diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index a869206..e55a45a 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -652,3 +652,15 @@ export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\e[0m'
 export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\e[1;4;31m'
 
 
+
+alias claude="/home/nicholai/.claude/local/claude"
+. "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+
+alias scripts="cd /mnt/work/L-Nextcloud/04_Library/_Tools/Nuke/ && nvim"
+
+alias comfy="cd ~/ComfyUI && source .venv/bin/activate && python main.py"
+
+alias sammie="cd ~/Software/Sammie-Roto-2/ && source venv/bin/activate && ./run_sammie.command"
+export NSXIV_THUMBSIZE=512
+
+export PATH=$PATH:/home/nicholai/.spicetify
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 997706c..4e028a9 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
--- Load core settings
+-- always load core stuff
 require("core.options")
-
--- Bootstrap lazy.nvim
-local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
-if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-    vim.fn.system({
-        "git",
-        "clone",
-        "--filter=blob:none",
-        "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
-        "--branch=stable",
-        lazypath,
-    })
-end
-vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
-
--- Load plugins
-require("lazy").setup("plugins")
-
--- Load core keymaps
 require("core.keymaps")
+
+-- only load plugins when not in VSCode / Cursor
+if not vim.g.vscode then
+  -- Bootstrap lazy.nvim
+  local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
+  if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
+    vim.fn.system({
+      "git",
+      "clone",
+      "--filter=blob:none",
+      "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
+      "--branch=stable",
+      lazypath,
+    })
+  end
+  vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
+
+  -- Load plugins
+  require("lazy").setup("plugins")
+end
+
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 48f973a..b428968 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 # setup.sh
 ln -sf ~/.config/nvim/.tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf 
 ln -sf ~/.config/nvim/starship.toml ~/.config/starship.toml 
+ln -sf ~/.config/nvim/.bashrc ~/.bashrc