b/home-manager/progs/opencode.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 let
   # what model should be used in place of haiku?
   # glm 4.7-flash is an example
-  haiku-model = "openrouter/z-ai/glm-4.7";
+  haiku-model = "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5";
 
   opus-model = "openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5";
 
diff --git a/system/common.nix b/system/common.nix
index 8110256..ebb64f0 100644
--- a/system/common.nix
+++ b/system/common.nix
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@
 
     # power statistics
     upower.enable = true;
+
+    # power profiles for noctalia shell
+    power-profiles-daemon.enable = true;
   };
 
   # EST