diff --git a/go b/go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d1c8b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
diff --git a/run b/run
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index 0000000..ed4d681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
+
+if [ -z "$DEV_ENV" ]; then
+  echo "env var DEV_ENV needs to be present"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# if i just did DEV_ENV=$(pwd) ./run then this is needed for the rest of the
+# scripts
+export DEV_ENV="$DEV_ENV"
+
+grep=""
+dry_run="0"
+uninstall="0"
+create="0"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  echo "ARG: \"$1\""
+
+  # Handle a --dry or --dry-run argument
+  if [[ "$1" =~ ^--dry ]]; then
+    dry_run="1"
+  # Handle an --uninstall argument
+  elif [[ "$1" =~ ^--u ]]; then
+    uninstall="1"
+  # Handle an --uninstall argument
+  elif [[ "$1" =~ ^--c ]]; then
+    create="1"
+  # Handle an --install argument (default)
+  elif [[ ! "$1" =~ ^--i ]]; then
+    grep="$1"
+  fi
+  shift
+done
+
+log() {
+  if [[ $dry_run == "1" ]]; then
+    echo "[DRY_RUN]: $1"
+  else
+    echo "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
+generate-new-run() {
+  local file="$script_dir/runs/$1"
+  if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+    log "File exists: $file"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  log "Creating new run: $file"
+
+  printf "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n" >$file
+  printf "yay \${1:-\"-S --noconfirm\"} # packages\n" >>$file
+
+  chmod +x $file
+}
+
+run() {
+  local script=$1
+  local flag=$2
+  log "running script: $script $flag"
+
+  local actual_flags="-S --noconfirm"
+
+  if [[ $flag == "--uninstall" ]]; then
+    actual_flags="-Rns"
+  fi
+  log "ok, here's the actual script:: $s $actual_flags"
+
+  if [[ $dry_run == "0" ]]; then
+    $script $actual_flags
+  fi
+
+}
+
+if [[ "$create" == "1" ]]; then
+  generate-new-run "$grep"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+log "RUN: env: $env -- grep: $grep"
+
+runs_dir=$(find $script_dir/runs -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -executable)
+
+for s in $runs_dir; do
+  if basename $s | grep -vq "$grep"; then
+    log "grep \"$grep\" filtered out $s"
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $uninstall == "1" ]]; then
+    run $s --uninstall
+  else
+    run $s --install
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/runs/audio b/runs/audio
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..91526c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/audio
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} pipewire \
+  pavucontrol \
+  wireplumber \
+  pipewire-jack \
+  pipewire-pulse \
+  blueberry-wayland
diff --git a/runs/chromium b/runs/chromium
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ef9f952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/chromium
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} chromium
diff --git a/runs/clipse b/runs/clipse
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5e26c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/clipse
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} clipse
diff --git a/runs/dev b/runs/dev
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5309793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/dev
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if ! command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed git base-devel
+  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git ~/yay
+  cd ~/yay
+  makepkg -si
+  rm -rf ~/yay
+fi
+
+# Basics
+yay -S --noconfirm --needed \
+  asahi-desktop-meta \
+  bat \
+  bc \
+  catppuccin-gtk-theme-mocha \
+  sddm-theme-catppuccin \
+  eza \
+  fastfetch \
+  fzf \
+  git-lfs \
+  gum \
+  hyprpaper \
+  hyrpidle \
+  hyprlock \
+  jq \
+  neovim \
+  nodejs \
+  npm \
+  nwg-look \
+  pam-u2f \
+  pcsc-tools \
+  starship \
+  swaync \
+  tree-sitter-cli \
+  tmux \
+  wl-clipboard \
+  yubikey-manger \
+  zoxide \
+  zsh
+
+# Fonts
+yay -S --noconfirm \
+  ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd \
+  ttf-firacode \
+  ttf-inconsolata-nerd
diff --git a/runs/espanso b/runs/espanso
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed09606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/espanso
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} espanso-wayland-git
diff --git a/runs/ghostty b/runs/ghostty
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5303abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/ghostty
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Flags get passed in from the run script, but if
+# ran directly the default is going to be to install.
+
+yay "${1:-"-S --noconfirm --needed"}" ghostty
diff --git a/runs/gopass b/runs/gopass
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c1122db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/gopass
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm --needed"} gopass-git git-credential-gopass
diff --git a/runs/thunderbird b/runs/thunderbird
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1a4491f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/thunderbird
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} thunderbird
diff --git a/runs/walker b/runs/walker
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..28fb251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/walker
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} walker elephant elephant-calc elephant-symbols
diff --git a/runs/waybar b/runs/waybar
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..be1dc92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/waybar
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} waybar
diff --git a/runs/zen b/runs/zen
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7fdf89e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runs/zen
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yay ${1:-"-S --noconfirm"} zen-browser-bin