diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be81fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+eval "$(lorri direnv)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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index 0000000..e5453cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { };
+
+  customPython = pkgs.python38.buildEnv.override {
+    extraLibs = [ pkgs.python38Packages.PyGithub ];
+  };
+in pkgs.mkShell { buildInputs = [ customPython ]; }