diff --git a/thread/OWNERS b/thread/OWNERS
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+# Bug component: 1203089
+
+# Primary reviewers
+wgtdkp@google.com
+handaw@google.com
+sunytt@google.com
+
+# Secondary reviewers
+jonhui@google.com
+xyk@google.com
+zhanglongxia@google.com
diff --git a/thread/README.md b/thread/README.md
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+# Thread
+
+Bring the [Thread](https://www.threadgroup.org/) networking protocol to Android.
diff --git a/thread/framework/Android.bp b/thread/framework/Android.bp
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+//
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "framework-thread-sources",
+    srcs: [
+        "java/**/*.java",
+        "java/**/*.aidl",
+    ],
+    path: "java",
+    visibility: [
+        "//packages/modules/Connectivity:__subpackages__",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/thread/service/Android.bp b/thread/service/Android.bp
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+//
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "service-thread-sources",
+    srcs: ["java/**/*.java"],
+}
+
+java_library {
+    name: "service-thread-pre-jarjar",
+    defaults: ["framework-system-server-module-defaults"],
+    sdk_version: "system_server_current",
+    // This is included in service-connectivity which is 30+
+    // TODO (b/293613362): allow APEXes to have service jars with higher min_sdk than the APEX
+    // (service-connectivity is only used on 31+) and use 31 here
+    min_sdk_version: "30",
+    srcs: [":service-thread-sources"],
+    apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
+}