diff --git a/modules/core/default.nix b/modules/core/default.nix
index c7457c1b..7b168268 100644
--- a/modules/core/default.nix
+++ b/modules/core/default.nix
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ in
 
   config = {
     pub-solar = {
-      terminal-life.enable = true;
       audio.enable = lib.mkIf (!cfg.lite) true;
       crypto.enable = lib.mkIf (!cfg.lite) true;
       devops.enable = lib.mkIf (!cfg.lite) true;
+
+      terminal-life = {
+        enable = true;
+        lite = cfg.lite;
+      };
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/terminal-life/default.nix b/modules/terminal-life/default.nix
index 8ecb9919..6bd0312f 100644
--- a/modules/terminal-life/default.nix
+++ b/modules/terminal-life/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ in
 {
   options.pub-solar.terminal-life = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Life in black and white";
+
+    lite = mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        Enable a lite edition of terminal-life with less modules and a reduced package set.
+      '';
+      default = false;
+      type = types.bool;
+    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
diff --git a/modules/terminal-life/nvim/default.nix b/modules/terminal-life/nvim/default.nix
index 1d6645ff..bc06943b 100644
--- a/modules/terminal-life/nvim/default.nix
+++ b/modules/terminal-life/nvim/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   psCfg = config.pub-solar;
+  cfg = config.pub-solar.terminal-life;
   xdg = config.home-manager.users."${psCfg.user.name}".xdg;
 
   preview-file = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "preview-file" (import ./preview-file.nix pkgs);
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ in
   withRuby = true;
   withPython3 = true;
 
-  extraPackages = with pkgs; [
+  extraPackages = with pkgs; lib.mkIf (!cfg.lite) [
     ccls
     gopls
     nodejs