diff --git a/recipes/wip/data/nless/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/data/nless/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab38d4bd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/data/nless/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO write a script for proper packaging
+# run "pip install ." for execution
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/mpryor/nothing-less/releases/download/1.17.0/nothing_less-1.17.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/nless"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/nless"
+"""
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/analysis/lnav/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/analysis/lnav/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b83992bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/analysis/lnav/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://github.com/tstack/lnav#building-from-source
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/tstack/lnav/releases/download/v0.14.0/lnav-0.14.0.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "pcre2",
+    "sqlite3",
+    "zlib",
+    "bzip2",
+    "libunistring",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/nuitka/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/nuitka/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91632511d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/nuitka/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO test
+# installation instructions: https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka#installation
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka"
+rev = "4.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/nuitka"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/nuitka"
+"""
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/doc/man-db/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/doc/man-db/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0beae5030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/doc/man-db/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/man-db/man-db#installation
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/man-db/man-db-2.13.1.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--disable-manual"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/strategy/tty-solitaire/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/strategy/tty-solitaire/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d1f6aeeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/strategy/tty-solitaire/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire#from-source
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire"
+rev = "v1.4.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "ncursesw",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/math/slicot/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/math/slicot/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8626b128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/math/slicot/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.slicot.org/objects/software/shared/slicot45.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/term/stfl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/term/stfl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aca8b704c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/term/stfl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/newsboat/stfl/blob/master/README#L45
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/newsboat/stfl"
+rev = "bbb2404580e845df2556560112c8aefa27494d66"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "ncursesw",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/math/bcal/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/math/bcal/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4a95690f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/math/bcal/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
+# build instructions: https://github.com/jarun/bcal#installation
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/jarun/bcal/releases/download/v2.5/bcal-v2.5.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "readline",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/math/dynare/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/math/dynare/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dad9a8b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/math/dynare/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare#general-instructions
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.dynare.org/release/source/dynare-7.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dbuild_for=octave"
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "octave",
+    "boost",
+    "slicot",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/monitor/vnstat/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/monitor/vnstat/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c4e85a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/monitor/vnstat/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# bsd build instructions: https://github.com/vergoh/vnstat/blob/master/INSTALL_BSD.md
+# linux build instructions: https://github.com/vergoh/vnstat/blob/master/INSTALL.md
+[source]
+tar = "https://humdi.net/vnstat/vnstat-2.13.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "sqlite3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/news/newsboat/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/news/newsboat/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef2b1ccda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/news/newsboat/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat#installation
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat"
+rev = "r2.43"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "stfl",
+    "sqlite3",
+    "curl",
+    "libxml2",
+    "json-c",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/shells/oils/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/shells/oils/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c81d49cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/shells/oils/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# build instructions: https://oils.pub/release/latest/doc/INSTALL.html
+[source]
+tar = "https://oils.pub/download/oils-for-unix-0.37.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+#dependencies = [
+#    "readline",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/shells/xonsh/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/shells/xonsh/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bb0e5de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/shells/xonsh/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO test
+# installation instructions: https://xon.sh/install.html
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh"
+rev = "0.23.6"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/xonsh"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/xonsh"
+"""
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312",
+]