diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1759381078,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gTrEEp5gEspIcCOx9PD8kMaF1iEmfBcTbO0Jag2QhQs=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "7df7ff7d8e00218376575f0acdcc5d66741351ee",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  };
+  outputs =
+    { self, nixpkgs }:
+    {
+      packages.x86_64-linux.default = self.packages.x86_64-linux.reflection;
+      packages.x86_64-linux.reflection = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.callPackage (
+        {
+          lib,
+          stdenv,
+          cargo,
+          desktop-file-utils,
+          meson,
+          ninja,
+          pkg-config,
+          rustc,
+          wrapGAppsHook4,
+          rustPlatform,
+          gtk4,
+          gtksourceview5,
+          libadwaita,
+          libpanel,
+          vte-gtk4,
+          glib,
+          openssl,
+        }:
+        stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+          pname = "reflection";
+          version = "0-unstable-2025-10-06";
+
+          src = ./.;
+
+          cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+            inherit pname version src;
+            hash = "sha256-efiraQp0m+DXZoQPtWQn3vIDfMOk/hJ9lEx/x4s9WtI=";
+          };
+
+          PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${openssl.dev}/lib/pkgconfig";
+
+          nativeBuildInputs = [
+            desktop-file-utils
+            glib
+            gtk4
+            meson
+            ninja
+            pkg-config
+            rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
+            cargo
+            rustc
+            wrapGAppsHook4
+          ];
+
+          buildInputs = [
+            gtk4
+            gtksourceview5
+            libadwaita
+            libpanel
+            vte-gtk4
+          ];
+
+          meta = {
+            description = "Collaborative, local-first GTK text editor";
+            homepage = "https://github.com/p2panda/reflection";
+            license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+            platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+            mainProgram = "reflection";
+          };
+
+        }
+      ) { };
+    };
+}