diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/cursor.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/cursor.kak
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/ide.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/proj.kak
similarity index 58%
rename from .config/kak/autoload/ide.kak
rename to .config/kak/autoload/proj.kak
index 06fa4c4f..3030de8b 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/ide.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/proj.kak
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ define-command ide %{
     # new rename-client tools
     # set global toolsclient tools
 }
+
+# project-specific configuration
+hook global BufCreate (.*/)?(\.kakrc\.local) %{
+    set-option buffer filetype kak
+}
+
+try %{ source .kakrc.local }
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffd16a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+define-command -docstring %{
+	Run the given shell command. Display its output in an info modal.
+} -params 1.. sh %{
+	info %sh{
+		eval "$@"
+	}
+}