diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f7159c9..050efff 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "ags": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "astal": "astal",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hyprpanel",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1736090999,
+        "narHash": "sha256-B5CJuHqfJrzPa7tObK0H9669/EClSHpa/P7B9EuvElU=",
+        "owner": "aylur",
+        "repo": "ags",
+        "rev": "5527c3c07d92c11e04e7fd99d58429493dba7e3c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "aylur",
+        "repo": "ags",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "aquamarine": {
       "inputs": {
         "hyprutils": [
@@ -70,6 +92,28 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "astal": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hyprpanel",
+          "ags",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1735172721,
+        "narHash": "sha256-rtEAwGsHSppnkR3Qg3eRJ6Xh/F84IY9CrBBLzYabalY=",
+        "owner": "aylur",
+        "repo": "astal",
+        "rev": "6c84b64efc736e039a8a10774a4a1bf772c37aa2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "aylur",
+        "repo": "astal",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-compat": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -583,6 +627,25 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "hyprpanel": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "ags": "ags",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1737011541,
+        "narHash": "sha256-YAT1VozLQ29V56EvEzJQswBOCLZDqn/gTU05mf+UFts=",
+        "owner": "Jas-SinghFSU",
+        "repo": "HyprPanel",
+        "rev": "88609f7e4c244326face34cb992a79053f2c7810",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "Jas-SinghFSU",
+        "repo": "HyprPanel",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprutils": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -784,6 +847,22 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs_4": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1736344531,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8YVQ9ZbSfuUk2bUf2KRj60NRraLPKPS0Q4QFTbc+c2c=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "bffc22eb12172e6db3c5dde9e3e5628f8e3e7912",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_5": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1736549401,
         "narHash": "sha256-ibkQrMHxF/7TqAYcQE+tOnIsSEzXmMegzyBWza6uHKM=",
@@ -799,7 +878,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_5": {
+    "nixpkgs_6": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1720957393,
         "narHash": "sha256-oedh2RwpjEa+TNxhg5Je9Ch6d3W1NKi7DbRO1ziHemA=",
@@ -869,8 +948,9 @@
         "hyprgrass": "hyprgrass",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
         "hyprland-virtual-desktops": "hyprland-virtual-desktops",
+        "hyprpanel": "hyprpanel",
         "nix-flatpak": "nix-flatpak",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_5",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "walker": "walker"
       }
@@ -923,7 +1003,7 @@
     "walker": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_5",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_6",
         "systems": "systems_3"
       },
       "locked": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 673fa68..277a5cf 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -9,18 +9,15 @@
     home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     # Managing flatpak apps
     nix-flatpak.url = "github:gmodena/nix-flatpak/?ref=v0.4.1";
-    # hyprland and plugins
+    # hyprland, plugins and related utils
     hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
-    # hyprland-plugins = {
-    #   url = "github:hyprwm/hyprland-plugins";
-    #   inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland";
-    # };
     hyprgrass = {
         url = "github:horriblename/hyprgrass";
         inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland"; # IMPORTANT
     };
     hyprland-virtual-desktops.url = "github:levnikmyskin/hyprland-virtual-desktops";
     walker.url = "github:abenz1267/walker";
+    hyprpanel.url = "github:Jas-SinghFSU/HyprPanel";
   };
 
   outputs = {
@@ -29,14 +26,22 @@
     home-manager,
     hyprgrass,
     hyprland-virtual-desktops,
+    hyprpanel,
     ...
-  } @ inputs: {
+  } @ inputs: 
+    let
+      overlays = [
+        inputs.hyprpanel.overlay
+      ];
+    in
+  {
 
     ## NixOS configurations are the main output of this flake
     # HP Spectre x360 2018
     nixosConfigurations.spectre = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+
       modules = [
         ./hosts/spectre-x360-2018
         home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/hyprland-customization.nix b/modules/home-manager/hyprland-customization.nix
index 8679d98..c6a0041 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/hyprland-customization.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/hyprland-customization.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
       # plugin.virtual-desktops = {
 
       # }
+      exec-once = [
+        "${pkgs.hyprpanel}/bin/hyprpanel"
+      ];
     };
 
     plugins = [