diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index d55dd5f82..0c72d281e 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -5,73 +5,6 @@ let
   devshell' = fetch "devshell";
   pkgs' = import devshell' { inherit nixpkgs; };
 in
-{ pkgs ? pkgs', ... }:
-let
-  configs = "${toString ./.}#nixosConfigurations";
-  build = "config.system.build";
-
-  installPkgs = (import "${nixpkgs}/nixos" {
-    configuration = { };
-    system = pkgs.system;
-  }).config.system.build;
-
-  flk = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "flk" ''
-    if [[ -z "$1" || "$1" == "help" || "--help" || "-h" ]]; then
-      echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [ iso | install {host} | {host} [switch|boot|test] ]"
-    elif [[ "$1" == "iso" ]]; then
-      nix build ${configs}.niximg.${build}.isoImage
-    elif [[ "$1" == "install" ]]; then
-      sudo nixos-install --flake ".#$2" "${"\${@:3}"}"
-    else
-      sudo nixos-rebuild --flake ".#$1" "${"\${@:2}"}"
-    fi
-  '';
-
-  name = "flk";
-in
-pkgs.mkDevShell {
-  inherit name;
-
-  packages = with pkgs; with installPkgs; [
-    git-crypt
-    nixos-install
-    nixos-generate-config
-    nixos-enter
-  ];
-
-  env = { inherit name; };
-
-  commands = with pkgs; [
-    {
-      name = nixpkgs-fmt.pname;
-      package = nixpkgs-fmt;
-      help = nixpkgs-fmt.meta.description;
-      category = "linters";
-    }
-    {
-      name = flk.name;
-      help = "Build, deploy, and install nixflk";
-      category = "main";
-      package = flk;
-    }
-    {
-      name = "grip";
-      help = python38Packages.grip.meta.description;
-      category = "servers";
-      package = python38Packages.grip;
-    }
-    {
-      name = git.pname;
-      help = git.meta.description;
-      category = "vcs";
-      package = git;
-    }
-    {
-      name = "nix";
-      help = nixFlakes.meta.description;
-      category = "main";
-      command = ''${nixFlakes}/bin/nix --option experimental-features "nix-command flakes ca-references" "$@"'';
-    }
-  ];
-
+{ pkgs ? pkgs', ... }: pkgs.mkDevShell {
+  imports  = [ (import ./shells/flk) ];
 }
diff --git a/shells/flk/default.nix b/shells/flk/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65e28e0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shells/flk/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
+  config = let
+    nixpkgs = import ../../compat/nixpkgs.nix;
+    configs = "${toString ../..}#nixosConfigurations";
+    build = "config.system.build";
+
+    installPkgs = (
+      import "${nixpkgs}/nixos" {
+        configuration = {};
+        system = pkgs.system;
+      }
+    ).config.system.build;
+
+    flk = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "flk" ''
+      if [[ -z "$1" || "$1" == "help" || "--help" || "-h" ]]; then
+        echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [ iso | install {host} | {host} [switch|boot|test] ]"
+      elif [[ "$1" == "iso" ]]; then
+        nix build ${configs}.niximg.${build}.isoImage
+      elif [[ "$1" == "install" ]]; then
+        sudo nixos-install --flake ".#$2" "${"\${@:3}"}"
+      else
+        sudo nixos-rebuild --flake ".#$1" "${"\${@:2}"}"
+      fi
+    '';
+
+    name = "flk";
+  in
+    {
+      inherit name;
+
+      packages = with pkgs; with installPkgs; [
+        git-crypt
+        nixos-install
+        nixos-generate-config
+        nixos-enter
+      ];
+
+      env = { inherit name; };
+
+      commands = with pkgs; [
+        {
+          name = nixpkgs-fmt.pname;
+          package = nixpkgs-fmt;
+          help = nixpkgs-fmt.meta.description;
+          category = "linters";
+        }
+        {
+          name = flk.name;
+          help = "Build, deploy, and install nixflk";
+          category = "main";
+          package = flk;
+        }
+        {
+          name = "grip";
+          help = python38Packages.grip.meta.description;
+          category = "servers";
+          package = python38Packages.grip;
+        }
+        {
+          name = git.pname;
+          help = git.meta.description;
+          category = "vcs";
+          package = git;
+        }
+        {
+          name = "nix";
+          help = nixFlakes.meta.description;
+          category = "main";
+          command = ''${nixFlakes}/bin/nix --option experimental-features "nix-command flakes ca-references" "$@"'';
+        }
+      ];
+
+    };
+}