diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/gcl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/gcl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b78f618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/gcl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gcl.git/tree/gcl/INSTALL
+[source]
+tar = "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gcl/gcl-2.7.1.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/sbcl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/sbcl/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c709172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/sbcl/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO missing script for cross-compilation: https://sourceforge.net/p/sbcl/sbcl/ci/master/tree/INSTALL
+[source]
+tar = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/sbcl/sbcl/2.6.4/sbcl-2.6.4-source.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/yasm/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/yasm/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8f1e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/yasm/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/yasm/yasm/releases/download/v1.3.0/yasm-1.3.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/perf/inferno/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/perf/inferno/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf8155a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/perf/inferno/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/jonhoo/inferno"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/perf/redox-kprofiling/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/perf/redox-kprofiling/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8487559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/perf/redox-kprofiling/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/kprofiling"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/math/maxima/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/math/maxima/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..601b2366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/math/maxima/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO verify if a common lisp dependency is needed, sbcl and gcl are packaged
+# build instructions: https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/code/ci/master/tree/INSTALL
+[source]
+tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/maxima/files/Maxima-source/5.49.0-source/maxima-5.49.0.tar.gz/download"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/analysis/lldpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/analysis/lldpd/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9802e5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/analysis/lldpd/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://media.luffy.cx/files/lldpd/lldpd-1.0.21.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/http/lwan/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/http/lwan/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b565996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/http/lwan/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/lpereira/lwan"
+rev = "v0.7"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_BROTLI=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_ZSTD=OFF",
+    "-DMTUNE_NATIVE=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "zlib",
+    #"brotli",
+    #"zstd",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/torsocks/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/torsocks/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faf11871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/torsocks/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks/-/archive/v2.5.0/torsocks-v2.5.0.tar.bz2"
+script = """
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/perf/haproxy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/perf/haproxy/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32fd5828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/perf/haproxy/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/blob/master/INSTALL
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.haproxy.org/download/3.2/src/haproxy-3.2.18.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/suites/dnsmasq/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/suites/dnsmasq/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aef3cc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/suites/dnsmasq/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=blob;f=setup.html;h=7468a9a50bc426bfb5715d0b29fb7633e92fb17b;hb=HEAD
+[source]
+tar = "https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-2.92rel2.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/security/fakeroot/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/security/fakeroot/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18352fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/security/fakeroot/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://salsa.debian.org/clint/fakeroot"
+rev = "upstream/1.37.2"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = """
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/chrony/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/chrony/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59b2284d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/chrony/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/chrony/chrony/-/blob/master/doc/installation.adoc?ref_type=heads
+[source]
+tar = "https://chrony-project.org/releases/chrony-4.8.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "gnutls3",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/colord/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/colord/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2560415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/colord/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from meson log
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/hughsie/colord"
+rev = "1.4.8"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dsystemd=false",
+    "-Dudev-rules=false",
+    "-Dintrospection=false",
+    "-Dtests=false",
+    "-Ddocs=false",
+    "-Dman=false",
+]