diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export NODE_ENV=development
+use_nix
+
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
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index 000000000..0fc040dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.nix
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+{ pkgs ? import <nixos-unstable> {} }:
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ nodejs yarn ];
+}
+