diff --git a/crates/CMakeLists.txt b/crates/CMakeLists.txt
index a30bf16e36..ab1c0f8a89 100644
--- a/crates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ function(add_xrpl_crate name)
 endfunction()
 
 add_xrpl_crate(rs_hello_world CRATE rs_hello_world FILES lib.rs)
+add_xrpl_crate(xrpl_wasm_vm_ffi CRATE xrpl_wasm_vm_ffi FILES lib.rs)
diff --git a/crates/Cargo.lock b/crates/Cargo.lock
index aae00b4c29..cdaceb3ae9 100644
--- a/crates/Cargo.lock
+++ b/crates/Cargo.lock
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cxx"
-version = "1.0.194"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "747d8437319e3a2f43d93b341c137927ca70c0f5dabeea7a005a73665e247c7e"
+checksum = "6fe442a792c7c736eea18b32a7f8a3b63cf8aafabda6760042dc2fdeda456291"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "cxx-build",
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cxx-build"
-version = "1.0.194"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b0f4697d190a142477b16aef7da8a99bfdc41e7e8b1687583c0d23a79c7afc1e"
+checksum = "e3184a94384c663718698311a78a51ac00c484c10b4eeac06fb0a068c5f64fa2"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "codespan-reporting",
@@ -82,39 +82,39 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "scratch",
- "syn",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cxxbridge-cmd"
-version = "1.0.194"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d0956799fa8678d4c50eed028f2de1c0552ae183c76e976cf7ca8c4e36a7c328"
+checksum = "0148d8fd1199329ddf1d157a5e134e51ceff37c6a7ddd38615c399d81cb05d8d"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "codespan-reporting",
  "indexmap",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cxxbridge-flags"
-version = "1.0.194"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23384a836ab4f0ad98ace7e3955ad2de39de42378ab487dc28d3990392cb283a"
+checksum = "52850339faed2eaadd24e286dc1d8268cc6f8a7bd9524d713adc9099566b4c89"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cxxbridge-macro"
-version = "1.0.194"
+version = "1.0.198"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6acc6b5822b9526adfb4fc377b67128fdd60aac757cc4a741a6278603f763cf"
+checksum = "2c77c856545d886c9bd5215409ebb63b925e262135248b50c79e5a5f194ee47c"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -244,6 +244,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "3.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53e9bae58849f64dfa4f5d5ae372c8341f7305f82a3868709269343628b659a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "termcolor"
 version = "1.4.1"
@@ -288,3 +299,22 @@ checksum = "ae137229bcbd6cdf0f7b80a31df61766145077ddf49416a728b02cb3921ff3fc"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xrpl-host-functions"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xrpl-host-functions-macros"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xrpl-wasm-vm"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cxx",
+]
diff --git a/crates/Cargo.toml b/crates/Cargo.toml
index d0372c0a09..e197c6a4ce 100644
--- a/crates/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["hello_world"]
+members = ["hello_world", "xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi", "xrpl-wasm-vm", "xrpl-host-functions", "xrpl-host-functions-macros"]
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-cxx = { version = "1.0.194", features = ["c++20"] }
+cxx = { version = "1.0.198", features = ["c++20"] }
 
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-host-functions-macros/Cargo.toml b/crates/xrpl-host-functions-macros/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad785f2543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-host-functions-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "xrpl-host-functions-macros"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-host-functions-macros/src/lib.rs b/crates/xrpl-host-functions-macros/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b93cf3ffd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-host-functions-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-host-functions/Cargo.toml b/crates/xrpl-host-functions/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67052a9fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-host-functions/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "xrpl-host-functions"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-host-functions/src/lib.rs b/crates/xrpl-host-functions/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b93cf3ffd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-host-functions/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi/Cargo.toml b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8429eba2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+cxx.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi/src/lib.rs b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12d0bfebb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#[cxx::bridge]
+mod ffi {}
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm/Cargo.toml b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ec8dc2cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "xrpl-wasm-vm"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm/src/lib.rs b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b93cf3ffd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xrpl-wasm-vm/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}