diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
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index 0000000..be81fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+eval "$(lorri direnv)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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index 0000000..4fbeaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
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+let
+  sources = import ./nix/sources.nix;
+  pkgs = import sources.nixpkgs { };
+  niv = (import sources.niv { }).niv;
+in
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  buildInputs = [
+    niv
+  ];
+}