diff --git a/web/src/api.ts b/web/src/api.ts
index 11e20c5..bd9eb86 100644
--- a/web/src/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/api.ts
@@ -91,17 +91,6 @@ function handleError(error: unknown, context: string): void {
 // ============================================================
 // Reader API Functions
 // ============================================================
-interface ReaderMetadata {
-  media_item_id: string;
-  title: string;
-  author: string;
-  cover_image_path: string;
-  library_type: "ebook" | "comic" | "manga" | "pdf";
-  mime_type: string;
-  file_path: string;
-  chapter_metadata?: ChapterMetadata;
-  total_pages?: number;
-}
 interface ChapterMetadata {
   chapters: Chapter[];
 }
diff --git a/web/src/reader/reader.ts b/web/src/reader/reader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..345b02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/reader/reader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import "../alpine";
+import { Alpine } from "../alpine";
+// Core utilities (minimal set needed by reader)
+import "../api"; // API calls for reading progress
+import "../dom"; // DOM helpers
+import "../events"; // Event system
+import "../storage"; // localStorage helpers
+import "../theme"; // Theme support (reader needs theme)
+import "../toast"; // Toast notifications
+import "../toast-error"; // Error toasts
+// Reader functionality
+import "./reader-shell";
+Alpine.start();
diff --git a/web/src/types/reader.d.ts b/web/src/types/reader.d.ts
index ecf273d..c1e6ab7 100644
--- a/web/src/types/reader.d.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/reader.d.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ interface ReaderMetadata {
   title: string;
   author: string;
   cover_image_path: string;
-  library_type: "ebook" | "comic" | "manga" | "pdf";
+  format_group: "reflowable" | "fixed_layout" | "comic_archive" | "unkown";
+  library_type_name: "ebooks" | "comics" | "manga" | "pdf";
   mime_type: string;
+  mime_type: string;
+  manga_type: "unknown" | "no" | "yes" | "yes_and_right_to_left";
   file_path: string;
   chapter_metadata?: ChapterMetadata;
   total_pages?: number;