diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd39abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# CI/CD
+.github
+
+# Documentation
+*.md
+!README.md
+
+# Build artifacts
+bin/
+dist/
+build/
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test artifacts
+*.test
+*.out
+coverage.out
+coverage.html
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Go workspace
+go.work
+go.work.sum
+
+# Taskfile
+Taskfile.yml
diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e18ee07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/.github/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccca081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {}
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "release-type": "go",
+  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "changelog-sections": [
+    { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
+    { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
+    { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance Improvements" },
+    { "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts" },
+    { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation" },
+    { "type": "style", "section": "Styles", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "chore", "section": "Miscellaneous Chores", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Refactoring", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "test", "section": "Tests", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "build", "section": "Build System", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "ci", "section": "Continuous Integration", "hidden": true }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..132e7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24'
+
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
+        with:
+          version: latest
+
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: go test -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
+
+      - name: Upload coverage
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          file: ./coverage.out
+          fail_ci_if_error: false
+
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24'
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: go build -v ./cmd/smallflow
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: docker build -t smallflow:latest .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abc9592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Release Please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Run release-please
+        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          release-type: go
+          package-name: smallflow
+
+      - name: Checkout code
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24'
+
+      - name: Build binaries
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o smallflow-linux-amd64 ./cmd/smallflow
+          GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -o smallflow-linux-arm64 ./cmd/smallflow
+          GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o smallflow-darwin-amd64 ./cmd/smallflow
+          GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o smallflow-darwin-arm64 ./cmd/smallflow
+          GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o smallflow-windows-amd64.exe ./cmd/smallflow
+
+      - name: Upload Release Artifacts
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }} \
+            smallflow-linux-amd64 \
+            smallflow-linux-arm64 \
+            smallflow-darwin-amd64 \
+            smallflow-darwin-arm64 \
+            smallflow-windows-amd64.exe
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a70b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool
+*.out
+
+# Dependency directories
+vendor/
+
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
+
+# Build artifacts
+/bin/
+/dist/
+/build/
+
+# IDE specific files
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS specific files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2676388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - errcheck
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - staticcheck
+    - unused
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
+    - misspell
+    - unconvert
+    - unparam
+    - whitespace
+
+linters-settings:
+  errcheck:
+    check-type-assertions: true
+    check-blank: true
+
+  govet:
+    check-shadowing: true
+
+run:
+  timeout: 5m
+  tests: true
+
+issues:
+  exclude-use-default: false
+  max-issues-per-linter: 0
+  max-same-issues: 0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d19bfe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Build stage
+FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
+
+# Install build dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache git make ca-certificates
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy go mod files
+COPY go.mod go.sum* ./
+
+# Download dependencies
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-w -s" -trimpath -o /bin/smallflow ./cmd/smallflow
+
+# Final stage
+FROM alpine:3.20
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1000 smallflow && \
+    adduser -D -u 1000 -G smallflow smallflow
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /home/smallflow
+
+# Copy binary from builder
+COPY --from=builder /bin/smallflow /usr/local/bin/smallflow
+
+# Change ownership
+RUN chown -R smallflow:smallflow /home/smallflow
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER smallflow
+
+# Run the application
+ENTRYPOINT ["smallflow"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b23834..4d944a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 # smallflow
-Build, run, and observe workflows without the overhead
+Build, run, and observe workflows without the overhead!
+
+SmallFlow is a lightweight, workflow orchestration engine written in Go. 
+Designed for simplicity, auditability, and extensibility, SmallFlow helps you build, run, and observe workflows without the overhead of heavyweight platforms.
+
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faa2d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  BINARY_NAME: smallflow
+  MAIN_PATH: ./cmd/smallflow
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    desc: Show available tasks
+    cmds:
+      - task --list
+
+  build:
+    desc: Build the binary
+    cmds:
+      - go build -o bin/{{.BINARY_NAME}} {{.MAIN_PATH}}
+    sources:
+      - "**/*.go"
+    generates:
+      - bin/{{.BINARY_NAME}}
+
+  run:
+    desc: Run the application
+    cmds:
+      - task: build
+      - ./bin/{{.BINARY_NAME}}
+
+  test:
+    desc: Run tests
+    cmds:
+      - go test -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
+
+  test-coverage:
+    desc: Run tests with coverage report
+    cmds:
+      - go test -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
+      - go tool cover -html=coverage.out -o coverage.html
+
+  lint:
+    desc: Run linter
+    cmds:
+      - golangci-lint run ./...
+
+  fmt:
+    desc: Format code
+    cmds:
+      - go fmt ./...
+
+  vet:
+    desc: Run go vet
+    cmds:
+      - go vet ./...
+
+  tidy:
+    desc: Tidy go modules
+    cmds:
+      - go mod tidy
+
+  clean:
+    desc: Clean build artifacts
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf bin/
+      - rm -f coverage.out coverage.html
+
+  check:
+    desc: Run all checks (fmt, vet, lint, test)
+    cmds:
+      - task: fmt
+      - task: vet
+      - task: lint
+      - task: test
diff --git a/cmd/smallflow/main.go b/cmd/smallflow/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..facc4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/smallflow/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("Build, run, and observe workflows without the overhead!")
+}
diff --git a/compose.debug.yaml b/compose.debug.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97b22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.debug.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+services:
+  smallflow:
+    image: smallflow
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97b22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+services:
+  smallflow:
+    image: smallflow
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c1e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/morebec/smallflow
+
+go 1.24.8
diff --git a/project.json b/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af579ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+{
+  "projectCode": "smallflow",
+  "scope": "internal"
+}