diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index 9935020..d44a15b 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: {
   home.username = "$USER";
   home.homeDirectory = "/home/$USER";
   home.stateVersion = "22.11";
 
+  home.activation = {
+    checkBemenuDraculaInZshDir = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD test -d .zsh/bemenu-dracula || echo "TODO: link bemenu-dracula to .zsh"
+    '';
+  };
+
   # build a configuration and switch:
   # ➜ home-manager switch --no-out-link -b backup --flake~/utils/dotfiles#$USER
 
@@ -22,6 +32,20 @@
       source = .config/kitty/kitty.conf;
     };
 
+    # begin zsh-related.
+    ".zshenv" = {
+      source = ./.zshenv;
+    };
+
+    ".zsh/aliases.zsh" = {
+      source = .zsh/aliases.zsh;
+    };
+
+    ".zsh/functions.zsh" = {
+      source = .zsh/functions.zsh;
+    };
+    # end zsh-related.
+
     ".local/bin/battery.sh" = {
       source = bin/battery.sh;
       executable = true;