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+# this is required for versions of direnv older than 2.29.0, since they do not
+# support `use flake`, and is recommended in all cases, since it caches the
+# environment and prevents dependencies from being garbage-collected by nix.
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 3.0.5; then
+  source_url \
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/3.0.5/direnvrc" \
+    "sha256-RuwIS+QKFj/T9M2TFXScjBsLR6V3A17YVoEW/Q6AZ1w="
+fi
+
+# allow extending this .envrc with a user-defined .envrc.local
+source_env_if_exists .envrc.local
+
+# load the development shell defined in the flake.nix file
+# note: this automatically watches the following files:
+#   - flake.nix
+#   - flake.lock
+use flake
+
+# files to watch
+watch_file .envrc.local