diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce7c9f30..0e1f27db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 nimcache/
 
+# Executables when using nix will be stored in result/ directory
+result/
+
 # Executables shall be put in an ignored build/ directory
 build/
 
diff --git a/nix/README.md b/nix/README.md
index d1886794..fa34ffe2 100644
--- a/nix/README.md
+++ b/nix/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 A development shell can be started using:
 ```sh
-nix develop
+nix develop '.?submodules=1#'
 ```
 
 ## Building
diff --git a/nix/checksums.nix b/nix/checksums.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d79345d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/checksums.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
+let
+  tools = pkgs.callPackage ./tools.nix {};
+  sourceFile = ../vendor/nimbus-build-system/vendor/Nim/koch.nim;
+in pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+  owner = "nim-lang";
+  repo = "checksums";
+  rev = tools.findKeyValue "^ +ChecksumsStableCommit = \"([a-f0-9]+)\"$" sourceFile;
+  # WARNING: Requires manual updates when Nim compiler version changes.
+  hash = "sha256-Bm5iJoT2kAvcTexiLMFBa9oU5gf7d4rWjo3OiN7obWQ=";
+}
diff --git a/nix/csources.nix b/nix/csources.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33cd9d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/csources.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
+let
+  tools = pkgs.callPackage ./tools.nix {};
+  sourceFile = ../vendor/nimbus-build-system/vendor/Nim/config/build_config.txt;
+in pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+  owner = "nim-lang";
+  repo = "csources_v2";
+  rev = tools.findKeyValue "^nim_csourcesHash=([a-f0-9]+)$" sourceFile;
+  # WARNING: Requires manual updates when Nim compiler version changes.
+  hash = "sha256-UCLtoxOcGYjBdvHx7A47x6FjLMi6VZqpSs65MN7fpBs=";
+}
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index b4030095..691e2af3 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
   src ? ../.,
   targets ? ["all"],
   # Options: 0,1,2
-  verbosity ? 0,
-  # Use system Nim compiler instead of building it with nimbus-build-system
-  useSystemNim ? true,
+  verbosity ? 1,
   commit ? builtins.substring 0 7 (src.rev or "dirty"),
   # These are the only platforms tested in CI and considered stable.
   stableSystems ? [
     "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux"
     "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-darwin"
   ],
+  # Perform 2-stage bootstrap instead of 3-stage to save time.
+  quickAndDirty ? true,
   circomCompatPkg ? (
     builtins.getFlake "github:codex-storage/circom-compat-ffi"
   ).packages.${builtins.currentSystem}.default
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let
   revision = lib.substring 0 8 (src.rev or "dirty");
 
   tools = callPackage ./tools.nix {};
-in pkgs.gcc11Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+in pkgs.gcc13Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   pname = "codex";
 
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ in pkgs.gcc11Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   in
     with pkgs; [
       cmake
-      pkg-config
-      nimble
       which
-      nim-unwrapped-1
       lsb-release
       circomCompatPkg
       fakeGit
@@ -66,11 +63,23 @@ in pkgs.gcc11Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = targets ++ [
     "V=${toString verbosity}"
-    "USE_SYSTEM_NIM=${if useSystemNim then "1" else "0"}"
+    "QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=${if quickAndDirty then "1" else "0"}"
+    "QUICK_AND_DIRTY_NIMBLE=${if quickAndDirty then "1" else "0"}"
   ];
 
   configurePhase = ''
-    patchShebangs . > /dev/null
+    patchShebangs . vendor/nimbus-build-system > /dev/null
+    make nimbus-build-system-paths
+  '';
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    pushd vendor/nimbus-build-system/vendor/Nim
+    mkdir dist
+    cp -r ${callPackage ./nimble.nix {}}    dist/nimble
+    cp -r ${callPackage ./checksums.nix {}} dist/checksums
+    cp -r ${callPackage ./csources.nix {}}  csources_v2
+    chmod 777 -R dist/nimble csources_v2
+    popd
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
diff --git a/nix/nimble.nix b/nix/nimble.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39c5e0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/nimble.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
+let
+  tools = pkgs.callPackage ./tools.nix {};
+  sourceFile = ../vendor/nimbus-build-system/vendor/Nim/koch.nim;
+in pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+  owner = "nim-lang";
+  repo = "nimble";
+  fetchSubmodules = true;
+  rev = tools.findKeyValue "^ +NimbleStableCommit = \"([a-f0-9]+)\".+" sourceFile;
+  # WARNING: Requires manual updates when Nim compiler version changes.
+  hash = "sha256-Rz48sGUKZEAp+UySla+MlsOfsERekuGKw69Tm11fDz8=";
+}