diff --git a/.github/cspell.json b/.github/cspell.json
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+++ b/.github/cspell.json
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+{
+    "version": "0.2",
+    "ignorepaths": [
+        ".github/",
+        ".git/"
+    ],
+    "ignorewords": [],
+    "useGitignore": true,
+    "language": "en",
+    "import": [],
+    "dictionarydefinitions": [],
+    "dictionaries": [],
+    "words": [
+        "cnap",
+        "Dockerfile"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/doclint.yml b/.github/workflows/doclint.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/doclint.yml
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+name: Document Scan
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+    paths:
+    - '**/*.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - '**/*.md'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  scan_doc:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: streetsidesoftware/cspell-action@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            **/*.md
+            *.md
+          config: .github/cspell.json
+          verbose: true
+          incremental_files_only: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
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index 0000000..b93f3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
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+name: Pylint Scan
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - 'src/**/*.py'
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+    paths:
+    - 'src/**/*.py'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  codescan:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip3 install --upgrade pip
+          pip3 install pylint
+          for f in $(find -type f -name "requirements.txt"); do
+            pip3 install -r $f
+          done
+      - name: Analyzing the python code
+        run: |
+          set -ex
+          export PYTHONPATH=$PWD/src/tia/
+          find . -type f -name "*.py" | xargs pylint
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
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+# GenTrade Server
+
+
+## Quick Start
+
+- Run from source
+
+```shell
+export PYTHONPATH=<repo_dir>/src
+uvicorn gentrade-server.main:app --reload
+```
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fastapi[standard]
+uvicorn
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diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/__init__.py b/src/gentrade-server/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/auth.py b/src/gentrade-server/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70e6804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gentrade-server/auth.py
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+from fastapi import Security, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyHeader
+from .db import check_api_key, get_user_from_api_key
+
+api_key_header = APIKeyHeader(name="X-API-Key")
+
+def get_user(api_key_header: str = Security(api_key_header)):
+    if check_api_key(api_key_header):
+        user = get_user_from_api_key(api_key_header)
+        return user
+    raise HTTPException(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+        detail="Missing or invalid API key"
+    )
diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/db.py b/src/gentrade-server/db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7266790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gentrade-server/db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+api_keys = {
+    "e54d4431-5dab-474e-b71a-0db1fcb9e659": "7oDYjo3d9r58EJKYi5x4E8",
+    "5f0c7127-3be9-4488-b801-c7b6415b45e9": "mUP7PpTHmFAkxcQLWKMY8t"
+}
+
+users = {
+    "7oDYjo3d9r58EJKYi5x4E8": {
+        "name": "Bob"
+    },
+    "mUP7PpTHmFAkxcQLWKMY8t": {
+        "name": "Alice"
+    },
+}
+
+def check_api_key(api_key: str):
+    return api_key in api_keys
+
+def get_user_from_api_key(api_key: str):
+    return users[api_keys[api_key]]
diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/main.py b/src/gentrade-server/main.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/gentrade-server/main.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends
+from .routers import secure, public
+from .auth import get_user
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+app.include_router(
+    public.router,
+    prefix="/api/v1/public"
+)
+app.include_router(
+    secure.router,
+    prefix="/api/v1/secure",
+    dependencies=[Depends(get_user)]
+)
diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/routers/__init__.py b/src/gentrade-server/routers/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/routers/public.py b/src/gentrade-server/routers/public.py
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gentrade-server/routers/public.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+@router.get("/")
+async def get_testroute():
+    return "OK"
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diff --git a/src/gentrade-server/routers/secure.py b/src/gentrade-server/routers/secure.py
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index 0000000..4633323
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+++ b/src/gentrade-server/routers/secure.py
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+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from ..auth import get_user
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+@router.get("/")
+async def get_testroute(user: dict = Depends(get_user)):
+    return user
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