diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/copper/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/copper/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74a68072f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/copper/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/copper-project/copper-rs"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = [
+    "cu-rp-balancebot",
+    "cu-flight-controller",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-system-monitor/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-system-monitor/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29db51ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-system-monitor/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-system-monitor#building
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-system-monitor/49/gnome-system-monitor-49.1.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = ["-Dsystemd=false"]
+dependencies = [
+    "glibmm",
+    "gtk4mm",
+    "libadwaita",
+    "librsvg",
+    "libgtop",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libgtop/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libgtop/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01821c372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libgtop/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/libgtop/2.41/libgtop-2.41.3.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tests/catch2/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tests/catch2/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..713c04fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/tests/catch2/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2"
+rev = "v3.13.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DCATCH_INSTALL_DOCS=OFF",
+    "-DCATCH_ENABLE_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tests/cunit/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tests/cunit/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc1f239f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/tests/cunit/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/cunit/CUnit/2.1-3/CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tests/uncrustify/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tests/uncrustify/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b7f52764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/tests/uncrustify/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/uncrustify/uncrustify/releases/download/uncrustify-0.82.0/uncrustify-0.82.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"