diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 150046e..e515a06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,12 +35,17 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 	include
+	intern/pakrd
 	extern/SDL2/SDL/include
 	extern/SDL2/SDL_mixer/include
 	extern/SDL2/SDL_image
 	extern/SDL2/SDL_ttf
 )
+
+target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC intern/pakrd)
+
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
+	pakrd
 	SDL2
 	SDL2_image
 	SDL2_mixer
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ install(FILES
 	include/BitmapFont.h
 	include/reusable_ids.h
 	include/math_utils.h
+	intern/pakrd/pak.h
 	CONFIGURATIONS Release
 	DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
 )
diff --git a/intern/pakrd/libpakrd.a b/intern/pakrd/libpakrd.a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07232e9
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diff --git a/intern/pakrd/pak.h b/intern/pakrd/pak.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12e4cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/intern/pakrd/pak.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#ifndef PAK_H
+#define PAK_H
+
+#include "aliases.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+  u64 size;
+  u8 data[];
+} buf_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  u64 offset;
+  u64 length;
+  char name[];
+} toc_entry_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  u64 count;
+  u64 size;
+} toc_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  u64 major;
+  u64 minor;
+  u64 patch;
+} pak_ver_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  u64 size;
+  u8 data[];
+} pak_entry_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  u64 magic;
+  pak_ver_t version;
+  toc_t toc;
+} pak_t;
+
+typedef struct asset_pack asset_pack_t;
+
+bool create_asset_pack(const char *dirpath, const char *output);
+asset_pack_t *load_asset_pack(const char *filepath);
+buf_t *read_file_from_pack(asset_pack_t *pack, const char *filename);
+void close_pack_file(buf_t **buf);
+void close_asset_pack(asset_pack_t **pack);
+
+#endif // !PAK_H