diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d953f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/nixos/default.nix b/nixos/default.nix
index ffcd441..ac091f3 100644
--- a/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/default.nix
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-{ }
+# This file does nothing but call configuration.nix
+# It is required when in a shell.nix environment
+{ ... }: {
+  imports = [ ./configuration.nix ];
+}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b583c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Environment with formatting tools for editing these files
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.buildPackages.stylua pkgs.buildPackages.nixfmt ];
+}