nix-community/nix-direnv
A fast, persistent use_nix/use_flake implementation for direnv [maintainer=@Mic92 / @bbenne10] observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 169
- age_days: 2532
- days_rel: 36
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
2762 stars · 146 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A fast, persistent implementation of direnv's use_nix and use_flake functions for Nix-based development environments. It caches nix-shell environments and protects build dependencies from garbage collection, replacing direnv's slower built-in implementation.
Use cases
- speed up direnv with nix-shell environments
- keep nix build dependencies from being garbage collected
- set up automatic per-project nix flake environments
- load nix development shell when entering a project directory
- work offline with cached nix-shell environments
- replace lorri with a simpler direnv integration
When to choose
- you use direnv with Nix and want faster environment loading
- you want persistent nix-shell caches that survive garbage collection
- you need use_flake support in direnv without a background daemon
When to avoid
- you don't use the Nix package manager
- you need a direnv replacement rather than an enhancement
- your system only has bash 3.2 and you cannot install a newer bash
Facets
plugin · maturity active
developer-tools configuration-management caching cli developer-tools cli nix direnv shell-environment reproducible-environments nix-flakes development-environment command-line devops linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv · fetched 2026-08-28 · bebb34240710
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nix-community/nix-direnv | main | 89 |
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