diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 869b4fa..c367124 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,3 +34,28 @@ nix develop --command bash -c "cargo build"
 2.  Clone the repository.
 3.  Navigate to the project directory.
 4.  Run the game using the command: `nix develop --command bash -c "cargo run"`
+
+## Headless Screenshots
+
+The flake exposes a `take-screenshots` app that launches a binary inside an
+Xvfb display backed by lavapipe (software Vulkan), waits, and captures one or
+more PNG screenshots. Useful for smoke-testing rendering without a real GPU.
+
+```
+nix run .#take-screenshots -- EXE NUM DELAY_START PAUSE_INBETWEEN [OUTPUT_DIR]
+```
+
+*   `EXE` — path to the executable to launch
+*   `NUM` — number of screenshots to take
+*   `DELAY_START` — seconds to wait after launch before the first shot
+*   `PAUSE_INBETWEEN` — seconds between consecutive shots
+*   `OUTPUT_DIR` — where to write `shot-NNN.png` files (default: current directory)
+
+Example, capturing three frames of the game one second apart after a six-second
+warm-up (Bevy + software Vulkan needs roughly that long to render its first
+frame):
+
+```
+cargo build
+nix run .#take-screenshots -- ./target/debug/bglga 3 6 1 ./shots
+```
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ce0d3a3..4106933 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,98 @@
           vulkan-loader
           glfw
         ];
+
+        takeScreenshots = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
+          name = "take-screenshots";
+          runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [
+            xorg-server
+            imagemagick
+            coreutils
+          ];
+          text = ''
+            set -euo pipefail
+
+            if [ "$#" -lt 4 ]; then
+              cat >&2 <<'USAGE'
+            Usage: take-screenshots EXE NUM DELAY_START PAUSE_INBETWEEN [OUTPUT_DIR]
+
+              EXE              path to executable to launch
+              NUM              number of screenshots to take
+              DELAY_START      seconds to wait after launching EXE before first shot
+              PAUSE_INBETWEEN  seconds between consecutive shots
+              OUTPUT_DIR       output directory (default: current directory)
+            USAGE
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            EXE=$1
+            NUM=$2
+            DELAY_START=$3
+            PAUSE=$4
+            OUTDIR=''${5:-.}
+
+            mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
+
+            # Locate lavapipe (software Vulkan) ICD; needed because Xvfb has no GPU.
+            LVP_ICD=
+            for c in \
+              "${pkgs.mesa}/share/vulkan/icd.d/lvp_icd.x86_64.json" \
+              /run/opengl-driver/share/vulkan/icd.d/lvp_icd.x86_64.json
+            do
+              if [ -f "$c" ]; then LVP_ICD=$c; break; fi
+            done
+            if [ -z "$LVP_ICD" ]; then
+              echo "take-screenshots: could not locate lavapipe Vulkan ICD" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            # Pick a free X display.
+            DISPLAY_NUM=99
+            while [ -e "/tmp/.X$DISPLAY_NUM-lock" ] || [ -e "/tmp/.X11-unix/X$DISPLAY_NUM" ]; do
+              DISPLAY_NUM=$((DISPLAY_NUM + 1))
+            done
+
+            Xvfb ":$DISPLAY_NUM" -screen 0 800x900x24 \
+              +extension GLX +extension RANDR +render -ac &
+            XVFB_PID=$!
+
+            GAME_PID=
+            cleanup() {
+              if [ -n "$GAME_PID" ]; then
+                kill "$GAME_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+                wait "$GAME_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+              fi
+              kill "$XVFB_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+              wait "$XVFB_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+              rm -f "/tmp/.X$DISPLAY_NUM-lock"
+            }
+            trap cleanup EXIT
+
+            sleep 0.5
+
+            export DISPLAY=":$DISPLAY_NUM"
+            export VK_ICD_FILENAMES=$LVP_ICD
+            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath runtimeLibs}''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+
+            "$EXE" &
+            GAME_PID=$!
+
+            sleep "$DELAY_START"
+
+            for i in $(seq 1 "$NUM"); do
+              if ! kill -0 "$GAME_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "take-screenshots: process exited before screenshot $i" >&2
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              out=$(printf "%s/shot-%03d.png" "$OUTDIR" "$i")
+              import -window root "$out"
+              echo "$out"
+              if [ "$i" -lt "$NUM" ]; then
+                sleep "$PAUSE"
+              fi
+            done
+          '';
+        };
       in
       {
         devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
@@ -49,6 +141,11 @@
 
           LD_LIBRARY_PATH = pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath runtimeLibs;
         };
+
+        apps.take-screenshots = {
+          type = "app";
+          program = "${takeScreenshots}/bin/take-screenshots";
+        };
       }
     );
 }