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😎 A curated list of the best resources in the Nix community [maintainer=@cyntheticfox]

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cachix/devenv

Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments using Nix

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Rust Astro Axum Django pytest Bundler Cargo .NET SDK

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#developer-tools #devenv #nix

Updated: 2026-11-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-10-22
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 376 open

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flox/flox

The Deterministic Foundation for your SDLC

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Rust Actix Web Cargo Go modules Meson

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#developer-tools #development-environment #nix #package-manager #production #rust

Updated: 2026-11-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-09-27
License: GPL-2.0
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NixOS/nixos-hardware

A collection of NixOS modules covering hardware quirks.

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Nix PEP 517

Updated: 2026-10-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-02-08
License: CC0-1.0
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nix-community/nix-direnv

A fast, persistent use_nix/use_flake implementation for direnv [maintainer=@Mic92 / @bbenne10]

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Shell PEP 517

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#hacktoberfest #managed-by-renovate

Updated: 2026-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-27
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

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nix-community/NUR

Nix User Repository: User contributed nix packages [maintainer=@Pandapip1]

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Python PEP 517 pip

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#nix-packages #nixpkgs #nur #overlays

Updated: 2026-11-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-02-28
License: MIT
Issues: 36 open

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numtide/system-manager

Manage system config using nix on any distro

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Nix Cargo PEP 517

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#nix #nix-modules

Updated: 2026-11-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-01
License: NOASSERTION
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nix-community/dream2nix

Simplified nix packaging for various programming language ecosystems [maintainer=@DavHau]

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Nix Next.js pytest React Tailwind CSS Cargo npm PDM

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#2nix #dream-to-nix #hacktoberfest #lang2nix #nix #nixos

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-09-03
License: MIT
Issues: 202 open

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Mic92/nix-update

Swiss-knife for updating nix packages.

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Python Cargo npm PEP 517

Updated: 2026-11-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-03-05
License: MIT
Issues: 54 open

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thiagokokada/nix-alien

Run unpatched binaries on Nix/NixOS

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Python pytest PEP 517

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#nix #nixos #nixpkgs

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-10-25
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

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utensils/mcp-nixos

MCP-NixOS - Model Context Protocol Server for NixOS resources

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Python pytest Vite Vue npm PEP 517

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#ai-assistant #ai-integration #ai-tools #anthropic #claude #developer-tools

Updated: 2026-10-26
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-03-20
License: MIT
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pyproject-nix/uv2nix

Uv2nix - Ingest uv workspaces using Nix [maintainer=@adisbladis]

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Nix PEP 517 uv

Updated: 2026-10-29
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First commit: 2024-08-21
License: MIT
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Mic92/nixpkgs-review

Review pull-requests on https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs

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Python PEP 517

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#build-with-buildbot #hacktoberfest #managed-by-renovate

Updated: 2026-11-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-17
License: MIT
Issues: 74 open

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arnarg/nixidy

Kubernetes GitOps with nix and Argo CD.

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Nix PEP 517 uv

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#argocd #gitops #k8s #kubernetes #nix

Updated: 2026-10-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-12-14
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

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Commits: 279 commits
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archie-judd/agent-sandbox.nix

Lightweight and declarative sandboxing for AI agents on Linux and macOS using Nix.

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Python Go modules PEP 517

Updated: 2026-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-03-04
License: MIT
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nix-community/templates

Nix flake templates managed by the community [maintainer=@IogaMaster]

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Nix Cargo PEP 517 pip

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#flake #nix #nix-community #template

Updated: 2026-05-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-02-01
License: MIT
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a-kenji/flake-edit

Edit your flake inputs with ease.

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Rust Cargo PEP 517

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#automation #cli #configuration #flakes #library #nix

Updated: 2026-10-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-08-26
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

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