diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index b7abcfe0..c68eefef 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod debug;
 mod process;
 mod remote;
 mod state;
+mod tools;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/compatibility_layer.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/compatibility_layer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/external_component.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/external_component.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2aec4b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/external_component.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+pub trait ExternalComponent {
+    fn download(&mut self);
+    fn version(&self) -> &String;
+    fn is_installed(&self) -> bool;
+    fn location(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf>;
+}
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diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/mod.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b8f4133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mod external_component;
+mod prefix;
+mod registry;
+mod tool;
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diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/prefix.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/prefix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/registry.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/registry.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1b000fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/registry.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use super::external_component::ExternalComponent;
+
+pub struct Registry<T: ExternalComponent> {
+    tools: HashMap<String, T>
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/tool.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/tool.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fab0251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/tools/tool.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use super::external_component::ExternalComponent;
+
+pub struct Tool {
+    name: String,
+    version: String,
+    location: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+impl ExternalComponent for Tool {
+    fn download(&mut self) {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn version(&self) -> &String {
+        &self.version
+    }
+
+    fn is_installed(&self) -> bool {
+        self.location.is_some()
+    }
+
+    fn location(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf> {
+        &self.location
+    }
+}
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