diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
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+{
+  "private": true,
+  "workspaces": [
+    "packages/core",
+    "packages/app"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/packages/app/package.json b/frontend/packages/app/package.json
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index 0000000000..d7c8f794af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/app/package.json
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+{
+    "name": "@backstage/app",
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "main": "./src/index.js",
+    "dependencies": {
+        "@backstage/core": "0.0.0",
+        "react": "^16.12.0"
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/packages/app/src/index.js b/frontend/packages/app/src/index.js
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index 0000000000..cedc4d3df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/app/src/index.js
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+const core = require('@backstage/core');
+
+console.log(core());
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diff --git a/frontend/packages/core/package.json b/frontend/packages/core/package.json
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index 0000000000..7f7df5ec8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/core/package.json
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+{
+    "name": "@backstage/core",
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "main": "./src/index.js"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/packages/core/src/index.js b/frontend/packages/core/src/index.js
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index 0000000000..69fff786b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/core/src/index.js
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+module.exports = function () {
+    return "hello world!";
+}
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