diff --git a/.config/home-manager/flake.lock b/.config/home-manager/flake.lock
index 11a7200..504f631 100644
--- a/.config/home-manager/flake.lock
+++ b/.config/home-manager/flake.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,271 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "cachix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devenv": "devenv_2",
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "git-hooks": [
+          "devenv",
+          "pre-commit-hooks"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1724232775,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6u2DycIEgrgNYlLxyGqdFVmBNiKIitnQKJ1pbRP5oko=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "cachix",
+        "rev": "03b6cb3f953097bff378fb8b9ea094bd091a4ec7",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "cachix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "cachix_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devenv": "devenv_3",
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "pre-commit-hooks": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "pre-commit-hooks"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712055811,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7FcfMm5A/f02yyzuavJe06zLa9hcMHsagE28ADcmQvk=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "cachix",
+        "rev": "02e38da89851ec7fec3356a5c04bc8349cae0e30",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "cachix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "devenv": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "cachix": "cachix",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_2",
+        "nix": "nix_3",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
+        "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1726826452,
+        "narHash": "sha256-bzlp1BmyG+lyc3BvjHLVarck0XVj251R/ZAidtSsEzg=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "devenv",
+        "rev": "2bdf6461e88c7e93b94d72d8b11d5a61f167cbf5",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "devenv",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "devenv_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "cachix": "cachix_2",
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "nix": "nix_2",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "pre-commit-hooks": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "git-hooks"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1723156315,
+        "narHash": "sha256-0JrfahRMJ37Rf1i0iOOn+8Z4CLvbcGNwa2ChOAVrp/8=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "devenv",
+        "rev": "ff5eb4f2accbcda963af67f1a1159e3f6c7f5f91",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "devenv",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "devenv_3": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "nix": "nix",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "poetry2nix": "poetry2nix",
+        "pre-commit-hooks": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "pre-commit-hooks"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1708704632,
+        "narHash": "sha256-w+dOIW60FKMaHI1q5714CSibk99JfYxm0CzTinYWr+Q=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "devenv",
+        "rev": "2ee4450b0f4b95a1b90f2eb5ffea98b90e48c196",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "ref": "python-rewrite",
+        "repo": "devenv",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1673956053,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4gtG9iQuiKITOjNQQeQIpoIB6b16fm+504Ch3sNKLd8=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "35bb57c0c8d8b62bbfd284272c928ceb64ddbde9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-compat_2": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1696426674,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712014858,
+        "narHash": "sha256-sB4SWl2lX95bExY2gMFG5HIzvva5AVMJd4Igm+GpZNw=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "9126214d0a59633752a136528f5f3b9aa8565b7d",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689068808,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6ixXo3wt24N/melDWjq70UuHQLxGV8jZvooRanIHXw0=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "919d646de7be200f3bf08cb76ae1f09402b6f9b4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1667395993,
+        "narHash": "sha256-nuEHfE/LcWyuSWnS8t12N1wc105Qtau+/OdUAjtQ0rA=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "5aed5285a952e0b949eb3ba02c12fa4fcfef535f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "gitignore": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "pre-commit-hooks",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709087332,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -20,26 +286,389 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "libgit2": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1697646580,
+        "narHash": "sha256-oX4Z3S9WtJlwvj0uH9HlYcWv+x1hqp8mhXl7HsLu2f0=",
+        "owner": "libgit2",
+        "repo": "libgit2",
+        "rev": "45fd9ed7ae1a9b74b957ef4f337bc3c8b3df01b5",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "libgit2",
+        "repo": "libgit2",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs-regression": "nixpkgs-regression"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712911606,
+        "narHash": "sha256-BGvBhepCufsjcUkXnEEXhEVjwdJAwPglCC2+bInc794=",
+        "owner": "domenkozar",
+        "repo": "nix",
+        "rev": "b24a9318ea3f3600c1e24b4a00691ee912d4de12",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "domenkozar",
+        "ref": "devenv-2.21",
+        "repo": "nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-github-actions": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "poetry2nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1688870561,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4UYkifnPEw1nAzqqPOTL2MvWtm3sNGw1UTYTalkTcGY=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-github-actions",
+        "rev": "165b1650b753316aa7f1787f3005a8d2da0f5301",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-github-actions",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs-regression": "nixpkgs-regression_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712911606,
+        "narHash": "sha256-BGvBhepCufsjcUkXnEEXhEVjwdJAwPglCC2+bInc794=",
+        "owner": "domenkozar",
+        "repo": "nix",
+        "rev": "b24a9318ea3f3600c1e24b4a00691ee912d4de12",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "domenkozar",
+        "ref": "devenv-2.21",
+        "repo": "nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix_3": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "libgit2": "libgit2",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
+        "nixpkgs-23-11": "nixpkgs-23-11",
+        "nixpkgs-regression": "nixpkgs-regression_3",
+        "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1725980365,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uDwWyizzlQ0HFzrhP6rVp2+2NNA+/TM5zT32dR8GUlg=",
+        "owner": "domenkozar",
+        "repo": "nix",
+        "rev": "1e61e9f40673f84c3b02573145492d8af581bec5",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "domenkozar",
+        "ref": "devenv-2.24",
+        "repo": "nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1726497912,
-        "narHash": "sha256-YPETnoWuMtjebaZwzM3yN2aFlMhrIhoPWYVpEv36UbE=",
+        "lastModified": 1692808169,
+        "narHash": "sha256-x9Opq06rIiwdwGeK2Ykj69dNc2IvUH1fY55Wm7atwrE=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "9201b5ff357e781bf014d0330d18555695df7ba8",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-23-11": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1717159533,
+        "narHash": "sha256-oamiKNfr2MS6yH64rUn99mIZjc45nGJlj9eGth/3Xuw=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "a62e6edd6d5e1fa0329b8653c801147986f8d446",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "a62e6edd6d5e1fa0329b8653c801147986f8d446",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-regression": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1643052045,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uGJ0VXIhWKGXxkeNnq4TvV3CIOkUJ3PAoLZ3HMzNVMw=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-regression_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1643052045,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uGJ0VXIhWKGXxkeNnq4TvV3CIOkUJ3PAoLZ3HMzNVMw=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-regression_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1643052045,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uGJ0VXIhWKGXxkeNnq4TvV3CIOkUJ3PAoLZ3HMzNVMw=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-stable": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1720386169,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NGKVY4PjzwAa4upkGtAMz1npHGoRzWotlSnVlqI40mo=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "194846768975b7ad2c4988bdb82572c00222c0d7",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.05",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1717432640,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+f9c4/ZX5MWDOuB1rKoWj+lBNm0z0rs4CK47HBLxy1o=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "88269ab3044128b7c2f4c7d68448b2fb50456870",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "release-24.05",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1716977621,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Q1UQzYcMJH4RscmpTkjlgqQDX5yi1tZL0O345Ri6vXQ=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "devenv-nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "4267e705586473d3e5c8d50299e71503f16a6fb6",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "ref": "rolling",
+        "repo": "devenv-nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_4": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1726652927,
+        "narHash": "sha256-WO6Lmbn37PlamY2fDg3B187THkSKU/W01z8SxoIqJd0=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "68f19df4809ea68e782cddc5f3e9827cb5db65cb",
+        "rev": "294eb5975def0caa718fca92dc5a9d656ae392a9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-24.05-darwin",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "poetry2nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nix-github-actions": "nix-github-actions",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "cachix",
+          "devenv",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1692876271,
+        "narHash": "sha256-IXfZEkI0Mal5y1jr6IRWMqK8GW2/f28xJenZIPQqkY0=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "poetry2nix",
+        "rev": "d5006be9c2c2417dafb2e2e5034d83fabd207ee3",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "poetry2nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pre-commit-hooks": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nix"
+        ],
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "gitignore": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nix"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs-stable": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712897695,
+        "narHash": "sha256-nMirxrGteNAl9sWiOhoN5tIHyjBbVi5e2tgZUgZlK3Y=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "pre-commit-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "40e6053ecb65fcbf12863338a6dcefb3f55f1bf8",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "pre-commit-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pre-commit-hooks_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "devenv",
+          "flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "gitignore": "gitignore",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devenv",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1725513492,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tyMUA6NgJSvvQuzB7A1Sf8+0XCHyfSPRx/b00o6K0uo=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "pre-commit-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "7570de7b9b504cfe92025dd1be797bf546f66528",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "pre-commit-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "devenv": "devenv",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/.config/home-manager/flake.nix b/.config/home-manager/flake.nix
index 0340d52..705e38d 100644
--- a/.config/home-manager/flake.nix
+++ b/.config/home-manager/flake.nix
@@ -3,27 +3,31 @@
   description = "Home Manager flake";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-24.05-darwin"; # NOTE: we pin this version for 24.05
-    # nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable"; # NOTE: unstable releases
+    # nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-24.05-darwin"; # NOTE: we pin this version for 24.05
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable"; # NOTE: unstable releases
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
     home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+
+    # set up devenv (https://devenv.sh/getting-started/)
+    devenv.url = "github:cachix/devenv";
   };
 
-  outputs = inputs: {
+  outputs = { nixpkgs, home-manager, devenv, ... }@inputs: {
     homeConfigurations = {
-      malte = inputs.home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
-        pkgs = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.aarch64-darwin;
+      malte = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
+        pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.aarch64-darwin;
         modules = [
           ./home-manager.nix
           {
             home = {
               username = "malte";
               homeDirectory = "/Users/malte";
-              stateVersion = "24.05";
-              # stateVersion = "24.11"; # current unstable version
+              # stateVersion = "24.05";
+              stateVersion = "24.11"; # current unstable version
             };
           }
         ];
+        extraSpecialArgs = { inherit devenv; };
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/.config/home-manager/home-manager.nix b/.config/home-manager/home-manager.nix
index e19a7eb..4fb0e5d 100644
--- a/.config/home-manager/home-manager.nix
+++ b/.config/home-manager/home-manager.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, pkgs, libs, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, devenv, ... }:
 {
   # allow proprietary software to be built for individual cases
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = (_: true);
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
     tmux
     tree
     zoxide
+
+    # set up devenv
+    # TODO: this is building fine but devenv is not working
+    devenv
   ];
 
   # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.