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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import           Distribution.Simple
+
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/features/Main.hs b/features/Main.hs
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+module Main where
+
+import           Env
+import qualified Spec
+import           System.Exit       (exitFailure, exitSuccess)
+import           Test.Hspec.Runner (Summary (Summary), hspecResult)
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  started <- envStart
+  if started
+    then do
+      Summary _ numFailures <- hspecResult Spec.spec
+      envStop
+      if numFailures /= 0
+        then exitFailure
+        else exitSuccess
+    else exitFailure
diff --git a/grakn.cabal b/grakn.cabal
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+name:                 grakn
+version:              0.2.0
+synopsis:             A Haskell client for <http://grakn.ai Grakn>
+description:          A Haskell client for <http://grakn.ai Grakn>
+license:              Apache-2.0
+license-file:         LICENSE
+homepage:             https://github.com/graknlabs/grakn-haskell
+author:               Grakn Labs
+maintainer:           community@grakn.ai
+category:             Database,Graphs
+build-type:           Simple
+extra-source-files:   test/Example.lhs
+cabal-version:        >=1.10
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: http://github.com/graknlabs/grakn-haskell
+
+library
+  build-depends:        base        >= 4.7 && < 5
+                      , containers  == 0.5.*
+                      , process     == 1.4.*
+                      , aeson       == 1.*
+                      , scientific  == 0.3.*
+                      , text        == 1.2.*
+                      , regex-posix == 0.95.*
+                      , servant     == 0.9.*
+                      , servant-client
+                      , http-client
+                      , mtl
+                      , http-media
+  hs-source-dirs:       src
+  exposed-modules:      Grakn
+  other-modules:        Grakn.Util
+                      , Grakn.Query
+                      , Grakn.Pattern
+                      , Grakn.Property
+                      , Grakn.Client
+  default-language:     Haskell2010
+
+  default-extensions:   MultiParamTypeClasses
+                      , FlexibleInstances
+                      , FlexibleContexts
+                      , DataKinds
+                      , TypeOperators
+
+test-suite test
+  type:                 exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is:              Main.hs
+  hs-source-dirs:       test,src
+  build-depends:        base       >= 4.7 && < 5
+                      , grakn
+                      , containers  == 0.5.*
+                      , process     == 1.4.*
+                      , aeson       == 1.0.*
+                      , scientific  == 0.3.*
+                      , text        == 1.2.*
+                      , regex-posix == 0.95.*
+                      , servant     == 0.9.*
+                      , servant-client
+                      , http-client
+                      , mtl
+                      , http-media
+                      , hspec
+                      , QuickCheck >= 2.8
+                      , markdown-unlit
+                      , MissingH
+  other-modules:        Example
+  default-language:     Haskell2010
+  ghc-options:          -pgmL markdown-unlit
+  default-extensions:   MultiParamTypeClasses
+                      , FlexibleInstances
+                      , FlexibleContexts
+                      , DataKinds
+                      , TypeOperators
+
+test-suite accept
+  type:                 exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is:              Main.hs
+  hs-source-dirs:       features,src
+  build-depends:        base       >= 4.7 && < 5
+                      , grakn
+                      , containers  == 0.5.*
+                      , process     == 1.4.*
+                      , aeson       == 1.0.*
+                      , scientific  == 0.3.*
+                      , text        == 1.2.*
+                      , regex-posix == 0.95.*
+                      , servant     == 0.9.*
+                      , servant-client
+                      , http-client
+                      , mtl
+                      , http-media
+                      , hspec
+                      , markdown-unlit
+                      , MissingH
+  default-language:     Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:   MultiParamTypeClasses
+                      , FlexibleInstances
+                      , FlexibleContexts
+                      , DataKinds
+                      , TypeOperators
diff --git a/src/Grakn.hs b/src/Grakn.hs
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+module Grakn
+  ( MatchQuery
+  , Graph(Graph, keyspace, url)
+  , GraknError
+  , Result(MatchResult, InsertResult, AskResult, CountResult,
+       DeleteResult)
+  , Var
+  , Name
+  , Value(..)
+  , defaultUrl
+  , defaultKeyspace
+  , execute
+  , match
+  , select
+  , distinct
+  , limit
+  , var
+  , name
+  , isa
+  , (-:)
+  , (.:)
+  , rp
+  , (<:)
+  , rel
+  , has
+  , hasText
+  , var_
+  ) where
+
+import           Data.Text      (Text)
+import           Grakn.Client   (GraknError, Graph (Graph, keyspace, url), Result (AskResult, CountResult, DeleteResult, InsertResult, MatchResult),
+                                 defaultKeyspace, defaultUrl, execute)
+import           Grakn.Pattern
+import           Grakn.Property
+import           Grakn.Query
+import           Grakn.Util     (Convert)
+
+-- |Specify a property has a particular type
+(-:) :: (Convert p Pattern, Convert a VarOrName) => p -> a -> Pattern
+(-:) = isa
+
+-- |Shorthand to define a relation
+rel :: Convert a RolePlayer => [a] -> Pattern
+rel = (var_ <:)
+
+-- |Specify a property has a resource
+hasText :: (Convert p Pattern) => p -> Name -> Text -> Pattern
+hasText = has
diff --git a/src/Grakn/Client.hs b/src/Grakn/Client.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+module Grakn.Client
+  ( Graph(Graph, keyspace, url)
+  , Concept(Concept, cid, cname, ctype, value)
+  , GraknError
+  , Result(MatchResult, InsertResult, AskResult, CountResult,
+       DeleteResult)
+  , defaultUrl
+  , defaultKeyspace
+  , execute
+  ) where
+
+import           Control.Applicative      (empty)
+import           Data.Aeson               (FromJSON, ToJSON, encode, parseJSON,
+                                           (.:), (.:?))
+import qualified Data.Aeson               as Aeson
+import           Data.Foldable            (asum)
+import           Data.Map                 (Map)
+import           Data.Proxy               (Proxy (Proxy))
+import           Data.Text                (Text)
+import           Grakn.Property           (Name, Value, Var)
+import           Grakn.Query              (IsQuery (queryString))
+import           Network.HTTP.Client      (defaultManagerSettings, newManager)
+import           Network.HTTP.Media       ((//))
+import           Servant.API
+import           Servant.API.ContentTypes (eitherDecodeLenient)
+import           Servant.Client
+
+data Graph = Graph
+  { url      :: BaseUrl
+  , keyspace :: String
+  }
+
+newtype GraknError =
+  GraknError String
+  deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+-- |A result of a match query, binding variables to concepts
+data Result
+  = MatchResult [Map Var Concept]
+  | InsertResult [Text]
+  | AskResult Bool
+  | CountResult Integer
+  | DeleteResult
+  deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+-- |A concept in the graph
+data Concept = Concept
+  { cid   :: Text
+  , cname :: Maybe Name
+  , ctype :: Maybe Name
+  , value :: Maybe Value
+  } deriving (Show, Eq)
+
+-- |The default Grakn URL, accessing localhost
+defaultUrl :: BaseUrl
+defaultUrl = BaseUrl Http "localhost" 4567 ""
+
+-- |The default Grakn keyspace
+defaultKeyspace :: String
+defaultKeyspace = "grakn"
+
+execute :: IsQuery q => Graph -> q -> IO (Either ServantError Result)
+execute (Graph u ks) query = do
+  manager <- newManager defaultManagerSettings
+  let env = ClientEnv manager u
+  runClientM (graqlGet (queryString query) ks) env
+
+type Keyspace = QueryParam "keyspace" String
+
+type Infer = QueryParam "infer" Bool
+
+type Materialise = QueryParam "materialise" Bool
+
+type Body = ReqBody '[ PlainText] String
+
+type GraknParams
+   = Keyspace :> Infer :> Materialise :> Body :> Post '[ GraqlJSON] Result
+
+-- |A type describing the REST API we use to execute queries
+type GraknAPI = "graph" :> "graql" :> "execute" :> GraknParams
+
+graknAPI :: Proxy GraknAPI
+graknAPI = Proxy
+
+graqlGet :: String -> String -> ClientM Result
+graqlGet query ks = client graknAPI (Just ks) (Just False) (Just False) query
+
+instance FromJSON Concept where
+  parseJSON (Aeson.Object obj) =
+    Concept <$> (obj .: "id") <*> (obj .:? "name") <*> (obj .:? "isa") <*>
+    (obj .:? "value")
+  parseJSON _ = empty
+
+instance FromJSON Result where
+  parseJSON val =
+    asum
+      [ MatchResult <$> parseJSON val
+      , InsertResult <$> parseJSON val
+      , AskResult <$> parseJSON val
+      , CountResult <$> parseJSON val
+      , pure DeleteResult
+      ]
+
+data GraqlJSON
+
+instance Accept GraqlJSON where
+  contentType _ = "application" // "graql+json"
+
+instance ToJSON a => MimeRender GraqlJSON a where
+  mimeRender _ = encode
+
+instance FromJSON a => MimeUnrender GraqlJSON a where
+  mimeUnrender _ = eitherDecodeLenient
diff --git a/src/Grakn/Pattern.hs b/src/Grakn/Pattern.hs
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+module Grakn.Pattern
+  ( Pattern
+  , var_
+  , isa
+  , (<:)
+  , has
+  ) where
+
+import           Grakn.Property
+import           Grakn.Util     (Convert (convert), spaces, with)
+
+-- |A pattern to find in the graph
+data Pattern =
+  Pattern (Maybe VarOrName)
+          [Property]
+
+-- |Create an anonymous variable
+var_ :: Pattern
+var_ = Pattern Nothing []
+
+-- |Specify a property has a particular type
+isa :: (Convert p Pattern, Convert a VarOrName) => p -> a -> Pattern
+patt `isa` x = addProperty patt (Isa $ convert x)
+
+-- |Specify a property is a relation between other variables
+(<:) :: (Convert p Pattern, Convert a RolePlayer) => p -> [a] -> Pattern
+patt <: cs = addProperty patt (Rel $ map convert cs)
+
+-- |Specify a property has a resource
+has ::
+     (Convert p Pattern, Convert a (Either Value Var))
+  => p
+  -> Name
+  -> a
+  -> Pattern
+has patt rt v = addProperty patt (Has rt $ convert v)
+
+showProps :: Show a => [a] -> String
+showProps = spaces . reverse
+
+addPropToPattern :: Pattern -> Property -> Pattern
+addPropToPattern (Pattern n props) prop = Pattern n (prop : props)
+
+addProperty :: Convert a Pattern => a -> Property -> Pattern
+addProperty = addPropToPattern . convert
+
+instance Show Pattern where
+  show (Pattern v [])    = v `with` "" ++ ";"
+  show (Pattern v props) = v `with` " " ++ showProps props ++ ";"
+
+instance Convert Var Pattern where
+  convert = convert . (convert :: Var -> VarOrName)
+
+instance Convert Name Pattern where
+  convert = convert . (convert :: Name -> VarOrName)
+
+instance Convert VarOrName Pattern where
+  convert v = Pattern (Just v) []
diff --git a/src/Grakn/Property.hs b/src/Grakn/Property.hs
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+module Grakn.Property
+  ( Property(..)
+  , RolePlayer
+  , Var
+  , Name
+  , VarOrName
+  , Value(..)
+  , var
+  , name
+  , (.:)
+  , rp
+  ) where
+
+import           Control.Applicative (empty)
+import           Data.Aeson          (FromJSON, FromJSONKey,
+                                      FromJSONKeyFunction (FromJSONKeyText),
+                                      parseJSON)
+import qualified Data.Aeson          as Aeson
+import           Data.Scientific     (Scientific)
+import           Data.Text           (Text, unpack)
+import           Grakn.Util          (Convert (convert), commas, with)
+import           Text.Regex.Posix    ((=~))
+
+-- |A property of a concept
+data Property
+  = Isa VarOrName
+  | NameProperty Name
+  | Rel [RolePlayer]
+  | Has Name
+        (Either Value Var)
+
+-- |A variable name wildcard that will represent a concept in the results
+newtype Var =
+  Var Text
+  deriving (Eq, Ord)
+
+-- |A name of something in the graph
+newtype Name =
+  Name Text
+  deriving (Eq)
+
+-- |Something that may be a variable name or a type name
+data VarOrName
+  = VarName Var
+  | TypeName Name
+
+-- |A value of a resource
+data Value
+  = ValueString Text
+  | ValueNumber Scientific
+  | ValueBool Bool
+  deriving (Eq)
+
+-- |A casting, relating a role type and role player
+data RolePlayer =
+  RolePlayer (Maybe VarOrName)
+             Var
+
+-- |Create a variable
+var :: Text -> Var
+var = Var
+
+-- |Create a name of something in the graph
+name :: Text -> Name
+name = Name
+
+-- |A casting in a relation between a role type and a role player
+(.:) :: Convert a VarOrName => a -> Var -> RolePlayer
+rt .: player = RolePlayer (Just $ convert rt) player
+
+-- |A casting in a relation without a role type
+rp :: Var -> RolePlayer
+rp = RolePlayer Nothing
+
+nameRegex :: String
+nameRegex = "^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$"
+
+instance Show Property where
+  show (Isa varOrName)  = "isa " ++ show varOrName
+  show (NameProperty n) = "type-name " ++ show n
+  show (Rel castings)   = "(" ++ commas castings ++ ")"
+  show (Has rt value)   = "has " ++ show rt ++ " " ++ showEither value
+
+instance Show RolePlayer where
+  show (RolePlayer roletype player) = roletype `with` ": " ++ show player
+
+instance Show Value where
+  show (ValueString text) = show text
+  show (ValueNumber num)  = show num
+  show (ValueBool bool)   = show bool
+
+instance Show Name where
+  show (Name text)
+    | str =~ nameRegex = str
+    | otherwise = show text
+    where
+      str = unpack text
+
+instance Show Var where
+  show (Var v) = '$' : unpack v
+
+instance Show VarOrName where
+  show (VarName v)  = show v
+  show (TypeName t) = show t
+
+instance Convert Var VarOrName where
+  convert = VarName
+
+instance Convert Name VarOrName where
+  convert = TypeName
+
+instance Convert Var RolePlayer where
+  convert = rp
+
+instance Convert Var (Either Value Var) where
+  convert = Right
+
+instance Convert Text (Either Value Var) where
+  convert = Left . ValueString
+
+instance Convert Scientific (Either Value Var) where
+  convert = Left . ValueNumber
+
+instance Convert Bool (Either Value Var) where
+  convert = Left . ValueBool
+
+instance FromJSON Value where
+  parseJSON (Aeson.String s) = return $ ValueString s
+  parseJSON (Aeson.Number n) = return $ ValueNumber n
+  parseJSON (Aeson.Bool b)   = return $ ValueBool b
+  parseJSON _                = empty
+
+instance FromJSON Name where
+  parseJSON (Aeson.String s) = return $ name s
+  parseJSON _                = empty
+
+instance FromJSON Var where
+  parseJSON (Aeson.String s) = return $ var s
+  parseJSON _                = empty
+
+instance FromJSONKey Var where
+  fromJSONKey = FromJSONKeyText var
+
+showEither :: (Show a, Show b) => Either a b -> String
+showEither = either show show
diff --git a/src/Grakn/Query.hs b/src/Grakn/Query.hs
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+module Grakn.Query
+  ( IsQuery(queryString)
+  , MatchQuery
+  , match
+  , select
+  , limit
+  , distinct
+  ) where
+
+import           Grakn.Pattern
+import           Grakn.Property
+import           Grakn.Util
+
+class IsQuery q where
+  queryString :: q -> String
+
+-- |A Graql 'match' query that finds a pattern in the graph
+data MatchQuery
+  = Match [Pattern]
+  | Select MatchQuery
+           [Var]
+  | Limit MatchQuery
+          Integer
+  | Distinct MatchQuery
+
+-- |Create a match query by providing a list of patterns
+match :: Convert a Pattern => [a] -> MatchQuery
+match = Match . map convert
+
+-- |Select variables from a match query, intended to be used infix
+select :: [Var] -> MatchQuery -> MatchQuery
+select = flip Select
+
+-- |Limit a match query, intended to be used infix
+limit :: Integer -> MatchQuery -> MatchQuery
+limit = flip Limit
+
+-- |Retrieve only distinct results from a match query
+distinct :: MatchQuery -> MatchQuery
+distinct = Distinct
+
+instance Show MatchQuery where
+  show (Match patts)    = "match " ++ spaces patts
+  show (Select mq vars) = show mq ++ " select " ++ commas vars ++ ";"
+  show (Limit mq lim)   = show mq ++ " limit " ++ show lim ++ ";"
+  show (Distinct mq)    = show mq ++ " distinct;"
+
+instance IsQuery MatchQuery where
+  queryString = show
+
+instance IsQuery String where
+  queryString = id
diff --git a/src/Grakn/Util.hs b/src/Grakn/Util.hs
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+module Grakn.Util
+  ( Convert(convert)
+  , with
+  , commas
+  , spaces
+  ) where
+
+import           Data.List (intercalate)
+
+class Convert a b where
+  convert :: a -> b
+
+instance Convert a a where
+  convert = id
+
+with :: Show a => Maybe a -> String -> String
+(Just val) `with` suffix = show val ++ suffix
+Nothing `with` _ = ""
+
+commas :: Show a => [a] -> String
+commas = interList ", "
+
+spaces :: Show a => [a] -> String
+spaces = interList " "
+
+interList :: Show a => String -> [a] -> String
+interList sep = intercalate sep . map show
diff --git a/test/Example.lhs b/test/Example.lhs
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+# Grakn Haskell Client
+
+A Haskell client for [Grakn](http://grakn.ai).
+
+Requires Grakn 0.16.
+
+# Installation
+
+To install the Grakn client, simply add this to your cabal file:
+
+```
+build-depends: grakn
+```
+
+You will also need access to a Grakn database.
+Head [here](https://grakn.ai/pages/documentation/get-started/setup-guide.html)
+to get started with Grakn.
+
+# Quickstart
+
+Begin by importing the client:
+
+```haskell
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+module Example where
+
+import Grakn
+
+import Data.Function ((&))
+```
+
+Define the type names:
+
+```haskell
+person :: Name
+person = name "person"
+
+husband :: Name
+husband = name "husband"
+
+wife :: Name
+wife = name "wife"
+
+marriage :: Name
+marriage = name "marriage"
+```
+
+Define the variables:
+
+```haskell
+x :: Var
+x = var "x"
+
+y :: Var
+y = var "y"
+```
+
+We can translate the following query into Haskell:
+
+```graql
+match $x isa person, (husband: $x, wife: $y) isa marriage; select $y;
+```
+
+```haskell
+query :: MatchQuery
+query = match
+    [ x `isa` person
+    , rel [husband .: x, wife .: y] `isa` marriage
+    ] & select [y]
+```
+
+We can also use infix functions like `(-:)` instead of `isa`:
+
+```haskell
+otherQuery :: MatchQuery
+otherQuery = match
+    [ x -: person
+    , rel [husband .: x, wife .: y] -: marriage
+    ] & select [y]
+```
+
+To execute and print the results of our query:
+
+```haskell
+graph :: Graph
+graph = Graph defaultUrl "my-keyspace"
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+    result <- execute graph query
+    print result
+```
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
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+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -F -pgmF hspec-discover #-}
