diff --git a/nix/systems/packages.nix b/nix/systems/packages.nix
index fb0cd91..da303ae 100644
--- a/nix/systems/packages.nix
+++ b/nix/systems/packages.nix
@@ -59,10 +59,15 @@
     screen
     podman
     podman-compose
-    unstable.talosctl
     vim
     wget
 
+    # kube mgmt
+    unstable.kubernetes-helm
+    unstable.kubectl
+    unstable.talosctl
+    openlens
+
     # general gui utilities
     bitwarden  
     gimp