diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 03fc112..72f12a5 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ in {
       feather
       gnupg
       texpresso
+      python313Packages.pygments
       # texlive.combined.scheme-full
 
       # security
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/snippets/tex.lua b/home/programs/nvim/snippets/tex.lua
index 924606f..81531b6 100644
--- a/home/programs/nvim/snippets/tex.lua
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/snippets/tex.lua
@@ -171,6 +171,103 @@ ls.add_snippets("tex", {
   }))
 })
 
+ls.add_snippets("tex", {
+  s("template-report", fmta([[
+\documentclass[10pt]{article}
+\usepackage{graphicx} % Required for inserting images
+\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
+\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}	
+\usepackage{url}
+\usepackage{amssymb}
+\usepackage{amsmath}
+\usepackage{amsthm} 
+\usepackage{fullpage}
+\usepackage{listings}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{parskip}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
+\usepackage{bookmark}
+\usepackage[linguistics]{forest}
+\usepackage{tikz}
+\usepackage{float}
+
+\usepackage[minted,skins]{tcolorbox} % 'skins' needed for shadows
+
+% Define a new command \rustshadowfile that replaces \rustfile
+\newtcbinputlisting{\rustshadowfile}[2][]{%
+  listing engine=minted,
+  minted language=rust,
+  minted options={linenos, numbersep=5pt, fontsize=\footnotesize, baselinestretch=1.05},
+  listing file={#2},       % The file to read
+  enhanced,                % Enable skins for shadows
+  drop shadow,             % Add the shadow
+  colback=white,           % Background color
+  colframe=black!70,       % Border color
+  boxrule=0.5pt,           % Border width
+  arc=2pt,                 % Rounded corners (optional)
+  listing only,            % Display code only (no title bar inside box)
+  #1                       % Pass extra options like labels
+}
+
+\newtcblisting{rustcode}[1][]{
+  listing engine=minted,
+  minted language=rust,
+  minted options={linenos, numbersep=5pt, fontsize=\footnotesize, baselinestretch=1.05},
+  enhanced,
+  drop shadow,      % Adds the shadow
+  colback=white,    % Background color
+  colframe=black!70,% Border color
+  boxrule=0.5pt,    % Border width
+  arc=2pt,          % Rounded corners
+  listing only,     % Hides the internal tcolorbox title bar
+  #1                % Allows passing extra options
+}
+
+% \usepackage{enumitem}
+% \usepackage{euler}
+% \usepackage{libertine}
+
+\usepackage{import}
+\usepackage{pdfpages}
+\usepackage{transparent}
+
+\newtheoremstyle{definitionstyle}
+{}
+{}
+{\normalfont}
+{}
+{\bfseries}
+{:}
+{0.5em}
+{}
+
+\theoremstyle{definitionstyle}
+\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}[section]
+
+\newtheorem{all}{Theorem}[section]
+\newtheorem{corollary}[all]{Corollary}
+\newtheorem{lemma}[all]{Lemma}
+\newtheorem{exercise}[all]{Exercise}
+\newtheorem{proposition}[all]{Proposition}
+\newtheorem{example}[all]{Example}
+\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
+
+\newcommand{\namedcomment}[3]{{\sf \scriptsize \color{#2} #1: #3}}
+\newcommand{\jake}[1]{\namedcomment{jake}{red}{#1}}
+\title{<>}
+\author{Jake Ginesin \and <>}
+\date{December 5th, 1999}
+
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+\end{document}
+  ]], {i(1), i(0)}, {
+    indent_string = ""
+  }))
+})
+
+
 ls.add_snippets("tex", {
   s("beamer", fmta([[
 \documentclass{beamer}
@@ -192,6 +289,37 @@ ls.add_snippets("tex", {
   }))
 })
 
+ls.add_snippets("tex", {
+  s("beamer", fmta([[
+\documentclass{beamer}
+\usetheme{metropolis}           % Use metropolis theme
+\title{<>}
+\date{\today}
+\author{Jacob Ginesin}
+\institute{<>}
+\begin{document}
+  \maketitle
+  \section{First Section}
+  \begin{frame}{First Frame}
+    Hello, world!
+  \end{frame}
+\end{document}
+
+  ]], {i(1), i(0)}, {
+    indent_string = ""
+  }))
+})
+
+ls.add_snippets("tex", {
+  s("bib", fmta([[
+\bibliographystyle{plain} 
+\bibliography{<>}
+  ]], {i(0)}, {
+    indent_string = ""
+  }))
+})
+
+
 -- ----
 
 
@@ -482,6 +610,19 @@ ls.add_snippets("tex", {
     {condition = in_mathzone}  
   ),
 
+  s({trig = "rustcode"},
+    fmta(
+      [[
+  \begin{listing}[H]
+  \begin{rustcode}
+  <>
+  \end{rustcode}
+  \end{listing}
+      ]],
+      { i(1) }
+    )
+  ),
+
   s({
     trig = "notin",
     snippetType="autosnippet",
diff --git a/home/scripts/tex/safe-tex.sh b/home/scripts/tex/safe-tex.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..076fa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/scripts/tex/safe-tex.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# designed to compile tex with isolation, in the case something like minted is used
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <texfile> [tectonic args...]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+TEXFILE="$1"
+shift
+
+mkdir -p ~/.cache/Tectonic
+
+nix-shell -p bubblewrap tectonic cacert python313Packages.pygments which --run "
+  bwrap --ro-bind /nix /nix \
+        --bind \$(pwd) /workspace \
+        --bind ~/.cache/Tectonic ~/.cache/Tectonic \
+        --chdir /workspace \
+        --dev /dev \
+        --proc /proc \
+        --tmpfs /tmp \
+        --symlink \$(which bash) /bin/sh \
+        --ro-bind /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf \
+        --ro-bind /etc/hosts /etc/hosts \
+        --ro-bind /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf \
+        --setenv SSL_CERT_FILE \"\$SSL_CERT_FILE\" \
+        --setenv TMPDIR /tmp \
+        --setenv PATH \"\$PATH\" \
+        tectonic -Z shell-escape '$TEXFILE' --keep-intermediates $*
+"