diff --git a/exp_gui/index.ts b/exp_gui/index.ts
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index 00000000..eb9596f4
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+++ b/exp_gui/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
+
+export const plugin: lib.PluginDeclaration = {
+	name: "exp_gui",
+	title: "exp_gui",
+	description: "Example Description. Plugin. Change me in index.ts",
+	instanceEntrypoint: "./dist/node/instance",
+};
diff --git a/exp_gui/instance.ts b/exp_gui/instance.ts
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index 00000000..e8fa7eeb
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+++ b/exp_gui/instance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
+import { BaseInstancePlugin } from "@clusterio/host";
+
+export class InstancePlugin extends BaseInstancePlugin {
+	// This class is empty because an instance plugin must be defined for a module to be injected
+	// This requirement may change in the future to allow for standalone modules
+}
diff --git a/exp_gui/module/locale/en.cfg b/exp_gui/module/locale/en.cfg
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/exp_gui/module/module.json b/exp_gui/module/module.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5aaae1d
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+++ b/exp_gui/module/module.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+	"name": "exp_gui",
+	"load": [
+		"module_exports.lua"
+	],
+	"require": [
+	],
+	"dependencies": {
+		"clusterio": "*",
+		"exp_util": "*"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/exp_gui/module/module_exports.lua b/exp_gui/module/module_exports.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/exp_gui/package.json b/exp_gui/package.json
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index 00000000..1bd59be4
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+++ b/exp_gui/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+	"name": "@expcluster/lib_gui",
+	"version": "0.1.0",
+	"description": "Clusterio plugin providing a Lua GUI definition library.",
+	"author": "Cooldude2606 <https://github.com/Cooldude2606>",
+	"license": "MIT",
+	"repository": "explosivegaming/ExpCluster",
+	"main": "dist/node/index.js",
+	"scripts": {
+		"prepare": "tsc --build"
+	},
+	"engines": {
+		"node": ">=18"
+	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@clusterio/lib": "^2.0.0-alpha.19"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"@clusterio/lib": "2.0.0-alpha.19",
+		"@types/node": "^20.14.9",
+		"typescript": "^5.5.3"
+	},
+	"dependencies": {
+		"@expcluster/lib_util": "workspace:*",
+		"@sinclair/typebox": "^0.30.4"
+	},
+	"publishConfig": {
+		"access": "public"
+	},
+	"keywords": [
+		"clusterio",
+		"clusterio-plugin",
+		"factorio"
+	]
+}
diff --git a/exp_gui/tsconfig.json b/exp_gui/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0473e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exp_gui/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"files": [],
+	"references": [
+		{ "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }
+	]
+}
diff --git a/exp_gui/tsconfig.node.json b/exp_gui/tsconfig.node.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3218f2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exp_gui/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../tsconfig.node.json",
+	"include": ["./**/*.ts"],
+	"exclude": ["test/*", "./dist/*"],
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 754a5810..e6634ddf 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	"references": [
 		{ "path": "./exp_commands/" },
 		{ "path": "./exp_groups/" },
+		{ "path": "./exp_gui/" },
 		{ "path": "./exp_legacy/" },
 		{ "path": "./exp_scenario/" },
 		{ "path": "./exp_util/" },