diff --git a/nix/containers/default.nix b/nix/containers/default.nix
index 9f0a8966..ff0ec532 100644
--- a/nix/containers/default.nix
+++ b/nix/containers/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   gzip,
   which,
   curl,
+  vim,
   less,
   wget,
   man,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ let
             coreutils-full
           ]
           ++ lib.optionals interactive [
+            vim
             gawk
             gnutar
             gzip
diff --git a/nix/containers/editor-basic/default.nix b/nix/containers/editor-basic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3ba2e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/containers/editor-basic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ helix
+, ...
+}:
+
+{
+  interactive = true;
+  contents = [
+    helix
+  ];
+}