diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+bin_PROGRAMS = mconnect
+
+mconnect_SOURCES = src/main.vala \
+		   src/discovery.vala \
+		   src/packet.vala \
+		   src/device.vala \
+		   src/devicemanager.vala
+
+mconnect_LDADD = $(MCONNECT_LIBS)
+
+mconnect_CFLAGS = $(MCONNECT_CFLAGS)
+
+VALAFLAGS = $(MCONNECT_VALAFLAGS)
+
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# AUTHORS
+# Maciek Borzecki <maciek.borzecki (at] gmail.com>
+#
+AC_PREREQ(2.61)
+AC_INIT([mconnect], [0.1.0], [maciek.borzecki@gmail.com])
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.vala])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([tar-pax foreign subdir-objects])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+
+# Checks for header files.
+# AC_HEADER_STDC
+# AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h])
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+# AC_C_CONST
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_VALAC([0.7.0])
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+
+AC_SUBST(MCONNECT_VALAFLAGS, ["--pkg=json-glib-1.0 --pkg=gee-0.8"])
+# AC_SUBST(MCONNECT_VALAFLAGS, [--pkg=json-glib-1.0 --pkg=gee-0.8])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MCONNECT, [glib-2.0,
+                             gobject-2.0,
+                             gio-2.0,
+                             gio-unix-2.0,
+                             json-glib-1.0,
+                             gee-0.8
+                             ])
+AC_SUBST(MCONNECT_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(MCONNECT_LIBS)
+
+# Files to generate
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+
+# Output
+AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/device.vala b/src/device.vala
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/device.vala
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+/* ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et */
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * AUTHORS
+ * Maciek Borzecki <maciek.borzecki (at] gmail.com>
+ */
+
+class Device : Object {
+	public string device_id { get; private set; default = ""; }
+	public string device_name { get; private set; default = ""; }
+	public string device_type { get; private set; default = ""; }
+	public uint protocol_version {get; private set; default = 5; }
+	public uint tcp_port {get; private set; default = 1714; }
+	public InetAddress host { get; private set; }
+	public bool paired { get; set; default = false; }
+
+	public Device() {
+
+	}
+
+	public Device.from_identity(Packet pkt, InetAddress host) {
+		var body = pkt.body;
+		this.host = host;
+		this.device_name = body.get_string_member("deviceName");
+		this.device_id = body.get_string_member("deviceId");
+		this.device_type = body.get_string_member("deviceType");
+		this.protocol_version = (int) body.get_int_member("protocolVersion");
+		this.tcp_port = (uint) body.get_int_member("tcpPort");
+
+		debug("added new device: %s", this.to_string());
+	}
+
+	~Device() {
+
+	}
+
+	public string to_unique_string() {
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	public string to_string() {
+		return "%s-%s-%s-%u".printf(this.device_id, this.device_name,
+									this.device_type, this.protocol_version);
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/devicemanager.vala b/src/devicemanager.vala
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devicemanager.vala
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et */
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * AUTHORS
+ * Maciek Borzecki <maciek.borzecki (at] gmail.com>
+ */
+using Gee;
+
+class DeviceManager : GLib.Object
+{
+	private HashMap<string, Device> devices;
+
+	public DeviceManager() {
+		debug("device manager..");
+	}
+
+	public void found_device(Device dev) {
+		debug("new device: %s", dev.to_string());
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/discovery.vala b/src/discovery.vala
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index 0000000..c6f4dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/discovery.vala
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+/* ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et */
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * AUTHORS
+ * Maciek Borzecki <maciek.borzecki (at] gmail.com>
+ */
+
+class Discovery : GLib.Object
+{
+	private Socket socket = null;
+
+	public signal void device_found(Device dev);
+
+	public Discovery() {
+		}
+
+	~Discovery() {
+		debug("cleaning up discovery...");
+		if (this.socket != null) {
+			this.socket.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void listen() throws Error {
+			this.socket = new Socket(SocketFamily.IPV4,
+									 SocketType.DATAGRAM,
+									 SocketProtocol.UDP);
+			var sa = new InetSocketAddress(new InetAddress.any(SocketFamily.IPV4),
+										   1714);
+			debug("start listening for new devices at: %s:%u",
+				  sa.address.to_string(), sa.port);
+
+			try {
+				socket.bind(sa, false);
+			} catch (Error e) {
+				this.socket.close();
+				this.socket = null;
+				throw e;
+			}
+
+			var source = socket.create_source(IOCondition.IN);
+			source.set_callback((s, c) => {
+					this.incomingPacket();
+					return true;
+				});
+			source.attach(MainContext.default());
+		}
+
+	private void incomingPacket() {
+			debug("incoming packet");
+
+			uint8 buffer[4096];
+			SocketAddress sa;
+			InetSocketAddress isa;
+
+
+			try {
+				ssize_t read = this.socket.receive_from(out sa, buffer);
+				isa = (InetSocketAddress)sa;
+				message("got %zd bytes from: %s:%u", read,
+						isa.address.to_string(), isa.port);
+			} catch (Error e) {
+				message("faile to receive packet: %s", e.message);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			message("message data: %s", (string)buffer);
+
+			this.parsePacketFromHost((string) buffer, isa.address);
+		}
+
+	private void parsePacketFromHost(string data, InetAddress host)
+		{
+			// expecing an identity packet
+			var pkt = Packet.new_from_data(data);
+			if (pkt.pkt_type != Packet.IDENTITY) {
+				message("unexpected packet type %s from device %s",
+						pkt.pkt_type, host.to_string());
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var dev = new Device.from_identity(pkt, host);
+			debug("connection from device: \'%s\', responds at: %s:%u",
+				  dev.device_name, host.to_string(), dev.tcp_port);
+
+			device_found(dev);
+		}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.vala b/src/main.vala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a9ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.vala
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et */
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * AUTHORS
+ * Maciek Borzecki <maciek.borzecki (at] gmail.com>
+ */
+
+public static int main(string[] args)
+{
+	var loop = new MainLoop();
+	var discovery = new Discovery();
+	var manager = new DeviceManager();
+
+	discovery.device_found.connect((disc, dev) => {
+			manager.found_device(dev);
+		});
+
+	try {
+		discovery.listen();
+	} catch (Error e) {
+		message("failed to setup device listener: %s", e.message);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	loop.run();
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/src/packet.vala b/src/packet.vala
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index 0000000..0f154d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packet.vala
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et */
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * AUTHORS
+ * Maciek Borzecki <maciek.borzecki (at] gmail.com>
+ */
+
+using Json;
+
+class Packet : GLib.Object {
+	public const string IDENTITY = "kdeconnect.identity";
+	public const string PAIR = "kdeconnect.pair";
+	public const string ENCRYPT = "kdeconnect.encrypt";
+
+	public string pkt_type { get; private set; default = ""; }
+	public Json.Object body { get; private set; default = null; }
+
+	private Packet(string type, Json.Object body) {
+		this.pkt_type = type;
+		this.body = body;
+	}
+
+	public static Packet? new_from_data(string data) {
+		var jp = new Json.Parser();
+
+		try {
+			jp.load_from_data(data, -1);
+			var root_obj = jp.get_root().get_object();
+			var type = root_obj.get_string_member("type");
+			debug("packet type: %s", type);
+			var body = root_obj.get_object_member("body");
+			// var device_name = body.get_string_member("deviceName");
+			// var port = (uint) body.get_int_member("tcpPort");
+			return new Packet(type, body);
+		} catch (Error e) {
+			message("failed to parse message: \'%s\', error: %s",
+					data, e.message);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public string decrypt() {
+		return "";
+	}
+}
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