diff --git a/MANUAL.md b/MANUAL.md
index 1ad37ad..c6e10a1 100644
--- a/MANUAL.md
+++ b/MANUAL.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ This manual covers flashing, operating, and customizing **Bananarchy Linux** (`v
 6. **Memory & swap tuning for 512 MB RAM**:
    - `384 MiB` ZSTD-compressed `zram0` swap (priority `100`) + `512 MiB` `/swapfile` (priority `10`), with `vm.swappiness=100` and `vm.page-cluster=0`.
 7. **Preinstalled on-device development & scripting stack**:
-   - **C / C++ toolchain & build tools**: `gcc`, `g++`, `musl-dev`, `make`, `git`, `nano`
+   - **C / C++ toolchain & CLI utilities**: `gcc`, `g++`, `musl-dev`, `make`, `git`, GNU `coreutils`, `nano` (default `$EDITOR`, configured system-wide via `/etc/nanorc` equivalent to `nano -FEDSMAGic/max%_T2`), `ed`, GNU `less` (default `$PAGER="less -RXF"`), `rlwrap`
    - **Janet**: `janet`, `janet-dev`, `jpm` (Janet package manager)
    - **Perl**: `perl`, `perl-io-socket-ssl` (`IO::Socket::SSL`)
    - **Tcl & SQLite**: `tcl`, `tcl-lib` (`tcllib`), `tcl-tls`, `sqlite` (`sqlite3`), `sqlite-tcl` (`tcl-sqlite`)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a891942..67c40b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Bananarchy targets an ultra-lightweight **Sxmo X11 (`sxmo-de-dwm`)** environment
 - **Full Qualcomm QDSP6/Q6Voice audio & modem routing**: loudspeaker, earpiece speaker, and internal/headset microphones with PM8909 WCD analog codec 2.8V micbias, +6 dB EAR PA gain, and GSM/WCDMA/LTE voice routing (`ModemManager` + `q6voiced`).
 - **Rear 2MP camera support**: `msm8905-cam` V4L2 driver for GalaxyCore `GC2395` + MSM8909 `CAMSS` on `/dev/video0` and the `bananarchy-photo` CLI/Sxmo app.
 - **Pre-integrated Bantam AI agent**: cross-compiled from `https://code.luxferre.top/luxferre/bantam-cpp`.
-- **Complete on-device development & scripting stack**: `git`, `gcc`/`g++`, `make`, `nano`, `janet` + `jpm`, `perl` + `IO::Socket::SSL`, `tcl` + `tcllib`/`tcl-tls`/`sqlite-tcl`, `sqlite`, `i2c-tools`, and `v4l-utils`.
+- **Complete on-device development & scripting stack**: `git`, `gcc`/`g++`, `make`, GNU `coreutils`, `nano` (`$EDITOR`, pre-configured in `/etc/nanorc` with `-FEDSMAGic/max%_T2`), `ed`, `less` (`$PAGER="less -RXF"`), `rlwrap`, `janet` + `jpm`, `perl` + `IO::Socket::SSL`, `tcl` + `tcllib`/`tcl-tls`/`sqlite-tcl`, `sqlite`, `i2c-tools`, and `v4l-utils`.
 
 The current Bananarchy version is `v0.0.1`.
 
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/bin/ed b/overlay/rootfs/bin/ed
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d8b09f
Binary files /dev/null and b/overlay/rootfs/bin/ed differ
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/etc/nanorc b/overlay/rootfs/etc/nanorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46d2fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/etc/nanorc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Bananarchy Linux system-wide nano configuration
+# Equivalent to: nano -FEDSMAGic/max%_T2
+
+set newbuffer
+set tabstospaces
+set boldtext
+set softwrap
+set trimblanks
+set smarthome
+set locking
+set autoindent
+set constantshow
+set mouse
+set atblanks
+set nohelp
+set stateflags
+set minibar
+set tabsize 2
+
+# Modern keybindings (-/ / --modernbindings)
+bind ^X cut main
+bind ^C copy main
+bind ^V paste all
+bind ^Q exit all
+bind ^S savefile main
+bind ^W writeout main
+bind ^O insert main
+bind ^H help all
+bind ^H exit help
+bind ^F whereis all
+bind ^G findnext all
+bind ^B wherewas all
+bind ^D findprevious all
+bind ^R replace main
+unbind ^U all
+unbind ^N main
+unbind ^Y all
+unbind M-J main
+unbind M-T main
+bind ^A mark main
+bind ^P location main
+bind ^T gotoline main
+bind ^T gotodir browser
+bind ^T cutrestoffile execute
+bind ^L linter execute
+bind ^E execute main
+bind ^K "{mark}{end}{zap}" main
+bind ^U "{mark}{home}{zap}" main
+bind ^Z undo main
+bind ^Y redo main
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile b/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b00b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
+
+export EDITOR=nano
+export VISUAL=nano
+export PAGER="less -RXF"
+export LESS="-RXF"
+umask 022
+
+# use nicer PS1 for bash and busybox ash
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -o "$BB_ASH_VERSION" ]; then
+	PS1='\h:\w\$ '
+# use nicer PS1 for zsh
+elif [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
+	PS1='%m:%~%# '
+# set up fallback default PS1
+else
+	: "${HOSTNAME:=$(hostname)}"
+	PS1='${HOSTNAME%%.*}:$PWD'
+	[ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && PS1="${PS1}# " || PS1="${PS1}\$ "
+fi
+
+for script in /etc/profile.d/*.sh ; do
+	if [ -r "$script" ] ; then
+		. "$script"
+	fi
+done
+unset script
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh b/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh
index d6f9292..2c08117 100644
--- a/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/etc/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ _sxmo_load_environments() {
 
 	export BEMENU_OPTS="${BEMENU_OPTS:---fn "Fira Code 9" -H 22 -B 2 --hp 4 -s --no-overlap --fixed-height --scrollbar none --cw 2 --bdr "#005577" --tb "#383838" --tf "#aaaaaa" --fb "#383838" --ff "#ffffff" --cb "#ffffff" --cf "#383838" --nb "#1c1c1c" --nf "#ffffff" --ab "#1c1c1c" --af "#ffffff" --hb "#005577" --hf "#ffffff" -w -i}"
 
-	export EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vim}"
+	export EDITOR="${EDITOR:-nano}"
+	export VISUAL="${VISUAL:-nano}"
+	export PAGER="less -RXF"
+	export LESS="-RXF"
 	export BROWSER="${BROWSER:-firefox}"
 	export SHELL="${SHELL:-/bin/sh}"
 
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.config/sxmo/profile b/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.config/sxmo/profile
index ce9b5ae..3991864 100755
--- a/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.config/sxmo/profile
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.config/sxmo/profile
@@ -71,11 +71,15 @@ export SXMO_RINGNUMBER=10
 export SXMO_DEFAULT_DRAFT="Enter new message here."
 
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+export EDITOR="nano"
+export VISUAL="nano"
+export PAGER="less -RXF"
+export LESS="-RXF"
 export SXMO_WM="dwm"
 export SXMO_MENU="dmenu"
 export SXMO_TERMINAL="st"
 export DMENU_WRAP_AROUND=1
-export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=12
+export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=9
 export SXMO_DMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES=8
 export SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS=1
 export SXMO_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.nanorc b/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.nanorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46d2fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.nanorc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Bananarchy Linux system-wide nano configuration
+# Equivalent to: nano -FEDSMAGic/max%_T2
+
+set newbuffer
+set tabstospaces
+set boldtext
+set softwrap
+set trimblanks
+set smarthome
+set locking
+set autoindent
+set constantshow
+set mouse
+set atblanks
+set nohelp
+set stateflags
+set minibar
+set tabsize 2
+
+# Modern keybindings (-/ / --modernbindings)
+bind ^X cut main
+bind ^C copy main
+bind ^V paste all
+bind ^Q exit all
+bind ^S savefile main
+bind ^W writeout main
+bind ^O insert main
+bind ^H help all
+bind ^H exit help
+bind ^F whereis all
+bind ^G findnext all
+bind ^B wherewas all
+bind ^D findprevious all
+bind ^R replace main
+unbind ^U all
+unbind ^N main
+unbind ^Y all
+unbind M-J main
+unbind M-T main
+bind ^A mark main
+bind ^P location main
+bind ^T gotoline main
+bind ^T gotodir browser
+bind ^T cutrestoffile execute
+bind ^L linter execute
+bind ^E execute main
+bind ^K "{mark}{end}{zap}" main
+bind ^U "{mark}{home}{zap}" main
+bind ^Z undo main
+bind ^Y redo main
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.profile b/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.profile
index d2ff062..5ed8114 100644
--- a/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.profile
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/etc/skel/.profile
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
+export EDITOR=nano
+export VISUAL=nano
+export PAGER="less -RXF"
+export LESS="-RXF"
 export SXMO_WM=dwm
 export SXMO_MENU=dmenu
 export SXMO_TERMINAL=st
 export DMENU_WRAP_AROUND=1
-export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=12
+export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=9
 export SXMO_DMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES=8
 export SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS=1
 export SXMO_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.config/sxmo/profile b/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.config/sxmo/profile
index ce9b5ae..3991864 100755
--- a/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.config/sxmo/profile
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.config/sxmo/profile
@@ -71,11 +71,15 @@ export SXMO_RINGNUMBER=10
 export SXMO_DEFAULT_DRAFT="Enter new message here."
 
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+export EDITOR="nano"
+export VISUAL="nano"
+export PAGER="less -RXF"
+export LESS="-RXF"
 export SXMO_WM="dwm"
 export SXMO_MENU="dmenu"
 export SXMO_TERMINAL="st"
 export DMENU_WRAP_AROUND=1
-export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=12
+export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=9
 export SXMO_DMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES=8
 export SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS=1
 export SXMO_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.nanorc b/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.nanorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46d2fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.nanorc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Bananarchy Linux system-wide nano configuration
+# Equivalent to: nano -FEDSMAGic/max%_T2
+
+set newbuffer
+set tabstospaces
+set boldtext
+set softwrap
+set trimblanks
+set smarthome
+set locking
+set autoindent
+set constantshow
+set mouse
+set atblanks
+set nohelp
+set stateflags
+set minibar
+set tabsize 2
+
+# Modern keybindings (-/ / --modernbindings)
+bind ^X cut main
+bind ^C copy main
+bind ^V paste all
+bind ^Q exit all
+bind ^S savefile main
+bind ^W writeout main
+bind ^O insert main
+bind ^H help all
+bind ^H exit help
+bind ^F whereis all
+bind ^G findnext all
+bind ^B wherewas all
+bind ^D findprevious all
+bind ^R replace main
+unbind ^U all
+unbind ^N main
+unbind ^Y all
+unbind M-J main
+unbind M-T main
+bind ^A mark main
+bind ^P location main
+bind ^T gotoline main
+bind ^T gotodir browser
+bind ^T cutrestoffile execute
+bind ^L linter execute
+bind ^E execute main
+bind ^K "{mark}{end}{zap}" main
+bind ^U "{mark}{home}{zap}" main
+bind ^Z undo main
+bind ^Y redo main
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.profile b/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.profile
index d2ff062..5ed8114 100644
--- a/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.profile
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/home/user/.profile
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
+export EDITOR=nano
+export VISUAL=nano
+export PAGER="less -RXF"
+export LESS="-RXF"
 export SXMO_WM=dwm
 export SXMO_MENU=dmenu
 export SXMO_TERMINAL=st
 export DMENU_WRAP_AROUND=1
-export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=12
+export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=9
 export SXMO_DMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES=8
 export SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS=1
 export SXMO_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/less b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/less
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ec81b8a
Binary files /dev/null and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/less differ
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/rlwrap b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/rlwrap
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..803efc9
Binary files /dev/null and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/rlwrap differ
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/lib/libptytty.so.0 b/overlay/rootfs/usr/lib/libptytty.so.0
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..745cd25
Binary files /dev/null and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/lib/libptytty.so.0 differ
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/profile_template b/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/profile_template
index ce9b5ae..3991864 100755
--- a/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/profile_template
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/profile_template
@@ -71,11 +71,15 @@ export SXMO_RINGNUMBER=10
 export SXMO_DEFAULT_DRAFT="Enter new message here."
 
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+export EDITOR="nano"
+export VISUAL="nano"
+export PAGER="less -RXF"
+export LESS="-RXF"
 export SXMO_WM="dwm"
 export SXMO_MENU="dmenu"
 export SXMO_TERMINAL="st"
 export DMENU_WRAP_AROUND=1
-export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=12
+export SXMO_DMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=9
 export SXMO_DMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES=8
 export SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS=1
 export SXMO_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_apps.sh b/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_apps.sh
index 1c7642c..2ecf4fe 100755
--- a/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_apps.sh
+++ b/overlay/rootfs/usr/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_apps.sh
@@ -225,10 +225,6 @@ write_line_app waydroid "$icon_and Waydroid" "waydroid show-full-ui"
 write_line_app weechat "$icon_msg Weechat" "sxmo_terminal.sh weechat"
 write_line_app wike "$icon_bok Wike" "wike"
 write_line_app w3m "$icon_glb W3m" "sxmo_terminal.sh w3m duck.com"
-write_line_app vim "$icon_vim Vim" "sxmo_terminal.sh vim"
-write_line_app vimb "$icon_glb Vimb" "vimb"
-write_line_app vimb "$icon_glb Vimb (Incognito)" "vimb -i"
-write_line_app vis "$icon_vim Vis" "sxmo_terminal.sh vis"
 write_line_app vlc "$icon_vlc Vlc" "vlc"
 write_line_app vte-2.91 "$icon_trm VTE 3" "vte-2.91"
 write_line_app vte-2.91-gtk4 "$icon_trm VTE 3 (GTK-4)" "vte-2.91-gtk4"
diff --git a/scripts/apply-bananarchy-overlay.sh b/scripts/apply-bananarchy-overlay.sh
index 26c04d3..e9290a8 100755
--- a/scripts/apply-bananarchy-overlay.sh
+++ b/scripts/apply-bananarchy-overlay.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ rm -rf \
   "$TARGET_ROOTFS/usr/lib/fcitx5/libwaylandim.so" \
   "$TARGET_ROOTFS/usr/share/fcitx5/addon/wayland.conf" \
   "$TARGET_ROOTFS/usr/share/fcitx5/addon/waylandim.conf" \
+  "$TARGET_ROOTFS/usr/bin/vim"* \
+  "$TARGET_ROOTFS/usr/share/vim" \
   "$TARGET_ROOTFS/home/user/.config/fcitx5/conf/waylandim.conf" \
   "$TARGET_ROOTFS/etc/skel/.config/fcitx5/conf/waylandim.conf" \
   "$TARGET_ROOTFS/home/user/.config/wob" \
diff --git a/scripts/configure-rootfs-from-scratch.sh b/scripts/configure-rootfs-from-scratch.sh
index 2892095..73d30f6 100755
--- a/scripts/configure-rootfs-from-scratch.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure-rootfs-from-scratch.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ configure_common_rootfs() {
     g++ \
     musl-dev \
     make \
+    coreutils \
+    ed \
+    rlwrap \
+    less \
     nano \
     janet \
     janet-dev \
@@ -683,44 +687,20 @@ PYEOF
     for target_home in "$ROOTFS/etc/skel" "$ROOTFS/home/user"; do
       mkdir -p \
         "$target_home/.config/sxmo/hooks" \
-        "$target_home/.config/wofi" \
-        "$target_home/.config/foot" \
-        "$target_home/.config/wob" \
         "$target_home/.config/fontconfig/conf.d"
       cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/profile_template" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/profile"
-      if ! grep -q "SXMO_MENU=wofi" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/profile"; then
-        cat >> "$target_home/.config/sxmo/profile" <<'EOF'
-
-export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-export WLR_RENDERER=pixman
-export WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1
-export SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS=1
-export SXMO_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1
-export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
-export GTK_A11Y=none
-export GTK_USE_PORTAL=0
-export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
-export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
-export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
-export SXMO_MENU=wofi
-export SXMO_BEMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES=11
-export SXMO_BEMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES=8
-export BEMENU_OPTS='--fn "Sxmo 11.5" -H 24 -B 2 --hp 4 -s --no-overlap --fixed-height --scrollbar none --cw 2 --bdr "#005577" --tb "#383838" --tf "#aaaaaa" --fb "#383838" --ff "#ffffff" --cb "#ffffff" --cf "#383838" --nb "#1c1c1c" --nf "#ffffff" --ab "#1c1c1c" --af "#ffffff" --hb "#005577" --hf "#ffffff" -w -i'
-EOF
-      fi
-      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/sway_template" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/sway"
+      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/xinit_template" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/xinit"
       cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/conky.conf" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/conky.conf"
-      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/wofi.config" "$target_home/.config/wofi/config"
-      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/wofi.css" "$target_home/.config/wofi/style.css"
-      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/foot.ini" "$target_home/.config/foot/foot.ini"
-      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/wob.ini" "$target_home/.config/wob/wob.ini"
-      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/bonsai_tree.json" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/bonsai_tree.json"
+      cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/Xresources" "$target_home/.Xresources"
       cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/fontconfig.conf" "$target_home/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/50-sxmo.conf"
       cp "$ROOTFS/usr/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/hooks/sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh"
-      chmod 755 "$target_home/.config/sxmo/hooks/sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh"
+      chmod 755 "$target_home/.config/sxmo/hooks/sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/xinit" "$target_home/.config/sxmo/profile"
     done
   fi
 
+  sed -i "/^P:sxmo-utils-common$/,/^$/ s/ vim//" "$ROOTFS/lib/apk/db/installed" 2>/dev/null || true
+  apk --root "$ROOTFS" --arch armv7 del --no-scripts vim vim-common nftables-vim protobuf-vim 2>/dev/null || true
+
   if [ -x /bananarchy/scripts/apply-bananarchy-overlay.sh ]; then
     /bananarchy/scripts/apply-bananarchy-overlay.sh "$ROOTFS" nokia-argon
     depmod -b "$ROOTFS" 6.12.1-msm8916