diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 4836f91915..3791b1563a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ tools/                               @DataDog/apm-common-components-core
 windows/                             @DataDog/libdatadog-core
 fuzz/                                @DataDog/chaos-platform
 
+# Nix
+*.nix                                @DataDog/nix-guild @DataDog/apm-common-components-core
+flake.*                              @DataDog/nix-guild @DataDog/apm-common-components-core
+
 # Specific overrides (must come after their general patterns above)
 bin_tests/tests/test_the_tests.rs    @DataDog/libdatadog-core
 bin_tests/src/bin/test_the_tests.rs  @DataDog/libdatadog-core
@@ -105,3 +109,4 @@ libdd-data-pipeline/tests/test_trace_exporter_otlp_export.rs @DataDog/apm-sdk-ca
 libdd-trace-utils/src/otlp_encoder/                     @DataDog/apm-sdk-capabilities-rust
 datadog-sidecar/src/service/ffe_exposures_flusher.rs    @DataDog/libdatadog-php @DataDog/libdatadog-apm @DataDog/feature-flagging-and-experimentation-sdk
 datadog-sidecar/src/service/ffe_metrics_flusher.rs      @DataDog/libdatadog-php @DataDog/libdatadog-apm @DataDog/feature-flagging-and-experimentation-sdk
+.github/workflows/nix.yml                               @DataDog/nix-guild @DataDog/apm-common-components-core
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c8b92dbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: Test Nix
+
+on: # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - mq-working-branch-*
+  # Also run on PRs that touch the devshell or what it reads. Paths mirror the
+  # Nix CODEOWNERS entries, plus the toolchain files (read by the flake) and
+  # this workflow itself.
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "*.nix"
+      - "flake.*"
+      - "rust-toolchain.toml"
+      - "nightly-toolchain.toml"
+      - ".github/workflows/nix.yml"
+
+# Default permissions for all jobs
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.run_id || github.ref }}-nix
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform:
+          - os: darwin
+            cpu: arm64
+            base: macos-15 # always arm64-darwin
+          - os: linux
+            cpu: x86_64
+            base: ubuntu-24.04 # always x86_64-linux-gnu
+          - os: linux
+            cpu: aarch64
+            base: ubuntu-24.04-arm # always aarch64-linux-gnu
+
+    name: Test Nix (${{ matrix.platform.cpu }}-${{ matrix.platform.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.base }}
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check CPU arch
+        run: |
+          test "$(uname -m)" = "${{ matrix.platform.cpu }}"
+      - name: Free Disk Space (Linux only)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be # 1.3.1
+        with:
+          tool-cache: true
+          android: true
+          dotnet: true
+          haskell: true
+          large-packages: false
+          docker-images: false
+          swap-storage: false
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@ab739621df7a23f52766f9ccc97f38da6b7af14f # v31.10.5
+      - name: Print toolchain versions
+        run: |
+          nix develop --command rustc --version
+          nix develop --command cargo --version
+          nix develop --command cbindgen --version
+      - name: Check nightly formatter toolchain
+        run: nix develop .#nightly --command cargo fmt --version
+      - name: Build workspace
+        run: nix develop --command cargo build --workspace --exclude builder
+
+  complete:
+    name: Nix (complete)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs:
+      - test
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "DONE!"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a82e33abe0..1336400045 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,6 +93,52 @@ We provide two Dev Container configurations:
 
 The container includes all necessary dependencies for building and testing `libdatadog`.
 
+#### Nix development shell
+
+The Nix flake provides a reproducible, pinned shell with Rust, `cbindgen`, and native build tools.
+
+This works natively under both Linux and Darwin.
+
+##### Prerequisite: install Nix
+
+This one-liner installs Nix isolated in `/nix`:
+
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 --location https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon
+```
+
+Enable the modern CLI and flakes in `/etc/nix/nix.conf`:
+
+```bash
+echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" | sudo tee -a /etc/nix/nix.conf
+```
+
+See the [Nix manual](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.28/installation/index.html) for more information.
+
+##### Spawn an interactive shell
+
+Spawn a shell with an environment set up to expose the tooling:
+
+```bash
+nix develop
+```
+
+Note: legacy `nix-shell` and `nix-build` are also available via the `flake-compat` shims.
+
+##### Run commands
+
+Alternatively, run individual commands:
+
+```bash
+nix develop --command cargo build --workspace --exclude builder
+nix develop .#nightly --command cargo fmt --all -- --check
+```
+
+##### Debugging CI failures
+
+- Reproduce the Nix CI build with `nix develop --command cargo build --workspace --exclude builder`.
+- After an MSRV or nightly bump, update `rust-toolchain.toml` or `nightly-toolchain.toml`, then refresh `flake.lock` with `nix flake update`.
+
 #### Docker container
 A dockerfile is provided to run tests in a Ubuntu linux environment. This is particularly useful for running and debugging linux-only tests on macOS.
 
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c84e9b9227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright 2026-Present Datadog, Inc. https://www.datadoghq.com/
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# flake-compat shim for usage without flakes
+(import
+  (
+    let lock = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./flake.lock); in
+    fetchTarball {
+      url = lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.url or "https://github.com/edolstra/flake-compat/archive/${lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.rev}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.narHash;
+    }
+  )
+  { src = ./.; }
+).defaultNix
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..354ed9fc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733328505,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NeCCThCEP3eCl2l/+27kNNK7QrwZB1IJCrXfrbv5oqU=",
+        "rev": "ff81ac966bb2cae68946d5ed5fc4994f96d0ffec",
+        "revCount": 69,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/edolstra/flake-compat/1.1.0/01948eb7-9cba-704f-bbf3-3fa956735b52/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/edolstra/flake-compat/1.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1778075060,
+        "narHash": "sha256-92Rkn1l444SJcZ/W34ZimhmzA38wUoW4UOehHHjxTCI=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d8176a9b6c86c609774bc698d9c5ee8649089c98",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "release-25.11",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-overlay": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1781580018,
+        "narHash": "sha256-BlTedbM77FmesD2ZqR73vhFy+y77UrhefV7IYw1pDsk=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "8bceba21a1ebea535c27c4dc723a0d5a4db9e386",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc9fc420e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright 2026-Present Datadog, Inc. https://www.datadoghq.com/
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/release-25.11";
+
+    # cross-platform convenience
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+
+    # backwards compatibility with nix-build and nix-shell
+    flake-compat.url = "https://flakehub.com/f/edolstra/flake-compat/1.tar.gz";
+
+    # pinned, exact upstream Rust toolchains
+    rust-overlay = {
+      url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, flake-compat, rust-overlay }:
+    # resolve for all platforms in turn
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
+      let
+        # packages for this system platform, with the rust-overlay applied
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+          overlays = [ (import rust-overlay) ];
+        };
+
+        # A devshell for a given Rust toolchain (read from a toolchain file via
+        # rust-overlay), with the rest of the build dependencies.
+        mkDevShell = rust: pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+          name = "libdatadog-devshell";
+
+          # The stdenv cc-wrapper injects -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE, which glibc rejects
+          # when compiling without optimization. Some build scripts (e.g.
+          # spawn_worker's trampoline.c) compile C at -O0 with -Werror, so the
+          # resulting fortify #warning becomes a hard error. Disable fortify
+          # hardening in the shell so those builds succeed.
+          hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" "fortify3" ];
+
+          nativeBuildInputs = [
+            rust            # rustc + cargo + rustfmt + clippy, pinned via toolchain file
+            pkgs.rust-cbindgen
+            pkgs.cmake
+            pkgs.autoconf
+            pkgs.automake
+            pkgs.libtool
+          ];
+        };
+      in {
+        # Default: the pinned stable toolchain (single source of truth is
+        # ./rust-toolchain.toml), matching CI and rustup.
+        devShells.default = mkDevShell (pkgs.rust-bin.fromRustupToolchainFile ./rust-toolchain.toml);
+
+        # Nightly toolchain (./nightly-toolchain.toml) for the jobs that
+        # genuinely need a nightly compiler. Use with `nix develop .#nightly`.
+        devShells.nightly = mkDevShell (pkgs.rust-bin.fromRustupToolchainFile ./nightly-toolchain.toml);
+      }
+    );
+}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f13c5a6659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright 2026-Present Datadog, Inc. https://www.datadoghq.com/
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# flake-compat shim for usage without flakes
+(import
+  (
+    let lock = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./flake.lock); in
+    fetchTarball {
+      url = lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.url or "https://github.com/edolstra/flake-compat/archive/${lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.rev}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = lock.nodes.flake-compat.locked.narHash;
+    }
+  )
+  { src = ./.; }
+).shellNix