diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 682b318..f78ee89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /bin/
 /obj/
-/test/benchmark_output/
\ No newline at end of file
+/test/benchmark_output/
+/.contest
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bf20de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Quick Guide
+# - install mise
+# - download the asset and extract them to ASSET_PATH_RO
+# - mise run verify-asset
+# - mise run serve
+# - mise run arrange
+# - mise run action
+# - mise run assert
+
+[env]
+ASSET_PATH_RO = "{{ [xdg_cache_home, 'stitch-a-ton', 'asset'] | join_path }}"
+CONTEST_HOST = "http://localhost:7007"
+CONTEST_ENDPOINT = "/api/image/generate"
+CONTEST_OUTPUT = "{{ [cwd, '.contest'] | join_path }}"
+DOTNET_ENVIRONMENT = 'Production'
+
+[tools]
+dotnet = "8"
+xh = "latest"
+uv = "latest"
+
+# uncomment these if you're on windows
+#[tools."http:hashdeep"]
+#version = "4.4"
+
+#[tools."http:hashdeep".platforms]
+#windows-x64 = {url = "https://github.com/jessek/hashdeep/releases/download/v4.4/md5deep-4.4.zip"}
+
+[tasks.setup]
+run = '''
+{% if env.CONTEST_OUTPUT is not exists %}
+mkdir .contest
+{% endif %}
+'''
+
+[tasks.verify-asset]
+dir = "{{ env.ASSET_PATH_RO }}"
+run = '''
+xh get https://null.formulatrix.dev/Contest/stitch-a-ton-answer/raw/branch/main/asset.txt -o ../asset.txt
+hashdeep -arbvk ../asset.txt .
+'''
+
+[tasks.arrange]
+depends = ['setup']
+dir = "{{ env.CONTEST_OUTPUT }}"
+outputs = ['generate.py']
+run = '''
+xh get https://null.formulatrix.dev/Contest/stitch-a-ton-answer/raw/branch/main/generate.py -o generate.py
+'''
+
+[tasks.serve]
+run = "dotnet run -c Release --no-launch-profile --urls {{env.CONTEST_HOST}}"
+
+[tasks.quick]
+depends = ['arrange']
+dir = "{{ env.CONTEST_OUTPUT }}"
+run = '''
+xh post {{env.CONTEST_HOST}}{{env.CONTEST_ENDPOINT}} canvas_rect=A1:H12 crop_offset:=[0,0] crop_size:=[1,1] output_scale:=0.25 -o quick.png
+'''
+
+[tasks.action]
+depends = ['arrange']
+run = '''
+uv run --script {{ [env.CONTEST_OUTPUT, 'generate.py'] | join_path }}
+'''
+
+[tasks.assert]
+depends = ['action']
+run = '''
+echo not_implemented
+'''