diff --git a/api/server.js b/api/server.js
index f73256c..1e2c7df 100644
--- a/api/server.js
+++ b/api/server.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import express from 'express';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { medicationRouter } from './services/medications/index.js';
+import { shiftsRouter } from './services/shifts/index.js';
 import { shiftRunQuery } from './services/shiftConnection.js';
 import { validateMedicationApiKey, validateShiftSyncApiKey } from './middleware/auth.js';
 dotenv.config();
diff --git a/api/services/shifts/index.js b/api/services/shifts/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcf519f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/services/shifts/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import express from 'express';
+
+export const shiftsRouter = express.Router();
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