diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index baf53c23..3b622ce4 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
       ships net6.0/net8.0 only.
     -->
     <PackageVersion Include="MQTTnet" Version="5.2.0.1603" />
+    <!-- Driver.MTConnect (Task 0, 2026-07-24): verified against real nuget.org — MIT (SPDX license
+         expression), netstandard2.0 lib resolves on net10 via the in-box compat mapping.
+         MTConnect.NET-HTTP pulls MTConnect.NET-TLS 6.9.0.2 transitively; not pinned separately. -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="MTConnect.NET-Common" Version="6.9.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MTConnect.NET-HTTP" Version="6.9.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Novell.Directory.Ldap.NETStandard" Version="3.6.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Client" Version="1.5.378.106" />
     <!-- Core carries Opc.Ua.StatusCodes, the oracle StatusCodeParityTests checks the drivers'
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx b/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx
index 9d333170..94638260 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Browser/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Browser.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Contracts.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Contracts.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.csproj" />
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@
     <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Tests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Browser.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.Browser.Tests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.IntegrationTests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Sql.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.IntegrationTests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.Tests.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts.csproj b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f886c435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+        <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+        <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <!-- Pure records + the MTConnect data-type inference table, shared by the driver, browse-commit,
+         and the AdminUI typed tag editor. No backend NuGet — only the zero-dependency Core.Abstractions
+         leaf (DriverDataType etc.), mirroring Driver.Modbus.Contracts / Driver.AbCip.Contracts. -->
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Core\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.csproj"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.csproj b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c0f0b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+        <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+        <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+        <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
+        <RootNamespace>ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect</RootNamespace>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Core\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Core\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts.csproj"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Task 0 decision (verified 2026-07-24 against real nuget.org): TrakHound MTConnect.NET,
+             MIT, netstandard2.0 lib (resolves on net10 via the in-box compat mapping). Pulls
+             MTConnect.NET-TLS 6.9.0.2 transitively via -HTTP — expected, not a rogue dependency. -->
+        <PackageReference Include="MTConnect.NET-Common"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="MTConnect.NET-HTTP"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <InternalsVisibleTo Include="ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests.csproj b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02432590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+        <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+        <RootNamespace>ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Tests</RootNamespace>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Shouldly"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
+            <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+            <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+        </PackageReference>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.MTConnect.Contracts.csproj"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <!-- Future response-capture fixtures (agent /probe, /current, /sample XML payloads) copied
+         beside the test binaries so file-based tests can load them by relative path. -->
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <Content Include="Fixtures\**\*.xml">
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>