diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/git-tools/keifu/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/git-tools/keifu/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08898a9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/git-tools/keifu/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/trasta298/keifu"
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "git",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/rpg/dcss/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/rpg/dcss/recipe.toml
index 29895a7de..32744f339 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/rpg/dcss/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/rpg/dcss/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for "make", see https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/INSTALL.md#compiling
-#TODO require DejaVu fonts
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/INSTALL.md#compiling
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/crawl/crawl/releases/download/0.30.0/stone_soup-0.30.0.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://github.com/crawl/crawl/releases/download/0.33.1/stone_soup-0.33.1.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
@@ -14,5 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "libpng",
 ]
 script = """
-export CPPFLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/ncurses"
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 """
+[package]
+dependencies = ["dejavu"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-boxes/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-boxes/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c76b93eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-boxes/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from meson log
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-boxes/49/gnome-boxes-49.1.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/busd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/busd/recipe.toml
index 4976b0e8a..29c15e627 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/busd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/busd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/jackpot51/busd"
-
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/hickory-dns/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/hickory-dns/recipe.toml
index 098837998..90d6b11bb 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/hickory-dns/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/hickory-dns/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/lemurs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/lemurs/recipe.toml
index 0b4496df9..cd16956de 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/lemurs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/lemurs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-#TODO missing script for configuration: https://github.com/coastalwhite/lemurs#compiling-from-source
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/coastalwhite/lemurs"
-rev = "37963b8ff6945ae8bdbabee658e5e36d0f67b84a"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/lemurs"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/rustysd/system"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/pam.d"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/extra/{config.toml,xsetup.sh} "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/lemurs"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/extra/lemurs.service "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/rustysd/system"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/extra/lemurs.pam "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/pam.d/lemurs"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/limine/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/limine/recipe.toml
index e1c428612..ca4084b24 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/limine/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/limine/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#TODO maybe wrong template, see https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine#building-the-bootloader
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine#building-the-bootloader
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/releases/download/v7.2.0/limine-7.2.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/ntpd-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/ntpd-rs/recipe.toml
index 888a9392e..1ca8496ed 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/ntpd-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/ntpd-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-#TODO program source code error
-#TODO configure the service
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO configure the service: https://docs.ntpd-rs.pendulum-project.org/guide/installation/#running-as-a-system-service
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pendulum-project/ntpd-rs"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages ntpd
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/ntpd-rs"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/docs/examples/conf/ntp.toml.default "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/ntpd-rs/ntp.toml"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/qpwgraph/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/qpwgraph/recipe.toml
index 05b70ef82..b1dd08c4e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/qpwgraph/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/qpwgraph/recipe.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DCONFIG_ALSA_MIDI=0",
     "-DCONFIG_SYSTEM_TRAY=0",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-    "qt6-base",
-    "pipewire",
-]
+#dependencies = [
+#    "qt6-base",
+#    "pipewire",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml
index f57603ae5..82fcee951 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/runst/recipe.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/orhun/runst"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cargo"
 dependencies = [
     "glib",
     "pango",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/seatd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/seatd/recipe.toml
index 65b6f5cd0..834082cfe 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/seatd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/seatd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 git = "https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd"
-rev = "3e9ef69f14f630a719dd464f3c90a7932f1c8296"
+rev = "0.9.2"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dman-pages=disabled",
+]