diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a4726a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use_nix
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a50481e..5567dec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.o
 xst
-config.h
\ No newline at end of file
+config.h
+.direnv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2718b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+let
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};
+in pkgs.mkShell {
+  buildInputs =
+    (with pkgs; [
+      stdenv pkgconfig xorg.libX11 ncurses xorg.libXft harfbuzz
+    ]);
+}