diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3550a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use flake
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 79e29da..cf18ff5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ pip-log.txt
 # nix related files
 
 /result
+
+# direnv related files
+
+.direnv/