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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}, unstable ? import <nixpkgs-unstable> {} }:
+
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgs.python312
+    unstable.uv
+    # unstable.appdaemon
+  ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    echo "Welcome to the Nix shell for AppDaemon development"
+  '';
+}