diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d609885..9649e52 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,17 +8,23 @@ Welcome to the .local-bin repository! Find key components below to enhance your
 ## Binary Files
 
 - **[aactivator.py](scripts/aactivator.py):** A powerful script designed to automate the sourcing of environments in an interactive shell. Activate it effortlessly by evaluating `$(aactivator init)` in your shell.
-- **[sessionizer](scripts/sessionizer):** This script simplifies the management of tmux sessions by providing an interactive interface to create or switch between sessions. If a session doesn't exist for a selected directory, it creates a new tmux session with the selected directory as the working directory.
-- **[windownizer](scripts/windownizer):** This script is designed to streamline the process of sending commands to a specific tmux window. It takes a branch name (or any identifier) as an argument, creates a new window if it doesn't exist in the current tmux session, and sends the provided command to that window.
-- **[update_brew_lists](scripts/update_brew_lists):** This script automates the process of updating Homebrew and associated package lists. It can be used to keep track of installed packages and update them as needed.
-- **[setup_dev_environment](scripts/setup_dev_env):** This script automates the setup of a development environment by installing essential tools, configuring common settings, and providing options for customization. It supports the following options:
+- **[sessionizer.sh](scripts/sessionizer.sh):** This script simplifies the management of tmux sessions by providing an interactive interface to create or switch between sessions. If a session doesn't exist for a selected directory, it creates a new tmux session with the selected directory as the working directory.
+- **[windownizer.sh](scripts/windownizer.sh):** This script is designed to streamline the process of sending commands to a specific tmux window. It takes a branch name (or any identifier) as an argument, creates a new window if it doesn't exist in the current tmux session, and sends the provided command to that window.
+- **[update_brew_lists.sh](scripts/update_brew_lists.sh):** This script automates the process of updating Homebrew and associated package lists. It can be used to keep track of installed packages and update them as needed.
+- **[setup_dev_env.sh](scripts/setup_dev_env.sh):** This script automates the setup of a development environment by installing essential tools, configuring common settings, and providing options for customization. It supports the following options:
   - `-a` or `--disable-auto-update`: Disable Homebrew auto-updates.
   - `-n` or `--disable-notification`: Disable notifications during setup.
-- **[docker_check](scripts/docker_check):** This script automates the process of ensuring Docker is installed and running before executing Docker-related commands. If Docker is not installed, it provides an option to install it via Homebrew.
-- **[add_yaml_header](scripts/add_yaml_header):** This script ensures that YAML files within a specified directory contain the necessary `---` header. If a YAML file does not have the `---` header, the script adds it.
-- **[wzp](scripts/wzp):** This script automates the process of starting a new Wezterm project. It allows you to select a project from a predefined list or specify a project name as an argument.
-- **[volumizer](scripts/volumizer):** This script manages volume levels on macOS and Linux systems. It limits the volume to a specified maximum when headphones are connected, protecting users' hearing. It integrates notifications to alert users of volume changes and headphone status seamlessly.
-- **[fzf_theme](scripts/fzf_theme):** This script configures the `fzf` color theme based on the system's appearance mode (Light or Dark) for both macOS and Linux systems. It automatically detects the system's appearance or can be overridden with a specified mode, adjusting the `fzf` theme colors accordingly.
+- **[docker_check.sh](scripts/docker_check.sh):** This script automates the process of ensuring Docker is installed and running before executing Docker-related commands. If Docker is not installed, it provides an option to install it via Homebrew.
+- **[add_yaml_header.sh](scripts/add_yaml_header.sh):** This script ensures that YAML files within a specified directory contain the necessary `---` header. If a YAML file does not have the `---` header, the script adds it.
+- **[wzp.sh](scripts/wzp.sh):** This script automates the process of starting a new Wezterm project. It allows you to select a project from a predefined list or specify a project name as an argument.
+- **[volumizer.sh](scripts/volumizer.sh):** This script manages volume levels on macOS and Linux systems. It limits the volume to a specified maximum when headphones are connected, protecting users' hearing. It integrates notifications to alert users of volume changes and headphone status seamlessly.
+- **[fzf_theme.sh](scripts/fzf_theme.sh):** This script configures the `fzf` color theme based on the system's appearance mode (Light or Dark) for both macOS and Linux systems. It automatically detects the system's appearance or can be overridden with a specified mode, adjusting the `fzf` theme colors accordingly.
+- **[bootstrap_setup.sh](scripts/bootstrap_setup.sh):**
+- **[check_alias.sh](scripts/check_alias.sh):**
+- **[most_recent_note.sh](scripts/most_recent_note.sh):**
+- **[buildnote.sh](scripts/buildnote.sh):**
+- **[kaggle_manager](scripts/kaggle_manager.sh):**
+- **[notetaker.sh](scripts/notetaker.sh):**
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 4b9c209..c70781b 100755
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ Welcome to the documentation for the `.local-bin` repository. This collection is
 - [docker_check](docker_check/Usage.md): This script automates the process of ensuring Docker is installed and running before executing Docker-related commands. If Docker is not installed, it provides an option to install it via Homebrew.
 - [add_yaml_header](add_yaml_header/Usage.md): This script ensures that YAML files within a specified directory contain the necessary `---` header. If a YAML file does not have the `---` header, the script adds it.
 - [wzp](wzp/Usage.md): This script automates the process of starting a new Wezterm project. It allows you to select a project from a predefined list or specify a project name as an argument.
+- **[bootstrap_setup.sh](scripts/bootstrap_setup.sh):**
+- **[check_alias.sh](scripts/check_alias.sh):**
+- **[most_recent_note.sh](scripts/most_recent_note.sh):**
+- **[buildnote.sh](scripts/buildnote.sh):**
+- **[kaggle_manager](scripts/kaggle_manager.sh):**
+- **[notetaker.sh](scripts/notetaker.sh):**
 
 Feel free to use these scripts to simplify tasks and enhance your development workflow.
 
diff --git a/scripts/aactivator.py b/scripts/aactivator.py
index 6360042..9b6a5ed 100755
--- a/scripts/aactivator.py
+++ b/scripts/aactivator.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ remember your answer. You can later adjust your per-project preferences in the
 
 see also: https://github.com/Yelp/aactivator
 """
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import io
@@ -55,9 +56,7 @@ else
     if ! ( echo "$PROMPT_COMMAND" | grep -Fq '{cmd}' ); then
         PROMPT_COMMAND='{cmd}; '"$PROMPT_COMMAND"
     fi
-fi""".format(
-        version=__version__, arg0=arg0, cmd=cmd, varname=ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE
-    )
+fi""".format(version=__version__, arg0=arg0, cmd=cmd, varname=ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE)
 
 
 def get_filesystem_id(path):
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ class ActivateConfig(object):
             if response.startswith("N"):
                 self.disallowed.append(path)
                 print(
-                    "aactivator will remember this: " "~/.cache/aactivator/disallowed",
+                    "aactivator will remember this: ~/.cache/aactivator/disallowed",
                     file=sys.stderr,
                 )
                 return False
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ class ActivateConfig(object):
             elif response.startswith("y"):
                 self.allowed.append(path)
                 print(
-                    "aactivator will remember this: " "~/.cache/aactivator/allowed",
+                    "aactivator will remember this: ~/.cache/aactivator/allowed",
                     file=sys.stderr,
                 )
                 return True
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap_setup.sh b/scripts/bootstrap_setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..62983df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+GH_USERNAME="jfrays"
+
+# Dry run mode
+DRY_RUN=false
+if [[ "$1" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+	DRY_RUN=true
+	echo "🧪 Dry run mode enabled: commands will be echoed but not executed."
+fi
+
+run() {
+	echo "+ $*"
+	if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
+		"$@"
+	fi
+}
+
+run_shell() {
+	echo "+ $*"
+	if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
+		bash -c "$*"
+	fi
+}
+
+# Install package manager tools
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+	run sudo apt update
+	run sudo apt install -y git stow curl
+
+elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+	run xcode-select --install
+	run_shell "/bin/bash -c '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)'"
+	run brew install stow git curl
+fi
+
+# Clone dotfiles
+run git clone "https://github.com/$GH_USERNAME/dotfiles.git" "$HOME/.dotfiles"
+run bash -c "cd \"$HOME/.dotfiles\" && ./setup.sh"
+
+# Setup dev scripts
+run mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin/scripts"
+run git clone "https://github.com/$GH_USERNAME/scripts.git" "$HOME/.local/bin/scripts"
+run bash -c "cd \"$HOME/.local/bin/scripts\" && chmod +x setup_dev_env.sh && ./setup_dev_env.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/check_aliases.sh b/scripts/check_aliases.sh
index cb0a4ac..e87ee68 100755
--- a/scripts/check_aliases.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_aliases.sh
@@ -1,32 +1,41 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Check if nvim is installed
+# Safer aliases that depend on tools being available
+
+# Use Neovim if available
 if command -v nvim >/dev/null; then
-    alias v="nvim"
+	alias v="nvim"
 fi
 
-# Check if eza is installed
+# Enhanced ls with eza
 if command -v eza >/dev/null; then
-    alias ls='eza --group-directories-first --color=auto'
-    alias la='eza -la --group-directories-first --color=auto'
-    alias ll='eza -l --group-directories-first --color=auto'
-    alias lt='eza -lt modified --sort newest'
-    alias lS='eza -lS --group-directories-first --color=auto'
-    alias tree='eza --tree --level=3'
-    alias lg='eza --git'
+	alias ls='eza --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+	alias la='eza -a --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+	alias ll='eza -lh --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+	alias lla='eza -la --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+	alias l='eza --classify'
+	alias lt='eza -lt modified --sort newest'
+	alias lS='eza -lS --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+	alias tree='eza --tree --level=3'
+	alias lg='eza --git'
 fi
 
-# Check if bat is installed
+# Bat for pretty `cat` and help
 if command -v bat >/dev/null; then
-    alias cat="bat --paging=never"
+	# Define a function instead of aliasing inside same unit
+	cat() {
+		command bat --paging=never "$@"
+	}
 
-    help() {
-        "$@" --help 2>&1 | bathelp
-    }
-    alias bathelp="bat --plain --language=help"
+	bathelp() {
+		bat --plain --language=help
+	}
 
-    # Overwriting -h and --help with bat highlights
-    alias -g :h='-h 2>&1 | bat --language=help --style=plain'
-    alias -g :help='--help 2>&1 | bat --language=help --style=plain'
+	help() {
+		"$@" --help 2>&1 | bathelp
+	}
+
+	# Global aliases for help text
+	alias -g :h='-h 2>&1 | bat --language=help --style=plain'
+	alias -g :help='--help 2>&1 | bat --language=help --style=plain'
 fi
-
diff --git a/scripts/setup_dev_env.sh b/scripts/setup_dev_env.sh
index 0fd5970..3f16627 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_dev_env.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_dev_env.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 DOTFILES_REPO="git@github.com:jfraeys/dotfiles.git"
-DOTFILES_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles"
+DOTFILES_DIR="${XDG_HOME:-$HOME}/dotfiles"
 
 # Function to check if a command is available
 command_exists() {
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ setup_macos_dock() {
 	defaults write com.apple.dock largesize -int 64
 	defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string "left"
 	defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string "scale"
-	default
 }
 
 # Function to install and configure zsh
diff --git a/scripts/setup_mactex_poppler.sh b/scripts/setup_mactex_poppler.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dd5a360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup_mactex_poppler.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+echo "==> Setting up MacTeX and Poppler..."
+echo "==> Checking for Homebrew..."
+if ! command -v brew &>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Homebrew not found. Install it from https://brew.sh/"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+brew update
+brew install --cask mactex-no-gui
+brew install poppler
+
+TEX_BIN="/Library/TeX/texbin"
+if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$TEX_BIN:"* ]]; then
+	echo "export PATH='/Library/TeX/texbin:$PATH'" >>~/.zprofile
+	export PATH="/Library/TeX/texbin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+echo -n "pdflatex: "
+pdflatex --version | head -n1
+echo -n "xelatex: "
+xelatex --version | head -n1
+echo -n "latexmk: "
+latexmk -v | head -n1
+echo -n "pdfinfo: "
+pdfinfo -v | head -n1
+
+echo "✅ Done."
diff --git a/scripts/update_border_theme.sh b/scripts/update_border_theme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..069f2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_border_theme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CONFIG_FILE="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/aerospace/aerospace.toml"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
+	echo "Error: Aerospace config not found at $CONFIG_FILE" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+detect_appearance() {
+	defaults read -g AppleInterfaceStyle 2>/dev/null | grep -qi "Dark" && echo "dark" || echo "light"
+}
+
+# Allow override
+if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
+	mode="$1"
+else
+	mode="$(detect_appearance)"
+fi
+
+# Set target border config per mode
+if [[ "$mode" == "dark" ]]; then
+	new_border_line='borders active_color=0xffe6e8eb inactive_color=0xff3a3f4b width=5.0'
+elif [[ "$mode" == "light" ]]; then
+	new_border_line='borders active_color=0xff002b36 inactive_color=0xff93a1a1 width=5.0'
+else
+	echo "Invalid mode: $mode" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Use sd if available, fallback to sed
+if command -v sd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	sd '^borders .*' "$new_border_line" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+else
+	SED_OPTS=()
+	[[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]] && SED_OPTS=(-i '')
+	sed "${SED_OPTS[@]}" "s/^borders .*/$new_border_line/" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+eval "${new_border_line}"
diff --git a/scripts/update_starship_theme.sh b/scripts/update_starship_theme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7c30321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_starship_theme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CONFIG_DIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"
+STARSHIP_CONFIG=$(realpath "$CONFIG_DIR/starship.toml")
+
+if [[ ! -f "$STARSHIP_CONFIG" ]]; then
+	echo "Error: starship.toml not found at $STARSHIP_CONFIG" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+detect_appearance() {
+	if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+		defaults read -g AppleInterfaceStyle 2>/dev/null | grep -qi "Dark" && echo "dark" || echo "light"
+	elif command -v gsettings >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 2>/dev/null | grep -qi 'dark' && echo "dark" || echo "light"
+	else
+		echo "dark"
+	fi
+}
+
+# Determine target palette
+if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
+	target_palette="$1"
+else
+	case "$(detect_appearance)" in
+	dark) target_palette="monokai_pro" ;;
+	light) target_palette="solarized_light" ;;
+	esac
+fi
+
+# Extract current palette from config
+current_palette=$(awk -F'=' '/^palette/ {gsub(/[[:space:]"]/, "", $2); print $2}' "$STARSHIP_CONFIG")
+
+# Compare and update if necessary
+if [[ "$current_palette" == "$target_palette" ]]; then
+	echo "Starship palette already set to '$target_palette'. No changes made."
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# Update
+if command -v sd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	sd 'palette\s*=.*' "palette = \"$target_palette\"" "$STARSHIP_CONFIG"
+else
+	SED_OPTS=()
+	[[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]] && SED_OPTS=(-i '')
+	sed "${SED_OPTS[@]}" "s/palette *=.*/palette = \"$target_palette\"/" "$STARSHIP_CONFIG"
+fi
+
+echo "Updated Starship palette to '$target_palette' in $STARSHIP_CONFIG"