diff --git a/nix/dev-shell.nix b/nix/dev-shell.nix
--- a/nix/dev-shell.nix
+++ b/nix/dev-shell.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , boost
 , cargo
 , cmake
+, cmake-format
 , cocoapods
 , cryptopp
 , darwin
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
     amqp-cpp
     cryptopp
     cmake
+    cmake-format # linting
     libuv
     pkg-config
     protobuf_3_15_cmake