diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 598e909..f469377 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xatu"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zmij"
 version = "1.0.23"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 06ff695..9bdfe2d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ members = [
     "src/ariadne",
     "src/machoke",
     "src/monorepo",
+    "src/xatu",
 ]
 resolver = "3"
 
diff --git a/src/xatu/BUILD b/src/xatu/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..235452b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xatu/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+load("@rules_rust//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_binary", "rust_library")
+
+rust_library(
+    name = "xatu_lib",
+    crate_name = "xatu",
+    srcs = ["xatu.rs"],
+)
+
+rust_binary(
+    name = "xatu",
+    crate_name = "xatu_cli",
+    srcs = ["xatu_main.rs"],
+    deps = [
+        ":xatu_lib",
+        "//third_party/crates:clap",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/src/xatu/Cargo.toml b/src/xatu/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35b9fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xatu/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "xatu"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[lib]
+path = "xatu.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "xatu"
+path = "xatu_main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/xatu/xatu.rs b/src/xatu/xatu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e67e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xatu/xatu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Error {}
diff --git a/src/xatu/xatu_main.rs b/src/xatu/xatu_main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28b0a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xatu/xatu_main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+struct Args {}
+
+fn main() -> xatu::Result<()> {
+    let Args {} = Args::parse();
+    xatu::run()
+}