diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..051d09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+eval "$(lorri direnv)"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40b6a6a..9d56060 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/.direnv/
 /.cpcache/
 
 # Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/clojure
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd2082c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { }, lib ? pkgs.stdenv.lib }:
+
+pkgs.mkShell rec {
+  name = "quil-env";
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    xorg_sys_opengl
+  ];
+  LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "${lib.makeLibraryPath buildInputs}";
+}