diff --git a/configs/workhorse/weechat.nix b/configs/workhorse/weechat.nix
index 53d0e23..ad9d578 100644
--- a/configs/workhorse/weechat.nix
+++ b/configs/workhorse/weechat.nix
@@ -8,13 +8,37 @@
 
 {
 
+  # configure weechat
   services.weechat = {
     enable = true;
   };
 
+  # configure bitlbee
+  services.bitlbee = {
+    enable = true;
+    libpurple_plugins = [
+      #pkgs.pidgin-otr
+      #pkgs.purple-facebook
+      #pkgs.purple-discord
+      #pkgs.purple-matrix
+      #pkgs.purple-hangouts
+      #pkgs.pidgin-latex
+      #pkgs.pidgin-opensteamworks
+      #pkgs.pidgin-skypeweb
+      pkgs.telegram-purple
+      #pkgs.purple-lurch
+    ];
+    plugins = [
+      pkgs.bitlbee-facebook
+      pkgs.bitlbee-steam
+    ];
+  };
+
   # otherwise xterm is the only thing that works
   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.rxvt_unicode ];
 
-  backup.all.restic.dirs = [ config.services.weechat.root ];
+  backup.all.restic.dirs = [
+    config.services.weechat.root
+  ];
 
 }