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 eb5a316..75e92a9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 target
+.direnv
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d3cd3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1769996383,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AnYjnFWgS49RlqX7LrC4uA+sCCDBj0Ry/WOJ5XWAsa0=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "57928607ea566b5db3ad13af0e57e921e6b12381",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "import-tree": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1763762820,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ZvYKbFib3AEwiNMLsejb/CWs/OL/srFQ8AogkebEPF0=",
+        "owner": "vic",
+        "repo": "import-tree",
+        "rev": "3c23749d8013ec6daa1d7255057590e9ca726646",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "vic",
+        "repo": "import-tree",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770197578,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AYqlWrX09+HvGs8zM6ebZ1pwUqjkfpnv8mewYwAo+iM=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "00c21e4c93d963c50d4c0c89bfa84ed6e0694df2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1769909678,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cBEymOf4/o3FD5AZnzC3J9hLbiZ+QDT/KDuyHXVJOpM=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "72716169fe93074c333e8d0173151350670b824c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "import-tree": "import-tree",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f41336c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  description = "rebox: remaking busybox with rust";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+    import-tree.url = "github:vic/import-tree";
+  };
+
+  outputs = inputs:
+    inputs.flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;}
+    (inputs.import-tree ./packages/nix);
+}
diff --git a/packages/nix/shell.nix b/packages/nix/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e27e1be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nix/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{...}: {
+  perSystem = {pkgs, ...}: {
+    devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+      packages = [pkgs.cargo];
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/nix/systems.nix b/packages/nix/systems.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98d0555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nix/systems.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{...}: {
+  systems = [
+    "x86_64-linux"
+  ];
+}