diff --git a/docs/src/SUMMARY.md b/docs/src/SUMMARY.md
index cf475f13b..6fa96b6c5 100644
--- a/docs/src/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs/src/SUMMARY.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # Contributing
 
 - [Commit Convention](commit_convention.md)
+- [Development Environment](development_environment.md)
 - [Adding modules](modules.md)
 - [Testbeds](testbeds.md)
 - [Style guide](styling.md)
diff --git a/docs/src/development_environment.md b/docs/src/development_environment.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..163671997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/development_environment.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Development Environment
+
+To enter the developer shell, run:
+
+```console
+nix develop
+```
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d79c0071d..a407bb65d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
         inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
         pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
       in {
+        devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+          packages = [ inputs.home-manager.packages.${system}.default ];
+        };
+
         packages = let
             universalPackages = {
               docs = import ./docs { inherit pkgs inputs lib; };