diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cce76fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This is a metascript called by parent scripts to verify the execution environment.
+# It checks if the current shell is bash or not. If not, it terminates execution.
+
+if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION:-}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: This script must be run using bash." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Add a shortcut function 'b' to user's shell configurations if not already present
+add_b_alias() {
+    local target_files=()
+    [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ] && target_files+=("$HOME/.bashrc")
+    [ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" ] && target_files+=("$HOME/.zshrc")
+
+    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
+        # 1. Clean up old unmarkered function if it exists
+        if grep -q "Shortcut for downloading bootstrap/install scripts" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+            sed -i '/# Shortcut for downloading bootstrap\/install scripts/,/^}/d' "$config_file"
+        fi
+
+        # 2. Clean up old markered function if it exists
+        if grep -q "# >>> bootstrap-cli b function >>>" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+            sed -i '/# >>> bootstrap-cli b function >>>/,/# <<< bootstrap-cli b function <<</d' "$config_file"
+        fi
+
+        # 3. Append the new markered function block
+        echo "Adding/updating helper function 'b' to $config_file..."
+        cat << 'EOF' >> "$config_file"
+
+# >>> bootstrap-cli b function >>>
+# Shortcut for downloading and running bootstrap/install scripts
+b() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "Usage: b <script_name> [args...]" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    local script_name="$1"
+    shift
+    curl -fsSL "https://adityagupta.dev/b/${script_name}" | bash -s -- "$@"
+}
+# <<< bootstrap-cli b function <<<
+EOF
+    done
+}
+
+add_b_alias
+
+# Source ~/.bashrc to make changes immediately available
+if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    echo "Sourcing ~/.bashrc..."
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+fi
diff --git a/installers/install_nvim.sh b/installers/install_nvim.sh
index 9dcff08..82603ba 100644
--- a/installers/install_nvim.sh
+++ b/installers/install_nvim.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Run metascript to check if the shell is bash
+PARENT_DIR="$(dirname "$0")/.."
+METASCRIPT_LOCAL="$PARENT_DIR/bootstrap.sh"
+METASCRIPT_URL="https://git.adityagupta.dev/sortedcord/bootstrap/raw/branch/master/bootstrap.sh"
+
+if [ -f "$METASCRIPT_LOCAL" ]; then
+    . "$METASCRIPT_LOCAL"
+else
+    if command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        eval "$(wget -qO- "$METASCRIPT_URL")"
+    elif command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        eval "$(curl -fsSL "$METASCRIPT_URL")"
+    else
+        echo "Error: Neither wget nor curl is installed to fetch bootstrap.sh." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 set -euo pipefail
 
+
 NVIM_VERSION="0.11.7"
 NVIM_URL="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v${NVIM_VERSION}/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
 NVIM_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/nvim"
@@ -48,20 +68,26 @@ check_config_dir() {
 }
 
 install_packages() {
-    echo "Detecting distribution..."
+    echo "Detecting distribution and installing dependencies..."
 
     if command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "Arch Linux detected"
-        sudo pacman -Sy --needed git wget tar
+        sudo pacman -Sy --needed git wget tar curl unzip ripgrep fd cmake make gcc python nodejs npm xclip wl-clipboard fzf
 
     elif command -v apt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "Debian/Ubuntu detected"
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install -y git wget tar
+        sudo apt install -y git wget tar curl unzip ripgrep fd-find cmake build-essential python3 python3-pip python3-venv nodejs npm xclip wl-clipboard fzf
+        
+        # Create a symlink for fd-find if it doesn't already exist as fd
+        if ! command -v fd >/dev/null 2>&1 && command -v fdfind >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Creating symlink for fd..."
+            sudo ln -sf "$(command -v fdfind)" /usr/local/bin/fd
+        fi
 
     elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "Fedora detected"
-        sudo dnf install -y git wget tar
+        sudo dnf install -y git wget tar curl unzip ripgrep fd-find cmake make gcc gcc-c++ python3 python3-pip nodejs npm xclip wl-clipboard fzf
 
     else
         echo "Unsupported distribution."