diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0a5af79b..8df578363 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ This project builds using [sbt][sbt].
 * build the documentation: `sbt ;documentation/mdoc; makeSite`
 * run benchmarks (you can provide [JMH][jmh] arguments in the end): `sbt benchmarksJVM/jmh:run`
 
+If you don't already have `sbt`, or if you'd like an isolated environment for development on this project, you may use the Nix shell. 
+For that, you must have the [Nix package manager][nix-download] installed on your machine, and you need to enable [Nix flakes][nix-flakes] and [Nix command][nix-command]. 
+With those prerequisites, from this project's root folder you just need to run `nix develop`.
+If you just want to enable the experimental Nix features (command and flakes) locally and temporarily, add the `--extra-experimental-features nix-command` and the `--extra-experimental-features flakes` option/argument pairs to the `nix develop` command.
+
 [fs2]: https://fs2.io/
 [sbt]: https://scala-sbt.org
 [jmh]: https://openjdk.java.net/projects/code-tools/jmh/
 [website]: https://fs2-data.gnieh.org
+[nix-download]: https://nixos.org/download/
+[nix-command]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_command
+[nix-flakes]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9408d3681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "devshell": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "typelevel-nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1717408969,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Q0OEFqe35fZbbRPPRdrjTUUChKVhhWXz3T9ZSKmaoVY=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "devshell",
+        "rev": "1ebbe68d57457c8cae98145410b164b5477761f4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "devshell",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1701680307,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kAuep2h5ajznlPMD9rnQyffWG8EM/C73lejGofXvdM8=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "4022d587cbbfd70fe950c1e2083a02621806a725",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1710146030,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1719082008,
+        "narHash": "sha256-jHJSUH619zBQ6WdC21fFAlDxHErKVDJ5fpN0Hgx4sjs=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "9693852a2070b398ee123a329e68f0dab5526681",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "typelevel-nix",
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "typelevel-nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "typelevel-nix": "typelevel-nix"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "typelevel-nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devshell": "devshell",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1719336674,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hCyvkhjRk6VynNGxp6MkyfXwT1UquA6++WclsmWRy7w=",
+        "owner": "typelevel",
+        "repo": "typelevel-nix",
+        "rev": "fde01a54440beacf4c40e4b4d87c6201732016cf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "typelevel",
+        "repo": "typelevel-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1234f43ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    typelevel-nix.url = "github:typelevel/typelevel-nix";
+    nixpkgs.follows = "typelevel-nix/nixpkgs";
+    flake-utils.follows = "typelevel-nix/flake-utils";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, typelevel-nix }:
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+          overlays = [ typelevel-nix.overlays.default ];
+        };
+      in
+      {
+        devShell = pkgs.devshell.mkShell {
+          imports = [ typelevel-nix.typelevelShell ];
+          name = "fs2-data-shell";
+          typelevelShell = {
+            jdk.package = pkgs.jdk11;
+          };
+        };
+      }
+    );
+}