diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd9d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_modules/
+dist/
+.DS_Store
+npm-debug.log*
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39c245f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "ainas",
+  "private": true,
+  "packageManager": "npm@10.9.7",
+  "workspaces": [
+    "packages/*",
+    "exapps/*"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "npm run build --workspace @ainas/contracts && npm run build --workspace @ainas/control-plane",
+    "typecheck": "npm run typecheck --workspace @ainas/contracts && npm run typecheck --workspace @ainas/control-plane",
+    "dev:control-plane": "npm run dev --workspace @ainas/control-plane"
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a91a39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "strict": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true
+  }
+}
+