diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
index b97e6a3..9279e34 100644
--- a/config.example.json
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "host": "0.0.0.0",
   "port": 8080,
+  "dev_mode": false,
   "logging": {
     "level": "info"
   }
diff --git a/derivation.nix b/derivation.nix
index d27b324..342c32e 100644
--- a/derivation.nix
+++ b/derivation.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@ with python313Packages;
 buildPythonApplication {
   pname = "cereal";
   version = "0.0.1";
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ flask requests waitress sqlalchemy argon2-cffi pyjwt cryptography jinja2];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    flask
+    requests
+    waitress
+    sqlalchemy
+    argon2-cffi
+    pyjwt
+    cryptography
+    jinja2
+    flask-talisman
+    flask-cors
+  ];
   src = ./.;
   pyproject = true;
   build-system = [setuptools];
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index e5e7b1b..11f109f 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ let
     pyjwt
     cryptography
     jinja2
+    flask-talisman
+    flask-cors
   ]);
 in
 with pkgs;
diff --git a/src/api/__init__.py b/src/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/config/__init__.py b/src/config/__init__.py
index c2c9171..1448c56 100644
--- a/src/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/config/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any
-
 from .logging import Logging
 from .email import Email
 from .auth import Auth
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ from .parse import parse_nested_config
 class Config:
     host: str
     port: int | None
+    dev_mode: bool
     logging: Logging
     email: Email
     database: Database
@@ -25,9 +25,17 @@ class Config:
         db_config = parse_nested_config(config, 'database', Database.from_dict)
         auth_config = parse_nested_config(config, 'auth', Auth.from_dict)
 
+        mode = config.get('dev_mode')
+
+        if mode != True:  # noqa: E712
+            # Explicitly checking for True and falling back to false for anything else. Only explicitly setting
+            # dev_mode to true will run in dev mode
+            mode = False
+
         return Config(
             host=config.get('host', '0.0.0.0'),
             port=config.get('port'),
+            dev_mode=mode,
             email=email_config,
             logging=log_config,
             database=db_config,
diff --git a/src/infra/__init__.py b/src/infra/__init__.py
index 8851384..ee15f85 100644
--- a/src/infra/__init__.py
+++ b/src/infra/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .db import Base, CRUD, CRUDRepo, UpdateMissingEntryError, get_database
+from .db import Base, CRUDRepoImpl, UpdateMissingEntryError, get_database
 from .users import UserModel, UserRepoImpl
 from .publication import (
     PublicationEntryModel,
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from .subscription import SubscriptionModel, SubscriptionRepoImpl
 
 __all__ = [
     'Base',
-    'CRUD',
     'CRUDRepo',
     'UpdateMissingEntryError',
     'get_database',
diff --git a/src/infra/db.py b/src/infra/db.py
index 6359df4..ad9ff98 100644
--- a/src/infra/db.py
+++ b/src/infra/db.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+from src.services.repo import CRUD
 from typing import Callable
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Session
 from src.config.database import Database as DatabaseConfig
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Engine
-import abc
 
 
 class Base(DeclarativeBase):
@@ -22,25 +22,7 @@ class UpdateMissingEntryError(Exception):
         super().__init__(f'Attempted to update non-existing {model_name} {id}')
 
 
-class CRUD[T, C](abc.ABC):
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def create(self, domain_item: C, verify: Callable[[T], None] | None) -> T:
-        pass
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get(self, item_id: int) -> T | None:
-        pass
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def update(self, item_id: int, transform: Callable[[T], T]) -> T:
-        pass
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def delete(self, item_id: int, verify: Callable[[T], None] | None):
-        pass
-
-
-class CRUDRepo[T: Base, U, C](CRUD[U, C]):
+class CRUDRepoImpl[T: Base, U, C](CRUD[U, C]):
     def __init__(
         self,
         db: Engine,
diff --git a/src/infra/db_tests.py b/src/infra/db_tests.py
index e764924..01ecf4f 100644
--- a/src/infra/db_tests.py
+++ b/src/infra/db_tests.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from sqlalchemy import Engine
 from typing import Callable
-from src.infra import CRUDRepo, Base
+from src.infra import CRUDRepoImpl, Base
 import pytest
 
 
 class CRUDRepoHelper[A: Base, B, C]:
     @pytest.fixture
-    def repo(self, db: Engine) -> CRUDRepo[A, B, C]:
+    def repo(self, db: Engine) -> CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C]:
         import pdb
 
         pdb.set_trace()
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CRUDRepoHelper[A: Base, B, C]:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     @pytest.fixture
-    def item(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C], dto: C) -> B:
+    def item(self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C], dto: C) -> B:
         return repo.create(dto, None)
 
     @pytest.fixture
@@ -31,26 +31,28 @@ class CRUDRepoHelper[A: Base, B, C]:
     def test_create(self, item: B):
         assert item is not None
 
-    def test_create_returns_none_if_invalid(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C], dto: C):
+    def test_create_returns_none_if_invalid(self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C], dto: C):
         def always_invalid(*_args, **_kw):
             raise ValueError('test')
 
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             repo.create(dto, always_invalid)
 
-    def test_create_returns_a_value_if_valid(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C], dto: C):
+    def test_create_returns_a_value_if_valid(self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C], dto: C):
         assert repo.create(dto, lambda _: None) is not None
 
-    def test_get_returns_none_when_missing(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C]):
+    def test_get_returns_none_when_missing(self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C]):
         assert repo.get(42) is None
 
-    def test_get_returns_a_value_if_it_exists(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C], item: B):
+    def test_get_returns_a_value_if_it_exists(self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C], item: B):
         assert repo.get(1) == item
 
-    def test_update(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C], transform: Callable[[B], B], item: B, expected_transformed_value: B):
+    def test_update(
+        self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C], transform: Callable[[B], B], item: B, expected_transformed_value: B
+    ):
         assert repo.update(1, transform) == expected_transformed_value
 
-    def test_delete(self, repo: CRUDRepo[A, B, C], item: B):
+    def test_delete(self, repo: CRUDRepoImpl[A, B, C], item: B):
         assert repo.get(1) is not None
         repo.delete(1, None)
         assert repo.get(1) is None
diff --git a/src/infra/subscription.py b/src/infra/subscription.py
index 6c8131d..c696be3 100644
--- a/src/infra/subscription.py
+++ b/src/infra/subscription.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from src.infra.users import UserModel
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship, Session, joinedload
-from src.infra.db import Base, CRUDRepo
+from src.infra.db import Base, CRUDRepoImpl
 from sqlalchemy import Engine, ForeignKey, CheckConstraint, DateTime, func, UniqueConstraint, select
 from src.services.subscription import (
     SubscriptionRepo,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def mutate_subscription(db_sub: SubscriptionModel, sub: Subscription):
     db_sub.sequence_notified = sub.sequence_notified
 
 
-class SubscriptionRepoImpl(SubscriptionRepo, CRUDRepo[SubscriptionModel, Subscription, SubscriptionCreateParams]):
+class SubscriptionRepoImpl(SubscriptionRepo, CRUDRepoImpl[SubscriptionModel, Subscription, SubscriptionCreateParams]):
     def __init__(self, db: Engine):
         super().__init__(
             db, SubscriptionModel, model_to_subscription, mutate_subscription, lambda u: SubscriptionModel(**asdict(u))
diff --git a/src/infra/users.py b/src/infra/users.py
index aa17d43..a4c7a14 100644
--- a/src/infra/users.py
+++ b/src/infra/users.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from src.config.email import EmailAddress
 from sqlalchemy import String, VARCHAR, Engine, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column, Mapped, Session, relationship
 from argon2 import PasswordHasher
-from src.infra.db import Base, CRUDRepo
+from src.infra.db import Base, CRUDRepoImpl
 from src.services.users.data import UserDTO, User
 from src.services.users.repo import UserRepo
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def make_create_user(hasher: PasswordHasher):
     return create_user
 
 
-class UserRepoImpl(CRUDRepo[UserModel, User, UserDTO], UserRepo):
+class UserRepoImpl(CRUDRepoImpl[UserModel, User, UserDTO], UserRepo):
     def __init__(self, db: Engine):
         hasher = PasswordHasher()
         super().__init__(db, UserModel, model_to_user, mutate_user, make_create_user(hasher))
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index f9fb8fd..b9f0d53 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from src.infra import get_database, UserRepoImpl
 from waitress import serve
 from flask import Flask
+from flask_cors import CORS
+from flask_talisman import Talisman
+
 import argparse
 import logging
 
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ class MyFlask(Flask):
 def create_app(name: str, config: Config) -> Flask:
     logging.basicConfig(level=config.logging.level, format=('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s [%(name)s] %(message)s'))
     app = MyFlask(name)
+    CORS(app)
+    Talisman(app)
 
     # Configure Services
     database = get_database(config.database)
diff --git a/src/services/repo.py b/src/services/repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dceec86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import Callable
+import abc
+
+
+class CRUD[T, C](abc.ABC):
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def create(self, domain_item: C, verify: Callable[[T], None] | None) -> T:
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get(self, item_id: int) -> T | None:
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def update(self, item_id: int, transform: Callable[[T], T]) -> T:
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def delete(self, item_id: int, verify: Callable[[T], None] | None):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/services/subscription.py b/src/services/subscription.py
index 856ad6c..720f747 100644
--- a/src/services/subscription.py
+++ b/src/services/subscription.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from src.infra.db import CRUD
+from src.services.repo import CRUD
 import abc
 from datetime import datetime
 from src.services.publications import (
diff --git a/src/services/users/repo.py b/src/services/users/repo.py
index 6f8f40c..cd6bc74 100644
--- a/src/services/users/repo.py
+++ b/src/services/users/repo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from src.infra.db import CRUD
+from src.services.repo import CRUD
 import abc
 from src.config.email import EmailAddress