diff --git a/bin/adduser.sh b/bin/adduser.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9a0d9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/adduser.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+id=$1
+user=$2
+name="$3"
+
+grp="\    $user = { gid = "$id"; };"
+
+read -d '' usr << EOF
+\\\   $user = {\\\n\
+      description = "$name";\\\n\
+      home = "/home/$user";\\\n\
+      group = "$user";\\\n\
+      extraGroups = [\\\n\
+        "users"\\\n\
+        "docker"\\\n\
+      ];\\\n\
+      uid = $id;\\\n\
+      isNormalUser = true;\\\n\
+      createHome = true;\\\n\
+      openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [];\\\n\
+    };\\\n\
+
+EOF
+
+sed -i "
+/# @grp@/i $grp
+/# @usr@/i $usr
+" clusters/stokes/users.nix