diff --git a/crates/molotov-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/molotov-core/src/lib.rs
index cdf6125..4880353 100644
--- a/crates/molotov-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/molotov-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 pub mod dynamic;
 pub mod elf;
+pub mod linker;
 pub mod mmap;
 pub mod reloc;
 pub mod symbols;
diff --git a/crates/molotov-core/src/linker.rs b/crates/molotov-core/src/linker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b1bd4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/molotov-core/src/linker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+use crate::elf::ElfBinary;
+use crate::mmap::MappedImage;
+use crate::symbols::SymbolTriage;
+
+pub struct LoadedLibrary {
+    pub mapping: MappedImage,
+    pub base_addr: u64,
+}
+
+pub struct BionicLinker {
+    triage: SymbolTriage,
+}
+
+impl Default for BionicLinker {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl BionicLinker {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            triage: SymbolTriage::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn triage(&self) -> &SymbolTriage {
+        &self.triage
+    }
+
+    pub fn triage_mut(&mut self) -> &mut SymbolTriage {
+        &mut self.triage
+    }
+
+    pub fn load_from_bytes(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<LoadedLibrary, String> {
+        let elf = ElfBinary::parse(bytes).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
+        // Calculate total virtual memory span
+        let mut min_vaddr = u64::MAX;
+        let mut max_vaddr = 0u64;
+
+        for seg in elf.load_segments() {
+            if seg.p_vaddr < min_vaddr {
+                min_vaddr = seg.p_vaddr;
+            }
+            let seg_end = seg.p_vaddr + seg.p_memsz;
+            if seg_end > max_vaddr {
+                max_vaddr = seg_end;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if min_vaddr > max_vaddr {
+            return Err("No PT_LOAD segments found in ELF binary".to_string());
+        }
+
+        let total_size = (max_vaddr - min_vaddr) as usize;
+        let mapping = MappedImage::allocate_anonymous(total_size)?;
+        let base_addr = mapping.base_addr() as u64;
+
+        // Copy PT_LOAD segments into virtual memory
+        for seg in elf.load_segments() {
+            let seg_dest_offset = (seg.p_vaddr - min_vaddr) as usize;
+            let file_start = seg.p_offset as usize;
+            let file_end = file_start + seg.p_filesz as usize;
+
+            if file_end <= bytes.len() {
+                let slice = &bytes[file_start..file_end];
+                unsafe {
+                    let dest_ptr = mapping.base_addr().add(seg_dest_offset);
+                    std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(slice.as_ptr(), dest_ptr, slice.len());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(LoadedLibrary {
+            mapping,
+            base_addr,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/molotov-core/tests/linker_test.rs b/crates/molotov-core/tests/linker_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e00832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/molotov-core/tests/linker_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+use molotov_core::linker::BionicLinker;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_linker_rejects_empty_data() {
+    let linker = BionicLinker::new();
+    let res = linker.load_from_bytes(&[]);
+    assert!(res.is_err());
+}