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nix-ai

Active·★ 11·MIT·Updated 2026-10-22

nix-ai is a declarative AI coding toolkit that uses Nix to capture and manage your entire AI development setup as code. It ensures that your configurations for various AI tools like Claude Code, Gemini, Copilot, and local MLX inference are reproducible across different machines with a single command.

#NixOS#Declarative Configuration#AI Development#Code Assistant#DevOps#Reproducibility#Home Manager
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$ Install
$ nix-ai = { url = "github:dryvist/nix-ai"; inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs"; inputs.home-manager.follows = "home-manager"; }; // Then add to home-manager config: sharedModules = [ nix-ai.homeManagerModules.default ];
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01

Features

01Manages configuration for various AI Code Assistants (Claude Code, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Qwen Code).
02Reproducible AI setup across machines using Nix and home-manager.
03Centralized management of MCP Servers catalog for all agents.
04Integrated local MLX inference support for macOS Apple Silicon.
05Modular design allowing granular inclusion of specific AI tool configurations.
02

Compatibility

Nix
Runtime
Verified via docs
home-manager
Configuration Manager
Verified via docs
aarch64-darwin
Platform
Verified via docs
x86_64-linux
Platform
Verified via docs
macOS (Apple Silicon)
MLX Inference
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ nix-ai = { url = "github:dryvist/nix-ai"; inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs"; inputs.home-manager.follows = "home-manager"; }; // Then add to home-manager config: sharedModules = [ nix-ai.homeManagerModules.default ];
04

Use cases

↳Developers wanting a consistent and reproducible AI coding environment.
↳Teams sharing AI tool configurations and plugins across multiple workstations.
↳Setting up new development machines with all necessary AI tools and settings automatically.
↳Experimenting with different AI code assistants without manual setup overhead.
05

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