diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 88b80c0f..9c1cafbe 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ pkgs.devshell.mkShell {
       help = "Compare current system to ./result";
       command = "nvd diff /run/current-system result";
     }
+    {
+      name = "util-data-dirs";
+      help = "List XDG_DATA_DIRS in a readable format";
+      command = ''echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS | sed "s/:/\n/g" | sort -u'';
+    }
 
     # Flake
     {
@@ -46,6 +51,11 @@ pkgs.devshell.mkShell {
       help = "Validate the flake";
       command = "nix flake check";
     }
+    {
+      name = "flake-trace";
+      help = "Validate the flake with stack trace";
+      command = "nix flake check --show-trace";
+    }
 
     # Nix Store
     {