diff --git a/.config/helix/config.toml b/.config/helix/config.toml
index 94c85e8c..beb522c5 100644
--- a/.config/helix/config.toml
+++ b/.config/helix/config.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tab = ""
 tabpad = " "
 
 [editor.cursor-shape]
-# insert = "bar"
+insert = "bar"
 normal = "block"
 # select = "underline"
 
diff --git a/.config/helix/themes/ashen.toml b/.config/helix/themes/ashen.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 23cc57ee..00000000
--- a/.config/helix/themes/ashen.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-# Ashen for Helix
-# Author: Daniel Fichtinger
-# License: MIT
-
-# Syntax highlighting
-# -------------------
-"attribute" = "g_4"
-
-"type" = "blue"
-"type.builtin" = "blue"
-"type.parameter" = "orange_glow"
-"type.enum.variant" = "orange_blaze"
-
-"constructor" = "g_1"
-
-"constant" = "orange_blaze"
-"constant.builtin" = "blue"
-"constant.character" = { fg = "red_glowing", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"constant.character.escape" = "g_2"
-"constant.numeric" = "blue"
-
-"string" = "red_glowing"
-"string.regexp" = "orange_glow"
-"string.special" = "g_2"
-"string.special.url" = { fg = "red_glowing", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"string.special.path" = { fg = "red_glowing", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"string.special.symbol" = "orange_smolder"
-
-"comment" = { fg = "g_6", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-# "comment" = { fg = "#838383", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-"comment.block.documentation" = { fg = "g_5", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-
-"variable" = "g_3"
-"variable.parameter" = { fg = "g_2", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-"variable.builtin" = "blue"
-"variable.other.member" = { fg = "g_2" }
-
-"label" = "red_ember" # used for lifetimes
-
-"punctuation" = "g_2"
-"punctuation.special" = "orange_golden"
-"punctuation.bracket" = "g_6"
-"punctuation.delimiter" = "orange_smolder"
-
-
-"keyword" = "red_ember"
-"keyword.operator" = "orange_blaze"
-"keyword.directive" = { fg = "red_ember", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-"keyword.storage.modifier" = { fg = "red_ember", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-
-"operator" = "orange_glow"
-
-"function" = { fg = "g_3", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"function.builtin" = { fg = "g_3", modifiers = ["bold", "italic"] }
-"function.macro" = "red_ember"
-
-"tag" = { fg = "orange_glow", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-
-"namespace" = { fg = "orange_glow", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-
-"special" = "orange_smolder" # fuzzy highlight
-
-"markup.heading" = { fg = "red_glowing", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"markup.list" = "orange_glow"
-"markup.bold" = { modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"markup.italic" = { modifiers = ["italic"] }
-"markup.link.url" = { fg = "red_glowing", modifiers = ["italic", "underlined"] }
-"markup.link.text" = "red_ember"
-"markup.raw" = { fg = "g_2", bg = "g_10" }
-"markup.quote" = { modifiers = ["italic"] }
-
-"diff.plus" = "g_4"
-"diff.minus" = "red_ember"
-"diff.delta" = "orange_smolder"
-
-# User Interface
-# --------------
-"ui.background" = { fg = "text", bg = "background" }
-
-"ui.linenr" = { fg = "g_8" }
-"ui.linenr.selected" = { fg = "g_6" }
-
-"ui.statusline" = { fg = "g_3", bg = "g_9" }
-"ui.statusline.inactive" = { fg = "g_5", bg = "g_10" }
-"ui.statusline.normal" = { fg = "background", bg = "orange_blaze", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"ui.statusline.insert" = { fg = "g_01", bg = "g_7", modifiers = [
-  "bold",
-] }
-"ui.statusline.select" = { fg = "background", bg = "orange_golden", modifiers = [
-  "bold",
-] }
-
-"ui.popup" = { fg = "text", bg = "g_10" }
-"ui.info" = { fg = "orange_blaze", bg = "g_10" }
-"ui.window" = { fg = "g_7" }
-"ui.help" = { fg = "text", bg = "g_10", modifiers = ["bold"]}
-
-"ui.bufferline" = { fg = "text", bg = "background" }
-"ui.bufferline.active" = { fg = "g_2", bg = "g_10", underline = { color = "orange_blaze", style = "line" } }
-"ui.bufferline.background" = { bg = "background" }
-
-"ui.text" = "text"
-"ui.text.focus" = { fg = "background", bg = "orange_blaze", modifiers = ["bold"] }
-"ui.text.inactive" = { fg = "g_7" }
-"ui.text.directory" = { fg = "red_ember" }
-
-"ui.virtual" = "g_5"
-"ui.virtual.ruler" = "g_7"
-"ui.virtual.whitespace" = "g_7"
-"ui.virtual.indent-guide" = "g_7"
-"ui.virtual.wrap" = "g_7"
-"ui.virtual.inlay-hint" = { fg = "g_6", modifiers = ["italic"] }
-"ui.virtual.jump-label" = { fg = "background", bg = "orange_blaze", modifiers = [
-  "bold",
-] }
-
-"ui.selection" = {bg = "#322119" }
-# "ui.selection" = {fg = "background", bg = "#6C4837" }
-
-"ui.cursor.normal" = { fg = "background", bg = "#6D3B22" }
-"ui.cursor.insert" = { fg = "background", bg = "g_7" }
-"ui.cursor.select" = { fg = "background", bg = "#6D4D0D" }
-"ui.cursor.primary.normal" = { fg = "background", bg = "orange_blaze", modifiers = ["bold"]}
-"ui.cursor.primary.insert" = { fg = "background", bg = "g_3", modifiers = ["bold"]}
-"ui.cursor.primary.select" = { fg = "background", bg = "orange_golden", modifiers = ["bold"]}
-"ui.cursor.match" = { fg = "orange_smolder", modifiers = ["underlined"] }
-
-"ui.cursorline.primary" = { bg = "cursorline" }
-"ui.cursorline" = { bg = "g_12" }
-
-"ui.highlight" = { fg = "orange_blaze", bg = "cursorline", underline = { color = "orange_smolder", style = "dotted" }, modifiers = [
-  "bold",
-] }
-
-"ui.menu" = { fg = "g_2", bg = "g_10" }
-"ui.menu.selected" = {fg = "background", bg = "orange_blaze", modifiers = ["bold"]}
-# "ui.menu.selected" = { modifiers = ["reversed"] }
-
-"diagnostic.error" = { underline = { color = "red_flame", style = "curl" } }
-"diagnostic.warning" = { underline = { color = "orange_golden", style = "curl" } }
-"diagnostic.info" = { underline = { color = "g_4", style = "dotted" } }
-"diagnostic.hint" = { underline = { color = "g_5", style = "dotted" } }
-"diagnostic.unnecessary" = { modifiers = ["dim"] }
-
-error = { fg = "red_flame", bg = "g_10" }
-warning = { fg = "orange_golden", bg = "g_10" }
-info = { fg = "g_2", bg = "g_10" }
-hint = { fg = "g_4", bg = "g_10" }
-
-[palette]
-cursorline = "#191919"
-text = "#b4b4b4"
-red_flame = "#C53030"
-red_glowing = "#DF6464"
-red_ember = "#B14242"
-orange_glow = "#D87C4A"
-orange_blaze = "#C4693D"
-orange_smolder = "#E49A44"
-orange_golden = "#E5A72A"
-blue = "#4A8B8B"
-green_light = "#629C7D"
-green = "#1E6F54"
-background = "#121212"
-g_0 = "#e5e5e5"
-g_1 = "#e5e5e5"
-g_2 = "#d5d5d5"
-g_3 = "#b4b4b4"
-g_4 = "#a7a7a7"
-g_5 = "#949494"
-g_6 = "#737373"
-g_7 = "#535353"
-g_8 = "#323232"
-g_9 = "#212121"
-g_10 = "#1d1d1d"
-g_11 = "#191919"
-g_12 = "#151515"
diff --git a/.config/helix/themes/ashen.toml b/.config/helix/themes/ashen.toml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..b41bb9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/helix/themes/ashen.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../dev/ashen/monorepo/helix/ashen.toml
\ No newline at end of file