diff --git a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/__init__.py b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+mizan.ssr — Server-side rendering via Bun subprocess.
+
+Mizan's SSR is a Django template backend. Configure it in TEMPLATES:
+
+    TEMPLATES = [
+        {
+            'BACKEND': 'mizan.ssr.MizanTemplates',
+            'OPTIONS': {
+                'worker_path': 'frontend/ssr-worker.tsx',
+                'timeout': 5,
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+
+Then use Django's standard render():
+
+    return render(request, 'ProfilePage', {'user_id': 5})
+
+The component name is the template name. The context dict becomes props.
+"""
+
+from .backend import MizanTemplates
+
+__all__ = ["MizanTemplates"]
diff --git a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/backend.py b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..267e43c
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+++ b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"""
+Mizan SSR Template Backend — Django template engine that renders React components.
+
+Plugs into Django's TEMPLATES setting:
+
+    TEMPLATES = [
+        {
+            'BACKEND': 'mizan.ssr.MizanTemplates',
+            'OPTIONS': {
+                'worker_path': 'frontend/ssr-worker.tsx',
+                'timeout': 5,
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+
+Then render(request, 'ProfilePage', {'user_id': 5}) renders the React
+component via the Bun subprocess.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from django.template import TemplateDoesNotExist
+from django.template.backends.base import BaseEngine
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+
+from .bridge import SSRBridge
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("mizan.ssr")
+
+
+class MizanTemplate:
+    """
+    A template that renders a React component via the SSR bridge.
+
+    The component name is the template name. The context dict becomes props.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, component_name: str, bridge: SSRBridge) -> None:
+        self.component_name = component_name
+        self.origin = None  # Required by Django's template interface
+        self._bridge = bridge
+
+    def render(self, context: dict[str, Any] | None = None, request: Any = None) -> str:
+        """
+        Render the React component to an HTML string.
+
+        Args:
+            context: Template context dict — becomes React component props.
+            request: Django HttpRequest (available but not passed to the component).
+
+        Returns:
+            HTML string (marked safe for Django template output).
+        """
+        props = dict(context) if context else {}
+
+        # Remove Django-internal context keys that aren't props
+        props.pop("request", None)
+        props.pop("csrf_token", None)
+
+        result = self._bridge.render(self.component_name, props)
+
+        # Wrap in a hydration-ready container
+        html = (
+            f'<div id="mizan-root" data-mizan-component="{self.component_name}">'
+            f'{result.html}'
+            f'</div>'
+        )
+
+        return mark_safe(html)
+
+
+class MizanTemplates(BaseEngine):
+    """
+    Django template backend that renders React components via Bun.
+
+    Component names are template names. No file lookup — the component
+    registry lives in the Bun worker process.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, params: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        options = params.pop("OPTIONS", {})
+        # BaseEngine expects NAME, DIRS, APP_DIRS
+        params.setdefault("NAME", "mizan")
+        params.setdefault("DIRS", [])
+        params.setdefault("APP_DIRS", False)
+        super().__init__(params)
+
+        self._worker_path = options.get("worker_path", "ssr-worker.tsx")
+        self._timeout = options.get("timeout", 5)
+        self._bridge: SSRBridge | None = None
+
+    def get_bridge(self) -> SSRBridge:
+        """Get or create the SSR bridge (lazy initialization)."""
+        if self._bridge is None:
+            self._bridge = SSRBridge(
+                worker_path=self._worker_path,
+                timeout=self._timeout,
+            )
+        return self._bridge
+
+    def get_template(self, template_name: str) -> MizanTemplate:
+        """
+        Return a MizanTemplate for the given component name.
+
+        The component must be registered in the Bun worker. If it's not,
+        the error surfaces at render time (not at get_template time),
+        because the worker owns the component registry.
+        """
+        return MizanTemplate(template_name, self.get_bridge())
+
+    def from_string(self, template_code: str) -> MizanTemplate:
+        """Not supported — Mizan renders components, not template strings."""
+        raise TemplateDoesNotExist(
+            "MizanTemplates does not support from_string(). "
+            "Use component names registered in the Bun worker."
+        )
diff --git a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/bridge.py b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d7394d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/ssr/bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+"""
+SSR Bridge — Manages a persistent Bun subprocess for React rendering.
+
+Protocol: newline-delimited JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout.
+
+Request:  {"id": 1, "method": "render", "params": {"component": "ProfilePage", "props": {...}}}
+Response: {"id": 1, "html": "<div>...</div>"}
+
+The subprocess stays alive across requests. It is started on first use
+and restarted automatically if it crashes.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+import subprocess
+import threading
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("mizan.ssr")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RenderResult:
+    """Result of an SSR render call."""
+    html: str
+
+
+class SSRBridge:
+    """
+    Manages a persistent Bun subprocess for server-side rendering.
+
+    Thread-safe. Multiple Django workers can call render() concurrently.
+    Request-response matching via message IDs.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, worker_path: str, timeout: float = 5.0) -> None:
+        self._worker_path = worker_path
+        self._timeout = timeout
+        self._proc: subprocess.Popen | None = None
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._counter = 0
+        self._pending: dict[int, threading.Event] = {}
+        self._results: dict[int, dict] = {}
+        self._reader_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
+        self._ready = threading.Event()
+
+    def _ensure_running(self) -> None:
+        """Start the Bun subprocess if it's not running."""
+        if self._proc is not None and self._proc.poll() is None:
+            return
+
+        if self._proc is not None:
+            logger.warning("Bun SSR worker died (exit code %s), restarting", self._proc.returncode)
+
+        self._ready.clear()
+        self._proc = subprocess.Popen(
+            ["bun", "run", self._worker_path],
+            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        )
+
+        self._reader_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._read_responses, daemon=True, name="mizan-ssr-reader",
+        )
+        self._reader_thread.start()
+
+        # Wait for the "ready" signal from the worker
+        if not self._ready.wait(timeout=self._timeout):
+            logger.error("Bun SSR worker failed to start within %ss", self._timeout)
+            self.shutdown()
+            raise TimeoutError("SSR worker failed to start")
+
+        logger.info("Bun SSR worker started (pid %s)", self._proc.pid)
+
+    def _read_responses(self) -> None:
+        """Background thread that reads JSON responses from stdout."""
+        try:
+            for line in self._proc.stdout:
+                if isinstance(line, bytes):
+                    line = line.decode("utf-8")
+                line = line.strip()
+                if not line:
+                    continue
+
+                try:
+                    msg = json.loads(line)
+                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                    logger.warning("Malformed JSON from SSR worker: %s", line[:200])
+                    continue
+
+                msg_id = msg.get("id")
+
+                # Ready signal (id=0)
+                if msg_id == 0 and msg.get("ready"):
+                    self._ready.set()
+                    continue
+
+                if msg_id is not None and msg_id in self._pending:
+                    self._results[msg_id] = msg
+                    self._pending[msg_id].set()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warning("SSR reader thread exited", exc_info=True)
+
+    def render(self, component: str, props: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> RenderResult:
+        """
+        Render a React component to HTML.
+
+        Args:
+            component: Component name (as registered in the Bun worker).
+            props: Props to pass to the component.
+
+        Returns:
+            RenderResult with the HTML string.
+
+        Raises:
+            TimeoutError: If the render takes longer than the configured timeout.
+            RuntimeError: If the render fails (component not found, render error, etc).
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            self._ensure_running()
+            self._counter += 1
+            msg_id = self._counter
+
+        event = threading.Event()
+        self._pending[msg_id] = event
+
+        request = json.dumps({
+            "id": msg_id,
+            "method": "render",
+            "params": {"component": component, "props": props or {}},
+        }) + "\n"
+
+        try:
+            self._proc.stdin.write(request.encode("utf-8"))
+            self._proc.stdin.flush()
+        except (BrokenPipeError, OSError) as e:
+            del self._pending[msg_id]
+            raise RuntimeError(f"SSR worker pipe broken: {e}")
+
+        if not event.wait(self._timeout):
+            self._pending.pop(msg_id, None)
+            raise TimeoutError(
+                f"SSR render of '{component}' timed out after {self._timeout}s"
+            )
+
+        self._pending.pop(msg_id, None)
+        result = self._results.pop(msg_id)
+
+        if "error" in result:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"SSR render failed: {result['error']}")
+
+        return RenderResult(html=result["html"])
+
+    def ping(self) -> bool:
+        """Health check. Returns True if the worker responds."""
+        with self._lock:
+            self._ensure_running()
+            self._counter += 1
+            msg_id = self._counter
+
+        event = threading.Event()
+        self._pending[msg_id] = event
+
+        request = json.dumps({"id": msg_id, "method": "ping"}) + "\n"
+
+        try:
+            self._proc.stdin.write(request.encode("utf-8"))
+            self._proc.stdin.flush()
+        except (BrokenPipeError, OSError):
+            del self._pending[msg_id]
+            return False
+
+        if not event.wait(self._timeout):
+            self._pending.pop(msg_id, None)
+            return False
+
+        self._pending.pop(msg_id, None)
+        result = self._results.pop(msg_id)
+        return result.get("pong", False)
+
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """Stop the Bun subprocess."""
+        if self._proc is not None:
+            try:
+                self._proc.stdin.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            try:
+                self._proc.terminate()
+                self._proc.wait(timeout=3)
+            except Exception:
+                try:
+                    self._proc.kill()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            self._proc = None
+            logger.info("Bun SSR worker stopped")
diff --git a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/tests/test_ssr.py b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/tests/test_ssr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6bf449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/tests/test_ssr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+"""
+Tests for the Mizan SSR bridge and template backend.
+
+Requires Bun installed and the test worker at packages/mizan-ssr/src/test-worker.tsx.
+Tests skip gracefully if Bun is not available.
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import threading
+
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase, RequestFactory
+
+# Path to the test worker
+_SSR_WORKER = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(__file__),
+    "..", "..", "..", "..", "..",  # up to repo root
+    "packages", "mizan-ssr", "src", "test-worker.tsx",
+)
+_SSR_WORKER = os.path.normpath(_SSR_WORKER)
+
+_BUN_AVAILABLE = shutil.which("bun") is not None
+_SKIP_MSG = "Bun not available"
+
+
+class SSRBridgeTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    """Tests for the SSR bridge subprocess manager."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if not _BUN_AVAILABLE:
+            self.skipTest(_SKIP_MSG)
+        if not os.path.exists(_SSR_WORKER):
+            self.skipTest(f"Test worker not found at {_SSR_WORKER}")
+
+        from mizan.ssr.bridge import SSRBridge
+        self.bridge = SSRBridge(worker_path=_SSR_WORKER, timeout=5.0)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if hasattr(self, "bridge"):
+            self.bridge.shutdown()
+
+    def test_ping(self):
+        """Worker starts and responds to ping."""
+        self.assertTrue(self.bridge.ping())
+
+    def test_render_simple(self):
+        """Renders a simple component to HTML."""
+        result = self.bridge.render("Hello", {"name": "World"})
+        self.assertIn("Hello,", result.html)
+        self.assertIn("World", result.html)
+
+    def test_render_with_props(self):
+        """Renders a component with multiple props."""
+        result = self.bridge.render("UserProfile", {"user_id": 42, "name": "Alice"})
+        self.assertIn("Alice", result.html)
+        self.assertIn("42", result.html)
+
+    def test_render_missing_component(self):
+        """Rendering an unregistered component raises RuntimeError."""
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
+            self.bridge.render("NonExistent", {})
+        self.assertIn("not registered", str(ctx.exception))
+
+    def test_render_error(self):
+        """Component that throws during render raises RuntimeError."""
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
+            self.bridge.render("Broken", {})
+        self.assertIn("Render error", str(ctx.exception))
+
+    def test_crash_recovery(self):
+        """Bridge restarts the worker if it dies."""
+        # First render works
+        result = self.bridge.render("Hello", {"name": "Before"})
+        self.assertIn("Before", result.html)
+
+        # Kill the subprocess
+        self.bridge._proc.kill()
+        self.bridge._proc.wait()
+
+        # Next render should restart and work
+        result = self.bridge.render("Hello", {"name": "After"})
+        self.assertIn("After", result.html)
+
+    def test_concurrent_renders(self):
+        """Multiple threads can render simultaneously."""
+        results = {}
+        errors = {}
+
+        def render_in_thread(name: str, idx: int):
+            try:
+                result = self.bridge.render("Hello", {"name": name})
+                results[idx] = result.html
+            except Exception as e:
+                errors[idx] = e
+
+        threads = []
+        for i in range(5):
+            t = threading.Thread(target=render_in_thread, args=(f"User{i}", i))
+            threads.append(t)
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join(timeout=10)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(errors), 0, f"Errors in concurrent renders: {errors}")
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 5)
+        for i in range(5):
+            self.assertIn(f"User{i}", results[i])
+
+
+class SSRTemplateBackendTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    """Tests for the MizanTemplates Django template backend."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if not _BUN_AVAILABLE:
+            self.skipTest(_SKIP_MSG)
+        if not os.path.exists(_SSR_WORKER):
+            self.skipTest(f"Test worker not found at {_SSR_WORKER}")
+
+        from mizan.ssr.backend import MizanTemplates
+        self.engine = MizanTemplates({
+            "NAME": "mizan-test",
+            "DIRS": [],
+            "APP_DIRS": False,
+            "OPTIONS": {
+                "worker_path": _SSR_WORKER,
+                "timeout": 5,
+            },
+        })
+        self.factory = RequestFactory()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if hasattr(self, "engine") and self.engine._bridge is not None:
+            self.engine._bridge.shutdown()
+
+    def test_get_template(self):
+        """get_template returns a MizanTemplate."""
+        from mizan.ssr.backend import MizanTemplate
+        template = self.engine.get_template("Hello")
+        self.assertIsInstance(template, MizanTemplate)
+        self.assertEqual(template.component_name, "Hello")
+
+    def test_template_render(self):
+        """MizanTemplate.render() produces HTML."""
+        template = self.engine.get_template("Hello")
+        html = template.render({"name": "Django"})
+        self.assertIn("Hello,", html)
+        self.assertIn("Django", html)
+        self.assertIn('data-mizan-component="Hello"', html)
+
+    def test_template_render_strips_django_internals(self):
+        """Django-internal context keys (request, csrf_token) are not passed as props."""
+        template = self.engine.get_template("Hello")
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        html = template.render({"name": "Test", "request": request, "csrf_token": "abc"}, request)
+        self.assertIn("Test", html)
+
+    def test_from_string_raises(self):
+        """from_string is not supported."""
+        from django.template import TemplateDoesNotExist
+        with self.assertRaises(TemplateDoesNotExist):
+            self.engine.from_string("<div>Not supported</div>")
diff --git a/packages/mizan-ssr/bun.lock b/packages/mizan-ssr/bun.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efcf8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mizan-ssr/bun.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "configVersion": 1,
+  "workspaces": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "@mizan/ssr",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "react": "^19.0.0",
+        "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
+        "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.0",
+        "bun-types": "latest",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  "packages": {
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+
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+
+    "@types/react-dom": ["@types/react-dom@19.2.3", "", { "peerDependencies": { "@types/react": "^19.2.0" } }, "sha512-jp2L/eY6fn+KgVVQAOqYItbF0VY/YApe5Mz2F0aykSO8gx31bYCZyvSeYxCHKvzHG5eZjc+zyaS5BrBWya2+kQ=="],
+
+    "bun-types": ["bun-types@1.3.11", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/node": "*" } }, "sha512-1KGPpoxQWl9f6wcZh57LvrPIInQMn2TQ7jsgxqpRzg+l0QPOFvJVH7HmvHo/AiPgwXy+/Thf6Ov3EdVn1vOabg=="],
+
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+
+    "react": ["react@19.2.4", "", {}, "sha512-9nfp2hYpCwOjAN+8TZFGhtWEwgvWHXqESH8qT89AT/lWklpLON22Lc8pEtnpsZz7VmawabSU0gCjnj8aC0euHQ=="],
+
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+
+    "scheduler": ["scheduler@0.27.0", "", {}, "sha512-eNv+WrVbKu1f3vbYJT/xtiF5syA5HPIMtf9IgY/nKg0sWqzAUEvqY/xm7OcZc/qafLx/iO9FgOmeSAp4v5ti/Q=="],
+
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+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/mizan-ssr/package.json b/packages/mizan-ssr/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..174980d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mizan-ssr/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "@mizan/ssr",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Mizan SSR worker — renders React components to HTML via stdin/stdout JSON-RPC.",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "src/worker.tsx",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "bun test"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "react": "^19.0.0",
+    "react-dom": "^19.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "bun-types": "latest",
+    "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.0"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/packages/mizan-ssr/src/index.ts b/packages/mizan-ssr/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aedc96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mizan-ssr/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { registerComponent } from './worker'
diff --git a/packages/mizan-ssr/src/test-worker.tsx b/packages/mizan-ssr/src/test-worker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a71c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mizan-ssr/src/test-worker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Test SSR worker — registers simple components for the test suite.
+ */
+
+import { registerComponent } from './worker'
+
+// Simple component that renders props
+function Hello({ name }: { name: string }) {
+    return <div>Hello, {name}!</div>
+}
+
+// Component that renders a list
+function UserProfile({ user_id, name }: { user_id: number; name: string }) {
+    return (
+        <div className="profile">
+            <h1>{name}</h1>
+            <span>ID: {user_id}</span>
+        </div>
+    )
+}
+
+// Component that throws during render
+function Broken() {
+    throw new Error('Intentional render error')
+}
+
+registerComponent('Hello', Hello)
+registerComponent('UserProfile', UserProfile)
+registerComponent('Broken', Broken)
diff --git a/packages/mizan-ssr/src/worker.tsx b/packages/mizan-ssr/src/worker.tsx
new file mode 100644
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+/**
+ * Mizan SSR Worker — Renders React components to HTML.
+ *
+ * Protocol: newline-delimited JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout.
+ *
+ * Request:  {"id": 1, "method": "render", "params": {"component": "ProfilePage", "props": {...}}}
+ * Response: {"id": 1, "html": "<div>...</div>"}
+ *
+ * Methods:
+ *   render  — Render a registered component to HTML string
+ *   ping    — Health check, returns {"id": N, "pong": true}
+ *
+ * The worker stays alive across requests. Django manages the subprocess.
+ * Components are registered via registerComponent() before the worker starts reading.
+ */
+
+import { renderToString } from 'react-dom/server'
+import { createElement } from 'react'
+import type { ComponentType } from 'react'
+
+const registry = new Map<string, ComponentType<any>>()
+
+/**
+ * Register a React component for SSR rendering.
+ * Call this before the worker starts processing (at module init time).
+ */
+export function registerComponent(name: string, component: ComponentType<any>): void {
+    registry.set(name, component)
+}
+
+interface RenderRequest {
+    id: number
+    method: 'render' | 'ping'
+    params?: {
+        component: string
+        props: Record<string, any>
+    }
+}
+
+interface RenderResponse {
+    id: number
+    html?: string
+    pong?: boolean
+    error?: string
+}
+
+function respond(msg: RenderResponse): void {
+    const line = JSON.stringify(msg) + '\n'
+    Bun.write(Bun.stdout, line)
+}
+
+function handleMessage(msg: RenderRequest): void {
+    if (msg.method === 'ping') {
+        respond({ id: msg.id, pong: true })
+        return
+    }
+
+    if (msg.method === 'render') {
+        const { component, props } = msg.params ?? {}
+
+        if (!component) {
+            respond({ id: msg.id, error: 'Missing component name' })
+            return
+        }
+
+        const Component = registry.get(component)
+        if (!Component) {
+            respond({ id: msg.id, error: `Component '${component}' not registered` })
+            return
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const html = renderToString(createElement(Component, props ?? {}))
+            respond({ id: msg.id, html })
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            respond({ id: msg.id, error: `Render error: ${e.message}` })
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    respond({ id: msg.id, error: `Unknown method: ${msg.method}` })
+}
+
+// Read newline-delimited JSON from stdin
+async function processInput(): Promise<void> {
+    const reader = Bun.stdin.stream().getReader()
+    const decoder = new TextDecoder()
+    let buffer = ''
+
+    while (true) {
+        const { done, value } = await reader.read()
+        if (done) break
+
+        buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true })
+
+        let newlineIdx: number
+        while ((newlineIdx = buffer.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
+            const line = buffer.slice(0, newlineIdx).trim()
+            buffer = buffer.slice(newlineIdx + 1)
+
+            if (line) {
+                try {
+                    handleMessage(JSON.parse(line))
+                } catch (e: any) {
+                    // Malformed JSON — respond with error if we can parse an id
+                    Bun.write(Bun.stdout, JSON.stringify({ id: -1, error: `Parse error: ${e.message}` }) + '\n')
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Signal readiness
+Bun.write(Bun.stdout, JSON.stringify({ id: 0, ready: true }) + '\n')
+
+processInput()