mise-nix
A Mise plugin that brings the power of the Nix ecosystem to your development workflow.
Features
- 🚀 100,000+ packages from nixpkgs
- 🔌 VSCode extensions support
- 🔌 JetBrains plugins support
Prerequisites
Installation
mise plugin install nix https://github.com/jbadeau/mise-nix.git
Quick Start
# List available versions mise ls-remote nix:hello # Install version mise install nix:hello@2.12.1
Usage
Standard Packages (Recommended)
Uses nixhub.io for pre-built, cached packages:
# Latest version mise install nix:hello # Specific version mise install nix:hello@2.12.1 # Version aliases mise install nix:hello@stable
Flake References
# GitHub mise install "nix:hello@github+nixos/nixpkgs" mise install "nix:hello@nixos/nixpkgs#hello" # GitLab mise install "nix:mytool@gitlab+group/project" # Git URLs mise install "nix:hello@git+https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs.git"
Local Flakes
export MISE_NIX_ALLOW_LOCAL_FLAKES=true mise install "nix:mytool@./my-project"
VSCode Extensions
mise install "nix:vscode+install=vscode-extensions.golang.go"JetBrains Plugins
Install plugins from the nix-jetbrains-plugins repository:
# Install File Watchers plugin for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate (Linux) mise install "nix:jetbrains+install=jetbrains-plugins.x86_64-linux.idea-ultimate.2024.3.com.intellij.plugins.watcher" # Install File Watchers plugin for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate (macOS) mise install "nix:jetbrains+install=jetbrains-plugins.aarch64-darwin.idea-ultimate.2024.3.com.intellij.plugins.watcher" # Install GitToolBox for GoLand mise install "nix:jetbrains+install=jetbrains-plugins.x86_64-linux.goland.2024.3.zielu.gittoolbox" # Install Database Tools for WebStorm mise install "nix:jetbrains+install=jetbrains-plugins.x86_64-linux.webstorm.2024.3.com.intellij.database"
The plugin will be automatically extracted to the correct JetBrains IDE plugin directory. Restart your IDE to activate the installed plugins.
Notes:
- The system architecture (e.g.,
x86_64-linux,aarch64-darwin) must match your current system - Plugins are built directly from the nix-jetbrains-plugins flake repository without querying nixhub
- You can find plugin IDs at the bottom of JetBrains Marketplace pages
Limitations
Use github+ instead of github: due to mise parsing limitations.
Configuration
Environment variables can be used to configure this plugin, if needed. Some use cases are the following:
export MISE_NIX_ALLOW_LOCAL_FLAKES=true # Enable local flakes export MISE_NIX_NIXHUB_BASE_URL="https://custom.nixhub.io" # Custom nixhub
Nix Setup
Add to ~/.config/nix/nix.conf:
experimental-features = nix-command flakes substituters = https://cache.nixos.org https://nix-community.cachix.org trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY= nix-community.cachix.org-1:0VI8sF6Vsp2Jxw8+OFeVfYVdIY7X+GTtY+lR78QAbXs=
Development
# Setup mise init # Install and link # Tests mise test # Unit tests mise e2e # Integration tests