diff --git a/home-manager/services/default.nix b/home-manager/services/default.nix
index 039b52de2..3ccb20135 100644
--- a/home-manager/services/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/services/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ let
   docker = import ./docker { inherit lib pkgs; };
   dockerPostgres = import ./docker-postgres { inherit pkgs; };
   dotfilesUpdater = import ./dotfiles-updater { inherit pkgs; };
+  gasTown = import ./gas-town { inherit pkgs; };
   makeUpdater = import ./make-updater { inherit pkgs; };
   neversslKeepalive = import ./neverssl-keepalive { inherit pkgs; };
   ollama = import ./ollama { inherit pkgs inputs; };
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ in
   docker
   dockerPostgres
   dotfilesUpdater
+  gasTown
   makeUpdater
   neversslKeepalive
   ollama
diff --git a/home-manager/services/gas-town/default.nix b/home-manager/services/gas-town/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a01b05bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-manager/services/gas-town/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  inherit (pkgs) lib;
+in
+{
+  systemd.user.services.gas-town = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
+    Unit = {
+      Description = "Gas Town daemon (dolt + tmux + worker orchestration)";
+      After = [ "network.target" ];
+    };
+    Service = {
+      Type = "simple";
+      Environment = [
+        "PATH=${
+          lib.makeBinPath [
+            pkgs.bash
+            pkgs.coreutils
+            pkgs.git
+            pkgs.tmux
+          ]
+        }:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/go/bin:/usr/local/bin"
+      ];
+      ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash ${./start.sh}";
+      Restart = "always";
+      RestartSec = 30;
+    };
+    Install = {
+      WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home-manager/services/gas-town/start.sh b/home-manager/services/gas-town/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b39259a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-manager/services/gas-town/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Initialize Gas Town if not already set up
+if ! gt status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  gt init
+fi
+
+# Add dotfiles rig if not already present
+if ! gt rig list 2>/dev/null | grep -q dotfiles; then
+  gt rig add dotfiles --adopt
+fi
+
+# Start the daemon (blocks - runs dolt+tmux+daemon)
+exec gt up
diff --git a/spec/coverage_spec.sh b/spec/coverage_spec.sh
index ad3cc9dab..98c3d22b9 100644
--- a/spec/coverage_spec.sh
+++ b/spec/coverage_spec.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ It 'has spec file for home-manager/services/dotfiles-updater/update.sh'
 The path "spec/dotfiles_updater_spec.sh" should be exist
 End
 
+It 'has spec file for home-manager/services/gas-town/start.sh'
+The path "spec/gas_town_spec.sh" should be exist
+End
+
 It 'has spec file for home-manager/services/make-updater/update.sh'
 The path "spec/make_updater_spec.sh" should be exist
 End
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ home-manager/services/docker-postgres/start-postgres.sh
 home-manager/services/docker/docker-setup.sh
 home-manager/services/docker/setup-docker.sh
 home-manager/services/dotfiles-updater/update.sh
+home-manager/services/gas-town/start.sh
 home-manager/services/make-updater/update.sh
 home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh
 install.sh
diff --git a/spec/gas_town_spec.sh b/spec/gas_town_spec.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bf7d6ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/gas_town_spec.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# shellcheck disable=SC2329
+
+Describe 'gas-town/start.sh'
+SCRIPT="$PWD/home-manager/services/gas-town/start.sh"
+
+Describe 'script properties'
+It 'uses bash shebang'
+When run bash -c "head -1 '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include '#!/usr/bin/env bash'
+End
+
+It 'uses strict mode'
+When run bash -c "head -5 '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include 'set -euo pipefail'
+End
+End
+
+Describe 'initialization'
+It 'checks gt status before init'
+When run bash -c "grep 'gt status' '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include 'gt status'
+End
+
+It 'runs gt init if not set up'
+When run bash -c "grep 'gt init' '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include 'gt init'
+End
+End
+
+Describe 'rig setup'
+It 'checks for dotfiles rig'
+When run bash -c "grep 'gt rig list' '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include 'gt rig list'
+End
+
+It 'adds dotfiles rig with adopt flag'
+When run bash -c "grep 'gt rig add dotfiles --adopt' '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include 'gt rig add dotfiles --adopt'
+End
+End
+
+Describe 'daemon startup'
+It 'starts with exec gt up'
+When run bash -c "grep 'exec gt up' '$SCRIPT'"
+The output should include 'exec gt up'
+End
+End
+
+End