diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 6f261ac..d3a8e28 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
 
   shellHook = ''
     echo "Welcome to the Nix shell for AppDaemon development"
-    
+    cd /usr/src/app
+    echo "URL:    $(git config --get remote.origin.url)"
+    echo "Branch: $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+    echo "Hash:   $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
     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"
     alias ad="python -m appdaemon"
 
-    cd /usr/src/app
     uv sync --all-extras --upgrade --inexact
     source .venv/bin/activate
+    echo -e "Built and activated virtual environment\n"
   '';
 }