diff --git a/cheshire/sw/Makefile b/cheshire/sw/Makefile
index 56bd291cc..c76737e5d 100644
--- a/cheshire/sw/Makefile
+++ b/cheshire/sw/Makefile
@@ -6,22 +6,45 @@
 #
 # Copy and compile vector software on Cheshire
 
-CHS_ROOT ?= $(realpath ../../../../../..)
-ARA_SW   := $(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+CHS_ROOT ?= $(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))/../../../../../..
+ARA_ROOT := $(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))/../..
 CHS_SW   := $(CHS_ROOT)/sw
-SRC      := $(wildcard $(ARA_SW)/*.c) $(wildcard $(ARA_SW)/*.h)
+ARA_SW   := $(ARA_ROOT)/cheshire/sw
+ARA_APPS := $(ARA_ROOT)/apps
+
+APPS   := $(patsubst $(ARA_APPS)/%/main.c,%,$(shell find $(ARA_APPS) -name "main.c"))
+SW_C   := $(wildcard $(ARA_SW)/*.c)
+DEPS_H := $(wildcard $(ARA_SW)/*.h)
+
+ARA_CONFIGURATION ?= 2_lanes
+include $(ARA_ROOT)/config/$(ARA_CONFIGURATION).mk
 
 # Get the original compiler options and add the support for vector extension
 CHS_SW_FLAGS ?= $(shell grep "^CHS_SW_FLAGS\s\+?=\s\+" -- $(CHS_SW)/sw.mk | sed 's/^.*?= //' | sed s/rv64gc/rv64gcv/)
+# Tweak the compilation to include Cheshire-related headers and files
+CHS_SW_FLAGS += -DCHESHIRE -DNR_LANES=$(nr_lanes) -DVLEN=$(vlen)
 
-.PHONY: chs-sw-all copy_vector_sw
+.PHONY: chs-sw-all copy_vector_sw copy-vector-deps
 
 # Forward build command to the main Cheshire makefile and attach the correct -march
-# Rename the .c vector files not to break the cheshire vanilla flow
-chs-sw-all: copy-vector-sw
+chs-sw-all: copy-vector-deps
 	make -C $(CHS_ROOT) $@ CHS_SW_FLAGS="$(CHS_SW_FLAGS)"
-	for f in $(filter %.c, $(SRC)); do mv $(CHS_SW)/tests/$f $(CHS_SW)/tests/$f.bkp; done
 
-# Copy the vector programs to cheshire
-copy-vector-sw:
-	cp $(SRC) $(CHS_SW)/tests
+# Copy the dependencies from this folder to Cheshire
+copy-vector-deps: $(DEPS_H)
+	cp $^ $(CHS_SW)/tests
+
+# Copy the vector programs from this folder to Cheshire
+copy-vector-sw: $(SW_C)
+	cp $^ $(CHS_SW)/tests
+
+# Copy the apps from the app folder to Cheshire
+define app_copy_template
+.PHONY: copy-$1
+
+# Create the data first and then copy everything to Cheshire
+copy-$1: $(shell find $(ARA_APPS)/$(1) -name "*.c" -o -name "*.S" -o -name "*.h")
+	$(MAKE) -C $(ARA_APPS) $1/data.S def_args_$$1="$(def_args_$1)"
+	cp $$^ $(CHS_SW)/tests
+endef
+$(foreach app,$(APPS),$(eval $(call app_copy_template,$(app))))
diff --git a/cheshire/sw/README.md b/cheshire/sw/README.md
index e4be744d2..e11e9a934 100644
--- a/cheshire/sw/README.md
+++ b/cheshire/sw/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,30 @@
 # Build software for Cheshire Ara
 
-Compile the `.c` programs in this folder with:
+## Copy the source files to Cheshire
+
+Copy the source files from this folder into Cheshire's `sw/tests` directory.
+
+```bash
+make copy-vector-sw
+```
+
+## Copy an app to Cheshire
+
+Copy one of the app files from the `app` folder into Cheshire's `sw/tests` directory.
+
+Use the target `copy-$app` to move the necessary source files to Cheshire's `sw/tests`.
+For example, to move the `fmatmul` app:
+
+```bash
+make copy-fmatmul
+```
+
+## Compile the vector code for Cheshire
+
+Compile the source files with the vector extension support enable:
 
 ```bash
 make chs-sw-all
 ```
 
-This command will copy the necessary source files into Cheshire's `sw/tests` directory and compile them with the support for vector extension.
\ No newline at end of file
+This command will also copy the necessary dependencies to `sw/tests` and enable the vector extension at compile time.
diff --git a/cheshire/sw/cheshire_util.h b/cheshire/sw/cheshire_util.h
index ca1bd5b29..fa79709e1 100644
--- a/cheshire/sw/cheshire_util.h
+++ b/cheshire/sw/cheshire_util.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ inline void cheshire_start() {
   uart_init(&__base_uart, reset_freq, __BOOT_BAUDRATE);
 }
 
-inline void cheshire_finish() {
+inline void cheshire_end() {
   // Flush teh UART
   uart_write_flush(&__base_uart);
 }
diff --git a/cheshire/sw/vector_util.h b/cheshire/sw/vector_util.h
index 9526ffb66..77e032ef6 100644
--- a/cheshire/sw/vector_util.h
+++ b/cheshire/sw/vector_util.h
@@ -13,9 +13,31 @@
 #include <riscv_vector.h>
 #include "encoding.h"
 
+#define start_timer()
+#define stop_timer()
+#define get_timer() 0
+
+#define FABS(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
+
 inline void enable_rvv() {
   asm volatile ("li t0, %0" :: "i"(MSTATUS_VS));
   asm volatile ("csrs mstatus, t0" );
 }
 
+inline int similarity_check(double a, double b, double threshold) {
+  double diff = a - b;
+  if (FABS(diff) > threshold)
+    return 0;
+  else
+    return 1;
+}
+
+inline int similarity_check_32b(float a, float b, float threshold) {
+  float diff = a - b;
+  if (FABS(diff) > threshold)
+    return 0;
+  else
+    return 1;
+}
+
 #endif