diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ac3d269..a5c5c28 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
   "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
   "sops.defaults.ageKeyFile": "age.key",
   "nix.enableLanguageServer": true,
-  "nix.serverPath": "/run/current-system/sw/bin/nixd",
-  "nix.formatterPath": "/run/current-system/sw/bin/nixfmt",
+  "nix.serverPath": "nixd",
+  "nix.formatterPath": "alejandra",
   "nix.serverSettings": {
     "nixd": {
       "formatting": {
-        "command": ["nixfmt"]
+        "command": ["alejandra"]
       },
       "options": {
         "nixos": {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       }
     },
     "nix": {
-      "binary": "/run/current-system/sw/bin/nix",
+      "binary": "nix",
       "maxMemoryMB": null,
       "flake": {
         "autoEvalInputs": true,
diff --git a/nixos/profiles/role-dev.nix b/nixos/profiles/role-dev.nix
index c3a1f4d..2a61743 100644
--- a/nixos/profiles/role-dev.nix
+++ b/nixos/profiles/role-dev.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       nixd
       nixpkgs-fmt
       unstable.nixfmt-rfc-style # nixfmt RFC 166-style compatible with nixpkgs soon
+      alejandra
 
       # dev
       bash-language-server