diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index e12bc8e..884db1b 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@
       },
       "locked": {
         "dir": "pkgs/firefox-addons",
-        "lastModified": 1773374581,
-        "narHash": "sha256-cqbRdYEmO8FNoaUtoc6+GLR4EGU1f24cGJiQUPJJmxI=",
+        "lastModified": 1773720169,
+        "narHash": "sha256-rDYvCjc50uxasQjU07Y8vHudR28LtRQbfrvRqZRyiN4=",
         "owner": "rycee",
         "repo": "nur-expressions",
-        "rev": "c73146d00a2a01e2ac844ceed9640e0f314a5dda",
+        "rev": "7f4fdba8e1b5177ef1508e2d32843c68c4aebf5c",
         "type": "gitlab"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1773422513,
-        "narHash": "sha256-MPjR48roW7CUMU6lu0+qQGqj92Kuh3paIulMWFZy+NQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1773681856,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+bRqxoFCJFO9ZTFhcCkzNXbDT3b8AEk88fyjB7Is6eo=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "ef12a9a2b0f77c8fa3dda1e7e494fca668909056",
+        "rev": "57d5560ee92a424fb71fde800acd6ed2c725dfce",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@
     "nix-secrets": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1773429715,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fw57QRzSlX23V3qYejECwrYkxSca7TY4WRCY4OF79t4=",
+        "lastModified": 1773505989,
+        "narHash": "sha256-zmKDguP5ReYfb2LK3gICP0xVZXnkV7Zt+iq6dFGqLPo=",
         "ref": "main",
-        "rev": "58f5109e5195b3015e01356574f67abd719f3039",
+        "rev": "e7472aa92a8bce003fccb310191c45948165a8c3",
         "shallow": true,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "ssh://git@github.com/hektor/nix-secrets"
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772972630,
-        "narHash": "sha256-mUJxsNOrBMNOUJzN0pfdVJ1r2pxeqm9gI/yIKXzVVbk=",
+        "lastModified": 1773533765,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qonGfS2lzCgCl59Zl63jF6dIRRpvW3AJooBGMaXjHiY=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "3966ce987e1a9a164205ac8259a5fe8a64528f72",
+        "rev": "f8e82243fd601afb9f59ad230958bd073795cbfe",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1773282481,
-        "narHash": "sha256-b/GV2ysM8mKHhinse2wz+uP37epUrSE+sAKXy/xvBY4=",
+        "lastModified": 1773646010,
+        "narHash": "sha256-iYrs97hS7p5u4lQzuNWzuALGIOdkPXvjz7bviiBjUu8=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "fe416aaedd397cacb33a610b33d60ff2b431b127",
+        "rev": "5b2c2d84341b2afb5647081c1386a80d7a8d8605",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -667,11 +667,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1773096132,
-        "narHash": "sha256-M3zEnq9OElB7zqc+mjgPlByPm1O5t2fbUrH3t/Hm5Ag=",
+        "lastModified": 1773698643,
+        "narHash": "sha256-VCiDjE8kNs8uCAK73Ezk1r3fFuc4JepvW07YFqaN968=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "d1ff3b1034d5bab5d7d8086a7803c5a5968cd784",
+        "rev": "8237de83e8200d16fe0c4467b02a1c608ff28044",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3a0ad76..ce985d7 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
     let
       inherit (self) outputs;
       inherit (inputs.nixpkgs) lib;
-      utils = import ./utils { inherit lib; };
-      hostDirNames = utils.dirNames ./hosts;
+      myUtils = import ./utils { inherit lib; };
+      hostDirNames = myUtils.dirNames ./hosts;
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       dotsPath = ./dots;
       gitHooks = import ./git-hooks.nix {
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@
               { nixpkgs.hostPlatform = import ./hosts/${host}/system.nix; }
             ];
             specialArgs = {
-              inherit inputs outputs dotsPath;
+              inherit
+                inputs
+                outputs
+                dotsPath
+                myUtils
+                ;
             };
           }
         ))
@@ -97,7 +102,12 @@
               }
             ];
             specialArgs = {
-              inherit inputs outputs dotsPath;
+              inherit
+                inputs
+                outputs
+                dotsPath
+                myUtils
+                ;
             };
           };
           sd-image-raspberry-pi-aarch64 = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
@@ -110,7 +120,12 @@
               }
             ];
             specialArgs = {
-              inherit inputs outputs dotsPath;
+              inherit
+                inputs
+                outputs
+                dotsPath
+                myUtils
+                ;
             };
           };
         };
@@ -123,7 +138,12 @@
           };
           modules = [ ./home/hosts/work ];
           extraSpecialArgs = {
-            inherit inputs outputs dotsPath;
+            inherit
+              inputs
+              outputs
+              dotsPath
+              myUtils
+              ;
           };
         };
       };
diff --git a/home/hosts/work/default.nix b/home/hosts/work/default.nix
index 4bd0536..edcd8e4 100644
--- a/home/hosts/work/default.nix
+++ b/home/hosts/work/default.nix
@@ -41,41 +41,7 @@ in
     ../../modules/vscode
   ];
 
-  sops = {
-    age.keyFile = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
-    defaultSopsFile = "${inputs.nix-secrets}/secrets.yaml";
-
-    secrets = {
-      taskwarrior_sync_server_url = { };
-      taskwarrior_sync_server_client_id = { };
-      taskwarrior_sync_encryption_secret = { };
-      anki_sync_user = { };
-      anki_sync_key = { };
-      opencode_api_key = { };
-    };
-
-    templates = {
-      "taskrc.d/sync" = {
-        content = ''
-          sync.server.url=${config.sops.placeholder.taskwarrior_sync_server_url}
-          sync.server.client_id=${config.sops.placeholder.taskwarrior_sync_server_client_id}
-          sync.encryption_secret=${config.sops.placeholder.taskwarrior_sync_encryption_secret}
-        '';
-      };
-
-      "opencode/auth.json" = {
-        path = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/share/opencode/auth.json";
-        content = ''
-          {
-            "zai-coding-plan": {
-              "type": "api",
-              "key": "${config.sops.placeholder.opencode_api_key}"
-            }
-          }
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-  };
+  sops.age.keyFile = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
 
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
diff --git a/home/modules/anki/default.nix b/home/modules/anki/default.nix
index 70ec96c..337679f 100644
--- a/home/modules/anki/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/anki/default.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,17 @@
   config,
   lib,
   pkgs,
+  myUtils,
   osConfig ? null,
   ...
 }:
 
 let
-  hmSopsAvailable = config ? sops && config.sops ? secrets;
-  osSopsAvailable = osConfig != null && osConfig ? sops && osConfig.sops ? secrets;
-  sopsAvailable = hmSopsAvailable || osSopsAvailable;
-
-  sopsSecrets = if hmSopsAvailable then config.sops.secrets else osConfig.sops.secrets;
+  sops = myUtils.sopsAvailability config osConfig;
 in
 {
   warnings = lib.optional (
-    !sopsAvailable && config.programs.anki.enable
+    !sops.available && config.programs.anki.enable
   ) "anki is enabled but sops secrets are not available. anki sync will not be configured.";
 
   programs.anki = {
@@ -26,9 +23,9 @@ in
       puppy-reinforcement
       review-heatmap
     ];
-    profiles."User 1".sync = lib.mkIf sopsAvailable {
-      usernameFile = "${sopsSecrets."anki_sync_user".path}";
-      keyFile = "${sopsSecrets."anki_sync_key".path}";
+    profiles."User 1".sync = lib.mkIf sops.available {
+      usernameFile = "${sops.secrets."anki-sync-user".path}";
+      keyFile = "${sops.secrets."anki-sync-key".path}";
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/modules/cloud/hetzner.nix b/home/modules/cloud/hetzner.nix
index 9c3d5df..b6a64d3 100644
--- a/home/modules/cloud/hetzner.nix
+++ b/home/modules/cloud/hetzner.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ in
     warnings =
       lib.optional (!isNixOS)
         "hcloud module requires NixOS host configuration. This module will not work with standalone home-manager.";
-    home = {
-      packages = with pkgs; [ hcloud ];
-    };
+
+    home.packages = with pkgs; [ hcloud ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/modules/taskwarrior/default.nix b/home/modules/taskwarrior/default.nix
index c202bbf..0ec05d6 100644
--- a/home/modules/taskwarrior/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/taskwarrior/default.nix
@@ -3,20 +3,17 @@
   lib,
   pkgs,
   dotsPath,
+  myUtils,
   osConfig ? null,
   ...
 }:
 
 let
-  hmSopsAvailable = config ? sops && config.sops ? templates;
-  osSopsAvailable = osConfig != null && osConfig ? sops && osConfig.sops ? templates;
-  sopsAvailable = hmSopsAvailable || osSopsAvailable;
-
-  sopsTemplates = if hmSopsAvailable then config.sops.templates else osConfig.sops.templates;
+  sops = myUtils.sopsAvailability config osConfig;
 in
 {
   warnings =
-    lib.optional (!sopsAvailable && config.programs.taskwarrior.enable)
+    lib.optional (!sops.available && config.programs.taskwarrior.enable)
       "taskwarrior is enabled, but sops templates are not available. taskwarrior sync will not be configured.";
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ in
 
   home.file = {
     ".config/task/taskrc" = {
-      force = true; # overwrite when present
+      force = true;
       source = dotsPath + "/.config/task/taskrc";
     };
     ".config/task/taskrc.d/aliases".source = dotsPath + "/.config/task/taskrc.d/aliases";
@@ -60,8 +57,8 @@ in
     config = {
       recurrence = "off";
     };
-    extraConfig = lib.optionalString sopsAvailable ''
-      include ${sopsTemplates."taskrc.d/sync".path}
+    extraConfig = lib.optionalString sops.available ''
+      include ${sops.templates."taskrc.d/sync".path}
     '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/andromache/default.nix b/hosts/andromache/default.nix
index ac3931b..b9c7bac 100644
--- a/hosts/andromache/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/andromache/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ in
     inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.common-cpu-intel
     inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.common-pc
     inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.common-pc-ssd
-    inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
     ../../modules/common
     ../../modules/boot/bootloader.nix
     (import ../../modules/disko/zfs-encrypted-root.nix {
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ in
     ../../modules/users
     ../../modules/wol
     ../../modules/yubikey
+    ../../modules/hcloud
   ];
 
   home-manager.users.${config.host.username} = import ../../home/hosts/andromache {
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ in
   ssh.username = config.host.username;
   ssh.authorizedHosts = [ "astyanax" ];
 
-  secrets.username = config.host.username;
+  secrets = {
+    inherit (config.host) username;
+    nixSigningKey.enable = true;
+  };
   docker.user = config.host.username;
-
-  nix.settings.secret-key-files = [ config.sops.secrets.nix_signing_key_andromache.path ];
+  hcloud = {
+    enable = true;
+    inherit (config.host) username;
+  };
 
   disko.devices = {
     disk.data = {
diff --git a/hosts/astyanax/default.nix b/hosts/astyanax/default.nix
index 53e3f12..26f48ae 100644
--- a/hosts/astyanax/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/astyanax/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ in
     inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.common-pc
     inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.common-pc-ssd
     # inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.lenovo-thinkpad-e14-intel-gen7 (not available yet?)
-    inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
     ../../modules/common
     ../../modules/boot/bootloader.nix
     (import ../../modules/disko/zfs-encrypted-root.nix {
@@ -53,14 +52,15 @@ in
   ssh.username = config.host.username;
   ssh.authorizedHosts = [ "andromache" ];
 
-  secrets.username = config.host.username;
+  secrets = {
+    inherit (config.host) username;
+    nixSigningKey.enable = true;
+  };
   docker.user = config.host.username;
   nfc.user = config.host.username;
   desktop.ly.enable = true;
   audio.automation.enable = true;
 
-  nix.settings.secret-key-files = [ config.sops.secrets.nix_signing_key_astyanax.path ];
-
   hardware = {
     cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
     # https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Intel_Graphics
diff --git a/hosts/vm/default.nix b/hosts/vm/default.nix
index e876cf3..69f9ede 100644
--- a/hosts/vm/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/vm/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
     ./hard.nix
     ./host.nix
-    inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
     ./disk.nix
     ../../modules/common
     ../../modules/boot/bootloader.nix
diff --git a/modules/backups/default.nix b/modules/backups/default.nix
index 2ef35f4..8e934ba 100644
--- a/modules/backups/default.nix
+++ b/modules/backups/default.nix
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@
 
 let
   cfg = config.restic-backup;
+  inherit (config.secrets) sopsDir;
 in
 {
   options = {
     restic-backup = {
       repository = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.str;
-        default = "b2:${config.sops.placeholder."b2_bucket_name"}:${config.networking.hostName}";
+        default = "b2:${config.sops.placeholder.b2-bucket-name}:${config.networking.hostName}";
       };
 
       passwordFile = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.str;
-        default = config.sops.secrets."restic_password".path;
+        default = config.sops.secrets.restic-password.path;
       };
 
       paths = lib.mkOption {
@@ -29,17 +30,30 @@ in
 
   config = {
     sops = {
-      secrets.b2_bucket_name = { };
-
-      templates."restic/repo-${config.networking.hostName}" = {
-        content = "b2:${config.sops.placeholder."b2_bucket_name"}:${config.networking.hostName}";
+      secrets = {
+        restic-password = {
+          sopsFile = "${sopsDir}/restic-password";
+        };
+        b2-bucket-name = {
+          sopsFile = "${sopsDir}/b2-bucket-name";
+        };
+        b2-account-id = {
+          sopsFile = "${sopsDir}/b2-account-id";
+        };
+        b2-account-key = {
+          sopsFile = "${sopsDir}/b2-account-key";
+        };
       };
-
-      templates."restic/b2-env-${config.networking.hostName}" = {
-        content = ''
-          B2_ACCOUNT_ID=${config.sops.placeholder."b2_account_id"}
-          B2_ACCOUNT_KEY=${config.sops.placeholder."b2_account_key"}
-        '';
+      templates = {
+        "restic/repo-${config.networking.hostName}" = {
+          content = "b2:${config.sops.placeholder.b2-bucket-name}:${config.networking.hostName}";
+        };
+        "restic/b2-env-${config.networking.hostName}" = {
+          content = ''
+            B2_ACCOUNT_ID=${config.sops.placeholder.b2-account-id}
+            B2_ACCOUNT_KEY=${config.sops.placeholder.b2-account-key}
+          '';
+        };
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/common/default.nix b/modules/common/default.nix
index 20a0444..e70647d 100644
--- a/modules/common/default.nix
+++ b/modules/common/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   inputs,
   outputs,
   dotsPath,
+  myUtils,
   config,
   ...
 }:
@@ -61,7 +62,12 @@ in
       useGlobalPkgs = true;
       useUserPackages = true;
       extraSpecialArgs = {
-        inherit inputs outputs dotsPath;
+        inherit
+          inputs
+          outputs
+          dotsPath
+          myUtils
+          ;
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/hcloud/default.nix b/modules/hcloud/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a7df65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/hcloud/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
+
+let
+  cfg = config.hcloud;
+  inherit (config.secrets) sopsDir;
+in
+{
+  options.hcloud = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "hcloud CLI configuration";
+    username = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      description = "Username for hcloud CLI configuration";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    sops.secrets.hcloud-token = {
+      sopsFile = "${sopsDir}/hcloud-token";
+      owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+    };
+
+    sops.templates."hcloud/cli.toml" = {
+      owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+      path = "/home/${cfg.username}/.config/hcloud/cli.toml";
+      content = ''
+        active_context = "server"
+
+        [[contexts]]
+          name = "server"
+          token = "${config.sops.placeholder.hcloud-token}"
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/secrets/default.nix b/modules/secrets/default.nix
index 02ff5df..1ef1897 100644
--- a/modules/secrets/default.nix
+++ b/modules/secrets/default.nix
@@ -7,102 +7,100 @@
 
 let
   cfg = config.secrets;
-in
-{
-  options = {
-    secrets.username = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.str;
+  inherit (cfg) sopsDir;
+  owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+
+  mkSecret = name: {
+    ${name} = {
+      sopsFile = "${sopsDir}/${name}";
+      inherit owner;
     };
   };
+in
+{
+  imports = [ inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops ];
+
+  options = {
+    secrets = {
+      username = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+      };
+
+      sopsDir = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+        default = "${toString inputs.nix-secrets}/secrets";
+      };
+
+      nixSigningKey = {
+        enable = lib.mkEnableOption "nix signing key configuration";
+        name = lib.mkOption {
+          type = lib.types.str;
+          default = "${config.host.name}-nix-signing-key";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
   config = {
     sops = {
-      defaultSopsFile = "${builtins.toString inputs.nix-secrets}/secrets.yaml";
-      defaultSopsFormat = "yaml";
       age.keyFile = "/home/${cfg.username}/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
 
-      secrets = {
-        "taskwarrior_sync_server_url".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "taskwarrior_sync_server_client_id".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "taskwarrior_sync_encryption_secret".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "email_personal".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "email_work".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "anki_sync_user".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "anki_sync_key".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "hcloud".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        "nix_signing_key_astyanax" = { };
-        "nix_signing_key_andromache" = { };
-        "opencode_api_key".owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-        # TODO: using shared secrets for now, but would be better to to per-host secrets
-        # To add per-host secrets:
-        # "restic_password_${config.networking.hostName}" = { };
-        # "restic_b2_account_id_${config.networking.hostName}" = { };
-        # "restic_b2_account_key_${config.networking.hostName}" = { };
-        "restic_password" = { };
-        "b2_bucket_name" = { };
-        "b2_account_id" = { };
-        "b2_account_key" = { };
-      };
+      secrets = lib.mkMerge [
+        (mkSecret "taskwarrior-sync-server-url")
+        (mkSecret "taskwarrior-sync-server-client-id")
+        (mkSecret "taskwarrior-sync-encryption-secret")
+        (mkSecret "anki-sync-user")
+        (mkSecret "anki-sync-key")
+        (mkSecret "email-personal")
+        (mkSecret "email-work")
+        (mkSecret "opencode-api-key")
+        (lib.mkIf cfg.nixSigningKey.enable (mkSecret cfg.nixSigningKey.name))
+      ];
 
       templates = {
         "taskrc.d/sync" = {
-          owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+          inherit owner;
           content = ''
-            sync.server.url=${config.sops.placeholder."taskwarrior_sync_server_url"}
-            sync.server.client_id=${config.sops.placeholder."taskwarrior_sync_server_client_id"}
-            sync.encryption_secret=${config.sops.placeholder."taskwarrior_sync_encryption_secret"}
+            sync.server.url=${config.sops.placeholder.taskwarrior-sync-server-url}
+            sync.server.client_id=${config.sops.placeholder.taskwarrior-sync-server-client-id}
+            sync.encryption_secret=${config.sops.placeholder.taskwarrior-sync-encryption-secret}
           '';
         };
 
         ".gitconfig.email" = {
-          owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+          inherit owner;
           path = "/home/${cfg.username}/.gitconfig.email";
           content = ''
             [user]
-              email = ${config.sops.placeholder."email_personal"}
+              email = ${config.sops.placeholder.email-personal}
           '';
         };
-
         ".gitconfig.work.email" = {
-          owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+          inherit owner;
           path = "/home/${cfg.username}/.gitconfig.work.email";
           content = ''
             [user]
-              email = ${config.sops.placeholder."email_work"}
-          '';
-        };
-
-        "hcloud/cli.toml" = {
-          owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
-          path = "/home/${cfg.username}/.config/hcloud/cli.toml";
-          content = ''
-            active_context = "server"
-
-            [[contexts]]
-              name = "server"
-              token = "${config.sops.placeholder."hcloud"}"
+              email = ${config.sops.placeholder.email-work}
           '';
         };
 
         "opencode/auth.json" = {
-          owner = config.users.users.${cfg.username}.name;
+          inherit owner;
           path = "/home/${cfg.username}/.local/share/opencode/auth.json";
           content = ''
             {
               "zai-coding-plan": {
                 "type": "api",
-                "key": "${config.sops.placeholder."opencode_api_key"}"
+                "key": "${config.sops.placeholder.opencode-api-key}"
               }
             }
           '';
         };
-
-        "restic/b2-env" = {
-          content = ''
-            B2_ACCOUNT_ID=${config.sops.placeholder."b2_account_id"}
-            B2_ACCOUNT_KEY=${config.sops.placeholder."b2_account_key"}
-          '';
-        };
       };
     };
+
+    nix.settings.secret-key-files = lib.mkIf cfg.nixSigningKey.enable [
+      config.sops.secrets.${cfg.nixSigningKey.name}.path
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/utils/default.nix b/utils/default.nix
index 911b33d..a8a091d 100644
--- a/utils/default.nix
+++ b/utils/default.nix
@@ -10,4 +10,16 @@
       import (hostDir + "/meta.nix")
     else
       throw "meta.nix required in ${hostDir}";
+
+  sopsAvailability =
+    config: osConfig:
+    let
+      hmSopsAvailable = config ? sops && config.sops ? secrets;
+      osSopsAvailable = osConfig != null && osConfig ? sops && osConfig.sops ? secrets;
+    in
+    {
+      available = hmSopsAvailable || osSopsAvailable;
+      secrets = if hmSopsAvailable then config.sops.secrets else osConfig.sops.secrets;
+      templates = if hmSopsAvailable then config.sops.templates else osConfig.sops.templates;
+    };
 }