diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4077c32b..71e54015 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@
 [submodule "capabilities/testdrive-jsui"]
 	path = capabilities/testdrive-jsui
 	url = http://92.205.130.254:32166/coulomb/testdrive-jsui.git
+[submodule "_issue-tracking/issue-facade"]
+	path = _issue-tracking/issue-facade
+	url = http://92.205.130.254:32166/coulomb/issue-facade.git
+	branch = main
diff --git a/_issue-tracking/issue-facade b/_issue-tracking/issue-facade
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..35daa514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_issue-tracking/issue-facade
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 35daa514e59788250847cd706c43ea78f24c5c1d