First, please refer to the general installation and environment.
By default, with nix-shell, you should have all the dependencies you'll need not only to use this plugin, but also to develop on it.
In other words, dependencies to do things like run tests, run linter(s), and run type checking should all be provided.
If you try and that's not the case, please check the Issue Tracker.
If an issue's open for what you're experiencing, please upvote the initial description of the issue and/or comment on the ticket.
The various tests run against the project can be found in the GitHub actions workflows.