diff --git a/embedded/.gitignore b/embedded/.gitignore
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index 0000000..2bcd878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embedded/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sketch-linux
+webui-dist
diff --git a/embedded/embedded.go b/embedded/embedded.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/embedded/embedded.go
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+//go:build !innie && !outie
+
+// Package embedded provides access to embedded assets for the sketch binary.
+// The native binary (outie) embeds only the linux binary.
+// The linux binary (innie) embeds only the webui assets.
+package embedded
+
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+)
+
+// LinuxBinary returns the embedded linux binary.
+func LinuxBinary() []byte {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// WebUIFS returns the embedded webui filesystem for direct serving
+func WebUIFS() fs.FS {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/embedded/embedded_innie.go b/embedded/embedded_innie.go
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index 0000000..475e7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embedded/embedded_innie.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//go:build innie
+
+package embedded
+
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"io/fs"
+)
+
+//go:embed webui-dist
+var webUIAssets embed.FS
+
+// LinuxBinary returns the embedded linux binary.
+func LinuxBinary() []byte {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// WebUIFS returns the embedded webui filesystem for direct serving
+func WebUIFS() fs.FS {
+	// TODO: can we avoid this fs.Sub somehow?
+	webuiFS, _ := fs.Sub(webUIAssets, "webui-dist")
+	return webuiFS
+}
diff --git a/embedded/embedded_outie.go b/embedded/embedded_outie.go
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index 0000000..a89ff4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embedded/embedded_outie.go
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+//go:build outie
+
+package embedded
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+	"io/fs"
+)
+
+//go:embed sketch-linux/sketch-linux
+var sketchLinuxBinary []byte
+
+// LinuxBinary returns the embedded linux binary.
+func LinuxBinary() []byte {
+	return sketchLinuxBinary
+}
+
+// WebUIFS returns the embedded webui filesystem.
+func WebUIFS() fs.FS {
+	// webUIAssets are not present in outie
+	return nil
+}