diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b1d1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[target.'cfg(target_os="linux")']
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold"] 
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os="windows")']
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"] 
+
+# On Windows MSVC, statically link the C runtime so that the resulting EXE does
+# not depend on the vcruntime DLL.
+[target.'cfg(all(windows, target_env = "msvc"))']
+rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdda8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(deps)"
+    groups:
+      cargo:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    # Workflow files stored in the default location of `.github/workflows`. (You don't need to specify `/.github/workflows` for `directory`. You can use `directory: "/"`.)
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(ci)"
+      include: "scope"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e66ecdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  # Build the app on all supported platforms
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-22.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set minimal profile (Windows only)
+      if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+      run: rustup set profile minimal
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      with:
+        key: "${{matrix.platform}}"
+    - name: install packages (ubuntu)
+      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install mold
+    - name: Build
+      run: cargo build --locked
+
+  # We only need to run the checks on a single platform
+  checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: ubuntu-22.04
+      - name: install packages
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install mold
+      # Checks begin here!
+      - run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+      - run: cargo test --locked
+      - run: cargo clippy --locked --all-targets
+      # We care that the benchmarks build and run, not about their numeric output.
+      # To keep the CI a bit leaner, do this in the dev profile.
+      - run: cargo build --locked --all-targets
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62f48dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: cleanup caches made by a branch
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  cleanup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # `actions:write` permission is required to delete caches
+      #   See also: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/actions/cache?apiVersion=2022-11-28#delete-a-github-actions-cache-for-a-repository-using-a-cache-id
+      actions: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Cleanup
+        run: |
+          gh extension install actions/gh-actions-cache
+
+          REPO=${{ github.repository }}
+          BRANCH=refs/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/merge
+
+          echo "Fetching list of cache key"
+          cacheKeysForPR=$(gh actions-cache list -R $REPO -B $BRANCH | cut -f 1 )
+
+          ## Setting this to not fail the workflow while deleting cache keys. 
+          set +e
+          echo "Deleting caches..."
+          for cacheKey in $cacheKeysForPR
+          do
+              gh actions-cache delete $cacheKey -R $REPO -B $BRANCH --confirm
+          done
+          echo "Done"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9205e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+*~
+*.swp
+.temp
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10754f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "rust-lang.rust-analyzer",
+    "vadimcn.vscode-lldb",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5915432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug executable 'qcpt'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "build",
+                    "--bin=qcpt",
+                    "--package=qcpt"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "qcpt",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in executable 'qcpt'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--bin=qcpt",
+                    "--package=qcpt"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "qcpt",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dd34d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "[typescript]": {
+        "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.typescript-language-features"
+    },
+    "[html]": {
+        "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.html-language-features"
+    },
+    "[css]": {
+        "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.css-language-features"
+    },
+    "rust-analyzer.linkedProjects": [
+        "./Cargo.toml"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.showUnlinkedFileNotification": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c87a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "cargo",
+			"command": "build",
+			"problemMatcher": [
+				"$rustc"
+			],
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			},
+			"label": "rust: cargo build"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "cargo",
+			"command": "check",
+			"problemMatcher": [
+				"$rustc"
+			],
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			},
+			"label": "rust: cargo check"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "cargo",
+			"command": "clippy",
+			"problemMatcher": [
+				"$rustc"
+			],
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			},
+			"label": "rust: cargo clippy"
+		}
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cdf94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "qcpt"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1e956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[workspace]
+members = [
+    "qcpt"
+]
+resolver = "2"
+package.version = "0.1.0"
+package.edition = "2021"
+package.authors = ["Ross Younger <crazyscot@gmail.com>"]
+package.license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
+
+[workspace.lints.rust]
+dead_code = "warn"
+elided_lifetimes_in_paths = "deny"
+meta_variable_misuse = "deny"
+missing_abi = "deny"
+missing_copy_implementations = "deny"
+missing_debug_implementations = "deny"
+missing_docs = "warn"
+non_ascii_idents = "deny"
+single_use_lifetimes = "deny"
+trivial_casts = "deny"
+trivial_numeric_casts = "deny"
+unsafe_code = "deny"
+unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn = "deny"
+unreachable_pub = "deny"
+# unused_crate_dependencies = "deny" # false positives
+unused_extern_crates = "deny"
+unused_lifetimes = "deny"
+unused_results = "deny"
+variant_size_differences = "deny"
+
+[workspace.lints.clippy]
+pedantic = { level = "deny", priority = -1 }
+missing_errors_doc = "allow"
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0411d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# git-cliff ~ default configuration file
+# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
+#
+# Lines starting with "#" are comments.
+# Configuration options are organized into tables and keys.
+# See documentation for more information on available options.
+
+[changelog]
+# changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+Notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
+(N.B. This file is autogenerated from the git commit logs.)\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits
+    | filter(attribute="scope")
+    | sort(attribute="scope") %}
+        - *({{commit.scope}})* {{ commit.message | upper_first }}
+        {%- if commit.breaking %}
+        {% raw %}  {% endraw %}- **BREAKING**: {{commit.breaking_description}}
+        {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+    {% raw %}\n{% endraw %}\
+    {%- for commit in commits %}
+        {%- if commit.scope -%}
+        {% else -%}
+            - {{ commit.message | upper_first }}
+            {% if commit.breaking -%}
+            {% raw %}  {% endraw %}- **BREAKING**: {{commit.breaking_description}}
+            {% endif -%}
+        {% endif -%}
+    {% endfor -%}
+    {% raw %}\n{% endraw %}\
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
+# remove the leading and trailing s
+trim = true
+# postprocessors
+postprocessors = [
+  { pattern = '<REPO>', replace = "https://github.com/crazyscot/brot3" }, # replace repository URL
+]
+
+[git]
+# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not conventional
+filter_unconventional = false
+# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
+split_commits = false
+# regex for preprocessing the commit messages
+commit_preprocessors = [
+  # Replace issue numbers
+  { pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "([#${2}](<REPO>/issues/${2}))"},
+
+  # Check spelling of the commit with https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
+  # If the spelling is incorrect, it will be automatically fixed.
+  #{ pattern = '.*', replace_command = 'typos --write-changes -' },
+
+  # Refactor legacy quasi-conventional commit messages
+  { pattern = '\[(ui|engine|cli)\]', replace = 'feat(${1}):' },
+  { pattern = '(cli|engine|ui):', replace = 'feat(${1}):' },
+  { pattern = '\[bugfix\]', replace = 'fix:' },
+  { pattern = '\[(chore|ci|feature|misc|refactor)\]', replace = '${1}:' },
+]
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^feat", group = "<!-- 0 -->🚀 Features" },
+  { message = "^fix|^bugfix", group = "<!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes" },
+  { message = "^doc", group = "<!-- 3 -->📚 Documentation" },
+  { message = "^perf", group = "<!-- 4 -->⚡ Performance" },
+  { message = "^refactor", group = "<!-- 2 -->🚜 Refactor" },
+  { message = "^style", group = "<!-- 5 -->🎨 Styling" },
+  { message = "^test", group = "<!-- 6 -->🧪 Testing" },
+  { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(release\\): update version", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(ci\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(deps.*\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pr\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pull\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore|^ci|^misc|^tidyup", group = "<!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks" },
+  { body = ".*security", group = "<!-- 8 -->🛡️ Security" },
+  { message = "^revert", group = "<!-- 9 -->◀️ Revert" },
+  { message = "^cargo|^npm\\((deps|deps-dev)\\)|^internal|^menu.rs|^rust|^bump", skip = true },
+  #{ message = "^.*:", group = "Other" }, # not useful
+]
+# protect breaking changes from being skipped due to matching a skipping commit_parser
+protect_breaking_commits = false
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = false
+# regex for matching git tags
+tag_pattern = "v[0-9].*"
+# regex for skipping tags
+skip_tags = "unreleased|0.1.0"
+# regex for ignoring tags
+# ignore_tags = ""
+# sort the tags topologically
+topo_order = false
+# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
+sort_commits = "oldest"
+# limit the number of commits included in the changelog.
+# limit_commits = 42
diff --git a/qcpt/Cargo.toml b/qcpt/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7afe23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qcpt/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "qcpt"
+description = "QCP transport low-level utility"
+edition.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+rust-version = "1.74.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+
diff --git a/qcpt/src/main.rs b/qcpt/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qcpt/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}