diff --git a/.github/workflows/clojure.yml b/.github/workflows/clojure.yml
index b13d14be..2c335361 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clojure.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clojure.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: Clojure CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: "*"
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches:
+      - '**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -12,17 +14,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Setup Java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - name: Tools setup
+      uses: jdx/mise-action@v2
       with:
-        # see: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-java
-        distribution: 'corretto'
-        java-version: '11'
-    - name: Install clojure tools
-      uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.1
-      with:
-        # see: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-clojure
-        cli: 1.11.1.1429
+        install: true
+        cache: true
+    - name: Tools config
+      run: |
+        echo "JAVA_HOME=$(mise where java)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "GRAALVM_HOME=$(mise where java)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "$(mise where java)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        gu install native-image
     - name: Run tests
       run: make test
     - name: Run coverage tests
@@ -32,4 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run clj-kondo linter
       run: make lint
     - name: Run build jar
-      run: make clean build
+      run: make build
+    - name: Run build app
+      run: |
+        make build-native
+        build/clara-test-app this is a test invocation of native app
diff --git a/.mise.toml b/.mise.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80048e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mise.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[plugins]
+clojure = "https://github.com/asdf-community/asdf-clojure.git"
+[tools]
+java = "graalvm-22.3.1+java11"
+clojure = "1.11"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f9af981..61f436a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 
+env:
+	env
+
 compile-main-java:
 	clojure -T:build compile-main-java
 
@@ -9,30 +12,50 @@ compile-test-java: compile-main-java
 	clojure -T:build compile-test-java
 
 repl: compile-test-java
-	clojure -M:dev:test:repl
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:repl
 
 test: compile-test-java
-	clojure -M:dev:test:runner --focus :unit --reporter kaocha.report/documentation --no-capture-output
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:runner --focus :unit --reporter kaocha.report/documentation --no-capture-output
 
 test-coverage: compile-test-java
-	clojure -M:dev:test:runner --focus :coverage --reporter kaocha.report/documentation --no-capture-output
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:runner --focus :coverage --reporter kaocha.report/documentation --no-capture-output
 	jq '.coverage["clara/coverage_ruleset.clj"]|join("_")' target/coverage/codecov.json | grep "_1___1____1_0_1__1__" || echo "Unexpected coverage output for clara.coverage-ruleset." exit 1
 
 test-generative: compile-test-java
-	clojure -M:dev:test:runner --focus :generative --reporter kaocha.report/documentation --no-capture-output
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:runner --focus :generative --reporter kaocha.report/documentation --no-capture-output
 
 test-config:
-	clojure -M:dev:test:runner --print-config
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:runner --print-config
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf target build
 
 lint: compile-test-java
-	clojure -M:dev:test:clj-kondo --copy-configs --dependencies --parallel --lint "$(shell clojure -A:dev:test -Spath)"
-	clojure -M:dev:test:clj-kondo --lint "src/main:src/test" --fail-level "error"
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:clj-kondo --copy-configs --dependencies --parallel --lint "$(shell clojure -A:dev:test -Spath)"
+	clojure -M:dev:test:app:clj-kondo --lint "src/main:src/test" --fail-level "error"
 
 build: compile-main-java
-	clojure -X:jar :sync-pom true
+	clojure -X:jar :sync-pom true :jar "build/clara-rules.jar"
+
+build-native: build
+	mkdir -p build/graalvm-config
+	clojure -X:uberjar :sync-pom false :jar "build/clara-test-app.jar"
+	java -agentlib:native-image-agent=config-output-dir=build/graalvm-config -jar "build/clara-test-app.jar" clara.main
+	native-image -jar "build/clara-test-app.jar" \
+		"-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces" \
+		"-H:+JNI" \
+		"-H:EnableURLProtocols=http,https,jar" \
+		"-J-Dclojure.spec.skip-macros=true" \
+		"-J-Dclojure.compiler.direct-linking=true" \
+		"--report-unsupported-elements-at-runtime" \
+		"--verbose" \
+		"--no-fallback" \
+		"--no-server" \
+		"--allow-incomplete-classpath" \
+		"--trace-object-instantiation=java.lang.Thread" \
+		"--features=clj_easy.graal_build_time.InitClojureClasses" \
+		"-H:ConfigurationFileDirectories=build/graalvm-config" \
+		"build/clara-test-app"
 
 deploy: clean build
 	clojure -X:deploy-maven
diff --git a/app/clara/main.clj b/app/clara/main.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b462432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/clara/main.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+(ns clara.main
+  (:require
+   [clara.rules :refer [defrule
+                        insert!
+                        insert
+                        defquery
+                        defhierarchy
+                        defsession
+                        query
+                        fire-rules-async] :as r]
+   [futurama.core :refer [!<! !<!! async]])
+  (:gen-class)
+  (:import
+   [java.util.concurrent CompletableFuture]))
+
+(defrule simple-transform-rule
+  "simple rule that transforms an input into a result"
+  [:my/input [{:keys [value]}]
+   (= value ?value)]
+  =>
+  (insert! {:fact/type :my/result
+            :result ?value}))
+
+(defquery simple-output-query
+  "simple query that returns an output fact"
+  []
+  [?output <- :my/output])
+
+(defhierarchy simple-hierarchy
+  "simple hierarchy of facts"
+  :my/thing :my/input
+  :my/result :my/output
+  :my/input :my/fact
+  :my/output :my/fact)
+
+(defsession my-session
+  'clara.main
+  :fact-type-fn :fact/type)
+
+(defn -main
+  "this is a test to compile a bunch of async code into native code, pretty nasty"
+  [& args]
+  (println
+   "async result:"
+   (!<!!
+    (async
+     (let [session (!<! (-> my-session
+                            (insert {:fact/type :my/thing
+                                     :value args})
+                            (fire-rules-async)))]
+       (query session simple-output-query))))))
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 62d9061f..0a3eaf7d 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
                      org.clojure/math.combinatorics {:mvn/version "0.3.0"}
                      criterium/criterium {:mvn/version "0.4.6"}}}
 
+  :app {:extra-paths ["app"]
+        :extra-deps {com.github.clj-easy/graal-build-time {:mvn/version "1.0.5"}}}
+
   :clj-kondo {:extra-deps {clj-kondo/clj-kondo {:mvn/version "2024.03.05"}}
               :main-opts ["-m" "clj-kondo.main"]}
 
@@ -47,8 +50,13 @@
                  :main-opts ["-m" "cljfmt.main" "check" "src" "dev"]}
 
   :jar {:replace-deps {com.github.seancorfield/depstar {:mvn/version "2.1.303"}}
-        :exec-fn hf.depstar/jar
-        :exec-args {:jar "build/clara-rules.jar"}}
+        :exec-fn hf.depstar/jar}
+
+  :uberjar {:replace-deps {com.github.seancorfield/depstar {:mvn/version "2.1.303"}}
+            :exec-fn hf.depstar/uberjar
+            :exec-args {:aot true
+                        :aliases [:app]
+                        :main-class clara.main}}
 
   :install-maven {:extra-deps {slipset/deps-deploy {:mvn/version "0.2.2"}}
                   :exec-fn deps-deploy.deps-deploy/deploy