diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 71bae78..bb35256 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 4
 
-    - name: Reconfig CMake for export
-      run: cmake ${{github.workspace}}/build -DSOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS=OFF
-
-    - name: Build with export
-      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
-
     - name: Test
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
       run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
@@ -58,12 +52,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
 
-    - name: Reconfig CMake for export
-      run: cmake ${{github.workspace}}/build -DSOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS=OFF
-
-    - name: Build with export
-      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
-
     - name: Test
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
       run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
@@ -98,12 +86,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
 
-    - name: Reconfig CMake for export
-      run: cmake ${{github.workspace}}/build -DSOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS=OFF
-
-    - name: Build with export
-      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
-
     - name: Test
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
       run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd58288..1f1d0c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,19 +18,12 @@ set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 
-option(SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS "Build plugins and not hosts (totato)" ON)
 option(SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" ${BUILD_TESTING})
 message("II SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING " ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING})
 
-if (SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS)
-	# uggly, but it needs to be defined for all dependencies too
-	# but this also means that we can not compile a host in the same cmake run as plugins
-	#add_compile_definitions(ENTT_API_IMPORT)
-	# what if its always export?
-	add_compile_definitions(ENTT_API_EXPORT)
-else()
-	add_compile_definitions(ENTT_API_EXPORT)
-endif()
+# uggly, but it needs to be defined for all dependencies too
+# what if its always export?
+add_compile_definitions(ENTT_API_EXPORT)
 
 if (SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING)
 	include(CTest)
@@ -69,7 +62,4 @@ endif()
 
 # cmake setup end
 
-if (SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS)
-	add_subdirectory(./plugins)
-endif()
-
+add_subdirectory(./plugins)
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index a1ce3a9..83881a3 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,42 +8,39 @@ add_subdirectory(./entt)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_contact)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_message3)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_BRIDGE_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_BRIDGE_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_bridge)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_OBJECT_STORE_BUILD_TESTING ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING})
+set(SOLANACEAE_OBJECT_STORE_BUILD_TESTING ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_object_store)
 
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_message_serializer)
-set(SOLANACEAE_MESSAGE_FRAGMENT_STORE_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_MESSAGE_FRAGMENT_STORE_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_message_fragment_store)
 
 add_subdirectory(./toxcore)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_toxcore)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_tox)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_TOX_UPNP_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_TOX_UPNP_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_tox_upnp)
 
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_ngc_ft1)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_ZOX_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_ZOX_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_zox)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_TOXIC_GAMES_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_TOXIC_GAMES_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_toxic_games)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_IRCCLIENT_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_IRCCLIENT_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_ircclient)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_CRDTNOTES_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_CRDTNOTES_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_crdtnotes)
 
-set(SOLANACEAE_LLAMA-CPP-WEB_BUILD_PLUGINS ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
+set(SOLANACEAE_LLAMA-CPP-WEB_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_llama-cpp-web)
 
-# plugins and hosts are mutally exclusive
-if (NOT ${SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_PLUGINS})
-	add_subdirectory(./totato)
-endif()
+add_subdirectory(./totato)