diff --git a/core/.python-version b/core/.python-version
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+3.13
diff --git a/core/README.md b/core/README.md
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+Core of the project responsible for generating README's and handling maintenance. 
+
+Tooling: UV and Ruff
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/main.py b/core/main.py
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+def main():
+    print("Hello from core!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/core/pyproject.toml b/core/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "definitive-opensource"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+dependencies = []
diff --git a/core/requirements.txt b/core/requirements.txt
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-Requests==2.32.5
diff --git a/core/data/dynamic/applications.json b/data/dynamic/applications.json
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diff --git a/core/data/dynamic/backlog.json b/data/dynamic/backlog.json
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diff --git a/core/data/static/platforms.json b/data/static/platforms.json
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