diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/.ignore b/nix-dendritic-example/.ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eca100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/.ignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.git/
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/flake.lock b/nix-dendritic-example/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c156dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1753121425,
+        "narHash": "sha256-TVcTNvOeWWk1DXljFxVRp+E0tzG1LhrVjOGGoMHuXio=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "644e0fc48951a860279da645ba77fe4a6e814c5e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "home-manager": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1753180535,
+        "narHash": "sha256-KEtlzMs2O7FDvciFtjk9W4hyau013Pj9qZNK9a0PxEc=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "847711c7ffa9944b0c5c39a8342ac8eb6a9f9abc",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "ref": "master",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "import-tree": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1752730890,
+        "narHash": "sha256-GES8fapSLGz36MMPRVNkSUWXUTtqvGQNXHjRmRLfJUY=",
+        "owner": "vic",
+        "repo": "import-tree",
+        "rev": "6ebb8cb87987b20264c09296166543fd3761d274",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "vic",
+        "repo": "import-tree",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1752950548,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NS6BLD0lxOrnCiEOcvQCDVPXafX1/ek1dfJHX1nUIzc=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "c87b95e25065c028d31a94f06a62927d18763fdf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1751159883,
+        "narHash": "sha256-urW/Ylk9FIfvXfliA1ywh75yszAbiTEVgpPeinFyVZo=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "14a40a1d7fb9afa4739275ac642ed7301a9ba1ab",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "home-manager": "home-manager",
+        "import-tree": "import-tree",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/flake.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+
+    home-manager = {
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/master";
+    };
+
+    import-tree.url = "github:vic/import-tree";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs =
+    inputs:
+    inputs.flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {
+      imports = [
+        (inputs.import-tree ./modules)
+      ];
+    };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/eric.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/eric.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..581d121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/eric.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake = {
+    meta.eric.username = "eric";
+
+    modules = {
+      nixos.eric = {
+        users.users.${config.flake.meta.eric.username} = {
+          isNormalUser = true;
+          initialPassword = "";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/flake-parts.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/flake-parts.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a92203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/flake-parts.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ inputs, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [
+    inputs.flake-parts.flakeModules.modules
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/formatting.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/formatting.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c962b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/formatting.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  perSystem =
+    { pkgs, ... }:
+    {
+      formatter = pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/git.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/git.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25351d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/git.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake.modules.homeManager.base = {
+    programs.git = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      userEmail = config.flake.meta.owner.email;
+      userName = config.flake.meta.owner.name;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c63c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager/base.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager/base.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbd936b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager/base.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake.modules.homeManager.base = args: {
+    home = {
+      homeDirectory = "/home/${config.flake.meta.owner.username}";
+      username = config.flake.meta.owner.username;
+    };
+
+    programs.home-manager.enable = true;
+
+    systemd.user.startServices = "sd-switch";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager/nixos.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager/nixos.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdbfd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/home-manager/nixos.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ config, inputs, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake.modules.nixos.pc = {
+    imports = [ inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager ];
+
+    home-manager = {
+      useGlobalPkgs = true;
+      extraSpecialArgs.hasGlobalPkgs = true;
+
+      # https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issues/6770
+      # useUserPackages = true;
+
+      users.${config.flake.meta.owner.username}.imports = [
+        (
+          { osConfig, ... }:
+
+          {
+            home.stateVersion = osConfig.system.stateVersion;
+          }
+        )
+
+        config.flake.modules.homeManager.base
+        # config.flake.modules.homeManager.gui
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/configuration.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8065ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{
+  flake.modules.nixos."nixosConfigurations/corgi" =
+    {
+      config,
+      pkgs,
+      stateVersion,
+      ...
+    }:
+    {
+      boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
+      boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+
+      networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+
+      time.timeZone = "Europe/London";
+
+      i18n.defaultLocale = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+
+      i18n.extraLocaleSettings = {
+        LC_ADDRESS = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_IDENTIFICATION = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_MEASUREMENT = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_MONETARY = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_NAME = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_NUMERIC = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_PAPER = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_TELEPHONE = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+        LC_TIME = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+      };
+
+      services.xserver.enable = true;
+
+      services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable = true;
+      services.xserver.desktopManager.cinnamon.enable = true;
+
+      services.xserver.xkb = {
+        layout = "gb";
+        variant = "";
+      };
+
+      console.keyMap = "uk";
+
+      services.printing.enable = true;
+
+      services.pulseaudio.enable = false;
+      security.rtkit.enable = true;
+      services.pipewire = {
+        enable = true;
+        alsa.enable = true;
+        alsa.support32Bit = true;
+        pulse.enable = true;
+
+      };
+
+      programs.firefox.enable = true;
+
+      nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
+      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      ];
+
+      services.openssh.enable = true;
+
+      system.stateVersion = stateVersion;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/hardware-configuration.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/hardware-configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83e187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+  flake.modules.nixos."nixosConfigurations/corgi" =
+    {
+      config,
+      pkgs,
+      modulesPath,
+      lib,
+      ...
+    }:
+    {
+      imports = [
+        (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
+      ];
+
+      boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [
+        "xhci_pci"
+        "ahci"
+        "usbhid"
+        "usb_storage"
+        "sd_mod"
+        "sr_mod"
+        "rtsx_usb_sdmmc"
+      ];
+      boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+      boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+      boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+      fileSystems."/" = {
+        device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/076c5319-e9b6-4985-b86b-5b4287be17ba";
+        fsType = "ext4";
+      };
+
+      fileSystems."/boot" = {
+        device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/E090-18D3";
+        fsType = "vfat";
+        options = [
+          "fmask=0077"
+          "dmask=0077"
+        ];
+      };
+
+      swapDevices = [
+        { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/b29480eb-56cf-4353-9b98-790e4e2512b3"; }
+      ];
+
+      # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
+      # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
+      # still possible to use this option, but it's recommended to use it in conjunction
+      # with explicit per-interface declarations with `networking.interfaces.<interface>.useDHCP`.
+      networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+      # networking.interfaces.enp1s0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+      # networking.interfaces.wlp2s0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+      nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+      hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/imports.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/imports.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57761ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/hosts/corgi/imports.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake.modules.nixos."nixosConfigurations/corgi".imports = with config.flake.modules.nixos; [
+    eric
+    pc
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/meta-output.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/meta-output.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbf69e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/meta-output.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  options.flake.meta = lib.mkOption {
+    type = lib.types.anything;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/nixos-configurations.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/nixos-configurations.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..002a348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/nixos-configurations.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ config, inputs, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake.nixosConfigurations.corgi = inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+    system = "x86_64-linux";
+
+    modules = [ config.flake.modules.nixos."nixosConfigurations/corgi" ];
+
+    specialArgs = {
+      stateVersion = "25.05";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/owner.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/owner.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ea731a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/owner.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
+{
+  flake = {
+    meta.owner = {
+      email = "oliver@oliverdavies.uk";
+      name = "Oliver Davies";
+      username = "opdavies";
+    };
+
+    modules = {
+      nixos.pc = {
+        users.users.${config.flake.meta.owner.username} = {
+          isNormalUser = true;
+          initialPassword = "";
+          extraGroups = [ "input" "wheel" ];
+        };
+
+        nix.settings.trusted-users = [ config.flake.meta.owner.username ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/systems.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/systems.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8669711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/systems.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  systems = [
+    "x86_64-linux"
+    "aarch64-linux"
+    "aarch64-darwin"
+    "x86_64-darwin"
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/modules/tmux.nix b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/tmux.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8cdd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/modules/tmux.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  flake.modules.homeManager.base = {
+    programs.tmux.enable = true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nix-dendritic-example/todo.txt b/nix-dendritic-example/todo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56da98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix-dendritic-example/todo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+add home manager
+switch git to use home manager