diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b36dcc1..0728338 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,12 +24,3 @@ target
 # Added by cargo
 
 /target
-
-.mist
-
-
-# Added by cargo
-#
-# already existing elements were commented out
-
-#/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 279cfd2..61f686d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,4 +4,11 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pulse-trader"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "pulse-ui",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pulse-ui"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b310d2e..6de5a68 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 [package]
 name = "pulse-trader"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
+pulse-ui = { workspace = true }
+
+[workspace]
+members = ["pulse-ui"]
+
+[workspace.dependencies]
+pulse-ui = { path = "pulse-ui", version = "0.1.0-alpha.0" }
diff --git a/pulse-ui/Cargo.toml b/pulse-ui/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96d7e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pulse-ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "pulse-ui"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/pulse-ui/src/main.rs b/pulse-ui/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pulse-ui/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}