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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name="snip",
+    version="0.1.0",
+    description="Local-First Code Snippet Manager",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=[
+        "click>=8.3.0",
+        "cryptography>=46.0.0",
+        "pygments>=2.19.0",
+        "rich>=13.0.0",
+        "zeroconf>=0.148.0",
+    ],
+    entry_points={
+        "console_scripts": [
+            "snip=snip.cli:cli",
+        ],
+    },
+    python_requires=">=3.11",
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    ],
+)