diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d953f4bd735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f99b004058ed..59e21caf23ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ packages/contracts-bedrock/deployments/anvil
 .env
 .env*
 !.env.example
+!.envrc
 *.log
 
 .devnet
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f9e0553ec1a3..e79bca5217bb 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
       in
       {
         devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+          COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1;
+          DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1;
           packages = with pkgs; [
             go
             # goimports, godoc, etc.
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
             golangci-lint
 
             # Node
+            nodejs
             pnpm
             yarn # `pnpm build` fails without this