diff --git a/templates/unflake/.envrc b/templates/unflake/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d953f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/unflake/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/templates/unflake/shell.nix b/templates/unflake/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8410b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/unflake/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+let
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { };
+  devshell = import <devshell> { };
+in
+
+devshell.mkShell {
+  packages = with pkgs; [ ];
+}