diff --git a/packages/core-cms/package.json b/packages/core-cms/package.json
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+++ b/packages/core-cms/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@repo/core-cms",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./generated-types": "./src/generated-types.ts"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "payload": "^3.14.0",
+    "@payloadcms/db-postgres": "^3.14.0",
+    "@payloadcms/richtext-lexical": "^3.14.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@repo/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/typescript-config": "workspace:*",
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-cms/src/generated-types.ts b/packages/core-cms/src/generated-types.ts
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+++ b/packages/core-cms/src/generated-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Generated by Payload — do not edit by hand.
+// This file is regenerated by `pnpm generate:types` in apps/cms.
+export {};
diff --git a/packages/core-cms/src/index.ts b/packages/core-cms/src/index.ts
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+++ b/packages/core-cms/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {};
diff --git a/packages/core-cms/tsconfig.json b/packages/core-cms/tsconfig.json
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+++ b/packages/core-cms/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "@repo/typescript-config/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-cms/turbo.json b/packages/core-cms/turbo.json
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+++ b/packages/core-cms/turbo.json
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+{
+  "extends": ["//"],
+  "tags": ["core"]
+}