diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 3958dbf..66393db 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index a2c3140..0db6f00 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
     "@effect/schema": "^0.68.12",
     "@thilawyn/thilalib": "^0.1.4",
     "@todo-tests/common": "workspace:*",
-    "effect": "^3.4.5"
+    "effect": "^3.4.5",
+    "express": "^4.19.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
     "bun-types": "^1.1.17"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/Express.ts b/packages/server/src/Express.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca06478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/Express.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Context, Layer } from "effect"
+import express from "express"
+
+
+export class Express extends Context.Tag("Express")<Express, ReturnType<typeof express>>() {}
+
+export const ExpressLive = Layer.sync(Express, () => express())