diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-nix.yaml b/.github/workflows/package-nix.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-nix.yaml
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+name: Nix Package
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build-nix:
+    name: build-nix (${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-22.04-arm, macos-13, macos-14]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
+        with:
+          github_access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build in Nix development shell
+        run: nix develop -c gradle jpackage
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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index 00000000..1811be24
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+++ b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "devshell": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1735644329,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tO3HrHriyLvipc4xr+Ewtdlo7wM1OjXNjlWRgmM7peY=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "devshell",
+        "rev": "f7795ede5b02664b57035b3b757876703e2c3eac",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "devshell",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1738453229,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7H9XgNiGLKN1G1CgRh0vUL4AheZSYzPm+zmZ7vxbJdo=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "32ea77a06711b758da0ad9bd6a844c5740a87abd",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1739866667,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EO1ygNKZlsAC9avfcwHkKGMsmipUk1Uc0TbrEZpkn64=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "73cf49b8ad837ade2de76f87eb53fc85ed5d4680",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devshell": "devshell",
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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index 00000000..7501d579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
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+{
+  description = "Sparrow Wallet Nix Flake (Development Shell only, for now)";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+
+    flake-parts = {
+      url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+      inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
+    devshell = {
+      url = "github:numtide/devshell";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+  };
+
+  outputs = inputs @ { flake-parts, devshell, ... }:
+    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;} {
+      systems = [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" ];
+
+      perSystem = { config, self', inputs', pkgs, system, lib, ... }: let
+        inherit (pkgs) stdenv;
+      in {
+        # define default devshell
+        devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+          packages = with pkgs ; [
+                jdk23                # This JDK will be in PATH
+                (gradle.override {   # Gradle 8.x (Nix package) runs using an internally-linked JDK
+                    java = jdk23;    # Run Gradle with this JDK
+                })
+            ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+}