diff --git a/grout/component_functions.sh b/grout/component_functions.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# TODO
+
+_prepare_component::grout() {
+  local action="$1"
+  shift
+
+  local component_config="$(get_own_component_path)/rd_config"
+
+  case "$action" in
+
+    reset)
+        log i "----------------------"
+        log i "Resetting Grout"
+        log i "----------------------"
+
+        create_dir "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/grout"
+    ;;
+
+  esac
+}
+
+_post_update::grout() {
+  local previous_version="$1"
+
+}
+
+_post_update_legacy::grout() {
+  # This function is to cover users upgrading from prior to 0.11.0, when per-component versioning was introduced. It can be removed once we are confident all users are running 0.11.0 or higher
+  
+  local previous_version="$1"
+
+  if check_version_is_older_than "$previous_version" "0.10.0b"; then
+    # In version 0.10.0b, the following changes were made that required config file updates/reset or other changes to the filesystem:
+    # - Init GROUT as it is a new emulator
+
+    log i "0.10.0b Upgrade - Reset: GROUT"
+
+    prepare_component "reset" "grout"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/grout/component_launcher.sh b/grout/component_launcher.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source /app/libexec/launcher_functions.sh
+
+# Setting component name and path based on the directory name
+component_name="$(basename "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"
+component_path="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd)"
+
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$component_path/lib:$rd_shared_libs/org.gnome.Platform/49/:${DEFAULT_LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+
+# Set plugin paths
+
+log i "RetroDECK is now launching $component_name"
+log d "Library path is: $LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+
+exec "$component_path/Grout.sh" "$@"
diff --git a/grout/component_manifest.json b/grout/component_manifest.json
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+{
+  "grout": {
+    "name": "GROUT",
+    "core_framework_compatibility": "1",
+    "component_version": "0.3",
+    "capabilities": ["reset","open"],
+    "url_rdwiki": "https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki_tool_guides/grout/grout-guide/",
+    "url_webpage": "https://grout.romm.app",
+    "url_donation_purchase": "https://ko-fi.com/kwallbmoc",
+    "url_source": "https://github.com/rommapp/grout",
+    "description": "A RomM Client for your Linux retro handheld.",
+    "component_type": "Tool",
+    "system_friendly_name": "GROUT",
+    "backup_data": {
+      "core": [
+        {"path": "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/grout"}
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/grout/component_recipe.json b/grout/component_recipe.json
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+{
+  "grout": [
+    {
+      "source_url": "$REPO_ROOT/$COMPONENT_NAME/tmp_assets/Grout-RetroDECK.zip",
+      "source_type": "local",
+      "extraction_type": "archive",
+      "assets": [
+        {
+          "type": "create",
+          "dest": "component_version",
+          "contents": "$FRAMEWORK_DESIRED_VERSION"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "file",
+          "source": "$REPO_ROOT/$COMPONENT_NAME/component_functions.sh",
+          "dest": "$COMPONENT_ARTIFACT_ROOT"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "file",
+          "source": "$REPO_ROOT/$COMPONENT_NAME/component_launcher.sh",
+          "dest": "$COMPONENT_ARTIFACT_ROOT"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "file",
+          "source": "$REPO_ROOT/$COMPONENT_NAME/component_manifest.json",
+          "dest": "$COMPONENT_ARTIFACT_ROOT"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "file",
+          "source": "$REPO_ROOT/$COMPONENT_NAME/component_recipe.json",
+          "dest": "$COMPONENT_ARTIFACT_ROOT"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "dir",
+          "source": "Grout",
+          "dest": "$COMPONENT_ARTIFACT_ROOT/Grout"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "file",
+          "source": "Grout.sh",
+          "dest": "$COMPONENT_ARTIFACT_ROOT"
+        }
+      ],
+      "libs": []
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/grout/tmp_assets/Grout-RetroDECK.zip b/grout/tmp_assets/Grout-RetroDECK.zip
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