From ea52aa622ff5c4c522ccd159da38a957f88f46eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: seraphim <18ycm9tx@anonaddy.me>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:51:25 +0700
Subject: upd

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 nixos/docs/ADDING_PACKAGES.md | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/nixos/docs/ADDING_PACKAGES.md b/nixos/docs/ADDING_PACKAGES.md
index fa5ea02..d1b5eba 100644
--- a/nixos/docs/ADDING_PACKAGES.md
+++ b/nixos/docs/ADDING_PACKAGES.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Dendritic Pattern
-Dendritic is the way to organize your packages in NixOS -- around features. https://github.com/mightyiam/dendritic this is a good example!
+
+Dendritic is the way to organize your packages in NixOS — around features. https://github.com/mightyiam/dendritic this is a good example!
 
 # Adding Packages
 
 This configuration is composed from `hosts/opus/default.nix` and focused modules
-under `modules/system/` and `modules/features/`. There is no central package list.
+under `modules/features/`. There is no central package list.
 
 ## Where a package belongs
 
@@ -13,15 +14,23 @@ under `modules/system/` and `modules/features/`. There is no central package lis
 | Terminal | `modules/features/terminals/default.nix` |
 | CLI tool (incl. shell prompts like starship) | `modules/features/cli-tools/default.nix` |
 | Editor or IDE | `modules/features/editors/default.nix` |
-| Desktop application | `modules/features/desktop-apps/default.nix` |
 | Compiler, linter, language tool | `modules/features/dev-tools/default.nix` |
 | File manager or archive tool (incl. drag & drop tools) | `modules/features/file-managers/default.nix` |
 | Wayland clipboard, screenshot, or input tool | `modules/features/wayland-tools/default.nix` |
 | Audio application | `modules/features/audio-tools/default.nix` |
+| Media recording or streaming tool | `modules/features/media-tools/default.nix` |
 | System monitor or fetch tool | `modules/features/monitoring/default.nix` |
 | Font | `modules/features/fonts/default.nix` |
 | GStreamer plugin | `modules/features/gst-codecs/default.nix` |
 | Runtime library for external binaries | `modules/features/binary-compat/default.nix` |
+| Web browser | `modules/features/browsers/default.nix` |
+| Messaging or communication app | `modules/features/messaging/default.nix` |
+| Office suite, note-taking app, or document viewer/editor | `modules/features/productivity/default.nix` |
+| Password manager or encryption tool | `modules/features/security/default.nix` |
+| Gaming app, game launcher, or gaming service (Steam, etc.) | `modules/features/gaming/default.nix` |
+| P2P or torrent client | `modules/features/p2p/default.nix` |
+| Language dictionary or spell-check data | `modules/features/language-tools/default.nix` |
+| Desktop application (catch-all for GUI apps without a fitting category) | `modules/features/desktop-apps/default.nix` |
 
 First use an existing category. Create a new feature module only if the package is
 its own service, subsystem, or a group of related packages without a fitting category.
@@ -63,6 +72,44 @@ fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
 ];
 ```
 
+## Language dictionaries are different
+
+Spell-check dictionaries, transliteration data, and other language data belong in
+`modules/features/language-tools/default.nix` under `environment.systemPackages`, not
+in `fonts.packages` or a general-purpose module:
+
+```nix
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    hunspellDicts.ru_RU
+  ];
+}
+```
+
+## Gaming services live in the gaming module
+
+Gaming-related services and packages — Steam configuration, game launchers, Wine-based
+app runners — belong in `modules/features/gaming/default.nix`. This keeps the host file
+lean and makes the gaming stack reusable across hosts:
+
+```nix
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  programs.steam = {
+    enable = true;
+    remotePlay.openFirewall = true;
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    pkgs.lutris
+    pkgs.prismlauncher
+  ];
+}
+```
+
 ## Create a new feature module
 
 1. Create `modules/features/<category>/default.nix`:
@@ -89,13 +136,13 @@ fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
 ## Host-only packages
 
 For a package that is truly specific to this desktop, add it to the small
-`environment.systemPackages` list in `hosts/opus/default.nix`. Gaming is the current
-example. If that list starts to represent a reusable category, extract a feature module.
+`environment.systemPackages` list in `hosts/opus/default.nix`. If that list starts to
+represent a reusable category, extract a feature module.
 
 ## Packages from flake inputs
 
 Packages provided by a flake input use `inputs` and the host platform, following
-`modules/features/desktop-apps/default.nix`:
+`modules/features/browsers/default.nix`:
 
 ```nix
 { pkgs, inputs, ... }:
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