{
  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;
      };
      location = {
        weatherEnabled = false;
      };
      wallpaper = {
        enabled = true;
      };
    };
  };

  home.file.".cache/noctalia/wallpapers.json" = {
    text = builtins.toJSON {
      defaultWallpaper = "${../wallpaper.png}";
      wallpapers = { };
    };
  };

  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");

      };
  };

}