diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-check-deps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-check-deps/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  rustPlatform,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  unstableGitUpdater,
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = "nix-check-deps";
+  version = "0-unstable-2025-04-09";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "LordGrimmauld";
+    repo = "nix-check-deps";
+    rev = "263701905ec40a19c52d23d0fdceb1126e20c99e";
+    hash = "sha256-RaPk8Cd5ovskxFFvFd0+auIopCo1YHyH+6199qK+d18=";
+  };
+
+  useFetchCargoVendor = true;
+  cargoHash = "sha256-1fazKGz3PtyTvcIW+PY/LwYc6JlErSO9ZFisTUXJdhc=";
+
+  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Scan nix packages for unused buildInputs";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/LordGrimmauld/nix-check-deps";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ethancedwards8 ];
+    mainProgram = "nix-check-deps";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}