diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d953f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 654aa8f4..06adbc75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
       - uses: rrbutani/use-nix-shell-action@v1.1.0
+        env:
+          HOME: /home/runner
         with:
-            file: shell.nix
+          file: shell.nix
 
       - name: Check if the chart follows a valid semver version
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e93a89e1..84c1ce12 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ tags
 *.swn
 *.idea
 *.test
+coverage.txt
diff --git a/docs/developer-setup.md b/docs/developer-setup.md
index 15271a1d..450969f8 100644
--- a/docs/developer-setup.md
+++ b/docs/developer-setup.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ git remote -v
 ```
 
 Install the build dependencies.
-  * Run `make bootstrap` to install the required Go tools
+  * Run `make bootstrap` to install the required Go tools, Nix users can run `nix-shell`, it will bring up a shell with required tools installed
 
 ## Git Development Workflow
 
diff --git a/nix/.gitignore b/nix/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a89bf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.go/
+.tmp/
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 54f411c0..d070f65a 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,25 @@ in
 pkgs.mkShell {
   name = "scripts-shell";
   buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    chart-testing
+    ginkgo
+    git
+    go_1_19
+    golint
+    kubectl
+    kubernetes-helm
+    gnumake
+    minikube
     semver-tool
     yq-go
-    chart-testing
   ];
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  shellHook = ''
+    export HOME=${builtins.getEnv "HOME"}
+    export GOPATH=$(pwd)/nix/.go
+    export GOCACHE=$(pwd)/nix/.go/cache
+    export TMPDIR=$(pwd)/nix/.tmp
+    export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH
+    mkdir -p "$TMPDIR"
+    make bootstrap
+  '';
+}