diff --git a/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/__init__.py b/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34d376b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from cloud_api.app import create_app
+
+__all__ = ["create_app"]
diff --git a/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/app.py b/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc24738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+
+def create_app() -> FastAPI:
+    """Create the independently deployable cloud API application."""
+    return FastAPI(title="Device Cloud API")
diff --git a/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/cli.py b/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..031cc64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cloud-api/cloud_api/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+
+def main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the Device Cloud API")
+    parser.add_argument("--host", default="127.0.0.1")
+    parser.add_argument("--port", default=8001, type=int)
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    import uvicorn
+
+    uvicorn.run(
+        "cloud_api.app:create_app",
+        factory=True,
+        host=args.host,
+        port=args.port,
+    )
diff --git a/apps/cloud-api/pyproject.toml b/apps/cloud-api/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..859debc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cloud-api/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[project]
+name = "device-cloud-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Deployable Cloud Control Plane API for Device Agent Runtime."
+requires-python = ">=3.14"
+dependencies = [
+    "device-cloud-platform==0.1.0",
+    "fastapi>=0.115.0",
+    "uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.0",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+device-cloud-api = "cloud_api.cli:main"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=69"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["cloud_api*"]
+
+[tool.uv.sources]
+device-cloud-platform = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/apps/cloud-api/tests/test_app.py b/apps/cloud-api/tests/test_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f8f3de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cloud-api/tests/test_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from cloud_api.app import create_app
+
+
+def test_create_app_returns_independent_cloud_application() -> None:
+    app = create_app()
+
+    assert app.title == "Device Cloud API"
+    assert callable(create_app)
diff --git a/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md
index 21eec41..3f8dbf0 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 - [x] 1.1 Complete and verify every task in `uv-workspace-packaging` before changing cloud behavior.
   - Verified 17/17 tasks complete, strict OpenSpec validation passed, and the shared lockfile is current.
-- [ ] 1.2 Add `apps/cloud-api` as the `device-cloud-api` workspace project with an app factory and CLI/server entry point.
+- [x] 1.2 Add `apps/cloud-api` as the `device-cloud-api` workspace project with an app factory and CLI/server entry point.
 - [ ] 1.3 Add `apps/device-host-agent` as the `device-host-agent` workspace project with a CLI entry point and explicit Runtime/cloud dependencies.
 - [ ] 1.4 Add configuration models that validate environment, database URL, scheduler intervals, lease durations, retry limits, poll settings, host identity, and insecure-development overrides.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a96b2c7..9a461b0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [tool.uv.workspace]
-members = ["packages/cloud-platform"]
+members = [
+    "apps/cloud-api",
+    "packages/cloud-platform",
+]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 include = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index afb734a..9357b2d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ resolution-markers = [
 [manifest]
 members = [
     "device-agent-runtime",
+    "device-cloud-api",
     "device-cloud-platform",
 ]
 
@@ -462,6 +463,23 @@ requires-dist = [
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [{ name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.0" }]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "device-cloud-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = { editable = "apps/cloud-api" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "device-cloud-platform" },
+    { name = "fastapi" },
+    { name = "uvicorn", extra = ["standard"] },
+]
+
+[package.metadata]
+requires-dist = [
+    { name = "device-cloud-platform", editable = "packages/cloud-platform" },
+    { name = "fastapi", specifier = ">=0.115.0" },
+    { name = "uvicorn", extras = ["standard"], specifier = ">=0.30.0" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "device-cloud-platform"
 version = "0.1.0"