diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd787e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold"]
+
+[target.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52615b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Nix Checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  nix-build:
+    name: Nix Build
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - run: sudo mkdir -p /nix && sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" /nix
+      - uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
+        with:
+          path: /nix
+          key: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('flake.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
+      - uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@2c9db80fb984ceb1bcaa77cdda3fdf8cfba92035 # v34
+      - run: nix develop --command true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b0108d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: PR Title
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  pr-title:
+    name: Conventional Commit
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    steps:
+      - name: Validate PR title
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+        run: |
+          pattern='^(feat|fix|refactor|ci|test|chore|docs|perf|style|build|revert)(\((core|renderer|deps)\))?!?: [a-z].+'
+          if [[ "$PR_TITLE" =~ $pattern ]]; then
+            echo "✓ $PR_TITLE"
+          else
+            echo "::error::PR title does not follow Conventional Commits format."
+            echo ""
+            echo "Expected: <type>(<scope>): <description>"
+            echo "Got:      $PR_TITLE"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Allowed types: feat, fix, refactor, ci, test, chore, docs, perf, style, build, revert"
+            echo "Allowed scopes (optional): core, renderer, deps"
+            echo "Description must start with a lowercase letter."
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23bd5a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+name: Rust Checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  fmt:
+    name: Rustfmt (${{ matrix.package }})
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        package: [tellur-core, tellur-renderer]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - run: sudo mkdir -p /nix && sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" /nix
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
+        with:
+          path: /nix
+          key: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('flake.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
+      - uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@2c9db80fb984ceb1bcaa77cdda3fdf8cfba92035 # v34
+      - run: nix develop --command cargo fmt -p ${{ matrix.package }} -- --check
+
+  clippy:
+    name: Clippy (${{ matrix.package }})
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        package: [tellur-core, tellur-renderer]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - run: sudo mkdir -p /nix && sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" /nix
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
+        with:
+          path: /nix
+          key: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('flake.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
+      - uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@2c9db80fb984ceb1bcaa77cdda3fdf8cfba92035 # v34
+      - uses: useblacksmith/rust-cache@f53e7f127245d2a269b3d90879ccf259876842d5 # v3
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.package }}
+      - run: nix develop --command cargo clippy --locked -p ${{ matrix.package }} -- -D warnings
+
+  build:
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.package }})
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        package: [tellur-core, tellur-renderer]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - run: sudo mkdir -p /nix && sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" /nix
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
+        with:
+          path: /nix
+          key: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('flake.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
+      - uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@2c9db80fb984ceb1bcaa77cdda3fdf8cfba92035 # v34
+      - uses: useblacksmith/rust-cache@f53e7f127245d2a269b3d90879ccf259876842d5 # v3
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.package }}
+      - run: nix develop --command cargo build --locked -p ${{ matrix.package }}
+
+  test:
+    name: Test (${{ matrix.package }})
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        package: [tellur-core, tellur-renderer]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - run: sudo mkdir -p /nix && sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" /nix
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
+        with:
+          path: /nix
+          key: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('flake.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: nix-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
+      - uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@2c9db80fb984ceb1bcaa77cdda3fdf8cfba92035 # v34
+      - uses: useblacksmith/rust-cache@f53e7f127245d2a269b3d90879ccf259876842d5 # v3
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.package }}
+      - run: nix develop --command cargo nextest run --locked -p ${{ matrix.package }} --no-tests=warn
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f7b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.env
+target/
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb92c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tellur-core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tellur-renderer"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "tellur-core",
+]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46501df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[workspace]
+members = ["tellur-core", "tellur-renderer"]
+resolver = "2"
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be9faa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "fenix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "rust-analyzer-src": "rust-analyzer-src"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1779442979,
+        "narHash": "sha256-CtoDst6OfZYWAuqT7J5A9QduRYIL7+xTlBd9CS8RKOk=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "fenix",
+        "rev": "e8d2e251fa22fd892997612423e16c733a8775c4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "fenix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1778869304,
+        "narHash": "sha256-30sZNZoA1cqF5JNO9fVX+wgiQYjB7HJqqJ4ztCDeBZE=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d233902339c02a9c334e7e593de68855ad26c4cb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1779414690,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gOTcX/9MZVMUE0Xvb4IEcv+0TQJkZFNEnL757ljU360=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "6dedf69f94d03cbe7bdde106f2d4c23ae2a853bf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "fenix": "fenix",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-analyzer-src": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1779303932,
+        "narHash": "sha256-alMOllPgosTsuXGjhvQvbGH0ekPOZW0QfGTI0NdJtbQ=",
+        "owner": "rust-lang",
+        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
+        "rev": "7f916ab1b1f669cec017960c2d91a9a87b4b7bae",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "rust-lang",
+        "ref": "nightly",
+        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6129912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+    fenix.url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
+  };
+
+  outputs =
+    {
+      self,
+      nixpkgs,
+      flake-utils,
+      fenix,
+    }:
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (
+      system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+        rustToolchain = fenix.packages.${system}.fromToolchainFile {
+          file = ./rust-toolchain.toml;
+          sha256 = "sha256-gh/xTkxKHL4eiRXzWv8KP7vfjSk61Iq48x47BEDFgfk=";
+        };
+      in
+      {
+        devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+          name = "tellur";
+
+          packages = [
+            rustToolchain
+            pkgs.cargo-watch
+            pkgs.cargo-nextest
+            pkgs.just
+          ]
+          ++ pkgs.lib.optionals pkgs.stdenv.isLinux [
+            pkgs.pkg-config
+            pkgs.mold
+          ];
+        };
+      }
+    );
+}
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00ca9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[toolchain]
+channel = "1.95.0"
+components = ["cargo", "rustc", "rustfmt", "clippy", "rust-analyzer", "rust-src"]
diff --git a/tellur-core/Cargo.toml b/tellur-core/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9227ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tellur-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[package]
+name = "tellur-core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
diff --git a/tellur-core/src/lib.rs b/tellur-core/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tellur-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/tellur-renderer/Cargo.toml b/tellur-renderer/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e09a3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tellur-renderer/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "tellur-renderer"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+tellur-core = { path = "../tellur-core" }
diff --git a/tellur-renderer/src/lib.rs b/tellur-renderer/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tellur-renderer/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+