diff --git a/tasks/build/alacritty.yml b/tasks/build/alacritty.yml
index d691803..9d25e5a 100644
--- a/tasks/build/alacritty.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/alacritty.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
       - cargo
       - install
       - --root
-      - /usr/local
+      - "{{ pkgconfig_alacritty.install_prefix }}"
       - --git
-      - https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git
+      - "{{ pkgconfig_alacritty.git_repo }}"
       - --tag 
-      - "v{{ _alacritty.version }}"
+      - "v{{ pkgconfig_alacritty.version }}"
diff --git a/tasks/build/nerdfonts.yml b/tasks/build/nerdfonts.yml
index 1ef0817..d965baf 100644
--- a/tasks/build/nerdfonts.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/nerdfonts.yml
@@ -6,31 +6,31 @@
     - name: set install path for non-system installs
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         nerdfonts_install_path: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'HOME') }}/.local/share/fonts"
-      when: not _nerdfonts.nerdfonts_system_install
+      when: not pkgconfig_nerdfonts.system_install
     
     - name: set install path for system wide installs
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         nerdfonts_install_path: "/usr/local/share/fonts"
-      when: _nerdfonts.nerdfonts_system_install
+      when: pkgconfig_nerdfonts.system_install
     
     - name: create nerdfonts directories
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ nerdfonts_install_path }}/{{ font.name }}"
+        path: "{{ nerdfonts_install_path }}/{{ font }}"
         state: directory
-      become: "{{ _nerdfonts.nerdfonts_system_install }}"
-      loop: "{{ nerdfonts }}"
+      become: "{{ pkgconfig_nerdfonts.system_install }}"
+      loop: "{{ pkgconfig_nerdfonts.install }}"
       loop_control:
         loop_var: font
       register: nerdfont_result
     
     - name: Download and extract nerdfonts
       ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-        creates: "{{ nerdfonts_install_path }}/{{ font.name }}/README.md"
-        src: "https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/{{ font.name }}.tar.xz"
-        dest: "{{ nerdfonts_install_path }}/{{ font.name }}"
+        creates: "{{ nerdfonts_install_path }}/{{ font }}/README.md"
+        src: "{{ pkgconfig_nerdfonts.base_url }}/{{ font }}.tar.xz"
+        dest: "{{ nerdfonts_install_path }}/{{ font }}"
         remote_src: true
       when: nerdfont_result is changed
       become: nerdfonts_system_install
-      loop: "{{ _nerdfonts.fonts }}"
+      loop: "{{ pkgconfig_nerdfonts.install }}"
       loop_control:
         loop_var: font
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/air.yml b/tasks/pkgs/air.yml
index 242ef25..c59754a 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/air.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/air.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: pkgs/go.yml
+  when: pkgconfig_go not defined
+
 - name: add to gopkgs
   set_fact:
     gopkgs: "{{ gopkgs + ['github.com/air-verse/air@latest'] }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/alacritty.yml b/tasks/pkgs/alacritty.yml
index 7eaa34a..ad1e117 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/alacritty.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/alacritty.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     file: alacritty.yml
     name: _alacritty
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      alacritty: "{{ _alacritty | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.alacritty) }}"
+    pkgconfig_alacritty: "{{ _alacritty | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.alacritty) }}"
 
 - name: linux based installation
   when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
@@ -12,23 +11,14 @@
     - name: install rust and cargo
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
         file: "pkgs/rust.yml"
-      tags:
-        - rust
-        - dependency
+      when: pkgconfig_rust not defined
 
     - name: append to pkgs
       set_fact:
-        syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig.alacritty.build_deps[ansible_distribution] }}"
+        syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig_alacritty.build_deps[ansible_distribution] }}"
         srcpkgs: "{{ srcpkgs + [ 'alacritty' ] }}"
-      tags:
-        - syspkgs
-        - srcpkgs
 
 - name: append alacritty to caskpkgs
   set_fact:
     caskpkgs: "{{ caskpkgs + [ 'alacritty' ] }}"
   when: ansible_system == 'Darwin'
-  tags:
-    - MacOS
-    - brew
-    - package
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/ansible-language-server.yml b/tasks/pkgs/ansible-language-server.yml
index 9c68361..9e8c0ec 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/ansible-language-server.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/ansible-language-server.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: pkgs/nodejs.yml
+  when: pkgconfig_nodejs not defined
+
 - name: add to npmpkgs
   set_fact:
     npmpkgs: "{{ npmpkgs + ['@ansible/ansible-language-server'] }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/carapace.yml b/tasks/pkgs/carapace.yml
index fb8ab5a..3e8fa79 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/carapace.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/carapace.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     file: carapace.yml
     name: _carapace
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      carapace: "{{ _carapace | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.carapace) }}"
+    pkgconfig_carapace: "{{ _carapace | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.carapace) }}"
 
 - name: enable carapace yum repository
   ansible.builtin.yum_repository:
@@ -27,4 +26,4 @@
 
 - name: add carapace to syspkgs
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig.carapace.pkgs[ansible_system] }}"
+    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig_carapace.pkgs[ansible_system] }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/consul.yml b/tasks/pkgs/consul.yml
index 8c66369..c0b5cbb 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/consul.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/consul.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 - name: ensure hashicorp repo is active
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "pkgs/hashicorp_repo.yml"
+  when: pkgconfig_hashicorp is not defined
 
 - name: append to syspkgs
   set_fact:
-    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + [ pkgconfig.hashicorp.consul[ansible_system] ] }}"
+    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + [ pkgconfig_hashicorp.consul[ansible_system] ] }}"
   when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
 
 - set_fact:
-    tappkgs: "{{ tappkgs + [ pkgconfig.hashicorp.consul[ansible_system] ] }}"
+    tappkgs: "{{ tappkgs + [ pkgconfig_hashicorp.consul[ansible_system] ] }}"
   when: ansible_system == 'Darwin'
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/ghostty.yml b/tasks/pkgs/ghostty.yml
index ff5bc20..73d5ace 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/ghostty.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/ghostty.yml
@@ -4,17 +4,11 @@
   block:
     - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
         file: "pkgs/terra_repo.yml"
-      tags:
-        - dependency
-        - package
-        - terra
-        - syspkgs
+      when: pkgconfig_terrarepo is not defined
     
     - name: append to pkgs
       set_fact:
         syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + [ 'ghostty' ] }}"
-      tags:
-        - syspkgs
 
 - name: no ghostty for this system
   when:
@@ -27,8 +21,3 @@
   when: ansible_distribution == 'MacOSX'
   set_fact:
     caskpkgs: "{{ caskpkgs + [ 'ghostty' ] }}"
-  tags:
-    - MacOS
-    - brew
-    - package
-    - terminal
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/git.yml b/tasks/pkgs/git.yml
index f69f0be..968cbc9 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/git.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/git.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
     file: git.yml
     name: _git
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      git: "{{ _git | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.git) }}"
+    pkgconfig_git: "{{ _git | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.git) }}"
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      git:
+    pkgconfig_git:
         pkgs: "{{ pkgconfig.git.pkgs[ansible_system] }}"
 
 - name: append to pkgs
   set_fact:
-    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig.git.pkgs }}"
+    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig_git.pkgs }}"
 
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/go.yml b/tasks/pkgs/go.yml
index 3b0b04d..a9ba397 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/go.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/go.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     file: go.yml
     name: _go
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      go: "{{ _go | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.go) }}"
+    pkgconfig_go: "{{ _go | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.go) }}"
 
 - name: append to pkgs
   set_fact:
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/gopls.yml b/tasks/pkgs/gopls.yml
index 988ff32..5adae6c 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/gopls.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/gopls.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: pkgs/go.yml
+  when: pkgconfig_go is not defined
+
 - name: add to gopkgs
   set_fact:
     gopkgs: "{{ gopkgs + ['golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest'] }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/hashicorp_repo.yml b/tasks/pkgs/hashicorp_repo.yml
index 706f30e..13fa333 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/hashicorp_repo.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/hashicorp_repo.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     file: hashicorp_repo.yml
     name: _hashicorp
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      hashicorp: "{{ _hashicorp | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgonfig.hashicorp) }}"
+    pkgconfig_hashicorp: "{{ _hashicorp | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgonfig.hashicorp) }}"
 
 - name: RedHat repository
   when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
         - ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 41
       ansible.builtin.command:
         creates: /etc/yum.repos.d/hashicorp.repo
-        cmd: "dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile={{ pkgconfig.hashicorp.Linux.Fedora.repo }}"
+        cmd: "dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile={{ pkgconfig_hashicorp.Linux.Fedora.repo }}"
     
     - name: enable hashicorp repo for fedora <41
       become: true
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
         - ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 41
       ansible.builtin.command:
         creates: /etc/yum.repos.d/hashicorp.repo
-        cmd: "dnf config-manager --add-repo {{ pkgconfig.hashicorp.Linux.Fedora.repo }}"
+        cmd: "dnf config-manager --add-repo {{ pkgconfig_hashicorp.Linux.Fedora.repo }}"
     
     - name: enable hashicorp repo for RHEL like distribution
       become: true
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@
         - ansible_distribution != 'Fedora'
       ansible.builtin.command:
         creates: /etc/yum.repos.d/hashicorp.repo
-        cmd: "dnf config-manager --add-repo {{ pkgconfig.hashicorp.Linux.RedHat.repo }}"
+        cmd: "dnf config-manager --add-repo {{ pkgconfig_hashicorp.Linux.RedHat.repo }}"
 
 - name: Debian based repository
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
     
     - name: enable hasicorp repo for debian
       ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
-        repo: "{{ pkgconfig.hashicorp.Linux.Debian.repo }}"
+        repo: "{{ pkgconfig_hashicorp.Linux.Debian.repo }}"
         state: present
         update_cache: false
 
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/kitty.yml b/tasks/pkgs/kitty.yml
index a78c9bb..9754ea0 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/kitty.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/kitty.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
     file: kitty.yml
     name: _kitty
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      kitty: "{{ _kitty | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.kitty) }}"
+    pkgconfig_kitty: "{{ _kitty | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.kitty) }}"
 
 - name: add to syspkgs
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig.kitty.pkgs[ansible_system] }}"
+    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig_kitty.pkgs[ansible_system] }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/neovide.yml b/tasks/pkgs/neovide.yml
index b1225e8..225a232 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/neovide.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/neovide.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
     file: neovide.yml
     name: _neovide
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      neovide: "{{ _neovide | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.neovide) }}"
+    pkgconfig_neovide: "{{ _neovide | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.neovide) }}"
 - ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
     file: "pkgs/{{ pkgdep }}.yml"
-  loop: "{{ pkgconfig.neovide.local_deps }}"
+  loop: "{{ pkgconfig_neovide.local_deps }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: pkgdep
 
 - name: append to pkgs
   when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
   set_fact:
-    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig.neovide.pkgdeps[ansible_os_family] }}"
+    syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + pkgconfig_neovide.pkgdeps[ansible_os_family] }}"
     srcpkgs: "{{ srcpkgs + [ 'neovide' ] }}"
 
 - name: append neovide to caskpkgs
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/neovim.yml b/tasks/pkgs/neovim.yml
index 0598322..5ebc235 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/neovim.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/neovim.yml
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
     file: neovim.yml
     name: _neovim
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      neovim: "{{ _neovim | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.neovim) }}"
+    pkgconfig_neovim: "{{ _neovim | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.neovim) }}"
 
 - name: append neovim to srcpkgs
-  when: not pkgconfig.neovim.use_syspkg
+  when: not pkgconfig_neovim.use_syspkg
   set_fact:
     srcpkgs: "{{ srcpkgs + ['neovim'] }}"
 
 - name: append neovim to syspkgs
-  when: pkgconfig.neovim.use_syspkg
+  when: pkgconfig_neovim.use_syspkg
   set_fact:
     syspkgs: "{{ syspkgs + ['neovim'] }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/nerdfonts.yml b/tasks/pkgs/nerdfonts.yml
index 3a1dbbd..713899a 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/nerdfonts.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/nerdfonts.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     file: nerdfonts.yml
     name: _nerdfonts
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    pkgconfig:
-      nerdfonts: "{{ _nerdfonts | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.nerdfons) }}"
+    pkgconfig_nerdfonts: "{{ _nerdfonts | ansible.builtin.combine(pkgconfig.nerdfons) }}"
 
 - name: append to srcpkgs
   when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@
 - name: append to caskpkgs
   when: ansible_system == 'Darwin'
   set_fact:
-    caskpkgs: "{{ caskpkgs + [ 'font-' + font.brew + '-nerd-font' ] }}"
-  loop: "{{ pkgconfig.nerdfonts.fonts }}"
+    caskpkgs: "{{ caskpkgs + [ pkgconfig_nerdfonts[font].brew ] }}"
+  loop: "{{ pkgconfig_nerdfonts.install }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: font
diff --git a/vars/alacritty.yml b/vars/alacritty.yml
index 38548fe..5dff5b1 100644
--- a/vars/alacritty.yml
+++ b/vars/alacritty.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 version: 0.15.0
+install_prefix: /usr/local
 
 # variables that aren't really configuration
 build_deps:
@@ -18,3 +19,5 @@ build_deps:
     - libxcb-xfixes0-dev
     - libxkbcommon-dev
     - python3
+
+git_repo: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git
diff --git a/vars/nerdfonts.yml b/vars/nerdfonts.yml
index fc0b731..54b82ee 100644
--- a/vars/nerdfonts.yml
+++ b/vars/nerdfonts.yml
@@ -146,3 +146,5 @@ fonts:
     brew: font-victor-mono-nerd-font
   ZedMono:
     brew: font-zed-mono-nerd-font
+
+base_url: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download