diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7faac01..4d8e25f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/**
 .envrc
+.direnv/**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8945ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# webxdc-go
+
+a Go game application for webxdc
+
+## develop
+
+assuming nix flake
+
+```sh
+nix develop
+# or if using direnv
+echo "use flake ." > .envrc
+
+npm run dev
+# runs dev server on localhost:4000
+# instances run on incremntal ports
+# refresh page to reflect changes
+```
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index e2d3e69..0a06956 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1718160348,
-        "narHash": "sha256-9YrUjdztqi4Gz8n3mBuqvCkMo4ojrA6nASwyIKWMpus=",
+        "lastModified": 1718530797,
+        "narHash": "sha256-pup6cYwtgvzDpvpSCFh1TEUjw2zkNpk8iolbKnyFmmU=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "57d6973abba7ea108bac64ae7629e7431e0199b6",
+        "rev": "b60ebf54c15553b393d144357375ea956f89e9a9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index e09d897..eeb3afd 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     let
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
-      nodejs = pkgs.nodejs-slim;
+      nodejs = pkgs.nodejs;
     in {
       devShells = {
         x86_64-linux = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e59988..b5e4612 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "zip -9 --recurse-paths dist/myapp.xdc src",
-        "webxdc-dev": "webxdc-dev run --port 4000 src"
+        "dev": "webxdc-dev run --port 4000 src"
     }
 }