diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bce7df2b..d2325c66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ the only hard dependency for my exported pkgs/modules should be [nixpkgs][nixpkg
 building [hosts/](./hosts/) will require [sops][sops].
 
 you might specifically be interested in these files (elaborated further in #key-points-of-interest):
-- [`sxmo-utils`](./pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix)
-  - [example SXMO deployment](./hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix)
+- ~~[`sxmo-utils`](./pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix)~~
+  - ~~[example SXMO deployment](./hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix)~~
+  - these files will remain until my config settles down, but i no longer use or maintain SXMO.
 - [my implementation of impermanence](./modules/persist/default.nix)
 - my way of deploying dotfiles/configuring programs per-user:
   - [modules/fs/](./modules/fs/default.nix)
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix
index 22ad43e4..499208a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# THIS PACKAGE IS NOT MAINTAINED.
+# see the note at the bottom for more details
+#
 { stdenv
 , bash
 , bc
@@ -244,7 +247,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-utils";
     description = "Contains the scripts and small C programs that glues the sxmo enviroment together";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ colinsane ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux; 
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      # THIS PACKAGE IS NOT MAINTAINED.
+      # if you would like to take over maintainership, message me and i will redirect users to your repository.
+      # - colin@uninsane.org  (email)
+      # - @colin:uninsane.org (matrix)
+    ];
+    broken = true;  # TODO: patch configs/external-services the same way as configs/services
   };
 }