diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f11b755..e5b22c33 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 .idea/
+.vscode/
+__pycache__
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b4706f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+
+# These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo.
+*       @thrawn01
diff --git a/python/gubernator/__init__.py b/python/gubernator/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/python/gubernator/client.py b/python/gubernator/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3bb4caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gubernator/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import gubernator.pb.ratelimit_pb2 as pb
+import gubernator.pb.ratelimit_pb2_grpc as pb_grpc
+import grpc
+
+
+class Client(object):
+    def __init__(self, endpoint='127.0.0.1:9090', timeout=None,
+                 username=None, password=None):
+        channel = grpc.insecure_channel(endpoint)
+        print(dir(pb))
+        self.stub = pb_grpc.RateLimitServiceStub(channel)
+
+    def ping(self):
+        print(self.stub.Ping(pb.HealthCheckRequest()))
diff --git a/python/gubernator/pb/__init__.py b/python/gubernator/pb/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/python/gubernator/pb/peers_pb2.py b/python/gubernator/pb/peers_pb2.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eec24fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gubernator/pb/peers_pb2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+# source: peers.proto
+
+import sys
+_b=sys.version_info[0]<3 and (lambda x:x) or (lambda x:x.encode('latin1'))
+from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
+from google.protobuf import message as _message
+from google.protobuf import reflection as _reflection
+from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
+# @@protoc_insertion_point(imports)
+
+_sym_db = _symbol_database.Default()
+
+
+import ratelimit_pb2 as ratelimit__pb2
+
+
+DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor.FileDescriptor(
+  name='peers.proto',
+  package='pb.gubernator',
+  syntax='proto3',
+  serialized_options=_b('Z\002pb\200\001\001'),
+  serialized_pb=_b('\n\x0bpeers.proto\x12\rpb.gubernator\x1a\x0fratelimit.proto\"L\n\x14PeerRateLimitRequest\x12\x34\n\x0brate_limits\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1f.pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest\"N\n\x15PeerRateLimitResponse\x12\x35\n\x0brate_limits\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32 .pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse2p\n\x0cPeersService\x12`\n\x11GetPeerRateLimits\x12#.pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitRequest\x1a$.pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitResponse\"\x00\x42\x07Z\x02pb\x80\x01\x01\x62\x06proto3')
+  ,
+  dependencies=[ratelimit__pb2.DESCRIPTOR,])
+
+
+
+
+_PEERRATELIMITREQUEST = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='PeerRateLimitRequest',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitRequest',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='rate_limits', full_name='pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitRequest.rate_limits', index=0,
+      number=1, type=11, cpp_type=10, label=3,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=[],
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=47,
+  serialized_end=123,
+)
+
+
+_PEERRATELIMITRESPONSE = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='PeerRateLimitResponse',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitResponse',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='rate_limits', full_name='pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitResponse.rate_limits', index=0,
+      number=1, type=11, cpp_type=10, label=3,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=[],
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=125,
+  serialized_end=203,
+)
+
+_PEERRATELIMITREQUEST.fields_by_name['rate_limits'].message_type = ratelimit__pb2._RATELIMITREQUEST
+_PEERRATELIMITRESPONSE.fields_by_name['rate_limits'].message_type = ratelimit__pb2._RATELIMITRESPONSE
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['PeerRateLimitRequest'] = _PEERRATELIMITREQUEST
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['PeerRateLimitResponse'] = _PEERRATELIMITRESPONSE
+_sym_db.RegisterFileDescriptor(DESCRIPTOR)
+
+PeerRateLimitRequest = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('PeerRateLimitRequest', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _PEERRATELIMITREQUEST,
+  __module__ = 'peers_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitRequest)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(PeerRateLimitRequest)
+
+PeerRateLimitResponse = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('PeerRateLimitResponse', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _PEERRATELIMITRESPONSE,
+  __module__ = 'peers_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.PeerRateLimitResponse)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(PeerRateLimitResponse)
+
+
+DESCRIPTOR._options = None
+
+_PEERSSERVICE = _descriptor.ServiceDescriptor(
+  name='PeersService',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.PeersService',
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  index=0,
+  serialized_options=None,
+  serialized_start=205,
+  serialized_end=317,
+  methods=[
+  _descriptor.MethodDescriptor(
+    name='GetPeerRateLimits',
+    full_name='pb.gubernator.PeersService.GetPeerRateLimits',
+    index=0,
+    containing_service=None,
+    input_type=_PEERRATELIMITREQUEST,
+    output_type=_PEERRATELIMITRESPONSE,
+    serialized_options=None,
+  ),
+])
+_sym_db.RegisterServiceDescriptor(_PEERSSERVICE)
+
+DESCRIPTOR.services_by_name['PeersService'] = _PEERSSERVICE
+
+# @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)
diff --git a/python/gubernator/pb/peers_pb2_grpc.py b/python/gubernator/pb/peers_pb2_grpc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d492f13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gubernator/pb/peers_pb2_grpc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Generated by the gRPC Python protocol compiler plugin. DO NOT EDIT!
+import grpc
+
+import peers_pb2 as peers__pb2
+
+
+class PeersServiceStub(object):
+  # missing associated documentation comment in .proto file
+  pass
+
+  def __init__(self, channel):
+    """Constructor.
+
+    Args:
+      channel: A grpc.Channel.
+    """
+    self.GetPeerRateLimits = channel.unary_unary(
+        '/pb.gubernator.PeersService/GetPeerRateLimits',
+        request_serializer=peers__pb2.PeerRateLimitRequest.SerializeToString,
+        response_deserializer=peers__pb2.PeerRateLimitResponse.FromString,
+        )
+
+
+class PeersServiceServicer(object):
+  # missing associated documentation comment in .proto file
+  pass
+
+  def GetPeerRateLimits(self, request, context):
+    """Used by peers to relay batches of requests to an authoritative peer
+    """
+    context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
+    context.set_details('Method not implemented!')
+    raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented!')
+
+
+def add_PeersServiceServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
+  rpc_method_handlers = {
+      'GetPeerRateLimits': grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
+          servicer.GetPeerRateLimits,
+          request_deserializer=peers__pb2.PeerRateLimitRequest.FromString,
+          response_serializer=peers__pb2.PeerRateLimitResponse.SerializeToString,
+      ),
+  }
+  generic_handler = grpc.method_handlers_generic_handler(
+      'pb.gubernator.PeersService', rpc_method_handlers)
+  server.add_generic_rpc_handlers((generic_handler,))
diff --git a/python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2.py b/python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..318b3686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,510 @@
+# Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+# source: ratelimit.proto
+
+import sys
+_b=sys.version_info[0]<3 and (lambda x:x) or (lambda x:x.encode('latin1'))
+from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
+from google.protobuf import message as _message
+from google.protobuf import reflection as _reflection
+from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
+# @@protoc_insertion_point(imports)
+
+_sym_db = _symbol_database.Default()
+
+
+from google.api import annotations_pb2 as google_dot_api_dot_annotations__pb2
+
+
+DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor.FileDescriptor(
+  name='ratelimit.proto',
+  package='pb.gubernator',
+  syntax='proto3',
+  serialized_options=_b('Z\002pb\200\001\001'),
+  serialized_pb=_b('\n\x0fratelimit.proto\x12\rpb.gubernator\x1a\x1cgoogle/api/annotations.proto\"L\n\x14RateLimitRequestList\x12\x34\n\x0brate_limits\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1f.pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest\"N\n\x15RateLimitResponseList\x12\x35\n\x0brate_limits\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32 .pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse\"\x82\x01\n\x10RateLimitRequest\x12\x11\n\tnamespace\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x12\n\nunique_key\x18\x02 \x01(\t\x12\x0c\n\x04hits\x18\x03 \x01(\x03\x12\x39\n\x11rate_limit_config\x18\x04 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1e.pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig\"\xa0\x01\n\x0fRateLimitConfig\x12\r\n\x05limit\x18\x01 \x01(\x03\x12\x10\n\x08\x64uration\x18\x02 \x01(\x03\x12;\n\talgorithm\x18\x03 \x01(\x0e\x32(.pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig.Algorithm\"/\n\tAlgorithm\x12\x10\n\x0cTOKEN_BUCKET\x10\x00\x12\x10\n\x0cLEAKY_BUCKET\x10\x01\"\xae\x02\n\x11RateLimitResponse\x12\x37\n\x06status\x18\x01 \x01(\x0e\x32\'.pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.Status\x12\x15\n\rcurrent_limit\x18\x02 \x01(\x03\x12\x17\n\x0flimit_remaining\x18\x03 \x01(\x03\x12\x12\n\nreset_time\x18\x04 \x01(\x03\x12@\n\x08metadata\x18\x05 \x03(\x0b\x32..pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.MetadataEntry\x1a/\n\rMetadataEntry\x12\x0b\n\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\r\n\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\t:\x02\x38\x01\")\n\x06Status\x12\x0f\n\x0bUNDER_LIMIT\x10\x00\x12\x0e\n\nOVER_LIMIT\x10\x01\"\x14\n\x12HealthCheckRequest\"J\n\x13HealthCheckResponse\x12\x0e\n\x06status\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x0f\n\x07message\x18\x02 \x01(\t\x12\x12\n\npeer_count\x18\x03 \x01(\x05\x32\xfb\x01\n\x10RateLimitService\x12x\n\rGetRateLimits\x12#.pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequestList\x1a$.pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponseList\"\x1c\x82\xd3\xe4\x93\x02\x16\"\x11/v1/GetRateLimits:\x01*\x12m\n\x0bHealthCheck\x12!.pb.gubernator.HealthCheckRequest\x1a\".pb.gubernator.HealthCheckResponse\"\x17\x82\xd3\xe4\x93\x02\x11\x12\x0f/v1/HealthCheckB\x07Z\x02pb\x80\x01\x01\x62\x06proto3')
+  ,
+  dependencies=[google_dot_api_dot_annotations__pb2.DESCRIPTOR,])
+
+
+
+_RATELIMITCONFIG_ALGORITHM = _descriptor.EnumDescriptor(
+  name='Algorithm',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig.Algorithm',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  values=[
+    _descriptor.EnumValueDescriptor(
+      name='TOKEN_BUCKET', index=0, number=0,
+      serialized_options=None,
+      type=None),
+    _descriptor.EnumValueDescriptor(
+      name='LEAKY_BUCKET', index=1, number=1,
+      serialized_options=None,
+      type=None),
+  ],
+  containing_type=None,
+  serialized_options=None,
+  serialized_start=469,
+  serialized_end=516,
+)
+_sym_db.RegisterEnumDescriptor(_RATELIMITCONFIG_ALGORITHM)
+
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE_STATUS = _descriptor.EnumDescriptor(
+  name='Status',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.Status',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  values=[
+    _descriptor.EnumValueDescriptor(
+      name='UNDER_LIMIT', index=0, number=0,
+      serialized_options=None,
+      type=None),
+    _descriptor.EnumValueDescriptor(
+      name='OVER_LIMIT', index=1, number=1,
+      serialized_options=None,
+      type=None),
+  ],
+  containing_type=None,
+  serialized_options=None,
+  serialized_start=780,
+  serialized_end=821,
+)
+_sym_db.RegisterEnumDescriptor(_RATELIMITRESPONSE_STATUS)
+
+
+_RATELIMITREQUESTLIST = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='RateLimitRequestList',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequestList',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='rate_limits', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequestList.rate_limits', index=0,
+      number=1, type=11, cpp_type=10, label=3,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=[],
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=64,
+  serialized_end=140,
+)
+
+
+_RATELIMITRESPONSELIST = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='RateLimitResponseList',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponseList',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='rate_limits', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponseList.rate_limits', index=0,
+      number=1, type=11, cpp_type=10, label=3,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=[],
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=142,
+  serialized_end=220,
+)
+
+
+_RATELIMITREQUEST = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='RateLimitRequest',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='namespace', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest.namespace', index=0,
+      number=1, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=_b("").decode('utf-8'),
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='unique_key', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest.unique_key', index=1,
+      number=2, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=_b("").decode('utf-8'),
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='hits', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest.hits', index=2,
+      number=3, type=3, cpp_type=2, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='rate_limit_config', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest.rate_limit_config', index=3,
+      number=4, type=11, cpp_type=10, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=None,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=223,
+  serialized_end=353,
+)
+
+
+_RATELIMITCONFIG = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='RateLimitConfig',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='limit', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig.limit', index=0,
+      number=1, type=3, cpp_type=2, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='duration', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig.duration', index=1,
+      number=2, type=3, cpp_type=2, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='algorithm', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig.algorithm', index=2,
+      number=3, type=14, cpp_type=8, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+    _RATELIMITCONFIG_ALGORITHM,
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=356,
+  serialized_end=516,
+)
+
+
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE_METADATAENTRY = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='MetadataEntry',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.MetadataEntry',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='key', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.MetadataEntry.key', index=0,
+      number=1, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=_b("").decode('utf-8'),
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='value', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.MetadataEntry.value', index=1,
+      number=2, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=_b("").decode('utf-8'),
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=_b('8\001'),
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=731,
+  serialized_end=778,
+)
+
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='RateLimitResponse',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='status', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.status', index=0,
+      number=1, type=14, cpp_type=8, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='current_limit', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.current_limit', index=1,
+      number=2, type=3, cpp_type=2, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='limit_remaining', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.limit_remaining', index=2,
+      number=3, type=3, cpp_type=2, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='reset_time', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.reset_time', index=3,
+      number=4, type=3, cpp_type=2, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='metadata', full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.metadata', index=4,
+      number=5, type=11, cpp_type=10, label=3,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=[],
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[_RATELIMITRESPONSE_METADATAENTRY, ],
+  enum_types=[
+    _RATELIMITRESPONSE_STATUS,
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=519,
+  serialized_end=821,
+)
+
+
+_HEALTHCHECKREQUEST = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='HealthCheckRequest',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.HealthCheckRequest',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=823,
+  serialized_end=843,
+)
+
+
+_HEALTHCHECKRESPONSE = _descriptor.Descriptor(
+  name='HealthCheckResponse',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.HealthCheckResponse',
+  filename=None,
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  containing_type=None,
+  fields=[
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='status', full_name='pb.gubernator.HealthCheckResponse.status', index=0,
+      number=1, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=_b("").decode('utf-8'),
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='message', full_name='pb.gubernator.HealthCheckResponse.message', index=1,
+      number=2, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=_b("").decode('utf-8'),
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+    _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
+      name='peer_count', full_name='pb.gubernator.HealthCheckResponse.peer_count', index=2,
+      number=3, type=5, cpp_type=1, label=1,
+      has_default_value=False, default_value=0,
+      message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
+      is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
+      serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
+  ],
+  extensions=[
+  ],
+  nested_types=[],
+  enum_types=[
+  ],
+  serialized_options=None,
+  is_extendable=False,
+  syntax='proto3',
+  extension_ranges=[],
+  oneofs=[
+  ],
+  serialized_start=845,
+  serialized_end=919,
+)
+
+_RATELIMITREQUESTLIST.fields_by_name['rate_limits'].message_type = _RATELIMITREQUEST
+_RATELIMITRESPONSELIST.fields_by_name['rate_limits'].message_type = _RATELIMITRESPONSE
+_RATELIMITREQUEST.fields_by_name['rate_limit_config'].message_type = _RATELIMITCONFIG
+_RATELIMITCONFIG.fields_by_name['algorithm'].enum_type = _RATELIMITCONFIG_ALGORITHM
+_RATELIMITCONFIG_ALGORITHM.containing_type = _RATELIMITCONFIG
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE_METADATAENTRY.containing_type = _RATELIMITRESPONSE
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE.fields_by_name['status'].enum_type = _RATELIMITRESPONSE_STATUS
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE.fields_by_name['metadata'].message_type = _RATELIMITRESPONSE_METADATAENTRY
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE_STATUS.containing_type = _RATELIMITRESPONSE
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['RateLimitRequestList'] = _RATELIMITREQUESTLIST
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['RateLimitResponseList'] = _RATELIMITRESPONSELIST
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['RateLimitRequest'] = _RATELIMITREQUEST
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['RateLimitConfig'] = _RATELIMITCONFIG
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['RateLimitResponse'] = _RATELIMITRESPONSE
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['HealthCheckRequest'] = _HEALTHCHECKREQUEST
+DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['HealthCheckResponse'] = _HEALTHCHECKRESPONSE
+_sym_db.RegisterFileDescriptor(DESCRIPTOR)
+
+RateLimitRequestList = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('RateLimitRequestList', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _RATELIMITREQUESTLIST,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequestList)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(RateLimitRequestList)
+
+RateLimitResponseList = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('RateLimitResponseList', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _RATELIMITRESPONSELIST,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponseList)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(RateLimitResponseList)
+
+RateLimitRequest = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('RateLimitRequest', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _RATELIMITREQUEST,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.RateLimitRequest)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(RateLimitRequest)
+
+RateLimitConfig = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('RateLimitConfig', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _RATELIMITCONFIG,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.RateLimitConfig)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(RateLimitConfig)
+
+RateLimitResponse = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('RateLimitResponse', (_message.Message,), dict(
+
+  MetadataEntry = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('MetadataEntry', (_message.Message,), dict(
+    DESCRIPTOR = _RATELIMITRESPONSE_METADATAENTRY,
+    __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+    # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse.MetadataEntry)
+    ))
+  ,
+  DESCRIPTOR = _RATELIMITRESPONSE,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.RateLimitResponse)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(RateLimitResponse)
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(RateLimitResponse.MetadataEntry)
+
+HealthCheckRequest = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('HealthCheckRequest', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _HEALTHCHECKREQUEST,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.HealthCheckRequest)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(HealthCheckRequest)
+
+HealthCheckResponse = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('HealthCheckResponse', (_message.Message,), dict(
+  DESCRIPTOR = _HEALTHCHECKRESPONSE,
+  __module__ = 'ratelimit_pb2'
+  # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:pb.gubernator.HealthCheckResponse)
+  ))
+_sym_db.RegisterMessage(HealthCheckResponse)
+
+
+DESCRIPTOR._options = None
+_RATELIMITRESPONSE_METADATAENTRY._options = None
+
+_RATELIMITSERVICE = _descriptor.ServiceDescriptor(
+  name='RateLimitService',
+  full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitService',
+  file=DESCRIPTOR,
+  index=0,
+  serialized_options=None,
+  serialized_start=922,
+  serialized_end=1173,
+  methods=[
+  _descriptor.MethodDescriptor(
+    name='GetRateLimits',
+    full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitService.GetRateLimits',
+    index=0,
+    containing_service=None,
+    input_type=_RATELIMITREQUESTLIST,
+    output_type=_RATELIMITRESPONSELIST,
+    serialized_options=_b('\202\323\344\223\002\026\"\021/v1/GetRateLimits:\001*'),
+  ),
+  _descriptor.MethodDescriptor(
+    name='HealthCheck',
+    full_name='pb.gubernator.RateLimitService.HealthCheck',
+    index=1,
+    containing_service=None,
+    input_type=_HEALTHCHECKREQUEST,
+    output_type=_HEALTHCHECKRESPONSE,
+    serialized_options=_b('\202\323\344\223\002\021\022\017/v1/HealthCheck'),
+  ),
+])
+_sym_db.RegisterServiceDescriptor(_RATELIMITSERVICE)
+
+DESCRIPTOR.services_by_name['RateLimitService'] = _RATELIMITSERVICE
+
+# @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)
diff --git a/python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2_grpc.py b/python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2_grpc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb60d2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2_grpc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Generated by the gRPC Python protocol compiler plugin. DO NOT EDIT!
+import grpc
+
+from . import ratelimit_pb2 as ratelimit__pb2
+
+
+class RateLimitServiceStub(object):
+  # missing associated documentation comment in .proto file
+  pass
+
+  def __init__(self, channel):
+    """Constructor.
+
+    Args:
+      channel: A grpc.Channel.
+    """
+    self.GetRateLimits = channel.unary_unary(
+        '/pb.gubernator.RateLimitService/GetRateLimits',
+        request_serializer=ratelimit__pb2.RateLimitRequestList.SerializeToString,
+        response_deserializer=ratelimit__pb2.RateLimitResponseList.FromString,
+        )
+    self.HealthCheck = channel.unary_unary(
+        '/pb.gubernator.RateLimitService/HealthCheck',
+        request_serializer=ratelimit__pb2.HealthCheckRequest.SerializeToString,
+        response_deserializer=ratelimit__pb2.HealthCheckResponse.FromString,
+        )
+
+
+class RateLimitServiceServicer(object):
+  # missing associated documentation comment in .proto file
+  pass
+
+  def GetRateLimits(self, request, context):
+    """Given a list of rate limits return the rates and statuses of each request.
+    """
+    context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
+    context.set_details('Method not implemented!')
+    raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented!')
+
+  def HealthCheck(self, request, context):
+    """This method is for round trip benchmarking and can be used by
+    the client to determine connectivity to the server
+    """
+    context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
+    context.set_details('Method not implemented!')
+    raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented!')
+
+
+def add_RateLimitServiceServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
+  rpc_method_handlers = {
+      'GetRateLimits': grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
+          servicer.GetRateLimits,
+          request_deserializer=ratelimit__pb2.RateLimitRequestList.FromString,
+          response_serializer=ratelimit__pb2.RateLimitResponseList.SerializeToString,
+      ),
+      'HealthCheck': grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
+          servicer.HealthCheck,
+          request_deserializer=ratelimit__pb2.HealthCheckRequest.FromString,
+          response_serializer=ratelimit__pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SerializeToString,
+      ),
+  }
+  generic_handler = grpc.method_handlers_generic_handler(
+      'pb.gubernator.RateLimitService', rpc_method_handlers)
+  server.add_generic_rpc_handlers((generic_handler,))
diff --git a/python/tests/__init__.py b/python/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/python/tests/test_client.py b/python/tests/test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a486c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#import pytest
+from gubernator.client import Client
+
+
+def test_client():
+    client = Client()
+    client.Ping()
diff --git a/scripts/fix-import.py b/scripts/fix-import.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..350b4836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/fix-import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+import fileinput
+import re
+
+regex = re.compile("import.*_pb2")
+
+files = [
+    "python/gubernator/pb/ratelimit_pb2_grpc.py"
+]
+
+for file in files:
+    for line in fileinput.input(file, inplace=True):
+        if regex.match(line):
+            print("from . " + line, end='')
+            continue
+        print(line, end='')
+    
diff --git a/scripts/proto.sh b/scripts/proto.sh
index bcc1a832..5b70abcc 100755
--- a/scripts/proto.sh
+++ b/scripts/proto.sh
@@ -5,18 +5,33 @@ set -e
 set -u
 set -x
 
-PROTO_DIR=./proto
-GO_DIR=./golang/pb
+PROTO_DIR=proto
+GO_DIR=golang/pb
+PY_DIR=python/gubernator/pb
+GRPC_GATEWAY_DIR=$GOPATH/pkg/mod/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway\@v1.7.0/third_party/googleapis
 
 # Cleanup outdated autogenerated files.
 rm -f $GO_DIR/*.go
+rm -rf $PY_DIR/*
 
 protoc -I=$PROTO_DIR \
-    -I=$GOPATH/pkg/mod/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway\@v1.7.0/third_party/googleapis \
+    -I=$GRPC_GATEWAY_DIR \
     --go_out=plugins=grpc:$GO_DIR \
     $PROTO_DIR/*.proto
 
 protoc -I=$PROTO_DIR \
-    -I=$GOPATH/pkg/mod/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway\@v1.7.0/third_party/googleapis \
+    -I=$GRPC_GATEWAY_DIR \
     --grpc-gateway_out=logtostderr=true:$GO_DIR \
     $PROTO_DIR/*.proto
+
+python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc \
+    -I=$PROTO_DIR \
+    -I=$GRPC_GATEWAY_DIR \
+    --python_out=$PY_DIR \
+    --grpc_python_out=$PY_DIR \
+    $PROTO_DIR/*.proto
+
+touch $PY_DIR/__init__.py
+
+# Fix import paths because python3
+./scripts/fix-import.py