diff --git a/cmd/odidere/main.go b/cmd/odidere/main.go
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+// Command odidere serves the odidere voice assistant API.
+// It provides STT, LLM, and TTS orchestration via HTTP endpoints.
+// See package service for the main orchestration logic and package
+// config for configuration options.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
+
+	"github.com/chimerical-llc/odidere/internal/config"
+	"github.com/chimerical-llc/odidere/internal/service"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var cfgPath = flag.String(
+		"c", "", "path to configuration file (required)",
+	)
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	var log = slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(
+		os.Stderr,
+		&slog.HandlerOptions{
+			AddSource: true,
+			Level:     slog.LevelDebug,
+		},
+	))
+	if *cfgPath == "" {
+		log.Error("missing config path")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Log build info.
+	bi, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if ok {
+		var commit, time string
+		for _, s := range bi.Settings {
+			switch s.Key {
+			case "vcs.revision":
+				commit = s.Value
+			case "vcs.time":
+				time = s.Value
+			}
+		}
+		log.Debug(
+			"odidered",
+			slog.Group(
+				"build",
+				slog.String("commit", commit),
+				slog.String("time", time),
+			),
+		)
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := config.Load(*cfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(
+			"failed to load config",
+			slog.Any("error", err),
+		)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	svc, err := service.New(cfg, log)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(
+			"failed to create service",
+			slog.Any("error", err),
+		)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if err := svc.Run(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		log.Error(
+			"failed to run",
+			slog.Any("error", err),
+		)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}