diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index e8f40bf43f..d65d8e83f9 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 
-if [ ! -d .venv ]; then
-    echo "warning: creating virtualenv for the first time"
-    if which pyenv > /dev/null; then
-        eval "$(pyenv init -)"
-        pyenv install -s
-    else
-        echo "warning: pyenv not installed, using python3 and hoping for the best"
-    fi
+if [[ -f "${PWD}/.env" ]]; then
+    dotenv
+fi
 
-    python3 -m venv .venv
-    source .venv/bin/activate
-    pip install $(grep ^-- requirements.txt) --upgrade pip==22.2.2 wheel==0.37.1
-    make develop
-else
-    source .venv/bin/activate
-    unset PS1
+PATH_add "${HOME}/.local/share/sentry-devenv/bin"
+
+if ! command -v devenv >/dev/null; then
+    echo "install devenv: https://github.com/getsentry/devenv#install"
+    return 1
+fi
+
+PATH_add "${PWD}/.devenv/bin"
+
+if [ ! -d .venv ]; then
+    devenv sync
 fi
 
-export PATH="$PWD/snuba/admin/node_modules/.bin/:$PATH"
+export VIRTUAL_ENV="${PWD}/.venv"
+PATH_add "${PWD}/.venv/bin"
 
 . scripts/rust-envvars
diff --git a/Brewfile b/Brewfile
index f396bebe58..c4aed919e8 100644
--- a/Brewfile
+++ b/Brewfile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 brew 'cmake'  # for rust-snuba
 brew 'protobuf'  # for rust-snuba > sentry_protos
+brew 'rustup'
diff --git a/devenv/config.ini b/devenv/config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bc38fe4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devenv/config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[devenv]
+minimum_version = 1.16.0
+
+[venv.venv]
+python = 3.11.11
+path = .venv
+# TODO: need to combine requirements files into one
+requirements = requirements.txt
+editable =
+  .
+
+[python3.11.11]
+darwin_x86_64 = https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20250212/cpython-3.11.11+20250212-x86_64-apple-darwin-install_only.tar.gz
+darwin_x86_64_sha256 = 1f1afc064b523b67c06e6d4b024a8dbb8df5fa12f0f0018b218c855491833451
+darwin_arm64 = https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20250212/cpython-3.11.11+20250212-aarch64-apple-darwin-install_only.tar.gz
+darwin_arm64_sha256 = 6dd5603e5570b8c4e1abf1ef2a329f195dd052890b1fa3b01b7406552a4f45a1
diff --git a/devenv/sync.py b/devenv/sync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0c8ba992d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devenv/sync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+
+from devenv import constants
+from devenv.lib import brew, colima, config, proc, venv
+
+
+def main(context: dict[str, str]) -> int:
+    reporoot = context["reporoot"]
+
+    brew.install()
+
+    proc.run(
+        (f"{constants.homebrew_bin}/brew", "bundle"),
+        cwd=reporoot,
+    )
+
+    venv_dir, python_version, requirements, editable_paths, bins = venv.get(
+        reporoot, "venv"
+    )
+    url, sha256 = config.get_python(reporoot, python_version)
+    print(f"ensuring venv at {venv_dir}...")
+    venv.ensure(venv_dir, python_version, url, sha256)
+
+    print(f"syncing venv with {requirements}...")
+    venv.sync(reporoot, venv_dir, requirements, editable_paths, bins)
+
+    print("running make develop...")
+    os.system("make develop")
+
+    # start colima if it's not already running
+    colima.start(reporoot)
+
+    return 0