diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
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+# Changelog for multipool-persistent
+
+## Unreleased changes
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Ian Duncan (c) 2018
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Ian Duncan nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
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+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# multipool-persistent
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/multipool-persistent.cabal b/multipool-persistent.cabal
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+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.28.2.
+--
+-- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
+--
+-- hash: 33a046c600cc8d0a53f52d114443a388df18b1bd046b3126a1a7e6671b2aa012
+
+name:           multipool-persistent
+version:        0.1.0.0
+synopsis:       Read and write from appropriate persistent sql instances in replicated environments.
+description:    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/iand675/multipool-persistent#readme>
+homepage:       https://github.com/iand675/multipool-persistent#readme
+bug-reports:    https://github.com/iand675/multipool-persistent/issues
+author:         Ian Duncan
+maintainer:     ian@iankduncan.com
+copyright:      Ian Duncan
+license:        BSD3
+license-file:   LICENSE
+build-type:     Simple
+cabal-version:  >= 1.10
+extra-source-files:
+    ChangeLog.md
+    README.md
+
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: https://github.com/iand675/multipool-persistent
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+      Data.MultiPool.Persist.Sql
+  other-modules:
+      Paths_multipool_persistent
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      src
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.7 && <5
+    , mtl
+    , multipool
+    , persistent
+    , unliftio-core
+    , unordered-containers
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+
+test-suite multipool-persistent-test
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is: Spec.hs
+  other-modules:
+      Paths_multipool_persistent
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      test
+  ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.7 && <5
+    , mtl
+    , multipool
+    , multipool-persistent
+    , persistent
+    , unliftio-core
+    , unordered-containers
+  default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Data/MultiPool/Persist/Sql.hs b/src/Data/MultiPool/Persist/Sql.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
+module Data.MultiPool.Persist.Sql
+    ( MultiPoolBackend(..)
+    , unsafeRead
+    ) where
+
+import Control.Exception
+import Control.Monad.IO.Unlift
+import Control.Monad.Reader
+import Data.MultiPool
+import Database.Persist.Sql
+import Database.Persist.Sql.Types.Internal
+import Data.HashMap.Strict (HashMap)
+import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as HM
+
+instance MonadUnliftIO m => MultiPoolBackend m SqlBackend where
+  type MasterConnection SqlBackend = SqlWriteBackend
+  type ReplicaConnection SqlBackend = SqlReadBackend
+  type ReplicaIdentifier SqlBackend = InstanceName SqlReadBackend
+
+  runWriteAny b m = runWrite b () m
+  runWrite b () m = runSqlPool m (multiPoolMaster b)
+
+  runReadMaster b () m = runReadAnyMaster b m
+  runReadAnyMaster b m = runSqlPool (readToWrite m) (multiPoolMaster b)
+  runReadAny b m = do
+    mident <- liftIO $ multiPoolAnyReplicaSelector b b
+    case mident of
+      Nothing -> runReadAnyMaster b m
+      Just ident -> runRead b ident m
+  runRead b ident m = case HM.lookup ident (multiPoolReplica b) of
+    Nothing -> throw (InstanceDoesNotExist ident)
+    Just repl -> runSqlPool m repl
+
+unsafeRead :: ReaderT SqlBackend m a -> ReaderT SqlReadBackend m a
+unsafeRead = withReaderT persistBackend
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
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+main :: IO ()
+main = putStrLn "Test suite not yet implemented"