diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index defb674..823912a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@
 
 # Nix
 /result*
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+#
+# already existing elements were commented out
+
+#/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52404f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hem"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9913d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "hem"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+description = "Hemera's Expression Manipulator, editing text on the CLI"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}