diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aa5f392d329..aa76ccdd104 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@ cache.sqlite-journal
 out.png
 /test/android/app/.cxx
 /test/android/app/build
+
+# Rust
+**/target/
+**/*.rs.bk
+**/*.profraw
diff --git a/platform/rust-cxx/.gitignore b/platform/rust-cxx/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd094e14f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/rust-cxx/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Generated by Cargo
+# will have compiled files and executables
+**/target/
+
+# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
+# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
+Cargo.lock
+
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+# These are temp files generated by trybuild
+wip
+
+# coverage reports
+**/*.profraw
diff --git a/platform/rust-cxx/build.rs b/platform/rust-cxx/build.rs
index 7492b77f2e1..5de758f7020 100644
--- a/platform/rust-cxx/build.rs
+++ b/platform/rust-cxx/build.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 fn main() {
-    cxx_build::bridge("src/main.rs")
-        .file("src/blobstore.cc")
-        .std("c++20")
-        .compile("cxxbridge-demo");
+    // use src/main.rs to generate a header
+    // use cmake crate with flags to compile that header + rust-ffi.cc + core -> staticlib
 
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/main.rs");
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/blobstore.cc");
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=include/blobstore.h");
+    // println what to link with
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=rust-ffi");
+
+
+    //
+    // cxx_build::bridge("src/main.rs")
+    //     .file("src/blobstore.cc")
+    //     .std("c++20")
+    //     .compile("cxxbridge-demo");
+    //
+    // println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/main.rs");
+    // println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/blobstore.cc");
+    // println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=include/blobstore.h");
 }
diff --git a/platform/rust-cxx/justfile b/platform/rust-cxx/justfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9e5604d1eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/rust-cxx/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env just --justfile
+
+@_default:
+    just --list
+
+# Clean all build artifacts
+clean:
+    cargo clean
+
+# Update all dependencies, including the breaking changes. Requires nightly toolchain (install with `rustup install nightly`)
+update:
+    cargo +nightly -Z unstable-options update --breaking
+    cargo update
+
+# Quick compile without building a binary
+check:
+    RUSTFLAGS='-D warnings' cargo check --workspace --all-targets
+
+# Build the library
+build:
+    cargo build --workspace
+
+# Run cargo clippy to lint the code
+clippy:
+    cargo clippy --all-targets --workspace -- -D warnings
+
+# Test code formatting
+test-fmt:
+    cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+# Reformat all code `cargo fmt`. If nightly is available, use it for better results
+fmt:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    if command -v cargo +nightly &> /dev/null; then
+        echo 'Reformatting Rust code using nightly Rust fmt to sort imports'
+        cargo +nightly fmt --all -- --config imports_granularity=Module,group_imports=StdExternalCrate
+    else
+        echo 'Reformatting Rust with the stable cargo fmt.  Install nightly with `rustup install nightly` for better results'
+        cargo fmt --all
+    fi
+
+# Run all tests
+test:
+    cargo test --all-targets --workspace
+
+# Test documentation
+test-doc:
+    RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo doc --no-deps
+
+# Build and open code documentation
+docs:
+    cargo doc --no-deps --open
+
+# Print Rust version information
+rust-info:
+    rustc --version
+    cargo --version
+
+# Run all tests as expected by CI
+ci-test: rust-info test-fmt clippy build test test-doc
+
+# Run minimal subset of tests to ensure compatibility with MSRV (Minimum Supported Rust Version). This assumes the default toolchain is already set to MSRV.
+ci-test-msrv: rust-info build test
diff --git a/platform/rust-cxx/src/rust-ffi.cc b/platform/rust-cxx/src/rust-ffi.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a083d389d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/rust-cxx/src/rust-ffi.cc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// use ParsedColor
diff --git a/platform/rust-cxx/src/rust-ffi.h b/platform/rust-cxx/src/rust-ffi.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a083d389d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/rust-cxx/src/rust-ffi.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// use ParsedColor