diff --git a/profiles/shell.nix b/profiles/shell.nix
index b0b4bd9..75389d9 100644
--- a/profiles/shell.nix
+++ b/profiles/shell.nix
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
     # nix utils
     nix-output-monitor
     nix-top
-    nix-search-cli # nix-search
     nix-diff
     comma
   ];
diff --git a/users/pbsds/home/default.nix b/users/pbsds/home/default.nix
index 7e284a5..8097e9e 100644
--- a/users/pbsds/home/default.nix
+++ b/users/pbsds/home/default.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
     nurl
     manix
     #comma # collides with nix-index-database
-    nix-search-cli # nix-search
     devenv
     nix-fast-build
     nix-eval-jobs
diff --git a/users/pbsds/home/profiles/bashrc.d/nix-search.sh b/users/pbsds/home/profiles/bashrc.d/nix-search.sh
index e857f8f..a2e10cc 100644
--- a/users/pbsds/home/profiles/bashrc.d/nix-search.sh
+++ b/users/pbsds/home/profiles/bashrc.d/nix-search.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 nix-search() (
   set -euo pipefail
-  flake="${1:-nixpkgs}"
+  local flake="${1:-nixpkgs}"; shift ||:
 
   trace(){
     if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
@@ -14,21 +14,25 @@ nix-search() (
   command -v nix  >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'nix' not in PATH"
   command -v jq   >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'jq' not in PATH"
   command -v fzf  >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'fzf' not in PATH"
-  command -v bat  >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'fzf' not in PATH"
+  command -v bat  >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'bat' not in PATH"
   command -v tr   >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'tr' not in PATH"
   command -v sed  >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'sed' not in PATH"
   command -v grep >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'grep' not in PATH"
   command -v sort >/dev/null || die "ERROR: 'sort' not in PATH"
+  if [[ -t 1 ]] && ! command -v gum >/dev/null; then
+    trace "WARNING: 'gum' not in PATH, no action menu will be provided"
+  fi
 
-  nixpkgs=$(nix eval "$flake"#path --json | jq . -r) # --raw hangs?
-  cache="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-"$HOME/.cache"}/nix-search-sh"
+  # local nixpkgs=$(nix eval "$flake"#path --json | jq . -r) # --raw hangs?
+  local nixpkgs=$(nix flake metadata "$flake" --json | jq .path -r)
+  local cachedir="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-"$HOME/.cache"}/nix-search-sh"
 
-  export storepath="$cache"/"${flake//"/"/--}"/path
-  export packages_json="$cache"/"${flake//"/"/--}"/packages.json
-  export packages_tsv="$cache"/"${flake//"/"/--}"/packages.tsv
+  export storepath="$cachedir"/"${flake//"/"/--}"/path
+  export packages_json="$cachedir"/"${flake//"/"/--}"/packages.json
+  export packages_tsv="$cachedir"/"${flake//"/"/--}"/packages.tsv
 
   if [[ ! -f "$storepath" || "$nixpkgs" != "$(cat "$storepath")" ]]; then
-    mkdir -p "$cache"/"$flake"
+    mkdir -p "$cachedir"/"$flake"
 
     # TODO: somehow inherit if user has configured allowUnfree and such in any file
     trace "Indexing..."
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ nix-search() (
 
   show-package() {
     local attrpath="$(head -n1 <<<"$1")"
-    printf "%s\n" "(toggle preview with 'alt-enter')"
+    printf "%s\n" "(toggle preview with 'alt-enter', scroll with '{shift,alt}-{up,down}')"
     printf "\n"
 
     grep -F -- $'--\t'"$attrpath"$'\t' "$packages_tsv" | cut -f4 | jq '. | [
@@ -80,18 +84,73 @@ nix-search() (
     ' -r | bat --style=plain --language yaml --color=always
   }
 
-  # attrpaths=$(
-  cut <"$packages_tsv" -f2-3 | tr '\n' '\0' | tr '\t' '\n' \
-    | fzf --read0 --print0 --gap 1 --reverse --bind 'ctrl-a:toggle-all' --bind 'alt-enter:toggle-preview' --multi --tiebreak=begin --preview "$(declare -f show-package); show-package {}" \
-    | tr '\n\0' '\t\n' | cut -f1
-  # )
+  local fzf_config=(
+    --reverse
+    --bind 'ctrl-a:toggle-all'
+    --bind 'alt-enter:toggle-preview'
+    # --bind 'shift-page-up:preview-page-up'
+    # --bind 'shift-page-down:preview-page-down'
+    # --bind 'ctrl-page-up:preview-page-up'
+    # --bind 'ctrl-page-down:preview-page-down'
+    --bind 'alt-up:preview-up'
+    --bind 'alt-down:preview-down'
+    --bind 'shift-up:preview-page-up'
+    --bind 'shift-down:preview-page-down'
+  )
 
-  # if [[ "$(wc -l <<<"$attrpaths")" -eq 1 ]]; then
-  #   trace " nix profile install $flake#$attrpaths"
-  #   trace " nix run $flake#$attrpaths"
-  #   trace " nix shell $flake#$attrpaths^*"
-  #   trace " nix-shell '<$flake>' -A $flake#$attrpaths"
-  # fi
+  local -a attributes
+  readarray -d $'\n' -t attributes < <(
+    cut <"$packages_tsv" -f2-3 | tr '\n' '\0' | tr '\t' '\n' \
+      | fzf --read0 --print0 --gap 1 --multi --tiebreak=begin "${fzf_config[@]}" --preview "$(declare -f show-package); show-package {}" \
+      | tr '\n\0' '\t\n' | cut -f1
+  )
 
-  # cat <<<"$attrpaths"
+  if [[ "${#attributes[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -t 1 ]] || ! command -v gum >/dev/null; then
+      printf "%s\n" "${attributes[@]}"
+    else
+      local -a menu=(
+        "print   : 'printf' the packages"
+        "print2  : 'printf' the packages with flake prefixed"
+        "build   : 'nix-build' the packages"
+        "install : 'nix profile install' the packages"
+        # "enter   : 'nix-shell' the packages and modify this environment"
+        "shell   : 'nix shell ...' the packages"
+        "shell2  : 'nix shell ...^*' the packages"
+        "shell3  : 'nix-shell ...' the packages"
+      )
+      case "$(gum choose "${menu[@]}" | cut -d' ' -f1)" in
+        print)
+          printf "%s\n" "${attributes[@]}"
+        ;;
+        print2)
+          printf "%s\n" "${attributes[@]/#/"$flake#"}"
+        ;;
+        build)
+          if command -v nom-build >/dev/null; then
+            eval "nom-build '$nixpkgs' ${attributes[*]/#/-A }"
+          else
+            eval "nix-build '$nixpkgs' ${attributes[*]/#/-A }"
+          fi
+        ;;
+        install)
+          nix profile install "${attributes[@]/#/"$flake#"}"
+        ;;
+        shell)
+          nix shell "${attributes[@]/#/"$flake#"}"
+        ;;
+        shell2)
+          local -a attributes_all=("${attributes[@]/%/'^*'}")
+          nix shell "${attributes_all[@]/#/"$flake#"}"
+        ;;
+        shell3)
+          eval "nix-shell '$nixpkgs' ${attributes[*]/#/-A }"
+        ;;
+        *)
+          die "unknown option"
+          exit 1
+        ;;
+      esac
+    fi
+  fi
 )