diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f447b8c..68b6df3 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -15,6 +15,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "dedupe_gitignore": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709087332,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "files": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1750263550,
@@ -50,6 +70,32 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "git-hooks": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": [
+          "dedupe_flake-compat"
+        ],
+        "gitignore": [
+          "dedupe_gitignore"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1750779888,
+        "narHash": "sha256-wibppH3g/E2lxU43ZQHC5yA/7kIKLGxVEnsnVK1BtRg=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "16ec914f6fb6f599ce988427d9d94efddf25fe6d",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "import-tree": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1751399845,
@@ -104,8 +150,10 @@
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "dedupe_flake-compat": "dedupe_flake-compat",
+        "dedupe_gitignore": "dedupe_gitignore",
         "files": "files",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
         "import-tree": "import-tree",
         "make-shell": "make-shell",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6f86517..4b85473 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,22 @@
       url = "github:nicknovitski/make-shell";
       inputs.flake-compat.follows = "dedupe_flake-compat";
     };
+    # git-hooks ensures nix flake check is ran before commits
+    git-hooks = {
+      url = "github:cachix/git-hooks.nix";
+      inputs = {
+        flake-compat.follows = "dedupe_flake-compat";
+        nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+        gitignore.follows = "dedupe_gitignore";
+      };
+    };
 
     # The following are not used but are here for deduplication.
     dedupe_flake-compat.url = "github:edolstra/flake-compat";
+    dedupe_gitignore = {
+      url = "github:hercules-ci/gitignore.nix";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = inputs: inputs.flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } (inputs.import-tree ./modules);
diff --git a/modules/flake-parts/git-hooks.nix b/modules/flake-parts/git-hooks.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff3255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/flake-parts/git-hooks.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ inputs, ... }:
+{
+  # TODO: add to readme
+  imports = [ inputs.git-hooks.flakeModule ];
+}