diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/lacc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/lacc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..445575ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/lacc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/larmel/lacc"
+rev = "30839843daaff9d87574b5854854c9ee4610cdcd"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/scc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/scc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e681b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/scc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+# build instructions: https://git.simple-cc.org/scc/file/README.html
+[source]
+git = "https://git.simple-cc.org/scc/"
+rev = "1ed0ff0000999561feee336c289252faf2502a7e"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+[package]
+dependencies = ["qbe"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/tcc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/tcc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76ca7307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/tcc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://repo.or.cz/tinycc.git/blob/HEAD:/README
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/tinycc/tcc-0.9.27.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/files/mc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/files/mc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1659d9da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/files/mc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/doc/INSTALL
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/midnightcommander/mc-4.8.33.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--without-x",
+    "--without-gpm-mouse",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "ncurses",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/btpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/btpd/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a37033a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/btpd/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/btpd/btpd?tab=readme-ov-file#building
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/btpd/btpd"
+rev = "a3a10dfe1ece4a726530353a7b208c0cb4ff7e0d"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "openssl3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/http/thttpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/http/thttpd/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8946f7ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/http/thttpd/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: read the INSTALL file
+[source]
+tar = "https://acme.com/software/thttpd/thttpd-2.29.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/security/pass/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/security/pass/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95747375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/security/pass/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/tree/INSTALL
+#TODO determine compile-time and run-time dependencies: https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/tree/README#n15
+[source]
+tar = "https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/snapshot/password-store-1.7.4.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/mpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/mpd/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1abb2718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/mpd/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from meson log
+# build instructions: https://mpd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user.html#compiling-from-source
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.musicpd.org/download/mpd/0.24/mpd-0.24.6.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/rmpc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/rmpc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..307a70dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/rmpc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/mierak/rmpc"
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/surf/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/surf/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e824c8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/surf/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+# build instructions: https://git.suckless.org/surf/file/README.html
+[source]
+tar = "https://dl.suckless.org/surf/surf-2.1.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "webkitgtk3",
+]