diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
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+++ b/default.nix
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+# stolen from https://github.com/tgirlcloud/nix-templates/blob/main/node/default.nix
+{ lib, buildNpmPackage }:
+
+buildNpmPackage {
+  pname = "catsky-social";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = ./.;
+
+  npmDepsHash = lib.fakeHash;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "soft social-app fork with niche toggles stolen from deer/zepplin and catppuccin'd ";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/NekoDrone/catsky-social";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ];
+    mainProgram = "example";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756128520,
+        "narHash": "sha256-R94HxJBi+RK1iCm8Y4Q9pdrHZl0GZoDPIaYwjxRNPh4=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "c53baa6685261e5253a1c355a1b322f82674a824",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+# stolen from https://github.com/tgirlcloud/nix-templates/blob/main/node/flake.nix
+{
+  description = "catsky social dev flake";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs =
+    { self, nixpkgs }:
+    let
+      forAllSystems =
+        function:
+        nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs nixpkgs.lib.systems.flakeExposed (
+          system: function nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}
+        );
+    in
+    {
+      packages = forAllSystems (pkgs: {
+        example = pkgs.callPackage ./default.nix { };
+        default = self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.example;
+      });
+
+      devShells = forAllSystems (pkgs: {
+        default = pkgs.callPackage ./shell.nix { };
+      });
+
+      overlays.default = final: _: { example = final.callPackage ./default.nix { }; };
+    };
+}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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+++ b/shell.nix
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+# stolen from https://github.com/tgirlcloud/nix-templates/blob/main/node/shell.nix
+{
+  mkShellNoCC,
+
+  # extra tooling
+  eslint_d,
+  prettierd,
+  just,
+  fastmod,
+  nodejs,
+  yarn,
+  crowdin-cli,
+  typescript,
+  typescript-language-server,
+
+  callPackage,
+}:
+let
+  defaultPackage = callPackage ./default.nix { };
+in
+mkShellNoCC {
+  inputsFrom = [ defaultPackage ];
+
+  packages = [
+    eslint_d
+    prettierd
+    just
+    fastmod
+    nodejs
+    yarn
+    crowdin-cli
+    typescript
+    typescript-language-server
+  ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    eslint_d start # start eslint daemon
+    eslint_d status # inform user about eslint daemon status
+  '';
+}