diff --git a/lib/devos/default.nix b/lib/devos/default.nix
index bf109ba..ce48824 100644
--- a/lib/devos/default.nix
+++ b/lib/devos/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
   mkNodes = dev.callLibs ./mkNodes.nix;
 
+  mkSuites = dev.callLibs ./mkSuites.nix;
+
   mkProfileAttrs = dev.callLibs ./mkProfileAttrs.nix;
 
   mkPkgs = dev.callLibs ./mkPkgs.nix;
diff --git a/lib/devos/mkSuites.nix b/lib/devos/mkSuites.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a3294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/devos/mkSuites.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ lib, dev, ... }:
+
+{ users, profiles, userProfiles, suites } @ args:
+let
+  inherit (dev) os;
+
+  definedSuites = suites {
+    inherit (args) users profiles userProfiles;
+  };
+
+  allProfiles =
+    let defaults = lib.collect (x: x ? default) profiles;
+    in map (x: x.default) defaults;
+
+  allUsers =
+    let defaults = lib.collect (x: x ? default) users;
+    in map (x: x.default) defaults;
+
+  createSuites = _: suites: lib.mapAttrs (_: v: os.profileMap v) suites // {
+    inherit allProfiles allUsers;
+  };
+
+in
+lib.mapAttrs createSuites definedSuites
diff --git a/suites/default.nix b/suites/default.nix
index e1b7d66..4a65b55 100644
--- a/suites/default.nix
+++ b/suites/default.nix
@@ -1,35 +1,10 @@
-{ lib }:
-let
-  inherit (lib) dev;
+{ users, profiles, userProfiles, ... }:
 
-  profiles = dev.os.mkProfileAttrs (toString ../profiles);
-  userProfiles = dev.os.mkProfileAttrs (toString ../users/profiles);
-  users = dev.os.mkProfileAttrs (toString ../users);
-
-  allProfiles =
-    let defaults = lib.collect (x: x ? default) profiles;
-    in map (x: x.default) defaults;
-
-  allUsers =
-    let defaults = lib.collect (x: x ? default) users;
-    in map (x: x.default) defaults;
-
-
-  suites = with profiles; rec {
+{
+  system = with profiles; rec {
     base = [ users.nixos users.root ];
   };
-
-  # available as 'suites' within the home-manager configuration
-  userSuites = with userProfiles; rec {
+  user = with userProfiles; rec {
     base = [ direnv git ];
   };
-
-in
-{
-  system = lib.mapAttrs (_: v: dev.os.profileMap v) suites // {
-    inherit allProfiles allUsers;
-  };
-  user = lib.mapAttrs (_: v: dev.os.profileMap v) userSuites // {
-    allProfiles = userProfiles;
-  };
 }