diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fe01cc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package daemon
+
+type Daemon struct {
+	shares   map[string]*share
+	accesses map[string]*access
+}
+
+func NewDaemon() *Daemon {
+	return &Daemon{
+		shares:   make(map[string]*share),
+		accesses: make(map[string]*access),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/daemon/model.go b/daemon/model.go
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index 000000000..a32694d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/model.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"github.com/openziti/zrok/sdk/golang/sdk"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type share struct {
+	token string
+
+	basicAuth                 []string
+	frontendSelection         []string
+	backendMode               sdk.BackendMode
+	insecure                  bool
+	oauthProvider             string
+	oauthEmailAddressPatterns []string
+	oauthCheckInterval        time.Duration
+	closed                    bool
+	accessGrants              []string
+}
+
+type access struct {
+	token string
+
+	bindAddress     string
+	responseHeaders []string
+}