diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 17a96844d..25fbf8f7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7300,6 +7300,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "xmtp_proto",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xmtp_content_types"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xmtp_cryptography"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0226f5a35..c72428bfd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ members = [
   "bindings_ffi",
   "xtask",
   "xmtp_debug",
+  "xmtp_content_types",
 ]
 
 # Make the feature resolver explicit.
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ xmtp_cryptography = { path = "xmtp_cryptography" }
 xmtp_id = { path = "xmtp_id" }
 xmtp_mls = { path = "xmtp_mls" }
 xmtp_proto = { path = "xmtp_proto" }
+xmtp_content_types = { path = "xmtp_content_types" }
 
 [profile.dev]
 # Disabling debug info speeds up builds a bunch,
diff --git a/xmtp_content_types/Cargo.toml b/xmtp_content_types/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e04d4f0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmtp_content_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "xmtp_content_types"
+edition = "2021"
+license.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/xmtp_content_types/src/lib.rs b/xmtp_content_types/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63dc816d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmtp_content_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// TODO: move content types here