diff --git a/.nixd.json b/.nixd.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05a44f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nixd.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "options": {
+        "enable": true,
+        "target": {
+            "installable": ".#nixosConfigurations.picard.options"
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 7e23a193..69fae33d 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -195,6 +195,24 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-parts_4": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1685662779,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cKDDciXGpMEjP1n6HlzKinN0H+oLmNpgeCTzYnsA2po=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "71fb97f0d875fd4de4994dfb849f2c75e17eb6c3",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
@@ -401,27 +419,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "naersk": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "rnix-lsp",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1655042882,
-        "narHash": "sha256-9BX8Fuez5YJlN7cdPO63InoyBy7dm3VlJkkmTt6fS1A=",
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "naersk",
-        "rev": "cddffb5aa211f50c4b8750adbec0bbbdfb26bb9f",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "naersk",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "neovim-flake": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
@@ -487,6 +484,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixd": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_4",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1697038389,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hbzFPXyQQxJObRdb+CsylUXii29UfFV7866WWgWYs6Y=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixd",
+        "rev": "29904e121cc775e7caaf4fffa6bc7da09376a43b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixd",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696161939,
@@ -553,6 +571,24 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-lib_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1685564631,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8ywr3AkblY4++3lIVxmrWZFzac7+f32ZEhH/A8pNscI=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "4f53efe34b3a8877ac923b9350c874e3dcd5dc0a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs-master": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1696419054,
@@ -735,28 +771,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "rnix-lsp": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "naersk": "naersk",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ],
-        "utils": "utils"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1669555118,
-        "narHash": "sha256-F0s0m62S5bHNVWNHLZD6SeHiLrsDx98VQbRjDyIu+qQ=",
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "rnix-lsp",
-        "rev": "95d40673fe43642e2e1144341e86d0036abd95d9",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "rnix-lsp",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "agenix": "agenix",
@@ -769,6 +783,7 @@
         "miro": "miro",
         "neovim-nightly-overlay": "neovim-nightly-overlay",
         "nix-vscode-extensions": "nix-vscode-extensions",
+        "nixd": "nixd",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
         "nixpkgs-darwin": "nixpkgs-darwin",
@@ -779,9 +794,8 @@
         "octoprint-spoolmanager": "octoprint-spoolmanager",
         "octoprint-telegram": "octoprint-telegram",
         "pandoc-latex-template": "pandoc-latex-template",
-        "rnix-lsp": "rnix-lsp",
         "spoons": "spoons",
-        "utils": "utils_2",
+        "utils": "utils",
         "x": "x",
         "xynoblog": "xynoblog",
         "zsh-completions": "zsh-completions",
@@ -866,21 +880,6 @@
       }
     },
     "utils": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1656928814,
-        "narHash": "sha256-RIFfgBuKz6Hp89yRr7+NR5tzIAbn52h8vT6vXkYjZoM=",
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "7e2a3b3dfd9af950a856d66b0a7d01e3c18aa249",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "utils_2": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems_4"
       },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5f678e0a..0d2b0d08 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
     x.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
     ## editor stuff
-    rnix-lsp.url = "github:nix-community/rnix-lsp";
-    rnix-lsp.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    nixd.url = "github:nix-community/nixd";
+    nixd.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+
 
     ## vim
     nnn-nvim.url = "github:luukvbaal/nnn.nvim";
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
     , utils
     , xynoblog
     , lolpizza
+    , nixd
     , x
     , ...
     }:
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@
       overlays = [
         self.overlays.default
         neovim-nightly-overlay.overlay
+        nixd.overlays.default
       ];
       genPkgsWithOverlays = system: import nixpkgs {
         inherit system overlays;
diff --git a/hm-imports/vscode/default.nix b/hm-imports/vscode/default.nix
index 86297e12..cecaa27e 100644
--- a/hm-imports/vscode/default.nix
+++ b/hm-imports/vscode/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ in
   options.ragon.vscode.enable = lib.mkOption { default = false; };
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      nil
+      nixd
       nixpkgs-fmt
     ];
     programs.vscode = {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ in
         vscodevim.vim # vim mode (hopefully good)
         jdinhlife.gruvbox # theme
         mkhl.direnv # direnv
+
         # tomoki1207.pdf # reenable when latex workshop goes
 
 
@@ -121,8 +122,25 @@ in
             }
           ];
           ## Nix
-          "nix.serverPath" = "nil";
+          "nix.serverPath" = "nixd";
           "nix.enableLanguageServer" = true;
+          "nix.serverSettings" = {
+            "nixd" = {
+              "formatting" = {
+                "command" = "nixpkgs-fmt";
+              };
+            };
+          };
+          ## dart/flutter
+          "[dart]" = {
+            "editor.formatOnSave" = true;
+            "editor.formatOnType" = true;
+            "editor.rulers" = [ 80 ];
+            "editor.selectionHighlight" = false;
+            "editor.suggestSelection" = "first";
+            "editor.tabCompletion" = "onlySnippets";
+            "editor.wordBasedSuggestions" = false;
+          };
         };
     };
   };