diff --git a/cppcheck.suppress b/cppcheck.suppress
index 512357e..5d9588d 100644
--- a/cppcheck.suppress
+++ b/cppcheck.suppress
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ missingIncludeSystem
 unusedStructMember
 unmatchedSuppression
 
+// Ignore debug methods
+unusedFunction
+
 // libpython uses this a lot, unfortunately
 cstyleCast
 
diff --git a/roxas/ast.cc b/roxas/ast.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4ac709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roxas/ast.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <roxas/ast.h>
+
+namespace roxas {
+
+namespace ast {
+
+node::node(std::string const& type)
+    : type_(std::move(type))
+    , literal_({ literal::UNKNOWN, "unknown" })
+    , children_({})
+{
+}
+
+void node::print()
+{
+    std::cout << "node type: " << type_;
+}
+
+} // namespace ast
+
+} // namespace roxas
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roxas/ast.h b/roxas/ast.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb3fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roxas/ast.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace roxas {
+
+namespace ast {
+
+class node;
+struct definition;
+
+} // namespace ast
+
+using AST = std::vector<ast::definition>;
+
+AST parse_tree_to_ast(std::string const& parse_tree);
+
+namespace ast {
+
+enum class literal : int
+{
+    NUMBER,
+    CONSTANT,
+    STRING,
+    UNKNOWN
+};
+
+using literal_datatype = std::tuple<literal, std::string>;
+
+struct definition
+{
+    enum class type : int
+    {
+        FUNCTION,
+        VECTOR
+    };
+
+    type type{ type::FUNCTION };
+    std::vector<node> children{};
+};
+
+class node
+{
+  public:
+    node(node const&) = delete;
+    node& operator=(node const&) = delete;
+
+    explicit node(std::string const& type);
+    void print();
+
+  private:
+    std::string type_;
+    std::optional<literal_datatype> literal_;
+    std::optional<std::vector<node>> children_;
+};
+
+} // namespace ast
+} // namespace roxas
diff --git a/roxas/main.cc b/roxas/main.cc
index ed17f52..3932c6a 100644
--- a/roxas/main.cc
+++ b/roxas/main.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <roxas/ast.h>
 #include <roxas/parse_tree.h>
 
 int main(int argc, const char* argv[])