diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07e76ee4d..d283596c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -115,3 +115,5 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # Mac
 .DS_Store
+
+.pixi
diff --git a/docs/contributor_guide/index.rst b/docs/contributor_guide/index.rst
index 3b94f2f35..660e3a656 100644
--- a/docs/contributor_guide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/contributor_guide/index.rst
@@ -73,3 +73,13 @@ Here are instructions for two popular environment managers:
   pre-commit install
   # to trigger manual check use:
   # pre-commit run --all-files
+
+* If you are using `pixi <https://pixi.sh>`_, then you can use the following pre-defined tasks:
+
+::
+
+  # run pytest
+  pixi run test
+
+  # run pre-commit on all files
+  pixi run pre-commit
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a3447b751..77a78b184 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -484,3 +484,28 @@ disable = [
     "locally-disabled",
     "suppressed-message",
 ]
+
+[tool.pixi.project]
+channels = ["conda-forge", "nodefaults"]
+platforms = ["win-64", "linux-64", "osx-64", "osx-arm64"]
+
+[tool.pixi.pypi-dependencies]
+python_graphblas = { path = ".", editable = true }
+
+[tool.pixi.environments]
+default = { solve-group = "default" }
+test-env = { features = ["test"], solve-group = "default" }
+dev-env = { features = ["dev"], solve-group = "default" }
+
+[tool.pixi.feature.test-env.tasks]
+test = "pytest graphblas"
+
+[tool.pixi.feature.dev.tasks]
+post-install = "pre-commit install"
+pre-commit = { cmd = [
+    "pre-commit",
+    "run",
+    "--all-files",
+], depends-on = [
+    "post-install",
+] }