diff --git a/home/programs/common.nix b/home/programs/common.nix
index 627e72c4..0dda6c34 100644
--- a/home/programs/common.nix
+++ b/home/programs/common.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@
     # desktop
     tdesktop
     discord
+
+    # system call monitoring
+    strace
+    ltrace  # library call monitoring
+    lsof
   ];
 
   programs = {