diff --git a/connections/connectionsd/BUILD b/connections/connectionsd/BUILD
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+cc_binary(
+    name = "connectionsd",
+    srcs = ["main.cc"],
+    deps = ["//connections:core",
+            "//connections:core_types",
+            "//internal/platform/implementation/linux:linux"],
+)
diff --git a/connections/connectionsd/main.cc b/connections/connectionsd/main.cc
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+++ b/connections/connectionsd/main.cc
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+#include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "connections/advertising_options.h"
+#include "connections/core.h"
+#include "connections/implementation/service_controller_router.h"
+#include "connections/strategy.h"
+
+using namespace nearby;
+using namespace connections;
+
+int main() {
+  auto router = std::make_unique<ServiceControllerRouter>();
+  auto core = Core(router.get());
+
+  AdvertisingOptions a_options;
+  a_options.strategy = Strategy::kP2pCluster;
+  a_options.device_info = "connectionsd";
+  a_options.enable_bluetooth_listening = true;
+  a_options.low_power = false;
+  a_options.allowed.ble = false;
+  a_options.allowed.web_rtc = false;
+
+  ConnectionRequestInfo con_req_info;
+  con_req_info.listener.accepted_cb = [](const std::string &endpoint_id) {
+    std::cout << "Accepted new endpoint: " << endpoint_id << std::endl;
+  };
+
+  core.StartAdvertising(
+      "com.google.nearby.connectionsd", a_options.CompatibleOptions(),
+      con_req_info, [](Status status) {
+        std::cout << "Advertising result: " << status.ToString() << std::endl;
+      });
+
+  DiscoveryOptions d_options;
+  d_options.strategy = Strategy::kP2pCluster;
+  d_options.allowed.ble = false;
+  d_options.allowed.web_rtc = false;
+
+  DiscoveryListener d_listener;
+
+  d_listener.endpoint_found_cb = [](const std::string &endpoint,
+                                    const ByteArray &info,
+                                    const std::string &service_id) {
+    std::cout << "Found endpoint " << endpoint << " on service " << service_id;
+  };
+  core.StartDiscovery(
+      "com.google.nearby.connectionsd", d_options.CompatibleOptions(),
+      d_listener, [](Status status) {
+        std::cout << "Discovery status: " << status.ToString() << std::endl;
+      });
+
+  while (true) {
+    sleep(10);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}