diff --git a/LinkValidator.sln b/LinkValidator.sln
index 1238f8e..b9b73fe 100644
--- a/LinkValidator.sln
+++ b/LinkValidator.sln
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 VisualStudioVersion = 17.0.31903.59
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "build", "build", "{30006747-5ED8-4FAE-8444-C267675556C7}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		global.json = global.json
+		build.ps1 = build.ps1
+		README.md = README.md
+		RELEASE_NOTES.md = RELEASE_NOTES.md
+		src\Directory.Build.props = src\Directory.Build.props
+		src\Directory.Packages.props = src\Directory.Packages.props
+		src\NuGet.config = src\NuGet.config
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "LinkValidator", "src\LinkValidator\LinkValidator.csproj", "{735F5CB0-2BD5-4BE4-86FF-794EF5519E78}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
@@ -13,4 +24,10 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
 	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{735F5CB0-2BD5-4BE4-86FF-794EF5519E78}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{735F5CB0-2BD5-4BE4-86FF-794EF5519E78}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{735F5CB0-2BD5-4BE4-86FF-794EF5519E78}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{735F5CB0-2BD5-4BE4-86FF-794EF5519E78}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
index b4bea76..9cefa44 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-
+    <PackageVersion Include="Akka" Version="1.5.33" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.11.72" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/LinkValidator/Actors/CrawlerActor.cs b/src/LinkValidator/Actors/CrawlerActor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97555ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LinkValidator/Actors/CrawlerActor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace LinkValidator.Actors;
+
+public record CrawlUrl(string Url);
+public record PageCrawled(string Url, int StatusCode, IReadOnlyCollection<string> Links);
+public record CrawlComplete(ImmutableDictionary<string, (int StatusCode, string Path)> Results);
+
+public class CrawlerActor
+{
+    
+}
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diff --git a/src/LinkValidator/Actors/IndexerActor.cs b/src/LinkValidator/Actors/IndexerActor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d56a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LinkValidator/Actors/IndexerActor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Akka.Actor;
+
+namespace LinkValidator.Actors;
+
+public sealed class IndexerActor : UntypedActor
+{
+    protected override void OnReceive(object message)
+    {
+        
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/LinkValidator/LinkValidator.csproj b/src/LinkValidator/LinkValidator.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa27bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LinkValidator/LinkValidator.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PackageReference Include="Akka" />
+      <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" />
+      <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/LinkValidator/Program.cs b/src/LinkValidator/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2036bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LinkValidator/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace LinkValidator;
+
+class Program
+{
+    static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
+    }
+}
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