diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f3d4807919..9b870f7702 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 	path = mods/solver
 	url = https://git.kindred-systems.com/kindred/solver.git
 	branch = main
+[submodule "mods/gears"]
+	path = mods/gears
+	url = https://git.kindred-systems.com/kindred/gears.git
diff --git a/mods/gears b/mods/gears
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..1e26c393f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/gears
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 1e26c393f343cc07ff7e8f985598494458fd4e48