I don't know if i like this

packages/_default.nix

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+/*
+    /<name> -> packages named by directory
+    /<name>/call.nix ->  callPackage override imported via import <file> pkgs
+    call.nix example
+      {python3Packages}: {
+        inherit (python3Packages) callPackage;
+        args = {};
+     }
+
+    /<name>/package.nix -> the package itself
+    /<name>/wrapper.nix:
+    a optional wrapper for the package
+    which is callPackage'd with the original package
+    as an argument named <name>-unwrapped
+*/
+{ inputs', ... }:
+let
+  inherit (inputs'.unstable) lib;
+  pkgs = inputs'.unstable.legacyPackages;
+in
+lib.pipe ./. [
+  builtins.readDir
+  (lib.filterAttrs (_: v: v == "directory"))
+  builtins.attrNames
+  (map (
+    n:
+    let
+      p = ./. + "/${n}";
+
+      callPackage =
+        file: args:
+        let
+          defaultArgs =
+            pkgs
+            // pkgs.xorg
+            // {
+              inherit inputs';
+              self' = inputs'.self;
+              # npins sources if i ever use them
+              # sources = lib.mapAttrs (_: pkgs.npins.mkSource) (lib.importJSON "${self}/packages/sources.json").pins;
+            };
+          _callPackage = lib.callPackageWith defaultArgs;
+          fullPath = p + "/${file}.nix";
+          callPath = p + /call.nix;
+        in
+        assert lib.assertMsg (builtins.pathExists fullPath)
+          "File attempting to be callPackage'd '${fullPath}' does not exist";
+
+        if builtins.pathExists callPath then
+          let
+            x = _callPackage callPath { };
+          in
+          x.callPackage or _callPackage fullPath (x.args or defaultArgs // args)
+
+        else
+          _callPackage fullPath args;
+    in
+
+    if builtins.pathExists (p + /wrapper.nix) then
+      # My distaste for rec grows ever stronger
+      let
+        set."${n}-unwrapped" = callPackage "package" { };
+      in
+      { ${n} = callPackage "wrapper" set; } // set
+    else
+      { ${n} = callPackage "package" { }; }
+
+  ))
+  lib.mergeAttrsList
+]