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title: "NPvg: Nix, Python, vim & git (The Timeless Mastercraft Stack)"
canonical_url: "https://npvg.org/"
description: "Future-proofing your technical stack for the age of AI with Nix, Python, Neovim, and Git."
---

# NPvg: Nix + Python + vim + git

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## 1. From `LPvg` to `NPvg`

Every few years the software industry resets your board with a new layer of proprietary churn. **NPvg** pins four timeless, open-source primitives into a permanent personal workshop—the **Forever Machine**:

1. **Nix**: Declarative, reproducible C-library and system packages across Linux, macOS, and WSL.
2. **Python**: Standard writable `.venv` flexibility atop the immutable Nix store.
3. **vim (Neovim)**: Modal text editing that outlives every IDE trend.
4. **git**: Distributed version control and self-updating Magic Cookie repositories.

## 2. Inspect or Install

    # 1. Inspect the unexecuted installer in less:
    curl -fsSL https://npvg.org | less

    # 2. Run the bootstrap (installs into ~/npvg):
    curl -fsSL https://npvg.org | bash

## 3. The 3-Repo Nix Flake Trilogy & Ecosystem

- **Project Pipulate (The Full Forever Machine Workshop)**: [https://github.com/pipulate/pipulate](https://github.com/pipulate/pipulate) ([https://pipulate.com/](https://pipulate.com/))
- **Levinix (`pip` + Magic Cookie WORA App Wrapper)**: [https://github.com/pipulate/levinix](https://github.com/pipulate/levinix) ([https://levinix.org/](https://levinix.org/))
- **Python Nix Flake (`uv` + Python 3.13 Data Science & AI Agent Starter)**: [https://github.com/miklevin/python_nix_flake](https://github.com/miklevin/python_nix_flake)
- **Classic Levinux (`LPvg` Slide Deck)**: [https://levinux.com/](https://levinux.com/)
- **QA My AI (Flight Data Recorder)**: [https://qamy.ai/](https://qamy.ai/)
- **MikeLev.in (24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory)**: [https://mikelev.in/](https://mikelev.in/)