diff --git a/users/phoenix/hm.nix b/users/phoenix/hm.nix
index 8994d2c..4d651cb 100644
--- a/users/phoenix/hm.nix
+++ b/users/phoenix/hm.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { config, pkgs, home-manager, nix-doom-emacs, ... }:
 
 {
+  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
   home.stateVersion = "23.05";
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@
     plex-media-player # ugh where's the good app?
     telegram-desktop # msg
     jq
+    # comms
+    slack
+    discord
     # editors (emacs is god, lives elsewhere)
     neovim
     # browsers