diff --git a/cortex-js/package.json b/cortex-js/package.json
index 14967019c..f0ac59a08 100644
--- a/cortex-js/package.json
+++ b/cortex-js/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   "bin": {
     "cortex": "./dist/src/command.js"
   },
+  "main": "dist/src/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nest dev",
     "compile": "npx ncc build ./dist/src/command.js -o command",
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/index.ts b/cortex-js/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f6faf861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-js/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {
+  CORTEX_JS_STOP_API_SERVER_URL,
+  defaultCortexJsHost,
+  defaultCortexJsPort,
+} from '@/infrastructure/constants/cortex';
+import { getApp } from './app';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+
+/**
+ * Start the API server
+ */
+export async function start(host?: string, port?: number) {
+  const app = await getApp();
+  // getting port from env
+  const sHost = host || process.env.CORTEX_JS_HOST || defaultCortexJsHost;
+  const sPort = port || process.env.CORTEX_JS_PORT || defaultCortexJsPort;
+
+  try {
+    await app.listen(sPort, sHost);
+    console.log(chalk.blue(`Started server at http://${sHost}:${sPort}`));
+    console.log(
+      chalk.blue(`API Playground available at http://${sHost}:${sPort}/api`),
+    );
+  } catch {
+    console.error(`Failed to start server. Is port ${port} in use?`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the API server
+ * @returns
+ */
+export async function stop() {
+  return fetch(CORTEX_JS_STOP_API_SERVER_URL(), {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+  }).catch(() => {});
+}