From a4ee65cba14b28afa8bc355936282cec1b6d706e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lucasew <lucas59356@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:03 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] CONTRIBUTING: list nix fmt first among formatter commands

Put the simplest command first so new contributors are less
likely to reach for nix-shell or nix develop by default.

Assisted-by: Grok Build (xAI Grok 4.6)
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6e56cc1a792c..3967caa1bf4b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -587,9 +587,9 @@ CI [enforces](./.github/workflows/lint.yml) all Nix files to be formatted using
 
 You can ensure this locally using either of these commands:
 ```
-nix-shell --run treefmt
-nix develop --command treefmt
 nix fmt
+nix develop --command treefmt
+nix-shell --run treefmt
 ```
 
 If you're starting your editor in `nix-shell` or `nix develop`, you can also set it up to automatically run `treefmt` on save.