diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index e82085e..d324c24 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 source_env ..
-use flake syndicate#sqlite_actor
+use nix
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c4249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+let
+  syndicate = builtins.getFlake "syndicate";
+  pkgs =
+    import <nixpkgs> { overlays = builtins.attrValues syndicate.overlays; };
+in pkgs.sqlite_actor