From fd6f699068d76dcdf4cf2916e0ee520228a2e68e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyle Isom <kyle@imap.cc>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:12:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add power optimizations for vade laptop

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 hw/vade/default.nix | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/hw/vade/default.nix b/hw/vade/default.nix
index 4ceb180..9ad39aa 100644
--- a/hw/vade/default.nix
+++ b/hw/vade/default.nix
@@ -7,4 +7,23 @@
     ../../configs/desktop-light.nix
     ../../configs/qemu.nix
   ];
+
+  # Power optimization for Framework 12 laptop
+
+  # Thermald works alongside TLP (from nixos-hardware) for better thermal/power management
+  services.thermald.enable = true;
+
+  # WiFi power saving - enables 802.11 power save mode
+  networking.networkmanager.wifi.powersave = true;
+
+  # Bluetooth power optimization - don't power on at boot, disable fast connect
+  hardware.bluetooth = {
+    powerOnBoot = false;
+    settings.General.FastConnectable = false;
+  };
+
+  # Audio power saving - Intel HDA codec powers down after 1 second of silence
+  boot.extraModprobeConfig = ''
+    options snd_hda_intel power_save=1
+  '';
 }