diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+core
+zig-cache
+zig-out
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 Emil Lerch
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+// Although this function looks imperative, note that its job is to
+// declaratively construct a build graph that will be executed by an external
+// runner.
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
+    // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
+    // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options
+    // for restricting supported target set are available.
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+
+    // Standard optimization options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall. Here we do not
+    // set a preferred release mode, allowing the user to decide how to optimize.
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
+        .name = "universal-lambda-zig",
+        // In this case the main source file is merely a path, however, in more
+        // complicated build scripts, this could be a generated file.
+        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    // This declares intent for the library to be installed into the standard
+    // location when the user invokes the "install" step (the default step when
+    // running `zig build`).
+    b.installArtifact(lib);
+
+    // Creates a step for unit testing. This only builds the test executable
+    // but does not run it.
+    const main_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    const run_main_tests = b.addRunArtifact(main_tests);
+
+    // This creates a build step. It will be visible in the `zig build --help` menu,
+    // and can be selected like this: `zig build test`
+    // This will evaluate the `test` step rather than the default, which is "install".
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_main_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/src/universal_lambda.zig b/src/universal_lambda.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+const build_options = @import("build_options");
+
+const HandlerFn = *const fn (std.mem.Allocator, []const u8, Context) anyerror![]const u8;
+
+const log = std.log.scoped(.universal_lambda);
+
+// TODO: Should this be union?
+pub const Context = struct {};
+
+fn deinit() void {
+    // if (client) |*c| c.deinit();
+    // client = null;
+}
+/// Starts the universal lambda framework. Handler will be called when an event is processing.
+/// Depending on the serverless system used, from a practical sense, this may not return.
+///
+/// If an allocator is not provided, an approrpriate allocator will be selected and used
+/// This function is intended to loop infinitely. If not used in this manner,
+/// make sure to call the deinit() function
+pub fn run(allocator: ?std.mem.Allocator, event_handler: HandlerFn) !void { // TODO: remove inferred error set?
+    switch (build_options.build_type) {
+        .exe_run => try runExe(allocator, event_handler),
+        else => return error.NotImplemented,
+    }
+}
+
+fn runExe(allocator: ?std.mem.Allocator, event_handler: HandlerFn) !void {
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+    const gpa_alloc = allocator orelse gpa.allocator();
+
+    // TODO: set up an arena for this? Are we doing an arena for every type?
+    const writer = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    try writer.writeAll(try event_handler(gpa_alloc, "", .{}));
+    try writer.writeAll("\n");
+}
diff --git a/src/universal_lambda_build.zig b/src/universal_lambda_build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+pub const BuildType = enum {
+    awslambda_package,
+    awslambda_iam,
+    awslambda_deploy,
+    awslambda_run,
+    exe_run,
+    standalone_run,
+    // cloudflare_* (TBD)
+    // flexilib_* (TBD)
+};
+// awslambda_package
+// awslambda_iam
+// awslambda_deploy
+// awslambda_run
+// exe_run // TODO: Can we skip this?
+// cloudflare_* (TBD)
+// flexilib_* (TBD)
+pub fn configureBuild(b: *std.Build, exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile) !void {
+    // Make our target platform visible to runtime through an import
+    // called "build_options"
+    var options_module: *std.Build.Module = undefined;
+    {
+        // We need to go through the command line args, look for argument(s)
+        // between "build" and anything prefixed with "-". First take, blow up
+        // if there is more than one. That's the step we're rolling with
+        // These frameworks I believe are inextricably tied to both build and
+        // run behavior
+        const options = b.addOptions();
+        options.addOption(BuildType, "build_type", .exe_run);
+        exe.addOptions("build_options", options);
+        options_module = exe.modules.get("build_options").?;
+    }
+    // Add modules
+    {
+        exe.addAnonymousModule("universal_lambda_handler", .{
+            .source_file = .{ .path = "upstream/src/universal_lambda.zig" },
+            .dependencies = &[_]std.Build.ModuleDependency{.{
+                .name = "build_options",
+                .module = options_module,
+            }},
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Add steps
+}