diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f6edeee6..05a89091 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Nix commands related to the local machine
+#
+############################################################################
+
 deploy: 
 	sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .
 
@@ -17,6 +23,12 @@ gc:
 	# garbage collect all unused nix store entries
 	sudo nix store gc --debug
 
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Darwin related commands, harmonica is my macbook pro's hostname
+#
+############################################################################
+
 darwin-set-proxy:
 	sudo python3 scripts/darwin_set_proxy.py
 
@@ -31,16 +43,28 @@ darwin-debug: darwin-set-proxy
 	  --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'
 	./result/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild switch --flake . --show-trace --verbose
 
-idols:
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Idols, Commands related to my remote distributed building cluster
+#
+############################################################################
+
+
+add-idols-ssh-key:
+	ssh-add ~/.ssh/ai-idols
+
+idols: add-idols-ssh-key
 	nixos-rebuild --flake .#aquamarine --target-host aquamarine --build-host aquamarine switch --use-remote-sudo
 	nixos-rebuild --flake .#ruby --target-host ruby --build-host ruby switch --use-remote-sudo
 	nixos-rebuild --flake .#kana --target-host kana --build-host kana switch --use-remote-sudo
 
-idols-debug:
+idols-debug: add-idols-ssh-key
 	nixos-rebuild --flake .#aquamarine --target-host aquamarine --build-host aquamarine switch --use-remote-sudo --show-trace --verbose
 	nixos-rebuild --flake .#ruby --target-host ruby --build-host ruby switch --use-remote-sudo --show-trace --verbose
 	nixos-rebuild --flake .#kana --target-host kana --build-host kana switch --use-remote-sudo --show-trace --verbose
 
+# only used once to setup the virtual machines
 idols-image:
 	# take image for idols, and upload the image to proxmox nodes.
 	nom build .#aquamarine
@@ -52,6 +76,13 @@ idols-image:
 	nom build .#kana
 	scp result/vzdump-qemu-*.vma.zst root@um560:/var/lib/vz/dump
 
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Misc, other useful commands
+#
+############################################################################
+
 fmt:
 	# format the nix files in this repo
 	nix fmt
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index ae7e13d7..d4b20317 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -363,18 +363,18 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-stable": {
+    "nixpkgs-unstable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1685801374,
-        "narHash": "sha256-otaSUoFEMM+LjBI1XL/xGB5ao6IwnZOXc47qhIgJe8U=",
+        "lastModified": 1686869522,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tbJ9B8WLCTnVP/LwESRlg0dII6Zyg2LmUU/mB9Lu98E=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "c37ca420157f4abc31e26f436c1145f8951ff373",
+        "rev": "7c67f006ea0e7d0265f16d7df07cc076fdffd91f",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixos-23.05",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -434,16 +434,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_4": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1685836261,
-        "narHash": "sha256-rpxEPGeW4JZJcH58SQApJUtJ7w78VPtkF6Cut/Pq6Kg=",
+        "lastModified": 1686921029,
+        "narHash": "sha256-J1bX9plPCFhTSh6E3TWn9XSxggBh/zDD4xigyaIQBy8=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "dd4982554e18b936790da07c4ea2db7c7600f283",
+        "rev": "c7ff1b9b95620ce8728c0d7bd501c458e6da9e04",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "ref": "nixos-23.05",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
         "nixos-generators": "nixos-generators",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
         "nixpkgs-darwin": "nixpkgs-darwin",
-        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable",
+        "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "nixpkgs-wayland": "nixpkgs-wayland"
       }
     },