diff --git a/nix/home-manager/programs/openvscode-server.nix b/nix/home-manager/programs/openvscode-server.nix
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+{
+  pkgs,
+  nodeFlake,
+  repoFlake,
+  ...
+}: let
+  pkgsUnstable = import nodeFlake.inputs.nixpkgs-unstable {inherit (pkgs) system config;};
+  pkgsVscodium = import repoFlake.inputs.nixpkgs-vscodium {inherit (pkgs) system config;};
+in {
+  home.packages = [
+    pkgs.nil
+    pkgs.nixd
+    pkgs.nixpkgs-fmt
+    pkgs.alejandra
+    pkgs.nixfmt
+
+    # TODO: automate linking this
+    # 1. get the commit with: `codium --version`
+    # 2. create the binary directory: `mkdir -p /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/c8ce3ba4bc6b30b3b10edc61481cb85b1d2396bc/bin/`
+    # 3. link the binary. this relies on the client-side setting `"remote.SSH.experimental.serverBinaryName": "openvscode-server"` : ln -s $(which openvscode-server) /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/c8ce3ba4bc6b30b3b10edc61481cb85b1d2396bc/bin/
+
+    /*
+    e.g.:
+    ```
+    (
+      set -e
+      export COMMIT=$(codium --version | rg '^[0-9a-f]{40}$')
+      ssh bm-hostkey0 "pkill -9 openvscode; rm -rf /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT; mkdir -p /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT/bin/; ln -s \$(which openvscode-server) /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT/bin/"
+    )
+    ```
+    */
+
+    (pkgsVscodium.openvscode-server.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+      src = repoFlake.inputs.openvscode-server;
+      version = "1.88.1";
+      yarnCache = attrs.yarnCache.overrideAttrs (_: {outputHash = "sha256-89c6GYLT2RzHqwxBKegYqB6g5rEJ6/nH53cnfV7b0Ts=";});
+    }))
+
+    pkgs.waypipe
+  ];
+}