{

  description = "Deployment for skynet";

  inputs = {
    # gonna start off with a fairly modern base
    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-22.11";

    # utility stuff
    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
    agenix.url = "github:ryantm/agenix";

  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, agenix,  ... }: {
    # https://github.com/zhaofengli/colmena
    colmena = {
      meta = {
        nixpkgs = import nixpkgs {
          system = "x86_64-linux";
          overlays = [];
        };
      };

      # installed for each machine
      defaults = {
        imports = [
          ./machines/_base.nix
          # for the secrets
          agenix.nixosModule
        ];
      };

      # firewall machiene
      agentjones = import ./machines/agentjones.nix;

      #test02 = import ./machines/test02.nix;

    };
  };

}