diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# .NET build output
+bin/
+obj/
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Rr]elease/
+*.user
+
+# Test results / coverage
+[Tt]est[Rr]esults/
+*.trx
+coverage*.json
+coverage*.xml
+*.coverage
+
+# Rider / VS / VS Code
+.idea/
+.vs/
+.vscode/
+
+# Node / Angular (added as the frontend lands)
+node_modules/
+dist/
+.angular/
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
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index 0000000..ab84b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global.json
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+{
+ "sdk": {
+ "version": "10.0.203",
+ "rollForward": "latestFeature"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/services/bff/Bff.Api/Bff.Api.csproj b/services/bff/Bff.Api/Bff.Api.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a34b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/bff/Bff.Api/Bff.Api.csproj
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+
+
+
+ net10.0
+ enable
+ enable
+
+
+
diff --git a/services/bff/Bff.Api/Program.cs b/services/bff/Bff.Api/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5267f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/bff/Bff.Api/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+var app = builder.Build();
+
+app.MapGet("/", () => "BFF placeholder");
+
+app.Run();
+
+// Exposed so the test host (WebApplicationFactory) can boot the app.
+public partial class Program;
diff --git a/services/bff/Bff.Tests/Bff.Tests.csproj b/services/bff/Bff.Tests/Bff.Tests.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b2ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/bff/Bff.Tests/Bff.Tests.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+
+
+ net10.0
+ enable
+ enable
+ false
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/bff/Bff.Tests/HealthEndpointTests.cs b/services/bff/Bff.Tests/HealthEndpointTests.cs
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index 0000000..2244534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/bff/Bff.Tests/HealthEndpointTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing;
+
+namespace Bff.Tests;
+
+public class HealthEndpointTests(WebApplicationFactory factory)
+ : IClassFixture>
+{
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task Health_endpoint_returns_200_and_reports_healthy()
+ {
+ var client = factory.CreateClient();
+
+ var response = await client.GetAsync("/health");
+
+ Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+ var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+ Assert.Contains("Healthy", body);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/services/bff/Bff.slnx b/services/bff/Bff.slnx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5680319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/bff/Bff.slnx
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+
+
+
+