diff --git a/core/mvcc/.gitignore b/core/mvcc/.gitignore
index 2c96eb1b6..1e7caa9ea 100644
--- a/core/mvcc/.gitignore
+++ b/core/mvcc/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-target/
 Cargo.lock
+target/
diff --git a/core/mvcc/Cargo.toml b/core/mvcc/Cargo.toml
index ba0f2a813..c9e8d84ba 100644
--- a/core/mvcc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/mvcc/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 resolver = "2"
 members = [
   "database",
+  "bindings/c",
 ]
 
 [profile.release]
 codegen-units = 1
 panic = "abort"
-strip = true
+strip = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/mvcc/README.md b/core/mvcc/README.md
index fa279fcba..e48c3ac45 100644
--- a/core/mvcc/README.md
+++ b/core/mvcc/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The aim of the project is to provide a building block for implementing database
 
 * Main memory architecture, rows are accessed via an index
 * Optimistic multi-version concurrency control
+* Rust and C APIs
 
 ## Experimental Evaluation
 
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/Cargo.toml b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a54329eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "mvcc-c"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+doc = false
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cbindgen = "0.24.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+base64 = "0.21.0"
+mvcc-rs = { path = "../../database", features = ["tokio"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.27.0", features = ["full"] }
+tracing = "0.1.37"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0" }
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/build.rs b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f418d0a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+fn main() {
+    let header_file = Path::new("include").join("mvcc.h");
+    cbindgen::generate(".")
+        .expect("Failed to generate C bindings")
+        .write_to_file(header_file);
+}
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/cbindgen.toml b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/cbindgen.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b530dce1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/cbindgen.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+language = "C"
+cpp_compat = true
+include_guard = "MVCC_H"
+line_length = 120
+no_includes = true
+style = "type"
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/include/mvcc.h b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/include/mvcc.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..808c4047e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/include/mvcc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef MVCC_H
+#define MVCC_H
+
+typedef enum {
+  MVCC_OK = 0,
+  MVCC_IO_ERROR_WRITE = 778,
+} MVCCError;
+
+typedef struct DbContext DbContext;
+
+typedef const DbContext *MVCCDatabaseRef;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+MVCCDatabaseRef MVCCDatabaseOpen(const char *path);
+
+void MVCCDatabaseClose(MVCCDatabaseRef db);
+
+MVCCError MVCCDatabaseInsert(MVCCDatabaseRef db, uint64_t id, const uint8_t *value_ptr, uintptr_t value_len);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} // extern "C"
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+#endif /* MVCC_H */
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/errors.rs b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/errors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b40ad2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/errors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#[repr(C)]
+pub enum MVCCError {
+    MVCC_OK = 0,
+    MVCC_IO_ERROR_WRITE = 778,
+}
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/lib.rs b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eeffdeca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#![allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
+
+mod errors;
+mod types;
+
+use errors::MVCCError;
+use mvcc_rs::*;
+use types::{DbContext, MVCCDatabaseRef};
+
+/// cbindgen:ignore
+type Clock = clock::LocalClock;
+
+/// cbindgen:ignore
+type Storage = persistent_storage::JsonOnDisk;
+
+/// cbindgen:ignore
+type Inner = database::DatabaseInner<Clock, Storage>;
+
+/// cbindgen:ignore
+type Db = database::Database<Clock, Storage, tokio::sync::Mutex<Inner>>;
+
+static INIT_RUST_LOG: std::sync::Once = std::sync::Once::new();
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn MVCCDatabaseOpen(path: *const std::ffi::c_char) -> MVCCDatabaseRef {
+    INIT_RUST_LOG.call_once(|| {
+        tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+    });
+
+    tracing::debug!("MVCCDatabaseOpen");
+
+    let clock = clock::LocalClock::new();
+    let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
+    let path = match path.to_str() {
+        Ok(path) => path,
+        Err(_) => {
+            tracing::error!("Invalid UTF-8 path");
+            return MVCCDatabaseRef::null();
+        }
+    };
+    tracing::debug!("mvccrs: opening persistent storage at {path}");
+    let storage = crate::persistent_storage::JsonOnDisk::new(path);
+    let db = Db::new(clock, storage);
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+    let ctx = DbContext { db, runtime };
+    let ctx = Box::leak(Box::new(ctx));
+    MVCCDatabaseRef::from(ctx)
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn MVCCDatabaseClose(db: MVCCDatabaseRef) {
+    tracing::debug!("MVCCDatabaseClose");
+    if db.is_null() {
+        tracing::debug!("warning: `db` is null in MVCCDatabaseClose()");
+        return;
+    }
+    let _ = unsafe { Box::from_raw(db.get_ref_mut()) };
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn MVCCDatabaseInsert(
+    db: MVCCDatabaseRef,
+    id: u64,
+    value_ptr: *const u8,
+    value_len: usize,
+) -> MVCCError {
+    let db = db.get_ref();
+    let value = std::slice::from_raw_parts(value_ptr, value_len);
+    let data = match std::str::from_utf8(value) {
+        Ok(value) => value.to_string(),
+        Err(_) => {
+            tracing::info!("Invalid UTF-8, let's base64 this fellow");
+            use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine as _};
+            general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(value)
+        }
+    };
+    let (db, runtime) = (&db.db, &db.runtime);
+    let row = database::Row { id, data };
+    tracing::debug!("MVCCDatabaseInsert: {row:?}");
+    match runtime.block_on(async move {
+        let tx = db.begin_tx().await;
+        db.insert(tx, row).await?;
+        db.commit_tx(tx).await
+    }) {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            tracing::debug!("MVCCDatabaseInsert: success");
+            MVCCError::MVCC_OK
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("MVCCDatabaseInsert: {e}");
+            MVCCError::MVCC_IO_ERROR_WRITE
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/types.rs b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/types.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acb929dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mvcc/bindings/c/src/types.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use crate::Db;
+
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct MVCCDatabaseRef {
+    ptr: *const DbContext,
+}
+
+impl MVCCDatabaseRef {
+    pub fn null() -> MVCCDatabaseRef {
+        MVCCDatabaseRef {
+            ptr: std::ptr::null(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
+        self.ptr.is_null()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &DbContext {
+        unsafe { &*(self.ptr) }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::mut_from_ref)]
+    pub fn get_ref_mut(&self) -> &mut DbContext {
+        let ptr_mut = self.ptr as *mut DbContext;
+        unsafe { &mut (*ptr_mut) }
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::from_over_into)]
+impl From<&DbContext> for MVCCDatabaseRef {
+    fn from(value: &DbContext) -> Self {
+        Self { ptr: value }
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::from_over_into)]
+impl From<&mut DbContext> for MVCCDatabaseRef {
+    fn from(value: &mut DbContext) -> Self {
+        Self { ptr: value }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct DbContext {
+    pub(crate) db: Db,
+    pub(crate) runtime: tokio::runtime::Runtime,
+}
diff --git a/core/mvcc/database/src/lib.rs b/core/mvcc/database/src/lib.rs
index b671c908f..d88011290 100644
--- a/core/mvcc/database/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/mvcc/database/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,85 +36,3 @@ pub mod database;
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod persistent_storage;
 pub mod sync;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "c_bindings")]
-mod c_bindings {
-    use super::*;
-    type Clock = clock::LocalClock;
-    type Storage = persistent_storage::JsonOnDisk;
-    type Inner = database::DatabaseInner<Clock, Storage>;
-    type Db = database::Database<Clock, Storage, tokio::sync::Mutex<Inner>>;
-
-    static INIT_RUST_LOG: std::sync::Once = std::sync::Once::new();
-
-    #[repr(C)]
-    pub struct DbContext {
-        db: Db,
-        runtime: tokio::runtime::Runtime,
-    }
-
-    #[no_mangle]
-    pub extern "C" fn mvccrs_new_database(path: *const std::ffi::c_char) -> *mut DbContext {
-        INIT_RUST_LOG.call_once(|| {
-            tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
-        });
-
-        tracing::debug!("mvccrs_new_database");
-
-        let clock = clock::LocalClock::new();
-        let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
-        let path = match path.to_str() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(_) => {
-                tracing::error!("Invalid UTF-8 path");
-                return std::ptr::null_mut();
-            }
-        };
-        tracing::debug!("mvccrs: opening persistent storage at {path}");
-        let storage = crate::persistent_storage::JsonOnDisk::new(path);
-        let db = Db::new(clock, storage);
-        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
-        Box::into_raw(Box::new(DbContext { db, runtime }))
-    }
-
-    #[no_mangle]
-    pub unsafe extern "C" fn mvccrs_free_database(db: *mut Db) {
-        tracing::debug!("mvccrs_free_database");
-        let _ = Box::from_raw(db);
-    }
-
-    #[no_mangle]
-    pub unsafe extern "C" fn mvccrs_insert(
-        db: *mut DbContext,
-        id: u64,
-        value_ptr: *const u8,
-        value_len: usize,
-    ) -> i32 {
-        let value = std::slice::from_raw_parts(value_ptr, value_len);
-        let data = match std::str::from_utf8(value) {
-            Ok(value) => value.to_string(),
-            Err(_) => {
-                tracing::info!("Invalid UTF-8, let's base64 this fellow");
-                use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine as _};
-                general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(value)
-            }
-        };
-        let DbContext { db, runtime } = unsafe { &mut *db };
-        let row = database::Row { id, data };
-        tracing::debug!("mvccrs_insert: {row:?}");
-        match runtime.block_on(async move {
-            let tx = db.begin_tx().await;
-            db.insert(tx, row).await?;
-            db.commit_tx(tx).await
-        }) {
-            Ok(_) => {
-                tracing::debug!("mvccrs_insert: success");
-                0 // SQLITE_OK
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::error!("mvccrs_insert: {e}");
-                778 // SQLITE_IOERR_WRITE
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}