diff --git a/config/nvim/.gitignore b/config/nvim/.gitignore
index 8df8e6c..65a3349 100644
--- a/config/nvim/.gitignore
+++ b/config/nvim/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
 *.swo
 *~
 rpi/
+
+# Plugin-manager lockfiles are runtime state, not config. Tracking them breaks
+# read-only deployments (e.g. home-manager xdg.configFile, which symlinks into
+# the nix store) because tools try to rewrite the lockfile in place.
+lazy-lock.json
+nvim-pack-lock.json
diff --git a/config/nvim/lazy-lock.json b/config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 94b3150..0000000
--- a/config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "cp.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "031d5314365a1a7175f51a659102e05549583bbc" },
-  "diffs.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "925ba5cb8a48cb4198d5a507a1fc01b2db06e201" },
-  "flash.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "fcea7ff883235d9024dc41e638f164a450c14ca2" },
-  "fzf-lua": { "branch": "main", "commit": "d9508cc1d05ffcdc91a32dfd38fc1013a56b20da" },
-  "gitsigns.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "7c4faa3540d0781a28588cafbd4dd187a28ac6e3" },
-  "gruvbox.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "334d5fd49fc8033f26408425366c66c6390c57bb" },
-  "lazy.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "306a05526ada86a7b30af95c5cc81ffba93fef97" },
-  "lualine.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "47f91c416daef12db467145e16bed5bbfe00add8" },
-  "nonicons.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "ec719318373914e5f5f060c545b06cc3fa4a8e95" },
-  "nvim-autopairs": { "branch": "master", "commit": "59bce2eef357189c3305e25bc6dd2d138c1683f5" },
-  "nvim-lspconfig": { "branch": "master", "commit": "0203a9608d63eda57679b01e69f33a7b4c34b0d1" },
-  "nvim-surround": { "branch": "main", "commit": "61319d4bd1c5e336e197defa15bd104c51f0fb29" },
-  "nvim-treesitter": { "branch": "master", "commit": "42fc28ba918343ebfd5565147a42a26580579482" },
-  "nvim-treesitter-textobjects": { "branch": "main", "commit": "4e91b5d0394329a229725b021a8ea217099826ef" },
-  "nvim-ufo": { "branch": "main", "commit": "ab3eb124062422d276fae49e0dd63b3ad1062cfc" },
-  "nvim-web-devicons": { "branch": "master", "commit": "d7462543c9e366c0d196c7f67a945eaaf5d99414" },
-  "oil-git.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "6c92acdbae04dce8a4a2302c3a5dd264bd337456" },
-  "oil.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "e2cd1e66cff50cfdaa777bc19d11c44503677de4" },
-  "pending.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "077e4121b4fec369ad9da00a00228a3daf4e9031" },
-  "preview.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "39406c559cf90255bc3046df0dbad48b7c1e8319" },
-  "promise-async": { "branch": "main", "commit": "119e8961014c9bfaf1487bf3c2a393d254f337e2" },
-  "vim-fugitive": { "branch": "master", "commit": "3b753cf8c6a4dcde6edee8827d464ba9b8c4a6f0" }
-}
diff --git a/config/nvim/nvim-pack-lock.json b/config/nvim/nvim-pack-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d729df..0000000
--- a/config/nvim/nvim-pack-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "plugins": {
-    "blink.cmp": {
-      "rev": "451168851e8e2466bc97ee3e026c3dcb9141ce07",
-      "src": "https://github.com/saghen/blink.cmp"
-    },
-    "canola-collection": {
-      "rev": "888ee61c54873e0c57df07d35e38284e23bb978c",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/canola-collection"
-    },
-    "canola.nvim": {
-      "rev": "4a0dd41ca39793342177b2cdb8e784243da5a936",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/canola.nvim",
-      "version": "'canola'"
-    },
-    "cozybox.nvim": {
-      "rev": "be246810d74e3030cc5790685db3b9b8aacda5e3",
-      "src": "https://github.com/harivansh-afk/cozybox.nvim"
-    },
-    "diffs.nvim": {
-      "rev": "0cb16a0e2384f1d3dd6330f6ea517de8e07aa8e8",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/diffs.nvim"
-    },
-    "flash.nvim": {
-      "rev": "fcea7ff883235d9024dc41e638f164a450c14ca2",
-      "src": "https://github.com/folke/flash.nvim"
-    },
-    "forge.nvim": {
-      "rev": "0dc433a32c1dac7bdfc313cf73070f03f27b2ef2",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/forge.nvim"
-    },
-    "fzf-lua": {
-      "rev": "bde73a6886b607246095aa59f396de5e0d036890",
-      "src": "https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua"
-    },
-    "gitsigns.nvim": {
-      "rev": "50c205548d8b037b7ff6378fca6d21146f0b6161",
-      "src": "https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim"
-    },
-    "lualine.nvim": {
-      "rev": "47f91c416daef12db467145e16bed5bbfe00add8",
-      "src": "https://github.com/nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim"
-    },
-    "lz.n": {
-      "rev": "3a696418821fa8e4963a0a59dd1f8d40fedb6824",
-      "src": "https://github.com/lumen-oss/lz.n"
-    },
-    "nonicons.nvim": {
-      "rev": "2c5fad40a79d80338b49e6fbd3db9b2c1141a4ed",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/nonicons.nvim"
-    },
-    "nvim-autopairs": {
-      "rev": "59bce2eef357189c3305e25bc6dd2d138c1683f5",
-      "src": "https://github.com/windwp/nvim-autopairs"
-    },
-    "nvim-lspconfig": {
-      "rev": "16812abf0e8d8175155f26143a8504e8253e92b0",
-      "src": "https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig"
-    },
-    "nvim-surround": {
-      "rev": "61319d4bd1c5e336e197defa15bd104c51f0fb29",
-      "src": "https://github.com/kylechui/nvim-surround"
-    },
-    "nvim-treesitter": {
-      "rev": "cf12346a3414fa1b06af75c79faebe7f76df080a",
-      "src": "https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter"
-    },
-    "nvim-treesitter-textobjects": {
-      "rev": "93d60a475f0b08a8eceb99255863977d3a25f310",
-      "src": "https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects"
-    },
-    "nvim-ufo": {
-      "rev": "ab3eb124062422d276fae49e0dd63b3ad1062cfc",
-      "src": "https://github.com/kevinhwang91/nvim-ufo"
-    },
-    "nvim-web-devicons": {
-      "rev": "d7462543c9e366c0d196c7f67a945eaaf5d99414",
-      "src": "https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"
-    },
-    "pending.nvim": {
-      "rev": "e58cf6665b2d12cc63e1fd7a87169a9d2c20f7b5",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/pending.nvim"
-    },
-    "preview.nvim": {
-      "rev": "ddf9b14c7f0fe00bb47833304625b648a97018a6",
-      "src": "https://github.com/barrettruth/preview.nvim"
-    },
-    "promise-async": {
-      "rev": "119e8961014c9bfaf1487bf3c2a393d254f337e2",
-      "src": "https://github.com/kevinhwang91/promise-async"
-    },
-    "vim-fugitive": {
-      "rev": "3b753cf8c6a4dcde6edee8827d464ba9b8c4a6f0",
-      "src": "https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive"
-    }
-  }
-}