diff --git a/config/apps/bash/default.nix b/config/apps/bash/default.nix
index c305f06..2023426 100644
--- a/config/apps/bash/default.nix
+++ b/config/apps/bash/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     enable = true;
     bashrcExtra = ''
       ${builtins.readFile ./nxr.sh}
+      ${builtins.readFile ./nxinit.sh}
       
       eval "$(direnv hook bash)"
     '';
diff --git a/config/apps/bash/nxinit.sh b/config/apps/bash/nxinit.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06a4ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/apps/bash/nxinit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# shellcheck disable=SC2148
+function nxinit() {
+    set -u
+
+    if [ ! -f ".envrc" ]; then
+        cat >.envrc <<EOL
+        use flake
+EOL
+    else
+        echo ".envrc already exists, ignoring..."
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -f "flake.nix" ]; then
+        cat >flake.nix <<EOL
+        {
+  description = "Flake based shell for the current project";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, ... }:
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+          overlays = [
+            # your overlays here
+          ];
+        };
+      in
+      {
+        devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+          buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+            # your packages here
+          ];
+        };
+      });
+}
+EOL
+    else
+        echo "flake.nix already exists, ignoring..."
+    fi
+
+    if ! grep -q .direnv .gitignore; then
+        echo ".direnv" >>.gitignore
+    fi
+}