diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7650c958..39e97f9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 result*
 pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/nixpkgs
 pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/webui/assets
+machines
 
 # python
 __pycache__
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/shell.nix b/pkgs/clan-cli/shell.nix
index d3ebaab6..336b2f03 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/shell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/shell.nix
@@ -41,5 +41,7 @@ mkShell {
       $tmp_path/share/zsh/site-functions
     register-python-argcomplete --shell fish clan > $tmp_path/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/clan.fish
     register-python-argcomplete --shell bash clan > $tmp_path/share/bash-completion/completions/clan
+
+    ${clan-cli}/bin/clan machines create example
   '';
 }