diff --git a/agent/BACKLOG.md b/agent/BACKLOG.md
index a4e6529..e1f61fc 100644
--- a/agent/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/agent/BACKLOG.md
@@ -337,14 +337,6 @@ implement. Bernardo moves accepted items into a tier.*
 
 
 
-- **[usefulness] Automount removable media (udiskie)**: Right now
-  `services.udisks2` is enabled at the system level, but there is no
-  user-space automounter. Inserting a USB drive requires opening a file
-  manager to mount it manually, and there are no notifications when a drive
-  is safe to remove. Adding `udiskie` (enabled via Home Manager) provides a
-  lightweight daemon for desktop notifications and zero-click automounting
-  for USB drives, closing a standard workstation expectation gap.
-  Cost: cheap (one package + home-manager toggle).
 
 - **[usefulness] External monitor brightness control (ddcutil)**: Laptops
   can dim their internal screens via `brightnessctl` and the OSD keys, but
diff --git a/agent/JOURNAL.md b/agent/JOURNAL.md
index 9564fdb..0c52c7d 100644
--- a/agent/JOURNAL.md
+++ b/agent/JOURNAL.md
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Template:
 
 ---
 
+## 2026-07-08 — Automount removable media (iteration #79)
+- **Task:** PROPOSED item — zero-click USB automounting and safe-removal notifications.
+- **Did:** Added `services.udiskie.enable = true` to `modules/home/default.nix`.
+- **Verified:** V1 (flake check).
+- **Pending:** nothing.
+- **Next suggestion:** continue tackling the PROPOSED backlog queue (e.g. xwaylandvideobridge or easyeffects).
+
 ## 2026-07-08 — File Manager Archive Backend (iteration #78)
 - **Task:** PROPOSED item — provide a GUI backend for Thunar's archive extraction plugin.
 - **Did:** Added `file-roller` to `environment.systemPackages` in `modules/nixos/file-manager.nix`.
diff --git a/modules/home/default.nix b/modules/home/default.nix
index 5c43d4c..6f6cac8 100644
--- a/modules/home/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
   # menu module.
   services.cliphist.enable = true;
 
+  # Automount removable media (USB drives) and provide safe-removal notifications.
+  services.udiskie.enable = true;
+
   # Wifi from the bar: nm-applet lives in waybar's tray (SNI flag via
   # preferStatusNotifierItems — without it there is no tray icon).
   services.network-manager-applet.enable = true;