diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/zsh/starship.nix b/hosts/common/programs/zsh/starship.nix
index dd1a76db..30b5262e 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/zsh/starship.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/zsh/starship.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # starship prompt: <https://starship.rs/config/#prompt>
+# my own config heavily based off:
+# - <https://starship.rs/presets/pastel-powerline.html>
 { config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
 
 let
@@ -11,7 +13,68 @@ in {
         eval "$(${pkgs.starship}/bin/starship init zsh)"
       '';
       fs.".config/starship.toml".symlink.target = toml.generate "starship.toml" {
-        format = "$all";
+        format = builtins.concatStringsSep "" [
+          "[](#9A348E)"
+          "$os"
+          "$username"
+          "[](bg:#DA627D fg:#9A348E)"
+          "$directory"
+          "[](fg:#DA627D bg:#FCA17D)"
+          "$git_branch"
+          "$git_status"
+          "[](fg:#FCA17D bg:#86BBD8)"
+          "[](fg:#86BBD8 bg:#06969A)"
+          "[](fg:#06969A bg:#33658A)"
+          "$time"
+          "$status"
+          "[ ](fg:#33658A)"
+        ];
+        add_newline = false;  # no blank line before prompt
+
+        os.style = "bg:#9A348E";
+        os.format = "[$symbol]($style)";
+        os.disabled = false;
+        # os.symbols.NixOS = "❄️";  # removes the space after logo
+
+        directory.style = "bg:#DA627D fg:#ffffff";
+        directory.format = "[ $path ]($style)";
+        directory.truncation_length = 3;
+        directory.truncation_symbol = "…/";
+
+        # git_branch.symbol = "";  # looks good in nerd fonts
+        git_branch.symbol = "";
+        git_branch.style = "bg:#FCA17D fg:#ffffff";
+        # git_branch.style = "bg:#FF8262";
+        git_branch.format = "[ $symbol $branch ]($style)";
+
+        git_status.style = "bold bg:#FCA17D fg:#ffffff";
+        # git_status.style = "bg:#FF8262";
+        git_status.format = "[$all_status$ahead_behind ]($style)";
+        git_status.untracked = "";
+        git_status.stashed = "";
+        git_status.modified = "*";
+        git_status.behind = "⇣$count";
+        git_status.ahead = "⇡$count";
+        # git_status.diverged = "⇣$behind_count⇡$ahead_count";
+        git_status.diverged = "⇡$ahead_count⇣$behind_count";
+
+
+        time.disabled = true;
+        time.time_format = "%R"; # Hour:Minute Format
+        time.style = "bg:#33658A";
+        time.format = "[ $time ]($style)";
+
+        status.disabled = false;
+        status.style = "bg:#33658A";
+        # success_symbol = "♥ ";
+        # success_symbol = "💖";
+        # success_symbol = "💙";
+        # success_symbol = "💚";
+        # success_symbol = "💜";
+        # success_symbol = "✔️'";
+        status.success_symbol = "";
+        status.symbol = "❌";
+        status.format = "[$symbol]($style)";
       };
     };
   };