diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 423e57c..4484247 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ snowboy-2022/snowboy
 **/*.git.d
 **/*.wav
 snowboy-2022/Dockerfile
+**/target
diff --git a/rust-whisper-lib/Cargo.lock b/rust-whisper-lib/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af6fa7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-whisper-lib/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-whisper-lib"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/rust-whisper-lib/Cargo.toml b/rust-whisper-lib/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ba90d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-whisper-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust-whisper-lib"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/rust-whisper-lib/src/lib.rs b/rust-whisper-lib/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d12d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-whisper-lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+pub fn add(left: usize, right: usize) -> usize {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust-whisper/Cargo.toml b/rust-whisper/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..237a572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-whisper/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust-whisper"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+rust-whisper = { path = ".." }
diff --git a/rust-whisper/src/main.rs b/rust-whisper/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-whisper/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}