diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/container-boot.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/container-boot.gitlab-ci.yml
index 38d62c0..7e84924 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/container-boot.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/container-boot.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -150,3 +150,38 @@ container:boot:sculptor:
     - docker ps --all
     - docker compose logs sculptor -f &
     - docker compose run curl-sculptor
+
+container:boot:velorum:
+  extends:
+    - .container:boot
+  needs:
+    - generate-environment
+    - manifest:velorum
+  script:
+    - bundle install
+    - docker compose up velorum -d
+    - docker compose logs velorum -f &
+    - support/grpc_check_health --host docker:50052 --service liveness --retries 20
+    - support/grpc_check_health --host docker:50052 --service readiness --retries 20
+
+container:boot:velorum:offline:
+  extends:
+    - .container:boot
+  needs:
+    - generate-environment
+    - manifest:velorum
+  script:
+    - docker compose up velorum-offline -d
+    - docker compose logs velorum-offline -f &
+    - |
+      for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+        STATUS=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}' $(docker compose ps -q velorum-offline) 2>/dev/null || echo "starting")
+        echo "Attempt $i/30: $STATUS"
+        if [ "$STATUS" = "healthy" ]; then
+          echo "Velorum booted successfully without network access"
+          exit 0
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+      done
+      echo "Timed out waiting for healthy status"
+      exit 1
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml
index e44110a..843aabb 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -326,3 +326,18 @@ manifest:sculptor:
             PLATFORM:
               - amd64
               - arm64
+
+container:velorum:
+  extends:
+    - .single-image-build-base
+  needs:
+    - generate-environment
+  variables:
+    NEED_PROJECT_DOWNLOAD: 'true'
+
+manifest:velorum:
+  extends:
+    - .manifest-create-base
+  needs:
+    - generate-environment
+    - container:velorum
diff --git a/container/velorum/Dockerfile b/container/velorum/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e6110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container/velorum/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
+ARG UV_VERSION=0.11.16
+
+FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:${UV_VERSION} AS uv
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim
+
+COPY --from=uv /uv /uvx /usr/local/bin/
+
+WORKDIR /velorum
+
+COPY projects/velorum/pyproject.toml projects/velorum/uv.lock ./
+RUN uv sync --frozen
+COPY projects/velorum/src/model.py ./src/model.py
+RUN uv run python -c "from src.model import load_vector_model; load_vector_model()"
+
+COPY projects/velorum/cli ./cli
+COPY projects/velorum/src ./src
+COPY projects/velorum/main.py ./main.py
+
+ENV HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=3s --retries=3 \
+  CMD uv run python -c "import grpc; from grpc_health.v1 import health_pb2, health_pb2_grpc; ch = grpc.insecure_channel('localhost:50051'); stub = health_pb2_grpc.HealthStub(ch); stub.Check(health_pb2.HealthCheckRequest(service='liveness'))" || exit 1
+
+EXPOSE 50051
+CMD ["uv", "run", "main.py"]
diff --git a/support/config/velorum.models.configuration.json b/support/config/velorum.models.configuration.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe51488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/config/velorum.models.configuration.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/support/docker-compose.yml b/support/docker-compose.yml
index 7ba2a56..9887a5d 100644
--- a/support/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/support/docker-compose.yml
@@ -118,5 +118,20 @@ services:
       - --retry-connrefused
       - http://sculptor:3000/
 
+  velorum:
+    image: ghcr.io/code0-tech/reticulum/ci-builds/velorum:${RETICULUM_CONTAINER_VERSION}
+    networks:
+      - boot
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/velorum.models.configuration.json:/velorum/models.configuration.json
+    ports:
+      - "50052:50051"
+
+  velorum-offline:
+    image: ghcr.io/code0-tech/reticulum/ci-builds/velorum:${RETICULUM_CONTAINER_VERSION}
+    network_mode: "none"
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/velorum.models.configuration.json:/velorum/models.configuration.json
+
 networks:
   boot:
diff --git a/versions/velorum b/versions/velorum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83a4271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/velorum
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6f34f272aa434826459b76f315f9f33c70d969f4
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