diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f45ba6ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use flake
+watch_file .envrc.local
+[[ -f .envrc.local ]] && source_env .envrc.local
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a47b195bb..02c5c3b5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -152,3 +152,6 @@ result-*
 
 # Mac OS
 .DS_Store
+
+# direnv
+.direnv