diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/.gitignore b/src/envs/connect4_env/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..218b74eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+.venv/
+
+# IDEs and editors
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# Environment outputs
+outputs/
+logs/
+*.log
+
+# Testing
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/README.md b/src/envs/connect4_env/README.md
index e69de29b..0534b4c7 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/README.md
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+title: Connect4 Environment Server
+emoji: 🔴
+colorFrom: red
+colorTo: pink
+sdk: docker
+pinned: false
+app_port: 8000
+base_path: /web
+tags:
+  - openenv
+  - games
+---
+
+# Connect4 Environment
+
+This repository packages the classic Connect4 board game as a standalone OpenEnv
+environment. It exposes a FastAPI server compatible with the OpenEnv CLI and
+provides a Python client for interacting with the environment programmatically.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies (editable mode for local development)
+uv pip install -e .
+
+# Launch the server locally
+uv run server
+```
+
+Once running, visit `http://localhost:8000/docs` to explore the OpenAPI schema.
+
+## Python Usage
+
+```python
+from connect4_env import Connect4Env, Connect4Action
+
+env = Connect4Env.from_docker_image("connect4-env:latest")
+result = env.reset()
+print(result.observation.board)
+
+result = env.step(Connect4Action(column=3))
+print(result.reward, result.done)
+
+env.close()
+```
+
+## Deploy
+
+- **Validate:** `openenv validate`
+- **Build Docker image:** `openenv build`
+- **Push to Hugging Face / Docker Hub:** `openenv push`
+
+Customize the Docker build or deployment metadata through environment variables
+as needed. The default server listens on port `8000`.
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diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/__init__.py b/src/envs/connect4_env/__init__.py
index 03d92d39..4c9cd9f5 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/__init__.py
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/__init__.py
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 This module provides OpenEnv integration for the classic Connect4 board game.
 
 Example:
-    >>> from envs.Connect4_env import Connect4Env, Connect4Action
+    >>> from connect4_env import Connect4Env, Connect4Action
     >>>
     >>> # Connect to a running server or start via Docker
-    >>> env = Connect4Env.from_docker_image("Connect4-env:latest")
+    >>> env = Connect4Env.from_docker_image("connect4-env:latest")
     >>>
     >>> # Reset and interact
     >>> result = env.reset()
-    >>> result = env.step(Connect4Action(column=2)) 
+    >>> result = env.step(Connect4Action(column=2))
     >>> print(result.reward, result.done)
     >>>
     >>> # Cleanup
diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/client.py b/src/envs/connect4_env/client.py
index 56aee843..abb8994b 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/client.py
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/client.py
@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
-from core.client_types import StepResult
-from core.http_env_client import HTTPEnvClient
+from openenv_core.http_env_client import HTTPEnvClient, StepResult
 
 from .models import Connect4Action, Connect4Observation, Connect4State
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from core.containers.runtime import ContainerProvider
-
 
 class Connect4Env(HTTPEnvClient[Connect4Action, Connect4Observation]):
     """
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ def _parse_result(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> StepResult[Connect4Observati
         obs_data = payload.get("observation", {})
 
         observation = Connect4Observation(
-            board=obs_data.get("board", [[0]*7 for _ in range(6)]),
+            board=obs_data.get("board", [[0] * 7 for _ in range(6)]),
             legal_actions=obs_data.get("legal_actions", []),
             done=payload.get("done", False),
             reward=payload.get("reward", 0.0),
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ def _parse_state(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Connect4State:
         """
         return Connect4State(
             episode_id=payload.get("episode_id", ""),
-            board=payload.get("board", [[0]*7 for _ in range(6)]),
+            board=payload.get("board", [[0] * 7 for _ in range(6)]),
             next_player=payload.get("next_player", 1),
             step_count=payload.get("step_count", 0),
         )
diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/models.py b/src/envs/connect4_env/models.py
index d10bb5ef..9a2d0f35 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/models.py
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/models.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 from typing import List
 
-from core.env_server import Action, Observation, State
+from openenv_core.env_server.types import Action, Observation, State
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Connect4Action(Action):
     Attributes:
         column: The column index (0 to 6) where the piece will be placed.
     """
+
     column: int
 
 
@@ -42,13 +43,12 @@ class Connect4Observation(Observation):
         done: Whether the game is over.
         reward: Reward for the last action.
     """
-    
+
     board: List[List[int]]
     legal_actions: List[int]
     done: bool = False
     reward: float = 0.0
     metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
-    
 
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class Connect4State(State):
         next_player: Whose turn it is (1 or -1).
         step_count: Number of steps taken in the game.
     """
+
     episode_id: str
-    board: List[List[int]] = field(default_factory=lambda: np.zeros((6,7), dtype=int).tolist())
+    board: List[List[int]] = field(default_factory=lambda: np.zeros((6, 7), dtype=int).tolist())
     next_player: int = 1
     step_count: int = 0
diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/openenv.yaml b/src/envs/connect4_env/openenv.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8320fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/openenv.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: connect4_env
+version: "0.1.0"
+description: "Connect4 environment for OpenEnv"
+action: Connect4Action
+observation: Connect4Observation
diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/pyproject.toml b/src/envs/connect4_env/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..beac697b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=45", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "openenv-connect4"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Connect4 environment for OpenEnv"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+    "openenv-core @ git+https://github.com/meta-pytorch/OpenEnv.git@main#subdirectory=src/core",
+    "fastapi>=0.115.0",
+    "pydantic>=2.0.0",
+    "uvicorn>=0.24.0",
+    "requests>=2.25.0",
+    # Add your environment-specific dependencies here
+    "gymnasium>=0.29.0",
+    "ale-py>=0.8.0",
+    "numpy>=1.24.0",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=8.0.0",
+    "pytest-cov>=4.0.0",
+    "ipykernel>=6.29.5",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+server = "connect4_env.server.app:main"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["connect4_env", "connect4_env.server"]
+package-dir = { "connect4_env" = ".", "connect4_env.server" = "server" }
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+connect4_env = ["**/*.yaml", "**/*.yml"]
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diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/server/Dockerfile b/src/envs/connect4_env/server/Dockerfile
index 04d40ff2..c8f28e70 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=openenv-base:latest
-FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
-
-# Install any additional dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
-    gymnasium>=0.29.0 \
-    ale-py>=0.8.0 \
-    numpy>=1.24.0
-# Copy environment code
-COPY src/core/ /app/src/core/
-COPY src/envs/connect4_env/ /app/src/envs/connect4_env/
-
-# Health check
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-    CMD curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1
-
-# Run server
-CMD ["uvicorn", "envs.connect4_env.server.app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.6
+
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS runtime
+
+WORKDIR /app/env
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    ENABLE_WEB_INTERFACE=true
+
+CMD ["python", "-m", "uvicorn", "connect4_env.server.app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/server/app.py b/src/envs/connect4_env/server/app.py
index a214e42b..c9e32641 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/server/app.py
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/server/app.py
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
-from core.env_server import create_fastapi_app
+from openenv_core.env_server.http_server import create_app
+
 from ..models import Connect4Action, Connect4Observation
 from .connect4_environment import Connect4Environment
 
 env = Connect4Environment()
-app = create_fastapi_app(env, Connect4Action, Connect4Observation)
+app = create_app(
+    env,
+    Connect4Action,
+    Connect4Observation,
+    env_name="connect4_env",
+)
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
 
+def main(port: int = 8000):
     import uvicorn
 
-    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
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+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=port)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=8000)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    main(args.port)
diff --git a/src/envs/connect4_env/server/connect4_environment.py b/src/envs/connect4_env/server/connect4_environment.py
index 1ef6414b..f83c7913 100644
--- a/src/envs/connect4_env/server/connect4_environment.py
+++ b/src/envs/connect4_env/server/connect4_environment.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import uuid
+
 import numpy as np
-from core.env_server import Environment
+from openenv_core.env_server.interfaces import Environment
 
 from ..models import Connect4Action, Connect4Observation, Connect4State
 
+
 class Connect4Environment(Environment):
     ROWS = 6
     COLUMNS = 7
@@ -19,10 +21,7 @@ def reset(self):
         self.invalid_move_played = False
 
         self._state = Connect4State(
-            board=self.board.copy().tolist(),
-            next_player=self.next_player,
-            episode_id=str(uuid.uuid4()),
-            step_count=0
+            board=self.board.copy().tolist(), next_player=self.next_player, episode_id=str(uuid.uuid4()), step_count=0
         )
         return self._make_observation()
 
@@ -47,12 +46,12 @@ def step(self, action: Connect4Action):
             reward, done = self._check_win_or_draw(row, col)
 
         self.next_player *= -1
-      
+
         self._state = Connect4State(
             board=self.board.copy().tolist(),
             next_player=self.next_player,
             episode_id=self._state.episode_id,
-            step_count=self._state.step_count + 1
+            step_count=self._state.step_count + 1,
         )
 
         return self._make_observation(reward, done)
@@ -64,18 +63,18 @@ def _make_observation(self, reward=0.0, done=False):
             legal_actions=legal_actions,
             reward=reward,
             done=done,
-            metadata={"next_player": self.next_player}
+            metadata={"next_player": self.next_player},
         )
 
     def _check_win_or_draw(self, row, col):
         # Implement 4-in-a-row check (like your Gymnasium code)
         player = self.board[row, col]
-        directions = [(1,0),(0,1),(1,1),(1,-1)]
+        directions = [(1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1), (1, -1)]
         for dr, dc in directions:
             count = 0
             for step in range(-3, 4):
-                r, c = row + step*dr, col + step*dc
-                if 0 <= r < self.ROWS and 0 <= c < self.COLUMNS and self.board[r,c] == player:
+                r, c = row + step * dr, col + step * dc
+                if 0 <= r < self.ROWS and 0 <= c < self.COLUMNS and self.board[r, c] == player:
                     count += 1
                     if count >= 4:
                         return 1.0, True