diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 262f67d6..c20b2345 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -205,12 +205,8 @@ http_archive(
   strip_prefix="protobuf-25.3",
   sha256 = "3ae7a8f2181be28e5d694617c2b85c6561ba6a16bfcdc9db8e3a95077cab8815",
   patches = [
-    "@//third_party:protobuf-0002-use-rules-python-headers.patch",
-  ],
-  patch_args=["-p1"],
-)
-
-load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")
+    "@//third_party:protobuf-0002-
+)buf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")
 protobuf_deps()
 
 http_archive(
@@ -428,3 +424,9 @@ http_archive(
   integrity = "sha256-cSp9CdKiJlL7BqSa9RbgUZeaOYStsGfahnYOYO1Rp/U="
 )
 
+http_archive(
+  name="fast-cpp-csv-parser",
+  urls = ["https://github.com/ben-strasser/fast-cpp-csv-parser/archive/refs/heads/master.zip"],
+  strip_prefix = "fast-cpp-csv-parser-master",
+)
+
diff --git a/common/csv_reader/BUILD b/common/csv_reader/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7c54a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/csv_reader/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package(features=["warning_compile_flags"])
+
+cc_library(
+  name = "csv_reader",
+  hdrs = ["learn_descriptorcsv.hh"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+  srcs = ["learn_descriptors.cc"],
+  deps = [
+    "@"
+  ]
+)
+
+cc_test(
+  name = "csv_reader_test",
+  srcs = ["csv_reader_test.cc"],
+  deps = [
+    "@com_google_googletest//:gtest_main",
+    ":learn_descriptors",
+  ]
+)
diff --git a/common/csv_reader/csv_reader.cc b/common/csv_reader/csv_reader.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/common/csv_reader/csv_reader.hh b/common/csv_reader/csv_reader.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ea4fda1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/csv_reader/csv_reader.hh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "csv.h"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/csv_reader/csv_reader_test.cc b/common/csv_reader/csv_reader_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/experimental/learn_descriptors/BUILD b/experimental/learn_descriptors/BUILD
index 1649bf8c..5d4f6204 100644
--- a/experimental/learn_descriptors/BUILD
+++ b/experimental/learn_descriptors/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 package(features=["warning_compile_flags"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/third_party/BUILD.cpp_fast_csv_parser b/third_party/BUILD.cpp_fast_csv_parser
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..487303e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/BUILD.cpp_fast_csv_parser
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cc_library(
+    name = "cpp_fast_csv_parser",
+    srcs = ["csv.h"],
+    hdrs = ["csh.h"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
\ No newline at end of file