diff --git a/monsetup/README.md b/monsetup/README.md
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+# mon-setup
+
+This script will detect running services and configure mon-agent to watch them as well as starting the agent and
+configuring it to start up on boot.
+
+
+## Future Considerations
+- A good system for specifying active style checks for configuration would be great. Active style checks are those
+  which run locally but are checking a remote box.
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diff --git a/monsetup/__init__.py b/monsetup/__init__.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+""" Detect running daemons then configure and start the agent.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+import detection
+import service
+
+
+DETECTION_CLASSES = [detection.Core]
+OS_SERVICE_MAP = {'linux': service.sysv.SysV}
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Detect running daemons then configure and start the agent.')
+#    parser.add_argument('--foo')
+#   - It will need to be invoked with keystone credentials. Other options you can invoke with include:
+#    - non-interactive
+#    - force overwrite of existing config
+#    - alternative config output directory
+#    - Optional active check config to include -
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # todo these are currently hardcoded
+    config_dir = '/etc/mon-agent'
+    overwrite = True
+    # todo add the ability to build the config in a temp dir then diff
+
+
+    # Detect os
+    detected_os = 'linux'  # todo add detection
+
+    # Run through detection and config building
+    for detect_class in DETECTION_CLASSES:
+        detect = detect_class(config_dir, overwrite)
+        detect.build_config()
+
+    # Service enable/start
+    agent_service = OS_SERVICE_MAP[detected_os]
+    # Todo add logic for situations where either enable or start is not needed or if not running as root isn't possible
+    agent_service.enable()
+    agent_service.start(restart=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
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diff --git a/monsetup/detection/__init__.py b/monsetup/detection/__init__.py
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+"""Classes for detection of running resources to be monitored.
+    Detection classes should be platform independent
+"""
+
+
+class Base(object):
+    """Base detection class implementing the interface."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config_dir, overwrite=True):
+        self.config_dir = config_dir
+        self.overwrite = overwrite
+
+    def build_config(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class Core(Base):
+    """Detect details related to the core mon-agent configuration."""
+
+
+class Plugin(Base):
+    """Abstract class implemented by the mon-agent plugin detection classes"""
+    # todo these should include dependency detection
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diff --git a/monsetup/detection/nova.py b/monsetup/detection/nova.py
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+from . import Plugin
+
+
+class Nova(Plugin):
+    """Detect Nova daemons and setup configuration to monitor them."""
diff --git a/monsetup/service/__init__.py b/monsetup/service/__init__.py
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+"""Classes implementing different methods for running mon-agent on startup as well as starting the process immediately
+"""
+
+
+class Service(object):
+    """Abstract base class implementing the interface for various service types."""
+    def __init__(self, name='mon-agent'):
+        self.name = name
+
+    def enable(self):
+        """Sets mon-agent to start on boot.
+            Generally this requires running as super user
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def start(self, restart=True):
+        """Starts mon-agent
+            If the agent is running and restart is True, restart
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """Stops mon-agent
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        """Returns True if mon-agent is setup to start on boot, false otherwise
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def is_running(self):
+        """Returns True if mon-agent is running, false otherwise
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/monsetup/service/sysv.py b/monsetup/service/sysv.py
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+"""System V style service.
+"""
+
+from . import Service
+
+
+class SysV(Service):
+    def __init__(self, init_template):
+        """Setup this service with the given init template"""
+        super(SysV, self).__init__()
+        self.init_template = init_template
+
+    # todo largely unimplemented, all needed files end up in /usr/local/share/mon/agent
+    # todo don't forget to setup the proper users for the agent to run as
+    # todo will need to setup supervisor.con
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ setup(
         'console_scripts': [
             'mon-forwarder = monagent.forwarder:main',
             'mon-collector = monagent.collector.daemon:main',
-            'monstatsd = monagent.monstatsd:main'
+            'monstatsd = monagent.monstatsd:main',
+            'mon-setup = monsetup:main'
         ],
     },
     include_package_data=True,