home/roles/communication/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.home.roles.communication;
+  isLinux = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
 in
 {
   options.home.roles.communication = {
@@ -12,14 +13,14 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     home.packages = [
-      # Communication apps
+      # For logging back into google chat (cross-platform)
+      globalInputs.google-cookie-retrieval.packages.${system}.default
+    ] ++ optionals isLinux [
+      # Linux-only communication apps (Electron apps don't build on Darwin)
       pkgs.element-desktop
       # Re-enabled in 25.11 after security issues were resolved
       pkgs.fluffychat
       pkgs.nextcloud-talk-desktop
-      
-      # For logging back into google chat
-      globalInputs.google-cookie-retrieval.packages.${system}.default
     ];
   };
 }

home/roles/desktop/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.home.roles.desktop;
+  isLinux = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
 in
 {
   options.home.roles.desktop = {
@@ -12,61 +13,63 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      # Desktop applications
+      # Cross-platform desktop applications
       bitwarden-desktop
-      dunst
       keepassxc
+      xdg-utils # XDG utilities for opening files/URLs with default applications
+    ] ++ optionals isLinux [
+      # Linux-only desktop applications
+      dunst
       unstable.ghostty
-      
+
-      # Desktop utilities
+      # Linux-only desktop utilities
       feh # Image viewer and wallpaper setter for X11
       rofi # Application launcher for X11
       solaar # Logitech management software
       waybar
       wofi # Application launcher for Wayland
-      xdg-utils # XDG utilities for opening files/URLs with default applications
+
-      
+      # Linux-only system utilities with GUI components
-      # System utilities with GUI components
       (snapcast.override { pulseaudioSupport = true; })
-      
+
-      # KDE tiling window management
+      # KDE tiling window management (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.krohnkite  # Dynamic tiling extension for KWin 6
-      
+
-      # KDE PIM applications for email, calendar, and contacts
+      # KDE PIM applications for email, calendar, and contacts (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.kmail
       kdePackages.kmail-account-wizard
       kdePackages.kmailtransport
       kdePackages.korganizer
       kdePackages.kaddressbook
       kdePackages.kontact
-      
+
-      # KDE System components needed for proper integration
+      # KDE System components needed for proper integration (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.kded
       kdePackages.systemsettings
       kdePackages.kmenuedit
-      
+
-      # Desktop menu support
+      # Desktop menu support (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.plasma-desktop # Contains applications.menu
-      
+
-      # KDE Online Accounts support
+      # KDE Online Accounts support (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.kaccounts-integration
       kdePackages.kaccounts-providers
       kdePackages.signond
-      
+
-      # KDE Mapping
+      # KDE Mapping (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.marble  # Virtual globe and world atlas
-      
+
-      # KDE Productivity
+      # KDE Productivity (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.kate        # Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting
       kdePackages.okular      # Universal document viewer (PDF, ePub, etc.)
       kdePackages.spectacle   # Screenshot capture utility
       kdePackages.filelight   # Visual disk usage analyzer
-      
+
-      # KDE Multimedia
+      # KDE Multimedia (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.gwenview    # Image viewer and basic editor
       kdePackages.elisa       # Music player
-      
+
-      # KDE System Utilities  
+      # KDE System Utilities (Linux-only)
       kdePackages.ark         # Archive manager (zip, tar, 7z, etc.)
       kdePackages.yakuake     # Drop-down terminal emulator
     ];
@@ -77,61 +80,66 @@ in
 
     programs.spotify-player.enable = true;
 
-    services.gnome-keyring = {
+    # Linux-only: GNOME keyring service
+    services.gnome-keyring = mkIf isLinux {
       enable = true;
     };
 
-    # rbw vault unlock on login and resume from suspend
+    # Linux-only: systemd user services for rbw vault unlock
-    systemd.user.services.rbw-unlock-on-login = {
+    systemd.user.services = mkIf isLinux {
-      Unit = {
+      # rbw vault unlock on login
-        Description = "Unlock rbw vault at login";
+      rbw-unlock-on-login = {
-        After = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+        Unit = {
+          Description = "Unlock rbw vault at login";
+          After = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+        };
+        Service = {
+          Type = "oneshot";
+          ExecStart = "${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw unlock";
+          Environment = "RBW_AGENT=${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw-agent";
+          # KillMode = "process" prevents systemd from killing the rbw-agent daemon
+          # when this oneshot service completes. The agent is spawned by rbw unlock
+          # and needs to persist after the service exits.
+          KillMode = "process";
+        };
+        Install = {
+          WantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+        };
       };
-      Service = {
+
-        Type = "oneshot";
+      # rbw vault unlock on resume from suspend
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw unlock";
+      rbw-unlock-on-resume = {
-        Environment = "RBW_AGENT=${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw-agent";
+        Unit = {
-        # KillMode = "process" prevents systemd from killing the rbw-agent daemon
+          Description = "Unlock rbw vault after resume from suspend";
-        # when this oneshot service completes. The agent is spawned by rbw unlock
+          After = [ "suspend.target" ];
-        # and needs to persist after the service exits.
+        };
-        KillMode = "process";
+        Service = {
-      };
+          Type = "oneshot";
-      Install = {
+          ExecStart = "${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw unlock";
-        WantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+          Environment = "RBW_AGENT=${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw-agent";
+          # KillMode = "process" prevents systemd from killing the rbw-agent daemon
+          # when this oneshot service completes. The agent is spawned by rbw unlock
+          # and needs to persist after the service exits.
+          KillMode = "process";
+        };
+        Install = {
+          WantedBy = [ "suspend.target" ];
+        };
       };
     };
 
-    systemd.user.services.rbw-unlock-on-resume = {
+    # Linux-only: KDE environment variables for proper integration
-      Unit = {
+    home.sessionVariables = mkIf isLinux {
-        Description = "Unlock rbw vault after resume from suspend";
-        After = [ "suspend.target" ];
-      };
-      Service = {
-        Type = "oneshot";
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw unlock";
-        Environment = "RBW_AGENT=${pkgs.rbw}/bin/rbw-agent";
-        # KillMode = "process" prevents systemd from killing the rbw-agent daemon
-        # when this oneshot service completes. The agent is spawned by rbw unlock
-        # and needs to persist after the service exits.
-        KillMode = "process";
-      };
-      Install = {
-        WantedBy = [ "suspend.target" ];
-      };
-    };
-
-    # KDE environment variables for proper integration
-    home.sessionVariables = {
       QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME = "kde";
       KDE_SESSION_VERSION = "6";
     };
 
     xdg = {
       enable = true;
-      
+
       # Ensure desktop files are made available for discovery
       desktopEntries = {};  # This creates the desktop files directory structure
-      
+
       mimeApps = {
         enable = true;
         associations.added = {
@@ -141,13 +149,14 @@ in
           "x-scheme-handler/https" = "firefox.desktop";
         };
         defaultApplications = {
-          # Web browsers
+          # Web browsers (cross-platform)
           "text/html" = "firefox.desktop";
           "x-scheme-handler/http" = "firefox.desktop";
           "x-scheme-handler/https" = "firefox.desktop";
           "x-scheme-handler/about" = "firefox.desktop";
           "x-scheme-handler/unknown" = "firefox.desktop";
-          
+        } // optionalAttrs isLinux {
+          # Linux-only: KDE application associations
           # Documents
           "application/pdf" = "okular.desktop";
           "text/plain" = "kate.desktop";
@@ -155,7 +164,7 @@ in
           "text/x-c" = "kate.desktop";
           "text/x-python" = "kate.desktop";
           "application/x-shellscript" = "kate.desktop";
-          
+
           # Images
           "image/png" = "gwenview.desktop";
           "image/jpeg" = "gwenview.desktop";
@@ -164,25 +173,25 @@ in
           "image/bmp" = "gwenview.desktop";
           "image/tiff" = "gwenview.desktop";
           "image/webp" = "gwenview.desktop";
-          
+
           # Archives
           "application/zip" = "ark.desktop";
           "application/x-tar" = "ark.desktop";
           "application/x-compressed-tar" = "ark.desktop";
           "application/x-7z-compressed" = "ark.desktop";
           "application/x-rar" = "ark.desktop";
-          
+
           # Audio
           "audio/mpeg" = "elisa.desktop";
           "audio/mp4" = "elisa.desktop";
           "audio/flac" = "elisa.desktop";
           "audio/ogg" = "elisa.desktop";
           "audio/wav" = "elisa.desktop";
-          
+
           # Email
           "message/rfc822" = "kmail.desktop";
           "x-scheme-handler/mailto" = "kmail.desktop";
-          
+
           # Calendar
           "text/calendar" = "korganizer.desktop";
           "application/x-vnd.akonadi.calendar.event" = "korganizer.desktop";
@@ -190,9 +199,11 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    # Fix for KDE applications.menu file issue on Plasma 6
+    # Linux-only: Fix for KDE applications.menu file issue on Plasma 6
     # KDE still looks for applications.menu but Plasma 6 renamed it to plasma-applications.menu
-    xdg.configFile."menus/applications.menu".source = "${pkgs.kdePackages.plasma-workspace}/etc/xdg/menus/plasma-applications.menu";
+    xdg.configFile."menus/applications.menu" = mkIf isLinux {
+      source = "${pkgs.kdePackages.plasma-workspace}/etc/xdg/menus/plasma-applications.menu";
+    };
 
     # Note: modules must be imported at top-level home config
   };

home/roles/email/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.home.roles.email;
+  isLinux = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
 in
 {
   options.home.roles.email = {
@@ -89,34 +90,38 @@ in
       account default : proton
     '';
 
-    # Systemd service for mail sync
+    # Linux-only: Systemd service for mail sync (Darwin uses launchd instead)
-    systemd.user.services.mbsync = {
+    systemd.user.services = mkIf isLinux {
-      Unit = {
+      mbsync = {
-        Description = "Mailbox synchronization service";
+        Unit = {
-        After = [ "network-online.target" ];
+          Description = "Mailbox synchronization service";
-        Wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+          After = [ "network-online.target" ];
-      };
+          Wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
-      Service = {
+        };
-        Type = "oneshot";
+        Service = {
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash -c 'mkdir -p ~/Mail && ${pkgs.isync}/bin/mbsync -a && (${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu info >/dev/null 2>&1 || ${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu init --maildir ~/Mail --personal-address=john@ogle.fyi) && ${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu index'";
+          Type = "oneshot";
-        Environment = "PATH=${pkgs.rbw}/bin:${pkgs.coreutils}/bin";
+          ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash -c 'mkdir -p ~/Mail && ${pkgs.isync}/bin/mbsync -a && (${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu info >/dev/null 2>&1 || ${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu init --maildir ~/Mail --personal-address=john@ogle.fyi) && ${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu index'";
-        StandardOutput = "journal";
+          Environment = "PATH=${pkgs.rbw}/bin:${pkgs.coreutils}/bin";
-        StandardError = "journal";
+          StandardOutput = "journal";
+          StandardError = "journal";
+        };
       };
     };
 
-    # Systemd timer for automatic sync
+    # Linux-only: Systemd timer for automatic sync
-    systemd.user.timers.mbsync = {
+    systemd.user.timers = mkIf isLinux {
-      Unit = {
+      mbsync = {
-        Description = "Mailbox synchronization timer";
+        Unit = {
-      };
+          Description = "Mailbox synchronization timer";
-      Timer = {
+        };
-        OnBootSec = "2min";
+        Timer = {
-        OnUnitActiveSec = "5min";
+          OnBootSec = "2min";
-        Unit = "mbsync.service";
+          OnUnitActiveSec = "5min";
-      };
+          Unit = "mbsync.service";
-      Install = {
+        };
-        WantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+        Install = {
+          WantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+        };
       };
     };
   };

home/roles/kdeconnect/default.nix

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.home.roles.kdeconnect;
+  isLinux = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
 in
 {
   options.home.roles.kdeconnect = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Enable KDE Connect for device integration";
   };
 
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+  # KDE Connect services are Linux-only (requires D-Bus and systemd)
+  config = mkIf (cfg.enable && isLinux) {
     services.kdeconnect = {
       enable = true;
       indicator = true;

home/roles/sync/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.home.roles.sync;
+  isLinux = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
 in
 {
   options.home.roles.sync = {
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@ in
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    # Linux-only: syncthingtray requires system tray support
+    home.packages = optionals isLinux (with pkgs; [
       syncthingtray
-    ];
+    ]);
 
     services.syncthing = {
       enable = true;