split off terminal utilities

flake.nix

@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@
 
       niriPackage = inputs.niri.packages.${system}.niri-unstable;
 
+      # --- Desktop-channel pkgs (used by portable homeConfigurations) ---
+      desktopPkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+
       # --- Server (muffin) plumbing ---
       bootstrapPkgs = import nixpkgs-stable { inherit system; };
       patchedStableSrc = bootstrapPkgs.applyPatches {
@@ -367,6 +370,24 @@
         muffin = muffinHost;
       };
 
+      # Standalone home-manager profile — usable on any x86_64-linux machine
+      # with nix installed (NixOS or not). Activate with:
+      #   nix run home-manager/master -- switch --flake ".#primary"
+      # Ships the shared terminal profile (fish, helix, modern CLI, git).
+      homeConfigurations.primary = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
+        pkgs = desktopPkgs;
+        modules = [
+          ./home/profiles/terminal.nix
+          {
+            home = {
+              username = username;
+              homeDirectory = "/home/${username}";
+              stateVersion = "24.11";
+            };
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+
       deploy.nodes.muffin = {
         hostname = "server-public";
         profiles.system = {
@@ -395,6 +416,11 @@
             path = test;
           }) testSuite
         );
+
+        # Buildenv of every binary in the portable terminal profile. Install
+        # without home-manager via:
+        #   nix profile install ".#cli-tools"
+        cli-tools = self.homeConfigurations.primary.config.home.path;
       }
       // (serverPkgs.lib.mapAttrs' (name: test: {
         name = "test-${name}";