diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdccc76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "nixEnvSelector.nixFile": "${workspaceRoot}/shell.nix"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index e69de29..7f6d00b 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    # nativeBuildInputs is usually what you want -- tools you need to run
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.buildPackages; [ ];
+}