diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-cleanup/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-cleanup/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a0a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-cleanup/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  user ? throw "user argument is required",
+  home ? throw "home argument is required",
+}:
+{ ... }:
+{
+  home-manager.users.${user}.programs.zsh.shellAliases.nc = "sudo nix-cleanup";
+}
diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-develop/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-develop/default.nix
index 7d5e009..d790ec8 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-develop/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-develop/default.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@
 }:
 { ... }:
 {
-  home-manager.users.${user}.programs.zsh.initExtra = ''
-    nix-develop() {
-      if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-        echo "Usage: nix-develop <shell>"
-        return 1
-      fi
-      nix develop self#"$1" -c "$SHELL"
-    }
-  '';
+  home-manager.users.${user}.programs.zsh = {
+    shellAliases.nd = "nix-develop";
+
+    initExtra = ''
+      nix-develop() {
+        if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+          echo "Usage: nix-develop <shell>"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        nix develop self#"$1" -c "$SHELL"
+      }
+    '';
+  };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv/default.nix
index 164cd10..d6b7bb8 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,29 @@
 { inputs, ... }:
 {
   home-manager.users.${user} = {
-    programs.direnv = {
-      enable = true;
-      silent = true;
-      nix-direnv.enable = true;
-      enableZshIntegration = true;
+    programs = {
+      direnv = {
+        enable = true;
+        silent = true;
+        nix-direnv.enable = true;
+        enableZshIntegration = true;
+      };
+
+      zsh = {
+        shellAliases.nde = "nix-direnv";
+
+        initExtra = ''
+          nix-direnv() {
+            if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+              echo "Usage: nix-direnv <shell>"
+              return 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "use $1" > .envrc
+            direnv allow
+          }
+        '';
+      };
     };
 
     # https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki/Customizing-cache-location
diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb7f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/nix/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  user ? throw "user argument is required",
+  home ? throw "home argument is required",
+}:
+{ ... }:
+{
+  home-manager.users.${user}.programs.zsh.shellAliases = {
+    nrs = "sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#$(hostname) --show-trace";
+    nrb = "sudo nixos-rebuild boot --flake .#$(hostname) --show-trace";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix b/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix
index fc21e9f..4af78da 100644
--- a/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/eirene/users/nick/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/libvirt { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ncdu { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/neovim { inherit user home; })
+    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix { inherit user home; })
+    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-cleanup { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-develop { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nixpkgs { inherit user home; })
diff --git a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix
index 5e09a61..e9d003e 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ in
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/libvirt { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/ncdu { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/neovim { inherit user home; })
+    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix { inherit user home; })
+    (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-cleanup { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-develop { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nix-direnv { inherit user home; })
     (import ../../../common/configs/user/console/nixpkgs { inherit user home; })