diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/.gn b/examples/placeholder/linux/.gn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..70728706ea4a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import("//build_overrides/build.gni")
+
+# The location of the build configuration file.
+buildconfig = "${build_root}/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn"
+
+# CHIP uses angle bracket includes.
+check_system_includes = true
+
+default_args = {
+  import("//args.gni")
+}
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/BUILD.gn b/examples/placeholder/linux/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8e364faadd81e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import("//build_overrides/build.gni")
+import("//build_overrides/chip.gni")
+
+import("${chip_root}/src/app/chip_data_model.gni")
+
+declare_args() {
+  chip_tests_zap_config = "none"
+}
+
+chip_data_model("configuration") {
+  zap_file = "apps/${chip_tests_zap_config}/zap.config"
+
+  zap_pregenerated_dir = "${chip_root}/out/debug/placeholder/${chip_tests_zap_config}/zap-generated"
+  is_server = true
+}
+
+executable("chip-${chip_tests_zap_config}") {
+  sources = [ "main.cpp" ]
+
+  deps = [
+    ":configuration",
+    "${chip_root}/examples/platform/linux:app-main",
+    "${chip_root}/src/lib",
+  ]
+
+  cflags = [ "-Wconversion" ]
+
+  output_dir = root_out_dir
+}
+
+group("linux") {
+  deps = [ ":chip-${chip_tests_zap_config}" ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h b/examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e497dd10afc496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *    Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Project CHIP Authors
+ *    All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *    limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ *    @file
+ *          Example project configuration file for CHIP.
+ *
+ *          This is a place to put application or project-specific overrides
+ *          to the default configuration values for general CHIP features.
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+// Use a default pairing code if one hasn't been provisioned in flash.
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_USE_TEST_SETUP_PIN_CODE 20202021
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_USE_TEST_SETUP_DISCRIMINATOR 0xF02
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/zap.config b/examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/zap.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..637afc226e86cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/zap.config
@@ -0,0 +1,1207 @@
+{
+  "featureLevel": 55,
+  "creator": "zap",
+  "keyValuePairs": [
+    {
+      "key": "commandDiscovery",
+      "value": "1"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "defaultResponsePolicy",
+      "value": "always"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "manufacturerCodes",
+      "value": "0x1002"
+    }
+  ],
+  "package": [
+    {
+      "pathRelativity": "relativeToZap",
+      "path": "../../../../src/app/zap-templates/zcl/zcl.json",
+      "version": "ZCL Test Data",
+      "type": "zcl-properties"
+    },
+    {
+      "pathRelativity": "relativeToZap",
+      "path": "../../../../src/app/zap-templates/app-templates.json",
+      "version": "chip-v1",
+      "type": "gen-templates-json"
+    }
+  ],
+  "endpointTypes": [
+    {
+      "name": "Anonymous Endpoint Type",
+      "deviceTypeName": "HA-colordimmablelight",
+      "deviceTypeCode": 258,
+      "deviceTypeProfileId": 260,
+      "clusters": [
+        {
+          "name": "Identify",
+          "code": 3,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "IDENTIFY_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "client",
+          "enabled": 0,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "Identify",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "IdentifyQuery",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "client",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "2",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Identify",
+          "code": 3,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "IDENTIFY_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "IdentifyQueryResponse",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "identify time",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x0",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "identify type",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x0",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "2",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Groups",
+          "code": 4,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "GROUPS_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "client",
+          "enabled": 0,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "AddGroup",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ViewGroup",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "GetGroupMembership",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveGroup",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveAllGroups",
+              "code": 4,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "AddGroupIfIdentifying",
+              "code": 5,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "client",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Groups",
+          "code": 4,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "GROUPS_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "AddGroupResponse",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ViewGroupResponse",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "GetGroupMembershipResponse",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveGroupResponse",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "name support",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Scenes",
+          "code": 5,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "SCENES_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "client",
+          "enabled": 0,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "AddScene",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ViewScene",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveScene",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveAllScenes",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "StoreScene",
+              "code": 4,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RecallScene",
+              "code": 5,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "GetSceneMembership",
+              "code": 6,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "client",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Scenes",
+          "code": 5,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "SCENES_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "AddSceneResponse",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ViewSceneResponse",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveSceneResponse",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "RemoveAllScenesResponse",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "StoreSceneResponse",
+              "code": 4,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "GetSceneMembershipResponse",
+              "code": 6,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "scene count",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x00",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "current scene",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x00",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "current group",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x0000",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "scene valid",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x00",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "name support",
+              "code": 4,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "On/Off",
+          "code": 6,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "ON_OFF_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "client",
+          "enabled": 0,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "Off",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "On",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "Toggle",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "client",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "On/Off",
+          "code": 6,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "ON_OFF_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "OnOff",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0",
+              "reportable": 1,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Level Control",
+          "code": 8,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "LEVEL_CONTROL_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "client",
+          "enabled": 0,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "MoveToLevel",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "Move",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "Step",
+              "code": 2,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "Stop",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "MoveToLevelWithOnOff",
+              "code": 4,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "MoveWithOnOff",
+              "code": 5,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "StepWithOnOff",
+              "code": 6,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "StopWithOnOff",
+              "code": 7,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "client",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Level Control",
+          "code": 8,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "LEVEL_CONTROL_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "current level",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
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+            }
+          ]
+        },
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+              "minInterval": 1,
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+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Basic",
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+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "BASIC_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "StartUp",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ShutDown",
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
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+              "outgoing": 1
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "Leave",
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "server",
+              "incoming": 0,
+              "outgoing": 1
+            }
+          ],
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+            {
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+            },
+            {
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+            },
+            {
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
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+            },
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+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
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+              "side": "server",
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+              "defaultValue": "",
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+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
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+              "code": 5,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
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+              "storageOption": "RAM",
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+              "defaultValue": "",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "Location",
+              "code": 6,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 1,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "HardwareVersion",
+              "code": 7,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 1,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "HardwareVersionString",
+              "code": 8,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 1,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "SoftwareVersion",
+              "code": 9,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 1,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "SoftwareVersionString",
+              "code": 10,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 1,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 1,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Color Control",
+          "code": 768,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "COLOR_CONTROL_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "client",
+          "enabled": 0,
+          "commands": [
+            {
+              "name": "MoveToColor",
+              "code": 7,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "MoveColor",
+              "code": 8,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "StepColor",
+              "code": 9,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "source": "client",
+              "incoming": 1,
+              "outgoing": 0
+            }
+          ],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
+              "code": 65533,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "client",
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+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Color Control",
+          "code": 768,
+          "mfgCode": null,
+          "define": "COLOR_CONTROL_CLUSTER",
+          "side": "server",
+          "enabled": 1,
+          "commands": [],
+          "attributes": [
+            {
+              "name": "current hue",
+              "code": 0,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 0,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x00",
+              "reportable": 1,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "current saturation",
+              "code": 1,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 0,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x00",
+              "reportable": 1,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "current x",
+              "code": 3,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
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+              "defaultValue": "0x616B",
+              "reportable": 1,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "current y",
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
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+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x607D",
+              "reportable": 1,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "color temperature",
+              "code": 7,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 0,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
+              "singleton": 0,
+              "bounded": 0,
+              "defaultValue": "0x00FA",
+              "reportable": 1,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "color control options",
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
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+              "storageOption": "RAM",
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+              "defaultValue": "0x00",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "couple color temp to level min-mireds",
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
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+              "minInterval": 1,
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+              "reportableChange": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "start up color temperature mireds",
+              "code": 16400,
+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
+              "included": 1,
+              "storageOption": "RAM",
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+            },
+            {
+              "name": "ClusterRevision",
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+              "mfgCode": null,
+              "side": "server",
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+              "defaultValue": "3",
+              "reportable": 0,
+              "minInterval": 1,
+              "maxInterval": 65534,
+              "reportableChange": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "endpoints": [
+    {
+      "endpointTypeName": "Anonymous Endpoint Type",
+      "endpointTypeIndex": 0,
+      "profileId": 260,
+      "endpointId": 1,
+      "networkId": 0,
+      "endpointVersion": 1,
+      "deviceIdentifier": 258
+    }
+  ],
+  "log": []
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/args.gni b/examples/placeholder/linux/args.gni
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a6463ca2c05fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/args.gni
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import("//build_overrides/chip.gni")
+
+import("${chip_root}/config/standalone/args.gni")
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/build_overrides b/examples/placeholder/linux/build_overrides
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000000..e578e73312ebd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/build_overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../build_overrides
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/main.cpp b/examples/placeholder/linux/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..32a380ef4ef60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *    Copyright (c) 2021 Project CHIP Authors
+ *    All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *    limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "AppMain.h"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <lib/support/CodeUtils.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    VerifyOrDie(ChipLinuxAppInit(argc, argv) == 0);
+    ChipLinuxAppMainLoop();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/placeholder/linux/third_party/connectedhomeip b/examples/placeholder/linux/third_party/connectedhomeip
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000000..11a54ed360106c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/placeholder/linux/third_party/connectedhomeip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/examples/gn_build_test_example.sh b/scripts/examples/gn_build_test_example.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..a7954ec8a2f401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/examples/gn_build_test_example.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#
+#    Copyright (c) 2021 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+# Build script for GN test examples GitHub workflow.
+
+CHIP_ROOT="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"/../..
+
+INPUT_DIR="$CHIP_ROOT/examples/placeholder/linux"
+OUTPUT_DIR="$CHIP_ROOT/out/debug/placeholder"
+
+source "$CHIP_ROOT/scripts/activate.sh"
+
+APP_DIR=$1
+
+function runZAP() {
+    ZAP_INPUT_FILE=$INPUT_DIR/apps/$APP_DIR/zap.config
+    ZAP_OUTPUT_DIR=$OUTPUT_DIR/$APP_DIR/zap-generated
+
+    # Create the folder to host the generated content if needed
+    mkdir -p "$ZAP_OUTPUT_DIR"
+
+    # https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip/issues/3637
+    # af-gen-event.h is not generated, but the build process needs it. Just creates an empty file for now.
+    if [ ! -f "$ZAP_OUTPUT_DIR/af-gen-event.h" ]; then
+        touch "$ZAP_OUTPUT_DIR"/af-gen-event.h
+    fi
+
+    "$CHIP_ROOT"/scripts/tools/zap/generate.py "$ZAP_INPUT_FILE" -o "$ZAP_OUTPUT_DIR"
+}
+
+function runGN() {
+    GN_ARGS="chip_tests_zap_config=\"$APP_DIR\""
+    GN_ARGS+="chip_project_config_include_dirs=[\"$INPUT_DIR/apps/$APP_DIR/include\", \"$CHIP_ROOT/config/standalone\"]"
+    GN_ARGS+="chip_config_network_layer_ble=false"
+
+    gn gen --check --fail-on-unused-args --root=examples/placeholder/linux "$OUTPUT_DIR" --args="$GN_ARGS"
+}
+
+function runNinja() {
+    ninja -C "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+}
+
+function runAll() {
+    runZAP
+    runGN
+    runNinja
+}
+
+runAll