diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index b8cc485..64efcc2 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ zinit ice as"command" from"gh-r" \
           atpull"%atclone" src"init.zsh"
 zinit light starship/starship
 
+# async dotfiles pull (once/day, after prompt)
+zinit ice wait'1' silent nocompile atload'
+  local marker=~/.cache/.dotfiles-pull
+  [[ -f $marker && $(($(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y $marker))) -lt 86400 ]] && return
+  mkdir -p ~/.cache && touch $marker
+  git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotgit/ --work-tree=$HOME pull --ff-only -q 2>/dev/null
+'
+zinit light zdharma-continuum/null
+
 # paths
 typeset -U path
 path=(