diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c2528f..8f21648 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ Best way to start off is install KDE first and make changes.
 These dotfiles are managed by [chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io/).
 
 > [!WARNING]
-> since I'm starting to use kde plasma (again) so the updates to hyprland part would be slower, but other parts will be updated normally.
+> Since I'm starting to use kde plasma (again) so the updates to hyprland part would be slower, but other parts will be updated normally.
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> You may need to migrate existing configuration to `XDG` base folders, see [XDG Base Directory - ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org//title/XDG_Base_Directory) for details. To check whether to migrate, use [xdg-ninja](https://github.com/b3nj5m1n/xdg-ninja).
 
 # Quickstart
 1. install chezmoi
@@ -47,4 +50,4 @@ chezmoi init https://codeberg.org/grassblock/hyprdots.git && chezmoi merge $FILE
 - gradience nord (gtk4 & libadwaita)
 - Utterly-Nord (qt)
 - papirus-dark (icon)
-- Nordzy-cursors (cursors)
+- ~~Nordzy-cursors~~ Bibata-Modern-Ice (cursors)
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/environment.d/xdg.conf b/home/private_dot_config/environment.d/xdg.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9d1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/environment.d/xdg.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
+XDG_STATE_HOME=$HOME/.local/state
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=$HOME/.cache
+
+# cleaning up home for applications
+# adb
+ANDROID_USER_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/android
+# bash
+HISTFILE="${XDG_STATE_HOME}"/bash/history
+# cargo
+CARGO_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/cargo
+# novideo
+CUDA_CACHE_PATH="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/nv
+# gradle
+GRADLE_USER_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/gradle
+# java
+_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Djava.util.prefs.userRoot=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/java -Djavafx.cachedir=${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/openjfx"
+# platformio
+PLATFORMIO_CORE_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/platformio
+# python (before v3.13.0,still beta)
+PYTHONSTARTUP="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/python/pythonrc
+# teamspeak
+TS3_CONFIG_DIR=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ts3client
+# wakatime
+WAKATIME_HOME='$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wakatime'
+# wine
+WINEPREFIX="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/wine
+
+
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/python/pythonrc b/home/private_dot_config/python/pythonrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afac62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/python/pythonrc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# This entire thing is unnecessary post v3.13.0a3
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/73965
+
+def is_vanilla() -> bool:
+    """ :return: whether running "vanilla" Python """
+    import sys
+    return not hasattr(__builtins__, '__IPYTHON__') and 'bpython' not in sys.argv[0]
+
+
+def setup_history():
+    """ read and write history from state file """
+    import os
+    import atexit
+    import readline
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    # https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables
+    if state_home := os.environ.get('XDG_STATE_HOME'):
+            state_home = Path(state_home)
+    else:
+        state_home = Path.home() / '.local' / 'state'
+    if not state_home.is_dir():
+        print("Error: XDG_STATE_HOME does not exist at", state_home)
+
+    history: Path = state_home / 'python_history'
+
+    # https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/105694
+    if not history.is_file():
+        readline.write_history_file(str(history)) # breaks on macos + python3 without this.
+
+    readline.read_history_file(history)
+    atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, history)
+
+
+if is_vanilla():
+    setup_history()