diff --git a/common/default.nix b/common/default.nix
index 8760f5d..7e37bf9 100644
--- a/common/default.nix
+++ b/common/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ else
       vacu.shortHostName = mkOption {
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
         default = config.vacu.hostName;
+        defaultText = "{option}`vacu.hostName`";
       };
       vacu.vnopnCA = mkOption {
         readOnly = true;
diff --git a/common/remapCapsLock.nix b/common/remapCapsLock.nix
index fcb0f11..a843fcc 100644
--- a/common/remapCapsLock.nix
+++ b/common/remapCapsLock.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lib.optionalAttrs (vacuModuleType == "nixos") {
   options.vacu.enableCapsLockRemap = mkOption {
     type = types.bool;
     default = config.vacu.isGui;
+    defaultText = "{option}`vacu.isGui`";
   };
   config = lib.mkIf config.vacu.enableCapsLockRemap {
     # https://discourse.nixos.org/t/best-way-to-remap-caps-lock-to-esc-with-wayland/39707/6
diff --git a/common/units-impl.nix b/common/units-impl.nix
index e747a44..34c4426 100644
--- a/common/units-impl.nix
+++ b/common/units-impl.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ in
     originalPackage = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       default = pkgs.units.override { enableCurrenciesUpdater = false; };
+      defaultText = "pkgs.units.override { ... }";
     };
     finalPackage = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
diff --git a/common/verify-system/default.nix b/common/verify-system/default.nix
index edc4d3a..c921edf 100644
--- a/common/verify-system/default.nix
+++ b/common/verify-system/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ in
               script = mkOption {
                 type = types.lines;
                 default = "## system ident check ${config.name}";
+                defaultText = lib.literalText ''## system ident check ${name}''; 
               };
             };
           }
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ in
       mkOption {
         readOnly = true;
         default = scriptFile;
+        defaultText = "vacu-verify-system-all.sh package";
       };
   };
 }
diff --git a/fw/sops.nix b/fw/sops.nix
index 8a7f2da..dd0bd80 100644
--- a/fw/sops.nix
+++ b/fw/sops.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   options.vacu.secretsFolder = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.path;
     default = ../secrets;
+    defaultText = "<nix-stuff>/secrets";
   };
 
   config = {
diff --git a/liam/backup.nix b/liam/backup.nix
index 58f47d7..872f48f 100644
--- a/liam/backup.nix
+++ b/liam/backup.nix
@@ -53,10 +53,22 @@ in
   options.vacu.liam.backup = {
     user = mkOption { default = "autoborger"; };
     rsyncUser = mkOption { default = "fm2382"; };
-    rsyncHost = mkOption { default = "${cfg.rsyncUser}.rsync.net"; };
-    repo = mkOption { default = "${cfg.rsyncUser}@${cfg.rsyncHost}:borg-repos/liam-backup"; };
-    package = mkOption { default = pkgs.borgbackup; };
-    cmd = mkOption { default = lib.getExe cfg.package; };
+    rsyncHost = mkOption {
+      default = "${cfg.rsyncUser}.rsync.net";
+      defaultText = "(output)";
+    };
+    repo = mkOption {
+      default = "${cfg.rsyncUser}@${cfg.rsyncHost}:borg-repos/liam-backup";
+      defaultText = "(output)";
+    };
+    package = mkOption {
+      default = pkgs.borgbackup;
+      defaultText = "pkgs.borgbackup";
+    };
+    cmd = mkOption {
+      default = lib.getExe cfg.package;
+      defaultText = "lib.getExe cfg.package";
+    };
     paths = mkOption {
       default = [
         "/var/lib/mail"
@@ -64,7 +76,10 @@ in
         "/var/log"
       ];
     };
-    keyPath = mkOption { default = config.sops.secrets.liam-borg-key.path; };
+    keyPath = mkOption {
+      default = config.sops.secrets.liam-borg-key.path;
+      defaultText = "TODO";
+    };
   };
   config = {
     vacu.assertions = lib.singleton {
diff --git a/liam/sieve.nix b/liam/sieve.nix
index 46a9a8a..0e2fbdd 100644
--- a/liam/sieve.nix
+++ b/liam/sieve.nix
@@ -926,10 +926,12 @@ in
         "/dev/null"
       ]}
     '';
+    defaultText = "check-liam-sieve package";
   };
   options.vacu.liam-sieve-script = lib.mkOption {
     readOnly = true;
     default = pkgs.writeText "mainsieve" sieve_text;
+    defaultText = "mainsieve text package";
   };
   config = {
     vacu.packages = [ pigeonhole_pkg ];
diff --git a/liam/sops.nix b/liam/sops.nix
index 9bde107..275c222 100644
--- a/liam/sops.nix
+++ b/liam/sops.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   options.vacu.secretsFolder = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.path;
     default = ../secrets;
+    defaultText = "<nix-stuff>/secrets";
   };
 
   config.sops = {
diff --git a/modules/git/module.nix b/modules/git/module.nix
index 47cecbb..a0aa72e 100644
--- a/modules/git/module.nix
+++ b/modules/git/module.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ in
       readOnly = true;
       type = types.str;
       default = lib.concatMapStringsSep "\n" lib.generators.toGitINI cfg.config;
+      defaultText = "(output config)";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/modules/hath/module.nix b/modules/hath/module.nix
index 6dc50e2..d1f245c 100644
--- a/modules/hath/module.nix
+++ b/modules/hath/module.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ in
     package = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       default = pkgs.hentai-at-home;
+      defaultText = "´pkgs.hentai-at-home`";
     };
     user = mkOption {
       type = types.passwdEntry types.str;
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ in
     };
     allowPrivilegedPort = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
-      default = if cfg.port == null then true else cfg.port < 1024;
+      default = cfg.port == null || cfg.port < 1024;
+      defaultText = "`cfg.port == null || cfg.port < 1024`";
     };
     credentials = mkOption {
       type = types.nullOr credentialsType;
diff --git a/modules/knownHosts/module.nix b/modules/knownHosts/module.nix
index d4f56ce..0565edd 100644
--- a/modules/knownHosts/module.nix
+++ b/modules/knownHosts/module.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ in
       type = types.str;
       readOnly = true;
       default = etcHostsText;
+      defaultText = "(output)";
     };
   };
   config =
diff --git a/modules/tf2/module.nix b/modules/tf2/module.nix
index e600daf..b09f218 100644
--- a/modules/tf2/module.nix
+++ b/modules/tf2/module.nix
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ in
   options.tf2 = {
     tf2Pkgs = mkOption {
       default = tf2Pkgs;
+      defaultText = "`inputs.tf2-nix.lib.mkTf2Pkgs { ... }`";
       readOnly = true;
     };
     binds =
@@ -461,20 +462,20 @@ in
     );
     build.autoexec = mkOption {
       type = types.pkg;
-      default = pkgs.writeFile "autoexec.cfg" cfg.autoexecLines;
       readOnly = true;
     };
     build.classes = mkAttrsOfClasses (
       classname:
       mkOption {
         type = types.pkg;
-        default = pkgs.writeText "${classname}.cfg" cfg.classLines.${classname};
         reaonly = true;
       }
     );
   };
 
   config.tf2 = {
+    build.autoexec = pkgs.writeFile "autoexec.cfg" cfg.autoexecLines;
+    build.classes = mkAttrsOfClasses (classname: pkgs.writeText "${classname}.cfg" cfg.classLines.${classname});
     autoexecLines = lib.mkMerge (
       [
         ''
diff --git a/nixos-modules/genieacs.nix b/nixos-modules/genieacs.nix
index 70c2d32..2d6d451 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/genieacs.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/genieacs.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 }:
 let
   inherit (lib)
-    mkEnableOption
     mkOption
     types
     flip
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ let
           internal = true;
           readOnly = true;
           default = environmentVars // config.extraEnv;
+          defaultText = "internal";
         };
       };
     };
diff --git a/prophecy/sops.nix b/prophecy/sops.nix
index e446f58..7a35fec 100644
--- a/prophecy/sops.nix
+++ b/prophecy/sops.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   options.vacu.secretsFolder = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.path;
     default = ../secrets;
+    defaultText = "<nix-stuff>/secrets";
   };
 
   config.sops = {
diff --git a/triple-dezert/sops.nix b/triple-dezert/sops.nix
index bb3e7bd..4901a13 100644
--- a/triple-dezert/sops.nix
+++ b/triple-dezert/sops.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   options.vacu.secretsFolder = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.path;
     default = ../secrets;
+    defaultText = "<nix-stuff>/secrets";
   };
 
   config = {