diff --git a/modules/install/tools/golang-install.func b/modules/install/golang-install.func
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/install/tools/golang-install.func
rename to modules/install/golang-install.func
diff --git a/modules/install/tools/hugo-install.func b/modules/install/hugo-install.func
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/install/tools/hugo-install.func
rename to modules/install/hugo-install.func
diff --git a/modules/install/tools/rclone-install.func b/modules/install/rclone-install.func
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/install/tools/rclone-install.func
rename to modules/install/rclone-install.func
diff --git a/modules/machine.sh b/modules/machine.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..013829b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/machine.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function get_platform () {
+
+ local OS
+ local ARCH
+ local PLATFORM
+
+  OS="$(uname -s)"
+  ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+
+  case $OS in
+      "Linux")
+          case $ARCH in
+          "x86_64")
+              ARCH=amd64
+              ;;
+          "aarch64")
+              ARCH=arm64
+              ;;
+          "armv6")
+              ARCH=armv6l
+              ;;
+          "armv8")
+              ARCH=arm64
+              ;;
+          .*386.*)
+              ARCH=386
+              ;;
+          esac
+          PLATFORM="linux-$ARCH"
+      ;;
+      "Darwin")
+          PLATFORM="darwin-amd64"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  echo $PLATFORM
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/node.sh b/modules/node.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6b9b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+module_load confirm 
+
+rm_node_modules () {
+parent=${1:-$PWD}
+echo finding node_modules folders within $parent
+if command find . -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune 2>/dev/null;then 
+confirm continue with deleting? || return 1
+command find . -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune -exec rm -r '{}' +
+else 
+echo no folders to delete
+fi
+}
+
+# if script was executed then call the function
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || rm_node_modules $@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/vscode.sh b/modules/vscode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..53597f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/vscode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+VSCODE_BIN=$(command -v code)
+VSCODE_BIN=${VSCODE_BIN:-$(command -v codium)}
+[[ $VSCODE_BIN ]] || {
+    echo "no vscode binary on machine"
+    exit
+}
+# set default home here
+# can pass
+vscode() {
+    #local home=$HOME
+    local home=/opt/vscode
+    home=${VSCODE_HOME:-$home}
+    [[ $1 == "-h" ]] && home=$2 && shift 2
+    mkdir -p ${home}/${USER}
+    [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && echo "unable to set vscode home at $home/$USER, aborting" && return 1
+    exts=${home}/${USER}/extensions
+    user=${home}/${USER}/data
+    echo $VSCODE_BIN --user-data-dir=$user --extensions-dir=$exts "$@"
+    $VSCODE_BIN --user-data-dir=$user --extensions-dir=$exts "$@"
+}
+
+# # if script was executed then call the function
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || vscode $@