diff --git a/desktop/developer.nix b/desktop/developer.nix
index 7e62a3f..e1a11ad 100644
--- a/desktop/developer.nix
+++ b/desktop/developer.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ in {
   };
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     system.nixos.tags = [ "developer" ];
+
+    programs.direnv.enable = true;
+    programs.direnv.loadInNixShell = true;
   
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       tabnine