diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.venv/
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+captures/
+catalogue.csv
+reference.jpg
+config.json
diff --git a/bookmark/__init__.py b/bookmark/__init__.py
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diff --git a/bookmark/api/__init__.py b/bookmark/api/__init__.py
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diff --git a/bookmark/capture_strategies/__init__.py b/bookmark/capture_strategies/__init__.py
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "bookmark"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Book intake and checkout inventory system for Books in Hand"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+dependencies = [
+    "fastapi>=0.110",
+    "uvicorn[standard]>=0.29",
+    "opencv-python>=4.9",
+    "numpy>=1.26",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=8.0",
+    "httpx>=0.27",
+]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+pythonpath = ["."]
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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