diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e8bbd95b21..de01d88168 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1344,6 +1344,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlbuild-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sqlbuild-orchestration"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlbuild-project"
 version = "0.0.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c31227234f..0d02574239 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 members = [
+    "crates/sqlbuild-orchestration",
     "crates/sqlbuild-build-features",
     "crates/sqlbuild-core",
     "crates/sqlbuild-cursor",
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.metadata.native-layers]
 order = [
     "sqlbuild-build-features",
+    "sqlbuild-orchestration",
     "sqlbuild-core",
     "sqlbuild-cursor",
     "sqlbuild-state",
diff --git a/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/Cargo.toml b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8f7d83f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "sqlbuild-orchestration"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2024"
+publish = false
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
diff --git a/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/lib.rs b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55c88cbf3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod store;
diff --git a/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/mod.rs b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49ef9de033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod scratch_reader;
diff --git a/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/scratch.sql b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/scratch.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea6aaf5c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/scratch.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sqb_scratch_orders (
+    order_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    shipped_note TEXT
+);
diff --git a/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/scratch_reader.rs b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/scratch_reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79a4227863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sqlbuild-orchestration/src/store/scratch_reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+pub const SCRATCH_ORDER_IDS: &str = "SELECT order_id FROM sqb_scratch_orders";
+
+pub enum ScratchState {
+    Open,
+    Closed,
+}
+
+pub fn scratch_state() -> ScratchState {
+    ScratchState::Open
+}