diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /code
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY app/ ./app/
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/QA.md b/QA.md
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+++ b/QA.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+app_type: web-api
+coverage_applies: true
+coverage_source: app
+coverage_threshold: 70
+coverage_tool: pytest-cov
+install_steps:
+- pip install --upgrade pip
+- pip install -r /tmp/forge-repos/hello-world-fastapi-1ca57c11/requirements.txt
+lint_tool: ruff check .
+notes: Verify that all tests in tests/ pass, code coverage for app/ is at least 70%,
+  and ruff reports no lint errors.
+stack: Python/FastAPI
+test_files:
+- tests/__init__.py
+- tests/conftest.py
+- tests/test_hello.py
+- tests/test_main.py
+- tests/test_models.py
+- tests/test_storage.py
+- tests/test_todos.py
+test_runner: pytest tests/
+workspace: /tmp/forge-repos/hello-world-fastapi-1ca57c11
diff --git a/RUNNING.md b/RUNNING.md
index 77896cf..b5fdd9c 100644
--- a/RUNNING.md
+++ b/RUNNING.md
@@ -1,33 +1,88 @@
-# Running the Todo API
+# Hello World FastAPI Application
+
+## TEAM_BRIEF
+stack: Python/FastAPI
+test_runner: pytest tests/
+lint_tool: ruff check .
+coverage_tool: pytest-cov
+coverage_threshold: 70
+coverage_applies: true
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Python 3.10 or later
+- Python 3.11+ (for local development)
+- Docker and Docker Compose (for containerised execution)
+
+## Local Development
 
-## Install dependencies
+### 1. Install dependencies
 
 ```bash
-pip install fastapi uvicorn pydantic
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
-For running the test suite you will also need:
+### 2. Run the application
 
 ```bash
-pip install httpx pytest
+uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
 ```
 
-## Start the server
+The API will be available at: **http://localhost:8000/hello**
+
+### 3. Run the test suite
 
 ```bash
-uvicorn main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
+pytest tests/
 ```
 
-The API will be available at <http://localhost:8000>.
+To run with verbose output:
+
+```bash
+pytest tests/ -v
+```
 
-Interactive docs are served at <http://localhost:8000/docs>.
+## Docker
 
-## Run the tests
+### Build and run with Docker Compose
 
 ```bash
-pytest tests/
+docker compose up --build
+```
+
+The application will be accessible at: **http://localhost:8000/hello**
+
+To stop the application:
+
+```bash
+docker compose down
+```
+
+### Build and run with Docker only
+
+```bash
+docker build -t hello-api .
+docker run -p 8000:8000 hello-api
+```
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+| Method | Path     | Description                          | Response                          |
+|--------|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+| GET    | `/hello` | Returns a JSON greeting message      | `{"message": "Hello, World!"}` |
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+.
+├── app/
+│   ├── __init__.py
+│   └── main.py          # FastAPI application with /hello endpoint
+├── tests/
+│   ├── __init__.py
+│   └── test_hello.py    # Comprehensive test suite
+├── conftest.py           # Root pytest configuration
+├── requirements.txt      # Python dependencies
+├── Dockerfile            # Container image definition
+├── docker-compose.yml    # Docker Compose orchestration
+└── RUNNING.md            # This file
 ```
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
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+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""FastAPI application entry point.
+
+Creates the FastAPI app instance and defines the GET /hello endpoint.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+app = FastAPI(
+    title="Hello World API",
+    description="A minimal FastAPI application with a /hello endpoint.",
+    version="1.0.0",
+)
+
+
+@app.get("/hello", tags=["hello"])
+async def hello() -> dict:
+    """Return a JSON greeting message.
+
+    Returns:
+        A dictionary with a single 'message' key.
+    """
+    return {"message": "Hello, World!"}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6831fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  web:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a6ebf7..9490417 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-fastapi>=0.100.0
-uvicorn>=0.23.0
-pydantic>=2.0.0
-pytest>=7.0.0
-pytest-timeout>=2.1.0
-httpx>=0.24.0
+fastapi>=0.110.0
+uvicorn>=0.29.0
+pytest>=8.0.0
+httpx>=0.27.0
diff --git a/tests/test_hello.py b/tests/test_hello.py
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+++ b/tests/test_hello.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+"""Comprehensive test suite for the /hello endpoint.
+
+Verifies correct behaviour of the FastAPI application's GET /hello
+endpoint, including status codes, response payloads, headers, and
+error handling for unsupported methods and non-existent routes.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from app.main import app
+
+client: TestClient = TestClient(app)
+
+
+class TestHelloEndpoint:
+    """Tests for the GET /hello endpoint."""
+
+    def test_hello_returns_200(self) -> None:
+        """GET /hello should return HTTP 200 status code."""
+        response = client.get("/hello")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    def test_hello_returns_correct_json(self) -> None:
+        """GET /hello should return {'message': 'Hello, World!'}."""
+        response = client.get("/hello")
+        assert response.json() == {"message": "Hello, World!"}
+
+    def test_hello_content_type_is_json(self) -> None:
+        """GET /hello should return a JSON content-type header."""
+        response = client.get("/hello")
+        assert "application/json" in response.headers["content-type"]
+
+    def test_hello_message_key_present(self) -> None:
+        """GET /hello response must contain the 'message' key."""
+        response = client.get("/hello")
+        data = response.json()
+        assert "message" in data
+
+    def test_hello_message_value(self) -> None:
+        """GET /hello 'message' value must be exactly 'Hello, World!'."""
+        response = client.get("/hello")
+        data = response.json()
+        assert data["message"] == "Hello, World!"
+
+    def test_hello_response_has_single_key(self) -> None:
+        """GET /hello response should contain exactly one key."""
+        response = client.get("/hello")
+        data = response.json()
+        assert len(data) == 1
+
+
+class TestHelloMethodNotAllowed:
+    """Tests verifying that unsupported HTTP methods return 405."""
+
+    def test_post_hello_returns_405(self) -> None:
+        """POST /hello should return HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed."""
+        response = client.post("/hello")
+        assert response.status_code == 405
+
+    def test_put_hello_returns_405(self) -> None:
+        """PUT /hello should return HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed."""
+        response = client.put("/hello")
+        assert response.status_code == 405
+
+    def test_delete_hello_returns_405(self) -> None:
+        """DELETE /hello should return HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed."""
+        response = client.delete("/hello")
+        assert response.status_code == 405
+
+    def test_patch_hello_returns_405(self) -> None:
+        """PATCH /hello should return HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed."""
+        response = client.patch("/hello")
+        assert response.status_code == 405
+
+
+class TestNonExistentRoutes:
+    """Tests verifying that requests to unknown paths return 404."""
+
+    def test_unknown_path_returns_404(self) -> None:
+        """GET /nonexistent should return HTTP 404 Not Found."""
+        response = client.get("/nonexistent")
+        assert response.status_code == 404
+
+    def test_root_path_returns_404(self) -> None:
+        """GET / should return HTTP 404 when no root route is defined."""
+        response = client.get("/")
+        assert response.status_code == 404
+
+
+class TestHelloIdempotency:
+    """Tests verifying that repeated calls return consistent results."""
+
+    def test_multiple_calls_return_same_result(self) -> None:
+        """Consecutive GET /hello calls should return identical responses."""
+        response1 = client.get("/hello")
+        response2 = client.get("/hello")
+        assert response1.json() == response2.json()
+        assert response1.status_code == response2.status_code