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+{
+  "name": "@directus/sdk-js",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
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diff --git a/packages/sdk-js/package.json b/packages/sdk-js/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@directus/sdk-js",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "api",
+    "client",
+    "cms",
+    "directus",
+    "headless",
+    "javascript",
+    "node",
+    "sdk"
+  ],
+  "author": "Rijk van Zanten <rijkvanzanten@me.com>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/sdk-js/readme.md b/packages/sdk-js/readme.md
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+# Directus JS SDK
+
+[WIP] v9
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diff --git a/packages/sdk-js/tsconfig.json b/packages/sdk-js/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es5",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "declaration": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "strict": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}