diff --git a/scripts/nut.sh b/scripts/nut.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7adc04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/nut.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# author:   Daniel Sommer <daniel.sommer@velvettear.de>
+# license:  MIT
+
+url="https://notify.velvettear.de/ups"
+user="velvettear"
+password="\$Velvet90"
+
+[[ -z "$1" ]] && printf "error: no argument specified\n" 1>&2 && exit 1
+
+ups="eaton"
+
+charge="$(upsc $ups battery.charge 2> /dev/null)"
+time="$(upsc $ups battery.runtime 2> /dev/null)"
+time="$(date -d@$time -u '+%H:%M:%S')"
+
+title="$(printf "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+prio="default"
+
+if [[ "$title" == "online" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is running on line power
+battery @ $charge% | $time"
+	emoji="electric_plug"
+elif [[ "$title" == "onbatt" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is running on battery
+battery @ $charge% | $time"
+	prio="high"
+	emoji="battery"
+elif [[ "$title" == "lowbatt" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups's battery is running low battery @ $charge% | $time"
+	prio="max"
+	emoji="exclamation"
+elif [[ "$title" == "fsd" ]]; then
+	msg="forced shutdown in progress"
+	prio="max"
+	emoji="bangbang"
+elif [[ "$title" == "commok" ]]; then
+	msg="communication with $ups established"
+	emoji="heavy_check_mark"
+elif [[ "$title" == "commbad" ]]; then
+	msg="communication with $ups lost"
+	prio="high"
+	emoji="x"
+elif [[ "$title" == "shutdown" ]]; then
+	msg="shutdown in progress"
+	prio="max"
+	emoji="bangbang"
+elif [[ "$title" == "replbatt" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups's battery is dying and needs to be replaced"
+	prio="urgent"
+	emoji="skull_and_crossbones"
+elif [[ "$title" == "nocomm" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is currently unavailable"
+	prio="high"
+	emoji="interrobang"
+elif [[ "$title" == "noparent" ]]; then
+	msg="upsmon parent process died and no further actions are possible"
+	prio="high"
+	emoji="skull"
+elif [[ "$title" == "cal" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is currently calibrating"
+	emoji="gear"
+elif [[ "$title" == "off" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is administratively off or asleep"
+	emoji="grey_exclamation"
+elif [[ "$title" == "notoff" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is no longer administratively off or asleep"
+	emoji="grey_exclamation"
+elif [[ "$title" == "bypass" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is currently bypassed"
+	emoji="grey_exclamation"
+elif [[ "$title" == "notbypass" ]]; then
+	msg="$ups is no longer bypassed"
+	emoji="grey_exclamation"
+else 
+	printf "error: argument unknown\n" 1>&2 && exit 1
+fi
+
+curl -u $user:$password -d "$msg" -H "Title: $title" -H "Priority: $prio" -H "Tags: $emoji" $url
diff --git a/zsh/conf.d/xu4q b/zsh/conf.d/xu4q
index e7d1efc..032150d 100755
--- a/zsh/conf.d/xu4q
+++ b/zsh/conf.d/xu4q
@@ -17,10 +17,5 @@ alias fetch='pfetch'
 alias stats='pfetch'
 alias icat='kitten icat'
 
-# ----- non-ssh aliases ----- #
-if [[ -z "$SSH_TTY" ]]; then
-    alias ssh='kitty +kitten ssh'
-fi
-
 # ----- pfetch ----- #
 export PF_INFO="ascii title host kernel memory wm shell editor pkgs uptime palette"