From f661daf8a5f1d8c2ed399aa04103fff0ea51a1b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Thalheim?= <joerg@thalheim.io>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:36:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] effects: also enable flakes

---
 checks/effects.nix | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/checks/effects.nix b/checks/effects.nix
index 1b49d0290..70c4839ee 100644
--- a/checks/effects.nix
+++ b/checks/effects.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ let
       }
       ''
         set -euo pipefail
+        # The sandbox nix has no experimental features enabled; child
+        # nix invocations (updater, nix-update) inherit this.
+        export NIX_CONFIG="experimental-features = nix-command flakes"
         token=$(jq -r '.git.data.token' "$HERCULES_CI_SECRETS_JSON")
         export GH_TOKEN="$token"
         git config --global user.name "dotfiles-bot"
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ in
       minute = 0;
     };
     outputs.effects.update-packages = mkRepoEffect "update-packages" ''
-      nix run --extra-experimental-features nix-command .#updater -- --pr
+      nix run .#updater -- --pr
     '';
   };