diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yaml b/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f2cefd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+name: Quality Gates
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  osv-scan:
+    name: OSV Scan
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - name: OSV Scan
+        env:
+          OSV_VERSION: 2.4.0
+          OSV_SHA256: 44e580752910f0ff36ec99aff59af20f65df1e859aa31e5605a8f0d055b496e9
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          curl -sSLo osv-scanner "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner/releases/download/v${OSV_VERSION}/osv-scanner_linux_arm64"
+          echo "${OSV_SHA256}  osv-scanner" | sha256sum -c -
+          chmod +x osv-scanner
+          ./osv-scanner --lockfile=package-lock.json
+
+  audit:
+    name: Audit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --no-fund --no-audit
+
+      - name: Audit
+        run: npm audit --audit-level=low
+
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --no-fund --no-audit
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: node --run lint
+
+  typecheck:
+    name: Typecheck
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --no-fund --no-audit
+
+      - name: Typecheck
+        run: node --run typecheck
+
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --no-fund --no-audit
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: node --run build
+
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [24, 26]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --no-fund --no-audit
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: node --run test:coverage
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bda4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package-lock=true
+min-release-age=7
+ignore-scripts=true
+allow-git=none
diff --git a/.oxlintrc.json b/.oxlintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75868c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.oxlintrc.json
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+  "plugins": [
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+    "unicorn",
+    "oxc"
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+  "categories": {
+    "correctness": "error"
+  },
+  "rules": {},
+  "env": {
+    "builtin": true
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28252f4
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8c2f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "name": "@express/log",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Logger for the ExpressJS ecosystem, built on top of Pino.",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "README.md",
+    "LICENSE"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=24.0.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "dev": "node --watch src/index.ts",
+    "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit && tsc -p tsconfig.test.json --noEmit",
+    "lint": "oxlint",
+    "test": "node --test --test-reporter=spec",
+    "test:coverage": "node --test --test-reporter=spec --experimental-test-coverage",
+    "clean": "rm -rf dist"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "express",
+    "pino",
+    "logger",
+    "logging"
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^24.13.3",
+    "oxlint": "^1.74.0",
+    "typescript": "^7.0.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f93dafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * @express/log
+ *
+ * Logger for the ExpressJS ecosystem, built on top of Pino.
+ *
+ * NOTE: bootstrap only. Real implementation will land in follow-up changes.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Temporary smoke-test export used to validate the build pipeline.
+ * Will be removed once the actual logger is implemented.
+ *
+ * @returns A greeting string.
+ */
+export function hello(): string {
+  return "hello from @express/log";
+}
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
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index 0000000..9c40a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+import { hello } from "../src/index.ts";
+
+describe("hello", () => {
+  it("returns a greeting string", () => {
+    assert.equal(hello(), "hello from @express/log");
+  });
+
+  it("returns a non-empty string", () => {
+    assert.ok(hello().length > 0);
+  });
+});
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
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+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "lib": ["ES2024"],
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "strict": true,
+    "noImplicitOverride": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "test"]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.test.json b/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f912bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}