diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f11b75..6c10f5b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 .idea/
+model-runner
+model-runner.sock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cae39b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Project variables
+APP_NAME := model-runner
+GO_VERSION := 1.23.7
+
+# Main targets
+.PHONY: build run clean help
+
+# Default target
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+# Build the Go application
+build:
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o $(APP_NAME) ./main.go
+
+# Run the application locally
+run: build
+	./$(APP_NAME)
+
+# Clean build artifacts
+clean:
+	rm -f $(APP_NAME)
+	rm -f model-runner.sock
+
+# Show help
+help:
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  build          - Build the Go application"
+	@echo "  run            - Run the application locally"
+	@echo "  clean          - Clean build artifacts"
+	@echo "  help           - Show this help message"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb7940b..81ebe6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,101 @@ with [Model Distribution](https://github.com/docker/model-distribution) and the
 [Model CLI](https://github.com/docker/model-cli)). It includes a `main.go` that
 mimics its integration with Docker Desktop and allows the package to be run in a
 standalone mode.
+
+## Using the Makefile
+
+This project includes a Makefile to simplify common development tasks. It requires Docker Desktop >= 4.41.0 
+The Makefile provides the following targets:
+
+- `build` - Build the Go application
+- `run` - Run the application locally
+- `clean` - Clean build artifacts
+- `help` - Show available targets
+
+### Examples
+
+```sh
+# Build the application
+make build
+
+# Run the application locally
+make run
+
+# Show all available targets
+make help
+```
+
+## API Examples
+
+The Model Runner exposes a REST API over a Unix socket. You can interact with it using curl commands with the `--unix-socket` option.
+
+### Listing Models
+
+To list all available models:
+
+```sh
+curl --unix-socket model-runner.sock localhost/models
+```
+
+### Creating a Model
+
+To create a new model:
+
+```sh
+curl --unix-socket model-runner.sock localhost/models/create -X POST -d '{"from": "ai/smollm2"}'
+```
+
+### Getting Model Information
+
+To get information about a specific model:
+
+```sh
+curl --unix-socket model-runner.sock localhost/models/ai/smollm2
+```
+
+### Chatting with a Model
+
+To chat with a model, you can send a POST request to the model's chat endpoint:
+
+```sh
+curl --unix-socket model-runner.sock localhost/engines/llama.cpp/v1/chat/completions -X POST -d '{
+  "model": "ai/smollm2",
+  "messages": [
+    {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
+    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"}
+  ]
+}'
+```
+
+The response will contain the model's reply:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "chat-12345",
+  "object": "chat.completion",
+  "created": 1682456789,
+  "model": "ai/smollm2",
+  "choices": [
+    {
+      "index": 0,
+      "message": {
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "content": "I'm doing well, thank you for asking! How can I assist you today?"
+      },
+      "finish_reason": "stop"
+    }
+  ],
+  "usage": {
+    "prompt_tokens": 24,
+    "completion_tokens": 16,
+    "total_tokens": 40
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Deleting a model
+To delete a model from the server, send a DELETE request to the model's endpoint:
+
+```sh
+curl --unix-socket model-runner.sock localhost/models/ai/smollm2 -X DELETE
+```