diff --git a/python/djls/agent.py b/python/djls/agent.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Agent:
+    def __init__(self, ipc_path: Path):
+        self.ipc_path = ipc_path
+
+    async def start(self):
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            # Windows named pipe
+            pipe_path = rf"\\.\pipe\{self.ipc_path.name}"
+            server = await asyncio.start_server(
+                self.handle_client,
+                pipe=pipe_path,
+            )
+        else:
+            # Unix domain socket
+            try:
+                self.ipc_path.unlink()
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+
+            server = await asyncio.start_unix_server(
+                self.handle_client,
+                path=str(self.ipc_path),
+            )
+
+        async with server:
+            await server.serve_forever()
+
+    async def handle_client(
+        self,
+        reader: asyncio.StreamReader,
+        writer: asyncio.StreamWriter,
+    ):
+        try:
+            while True:
+                data = await reader.readline()
+                if not data:
+                    break
+
+                request = json.loads(data)
+                response = await self.handle_request(request)
+
+                writer.write(json.dumps(response).encode() + b"\n")
+                await writer.drain()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error handling client request")
+        finally:
+            writer.close()
+            await writer.wait_closed()
+
+    async def handle_request(self, request): ...
+
+
+def main():
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--settings", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--ipc-path", required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    import django
+
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", args.settings)
+    django.setup()
+
+    agent = Agent(Path(args.ipc_path))
+    asyncio.run(agent.start())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()