diff --git a/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/app.ts b/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/app.ts
index fa27ad23..1b056979 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/app.ts
+++ b/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// TODO: touch gestures
 // TODO: persisting data like bluetooth
 // TODO: quick-settings
 // TODO: music player stuff
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/configurations/wim.ts b/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/configurations/wim.ts
index 54319ac1..6c33cebf 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/configurations/wim.ts
+++ b/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/configurations/wim.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,35 @@ export default async() => {
     const Brightness = (await import('../services/brightness')).default;
     const MonitorClicks = (await import('../services/monitor-clicks')).default;
 
-    globalThis.closeAll = closeAll;
-    globalThis.Brightness = Brightness;
-
 
     App.start({
         css: style,
 
-        requestHandler(js, res) {
-            App.eval(js).then(res).catch(res);
+        requestHandler(request, respond) {
+            if (request.startsWith('open')) {
+                App.get_window(request.replace('open ', ''))?.set_visible(true);
+                respond('window opened');
+            }
+            else if (request.startsWith('closeAll')) {
+                closeAll();
+                respond('closed all windows');
+            }
+            else if (request.startsWith('fetchCapsState')) {
+                Brightness.fetchCapsState();
+                respond('fetched caps_lock state');
+            }
+            else if (request.startsWith('Brightness.screen')) {
+                Brightness.screen += parseFloat(request.replace('Brightness.screen ', ''));
+                respond('screen brightness changed');
+            }
+            else if (request.startsWith('popup')) {
+                popup_osd(request.replace('popup ', ''));
+                respond('osd popped up');
+            }
+            else if (request.startsWith('osk')) {
+                console.log(`TODO: ${request.replace('osk ', '')}`);
+                respond('implement this');
+            }
         },
 
         main: () => {
@@ -52,10 +72,6 @@ export default async() => {
                 caps: 'input1::capslock',
             });
             new MonitorClicks();
-
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                App.get_window('win-applauncher')?.set_visible(true);
-            }, 3 * 1000);
         },
     });
 };
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/env.d.ts b/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/env.d.ts
index 309b1573..2c93f116 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/env.d.ts
+++ b/nixosModules/ags-v2/config/env.d.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars, no-var */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
 
 const SRC: string;
 
-var Brightness: import('./services/brightness').default;
-
-function closeAll(): void;
-
 declare module 'inline:*' {
     const content: string;
 
diff --git a/nixosModules/ags-v2/hyprland.nix b/nixosModules/ags-v2/hyprland.nix
index 1e95e8e0..dbcd1777 100644
--- a/nixosModules/ags-v2/hyprland.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/ags-v2/hyprland.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
         "ignorealpha 0.19, ^(blur-bg.*)"
       ];
 
-      exec-once = ["ags"];
+      exec-once = [
+        "ags"
+        "sleep 3; ags request 'open win-applauncher'"
+      ];
 
       bind = [
         "$mainMod SHIFT, E    , exec, ags toggle win-powermenu"
@@ -32,15 +35,15 @@
       ];
       binde = [
         ## Brightness control
-        ", XF86MonBrightnessUp  , exec, ags request 'Brightness.screen += 0.05'"
-        ", XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, ags request 'Brightness.screen -= 0.05'"
+        ", XF86MonBrightnessUp  , exec, ags request 'Brightness.screen +0.05'"
+        ", XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, ags request 'Brightness.screen -0.05'"
 
         ## Volume control
-        ", XF86AudioRaiseVolume , exec, wpctl set-volume -l 1 @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+ & ags request 'popup_osd(\"speaker\")' &"
-        ", XF86AudioLowerVolume , exec, wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%- & ags request 'popup_osd(\"speaker\")' &"
+        ", XF86AudioRaiseVolume , exec, wpctl set-volume -l 1 @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+ & ags request 'popup speaker' &"
+        ", XF86AudioLowerVolume , exec, wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%- & ags request 'popup speaker' &"
       ];
-      bindn = ["    , Escape   , exec, ags request 'closeAll()'"];
-      bindr = ["CAPS, Caps_Lock, exec, ags request 'Brightness.fetchCapsState()'"];
+      bindn = ["    , Escape   , exec, ags request closeAll"];
+      bindr = ["CAPS, Caps_Lock, exec, ags request fetchCapsState"];
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/nixosModules/desktop/environment/home/hyprgrass.nix b/nixosModules/desktop/environment/home/hyprgrass.nix
index c52df4cd..11977024 100644
--- a/nixosModules/desktop/environment/home/hyprgrass.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/desktop/environment/home/hyprgrass.nix
@@ -36,16 +36,19 @@ in {
             # windows
             resize_on_border_long_press = true;
 
-            hyprgrass-bindm = [", longpress:2, movewindow"];
-
             # in pixels, the distance from the edge that is considered an edge
             edge_margin = 10;
 
-            experimental = {
-              # send proper cancel events to windows instead of hacky touch_up events,
-              # NOT recommended as it crashed a few times, once it's stabilized I'll make it the default
-              send_cancel = 0;
-            };
+            # send proper cancel events to windows instead of hacky touch_up events,
+            # NOT recommended as it crashed a few times, once it's stabilized I'll make it the default
+            experimental.send_cancel = 0;
+
+            hyprgrass-bind = [
+              ", edge:u:d, exec, ags request 'open win-applauncher'"
+              ", edge:d:u, exec, ags request 'osk open'"
+              ", swipe:3:d, exec, hyprctl dispatch hyprexpo:expo on"
+            ];
+            hyprgrass-bindm = [", longpress:2, movewindow"];
           };
         };