diff --git a/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/__init__.py b/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44b6730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from host_agent.app import HostAgentApplication, create_application
+
+__all__ = ["HostAgentApplication", "create_application"]
diff --git a/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/app.py b/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fef486e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class HostAgentApplication:
+    """Process shell expanded by the Host Agent implementation tasks."""
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        return None
+
+
+def create_application() -> HostAgentApplication:
+    return HostAgentApplication()
diff --git a/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/cli.py b/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c2723c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/device-host-agent/host_agent/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from host_agent.app import create_application
+
+
+def main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the Device Host Agent")
+    parser.parse_args(argv)
+    create_application().run()
diff --git a/apps/device-host-agent/pyproject.toml b/apps/device-host-agent/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae53e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/device-host-agent/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[project]
+name = "device-host-agent"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Outbound device-host worker for the Device Cloud Platform."
+requires-python = ">=3.14"
+dependencies = [
+    "device-agent-runtime==0.1.0",
+    "device-cloud-platform==0.1.0",
+    "httpx>=0.27.0",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+device-host-agent = "host_agent.cli:main"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=69"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["host_agent*"]
+
+[tool.uv.sources]
+device-agent-runtime = { workspace = true }
+device-cloud-platform = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/apps/device-host-agent/tests/test_app.py b/apps/device-host-agent/tests/test_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d71bb48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/device-host-agent/tests/test_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from host_agent.app import HostAgentApplication, create_application
+
+
+def test_create_application_returns_host_agent_process_shell() -> None:
+    application = create_application()
+
+    assert isinstance(application, HostAgentApplication)
+    assert application.run() is None
diff --git a/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md
index 3f8dbf0..7542768 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/cloud-control-plane-integration/tasks.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 - [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.
 - [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.
+- [x] 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.
 
 ## 2. Repository Contract And Migrations
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a461b0..d66ff44 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dev = [
 [tool.uv.workspace]
 members = [
     "apps/cloud-api",
+    "apps/device-host-agent",
     "packages/cloud-platform",
 ]
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9357b2d..01342d6 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ members = [
     "device-agent-runtime",
     "device-cloud-api",
     "device-cloud-platform",
+    "device-host-agent",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -491,6 +492,23 @@ dependencies = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [{ name = "device-agent-runtime", editable = "." }]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "device-host-agent"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = { editable = "apps/device-host-agent" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "device-agent-runtime" },
+    { name = "device-cloud-platform" },
+    { name = "httpx" },
+]
+
+[package.metadata]
+requires-dist = [
+    { name = "device-agent-runtime", editable = "." },
+    { name = "device-cloud-platform", editable = "packages/cloud-platform" },
+    { name = "httpx", specifier = ">=0.27.0" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "distro"
 version = "1.9.0"