diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36b13f1..d371000 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -174,3 +174,5 @@ cython_debug/
 # PyPI configuration file
 .pypirc
 
+# Other
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad1af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+
+        {
+            "name": "Python Debugger: FastAPI",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "module": "uvicorn",
+            "args": [
+                "api.main:app",
+                "--reload"
+            ],
+            "jinja": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8df80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""FastAPI application package."""
+
diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ccbec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+
+from api.routers.health import router as health_router
+
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Common FastAPI App")
+app.include_router(health_router)
+
+# Keep permissive defaults; tighten for production deployments.
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+
+    uvicorn.run("api.main:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=8000, reload=True)
+
diff --git a/api/routers/__init__.py b/api/routers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aef9ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routers/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""Application routers package."""
+
diff --git a/api/routers/health.py b/api/routers/health.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7164fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routers/health.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/health")
+def health() -> dict:
+    return {"status": "ok"}
+
+
+@router.get("/")
+def root() -> dict:
+    return {"message": "FastAPI is running"}
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..364e2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fastapi
+uvicorn[standard]