diff --git a/apps/charging-engine/src/circuit_breaker.rs b/apps/charging-engine/src/circuit_breaker.rs
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+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum CircuitState {
+    Closed,
+    Open,
+    HalfOpen,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum CircuitBreakerError<E> {
+    #[error("Circuit breaker is open")]
+    Open,
+    #[error("Wrapped error: {0}")]
+    Inner(#[from] E),
+}
+
+pub struct CircuitBreaker {
+    state: Arc<RwLock<CircuitState>>,
+    failure_count: Arc<RwLock<u32>>,
+    failure_threshold: u32,
+    timeout: Duration,
+    last_failure_time: Arc<RwLock<Option<Instant>>>,
+}
+
+impl CircuitBreaker {
+    pub fn new(failure_threshold: u32, timeout: Duration) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: Arc::new(RwLock::new(CircuitState::Closed)),
+            failure_count: Arc::new(RwLock::new(0)),
+            failure_threshold,
+            timeout,
+            last_failure_time: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn execute<F, T, E>(&self, operation: F) -> Result<T, CircuitBreakerError<E>>
+    where
+        F: std::future::Future<Output = Result<T, E>>,
+    {
+        // Check if circuit is open and should attempt to close
+        self.check_state().await;
+
+        let state = *self.state.read().await;
+
+        if state == CircuitState::Open {
+            return Err(CircuitBreakerError::Open);
+        }
+
+        // Execute the operation
+        let result = operation.await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(value) => {
+                self.on_success().await;
+                Ok(value)
+            }
+            Err(error) => {
+                self.on_failure().await;
+                Err(CircuitBreakerError::Inner(error))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn check_state(&self) {
+        let state = *self.state.read().await;
+        let last_failure = *self.last_failure_time.read().await;
+
+        if state == CircuitState::Open {
+            if let Some(failure_time) = last_failure {
+                if failure_time.elapsed() > self.timeout {
+                    // Transition to half-open
+                    *self.state.write().await = CircuitState::HalfOpen;
+                    *self.failure_count.write().await = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn on_success(&self) {
+        let state = *self.state.read().await;
+
+        match state {
+            CircuitState::HalfOpen => {
+                // Reset to closed on success in half-open
+                *self.state.write().await = CircuitState::Closed;
+                *self.failure_count.write().await = 0;
+            }
+            CircuitState::Closed => {
+                *self.failure_count.write().await = 0;
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn on_failure(&self) {
+        let mut failure_count = self.failure_count.write().await;
+        *failure_count += 1;
+
+        if *failure_count >= self.failure_threshold {
+            *self.state.write().await = CircuitState::Open;
+            *self.last_failure_time.write().await = Some(Instant::now());
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn state(&self) -> CircuitState {
+        *self.state.read().await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn reset(&self) {
+        *self.state.write().await = CircuitState::Closed;
+        *self.failure_count.write().await = 0;
+        *self.last_failure_time.write().await = None;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for CircuitBreaker {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(5, Duration::from_secs(60))
+    }
+}