diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 079d730..536a17c 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ declaratively in `modules/home.nix` (`wayland.windowManager.hyprland`, `programs
 `programs.foot`). Font is JetBrainsMono Nerd Font; Waybar/foot use Nerd Font glyphs
 (nf-md set) for icons, so new glyphs should come from that set for visual consistency.
 
-Hyprland uses the **master** layout and a **German** keyboard (`kb_layout = "de"`).
+Hyprland uses the **master** layout; `kb_layout` ships neutral (`mkDefault "us"`),
+overridden per-inventory like `console.keyMap`.
 Look deliberately minimal: animations, blur, rounding, and shadows are all turned
 **off** on purpose — don't reintroduce them when adding desktop tweaks.
 
diff --git a/modules/home.nix b/modules/home.nix
index 42a9765..1d596e9 100644
--- a/modules/home.nix
+++ b/modules/home.nix
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ in
       };
 
       input = {
-        kb_layout = "de";
+        # Neutral default; set the real layout in your inventory (like console.keyMap).
+        kb_layout = lib.mkDefault "us";
         follow_mouse = 1;
         numlock_by_default = true;
       };