diff --git a/garlic/fig/dev/shell.nix b/garlic/fig/dev/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29bb35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/garlic/fig/dev/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ pkgs ? import ../../../default.nix }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+let
+  rWrapper = pkgs.rWrapper.override {
+    packages = with pkgs.rPackages; [ tidyverse rjson jsonlite ];
+  };
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "R";
+
+  buildInputs = [ rWrapper ];
+}