diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c933455..474d30a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@
                 "node": ">=14.21.3"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/@dbmole/core": {
+            "resolved": "packages/core",
+            "link": true
+        },
         "node_modules/@esbuild/aix-ppc64": {
             "version": "0.27.7",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@esbuild/aix-ppc64/-/aix-ppc64-0.27.7.tgz",
@@ -6450,6 +6454,18 @@
                 "zod": "^3.25.28 || ^4"
             }
         },
+        "packages/core": {
+            "name": "@dbmole/core",
+            "version": "0.0.0",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
+                "ssh2": "^1.17.0",
+                "zod": "^3.25.76"
+            },
+            "devDependencies": {
+                "@types/ssh2": "^1.15.5"
+            }
+        },
         "packages/dbmole-mcp": {
             "version": "0.1.0",
             "license": "MIT",
@@ -6464,6 +6480,7 @@
                 "dbmole-mcp": "dist/index.js"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
+                "@dbmole/core": "*",
                 "@testcontainers/mysql": "^11.14.0",
                 "@testcontainers/postgresql": "^11.14.0",
                 "@types/pg": "^8.20.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c70e0ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "name": "@dbmole/core",
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "private": true,
+    "type": "module",
+    "exports": { ".": "./src/index.ts" },
+    "scripts": { "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit", "test:unit": "vitest run", "coverage": "vitest run --coverage" },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
+        "ssh2": "^1.17.0",
+        "zod": "^3.25.76"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": { "@types/ssh2": "^1.15.5" }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..336ce12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {}
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03a0928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+    "include": ["src", "test"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/vitest.config.ts b/packages/core/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dfe3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+    test: {
+        include: ['test/unit/**/*.test.ts'],
+        coverage: { provider: 'v8', include: ['src/**'], thresholds: { lines: 90, functions: 90 } }
+    }
+})
diff --git a/packages/dbmole-mcp/package.json b/packages/dbmole-mcp/package.json
index 800943b..a468a31 100644
--- a/packages/dbmole-mcp/package.json
+++ b/packages/dbmole-mcp/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "zod": "^3.25.76"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
+        "@dbmole/core": "*",
         "@types/pg": "^8.20.0",
         "@types/ssh2": "^1.15.5",
         "@testcontainers/mysql": "^11.14.0",