diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
index 858ccd58c..2ea88c1a0 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     ./dino.nix
     ./discord.nix
     ./dissent.nix
+    ./docsets.nix
     ./dtrx.nix
     ./eg25-control.nix
     ./eg25-manager.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/docsets.nix b/hosts/common/programs/docsets.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..752ae730d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/docsets.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# a `docset` is an HTML-based archive containing a library or language reference and search index
+# - originated from Apple/Xcode: <https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/Documentation_Sets/010-Overview_of_Documentation_Sets/docset_overview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005266-CH13-SW6>
+# - still in use via Dash/Zeal: <https://kapeli.com/dash>
+# TODO:
+# - package Nix/NixOS docs as a docset
+#   - see: <https://github.com/nixosbrasil/nix-docgen>
+#   - see: <https://gist.github.com/antifuchs/8d946b121fb5dbbf4da01dc05f7d749f>
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.docsets;
+  configOpts = with lib; types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      rustPkgs = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        default = [ ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in {
+  sane.programs.docsets = {
+    configOption = with lib; mkOption {
+      type = configOpts;
+      default = {};
+    };
+    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+      name = "docsets";
+      # build each package with rust docs
+      paths = builtins.map (name:
+        let
+          orig = pkgs."${name}";
+          withDocs = orig.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+            nativeBuildInputs = upstream.nativeBuildInputs or [] ++ [
+              pkgs.cargoDocsetHook
+            ];
+          });
+        in
+        "${toString withDocs}/share/docset"
+      ) cfg.config.rustPkgs;
+      # link only the docs (not any binaries)
+      postBuild = ''
+        mkdir -p $out/share/docset
+        ${lib.optionalString (cfg.config.rustPkgs != []) ''
+          mv $out/*.docset $out/share/docset
+        ''}
+      '';
+    };
+    sandbox.enable = false;  # meta-package; no binaries
+  };
+
+  environment.pathsToLink = lib.mkIf cfg.enabled [
+    "/share/docset"
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/zeal.nix b/hosts/common/programs/zeal.nix
index 29a825c20..215b91862 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/zeal.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/zeal.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,4 @@
-# TODO
-# - package Nix/NixOS docs for Zeal
-# - install [doc-browser](https://github.com/qwfy/doc-browser)
-# - this supports both dash (zeal) *and* the datasets from <https://devdocs.io> (which includes nix!)
-# - install [devhelp](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Devhelp)  (gnome)
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-let
-  cfg = config.sane.programs.docsets.config;
-  configOpts = with lib; types.submodule {
-    options = {
-      rustPkgs = mkOption {
-        type = types.listOf types.str;
-        default = [ ];
-      };
-    };
-  };
-in {
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
   sane.programs.zeal = {
     # packageUnwrapped = pkgs.zeal-qt6;  #< TODO: upgrade system to qt6 versions of everything (i.e. jellyfin-media-player, nheko)
     packageUnwrapped = pkgs.zeal-qt5;
@@ -26,37 +10,4 @@ in {
     fs.".local/share/Zeal/Zeal/docsets/system".symlink.target = "/run/current-system/sw/share/docset";
     suggestedPrograms = [ "docsets" ];
   };
-
-  sane.programs.docsets = {
-    configOption = with lib; mkOption {
-      type = configOpts;
-      default = {};
-    };
-    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
-      name = "docsets";
-      # build each package with rust docs
-      paths = builtins.map (name:
-        let
-          orig = pkgs."${name}";
-          withDocs = orig.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
-            nativeBuildInputs = upstream.nativeBuildInputs or [] ++ [
-              pkgs.cargoDocsetHook
-            ];
-          });
-        in
-        "${toString withDocs}/share/docset"
-      ) cfg.rustPkgs;
-      # link only the docs (not any binaries)
-      postBuild = lib.optionalString (cfg.rustPkgs != []) ''
-        mkdir -p $out/share/docset
-        mv $out/*.docset $out/share/docset
-      '';
-    };
-
-    sandbox.enable = false;  # meta-package; no binaries
-  };
-
-  environment.pathsToLink = lib.mkIf config.sane.programs.zeal.enabled [
-    "/share/docset"
-  ];
 }