diff --git a/minimal_freertos_example/CMakeLists.txt b/minimal_freertos_example/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+
+set(PROJECT_NAME example)
+
+project(${PROJECT_NAME})
+
+set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH "../")
+
+# Add the freertos_config for FreeRTOS-Kernel
+add_library(freertos_config INTERFACE)
+
+target_include_directories(freertos_config
+    INTERFACE
+    ./
+    ../sample_configuration
+)
+
+# Select the heap port.  values between 1-4 will pick a heap.
+# set(FREERTOS_HEAP "40" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+
+# Select the native compile PORT
+set(FREERTOS_PORT "TEMPLATE" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+
+# bring in the kernel
+#add_subdirectory(${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH})
+
+# Adding the FreeRTOS-Kernel subdirectory
+add_subdirectory(${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FreeRTOS-Kernel)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+    main.c
+)
+
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} freertos_kernel freertos_config)
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diff --git a/minimal_freertos_example/main.c b/minimal_freertos_example/main.c
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+/*
+ * FreeRTOS Kernel <DEVELOPMENT BRANCH>
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * https://www.FreeRTOS.org
+ * https://github.com/FreeRTOS
+ *
+ */
+
+/* This is a simple main  that will start freertos and run a periodic task */
+/* if compiled with the template port, this project will do nothing. */
+
+#include <FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <task.h>
+#include <queue.h>
+#include <timers.h>
+#include <semphr.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+StackType_t exampleTaskStack[configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE];
+StaticTask_t exampleTaskTCB;
+
+void exampleTask(void *parameters)
+{
+  for (;;)
+  {
+    // Example Task Code
+    vTaskDelay(100); // delay 100 ticks
+  }
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  printf("Example FreeRTOS Project\n");
+
+  xTaskCreateStatic(exampleTask, "example", configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES - 1, exampleTaskStack, &exampleTaskTCB);
+
+  vTaskStartScheduler();
+
+  for (;;) // should never get here.
+  {
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void vApplicationStackOverflowHook(TaskHandle_t xTask,
+                                   char *pcTaskName)
+{
+}
+
+void vApplicationGetTimerTaskMemory(StaticTask_t **ppxTimerTaskTCBBuffer,
+                                    StackType_t **ppxTimerTaskStackBuffer,
+                                    uint32_t *pulTimerTaskStackSize)
+{
+  static StaticTask_t xTimerTaskTCB;
+  static StackType_t uxTimerTaskStack[configTIMER_TASK_STACK_DEPTH];
+
+  *ppxTimerTaskTCBBuffer = &xTimerTaskTCB;
+
+  *ppxTimerTaskStackBuffer = uxTimerTaskStack;
+
+  *pulTimerTaskStackSize = sizeof(uxTimerTaskStack) / sizeof(*uxTimerTaskStack);
+}
+
+void vApplicationGetIdleTaskMemory(StaticTask_t **ppxIdleTaskTCBBuffer,
+                                   StackType_t **ppxIdleTaskStackBuffer,
+                                   uint32_t *pulIdleTaskStackSize)
+{
+  static StaticTask_t xIdleTaskTCB;
+  static StackType_t uxIdleTaskStack[configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE];
+
+  *ppxIdleTaskTCBBuffer = &xIdleTaskTCB;
+  *ppxIdleTaskStackBuffer = uxIdleTaskStack;
+  *pulIdleTaskStackSize = configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE;
+}
diff --git a/minimal_freertos_example/readme.md b/minimal_freertos_example/readme.md
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+# Scan Target
+A simple project that compiles the template port to exercise the static analysis tools.  This will not produce a working FreeRTOS project but it does serve to compile all the FreeRTOS components.
+
+# Building
+
+# Scanning
+
+