diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8392d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use flake
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f509de7..ef2cbe1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ work/*
 
 # Environment and data
 .env
-data/
\ No newline at end of file
+data/
+
+# direnv directory - used by nix
+.direnv
\ No newline at end of file