diff --git a/modules/assets/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/assets/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4659ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/assets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+add_library_module(assets 
+    shader.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+assets 
+PUBLIC
+logger 
+lt_debug
+)
+
+add_test_module(assets
+    shader.test.cpp
+)
diff --git a/modules/assets/private/shader.cpp b/modules/assets/private/shader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be2e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/assets/private/shader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include <assets/shader.hpp>
+
+namespace lt::assets {
+
+ShaderAsset::ShaderAsset(const std::filesystem::path &path)
+    : m_stream(path, std::ios::binary | std::ios::beg)
+{
+	constexpr auto total_metadata_size = //
+	    sizeof(AssetMetadata)            //
+	    + sizeof(Metadata)               //
+	    + sizeof(BlobMetadata);
+
+	ensure(m_stream.is_open(), "Failed to open shader asset at: {}", path.string());
+
+	m_stream.seekg(0, std::ifstream::end);
+	const auto file_size = static_cast<size_t>(m_stream.tellg());
+
+	ensure(
+	    file_size > total_metadata_size,
+	    "Failed to open shader asset at: {}, file smaller than metadata: {} < {}",
+	    path.string(),
+	    total_metadata_size,
+	    file_size
+	);
+
+	// NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+	m_stream.seekg(0, std::ifstream::beg);
+	m_stream.read((char *)&m_asset_metadata, sizeof(m_asset_metadata));
+	m_stream.read((char *)&m_metadata, sizeof(m_metadata));
+	m_stream.read((char *)&m_code_blob_metadata, sizeof(m_code_blob_metadata));
+	// NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+
+	ensure(
+	    m_asset_metadata.type == asset_type_identifier,
+	    "Failed to open shader asset at: {}, incorrect asset type: {} != {}",
+	    path.string(),
+	    m_asset_metadata.type,
+	    asset_type_identifier
+	);
+
+	ensure(
+	    m_asset_metadata.version == current_version,
+	    "Failed to open shader asset at: {}, version mismatch: {} != {}",
+	    path.string(),
+	    m_asset_metadata.version,
+	    current_version
+	);
+
+	ensure(
+	    std::to_underlying(m_metadata.type) <= std::to_underlying(Type::compute),
+	    "Failed to open shader asset at: {}, invalid shader type: {}",
+	    path.string(),
+	    std::to_underlying(m_metadata.type)
+	);
+
+	ensure(
+	    m_code_blob_metadata.tag == std::to_underlying(BlobTag::code),
+	    "Failed to open shader asset at: {}, invalid blob tag: {}",
+	    path.string(),
+	    m_code_blob_metadata.tag
+	);
+
+	ensure(
+	    m_code_blob_metadata.offset + m_code_blob_metadata.compressed_size <= file_size,
+	    "Failed to open shader asset at: {}, file smaller than blob: {} > {} + {}",
+	    path.string(),
+	    file_size,
+	    m_code_blob_metadata.offset,
+	    m_code_blob_metadata.compressed_size
+	);
+}
+
+} // namespace lt::assets
diff --git a/modules/assets/private/shader.test.cpp b/modules/assets/private/shader.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b59a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/assets/private/shader.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include <assets/shader.hpp>
+#include <ranges>
+#include <test/test.hpp>
+
+using ::lt::assets::AssetMetadata;
+using ::lt::assets::BlobMetadata;
+using ::lt::assets::ShaderAsset;
+using ::lt::test::Case;
+using ::lt::test::expect_eq;
+using ::lt::test::expect_throw;
+using ::lt::test::expect_true;
+using ::lt::test::Suite;
+
+const auto test_data_path = std::filesystem::path { "./data/test_assets" };
+const auto tmp_path = std::filesystem::path { "/tmp/lt_assets_tests/" };
+
+Suite raii = "shader_raii"_suite = [] {
+	std::filesystem::current_path(test_data_path);
+	std::filesystem::create_directories(tmp_path);
+
+	Case { "happy path won't throw" } = [] {
+
+	};
+
+	Case { "many won't freeze/throw" } = [] {
+	};
+
+	Case { "unhappy path throws" } = [] {
+		expect_throw([] { ShaderAsset { "random_path" }; });
+	};
+};
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-interfaces-global-init)
+Suite packing = "shader_pack"_suite = [] {
+	Case { "" } = [] {
+		const auto out_path = tmp_path / "shader_packing";
+		auto dummy_blob = lt::assets::Blob {};
+		for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 255))
+		{
+			dummy_blob.emplace_back(static_cast<std::byte>(idx));
+		}
+
+		const auto expected_size =          //
+		    sizeof(AssetMetadata)           //
+		    + sizeof(ShaderAsset::Metadata) //
+		    + sizeof(BlobMetadata)          //
+		    + dummy_blob.size();
+
+		ShaderAsset::pack(
+		    out_path,
+		    lt::assets::AssetMetadata {
+		        .version = lt::assets::current_version,
+		        .type = ShaderAsset::asset_type_identifier,
+		    },
+		    ShaderAsset::Metadata {
+		        .type = ShaderAsset::Type::vertex,
+		    },
+		    std::move(dummy_blob)
+		);
+
+		auto stream = std::ifstream {
+			out_path,
+			std::ios::binary | std::ios::beg,
+		};
+		expect_true(stream.is_open());
+
+		stream.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+		const auto file_size = static_cast<size_t>(stream.tellg());
+		expect_eq(file_size, expected_size);
+		stream.close();
+
+		auto shader_asset = ShaderAsset { out_path };
+
+		const auto &asset_metadata = shader_asset.get_asset_metadata();
+		expect_eq(asset_metadata.type, ShaderAsset::asset_type_identifier);
+		expect_eq(asset_metadata.version, lt::assets::current_version);
+
+		const auto &metadata = shader_asset.get_metadata();
+		expect_eq(metadata.type, ShaderAsset::Type::vertex);
+
+		auto blob = shader_asset.unpack(ShaderAsset::BlobTag::code);
+		expect_eq(blob.size(), 255);
+
+		for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 255))
+		{
+			expect_eq(blob[idx], static_cast<std::byte>(idx));
+		}
+	};
+};
diff --git a/modules/assets/public/compressors/lz4.hpp b/modules/assets/public/compressors/lz4.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a1e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/assets/public/compressors/lz4.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// TO BE DOOO
diff --git a/modules/assets/public/metadata.hpp b/modules/assets/public/metadata.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dd7e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/assets/public/metadata.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace lt::assets {
+
+using Type_T = std::array<const char, 16>;
+
+using Tag_T = uint8_t;
+
+using Version = uint8_t;
+
+using Blob = std::vector<std::byte>;
+
+constexpr auto current_version = Version { 1u };
+
+enum class CompressionType : uint8_t
+{
+	none,
+	lz4,
+	lz4_hc,
+};
+
+struct AssetMetadata
+{
+	Version version;
+
+	Type_T type;
+};
+
+struct BlobMetadata
+{
+	Tag_T tag;
+
+	size_t offset;
+
+	CompressionType compression_type;
+
+	size_t compressed_size;
+
+	size_t uncompressed_size;
+};
+
+} // namespace lt::assets
diff --git a/modules/assets/public/shader.hpp b/modules/assets/public/shader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab68014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/assets/public/shader.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <assets/metadata.hpp>
+
+namespace lt::assets {
+
+class ShaderAsset
+{
+public:
+	static constexpr auto asset_type_identifier = Type_T { "SHADER_________" };
+
+	enum class BlobTag : Tag_T
+	{
+		code,
+	};
+
+	enum class Type : uint8_t
+	{
+		vertex,
+		fragment,
+		geometry,
+		compute,
+	};
+
+	struct Metadata
+	{
+		Type type;
+	};
+
+	static void pack(
+	    const std::filesystem::path &destination,
+	    AssetMetadata asset_metadata,
+	    Metadata metadata,
+	    Blob code_blob
+	)
+	{
+		auto stream = std::ofstream {
+			destination,
+			std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc,
+		};
+		ensure(stream.is_open(), "Failed to pack shader asset to {}", destination.string());
+
+		// NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+		stream.write((char *)&asset_metadata, sizeof(asset_metadata));
+		stream.write((char *)&metadata, sizeof(metadata));
+
+		auto code_blob_metadata = BlobMetadata {
+			.tag = std::to_underlying(BlobTag::code),
+			.offset = static_cast<size_t>(stream.tellp()) + sizeof(BlobMetadata),
+			.compression_type = CompressionType::none,
+			.compressed_size = code_blob.size(),
+			.uncompressed_size = code_blob.size(),
+		};
+		stream.write((char *)&code_blob_metadata, sizeof(BlobMetadata));
+
+		stream.write((char *)code_blob.data(), static_cast<long long>(code_blob.size()));
+		// NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+	}
+
+	ShaderAsset(const std::filesystem::path &path);
+
+	[[nodiscard]] auto get_asset_metadata() const -> const AssetMetadata &
+	{
+		return m_asset_metadata;
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] auto get_metadata() const -> const Metadata &
+	{
+		return m_metadata;
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] auto get_blob_metadata(BlobTag tag) const -> const BlobMetadata &
+	{
+		ensure(
+		    tag == BlobTag::code,
+		    "Invalid blob tag for shader asset: {}",
+		    std::to_underlying(tag)
+		);
+
+		return m_code_blob_metadata;
+	}
+
+	void unpack_to(BlobTag tag, std::span<std::byte> destination) const
+	{
+		ensure(
+		    tag == BlobTag::code,
+		    "Invalid blob tag for shader asset: {}",
+		    std::to_underlying(tag)
+		);
+
+		ensure(
+		    destination.size() >= m_code_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size,
+		    "Failed to unpack shader blob {} to destination ({}) of size {} since it's smaller "
+		    "than the blobl's uncompressed size: {}",
+		    std::to_underlying(tag),
+		    (size_t)(destination.data()), // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+		    destination.size(),
+		    m_code_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size
+		);
+
+		m_stream.seekg(static_cast<long long>(m_code_blob_metadata.offset));
+		m_stream.read(
+		    (char *)destination.data(), // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+		    static_cast<long long>(m_code_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size)
+		);
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] auto unpack(BlobTag tag) const -> Blob
+	{
+		ensure(
+		    tag == BlobTag::code,
+		    "Invalid blob tag for shader asset: {}",
+		    std::to_underlying(tag)
+		);
+
+		auto blob = Blob(m_code_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
+		unpack_to(tag, blob);
+
+		return blob;
+	}
+
+private:
+	AssetMetadata m_asset_metadata {};
+
+	Metadata m_metadata {};
+
+	BlobMetadata m_code_blob_metadata {};
+
+	mutable std::ifstream m_stream;
+};
+
+} // namespace lt::assets