diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/ascii-rain/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/ascii-rain/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb2757b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/ascii-rain/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/nkleemann/ascii-rain"
+rev = "39396dea0a84b4580f0ee5f46de9de4468566ed0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = ["ncursesw"]
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_CC}" rain.c -o "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/bin/rain -lncurses
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/nms/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/nms/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73540e493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/nms/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/bartobri/no-more-secrets"
+rev = "v1.0.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+#dependencies = ["ncursesw"] # enable if needed
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" nms -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/terminal-rain/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/terminal-rain/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ea0a5dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/terminal-rain/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/Oakamoore/terminal-rain"
+rev = "c46946f5a1ab71dc8b7f826f9ab634d46cb81c71"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/analysis/cppcheck/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/analysis/cppcheck/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fcb61452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/analysis/cppcheck/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck"
+rev = "2.22.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DREGISTER_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DREGISTER_GUI_TESTS=OFF",
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/janet/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/janet/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90e3afd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/janet/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/janet-lang/janet"
+rev = "v1.42.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+mesonflags = [
+
+]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+COOKBOOK_MESON_FLAGS+=(
+    -Dassembler=false
+    -Dnet=false
+    -Dipv6=false
+    -Dkqueue=false
+)
+cookbook_meson
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/janet"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/examples/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/janet"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/rhai/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/rhai/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71ed73c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/rhai/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/rhaiscript/rhai"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo
+cookbook_cargo_examples hello
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/rhai"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/scripts/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/rhai"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/doc/pandoc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/doc/pandoc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0ee2b561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/doc/pandoc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO add a script for stack build system: https://pandoc.org/installing.html#compiling-from-source
+[source]
+tar = "https://hackage.haskell.org/package/pandoc-3.12/pandoc-3.12.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/f3d/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/f3d/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00a320357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/f3d/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://github.com/f3d-app/f3d/blob/master/doc/dev/05-BUILD.md
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/f3d-app/f3d"
+rev = "v3.5.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DF3D_MODULE_CLIP=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "vtk",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/search/silver-searcher/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/search/silver-searcher/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd0209bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/search/silver-searcher/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://geoff.greer.fm/ag/releases/the_silver_searcher-2.2.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "pcre",
+    "zlib",
+    "xz",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b69bd24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch"
+rev = "2.69.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_ZLIB=OFF",
+    "-DSET_TWEAK=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_LUA=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_LIBZFS=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_IMAGE_LOGO=OFF",
+]