diff --git a/modules/mcp-gateway.nix b/modules/mcp-gateway.nix
index cae5ebf..e465e0a 100644
--- a/modules/mcp-gateway.nix
+++ b/modules/mcp-gateway.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ in
 
 {
   options.services.mcp-gateway = {
-    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "MCP Gateway service";
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "MCP Gateway user service";
 
     package = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.package;
@@ -16,22 +16,22 @@ in
     };
 
     configFile = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.path;
-      default = "/etc/mcp-gateway/gateway.yaml";
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      default = "%h/.config/mcp-gateway/gateway.yaml";
       description = "Path to the mcp-gateway configuration file.";
     };
 
     settings = lib.mkOption {
       type = with lib.types; attrsOf (attrsOf anything);
       default = {};
-      description = "Configuration options for the systemd service.";
+      description = "Extra systemd service configuration options.";
     };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    systemd.services.mcp-gateway = {
+    systemd.user.services.mcp-gateway = {
       description = "MCP Gateway";
-      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
       wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
       after = [ "network-online.target" ];