diff --git a/hosts/neon/configuration.nix b/hosts/neon/configuration.nix
index 97b01b8..12e127a 100644
--- a/hosts/neon/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/neon/configuration.nix
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@
     ltrace
     mtr
     neovim
+    nh
+    nix-output-monitor
     nmap
+    nvd
     p7zip
     pciutils
     sddm-astronaut
@@ -188,6 +191,11 @@
   home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
   home-manager.backupFileExtension = "backup";
 
+  # add flake env variable for nh
+  environment.sessionVariables = {
+    NH_FLAKE = "/home/aaron/git/nixconfig";
+  };
+
   # install state version
   system.stateVersion = "25.11"; # Don't change
 }