diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96c2d2c..aceeae8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ln -s ../.dot/dotfiles/.config/starship.toml
 To have the full experience, install all of these:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt install git curl vim-nox fzf ripgrep exuberant-ctags fish grc tmux htop
+sudo apt install git curl vim-nox fzf ripgrep exuberant-ctags fish grc tmux htop direnv
 # needed for building vim plugins:
 sudo apt install cmake build-essentials
 # also, this classic:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f15fdbc..9fe7b0e 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ elif [ ! -e ~/.dot/.dot_no_fish ]; then
     done
 fi
 
+echo
+echo "Do you wish to install the starship prompt?"
+select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
+    case $yn in
+        Yes ) make_link $DIR ".config/starship.yml"; curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh; break;;
+        No ) break;;
+    esac
+done
+
 if [ ! -e ~/.dot_is_server ] && [ ! -e ~/.dot_no_server ]; then
     echo
     echo "Is this machine a server?"