diff --git a/recipes/wip/archives/gnu-tar/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/archives/gnu-tar/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e96199b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/archives/gnu-tar/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.35.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "gzip",
+    "bzip2",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/archives/gzip/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/archives/gzip/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e94309a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/archives/gzip/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.14.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/strategy/gnu-chess/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/strategy/gnu-chess/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1088ab576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/strategy/gnu-chess/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/chess/gnuchess-6.3.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/math/bc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/math/bc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b5e7139f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/math/bc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc/bc-1.08.2.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/other/inetutils/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/other/inetutils/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbfae51c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/other/inetutils/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/inetutils/inetutils-2.8.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a27e608b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic"
+rev = "epoch-1.0.12"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d8489921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/releases/download/1.15.3/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk-1.15.3.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "xdg-desktop-portal",
+    "gtk3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-kde/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-kde/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..864307e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-kde/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://invent.kde.org/plasma/xdg-desktop-portal-kde"
+branch = "Plasma/6.6"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dependencies = [
+    "xdg-desktop-portal",
+    "qt6-base",
+    "kcoreaddons6",
+    "knotifications6",
+    "kl18n6",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50778b201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/emersion/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/releases/download/v0.8.2/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr-0.8.2.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dsystemd=disabled",
+    "-Dman-pages=disabled",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "xdg-desktop-portal",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e0fe0afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/system/xdg-desktop-portal/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/download/1.20.4/xdg-desktop-portal-1.20.4.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dflatpak-interfaces=disabled",
+    "-Dsystemd=disabled",
+    "-Dgeoclue=disabled",
+    "-Dgudev=disabled",
+    "-Dsandboxed-image-validation=disabled",
+    "-Dsandboxed-sound-validation=disabled",
+    "-Dtests=false",
+    "-Ddocumentation=disabled",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/terminal/parallel/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/terminal/parallel/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91527b1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/terminal/parallel/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/parallel-20260422.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "perl5",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/text/ed/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/text/ed/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9de6fef56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/text/ed/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ed/ed-1.22.5.tar.lz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"