diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
index 303acc63e..5cc76f89d 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
@@ -10,14 +10,7 @@
 xwayland @xwayland@
 
 set $mod @mod@
-set $term xdg-terminal-exec
-set $menu rofi -show
-set $emoji_picker splatmoji -s medium-light type
-set $locker swaylock --indicator-idle-visible --indicator-radius 100 --indicator-thickness 30
-set $snippets_picker rofi-snippets
-set $screenshot @screenshot_cmd@
-set $brightness_up brightnessctl set +5%
-set $brightness_down brightnessctl set 5%-
+# N.B.: volume_up/volume_down are factored out because they're potentially used by `extra_lines` down below
 # TODO: use native pipewire controls instead of pulsemixer?
 set $volume_up pulsemixer --change-volume +5
 set $volume_down pulsemixer --change-volume -5
@@ -60,25 +53,26 @@ floating_modifier $mod
 # --locked means to keep the binding active even when display is locked/off
 bindsym --locked $mod+Page_Up exec $volume_up
 bindsym --locked $mod+Page_Down exec $volume_down
+bindsym --locked XF86AudioMute exec $mute
+
 bindsym --locked $mod+Space exec playerctl play-pause
 bindsym --locked $mod+Shift+Page_Down exec playerctl previous
 bindsym --locked $mod+Shift+Page_Up exec playerctl next
 
-bindsym --locked XF86AudioMute exec $mute
 bindsym --locked XF86AudioPlay exec playerctl play-pause
 bindsym --locked XF86AudioStop exec playerctl stop
 bindsym --locked XF86AudioNext exec playerctl next
 bindsym --locked XF86AudioPrev exec playerctl previous
-bindsym --locked XF86MonBrightnessUp exec $brightness_up
-bindsym --locked XF86MonBrightnessDown exec $brightness_down
+bindsym --locked XF86MonBrightnessUp exec brightnessctl set +5%
+bindsym --locked XF86MonBrightnessDown exec brightnessctl set 5%-
 
 #### special functions
-bindsym $mod+Print exec $screenshot
-bindsym $mod+l exec $locker
-bindsym $mod+s exec $snippets_picker
-bindsym $mod+slash exec $emoji_picker
-bindsym $mod+d exec $menu
-bindsym $mod+Return exec $term
+bindsym $mod+Print exec @screenshot_cmd@
+bindsym $mod+l exec swaylock --indicator-idle-visible --indicator-radius 100 --indicator-thickness 30
+bindsym $mod+s exec rofi-snippets
+bindsym $mod+slash exec splatmoji -s medium-light type
+bindsym $mod+d exec rofi -show
+bindsym $mod+Return exec xdg-terminal-exec
 bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
 bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec swaynag -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit sway? This will end your Wayland session.' -b 'Yes, exit sway' 'swaymsg exit'
 bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload