diff --git a/cloud-function/package-lock.json b/cloud-function/package-lock.json
index b113159a204b..b17348aacfbe 100644
--- a/cloud-function/package-lock.json
+++ b/cloud-function/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
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         "@yari-internal/fundamental-redirects": "file:src/internal/fundamental-redirects",
         "@yari-internal/locale-utils": "file:src/internal/locale-utils",
+        "@yari-internal/play": "file:src/internal/play",
         "@yari-internal/pong": "file:src/internal/pong",
         "@yari-internal/slug-utils": "file:src/internal/slug-utils",
         "accept-language-parser": "^1.5.0",
@@ -1618,6 +1619,13 @@
         "@types/send": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/he": {
+      "version": "1.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/he/-/he-1.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q67/qwlxblDzEDvzHhVkwc1gzVWxaNxeyHUBF4xElrvjL11O+Ytze+1fGpBHlr/H9myiBUaUXNnNPmBHxxfAcA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/http-errors": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/http-errors/-/http-errors-2.0.4.tgz",
@@ -1753,6 +1761,10 @@
       "resolved": "src/internal/locale-utils",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@yari-internal/play": {
+      "resolved": "src/internal/play",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@yari-internal/pong": {
       "resolved": "src/internal/pong",
       "link": true
@@ -5467,6 +5479,20 @@
         "cookie": "^0.7.0"
       }
     },
+    "src/internal/play": {
+      "name": "@yari-internal/play",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "license": "MPL-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "he": "^1.2.0"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/he": "^1.2.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      }
+    },
     "src/internal/pong": {
       "name": "@yari-internal/pong",
       "version": "0.0.1",
diff --git a/cloud-function/package.json b/cloud-function/package.json
index 7cf5dfd4ae35..344221eda596 100644
--- a/cloud-function/package.json
+++ b/cloud-function/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
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     "@yari-internal/fundamental-redirects": "file:src/internal/fundamental-redirects",
     "@yari-internal/locale-utils": "file:src/internal/locale-utils",
+    "@yari-internal/play": "file:src/internal/play",
     "@yari-internal/pong": "file:src/internal/pong",
     "@yari-internal/slug-utils": "file:src/internal/slug-utils",
     "accept-language-parser": "^1.5.0",