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_hosts/cleo-darwin/darwin.nix

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
   # 1Password SSH Socket
   environment.variables.SSH_AUTH_SOCK = "~/Library/Group Containers/2BU8OCWD5C.com.1password/t/agent.sock";
 
+  # Set vim as default editor
+  environment.variables.EDITOR = "vim";
+  environment.variables.VISUAL = "vim";
+  environment.variables.GIT_EDITOR = "vim";
+
+  # Add Homebrew to PATH
+  environment.systemPath = [ "/opt/homebrew/bin" "/opt/homebrew/sbin" ];
+
   system.primaryUser = "matthew.bessette";
   users.users."matthew.bessette" = {
     name = "matthew.bessette";
@@ -13,11 +21,19 @@
   };
 
   # Homebrew for Casks and specific binaries
+  # In a nix-darwin setup, Homebrew packages are not actually stored inside the Nix store. 
+  # Instead, nix-darwin acts as a manager that triggers the standard Homebrew installation 
+  # process on your macOS system.
   homebrew = {
     enable = true;
     onActivation.cleanup = "uninstall";
+    onActivation.autoUpdate = true;
+    onActivation.upgrade = true;
     taps = [ "bufbuild/buf" "jacobjohansen/tap" ];
-    brews = [ "jacobjohansen/tap/rds-auth-proxy"];
+    brews = [
+      "biome"
+      "jacobjohansen/tap/rds-auth-proxy"
+    ];
     casks = [
       "android-commandlinetools"
       "android-platform-tools"
@@ -27,7 +43,6 @@
       "signal" 
       "spotify"
       "yubico-yubikey-manager" 
-      "visual-studio-code"
       "zoom"
     ];
   };

_hosts/cleo-darwin/home.nix

@@ -23,22 +23,34 @@
     buf
   ];
 
+  xdg.configFile."biome.json".source = ../../config/biome.json;
+
+  # Enable direnv for automatic environment switching
+  programs.direnv = {
+    enable = true;
+    nix-direnv.enable = true; # Better Nix flakes integration with caching
+  };
+
   # Managed VS Code Extensions (The "Clean" Way)
   programs.vscode = {
     enable = true;
     profiles.default = {
+      userSettings = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ../../config/vscode.settings.json);
       extensions = with pkgs.vscode-extensions; [
-        ms-python.python
-        ms-python.vscode-pylance
-        ms-python.debugpy
-        hashicorp.terraform
-        esbenp.prettier-vscode
+        # graphql.vscode-graphql
+        biomejs.biome
+        bbenoist.nix
         dbaeumer.vscode-eslint
         eamodio.gitlens
-        redhat.vscode-xml
+        esbenp.prettier-vscode
+        graphql.vscode-graphql-syntax
+        hashicorp.terraform
         mechatroner.rainbow-csv
-        bbenoist.nix
-        # Note: Some niche extensions might need to be installed manually in VS Code
+        # mermaidchart.vscode-mermaid-chart
+        ms-python.debugpy
+        ms-python.python
+        ms-python.vscode-pylance
+        redhat.vscode-xml
       ];
     };
   };
@@ -58,6 +70,19 @@
 
     initContent = ''
       export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/Library/Group\ Containers/2BU8OCWD5C.com.1password/t/agent.sock
+
+      # Auto-allow direnv for directories with flake.nix
+      auto_allow_direnv() {
+        if [[ -f flake.nix ]] && [[ ! -f .envrc ]]; then
+          echo "use flake" > .envrc
+          direnv allow
+        elif [[ -f flake.nix ]] && [[ -f .envrc ]]; then
+          direnv allow
+        fi
+      }
+
+      # Run auto-allow when changing directories
+      chpwd_functions+=(auto_allow_direnv)
     '';
 
     shellAliases = {