diff --git a/dev/shell.nix b/dev/shell.nix
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index 0000000..0b1ed1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ 
+       pkgs.buildPackages.nodejs-16_x 
+       pkgs.buildPackages.nodePackages.npm
+       ];
+}