diff --git a/home/.chezmoiexternal.toml b/home/.chezmoiexternal.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc6ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/.chezmoiexternal.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[".oh-my-zsh"]
+    type = "archive"
+    url = "https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/archive/master.tar.gz"
+    exact = true
+    stripComponents = 1
+    refreshPeriod = "168h"
+
+[".oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/powerlevel10k"]
+    type = "archive"
+    url = "https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k/archive/v1.15.0.tar.gz"
+    exact = true
+    stripComponents = 1
+    refreshPeriod = "168h"
+
+[".oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions"]
+    type = "archive"
+    url = "https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions/archive/master.tar.gz"
+    exact = true
+    stripComponents = 1
+    refreshPeriod = "168h"
+
+[".oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/F-Sy-H"]
+    type = "archive"
+    url = "https://github.com/z-shell/F-Sy-H/archive/master.tar.gz"
+    exact = true
+    stripComponents = 1
+    refreshPeriod = "168h"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/home/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/home/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index b0c4f70..085ed9a 100644
--- a/home/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/home/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
 # See https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Themes
 ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"
 
-zstyle ':omz:update' mode auto      # update automatically without asking
-zstyle ':omz:update' frequency 7
+# zstyle ':omz:update' mode auto      # update automatically without asking
+# zstyle ':omz:update' frequency 7
 
+DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE="true"  # required for chezmoi external management
 # ZSH_THEME_RANDOM_CANDIDATES=( "robbyrussell" "agnoster" )
 # CASE_SENSITIVE="true"
 # HYPHEN_INSENSITIVE="true"
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ zstyle ':omz:update' frequency 7
 # DISABLE_UNTRACKED_FILES_DIRTY="true"
 # HIST_STAMPS="mm/dd/yyyy"
 
-plugins=(git asdf yarn golang sudo zoxide bun node npm zsh-autosuggestions brew F-Sy-H)
+plugins=(git asdf yarn golang sudo zoxide bun node npm brew zsh-autosuggestions F-Sy-H)
 
 source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 [[ ! -f ~/.p10k.zsh ]] || source ~/.p10k.zsh  # configure with `p10k configure`