diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53b15d4f2b..16e544eed8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-.vscode
-__pycache__
 ix-dev/**/rendered
-.DS_Store
-
-ix-dev/test/test-lib/migrations
 out.yaml
-.coverage
+
+.devbox
+.vscode
+.DS_Store
 .venv
+.pytest_cache
+.coverage
+__pycache__
diff --git a/devbox.json b/devbox.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..defdede931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devbox.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetify-com/devbox/0.13.7/.schema/devbox.schema.json",
+  "packages": [
+    "python@3.11",
+    "python3Packages.pyyaml",
+    "python3Packages.pytest",
+    "python3Packages.pytest-cov",
+    "python3Packages.bcrypt",
+    "python3Packages.pydantic"
+  ],
+  "shell": {
+    "init_hook": [],
+    "scripts": {
+      "ports": ["python3 ./.github/scripts/port_validation.py"],
+      "lib-test": [
+        "pytest library/",
+        "rm -r library/**/__pycache__",
+        "rm -r library/**/tests/__pycache__"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/devbox.lock b/devbox.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c17c09b561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devbox.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+{
+  "lockfile_version": "1",
+  "packages": {
+    "python3Packages.bcrypt": {
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/75a52265bda7fd25e06e3a67dee3f0354e73243c#python3Packages.bcrypt",
+      "source": "nixpkg",
+      "systems": {
+        "aarch64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "path": "/nix/store/0bialsv3mzc3hfkynkky2h4g0fkhl27b-python3.11-bcrypt-4.0.1",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "python3Packages.pydantic": {
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/75a52265bda7fd25e06e3a67dee3f0354e73243c#python3Packages.pydantic",
+      "source": "nixpkg",
+      "systems": {
+        "aarch64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "path": "/nix/store/lmhr8skgkpbf8y9frfcfhyd1cwbp7d35-python3.11-pydantic-1.10.12",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "python3Packages.pytest": {
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/75a52265bda7fd25e06e3a67dee3f0354e73243c#python3Packages.pytest",
+      "source": "nixpkg",
+      "systems": {
+        "aarch64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "path": "/nix/store/97pny9bx1msg7nlj5zgvj7abfyyx76rg-python3.11-pytest-7.4.2",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "python3Packages.pytest-cov": {
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/75a52265bda7fd25e06e3a67dee3f0354e73243c#python3Packages.pytest-cov",
+      "source": "nixpkg",
+      "systems": {
+        "aarch64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "path": "/nix/store/a2j6csrpmnzfp2shblk00z3b4b6jdgax-python3.11-pytest-cov-4.1.0",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "python3Packages.pyyaml": {
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/75a52265bda7fd25e06e3a67dee3f0354e73243c#python3Packages.pyyaml",
+      "source": "nixpkg",
+      "systems": {
+        "aarch64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "path": "/nix/store/wr951m2xcgnndqjdh7i51dknsmnbxa4f-python3.11-pyyaml-6.0.1",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "python@3.11": {
+      "last_modified": "2025-01-19T08:16:51Z",
+      "plugin_version": "0.0.4",
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/50165c4f7eb48ce82bd063e1fb8047a0f515f8ce#python311",
+      "source": "devbox-search",
+      "version": "3.11.11",
+      "systems": {
+        "aarch64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "out",
+              "path": "/nix/store/s3pq6y9qhdqc9mab8yir2mr16xr7rx5p-python3-3.11.11",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ],
+          "store_path": "/nix/store/s3pq6y9qhdqc9mab8yir2mr16xr7rx5p-python3-3.11.11"
+        },
+        "aarch64-linux": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "out",
+              "path": "/nix/store/i7svvkm9ndrh1kwr4xhkh0df1d78fcjs-python3-3.11.11",
+              "default": true
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "debug",
+              "path": "/nix/store/gwicdi09hhln3vg650zkgm9c0maci7l1-python3-3.11.11-debug"
+            }
+          ],
+          "store_path": "/nix/store/i7svvkm9ndrh1kwr4xhkh0df1d78fcjs-python3-3.11.11"
+        },
+        "x86_64-darwin": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "out",
+              "path": "/nix/store/r2lldrdrchb6vfz1qbr09qxn2hqm6l5f-python3-3.11.11",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          ],
+          "store_path": "/nix/store/r2lldrdrchb6vfz1qbr09qxn2hqm6l5f-python3-3.11.11"
+        },
+        "x86_64-linux": {
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "out",
+              "path": "/nix/store/3i8fa331nr390ylkf1xka5ah0hvbvfbs-python3-3.11.11",
+              "default": true
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "debug",
+              "path": "/nix/store/g6p2lmraliym2qshq5pvqmnlsnirwzhm-python3-3.11.11-debug"
+            }
+          ],
+          "store_path": "/nix/store/3i8fa331nr390ylkf1xka5ah0hvbvfbs-python3-3.11.11"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}