diff --git a/modules/home-manager/shell.nix b/modules/home-manager/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home-manager/shell.nix
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+{ config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+ 
+{
+  programs.zsh = {
+    enable = true;
+    autosuggestion.enable = true;
+    syntaxHighlighting.enable = true;
+    oh-my-zsh = {
+      enable = true;
+      theme = "agnoster";
+      #plugins = [ "git" "ssh-agent" ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  # set important env vars
+  home.sessionVariables = {
+    EDITOR = "vim";
+    NH_FLAKE = "/home/aaron/git/nixconfig";
+  };
+}