diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 037a8c5..063c4d6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
-*.pyc
-tests/*.json
-grappledb
-*~
+ftp.redhat.com/
+combined/
+control/
+logs/
+specs/
+requires/
+build/
+install/
+.*.sw[po]
+*.py[co]
+
+skein.cfg.*
+
+# ignore files with sensitive data
+gh_settings.py
+github_settings.py
diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94fd3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+import io
+import json
+import os
+import urllib2
+import subprocess
+
+CONFIG_ENV_VAR = "GRAPPLE_CONF_FILE"
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = "/etc/grapple/grapple.conf"
+
+CLIENT_SECTION = 'client'
+QUERYURL_VAR = 'queryurl'
+SUBMITTEDURL_VAR = 'submittedurl'
+KOJICONFIG_VAR = 'kojiconfig'
+KOJITAG_VAR = 'kojitag'
+GITURL_VAR = 'giturl'
+GITCOMMIT_VAR = 'gitcommit'
+REPLACE_CHARS_VAR = 'replace_chars'
+
+CONFIG_DEFAULTS = {GITURL_VAR: '',
+        KOJITAG_VAR: '',
+        GITCOMMIT_VAR: 'HEAD'
+        } 
+
+# Use this for just using defaults if file isn't found
+EMPTY_CONFIG = """
+[database]
+
+[connections]
+
+[queries]
+
+[client]
+
+"""
+
+config_file = os.environ.get(CONFIG_ENV_VAR, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)
+config = SafeConfigParser(CONFIG_DEFAULTS)
+
+config.readfp(io.BytesIO(EMPTY_CONFIG))
+values = config.read(config_file)
+
+
+if not values:
+    # Convert to logging?
+    print "Configuration file %s not found, using defaults" % config_file
+
+
+query_url = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, QUERYURL_VAR)
+submitted_url = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, SUBMITTEDURL_VAR)
+
+def process_commits():
+
+    js = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(query_url))
+
+    kojiconfig = None
+    try:
+        kojiconfig = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, KOJICONFIG_VAR)
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    if len(js):
+        print "requesting commits from: %s" % query_url
+        print "-----"
+
+    for j in js:
+        print "processing commit: %s from package: %s" % (j['commit_id'], j['package'])
+        args = ["/usr/bin/koji"]
+
+        if kojiconfig:
+            args.append("-c")
+            args.append(kojiconfig)
+
+        kojitag = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, KOJITAG_VAR)
+        giturl = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, GITURL_VAR)
+        commit = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, GITCOMMIT_VAR)
+
+        name = j['package']
+        replace_chars = config.get(CLIENT_SECTION, REPLACE_CHARS_VAR)
+        for chars in replace_chars.split():
+            r, w = chars.split(':')
+            name = name.replace(r, w)
+
+        args.append('build')
+        args.append('--nowait')
+        args.append(kojitag)
+        args.append("%s/%s.git#%s" % (giturl, name, commit))
+
+        try:
+#            print "args: %s" % args
+            p = subprocess.check_call(args)
+        except CalledProcessError, e:
+            print "unable to build package: %s -- error: %s" % (j['package'], e)
+
+        try:
+            print "url: %s/%s" % (submitted_url, j['id'])
+            urllib2.urlopen("%s/%s" % (submitted_url, j['id']), 'x=y')
+        except Exception, e:
+            print "could not mark id %s as submitted -- error: %s" % (j['id'], e)
+        
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    process_commits()
diff --git a/tests/grapple.conf b/tests/grapple.conf
index 8c0e4b7..f4cdaba 100644
--- a/tests/grapple.conf
+++ b/tests/grapple.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@ whitelist=127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1
 
 [queries]
 defaultlimit=100
+
+[client]
+url=http://roman.gooselinux.org:8080
+queryurl=%(url)s/getcommits
+submittedurl=%(url)s/submitted
+kojiconfig=~/.koji/config-goose
+kojitag=dist-gl6
+giturl=git://github.com/gooselinux
+gitcommit=HEAD
+replace_chars=+:-