{
  config,
  pkgs,
  ...
}: {
  # Base system packages and aliases shared across all machines
  # This module consolidates common CLI tools to reduce duplication
  # across user configurations and machine-specific configs

  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    # Modern CLI tools (rust-based replacements)
    tldr # Better man pages
    eza # Better ls
    bat # Better cat
    ripgrep # Better grep
    du-dust # Better du
    bottom # Better top
    fd # Better find
    fzf # Fuzzy finder
    zoxide # Better cd
    uutils-coreutils-noprefix # Modern coreutils

    # Environment management
    direnv # Directory-based environment management
    nix-direnv # Nix integration for direnv

    # Essential system tools
    curl # HTTP client
    wget # Download utility
    git # Version control
    htop # Process viewer
    tree # Directory tree viewer
    file # File type detection
    unzip # Archive extraction
    zip # Archive creation
    fastfetch
    zellij
    glances
    systemctl-tui
    starship # Shell prompt
    btop # Resource monitor (better top)

    # Text processing and utilities
    jq # JSON processor
    yq # YAML processor

    # Network utilities
    nmap # Network mapper

    # System monitoring and diagnostics
    lsof # List open files
    strace # System call tracer
    ncdu # Disk usage analyzer

    # Development basics
    github-cli # GitHub CLI
  ];
  environment.shellAliases = {
    vi = "nvim";
    vim = "nvim";
    h = "tldr";
    # Modern CLI tool replacements
    ls = "eza -l";
    cat = "bat";
    grep = "rg";
    top = "btm";
    du = "dust";
    find = "fd";
    # Common git shortcuts (basic ones)
    gs = "git status";
    ga = "git add";
    gc = "git commit";
    gp = "git push";
    gpa = "git remote | xargs -L1 git push";
    gl = "git log --oneline -10";
  };
}