diff --git a/vndk/tools/abides/README.md b/vndk/tools/abides/README.md
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+Checks for ABI Compliance between two libraries.
+
+[go/android-lego-kernel-vndk-abi](http://go/android-lego-kernel-vndk-abi)
+
diff --git a/vndk/tools/abides/__init__.py b/vndk/tools/abides/__init__.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
diff --git a/vndk/tools/abides/abides.py b/vndk/tools/abides/abides.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+def main():
+    # TODO
+    print("todo")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()