diff --git a/.gcloudignore b/.gcloudignore
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+# This file specifies files that are *not* uploaded to Google Cloud
+# using gcloud. It follows the same syntax as .gitignore, with the addition of
+# "#!include" directives (which insert the entries of the given .gitignore-style
+# file at that point).
+#
+# For more information, run:
+#   $ gcloud topic gcloudignore
+#
+.gcloudignore
+# If you would like to upload your .git directory, .gitignore file or files
+# from your .gitignore file, remove the corresponding line
+# below:
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Python pycache:
+__pycache__/
+# Ignored by the build system
+/setup.cfg
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Publish to app engine 
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  Deploy:
+    # Add "id-token" with the intended permissions.
+    permissions:
+      contents: 'read'
+      id-token: 'write'
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: 'actions/checkout@v4'
+
+    - uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v2'
+      with:
+        project_id: 'probcomp-caliban'
+        workload_identity_provider: 'projects/110275315150/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/app-engine-publishers/providers/github'
+        service_provider: 'app-engine-publisher@probcomp-caliban.iam.gserviceaccount.com'
+    - id: 'gcloud'
+      name: 'gcloud'
+      run: |-
+        gcloud auth login --brief --cred-file="${{steps.auth.outputs.credentials_file_path}}"
+        gcloud services list
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore generated credentials from google-github-actions/auth
+gha-creds-*.json
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diff --git a/app.yaml b/app.yaml
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+runtime: python39
+
+handlers:
+  - url: /favicon\.ico
+    static_files: favicon.ico
+    upload: favicon\.ico
+
+  - url: /
+    static_dir: public
+
+  - url: /.*
+    secure: always
+    redirect_http_response_code: 301
+    script: auto
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diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
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+Hello, world.
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