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@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ the project root. The flake can also be used to spin up a reproducible developme
shell for working on Helix with `nix develop`.
Flake outputs are cached for each push to master using
-[Cachix](https://www.cachix.org/). With Cachix
-[installed](https://docs.cachix.org/installation), `cachix use helix` will
+[Cachix](https://www.cachix.org/). The flake is configured to
+automatically make use of this cache assuming the user accepts
+the new settings on first use.
+
+If you are using a version of Nix without flakes enabled you can
+[install Cachix cli](https://docs.cachix.org/installation); `cachix use helix` will
configure Nix to use cached outputs when possible.
### Arch Linux