diff --git a/src/main/java/net/theevilreaper/aves/hotbar/HotBarLayout.java b/src/main/java/net/theevilreaper/aves/hotbar/HotBarLayout.java
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+package net.theevilreaper.aves.hotbar;
+
+import net.minestom.server.entity.Player;
+import net.minestom.server.item.ItemStack;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a hotbar layout consisting of nine-item slots (indices 0–8).
+ * Each slot is initially filled with {@link ItemStack#AIR} and can be
+ * overwritten individually via {@link #set(int, ItemStack)}.
+ * <p>
+ * Use {@link #apply(Player)} to write the layout into a player's inventory.
+ *
+ * @author theEvilReaper
+ * @version 1.14.0
+ * @since 0.1.0
+ */
+public final class HotBarLayout {
+
+    private static final int HOTBAR_SIZE = 9;
+
+    private final ItemStack[] items = new ItemStack[HOTBAR_SIZE];
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new layout with all slots set to {@link ItemStack#AIR}.
+     */
+    public HotBarLayout() {
+        Arrays.fill(items, ItemStack.AIR);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Places the given item at the specified hotbar slot.
+     *
+     * @param slot the slot index (0–8)
+     * @param item the item to place
+     * @return this layout, for chaining
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the slot is not in range 0–8
+     */
+    public HotBarLayout set(int slot, ItemStack item) {
+        if (slot < 0 || slot >= HOTBAR_SIZE) {
+            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Slot must be between 0 and 8, got: " + slot);
+        }
+        items[slot] = item;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the item at the given hotbar slot.
+     *
+     * @param slot the slot index (0–8)
+     * @return the item at the slot
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the slot is not in range 0–8
+     */
+    public ItemStack get(int slot) {
+        if (slot < 0 || slot >= HOTBAR_SIZE) {
+            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Slot must be between 0 and 8, got: " + slot);
+        }
+        return items[slot];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes this layout into the player's inventory (slots 0–8).
+     *
+     * @param player the player whose hotbar is updated
+     */
+    public void apply(Player player) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+            player.getInventory().setItemStack(i, items[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/theevilreaper/aves/hotbar/package-info.java b/src/main/java/net/theevilreaper/aves/hotbar/package-info.java
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+@NotNullByDefault
+package net.theevilreaper.aves.hotbar;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNullByDefault;
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diff --git a/src/test/java/net/theevilreaper/aves/hotbar/HotBarLayoutTest.java b/src/test/java/net/theevilreaper/aves/hotbar/HotBarLayoutTest.java
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+package net.theevilreaper.aves.hotbar;
+
+import net.minestom.server.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minestom.server.item.Material;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+class HotBarLayoutTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void testDefaultSlotsAreAir() {
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+            assertEquals(ItemStack.AIR, layout.get(i), "Slot " + i + " should default to AIR");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSetAndGet() {
+        var item = ItemStack.of(Material.DIAMOND);
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout().set(4, item);
+        assertEquals(item, layout.get(4));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSetIsChainable() {
+        var first = ItemStack.of(Material.COMPASS);
+        var second = ItemStack.of(Material.CLOCK);
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout()
+                .set(7, first)
+                .set(8, second);
+
+        assertEquals(first, layout.get(7));
+        assertEquals(second, layout.get(8));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSetOverwritesPreviousItem() {
+        var original = ItemStack.of(Material.STONE);
+        var replacement = ItemStack.of(Material.DIAMOND);
+
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout()
+                .set(0, original)
+                .set(0, replacement);
+
+        assertEquals(replacement, layout.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testUntouchedSlotsRemainAir() {
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout()
+                .set(3, ItemStack.of(Material.COMPASS))
+                .set(8, ItemStack.of(Material.CLOCK));
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+            if (i != 3 && i != 8) {
+                assertEquals(ItemStack.AIR, layout.get(i), "Slot " + i + " should still be AIR");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest(name = "Invalid slot index: {0}")
+    @ValueSource(ints = {-1, 9, 10, -100, Integer.MAX_VALUE})
+    void testSetWithInvalidSlotThrows(int slot) {
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout();
+        assertThrows(IndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -> layout.set(slot, ItemStack.AIR));
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest(name = "Invalid get index: {0}")
+    @ValueSource(ints = {-1, 9, 10, -100, Integer.MAX_VALUE})
+    void testGetWithInvalidSlotThrows(int slot) {
+        var layout = new HotBarLayout();
+        assertThrows(IndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -> layout.get(slot));
+    }
+}