Tools

The install set lives in .chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_after_10_packages.ps1.tmpl (the single source of truth), gated by the init toggles. scoop handles CLI tools; winget handles GUI apps.

CLI tools (scoop)

Tool	Purpose
git, gh, glab	version control + GitHub / GitLab CLIs
neovim	editor (LazyVim, pre-configured)
lazygit	git TUI (delta pager configured)
zoxide	smarter cd
fzf, fd, ripgrep	fuzzy find / file search / grep
bat, eza	cat / ls replacements
glow	Markdown reader / pager — renders .md in the terminal
delta	git diff pager
jq	JSON processor
yazi, btop	file manager / system monitor
television (tv)	fuzzy picker / channel launcher
tldr (tlrc)	community man-page cheatsheets; tldrf adds zh_TW → zh → en fallback
gh dash	GitHub PR/issue dashboard TUI (gh extension; installs once gh is authenticated)
starship	prompt
node	JS runtime (nodejs-lts)
uv	Python package/runtime manager
bun	JS runtime + package manager (backs copilot-proxy)
just	task runner (this repo's justfile)
make	GNU make
gcc	C compiler for Neovim tree-sitter parsers (MinGW-w64; nvim-treesitter's main branch compiles via tree-sitter build → Rust cc crate, which needs gcc/clang/MSVC — not zig)
tree-sitter	tree-sitter CLI (nvim-treesitter main branch)
win32yank	clipboard provider for Neovim
gnupg	gpg (git commit signing, verification)

Runtimes are native (scoop), not mise — see rationale. node (nodejs-lts) and bun come from scoop; go, rust (rustup), ruby are added when Extra runtimes is enabled. A default Python is uv-managed: uv python install --default --preview puts python/python3 in ~/.local/bin (on PATH ahead of the Store's python.exe app-alias), so python, uv run, and uv venv all work without the Microsoft Store.

GUI apps (winget)

App	winget id
VSCode	Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
Cursor	Anysphere.Cursor
Windows Terminal	Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
Alacritty	Alacritty.Alacritty
WezTerm	wez.wezterm (tmux-like multiplexer; managed ~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua sets pwsh as the shell + Nerd Font)
PowerToys	Microsoft.PowerToys
Raycast	9PFXXSHC64H3 (msstore)
Antigravity	Google.Antigravity
Docker Desktop	Docker.DockerDesktop (WSL2 backend via the installWsl toggle — see below)
Discord	Discord.Discord
Claude Desktop	Anthropic.Claude
ChatGPT	9PLM9XGG6VKS (msstore)
Chrome	Google.Chrome
Arc	TheBrowserCompany.Arc
Zen Browser	Zen-Team.Zen-Browser
Grammarly	Grammarly.Grammarly
Steam (gaming)	Valve.Steam

Docker Desktop's WSL2 backend (installWsl toggle, on for workstation) is set up by scripts/enable-wsl.ps1 via wsl --install --no-distribution — only the WSL2 platform, not a Linux distro (Docker creates its own docker-desktop distro). wsl --install needs admin and a reboot, so a non-elevated chezmoi apply self-elevates with a single UAC prompt (like scoop), runs the install, then prints a restart notice — reboot, then Docker Desktop starts on the WSL2 backend. Re-run or retry (e.g. if the UAC prompt was declined) with just enable-wsl. Already-installed machines are a no-op (no UAC). On a proxy / corporate / GFW network where the WSL app download is reset ("connection reset"), the script falls back to enabling the WSL2 features offline via DISM and points at the kernel MSI + wsl --update. WSL as a Linux shell stays out of scope — see rationale.

Unattended WSL Ubuntu + dotfiles (installWslUbuntu, off by default) goes further: scripts/enable-wsl-ubuntu.ps1 registers Ubuntu-24.04 with no OOBE (creates your user via wsl -u root, passwordless sudo, WSL auto-login), then — in the default headless mode — runs a frozen-from-Windows chezmoi one-liner that installs the cross-platform dotfiles (daviddwlee84/dotfiles, ubuntu_server profile) with no prompts inside WSL. wslUbuntuBootstrap can instead be interactive (the parent repo's prompts on first login) or none (set up the distro only). Requires the WSL2 platform (installWsl) + its reboot first; run or retry with just enable-wsl-ubuntu. Linux GUI apps work out of the box via WSLg if you later switch the frozen profile to ubuntu_desktop. This is an opt-in bridge — the Linux config lives in the cross-platform repo, not here.

Utility apps (winget)

Enabled by Install utility apps:

App	winget id	What
CPU-Z	CPUID.CPU-Z	CPU/mainboard info
GPU-Z	TechPowerUp.GPU-Z	GPU info + sensors
HWiNFO	REALiX.HWiNFO	full hardware monitoring
TreeSize Free	JAMSoftware.TreeSize.Free	disk-usage explorer
WinDirStat	WinDirStat.WinDirStat	disk-usage treemap
Everything	voidtools.Everything	instant filename search
ShareX	ShareX.ShareX	screenshots + screen recording
OBS Studio	OBSProject.OBSStudio	screen recording / streaming
VLC	VideoLAN.VLC	media player
Rufus	Rufus.Rufus	bootable USB creator
Tailscale	Tailscale.Tailscale	mesh VPN

Launchers & the Alt+Space clash

Raycast (Microsoft Store, id 9PFXXSHC64H3) is the default launcher. It shares Alt+Space with PowerToys Run — disable PowerToys Run (PowerToys Settings › PowerToys Run › off) or rebind one. Raycast for Windows is still a Store beta; if it won't install, fall back to Flow Launcher: winget install Flow-Launcher.Flow-Launcher.

Notepad++ is opt-in

Dropped from the default set: on Windows-on-ARM its installer is a low-reputation binary that Windows Defender / SmartScreen flags as PUA (a false positive, aggravated by managed-machine PUA protection), and it's redundant with VSCode / Cursor / nvim. Add it yourself if you want it: winget install Notepad++.Notepad++ or scoop install notepadplusplus.

Managed / corporate machines

The Managed machine init toggle skips apps that org policy commonly blocks — Grammarly and Tailscale (its MSI fails with exit 1625 under policy). Leave the toggle off on a personal machine to install them.

Alacritty & Nerd Fonts (machine-wide install)

scoop's nerd-fonts bucket registers Hack Nerd Font Mono per-user (HKCU). Windows Terminal and WezTerm see per-user fonts, but Alacritty on Windows reads only the machine-wide font collection, so it can't find the font and falls back to a default. Fix (needs admin): just install-fonts-machine-wide (runs scoop install -g Hack-NF-Mono Hack-NF), then restart Alacritty. Diagnose the family name with [System.Drawing.FontFamily]::Families.Name | Select-String Hack.

AI agents

Enabled by Install coding agents:

• Claude Code — Anthropic.ClaudeCode via winget (the native Windows build; distinct from Anthropic.Claude, the desktop app under GUI apps). Upgraded with just upgrade-winget, not npm.
• OpenCode (opencode-ai), Codex (@openai/codex), Copilot CLI (@github/copilot) — installed globally via npm (provided by the scoop node).
• OpenCode Desktop — GUI companion to the opencode-ai CLI, via scoop (extras/opencode-desktop).
• claude-hud — a statusline HUD that renders below the Claude Code prompt. Enabled in ~/.claude/settings.json by a run_onchange merger (.chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_after_25_claude_settings.ps1.tmpl) that additively deep-merges an overlay, preserving your live settings. The plugin self-installs from its marketplace on first launch and runs on the scoop bun/node runtime; the merger also enables the pyright-lsp plugin and sets permissions.defaultMode: auto + skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt. Restart Claude Code after chezmoi apply to see the HUD. See running multiple agents.
• Desktop notifications — apprise (uv tool install --with pywin32 apprise) fires native Windows toasts on Claude Code's Notification (needs your attention) and Stop (task finished) events, via a native-pwsh hook (~/.claude/hooks/notify.ps1) the settings overlay wires into hooks. Routing lives in ~/.config/apprise/apprise.yaml — the windows:// backend tagged desktop; add your own remote services (Discord/Slack/…) in the create-once ~/.config/apprise/custom.yaml. Port of the parent repo's notify.sh + apprise.yaml.

The official ChatGPT desktop app installs via the Microsoft Store (see GUI apps); Codex is the @openai/codex npm CLI above, not a Store app. SpecStory has no native-Windows CLI package, so it's omitted here — an experimental build from the unmerged PR #191 is opt-in via the SpecStory build init prompt (installSpecstoryBuild) or just specstory-build (needs git + go).

PowerShell modules (PSGallery)

• PSFzf — fzf key bindings (Ctrl+t files, Ctrl+r history).
• AudioDeviceCmdlets — absolute volume + mute for the sysvol/sysmute helpers.

Opt-in dev stacks

Off by default; enable the matching init prompt:

Toggle	Installs
Local LLM tools	Ollama (Ollama.Ollama) + LiteLLM (uv tool install 'litellm[proxy]')
Tunnel tools	ngrok, cloudflared (scoop)
IaC tools	Terraform, OpenTofu (scoop) + Azure CLI & the azure-devops extension (az devops/az repos, winget)
OpenSSH server	Microsoft OpenSSH Server (sshd): Windows capability + auto-start service + inbound TCP 22 firewall rule, with pwsh as the default shell. Needs admin — set up on an elevated chezmoi apply, or run just enable-sshd from an elevated pwsh.
herdr multiplexer	herdr, a native Windows terminal multiplexer (preview beta). No scoop/winget manifest — installs via herdr.dev's irm \| iex script; config managed at ~/.config/herdr/config.toml (pwsh as the default shell). See rationale.
Clink (cmd.exe)	Clink (scoop main) — Bash-style line editing for cmd.exe, so starship + zoxide + fzf work in the DOS prompt. Reuses the shared starship.toml; registers a per-user cmd AutoRun, deploys our starship.lua, and fetches the community clink-zoxide / clink-fzf bridges into %LocalAppData%\clink. pwsh stays the default — this is an opt-in secondary shell with prompt + nav parity only. See rationale & Shell.
try (ephemeral workspaces)	try via gem install try-cli (ruby installed if absent). Dated ~/src/tries/YYYY-MM-DD-name trial dirs + a fuzzy selector; tri <git-url> clones into one. The pwsh command is tri (try is a reserved keyword — bareword try won't parse; & try works). See Shell.

China mirrors routes pip / npm / cargo / go / node package fetches through GFW mirrors (Tsinghua / npmmirror / goproxy.cn / rsproxy), applied both at install time and in the interactive shell (profile.d/05_mirrors.ps1).

Television (tv) channels

Custom pickers under %APPDATA%\television\cable\ (run tv to browse, or tv <name>):

Channel	What
aliases	PowerShell aliases & functions (cached at shell startup)
git-ops	common git commands → Enter copies to clipboard
ports	listening TCP ports → Ctrl+K kills the owning process
kill-process	processes by memory → Enter/Ctrl+K kill, Ctrl+D force-kill
scoop-apps	installed scoop apps → Enter info, Ctrl+U update, Ctrl+X uninstall
apps	launch an app from Start Menu shortcuts
channels	browse every tv channel by description → Enter opens the selected one

Upgrades

Install and upgrade are separate. chezmoi apply only installs what's missing; upgrades are explicit:

just upgrade-scoop     # scoop update *
just upgrade-winget    # winget upgrade --all