diff --git a/recipes/wip/security/angryoxide/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/security/angryoxide/recipe.toml
index 6363cae7a..6f6924f6a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/security/angryoxide/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/security/angryoxide/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#TODO port to Orbital
-#TODO in case of errors, read https://github.com/Ragnt/AngryOxide#building-from-source
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/Ragnt/AngryOxide#building-from-source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Ragnt/AngryOxide"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/security/cotp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/security/cotp/recipe.toml
index db61713b1..70abd2029 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/security/cotp/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/security/cotp/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-#TODO port to orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/replydev/cotp"
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "libxkbcommon",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/security/motus/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/security/motus/recipe.toml
index f42ede331..f5067eed5 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/security/motus/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/security/motus/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO port to orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/oleiade/motus"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml
index 856013319..f57603ae5 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-#TODO port to Orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/orhun/runst"
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "glib",
     "pango",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/pcmg/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/pcmg/recipe.toml
index 542b7cced..4a8287d6a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/pcmg/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/pcmg/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-#TODO port to orbital
-#TODO require WebAssembly
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/JohnDowson/pcmg"
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+cookbook_cargo_packages pcmg
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/terminal/alacritty/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/terminal/alacritty/recipe.toml
index cec03b86b..f2cc85620 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/terminal/alacritty/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/terminal/alacritty/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO port to Orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty"
 [build]
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "freetype2",
     "fontconfig",
+    "libxcb",
 ]
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages alacritty
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+package=alacritty
+"${COOKBOOK_CARGO}" build \
+            --manifest-path "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/Cargo.toml" \
+            --package "${package}" \
+            --release \
+            --no-default-features \
+            --features=x11
+        mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
+        cp -v \
+            "target/${TARGET}/release/${package}" \
+            "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/${package}"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/terminal/wezterm/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/terminal/wezterm/recipe.toml
index 80a7c0dbc..cdb8a3f34 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/terminal/wezterm/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/terminal/wezterm/recipe.toml
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
-#TODO port to orbital
-#TODO maybe missing dependencies, see https://github.com/wez/wezterm/blob/main/get-deps#L142
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://wezterm.org/install/source.html
+# dependencies reference: https://github.com/wez/wezterm/blob/main/get-deps#L149
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/wez/wezterm"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "mesa",
     "fontconfig",
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
     "libxkbcommon",
+    "libx11",
+    "libxcb",
 ]
 script = """
-./get-deps
-cookbook_cargo_packages wezterm
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+package=wezterm
+"${COOKBOOK_CARGO}" build \
+            --manifest-path "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/Cargo.toml" \
+            --package "${package}" \
+            --release \
+            --no-default-features \
+            --features=vendored-fonts
+        mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
+        cp -v \
+            "target/${TARGET}/release/${package}" \
+            "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/${package}"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/atuin/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/atuin/recipe.toml
index a55fc5cd9..98a69fd41 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/atuin/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/atuin/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO port to orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/ellie/atuin"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/birdy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/birdy/recipe.toml
index faeba89e1..a4e65bdd8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/birdy/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/birdy/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO port to Orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/kakoc/birdy"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/bvr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/bvr/recipe.toml
index ef583d5d3..06cf305f6 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/bvr/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/bvr/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO port to Orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Avarel/bvr"
 [build]