diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index 77598f65..0a693681 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ in
       # "gopass"
       # "gopass-jsonapi"
       "helix"  # text editor
-      "kitty"  # TODO: move to GUI, but `ssh servo` from kitty sets `TERM=xterm-kitty` in the remove and breaks things
+      # "kitty"  # XXX needs to be in consolueUtils because `ssh servo` from kitty sets `TERM=xterm-kitty` in the remote and breaks things
       "libsecret"  # for managing user keyrings. TODO: what needs this? lift into the consumer
       "lm_sensors"  # for sensors-detect. TODO: what needs this? lift into the consumer
       "lshw"
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
index 88ec15a8..5494dd5e 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       # package sets
       "tuiApps"
     ] ++ [
+      "alacritty"  # terminal emulator
       # "celluloid"  # mpv frontend
       "chatty"  # matrix/xmpp/irc client
       "cozy"  # audiobook player