diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 347ea51..ba6d7f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-.azure
\ No newline at end of file
+.azure
+.env
+__pycache__
diff --git a/src/.env b/src/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b83c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+OPENAI_API_VERSION=
+AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=
+AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bad8199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import uuid
+
+from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential, get_bearer_token_provider
+from openai import AzureOpenAI
+from quart import Quart, g, request
+from stateStore import StateStore
+from config import Config
+
+token_provider = get_bearer_token_provider(
+    DefaultAzureCredential(), "https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default")
+
+app = Quart(__name__)
+
+config = Config()
+state_store = StateStore()
+
+
+@app.before_request
+async def load_history():
+    data = await request.get_json()
+    messages = data.get('messages', [])
+    session_state = data.get('sessionState', None)
+
+    if session_state:
+        try:
+            history = state_store.read(session_state)
+            messages = history + messages
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+    else:
+        session_state = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+    g.messages = [
+        {"role": "system", "content": config.system_prompt}] + messages
+    g.session_state = session_state
+
+
+@app.route("/api/chat", methods=['POST'])
+async def chat():
+    messages = g.messages
+    session_state = g.session_state
+
+    client = AzureOpenAI(
+        api_version=config.azure_api_version,
+        azure_endpoint=config.azure_endpoint,
+        azure_ad_token_provider=token_provider,
+    )
+
+    completion = client.chat.completions.create(
+        model=config.azure_deployment,
+        messages=messages,
+        max_tokens=1024
+    )
+    choice = completion.choices[0]
+    responseMessage = {
+        "role": choice.message.role,
+        "content": choice.message.content
+    }
+
+    state_store.save(session_state, messages + [responseMessage])
+
+    return {"messages": responseMessage, "sessionState": session_state}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run()
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0440003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+
+class Config:
+    def __init__(self):
+        load_dotenv()
+        self._azure_endpoint = os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT")
+        self._azure_deployment = os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT")
+        self._azure_api_version = os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_VERSION")
+        self._system_prompt = os.environ.get(
+            "SYSTEM_PROMPT", "You are a helpful assistant that responds succintly to questions.")
+
+    @property
+    def azure_endpoint(self):
+        return self._azure_endpoint
+
+    @property
+    def azure_deployment(self):
+        return self._azure_deployment
+
+    @property
+    def azure_api_version(self):
+        return self._azure_api_version
+
+    @property
+    def system_prompt(self):
+        return self._system_prompt
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693de82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+quart
+openai
+python-dotenv
+azure-identity
diff --git a/src/stateStore.py b/src/stateStore.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d192770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stateStore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class StateStore:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.store = {}
+
+    def read(self, key):
+        state = self.store.get(key)
+        if state is None:
+            raise ValueError("Not found.")
+        return state
+
+    def save(self, key, state):
+        self.store[key] = state