mac-config

A reproducible macOS workspace engineered for speed, focus, and minimal friction.

Quick Start

darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#machine

Architecture

Workspace-Centric Window Management

The desktop is carved into 9 semantic workspaces. Aerospace auto-routes applications to their home, so you never waste thought on placement.

 1 → Dev / Coding             2 → Web browsing         3 → File manager
 4 → Content production       5 → Image/Video editing  6 → Messaging
 7 → Music                    8 → System/Settings      9 → Additional

Modal Keyboard System

Aerospace modes collapse app launching, screenshots, media control, and session commands into single keystrokes — no dock clicks, no searching.

Visual Cohesion

Every interface element shares a single palette — Catppuccin Mocha. Terminal, editor, status bar, file manager, prompt — the entire environment reads as one surface.

Declarative Dotfiles

~30 tools symlinked to their XDG paths via home-manager, not ad-hoc scripts. Config files under dotfiles/config/ get wired in at build time.

Secrets Management

API keys and SSH secrets encrypted with sops + age.

Structure

flake.nix              — system config (packages, homebrew, defaults, shell)
home.nix               — user packages, dotfiles, config symlinks
dotfiles/config/       — per-tool XDG configuration
dotfiles/pictures/     — wallpapers
secrets/               — encrypted credentials

Built With

• nix-darwin
• home-manager
• nix-homebrew
• sops-nix + age