diff --git a/score/component_example/BUILD b/score/component_example/BUILD
index 15140558..2c96bbfa 100644
--- a/score/component_example/BUILD
+++ b/score/component_example/BUILD
@@ -13,22 +13,27 @@
 
 load("@score_docs_as_code//:docs.bzl", "docs_bundle")
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "all_sources",
-    srcs = glob(
-        [
-            "src/**/*.cpp",
-            "src/**/*.hpp",
-        ],
-        allow_empty = True,
-    ),
+cc_library(
+    name = "component_example",
+    srcs = ["src/component_example.cpp"],
+    hdrs = ["src/component_example.hpp"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+cc_test(
+    name = "component_example_test",
+    srcs = ["tests/component_example_test.cpp"],
+    deps = [
+        ":component_example",
+        "@googletest//:gtest_main",
+    ],
 )
 
 docs_bundle(
     name = "docs",
-    scan_code = [
-        ":all_sources",
-    ],
     source_dir = "docs",
+    code_targets = [
+        ":component_example",
+    ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/score/component_example/src/component_example.cpp b/score/component_example/src/component_example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68cf9bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/score/component_example/src/component_example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+#include "score/component_example/src/component_example.hpp"
+
+namespace score {
+namespace component_example {
+
+std::string make_hello_message(const std::string& name) {
+    return "Hello, " + name + "!";
+}
+
+}  // namespace component_example
+}  // namespace score
diff --git a/score/component_example/src/component_example.hpp b/score/component_example/src/component_example.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5937de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/score/component_example/src/component_example.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef SCORE_COMPONENT_EXAMPLE_COMPONENT_EXAMPLE_HPP_
+#define SCORE_COMPONENT_EXAMPLE_COMPONENT_EXAMPLE_HPP_
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace score {
+namespace component_example {
+
+std::string make_hello_message(const std::string& name);
+
+}  // namespace component_example
+}  // namespace score
+
+#endif  // SCORE_COMPONENT_EXAMPLE_COMPONENT_EXAMPLE_HPP_
diff --git a/score/component_example/tests/component_example_test.cpp b/score/component_example/tests/component_example_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d6c9bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/score/component_example/tests/component_example_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+#include "score/component_example/src/component_example.hpp"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace score {
+namespace component_example {
+
+TEST(ComponentExampleTest, MakeHelloMessageReturnsExpectedGreeting) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(make_hello_message("World"), "Hello, World!");
+    EXPECT_EQ(make_hello_message("SCORE"), "Hello, SCORE!");
+}
+
+}  // namespace component_example
+}  // namespace score