diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 2faa24f..a04947a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
       },
       "locked": {
         "dir": "lib",
-        "lastModified": 1755264589,
-        "narHash": "sha256-g8KjU4D/nxpMjCLQNP90VAAWUH89yvONRfChyhhzq4c=",
+        "lastModified": 1756212334,
+        "narHash": "sha256-jSSd5pH34azi3/TiuY/Ioi63VgWdsHBeOmkM66Fz1fI=",
         "owner": "rensa-nix",
         "repo": "core",
-        "rev": "9f20f8c94b09a1c85356f8340ebe0a339b0d32e6",
+        "rev": "519ed97c97cb32996b63d2e20349a5d82ad2edc1",
         "type": "gitlab"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f143c7f..9489736 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
         (simple "devShells")
         (simple "tests")
         (simple "docs")
+        (simple "soonix")
       ];
     }
     {
       packages = ren.select self [
         ["repo" "tests"]
         ["repo" "docs"]
+        ["repo" "soonix" "packages"]
       ];
     };
 }
diff --git a/lib/devshellModule.nix b/lib/devshellModule.nix
index 91a90e9..be2be3e 100644
--- a/lib/devshellModule.nix
+++ b/lib/devshellModule.nix
@@ -7,17 +7,30 @@
   inherit (lib) mkOption types;
   soonixModule = ./module.nix;
 in {
-  options.soonix = mkOption {
-    type = types.submodule {
-      # propagate pkgs to the soonix module
-      _module.args.pkgs = pkgs;
-      imports = [soonixModule];
+  options = {
+    soonix = mkOption {
+      type = types.submodule {
+        # propagate pkgs to the soonix module
+        _module.args.pkgs = pkgs;
+        imports = [soonixModule];
+      };
+      default = {};
+    };
+    soonixShellHook = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr types.str;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        Set the shell hook manually, useful if you already use `soonix.make` and
+        want to add the devshell integration.
+      '';
     };
-    default = {};
   };
 
   config.enterShellCommands.soonix = {
-    text = config.soonix.shellHook;
+    text =
+      if config.soonixShellHook != null
+      then config.soonixShellHook
+      else config.soonix.shellHook;
     deps = ["env"];
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/module.nix b/lib/module.nix
index 93a2243..4233de1 100644
--- a/lib/module.nix
+++ b/lib/module.nix
@@ -24,24 +24,32 @@ in {
 
           output = mkOption {
             type = types.str;
-            description = "The relative path where the generated file should be placed.";
+            description = ''
+              The relative path where the generated file should be placed.
+            '';
           };
 
           generator = mkOption {
             type = types.enum ["nix" "string" "derivation" "gotmpl" "jinja" "template"];
-            description = "Which engine to use for content generation.";
+            description = ''
+              Which engine to use for content generation.
+            '';
             default = "nix";
           };
 
           data = mkOption {
             type = types.anything;
-            description = "The input data for the chosen generator.";
+            description = ''
+              The input data for the chosen generator.
+            '';
           };
 
           opts = mkOption {
             type = types.attrs;
             default = {};
-            description = "Generator-specific options.";
+            description = ''
+              Generator-specific options.
+            '';
           };
 
           hook = mkOption {
@@ -50,31 +58,41 @@ in {
                 mode = mkOption {
                   type = types.enum ["link" "copy"];
                   default = "link";
-                  description = "How the file should be managed (link or copy).";
+                  description = ''
+                    How the file should be managed (link or copy).
+                  '';
                 };
 
                 gitignore = mkOption {
                   type = types.bool;
                   default = true;
-                  description = "Whether to add the output path to .gitignore.";
+                  description = ''
+                    Whether to add the output path to .gitignore.
+                  '';
                 };
 
                 extra = mkOption {
                   type = types.str;
                   default = "";
-                  description = "Additional bash commands to execute after file operation.";
+                  description = ''
+                    Additional bash commands to execute after file operation.
+                  '';
                 };
               };
             };
             default = {};
-            description = "Hook-specific options.";
+            description = ''
+              Hook-specific options.
+            '';
           };
 
           generatedDerivation = mkOption {
             type = types.package;
             internal = true;
             readOnly = true;
-            description = "The generated derivation for this file.";
+            description = ''
+              The generated derivation for this file.
+            '';
           };
         };
 
@@ -87,24 +105,42 @@ in {
         };
       }));
       default = {};
-      description = "Configuration of the hooks.";
+      description = ''
+        Configuration of the hooks.
+      '';
     };
 
     shellHook = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
       readOnly = true;
-      description = "Generated shell hook script (as a string) for managing all files (readonly).";
+      description = ''
+        Generated shell hook script (as a string) for managing all files. (readonly)
+      '';
     };
     shellHookFile = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       readOnly = true;
-      description = "Generated shell hook script for managing all files (readonly).";
+      description = ''
+        Generated shell hook script for managing all files. (readonly)
+      '';
     };
 
     finalFiles = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       readOnly = true;
-      description = "Aggregated derivation containing all managed files (readonly).";
+      description = ''
+        Aggregated derivation containing all managed files. (readonly)
+      '';
+    };
+    packages = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrsOf types.package;
+      readOnly = true;
+      description = ''
+        Packages for updating the hooks without a devshell. (readonly)
+      '';
+      example = {
+        "soonix:update" = "<derivation>";
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -259,5 +295,12 @@ in {
       else "";
     shellHookFile = pkgs.writeShellScript "shellHook" shellHook;
     finalFiles = buildAllFiles allFiles;
+    # make it simpler to update the hooks without any devshell
+    packages."soonix:update" = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "soonix:update" ''
+      function _soonix() {
+        ${shellHook}
+      }
+      _soonix
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/repo/devShells.nix b/nix/repo/devShells.nix
index 8e5c5a8..541661a 100644
--- a/nix/repo/devShells.nix
+++ b/nix/repo/devShells.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   ...
 }: let
   inherit (inputs) pkgs devshell soonix treefmt;
+  soonixShellHook = cell.soonix.shellHook;
 in {
   default = devshell.mkShell {
     imports = [soonix.devshellModule];
@@ -17,19 +18,6 @@ in {
         };
       })
     ];
-
-    soonix.hooks.test = {
-      output = "test.yaml";
-      generator = "nix";
-      data = {
-        name = "soonix-test";
-        version = "1.0.0";
-      };
-      opts.format = "yaml";
-      hook = {
-        mode = "copy";
-        gitignore = true;
-      };
-    };
+    inherit soonixShellHook;
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/repo/soonix.nix b/nix/repo/soonix.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2644f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/repo/soonix.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (inputs) soonix;
+in
+  (soonix.make {
+    hooks = {
+      test = {
+        output = "test.yaml";
+        generator = "nix";
+        data = {
+          name = "soonix-test";
+          version = "1.0.0";
+        };
+        opts.format = "yaml";
+        hook = {
+          mode = "copy";
+          gitignore = true;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  }).config