diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4f4bd8..55e527f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ lazy-lock.json
 fish_variables
 term/.config/opencode/cli.json
 term/.config/opencode/service.json
+hypr/.config/hypr/scheme/current.lua
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 456c46e..4534ff7 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Only entries that would be missed without explicit help are included.
 
 | Task | Command | Why it matters |
 |------|---------|----------------|
-| **Install required programs** | `bash term/setup.sh` <br>`bash _install_skripte/install_basic_pcks.sh` <br>`bash hypr/setup.sh` <br>`bash _install_skripte/install_kreation_pcks.sh` | These scripts install Neovim, hyprland, VST runtime, and other utilities. Edit `term/packages.txt` to add/remove terminal packages. |
+| **Install required programs** | `bash setup/term/setup.sh` <br>`bash setup/basic/setup.sh` <br>`bash setup/hypr/setup.sh` <br>`bash setup/kreation/setup.sh` | These scripts install Neovim, hyprland, VST runtime, and other utilities. Edit `setup/term/packages.txt` to add/remove terminal packages. |
 | **Link configuration directories** | `ln -s ~/.dotfiles/hypr/.config/hypr ~/.config/hypr` <br>`ln -s ~/.dotfiles/term/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim` | The repository expects the configs to live in `~/.config`. |
 | **Add VST plugin** | Copy `kreation/.vst3/MT-PowerDrumKit.vst3` into your DAW’s plugins folder (usually `~/.vst`). | The repo contains a pre‑built VST for use in audio software. |
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Only entries that would be missed without explicit help are included.
 
 | Item | Detail |
 |------|--------|
-| **Wayland compositor** | Requires `hyprland` (and dependencies like `wlroots`). The script `hypr/setup.sh` installs it from `hypr/packages.txt`. |
+| **Wayland compositor** | Requires `hyprland` (and dependencies like `wlroots`). The script `setup/hypr/setup.sh` installs it from `setup/hypr/packages.txt`. |
 | **MIME defaults** | Run `bash hypr/.config/hypr/scripts/ensure-env.sh` after installing to set environment variables (`$XDG_DATA_HOME`, etc.). |
 | **Dolphin file associations** | `bash hypr/.config/hypr/scripts/fix_dolphin_file_associations.sh` must be executed once to register the compositor with KDE. |
 | **Portal host override** | `bash hypr/.config/hypr/scripts/portal-host-override.sh` fixes Wayland portal issues on some distros. |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a8b71b0..263fd9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@
 # Zweige abhaengen. Die uebrigen Ziele haengen nur von basic ab und sind
 # untereinander unabhaengig.
 basic:
-	bash basic/setup.sh
-	stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' --ignore='setup.sh' --ignore='packages.txt' basic
+	bash setup/basic/setup.sh
+	stow basic
 
 term: basic
-	bash term/scripts/setup.sh
-	stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' term
+	bash setup/term/setup.sh
+	stow term
 
 utils: basic
-	bash utils/setup.sh
-	bash _install_skripte/nextcloud.sh
+	bash setup/utils/setup.sh
+	bash setup/nextcloud.sh
 
 hypr: basic
-	bash hypr/scripts/setup.sh
-	stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' hypr
+	bash setup/hypr/setup.sh
+	stow hypr
 
 kreation: basic
-	bash _install_skripte/install_kreation_pcks.sh
+	bash setup/kreation/setup.sh
 	stow kreation
 
 buntes-monster: hypr kreation
-	_install_skripte/buntes-monster-links.sh
+	bash setup/buntes-monster-links.sh
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Testing (see README.md "Testing" and test/ for details)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b01b001..1b44415 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Personal configuration files for an Arch Linux workstation (Hyprland + Neovim +
 | `hypr/`    | Hyprland compositor config + Noctalia shell config (Catppuccin Mocha) |
 | `kreation/`| VST plugin (`MT-PowerDrumKit.vst3`) |
 | `local_ai/`| Local AI / MCP tooling config |
-| `_install_skripte/` | Miscellaneous install helper scripts |
+| `setup/` | Install/setup scripts + package lists (one subdir per target, shared helpers in `setup/lib/`; not stowed) |
 | `test/`    | Docker test harness (lint + smoke tests) |
 
 Each top-level directory is a **stow package**. `stow` symlinks the files from the repository into your home directory (e.g. `term/.config/...` → `~/.config/...`).
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Run `make <target>` from the repository root. Each target first runs the relevan
 
 | Target | What it does |
 |--------|--------------|
-| `make term` | Runs `term/setup.sh` (installs terminal packages, sets fish as default shell, clones tmuxifier), then `stow term`. Pulls in `basic`. |
-| `make basic` | Runs `basic/setup.sh`: enables multilib, updates the system, installs `yay` if missing, installs the `basic/packages.txt` packages, and sets up Docker (enables/starts the service, adds your user to the `docker` group, verifies the service) |
+| `make term` | Runs `setup/term/setup.sh` (installs terminal packages, sets fish as default shell, clones tmuxifier), then `stow term`. Pulls in `basic`. |
+| `make basic` | Runs `setup/basic/setup.sh`: enables multilib, updates the system, installs `yay` if missing, installs the `setup/basic/packages.txt` packages, and sets up Docker (enables/starts the service, adds your user to the `docker` group, verifies the service) |
 | `make hypr`  | `make basic`, installs Hyprland packages, stows `hypr`, runs the Hyprland setup scripts (`ensure-env.sh`, `portal-host-override.sh`, `fix_dolphin_file_associations.sh`) |
 | `make kreation` | `make basic`, installs VST runtime, stows `kreation` |
 | `make buntes-monster` | Everything (`basic` + `hypr` + `kreation`), then wires up symlinks |
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Run `make <target>` from the repository root. Each target first runs the relevan
 The terminal package list lives in a single editable file:
 
 ```
-term/packages.txt
+setup/term/packages.txt
 ```
 
 Add/remove packages on separate lines. Lines starting with `#` are ignored, and you can switch between package sources with section markers:
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ Add/remove packages on separate lines. Lines starting with `#` are ignored, and
 @npm      # install via npm -g
 ```
 
-The default section is `@pacman`. The AUR helper `yay` is bootstrapped automatically by `basic/setup.sh`.
+The default section is `@pacman`. The AUR helper `yay` is bootstrapped automatically by `setup/basic/setup.sh`.
 
 ## What the install scripts do
 
-- **`basic/setup.sh`** – enables multilib, updates the system (`pacman -Syu`), ensures `yay` is installed, reads `basic/packages.txt` and installs all packages with `--needed` (skips already-installed ones), and sets up Docker (`sudo systemctl enable --now docker`, adds the current user to the `docker` group, checks the service). Idempotent and safe to re-run.
-- **`term/setup.sh`** – reads `term/packages.txt` and installs all packages (pacman/AUR via `yay --needed`, npm via `sudo npm install -g`), sets `fish` as the default shell (`chsh`), clones `tmuxifier`, adds the `git` yazi plugin (skips if already present), and runs `sudo updatedb`. Idempotent and safe to re-run.
+- **`setup/basic/setup.sh`** – enables multilib, updates the system (`pacman -Syu`), ensures `yay` is installed, reads `setup/basic/packages.txt` and installs all packages with `--needed` (skips already-installed ones), and sets up Docker (`sudo systemctl enable --now docker`, adds the current user to the `docker` group, checks the service). Idempotent and safe to re-run.
+- **`setup/term/setup.sh`** – reads `setup/term/packages.txt` and installs all packages (pacman/AUR via `yay --needed`, npm via `sudo npm install -g`), sets `fish` as the default shell (`chsh`), clones `tmuxifier`, adds the `git` yazi plugin (skips if already present), and runs `sudo updatedb`. Idempotent and safe to re-run.
 
 ## Stow: resolving conflicts with existing paths
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ There are **two tiers**:
 
 | Target | What it does | Docker required? |
 |--------|--------------|------------------|
-| `make test-lint` | Fast, offline integrity checks: `bash -n` syntax pass over every script, `shellcheck` (if installed), `packages.txt` marker validation, and Makefile ↔ script/stow-package name consistency. Catches typos like `_install_skripte_install_basic_pcks.sh` (missing `/`). | No |
+| `make test-lint` | Fast, offline integrity checks: `bash -n` syntax pass over every script, `shellcheck` (if installed), `packages.txt` marker validation, and Makefile ↔ script/stow-package name consistency. Catches typos like `setup/basic/setuo.sh` (missing `/`). | No |
 | `make test-stow` | `stow --simulate` for every stow-able package; fails if a package the Makefile stows doesn't exist (e.g. `stow nvim` — nvim lives under `term/`). | No |
 | `make test-shellcheck` | Runs shellcheck over all tracked scripts (shellcheck must be installed). | No |
 | `make test-lint-docker` | Builds the `/dev` stage (`archlinux:latest` + shellcheck) and runs `test/lint.sh` inside it. | Yes |
diff --git a/_install_skripte/install_kreation_pcks.sh b/_install_skripte/install_kreation_pcks.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 01185a9..0000000
--- a/_install_skripte/install_kreation_pcks.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-sudo pacman -S --needed \
-	reaper \
-	guitarix \
-	kdenlive \
-	yabridge \
-	yabridgectl \
-	obs-studio \
-	surge-xt \
-	lsp-plugins \
-	calf \
-	dragonfly-reverb
-
-yay -S --needed \
-	numaplayer
diff --git a/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/hypr.conf b/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/hypr.conf
index 900fce9..bda15d4 100644
--- a/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/hypr.conf
+++ b/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/hypr.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Central theme: catppuccin-mocha (Catppuccin Mocha), hyprland $vars.
 # Part of basic/.config/themes. Managed file: refresh via
-# basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh
+# setup/fetch-ports.sh
 # (upstream: catppuccin/hyprland generated mocha.conf).
 # Hyprland consumers load it via: source = ~/.config/themes/current/hypr.conf
 
diff --git a/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/kitty.conf b/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/kitty.conf
index 4d37c4e..645ba32 100644
--- a/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/kitty.conf
+++ b/basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha/kitty.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Central theme: catppuccin-mocha (Catppuccin Mocha), kitty colors.
 # Part of basic/.config/themes. Managed file: refresh via
-# basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh
+# setup/fetch-ports.sh
 # (upstream: catppuccin/kitty themes/mocha.conf).
 # vim:ft=kitty
 
diff --git a/basic/.stow-ignore b/basic/.stow-ignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 94fffe5..0000000
--- a/basic/.stow-ignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-setup.sh
-packages.txt
-scripts
-.stow-ignore
diff --git a/basic/setup.sh b/basic/setup.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1750d65..0000000
--- a/basic/setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-PACKAGES_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/packages.txt"
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Enable multilib in /etc/pacman.conf (with a safety backup)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-enable_multilib() {
-    sudo sed -i.bak '/^#\[multilib\]/,+1 s/^#//' /etc/pacman.conf
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Ensure yay (AUR helper) is installed.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-install_yay() {
-    if pacman -Q yay &>/dev/null; then
-        echo "yay bereits installiert; fahre fort."
-        return
-    fi
-    if pacman -Si yay &>/dev/null; then
-        echo "Installiere yay mit pacman ..."
-        sudo pacman -S --needed yay
-        return
-    fi
-    echo "installiere yay via git ..."
-    sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git
-    local tmp
-    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
-    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git "$tmp/yay"
-    (
-        cd "$tmp/yay"
-        makepkg -si
-    )
-    rm -rf "$tmp"
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Read packages.txt, split into pacman / aur / npm sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-read_packages() {
-    local section="pacman"
-    local current
-    current=""
-    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
-        current="${line%%#*}"
-        current="${current##*( )}"
-        current="${current%%*( )}"
-        [[ -z "$current" ]] && continue
-        case "$current" in
-            @pacman) section="pacman" ;;
-            @aur)    section="aur" ;;
-            @npm)    section="npm" ;;
-            *)
-                case "$section" in
-                    pacman) pacman_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    aur)    aur_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    npm)    npm_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                esac
-                ;;
-        esac
-    done < "$PACKAGES_FILE"
-}
-
-declare -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Install sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-install_pacman() {
-    if ((${#pacman_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere Pacman-Pakete: ${pacman_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${pacman_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_aur() {
-    if ((${#aur_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere AUR-Pakete: ${aur_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${aur_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_npm() {
-    if ((${#npm_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere globale npm-Pakete: ${npm_pkgs[*]}"
-        npm install -g "${npm_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Docker: Dienst aktivieren/starten, Benutzer in die docker-Gruppe aufnehmen
-# und den Dienst verifizieren. (docker selbst wird ueber basic/packages.txt
-# als Pacman-Paket installiert.)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-setup_docker() {
-    if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Warnung: docker nicht installiert; ueberspringe Docker-Setup."
-        return
-    fi
-
-    echo "==> Aktiviere und starte Docker-Dienst ..."
-    sudo systemctl enable --now docker
-
-    # Bei Aufruf via `sudo <script>` ist SUDO_USER der eigentliche Benutzer.
-    local target_user="${SUDO_USER:-$USER}"
-    echo "==> Stelle sicher, dass $target_user in der docker-Gruppe ist ..."
-    if [[ "$target_user" == "root" ]] || id -nG "$target_user" 2>/dev/null | grep -qw docker; then
-        echo "Benutzer $target_user ist bereits in der docker-Gruppe."
-    else
-        sudo usermod -aG docker "$target_user"
-        echo "Benutzer $target_user zur docker-Gruppe hinzugefuegt; wirksam nach dem naechsten Login."
-    fi
-
-    echo "==> Pruefe Docker-Dienst ..."
-    if systemctl is-active --quiet docker; then
-        echo "Docker-Dienst laeuft (Socket: /var/run/docker.sock)."
-    else
-        echo "Warnung: Docker-Dienst laeuft nicht; pruefe mit: systemctl status docker"
-    fi
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Main
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-main() {
-    echo "==> Aktiviere multilib ..."
-    enable_multilib
-
-    echo "==> System aktualisieren ..."
-    sudo pacman -Syu
-
-    echo "==> Sicherstelle yay ..."
-    install_yay
-
-    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
-    read_packages
-
-    install_pacman
-    install_aur
-    install_npm
-
-    echo "==> Richte Docker ein ..."
-    setup_docker
-
-    echo "Fertig. Die Basis-Systemumgebung ist eingerichtet."
-}
-
-main
diff --git a/hypr/.stow-ignore b/hypr/.stow-ignore
deleted file mode 100644
index c4642fb..0000000
--- a/hypr/.stow-ignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-scripts
-.stow-ignore
diff --git a/hypr/scripts/setup.sh b/hypr/scripts/setup.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 25d585f..0000000
--- a/hypr/scripts/setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-PACKAGES_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/packages.txt"
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Read packages.txt, split into pacman / aur / npm sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-read_packages() {
-    local section="pacman"
-    local current
-    current=""
-    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
-        current="${line%%#*}"
-        current="${current##*( )}"
-        current="${current%%*( )}"
-        [[ -z "$current" ]] && continue
-        case "$current" in
-            @pacman) section="pacman" ;;
-            @aur)    section="aur" ;;
-            @npm)    section="npm" ;;
-            *)
-                case "$section" in
-                    pacman) pacman_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    aur)    aur_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    npm)    npm_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                esac
-                ;;
-        esac
-    done < "$PACKAGES_FILE"
-}
-
-declare -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Install sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-install_pacman() {
-    if ((${#pacman_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere Pacman-Pakete: ${pacman_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${pacman_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_aur() {
-    if ((${#aur_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere AUR-Pakete: ${aur_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${aur_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_npm() {
-    if ((${#npm_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere globale npm-Pakete: ${npm_pkgs[*]}"
-        npm install -g "${npm_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Post-install: run Hyprland environment & desktop integration scripts.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-run_hypr_scripts() {
-    local scripts_dir="$SCRIPT_DIR/../.config/hypr/scripts"
-
-    echo "==> Fuehre ensure-env.sh aus ..."
-    bash "$scripts_dir/ensure-env.sh"
-
-    echo "==> Fuehre portal-host-override.sh aus ..."
-    bash "$scripts_dir/portal-host-override.sh"
-
-    echo "==> Fuehre fix_dolphin_file_associations.sh aus ..."
-    bash "$scripts_dir/fix_dolphin_file_associations.sh"
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Main
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-main() {
-    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
-    read_packages
-
-    install_pacman
-    install_aur
-    install_npm
-
-    run_hypr_scripts
-
-    echo "Fertig. Hyprland und das Compositor-Okosystem sind eingerichtet."
-}
-
-main
diff --git a/basic/packages.txt b/setup/basic/packages.txt
similarity index 92%
rename from basic/packages.txt
rename to setup/basic/packages.txt
index d5d1871..0d76dbd 100644
--- a/basic/packages.txt
+++ b/setup/basic/packages.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# System package list for basic/setup.sh
+# System package list for setup/basic/setup.sh
 #
 # Every other dotfile branch depends on these foundational packages
 # (base system, display manager, audio stack, AUR helper).
diff --git a/setup/basic/setup.sh b/setup/basic/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639ccd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/basic/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SETUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PACKAGES_FILE="$SETUP_DIR/packages.txt"
+
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+source "$SETUP_DIR/../lib/common.sh"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Docker: Dienst aktivieren/starten, Benutzer in die docker-Gruppe aufnehmen
+# und den Dienst verifizieren. (docker selbst wird ueber setup/basic/packages.txt
+# als Pacman-Paket installiert.)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+setup_docker() {
+    if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Warnung: docker nicht installiert; ueberspringe Docker-Setup."
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "==> Aktiviere und starte Docker-Dienst ..."
+    sudo systemctl enable --now docker
+
+    # Bei Aufruf via `sudo <script>` ist SUDO_USER der eigentliche Benutzer.
+    local target_user="${SUDO_USER:-$USER}"
+    echo "==> Stelle sicher, dass $target_user in der docker-Gruppe ist ..."
+    if [[ "$target_user" == "root" ]] || id -nG "$target_user" 2>/dev/null | grep -qw docker; then
+        echo "Benutzer $target_user ist bereits in der docker-Gruppe."
+    else
+        sudo usermod -aG docker "$target_user"
+        echo "Benutzer $target_user zur docker-Gruppe hinzugefuegt; wirksam nach dem naechsten Login."
+    fi
+
+    echo "==> Pruefe Docker-Dienst ..."
+    if systemctl is-active --quiet docker; then
+        echo "Docker-Dienst laeuft (Socket: /var/run/docker.sock)."
+    else
+        echo "Warnung: Docker-Dienst laeuft nicht; pruefe mit: systemctl status docker"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+main() {
+    local -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
+
+    echo "==> Aktiviere multilib ..."
+    enable_multilib
+
+    echo "==> System aktualisieren ..."
+    sudo pacman -Syu
+
+    echo "==> Sicherstelle yay ..."
+    ensure_yay
+
+    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
+    read_packages "$PACKAGES_FILE" pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    install_all_pkgs pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    echo "==> Richte Docker ein ..."
+    setup_docker
+
+    echo "Fertig. Die Basis-Systemumgebung ist eingerichtet."
+}
+
+main
diff --git a/_install_skripte/buntes-monster-links.sh b/setup/buntes-monster-links.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from _install_skripte/buntes-monster-links.sh
rename to setup/buntes-monster-links.sh
diff --git a/basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh b/setup/fetch-ports.sh
similarity index 76%
rename from basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh
rename to setup/fetch-ports.sh
index d697f09..5c5aec1 100755
--- a/basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh
+++ b/setup/fetch-ports.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Refresh vendored upstream port files (basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh).
+# Refresh vendored upstream port files (setup/fetch-ports.sh).
 #
-# This script is intentionally NOT stowed (basic/.stow-ignore) and NOT run
+# This script lives outside the stow packages (setup/) and is NOT run
 # by the test harness: it contacts the network. Run it manually when you
 # want to pull newer upstream Catppuccin ports into the central theme:
 #
-#   bash basic/scripts/fetch-ports.sh
+#   bash setup/fetch-ports.sh
 #
 # The central palette (theme.lua / theme.css roles / hypr.conf) remains the
 # source of truth; after fetching, re-apply the provenance headers and the
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-DEST="$SCRIPT_DIR/../.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha"
+DEST="$SCRIPT_DIR/../basic/.config/themes/themes/catppuccin-mocha"
 
 # Pinned upstream revisions (bump deliberately, then run this script).
 KITTY_PIN="main"
diff --git a/hypr/scripts/packages.txt b/setup/hypr/packages.txt
similarity index 93%
rename from hypr/scripts/packages.txt
rename to setup/hypr/packages.txt
index 43562e9..169f5a3 100644
--- a/hypr/scripts/packages.txt
+++ b/setup/hypr/packages.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Hyprland compositor package list for hypr/setup.sh
+# Hyprland compositor package list for setup/hypr/setup.sh
 #
 # Wayland compositor, screenshot tool and supporting utilities. The desktop
 # shell (bar, launcher, notifications, lock screen, wallpaper, idle, session
diff --git a/setup/hypr/setup.sh b/setup/hypr/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49f5922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/hypr/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SETUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PACKAGES_FILE="$SETUP_DIR/packages.txt"
+
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+source "$SETUP_DIR/../lib/common.sh"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Post-install: run Hyprland environment & desktop integration scripts.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+run_hypr_scripts() {
+    local scripts_dir
+    scripts_dir="$(repo_root)/hypr/.config/hypr/scripts"
+
+    echo "==> Fuehre ensure-env.sh aus ..."
+    bash "$scripts_dir/ensure-env.sh"
+
+    echo "==> Fuehre portal-host-override.sh aus ..."
+    bash "$scripts_dir/portal-host-override.sh"
+
+    echo "==> Fuehre fix_dolphin_file_associations.sh aus ..."
+    bash "$scripts_dir/fix_dolphin_file_associations.sh"
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+main() {
+    local -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
+
+    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
+    read_packages "$PACKAGES_FILE" pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    install_all_pkgs pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    run_hypr_scripts
+
+    echo "Fertig. Hyprland und das Compositor-Okosystem sind eingerichtet."
+}
+
+main
diff --git a/setup/kreation/packages.txt b/setup/kreation/packages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..338fdee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/kreation/packages.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Kreation package list for setup/kreation/setup.sh
+#
+# DAW, video and audio-plugin runtime.
+#
+#   - Lines starting with '#' and blank lines are ignored.
+#   - Use "@pacman", "@aur" or "@npm" markers to switch section.
+#   - The default section is @pacman.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@pacman
+reaper
+guitarix
+kdenlive
+yabridge
+yabridgectl
+obs-studio
+surge-xt
+lsp-plugins
+calf
+dragonfly-reverb
+
+@aur
+numaplayer
diff --git a/setup/kreation/setup.sh b/setup/kreation/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d92ff2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/kreation/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SETUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PACKAGES_FILE="$SETUP_DIR/packages.txt"
+
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+source "$SETUP_DIR/../lib/common.sh"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+main() {
+    local -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
+
+    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
+    read_packages "$PACKAGES_FILE" pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    install_all_pkgs pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    echo "Fertig. Kreation-Pakete (DAW, Video, Plugins) sind eingerichtet."
+}
+
+main
diff --git a/setup/lib/common.sh b/setup/lib/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..097234d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/lib/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# setup/lib/common.sh
+#
+# Shared helpers for the setup/install scripts under setup/.
+# Source this file; do not execute it directly:
+#
+#   SETUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+#   # shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+#   source "$SETUP_DIR/../lib/common.sh"
+#
+# Conventions:
+#   - The caller owns `set -euo pipefail` and PACKAGES_FILE.
+#   - Package lists use @pacman (default) / @aur / @npm section markers;
+#     '#' starts a comment, blank lines are ignored.
+#   - Set NPM_USE_SUDO=1 before calling install_npm_pkgs when the global
+#     npm root is root-owned (Arch installs npm to /usr/lib/node_modules).
+
+# Print the repository root (setup/lib/ -> repo root).
+repo_root() {
+    cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd
+}
+
+log() {
+    echo "==> $*"
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Read a packages.txt file, split into pacman / aur / npm sections.
+# Usage: read_packages <file> <pacman_array> <aur_array> <npm_array>
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+read_packages() {
+    local file="$1" pacman_ref="$2" aur_ref="$3" npm_ref="$4"
+    local section="pacman"
+    local line current
+    local -n _pacman="$pacman_ref" _aur="$aur_ref" _npm="$npm_ref"
+    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+        current="${line%%#*}"
+        current="${current##*( )}"
+        current="${current%%*( )}"
+        [[ -z "$current" ]] && continue
+        case "$current" in
+            @pacman) section="pacman" ;;
+            @aur)    section="aur" ;;
+            @npm)    section="npm" ;;
+            *)
+                case "$section" in
+                    pacman) _pacman+=("$current") ;;
+                    aur)    _aur+=("$current") ;;
+                    npm)    _npm+=("$current") ;;
+                esac
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done < "$file"
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install sections (arrays passed by nameref).
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+install_pacman_pkgs() {
+    local -n _pkgs="$1"
+    if ((${#_pkgs[@]})); then
+        log "Installiere Pacman-Pakete: ${_pkgs[*]}"
+        yay -S --needed "${_pkgs[@]}"
+    fi
+}
+
+install_aur_pkgs() {
+    local -n _pkgs="$1"
+    if ((${#_pkgs[@]})); then
+        log "Installiere AUR-Pakete: ${_pkgs[*]}"
+        yay -S --needed "${_pkgs[@]}"
+    fi
+}
+
+install_npm_pkgs() {
+    local -n _pkgs="$1"
+    if ((${#_pkgs[@]})); then
+        log "Installiere globale npm-Pakete: ${_pkgs[*]}"
+        if [[ "${NPM_USE_SUDO:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+            sudo npm install -g "${_pkgs[@]}"
+        else
+            npm install -g "${_pkgs[@]}"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# Install all three sections at once.
+install_all_pkgs() {
+    install_pacman_pkgs "$1"
+    install_aur_pkgs "$2"
+    install_npm_pkgs "$3"
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Enable multilib in /etc/pacman.conf (with a safety backup).
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+enable_multilib() {
+    sudo sed -i.bak '/^#\[multilib\]/,+1 s/^#//' /etc/pacman.conf
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Ensure yay (AUR helper) is installed.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ensure_yay() {
+    if pacman -Q yay &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "yay bereits installiert; fahre fort."
+        return
+    fi
+    if pacman -Si yay &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Installiere yay mit pacman ..."
+        sudo pacman -S --needed yay
+        return
+    fi
+    echo "installiere yay via git ..."
+    sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git
+    local tmp
+    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git "$tmp/yay"
+    (
+        cd "$tmp/yay"
+        makepkg -si
+    )
+    rm -rf "$tmp"
+}
diff --git a/_install_skripte/nextcloud.sh b/setup/nextcloud.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from _install_skripte/nextcloud.sh
rename to setup/nextcloud.sh
diff --git a/term/scripts/packages.txt b/setup/term/packages.txt
similarity index 93%
rename from term/scripts/packages.txt
rename to setup/term/packages.txt
index 710eac6..01db57e 100644
--- a/term/scripts/packages.txt
+++ b/setup/term/packages.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Terminal package list for term/setup.sh
+# Terminal package list for setup/term/setup.sh
 #
 # Maintenance:
 #   - Add / remove packages on separate lines.
diff --git a/term/scripts/setup.sh b/setup/term/setup.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 59%
rename from term/scripts/setup.sh
rename to setup/term/setup.sh
index 647fe87..83b2ab9
--- a/term/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/setup/term/setup.sh
@@ -1,63 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-PACKAGES_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/packages.txt"
+SETUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PACKAGES_FILE="$SETUP_DIR/packages.txt"
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Read packages.txt, split into pacman / aur / npm sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-read_packages() {
-    local section="pacman"
-    local current
-    current=""
-    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
-        current="${line%%#*}"
-        current="${current##*( )}"
-        current="${current%%*( )}"
-        [[ -z "$current" ]] && continue
-        case "$current" in
-            @pacman) section="pacman" ;;
-            @aur)    section="aur" ;;
-            @npm)    section="npm" ;;
-            *)
-                case "$section" in
-                    pacman) pacman_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    aur)    aur_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    npm)    npm_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                esac
-                ;;
-        esac
-    done < "$PACKAGES_FILE"
-}
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+source "$SETUP_DIR/../lib/common.sh"
 
-declare -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Install sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-install_pacman() {
-    if ((${#pacman_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere Pacman-Pakete: ${pacman_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${pacman_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_aur() {
-    if ((${#aur_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere AUR-Pakete: ${aur_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${aur_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_npm() {
-    if ((${#npm_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere globale npm-Pakete: ${npm_pkgs[*]}"
-        # Arch installiert npm nach /usr/lib/node_modules (root-owned),
-        # daher braucht der globale Install sudo.
-        sudo npm install -g "${npm_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
+# Arch installiert npm nach /usr/lib/node_modules (root-owned),
+# daher braucht der globale Install sudo.
+NPM_USE_SUDO=1
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Post-install configuration.
@@ -131,14 +83,14 @@ add_yazi_git_plugin() {
 # Main
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 main() {
-    # Hinweis: multilib, yay und das System-Update werden von
-    # basic/setup.sh uebernommen (laeuft vor term im Makefile).
-    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
-    read_packages
+    local -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
 
-    install_pacman
-    install_aur
-    install_npm
+    # Hinweis: multilib, yay und das System-Update werden von
+    # setup/basic/setup.sh uebernommen (laeuft vor term im Makefile).
+    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
+    read_packages "$PACKAGES_FILE" pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    install_all_pkgs pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
 
     set_fish_default_shell
     install_tmuxifier
diff --git a/utils/packages.txt b/setup/utils/packages.txt
similarity index 89%
rename from utils/packages.txt
rename to setup/utils/packages.txt
index 4f07ff1..ec01168 100644
--- a/utils/packages.txt
+++ b/setup/utils/packages.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Standalone desktop utility package list for utils/setup.sh
+# Standalone desktop utility package list for setup/utils/setup.sh
 #
 # Programs that are not core to every branch, but are expected on a full
 # desktop: office / web / mail / native-app replacements (Wine), the
diff --git a/setup/utils/setup.sh b/setup/utils/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44d7cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/utils/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SETUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PACKAGES_FILE="$SETUP_DIR/packages.txt"
+
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+source "$SETUP_DIR/../lib/common.sh"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+main() {
+    local -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
+
+    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
+    read_packages "$PACKAGES_FILE" pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    install_all_pkgs pacman_pkgs aur_pkgs npm_pkgs
+
+    echo "Fertig. Standalone Utilities sind eingerichtet."
+}
+
+main
diff --git a/term/.stow-ignore b/term/.stow-local-ignore
similarity index 50%
rename from term/.stow-ignore
rename to term/.stow-local-ignore
index cc30a63..5e360fb 100644
--- a/term/.stow-ignore
+++ b/term/.stow-local-ignore
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-scripts
-.stow-ignore
 .config/tmux/plugins
diff --git a/test/entrypoint-test.sh b/test/entrypoint-test.sh
index 7459062..e476483 100755
--- a/test/entrypoint-test.sh
+++ b/test/entrypoint-test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #       - `stow --simulate` to prove every stow target resolves
 #   2. REAL SMOKE  (guarded by RUN_SMOKE=1)
 #       - resolves every @pacman entry against the repo DB
-#       - exercises term/setup.sh (pacman + npm) and re-runs it to prove
+#       - exercises setup/term/setup.sh (pacman + npm) and re-runs it to prove
 #         idempotency
 #       - verifies stow actually creates symlinks into $HOME
 #   AUR + kreation/buntes-monster only run with RUN_FULL=1.
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ done
 # 1b. stow --simulate for every package the Makefile stows.
 while IFS= read -r pkg; do
     [[ -z "$pkg" ]] && continue
-    if stow --simulate --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' \
-             --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' \
-             --dir="$REPO" --target="$REPO" "$pkg" 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
+    if stow --simulate --dir="$REPO" --target="$REPO" "$pkg" 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
         say_ok "stow --simulate $pkg resolves"
     else
         say_fail "stow --simulate $pkg (non-existent package or conflict)"
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ NOOP
 echo "[stub] chsh $*"
 exit 0
 NOOP
-    # The AUR section is stripped for the smoke, so term/setup.sh only ever
+    # The AUR section is stripped for the smoke, so setup/term/setup.sh only ever
     # passes repo packages (+ npm) here; route yay through pacman directly.
     # --noconfirm is needed because the container isn't interactive.
     cat > "$HOME/bin/yay" <<'NOOP'
@@ -154,16 +152,11 @@ NOOP
     export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
     # 2c. setup.sh package parsing sanity (mirrors read_packages) for each
-    # package dir: basic/term/utils/hypr. term/ and hypr/ keep their scripts
-    # inside scripts/ so stowing the top-level dir only creates .config/ links.
-    for d in basic term utils hypr; do
-        if [[ "$d" == "term" || "$d" == "hypr" ]]; then
-            SETUP_PATH="$d/scripts/setup.sh"
-            PKG_PATH="$d/scripts/packages.txt"
-        else
-            SETUP_PATH="$d/setup.sh"
-            PKG_PATH="$d/packages.txt"
-        fi
+    # setup/$d target. All setup scripts + package lists live in setup/
+    # (outside the stow packages) and share setup/lib/common.sh.
+    for d in basic term utils hypr kreation; do
+        SETUP_PATH="setup/$d/setup.sh"
+        PKG_PATH="setup/$d/packages.txt"
         if ( cd "$REPO" && bash -n "$SETUP_PATH" ); then
             say_ok "$SETUP_PATH syntax OK"
         else
@@ -189,12 +182,8 @@ NOOP
     # AUR-only name (e.g. `rd`) fails here before any install happens.
     header "package resolvability (@pacman entries)"
     resolv_fail=0
-    for d in basic term utils hypr; do
-        if [[ "$d" == "term" || "$d" == "hypr" ]]; then
-            PKG_PATH="$d/scripts/packages.txt"
-        else
-            PKG_PATH="$d/packages.txt"
-        fi
+    for d in basic term utils hypr kreation; do
+        PKG_PATH="setup/$d/packages.txt"
         while IFS= read -r pkg; do
             [[ -z "$pkg" ]] && continue
             if pacman -S --print-format '%n' "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -214,44 +203,46 @@ NOOP
     done
 
     # 2d. If network allowed and not skipped, actually install the pacman
-    # and npm sections of term/setup.sh (mirrors `make term` without AUR;
-    # the @aur section stays RUN_FULL-gated since it needs yay/AUR builds).
+    # and npm sections of setup/term/setup.sh (mirrors `make term` without
+    # AUR; the @aur section stays RUN_FULL-gated since it needs yay/AUR builds).
     if [[ "${SKIP_NET:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
         header "make term (pacman + npm packages, AUR skipped)"
         # Patch packages.txt: keep @pacman and @npm (@npm runs via sudo npm
         # in the container), drop @aur so we don't hit AUR builds.
-        cp "$REPO/term/scripts/packages.txt" "$HOME/packages.txt.full"
+        cp "$REPO/setup/term/packages.txt" "$HOME/packages.txt.full"
         awk '
             /^@aur$/{s="skip"}; /^@npm$/{s="npm"}; /^@pacman$/{s="pacman"}
             { if (s!="skip" && NF>0 && $1 !~ /^#/) print }
-        ' "$REPO/term/scripts/packages.txt" > "$HOME/packages.txt.term-smoke"
+        ' "$REPO/setup/term/packages.txt" > "$HOME/packages.txt.term-smoke"
         # pacman-only list for verify_packages.sh (npm packages are not in
         # the pacman DB).
         awk '
             /^@aur$/{s="skip"}; /^@npm$/{s="skip"}; /^@pacman$/{s="pacman"}
             { if (s!="skip" && NF>0 && $1 !~ /^#/) print }
-        ' "$REPO/term/scripts/packages.txt" > "$HOME/packages.txt.term-only"
-        # set a scratch HOME for setup.sh so it doesn't touch the real one.
-        mkdir -p "$HOME/term"
-        cp "$REPO/term/scripts/setup.sh" "$HOME/term/setup.sh"
-        cp "$HOME/packages.txt.term-smoke" "$HOME/term/packages.txt"
+        ' "$REPO/setup/term/packages.txt" > "$HOME/packages.txt.term-only"
+        # Stage a scratch copy of the term setup incl. setup/lib/common.sh
+        # (setup.sh sources it via a path relative to its own location).
+        mkdir -p "$HOME/smoke/term" "$HOME/smoke/lib"
+        cp "$REPO/setup/term/setup.sh" "$HOME/smoke/term/setup.sh"
+        cp "$REPO/setup/lib/common.sh" "$HOME/smoke/lib/common.sh"
+        cp "$HOME/packages.txt.term-smoke" "$HOME/smoke/term/packages.txt"
         # chsh is stubbed via $HOME/bin so even `chsh` works without a pty.
         setup_ok=0
-        if ( cd "$HOME/term" && bash setup.sh ) ; then
-            say_ok "term/setup.sh (pacman+npm) completed"
+        if ( cd "$HOME/smoke/term" && bash setup.sh ) ; then
+            say_ok "setup/term/setup.sh (pacman+npm) completed"
             setup_ok=1
         else
-            say_fail "term/setup.sh (pacman+npm) failed (exit $?)"
+            say_fail "setup/term/setup.sh (pacman+npm) failed (exit $?)"
         fi
 
         # 2d1. Idempotency probe: a second run must also succeed. Catches
         # steps that break on re-runs over an already-populated state (e.g.
         # `ya pkg add` failing with "already exists").
         if [[ "$setup_ok" == "1" ]]; then
-            if ( cd "$HOME/term" && bash setup.sh ) ; then
-                say_ok "term/setup.sh re-run: idempotent"
+            if ( cd "$HOME/smoke/term" && bash setup.sh ) ; then
+                say_ok "setup/term/setup.sh re-run: idempotent"
             else
-                say_fail "term/setup.sh re-run failed (exit $?) - not idempotent"
+                say_fail "setup/term/setup.sh re-run failed (exit $?) - not idempotent"
             fi
         else
             echo "  skipping idempotency probe (first run did not complete)"
@@ -279,15 +270,13 @@ NOOP
 
     # 2e. stow --actual into $HOME to prove real symlinks are created.
     header "stow real symlinks into \$HOME"
-    # term/setup.sh may have just re-created the yazi plugin (`ya pkg add`)
+    # setup/term/setup.sh may have just re-created the yazi plugin (`ya pkg add`)
     # as real files. The repo vendors the same plugin under term/.config/yazi,
     # so drop the duplicate first, letting stow take ownership of that config.
     rm -rf "$HOME/.config/yazi"
     for pkg in term hypr kreation local_ai; do
         if [[ -d "$REPO/$pkg" ]]; then
-            if stow --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' \
-                     --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' \
-                     --dir="$REPO" --target="$HOME" "$pkg" 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
+            if stow --dir="$REPO" --target="$HOME" "$pkg" 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
                 say_ok "stow $pkg into \$HOME"
             else
                 say_fail "stow $pkg into \$HOME"
diff --git a/test/lint.sh b/test/lint.sh
index 9eb8ddc..437a681 100755
--- a/test/lint.sh
+++ b/test/lint.sh
@@ -77,19 +77,14 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 4. packages.txt parsing sanity (mirrors each setup.sh read_packages).
+# 4. packages.txt parsing sanity (mirrors setup/lib/common.sh read_packages).
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo "== Checking packages.txt markers =="
-for pkgdir in term basic utils hypr; do
-    # term/ and hypr/ keep packages.txt + setup.sh inside scripts/ so stowing
-    # the top-level dir only creates .config/ symlinks.
-    if [[ "$pkgdir" == "term" || "$pkgdir" == "hypr" ]]; then
-        PKG_FILE="$pkgdir/scripts/packages.txt"
-        SETUP_FILE="$pkgdir/scripts/setup.sh"
-    else
-        PKG_FILE="$pkgdir/packages.txt"
-        SETUP_FILE="$pkgdir/setup.sh"
-    fi
+for pkgdir in term basic utils hypr kreation; do
+    # Setup scripts + package lists live in setup/ (outside the stow
+    # packages), sharing one parser in setup/lib/common.sh.
+    PKG_FILE="setup/$pkgdir/packages.txt"
+    SETUP_FILE="setup/$pkgdir/setup.sh"
     if ! [[ -f "$PKG_FILE" ]]; then
         say_fail "$PKG_FILE missing"
         continue
@@ -99,12 +94,15 @@ for pkgdir in term basic utils hypr; do
     else
         say_fail "$PKG_FILE missing @pacman marker"
     fi
-    # every @aur/@npm marker must be matched by a real consumer in setup.sh
+    # every @aur/@npm marker must be matched by a real consumer: either the
+    # thin setup.sh itself or the shared setup/lib/common.sh it sources.
     for marker in '@aur' '@npm'; do
         if grep -q "^$marker" "$PKG_FILE"; then
-            grep -q "$marker" "$SETUP_FILE" \
-                && say_pass "$PKG_FILE $marker handled by $SETUP_FILE" \
-                || say_fail "$PKG_FILE uses $marker but $SETUP_FILE does not handle it"
+            if grep -q "$marker" "$SETUP_FILE" || grep -q "$marker" "setup/lib/common.sh"; then
+                say_pass "$PKG_FILE $marker handled by $SETUP_FILE (via common.sh)"
+            else
+                say_fail "$PKG_FILE uses $marker but neither $SETUP_FILE nor setup/lib/common.sh handles it"
+            fi
         else
             say_pass "$PKG_FILE has no $marker section"
         fi
@@ -112,12 +110,12 @@ for pkgdir in term basic utils hypr; do
 done
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 5. Makefile <-> install script name consistency.
-#    Catches typos such as `_install_skripte_install_basic_pcks.sh`
+# 5. Makefile <-> setup script name consistency.
+#    Catches typos such as `setup/basic/setuo.sh`
 #    (missing '/') in Makefile targets.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "== Checking Makefile references install scripts that exist =="
-# Pull out every `*_install_*_pcks.sh` token mentioned in the Makefile.
+echo "== Checking Makefile references setup scripts that exist =="
+# Pull out every `setup/...sh` token mentioned in the Makefile.
 while IFS= read -r tok; do
     [[ -z "$tok" ]] && continue
     if [[ -e "$REPO_ROOT/$tok" ]]; then
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ while IFS= read -r tok; do
     else
         say_fail "Makefile references missing script: $tok"
     fi
-done < <(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -oE '[_A-Za-z0-9/-]*install_[A-Za-z0-9_-]*\.sh' | sort -u)
+done < <(grep -P '^\t' Makefile | grep -oE 'setup/[_A-Za-z0-9./-]+\.sh' | sort -u)
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 6. Makefile <-> stow package name consistency.
diff --git a/test/probe_stow.sh b/test/probe_stow.sh
index 098151a..7911272 100755
--- a/test/probe_stow.sh
+++ b/test/probe_stow.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 for pkg in "${PACKAGES[@]}"; do
     echo "--- stow --simulate: $pkg ---"
-    if stow --simulate --verbose=1 --ignore='.stow-ignore' --ignore='scripts' --ignore='\.config/tmux/plugins' --dir="$REPO_ROOT" --target="$REPO_ROOT" "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
+    if stow --simulate --verbose=1 --dir="$REPO_ROOT" --target="$REPO_ROOT" "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>"$ERR_LOG"; then
         echo "ok: stow --simulate '$pkg' resolved without conflicts"
     else
         echo "FAIL: stow --simulate '$pkg'"
diff --git a/utils/setup.sh b/utils/setup.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fe780b..0000000
--- a/utils/setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-PACKAGES_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/packages.txt"
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Read packages.txt, split into pacman / aur / npm sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-read_packages() {
-    local section="pacman"
-    local current
-    current=""
-    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
-        current="${line%%#*}"
-        current="${current##*( )}"
-        current="${current%%*( )}"
-        [[ -z "$current" ]] && continue
-        case "$current" in
-            @pacman) section="pacman" ;;
-            @aur)    section="aur" ;;
-            @npm)    section="npm" ;;
-            *)
-                case "$section" in
-                    pacman) pacman_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    aur)    aur_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                    npm)    npm_pkgs+=("$current") ;;
-                esac
-                ;;
-        esac
-    done < "$PACKAGES_FILE"
-}
-
-declare -a pacman_pkgs=() aur_pkgs=() npm_pkgs=()
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Install sections.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-install_pacman() {
-    if ((${#pacman_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere Pacman-Pakete: ${pacman_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${pacman_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_aur() {
-    if ((${#aur_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere AUR-Pakete: ${aur_pkgs[*]}"
-        yay -S --needed "${aur_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-install_npm() {
-    if ((${#npm_pkgs[@]})); then
-        echo "==> Installiere globale npm-Pakete: ${npm_pkgs[*]}"
-        npm install -g "${npm_pkgs[@]}"
-    fi
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Main
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-main() {
-    echo "==> Lese Paketliste: $PACKAGES_FILE"
-    read_packages
-
-    install_pacman
-    install_aur
-    install_npm
-
-    echo "Fertig. Standalone Utilities sind eingerichtet."
-}
-
-main