diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b548d03..436211e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('ducktorrent', 'cpp',
-  version: '0.2.0',
+  version: '0.2.1',
   meson_version: '>=0.63.0',
   default_options: [
 	'buildtype=release',
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/cli/main.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/main.cpp
rename to src/cli/main.cpp
index 95ea215..3c130db 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/main.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * along with ducktorrent.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "torrent_read.hpp"
+#include "ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
diff --git a/src/cli/meson.build b/src/cli/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09a71a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+executable(meson.project_name(),
+  'main.cpp',
+  dependencies: [
+	boost_dep,
+    libstriezel_dep,
+    ducktorrent_dep,
+  ],
+  install: true,
+)
diff --git a/src/ducktorrent/c_api_torrent_read.cpp b/src/ducktorrent/c_api_torrent_read.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eaaf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/c_api_torrent_read.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/* Copyright 2025, Michele "King_DuckZ" Santullo
+ * This file is part of ducktorrent.
+ *
+ * Ducktorrent is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Ducktorrent is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with ducktorrent.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "ducktorrent/torrent_read.h"
+#include "ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <ciso646>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+extern "C"
+struct dt_torrent {
+	dt_torrent (std::string_view path) :
+		reader(path, "")
+	{ }
+
+	duck::TorrentRead reader;
+	std::string str_buff;
+	std::vector<dt_string> vec_buff;
+	std::vector<std::vector<dt_string>> announce_list_buff;
+};
+
+extern "C"
+struct dt_torrent* dt_make_reader_from_path (dt_string path) {
+	try {
+		std::string_view path_sv(path.str, path.len);
+		return new dt_torrent(path_sv);
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+void dt_free_torrent_read (struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	delete t;
+}
+
+extern "C"
+void dt_print_to_stdout(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		t->reader.print(std::cout);
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+size_t dt_read_piece_length(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		return t->reader.read_piece_length();
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+int_fast32_t dt_read_file_count(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		return t->reader.read_file_count();
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string_list dt_read_file_path(struct dt_torrent* t, size_t index) {
+	try {
+		auto vec = t->reader.read_file_path(index);
+		t->vec_buff.clear();
+		t->vec_buff.reserve(vec.size());
+		for (std::string_view s : vec) {
+			t->vec_buff.emplace_back(s.data(), s.size());
+		}
+		return {t->vec_buff.data(), t->vec_buff.size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string dt_read_joint_file_path(struct dt_torrent* t, size_t index, char sep){
+	try {
+		t->str_buff = t->reader.read_joint_file_path(index, sep);
+		return {t->str_buff.c_str(), t->str_buff.size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+size_t dt_read_file_size(struct dt_torrent* t, size_t index) {
+	try {
+		return t->reader.read_file_size(index);
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+int dt_read_is_private(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		return static_cast<int>(t->reader.read_is_private());
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string dt_read_comment(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		std::string_view comment = t->reader.read_comment();
+		return dt_string{comment.data(), comment.size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string dt_read_hashes(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		std::string_view hashes = t->reader.read_hashes();
+		return dt_string{hashes.data(), hashes.size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string dt_read_created_by(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		std::string_view created = t->reader.read_created_by();
+		return dt_string{created.data(), created.size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string dt_read_announce(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		std::string_view announce = t->reader.read_announce();
+		return dt_string{announce.data(), announce.size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+size_t dt_read_announce_list_size(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		return t->reader.read_announce_list_size();
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+dt_string_list dt_read_announce_list(struct dt_torrent* t, size_t index) {
+	try {
+		if (t->announce_list_buff.empty()) {
+			t->announce_list_buff.reserve(t->reader.read_announce_list_size());
+			for (const auto& sublist : t->reader.read_announce_list()) {
+				t->announce_list_buff.emplace_back();
+				for (std::string_view item : sublist) {
+					t->announce_list_buff.back().emplace_back(item.data(), item.size());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return {t->announce_list_buff[index].data(), t->announce_list_buff[index].size()};
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {nullptr, 0};
+	}
+}
+
+extern "C"
+time_t dt_read_creation_date(struct dt_torrent* t) {
+	try {
+		return t->reader.read_creation_date();
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		return {};
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/parser.hpp b/src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/parser.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/parser.hpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/parser.hpp
diff --git a/src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.h b/src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c60d9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/* Copyright 2025, Michele "King_DuckZ" Santullo
+ * This file is part of ducktorrent.
+ *
+ * Ducktorrent is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Ducktorrent is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with ducktorrent.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+//c wrapper for torrent_read.hpp
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+/* Strings and lists returned by functions in this file should be considered
+ * temporary and might become invalid on any subsequent function call. There is
+ * no thread safety mechanism so you should protect calls with your own mutex.
+ * With that said, if you're interested in avoiding unnecessary memory
+ * allocations and copies, there are cases where the above is not true. Rather
+ * than making a list of functions the whose output is guaranteed to not change,
+ * the rule for figuring out what might not need copying is the following:
+ * wrapper functions around C++ methods that return an std::string_view do not
+ * need to be copied. That is because the string returned by the C++ side is
+ * already a reference into the in-memory torrent file buffer. This however
+ * means that these particular strings are *not* null-terminated.
+ * As these functions do not write to the C wrapper's internal string cache and
+ * they only read from the parsed tree, it is also safe to call them in a
+ * multithreaded context.
+ * One more exception to the above rule is the special case of
+ * dt_read_announce_list(), since it returs a list of lists this C wrapper
+ * caches the whole thing on the first call and subsequent calls will not hit
+ * the C++ side again. As said, the list side of things is cached in the C
+ * wrapper, and since the inner type returned by the C++ method is
+ * std::string_view this means the strings won't change either, therefore it is
+ * safe to not copy these items either for as long as the dt_torrent context
+ * stays alive.
+ */
+
+typedef struct {
+	const char* str;
+	size_t len;
+} dt_string;
+
+typedef struct {
+	const dt_string* lst;
+	size_t len;
+} dt_string_list;
+
+/*struct dt_torrent_read* dt_make_reader_from_data (const char* raw_data, size_t raw_data_size);*/
+struct dt_torrent* dt_make_reader_from_path (dt_string path);
+void dt_free_torrent_read (struct dt_torrent*);
+
+void dt_print_to_stdout(struct dt_torrent*);
+size_t dt_read_piece_length(struct dt_torrent*);
+int_fast32_t dt_read_file_count(struct dt_torrent*);
+dt_string_list dt_read_file_path(struct dt_torrent*, size_t index);
+dt_string dt_read_joint_file_path(struct dt_torrent*, size_t index, char sep);
+size_t dt_read_file_size(struct dt_torrent*, size_t index);
+int dt_read_is_private(struct dt_torrent*);
+dt_string dt_read_comment(struct dt_torrent*);
+dt_string dt_read_hashes(struct dt_torrent*);
+dt_string dt_read_created_by(struct dt_torrent*);
+dt_string dt_read_announce(struct dt_torrent*);
+size_t dt_read_announce_list_size(struct dt_torrent*);
+dt_string_list dt_read_announce_list(struct dt_torrent*, size_t index);
+time_t dt_read_creation_date(struct dt_torrent*);
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/torrent_read.hpp b/src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp
similarity index 98%
rename from src/torrent_read.hpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp
index f37ccfa..9e9e151 100644
--- a/src/torrent_read.hpp
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
 	std::string_view read_hashes() const;
 	std::string_view read_created_by() const;
 	std::string_view read_announce() const;
+	std::size_t read_announce_list_size() const;
 	std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> read_announce_list() const;
 	std::time_t read_creation_date() const;
 
diff --git a/src/ducktorrent/meson.build b/src/ducktorrent/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fee3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+pub_inc = include_directories('include')
+
+should_install = not meson.is_subproject() or get_option('default_library')=='shared'
+
+ducktorrent_target = library(meson.project_name(),
+  'parser.cpp',
+  'split.cpp',
+  'torrent_read.cpp',
+  'c_api_torrent_read.cpp',
+  'visitors/debug_visitor.cpp',
+  'visitors/find_t_visitor.cpp',
+  dependencies: [
+	boost_dep,
+  ],
+  include_directories: [
+    pub_inc,
+  ],
+  install: should_install,
+)
+
+ducktorrent_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: [
+    pub_inc,
+  ],
+  link_with: ducktorrent_target,
+)
+
+if should_install
+  install_headers(
+	'include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.h',
+	'include/ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp',
+	'include/ducktorrent/parser.hpp',
+  )
+endif
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/ducktorrent/parser.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/parser.cpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/parser.cpp
index 302d84a..2aedfa2 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/parser.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 //#	define BOOST_SPIRIT_X3_DEBUG
 #endif
 
-#include "parser.hpp"
+#include "ducktorrent/parser.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/spirit/home/x3.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/adapted/std_pair.hpp>
diff --git a/src/split.cpp b/src/ducktorrent/split.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/split.cpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/split.cpp
diff --git a/src/split.hpp b/src/ducktorrent/split.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/split.hpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/split.hpp
diff --git a/src/torrent_read.cpp b/src/ducktorrent/torrent_read.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from src/torrent_read.cpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/torrent_read.cpp
index 92c3532..4894795 100644
--- a/src/torrent_read.cpp
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/torrent_read.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  * along with ducktorrent.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "torrent_read.hpp"
-#include "parser.hpp"
+#include "ducktorrent/torrent_read.hpp"
+#include "ducktorrent/parser.hpp"
 #include "visitors/debug_visitor.hpp"
 #include "visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp"
 #include <utility>
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ std::string_view TorrentRead::read_announce() const {
 	return find_string("/announce", m_parsed_values);
 }
 
+std::size_t TorrentRead::read_announce_list_size() const {
+	return find_int<std::size_t>("/announce/[[size]]", m_parsed_values);
+}
+
 std::vector<std::vector<std::string_view>> TorrentRead::read_announce_list() const {
 	typedef boost::spirit::x3::forward_ast<std::vector<TorrentValue>> TorrentListType;
 
diff --git a/src/visitors/debug_visitor.cpp b/src/ducktorrent/visitors/debug_visitor.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/visitors/debug_visitor.cpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/visitors/debug_visitor.cpp
diff --git a/src/visitors/debug_visitor.hpp b/src/ducktorrent/visitors/debug_visitor.hpp
similarity index 97%
rename from src/visitors/debug_visitor.hpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/visitors/debug_visitor.hpp
index a93b867..534c6f2 100644
--- a/src/visitors/debug_visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/visitors/debug_visitor.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../parser.hpp"
+#include "ducktorrent/parser.hpp"
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <ostream>
diff --git a/src/visitors/find_t_visitor.cpp b/src/ducktorrent/visitors/find_t_visitor.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/visitors/find_t_visitor.cpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/visitors/find_t_visitor.cpp
diff --git a/src/visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp b/src/ducktorrent/visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp
rename to src/ducktorrent/visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp
index 8e8101d..8e9e694 100644
--- a/src/visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/ducktorrent/visitors/find_t_visitor.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../parser.hpp"
+#include "ducktorrent/parser.hpp"
 #include <string_view>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <boost/variant/apply_visitor.hpp>
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 1f96449..10941c5 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,13 +1,2 @@
-executable(meson.project_name(),
-  'main.cpp',
-  'parser.cpp',
-  'split.cpp',
-  'torrent_read.cpp',
-  'visitors/debug_visitor.cpp',
-  'visitors/find_t_visitor.cpp',
-  dependencies: [
-	boost_dep,
-    libstriezel_dep,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-)
+subdir('ducktorrent')
+subdir('cli')