diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "simplemind"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "An experimental client for AI providers that intends to replace LangChain and LangGraph for most common use cases."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+dependencies = ["pydantic", "instructor"]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
diff --git a/simplemind/__init__.py b/simplemind/__init__.py
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diff --git a/simplemind/concepts.py b/simplemind/concepts.py
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diff --git a/simplemind/core.py b/simplemind/core.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from typing import Any
+
+app = FastAPI(title="SimpleMind AI API", description="AI for humans, replacing LangGraph and LangChain for Python users.")
+
+
+
+@app.post("/generate", response_model=AIResponse)
+def generate_response(request: AIRequest):
+    try:
+        # Placeholder for AI generation logic
+        response = {"message": "This would be the AI response."}
+        metadata = {"tokens_used": 50}
+        return AIResponse(response=response, metadata=metadata)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+@app.get("/health")
+def health_check():
+    return {"status": "healthy"}
diff --git a/simplemind/integrations/__init__.py b/simplemind/integrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/simplemind/integrations/claude.py b/simplemind/integrations/claude.py
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diff --git a/simplemind/integrations/openai.py b/simplemind/integrations/openai.py
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diff --git a/simplemind/models.py b/simplemind/models.py
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+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class AIRequest(BaseModel):
+    prompt: str
+    parameters: dict = {}
+
+class AIResponse(BaseModel):
+    response: Any
+    metadata: dict = {}
diff --git a/src/simplemind/__init__.py b/src/simplemind/__init__.py
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+def hello() -> str:
+    return "Hello from simplemind!"