diff --git a/packages/example-web-app/src/App.tsx b/packages/example-web-app/src/App.tsx
index 243b5a78..c713204e 100644
--- a/packages/example-web-app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/example-web-app/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
-import test from '@cerc-io/nitro-client';
+import { test } from '@cerc-io/nitro-client';
 
 import logo from './logo.svg';
 import './App.css';
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/.eslintrc.json b/packages/nitro-client/.eslintrc.json
index 4677afc5..af53ccf4 100644
--- a/packages/nitro-client/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/.eslintrc.json
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
       {
         "devDependencies": ["webpack.*.ts", "test/**/*.test.ts"]
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "max-classes-per-file": "off",
+    "import/prefer-default-export": "off"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/channel/consensus_channel/consensus_channel.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/channel/consensus_channel/consensus_channel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4b7293d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/channel/consensus_channel/consensus_channel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Proposal is a proposal either to add or to remove a guarantee.
+//
+// Exactly one of {toAdd, toRemove} should be non nil.
+// TODO Implement
+export class Proposal {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/README.md b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e03a47e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Client
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/client.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eee11bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { MessageService } from './engine/messageservice/messageservice';
+import { ChainService } from './engine/chainservice/chainservice';
+import { Store } from './engine/store/store';
+import { PolicyMaker } from './engine/policy-maker';
+import { VoucherManager } from '../payments/voucher-manager';
+import { Engine } from './engine/engine';
+
+export class Client {
+  // The core business logic of the client
+  private engine: Engine;
+
+  private vm: VoucherManager;
+
+  constructor(msg: MessageService, chain: ChainService, store: Store, policymaker: PolicyMaker) {
+    this.vm = new VoucherManager();
+    this.engine = new Engine(this.vm, msg, chain, store, policymaker);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/chainservice/chainservice.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/chainservice/chainservice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a2a92b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/chainservice/chainservice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder } from '../../../go-channel';
+import { ChainTransaction } from '../../../protocols/interfaces';
+
+// Event dictates which methods all chain events must implement
+// TODO: Add methods
+export interface Event {}
+
+// TODO: Add eth chainservice implementation
+export interface ChainService {
+  eventFeed (): GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder<Event>;
+
+  // TODO: Use protocols chain transaction type
+  // TODO: Can throw an error
+  sendTransaction (tx: ChainTransaction): void;
+
+  // TODO: Use Address type
+  getConsensusAppAddress (): string;
+
+  getVirtualPaymentAppAddress (): string;
+
+  // TODO: Can throw an error
+  getChainId (): number;
+
+  // TODO: Can throw an error
+  close (): void;
+}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/engine.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/engine.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6542cfb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/engine.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { GoChannelPlaceholder, GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder } from '../../go-channel';
+import { MessageService } from './messageservice/messageservice';
+import { ChainService, Event as ChainEvent } from './chainservice/chainservice';
+import { Store } from './store/store';
+import { PolicyMaker } from './policy-maker';
+import { MetricsRecorder } from './metrics';
+import { VoucherManager } from '../../payments/voucher-manager';
+import { ObjectiveRequest } from '../../protocols/interfaces';
+import { Message } from '../../protocols/messages';
+import { Proposal } from '../../channel/consensus_channel/consensus_channel';
+
+export class Engine {
+  objectiveRequestsFromAPI?: GoChannelPlaceholder<ObjectiveRequest>;
+
+  paymentRequestsFromAPI?: GoChannelPlaceholder<PaymentRequest>;
+
+  private fromChain?: GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder<ChainEvent>;
+
+  private fromMsg?: GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder<Message>;
+
+  private fromLedger?: GoChannelPlaceholder<Proposal>;
+
+  private toApi?: GoChannelPlaceholder<EngineEvent>;
+
+  private stop?: GoChannelPlaceholder<void>;
+
+  private msg: MessageService;
+
+  private chain: ChainService;
+
+  // A Store for persisting and restoring important data
+  private store: Store;
+
+  // A PolicyMaker decides whether to approve or reject objectives
+  private policymaker: PolicyMaker;
+
+  // logger zerolog.Logger
+
+  private metrics?: MetricsRecorder;
+
+  private vm: VoucherManager;
+
+  constructor(
+    vm: VoucherManager,
+    msg: MessageService,
+    chain: ChainService,
+    store: Store,
+    policymaker: PolicyMaker,
+  ) {
+    this.vm = vm;
+
+    this.msg = msg;
+    this.chain = chain;
+    this.store = store;
+
+    this.policymaker = policymaker;
+  }
+}
+
+export type PaymentRequest = {
+  channelId: string
+  amount: number
+};
+
+// TODO Implement
+export class EngineEvent {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/messageservice/messageservice.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/messageservice/messageservice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06153574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/messageservice/messageservice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder } from '../../../go-channel';
+import { Message } from '../../../protocols/messages';
+
+// TODO: Add p2p implementation
+// TODO: Add tests
+export interface MessageService {
+  // TODO: Update comments
+
+  // Out returns a chan for receiving messages from the message service
+  out (): GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder<Message>;
+
+  // Send is for sending messages with the message service
+  // TODO: Use protocols message type
+  send (msg: Message): void;
+
+  // Close closes the message service
+  // TODO: Can throw an error
+  close (): void;
+}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/metrics.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/metrics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a3cba86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/metrics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO: Implement
+export class MetricsRecorder {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/policy-maker.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/policy-maker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fea33eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/policy-maker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO: Add methods
+export interface PolicyMaker {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/store/store.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/store/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..023d7d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/client/engine/store/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO: Add methods
+export interface Store {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/go-channel.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/go-channel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72ee2747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/go-channel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* eslint max-classes-per-file: 0 */
+/* eslint @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars: 0 */
+
+// TODO: Replace
+export class GoChannelPlaceholder<T> {}
+export class GoReceivingChannelPlaceholder<T> {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/index.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/index.ts
index c0169849..d96f8c03 100644
--- a/packages/nitro-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const test = (): string => {
+export const test = (): string => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.log('Test from nitro-client');
 
   return 'test output';
 };
 
-export default test;
+export { Client } from './client/client';
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/payments/voucher-manager.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/payments/voucher-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac09d40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/payments/voucher-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO: Implement
+export class VoucherManager {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/protocols/interfaces.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/protocols/interfaces.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b25749cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/protocols/interfaces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// ChainTransaction defines the interface that every transaction must implement
+// TODO: Add methods
+export interface ChainTransaction {}
+
+// ObjectiveRequest is a request to create a new objective.
+// TODO: Add methods
+export interface ObjectiveRequest {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/src/protocols/messages.ts b/packages/nitro-client/src/protocols/messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9f6f529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/src/protocols/messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO Implement
+export class Message {}
diff --git a/packages/nitro-client/test/index.test.ts b/packages/nitro-client/test/index.test.ts
index cf8aa724..006894d9 100644
--- a/packages/nitro-client/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro-client/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import test from '../src/index';
+import { test } from '../src/index';
 
 describe('testFunction', () => {
   it('should return the expected result', () => {