diff --git a/cmd/cli/bootstrap/main.go b/cmd/cli/bootstrap/main.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cli/bootstrap/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	_ "embed"
+	"log"
+
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+
+	models "code.ndumas.com/ndumas/muddy/db"
+)
+
+//go:embed schema.sql
+var ddl string
+
+func run() error {
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error opening sqlite db: %s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// create tables
+	if _, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, ddl); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error creating tables: %s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	queries := models.New(db)
+}
diff --git a/schema.sql b/cmd/cli/bootstrap/schema.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from schema.sql
rename to cmd/cli/bootstrap/schema.sql