diff --git a/examples/_d2n-std/flake.nix b/examples/_d2n-std/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a6c06a5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/_d2n-std/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    std.url = "github:divnix/std";
+    dream2nix.url = "github:nix-community/dream2nix";
+    dream2nix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "std/nixpkgs";
+    nixpkgs.follows = "std/nixpkgs";
+    src.url = "github:prettier/prettier/2.4.1";
+    src.flake = false;
+  };
+
+  outputs = {
+    std,
+    self,
+    ...
+  } @ inputs:
+    std.growOn {
+      inherit inputs;
+      cellsFrom = ./nix;
+      cellBlocks = with std.blockTypes; [
+        (installables "packages" {ci.build = true;})
+      ];
+    }
+    # compat with `nix` cli
+    {
+      packages = std.harvest self ["app" "packages"];
+    };
+}
diff --git a/examples/_d2n-std/nix/app/packages.nix b/examples/_d2n-std/nix/app/packages.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f131fe10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/_d2n-std/nix/app/packages.nix
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+{
+  inputs,
+  cell,
+}: {
+  default = cell.packages.app;
+  app =
+    # a terrible idea
+    (inputs.dream2nix.lib.makeFlakeOutputs {
+      systems = [inputs.nixpkgs.system];
+      source = inputs.src;
+      projects = {
+        prettier = {
+          name = "prettier";
+          subsystem = "nodejs";
+          translator = "yarn-lock";
+        };
+      };
+    })
+    .packages
+    .${inputs.nixpkgs.system}
+    .default;
+}