diff --git a/packages/ethereum-vm/.gitignore b/packages/ethereum-vm/.gitignore
index c0fb99f..97c9501 100644
--- a/packages/ethereum-vm/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/ethereum-vm/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ docs/
 
 # Dotenv file
 .env
+
+node_modules
+coverage
+coverage.json
+typechain
+typechain-types
+artifacts/hardhat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/ethereum-vm/hardhat.config.js b/packages/ethereum-vm/hardhat.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5deec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ethereum-vm/hardhat.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require('solidity-docgen');
+require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-foundry");
+
+/** @type import('hardhat/config').HardhatUserConfig */
+module.exports = {
+  solidity: "0.8.28",
+  paths: {
+    sources: "./src",
+    tests: "./test/hardhat",
+    cache: "./cache/hardhat",
+    artifacts: "./artifacts/hardhat"
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/ethereum-vm/package.json b/packages/ethereum-vm/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c56511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ethereum-vm/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "hardhat-project",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-foundry": "^1.1.4",
+    "solidity-docgen": "^0.6.0-beta.36"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ethereum-vm/yarn.lock b/packages/ethereum-vm/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52e675e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ethereum-vm/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+
+"@nomicfoundation/hardhat-foundry@^1.1.4":
+  version "1.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomicfoundation/hardhat-foundry/-/hardhat-foundry-1.1.4.tgz#56b681ecb43410481ba37e9af37ca88689eaf187"
+  integrity sha512-jpKyOr8bYKJPCuxJIJGOJzzyQPLcLJYq+kLPx135dkgCXyHiFdbSaGA9AEwqsPf97wlwXkskXGn4a21XOkSOPg==
+  dependencies:
+    picocolors "^1.1.0"
+
+handlebars@^4.7.7:
+  version "4.7.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/handlebars/-/handlebars-4.7.8.tgz#41c42c18b1be2365439188c77c6afae71c0cd9e9"
+  integrity sha512-vafaFqs8MZkRrSX7sFVUdo3ap/eNiLnb4IakshzvP56X5Nr1iGKAIqdX6tMlm6HcNRIkr6AxO5jFEoJzzpT8aQ==
+  dependencies:
+    minimist "^1.2.5"
+    neo-async "^2.6.2"
+    source-map "^0.6.1"
+    wordwrap "^1.0.0"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    uglify-js "^3.1.4"
+
+minimist@^1.2.5:
+  version "1.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.8.tgz#c1a464e7693302e082a075cee0c057741ac4772c"
+  integrity sha512-2yyAR8qBkN3YuheJanUpWC5U3bb5osDywNB8RzDVlDwDHbocAJveqqj1u8+SVD7jkWT4yvsHCpWqqWqAxb0zCA==
+
+neo-async@^2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neo-async/-/neo-async-2.6.2.tgz#b4aafb93e3aeb2d8174ca53cf163ab7d7308305f"
+  integrity sha512-Yd3UES5mWCSqR+qNT93S3UoYUkqAZ9lLg8a7g9rimsWmYGK8cVToA4/sF3RrshdyV3sAGMXVUmpMYOw+dLpOuw==
+
+picocolors@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz#3d321af3eab939b083c8f929a1d12cda81c26b6b"
+  integrity sha512-xceH2snhtb5M9liqDsmEw56le376mTZkEX/jEb/RxNFyegNul7eNslCXP9FDj/Lcu0X8KEyMceP2ntpaHrDEVA==
+
+solidity-ast@^0.4.38:
+  version "0.4.60"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/solidity-ast/-/solidity-ast-0.4.60.tgz#7c0324eace040034d6a40edbd85475e4773cbbe8"
+  integrity sha512-UwhasmQ37ji1ul8cIp0XlrQ/+SVQhy09gGqJH4jnwdo2TgI6YIByzi0PI5QvIGcIdFOs1pbSmJW1pnWB7AVh2w==
+
+solidity-docgen@^0.6.0-beta.36:
+  version "0.6.0-beta.36"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/solidity-docgen/-/solidity-docgen-0.6.0-beta.36.tgz#9c76eda58580fb52e2db318c22fe3154e0c09dd1"
+  integrity sha512-f/I5G2iJgU1h0XrrjRD0hHMr7C10u276vYvm//rw1TzFcYQ4xTOyAoi9oNAHRU0JU4mY9eTuxdVc2zahdMuhaQ==
+  dependencies:
+    handlebars "^4.7.7"
+    solidity-ast "^0.4.38"
+
+source-map@^0.6.1:
+  version "0.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz#74722af32e9614e9c287a8d0bbde48b5e2f1a263"
+  integrity sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==
+
+uglify-js@^3.1.4:
+  version "3.19.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-3.19.3.tgz#82315e9bbc6f2b25888858acd1fff8441035b77f"
+  integrity sha512-v3Xu+yuwBXisp6QYTcH4UbH+xYJXqnq2m/LtQVWKWzYc1iehYnLixoQDN9FH6/j9/oybfd6W9Ghwkl8+UMKTKQ==
+
+wordwrap@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-1.0.0.tgz#27584810891456a4171c8d0226441ade90cbcaeb"
+  integrity sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==