diff --git a/.config/direnv/direnvrc b/.config/direnv/direnvrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4deef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/direnv/direnvrc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+layout_uv_venv() {
+    if [[ -d ".venv" ]]; then
+        VIRTUAL_ENV="$(pwd)/.venv"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z $VIRTUAL_ENV || ! -d $VIRTUAL_ENV ]]; then
+        log_status "No virtual environment exists. Executing \`uv venv\` to create one."
+        uv venv
+        VIRTUAL_ENV="$(pwd)/.venv"
+    fi
+
+    PATH_add "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin"
+    export UV_ACTIVE=1  # or VENV_ACTIVE=1
+    export VIRTUAL_ENV
+}
+
+layout_uv() {
+    if [[ -d ".venv" ]]; then
+        VIRTUAL_ENV="$(pwd)/.venv"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z $VIRTUAL_ENV || ! -d $VIRTUAL_ENV ]]; then
+        log_status "No uv project exists. Executing \`uv init\` to create one."
+        uv init --no-readme
+        rm hello.py
+        uv venv
+        VIRTUAL_ENV="$(pwd)/.venv"
+    fi
+
+    PATH_add "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin"
+    export UV_ACTIVE=1  # or VENV_ACTIVE=1
+    export VIRTUAL_ENV
+}
diff --git a/install.conf.yaml b/install.conf.yaml
index 576f89d..8025758 100644
--- a/install.conf.yaml
+++ b/install.conf.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ~/.config/alacritty: .config/alacritty
     ~/.config/zellij/: .config/zellij
     ~/.config/yazi/: .config/yazi
+    ~/.config/direnv: .config/direnv
     ~/.config/git/: .config/git/
     ~/.config/starship.toml: .config/starship.toml
     ~/.config/i3: .config/i3/