diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 1dc449f9be..ad25af5f07 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@
 //= require jquery
 //= require jquery_ujs
 //= require jquery-ui
+//= require underscore
+//= require backbone
+//= require backbone_rails_sync
+//= require backbone_datalink
+//= require backbone/habit_tracker
 //= require_tree .
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/habit_tracker.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/habit_tracker.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b98b104d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/habit_tracker.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#= require_self
+#= require_tree ./templates
+#= require_tree ./models
+#= require_tree ./views
+#= require_tree ./routers
+
+window.HabitTracker =
+  Models: {}
+  Collections: {}
+  Routers: {}
+  Views: {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/.gitkeep b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/.gitkeep
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index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/routers/.gitkeep b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/routers/.gitkeep
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index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/templates/.gitkeep b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/templates/.gitkeep
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index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/.gitkeep b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/.gitkeep
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index 0000000000..e69de29bb2