diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 25093af..3d27f35 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
     unstable.uv
     unstable.python312Packages.ipykernel
     unstable.python312Packages.rich
+    pkgs.python312Packages.iso8601
     # unstable.appdaemon
   ];
 
   shellHook = ''
     echo "Welcome to the Nix shell for AppDaemon development"
+    alias build="uv run python -m build"
+    alias dbuild="docker build -t acockburn/appdaemon:local-dev /usr/src/app"
+    alias fbuild="build && dbuild"
+    alias clean="cd /usr/src/app && rm -rf ./build ./dist"
+    cd /usr/src/app
   '';
 }