diff --git a/crates/pen-codegen/Cargo.toml b/crates/pen-codegen/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/crates/pen-codegen/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "pen-codegen"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+description = "OpenPencil codegen (.op → React/Vue/Svelte/...) — bucket A in-WASM"
+
+[lib]
+name = "pen_codegen"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+pen-types = { path = "../pen-types" }
diff --git a/crates/pen-codegen/src/lib.rs b/crates/pen-codegen/src/lib.rs
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+//! OpenPencil codegen.
+
+pub fn placeholder() -> String {
+    format!("pen-codegen ({})", pen_types::placeholder())
+}