diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fe28559..8df64cd 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
       pkgs = import nixpkgs {
         inherit system;
         overlays = [ self.overlays.default ];
+        # Matches nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree in modules/nixos — the
+        # standalone HM generation must come from like-configured pkgs.
+        config.allowUnfree = true;
       };
 
       # The guided installer — live-ISO only (not in the overlay): it bakes
diff --git a/lib.nix b/lib.nix
index 674ad95..07e442d 100644
--- a/lib.nix
+++ b/lib.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
       pkgs = import nixpkgs {
         inherit system;
         overlays = [ nomarchy.overlays.default ];
+        # Matches nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree in modules/nixos: the system
+        # and the standalone HM desktop see the same package set.
+        config.allowUnfree = true;
       };
     in
     {
diff --git a/modules/nixos/default.nix b/modules/nixos/default.nix
index 431a0ef..4ef0cda 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ in
   imports = [ ./options.nix ];
 
   config = {
+    # Unfree allowed distro-wide: pragmatic-desktop territory (claude-code
+    # for the menu's ask-Claude module, vendor drivers, …). The custom
+    # nixpkgs-config type can't carry a nested mkDefault; disagree with
+    # `nixpkgs.config = lib.mkForce { allowUnfree = false; }`.
+    nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
     # ── Wayland session: Hyprland ────────────────────────────────────
     # Installs the binary, registers the session, wires up
     # xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland. Configuration is Home Manager's job.