diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d1cb42..e7a3946 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 gontrol
 bin/
+build/
 agents/agents
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..557734d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Define variables
+APP_NAME = gontrol
+GO_CMD = go
+GO_BUILD = $(GO_CMD) build
+GO_INSTALL = $(GO_CMD) install
+GO_CLEAN = $(GO_CMD) clean
+BUILD_DIR = build
+BINARY = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP_NAME)
+
+.PHONY: build
+
+all: build
+
+build:
+	@echo "Building $(APP_NAME)..."
+	$(GO_BUILD) -o $(BINARY)
+
+install: build
+	@echo "Installing $(APP_NAME)..."
+	$(GO_INSTALL)
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up build artifacts..."
+	$(GO_CLEAN)
+	rm -f $(BINARY)
+
+help:
+	@echo "Makefile for $(APP_NAME)"
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo "  make build     - Build the application"
+	@echo "  make install   - Install the application"
+	@echo "  make clean     - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  make           - Default target (build)"
diff --git a/agents/Makefile b/agents/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75b166b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agents/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Define variables
+APP_NAME = agent
+GO_CMD = go
+GO_BUILD = $(GO_CMD) build
+GO_INSTALL = $(GO_CMD) install
+GO_CLEAN = $(GO_CMD) clean
+BUILD_DIR = ../build
+BINARY = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP_NAME)
+
+.PHONY: build
+
+all: build
+
+build:
+	@echo "Building $(APP_NAME)..."
+	$(GO_BUILD) -o $(BINARY)
+
+install: build
+	@echo "Installing $(APP_NAME)..."
+	$(GO_INSTALL)
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up build artifacts..."
+	$(GO_CLEAN)
+	rm -f $(BINARY)
+
+help:
+	@echo "Makefile for $(APP_NAME)"
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo "  make build     - Build the application"
+	@echo "  make install   - Install the application"
+	@echo "  make clean     - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  make           - Default target (build)"