diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
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+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+__pycache__
+.env
+notes.txt
+db/
diff --git a/backend/alembic.ini b/backend/alembic.ini
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# path to migration scripts
+script_location = alemic
+
+# template used to generate migration file names; The default value is %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+# Uncomment the line below if you want the files to be prepended with date and time
+# see https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/tutorial.html#editing-the-ini-file
+# for all available tokens
+# file_template = %%(year)d_%%(month).2d_%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d-%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# sys.path path, will be prepended to sys.path if present.
+# defaults to the current working directory.
+prepend_sys_path = .
+
+# timezone to use when rendering the date within the migration file
+# as well as the filename.
+# If specified, requires the python-dateutil library that can be
+# installed by adding `alembic[tz]` to the pip requirements
+# string value is passed to dateutil.tz.gettz()
+# leave blank for localtime
+# timezone =
+
+# max length of characters to apply to the
+# "slug" field
+# truncate_slug_length = 40
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+# set to 'true' to allow .pyc and .pyo files without
+# a source .py file to be detected as revisions in the
+# versions/ directory
+# sourceless = false
+
+# version location specification; This defaults
+# to alemic/versions.  When using multiple version
+# directories, initial revisions must be specified with --version-path.
+# The path separator used here should be the separator specified by "version_path_separator" below.
+# version_locations = %(here)s/bar:%(here)s/bat:alemic/versions
+
+# version path separator; As mentioned above, this is the character used to split
+# version_locations. The default within new alembic.ini files is "os", which uses os.pathsep.
+# If this key is omitted entirely, it falls back to the legacy behavior of splitting on spaces and/or commas.
+# Valid values for version_path_separator are:
+#
+# version_path_separator = :
+# version_path_separator = ;
+# version_path_separator = space
+version_path_separator = os  # Use os.pathsep. Default configuration used for new projects.
+
+# the output encoding used when revision files
+# are written from script.py.mako
+# output_encoding = utf-8
+
+sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://ocgpt_backend_admin:829b5fc358842652fbdd04d0e6f012f2ff4227684f6b24a073b0ec78666e9d5a@localhost/ocgpt_backend
+
+
+[post_write_hooks]
+# post_write_hooks defines scripts or Python functions that are run
+# on newly generated revision scripts.  See the documentation for further
+# detail and examples
+
+# format using "black" - use the console_scripts runner, against the "black" entrypoint
+# hooks = black
+# black.type = console_scripts
+# black.entrypoint = black
+# black.options = -l 79 REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/backend/alemic/README b/backend/alemic/README
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index 00000000..98e4f9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alemic/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic single-database configuration.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/alemic/env.py b/backend/alemic/env.py
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index 00000000..6626bfd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alemic/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+
+from alembic import context
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+if config.config_file_name is not None:
+    fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+target_metadata = None
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata,
+        literal_binds=True,
+        dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+        prefix="sqlalchemy.",
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/backend/alemic/script.py.mako b/backend/alemic/script.py.mako
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index 00000000..55df2863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alemic/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/backend/alemic/versions/23e5fea252dd_first_revision.py b/backend/alemic/versions/23e5fea252dd_first_revision.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e51e72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alemic/versions/23e5fea252dd_first_revision.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""first revision
+
+Revision ID: 23e5fea252dd
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2022-12-12 12:47:28.801354
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '23e5fea252dd'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "service_client",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer, sa.Identity()),
+        sa.Column("name", sa.String(200), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("service_admin_email", sa.String(128), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("api_key", sa.String(300), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("can_append", sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='true'),
+        sa.Column("can_write", sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false'),
+        sa.Column("can_delete", sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='false'),
+        sa.Column("can_read", sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='true'),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f("ix_service_client_api_key"), "service_client", ["api_key"], unique=True)
+    
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "labeler",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer, sa.Identity()),
+        sa.Column("display_name", sa.String(96), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("discord_username", sa.String(96), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("created_date", sa.DateTime, nullable=False, server_default=sa.func.current_timestamp()),
+        sa.Column("is_enabled", sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default='true'),
+        sa.Column("notes", sa.String(10*1024), nullable=True),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint("discord_username")
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "prompt",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer, sa.Identity()),
+        sa.Column("labeler_id", sa.Integer, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("prompt", sa.Text, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("response", sa.Text, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("lang", sa.String(32), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("created_date", sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.func.current_timestamp()),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["labeler_id"], ["labeler.id"],),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f("prompt_labeler_id"), "prompt", ["labeler_id"], unique=False)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index(op.f("prompt_labeler_id"), table_name="prompt")
+    op.drop_table("prompt")
+
+    op.drop_table("labeler")
+
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_service_client_api_key"), table_name="service_client")
+    op.drop_table("service_client")
diff --git a/backend/app/__init__.py b/backend/app/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/app/api/__init__.py b/backend/app/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/app/api/deps.py b/backend/app/api/deps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba805075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/deps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from typing import Generator
+from sqlmodel import Session
+from fastapi import Security, HTTPException
+from fastapi.security.api_key import APIKeyQuery, APIKeyHeader, APIKey
+from app.database import engine
+from app.models import ServiceClient
+
+from starlette.status import HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
+
+
+def get_db() -> Generator:
+    with Session(engine) as db:
+        yield db
+
+
+api_key_query = APIKeyQuery(name="api_key", auto_error=False)
+api_key_header = APIKeyHeader(name="X-API-Key", auto_error=False)
+
+
+async def get_api_key(
+    api_key_query: str = Security(api_key_query),
+    api_key_header: str = Security(api_key_header),
+):
+    if api_key_query:
+        return api_key_query
+    else:
+        return api_key_header
+
+
+def api_auth(
+    api_key: APIKey, db: Session, create: bool = False, read: bool = True, update: bool = False, delete: bool = False
+) -> ServiceClient:
+    if api_key is not None:
+        api_client = db.query(ServiceClient).filter(ServiceClient.api_key == api_key).first()
+        if api_client is not None:
+            if (
+                (create == False or api_client.can_append)
+                and (read == False or api_client.can_read)
+                and (update == False or api_client.can_write)
+                and (delete == False or api_client.can_delete)
+            ):
+                return api_client
+
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Could not validate credentials")
diff --git a/backend/app/api/v1/__init__.py b/backend/app/api/v1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/app/api/v1/api.py b/backend/app/api/v1/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59cdd6c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/v1/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from app.api.v1 import labelers, prompts
+
+api_router = APIRouter()
+api_router.include_router(labelers.router, prefix="/labelers", tags=["labelers"])
+api_router.include_router(prompts.router, prefix="/prompts", tags=["prompts"])
diff --git a/backend/app/api/v1/labelers.py b/backend/app/api/v1/labelers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8161c3b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/v1/labelers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+from typing import Any, List
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi.security.api_key import APIKey
+from sqlmodel import Session
+from starlette.status import HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+
+from app import crud, schemas
+from app.api import deps
+
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/", response_model=List[schemas.Labeler])
+def read_labelers(
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    begin_id: int = 0,
+    limit: int = 100,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Retrieve labelers.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, read=True)
+    if limit > 10000:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Bad request")
+    labelers = crud.labeler.get_multi(db, begin_id=begin_id, limit=limit)
+    return labelers
+
+
+@router.post("/", response_model=schemas.Labeler)
+def create_labeler(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    item_in: schemas.LabelerCreate,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Create new labeler.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, create=True)
+    item = crud.labeler.create(db=db, obj_in=item_in)
+    return item
+
+
+@router.put("/{id}", response_model=schemas.Labeler)
+def update_labeler(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    id: int,
+    item_in: schemas.LabelerUpdate,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Update a labeler.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, update=True, read=True)
+    item = crud.labeler.get(db=db, id=id)
+    if not item:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found")
+    item = crud.labeler.update(db=db, db_obj=item, obj_in=item_in)
+    return item
+
+
+@router.get("/by-username", response_model=schemas.Labeler)
+def read_labeler_by_username(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    discord_username: str,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Get labeler by ID.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, read=True)
+    item = crud.labeler.get_by_discord_username(db=db, discord_username=discord_username)
+    if not item:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Item not found")
+    return item
+
+
+@router.get("/{id}", response_model=schemas.Labeler)
+def read_labeler(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    id: int,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Get labeler by ID.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, read=True)
+    item = crud.labeler.get(db=db, id=id)
+    if not item:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found")
+    return item
+
+
+@router.delete("/{id}", response_model=schemas.Labeler)
+def delete_labeler(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    id: int,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Delete a labeler.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, delete=True)
+    labeler = crud.labeler.get(db=db, id=id)
+    if not labeler:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found")
+    labeler = crud.labeler.remove(db=db, id=id)
+    return labeler
diff --git a/backend/app/api/v1/prompts.py b/backend/app/api/v1/prompts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7848229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/v1/prompts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+from typing import Any, List
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi.security.api_key import APIKey
+from sqlmodel import Session
+from starlette.status import HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+
+from app import crud, schemas
+from app.api import deps
+
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/", response_model=List[schemas.Prompt])
+def read_prompts(
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    begin_id: int = 0,
+    limit: int = 1000,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Retrieve prompts.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, read=True)
+    if limit > 10000:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Bad request")
+    return crud.prompt.get_multi(db, begin_id=begin_id, limit=limit)
+
+
+@router.post("/", response_model=schemas.Prompt)
+def create_prompt(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    item_in: schemas.PromptCreate,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Create new prompt.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, create=True)
+    if item_in.labeler_id is None:
+        if item_in.discord_username is None:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Bad request")
+        labeler = crud.labeler.get_by_discord_username(db=db, discord_username=item_in.discord_username)
+    else:
+        labeler = crud.labeler.get(db=db, id=item_in.labeler_id)
+
+    if labeler is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Invalid labeler user name")
+    if not labeler.is_enabled:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Labeler disabled")
+    
+    item_in.labeler_id = labeler.id
+    item_in.discord_username = None
+    item = crud.prompt.create(db=db, obj_in=item_in)
+    return item
+
+
+@router.get("/{id}", response_model=schemas.Prompt)
+def read_prompt(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    id: int,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Get prompt by ID.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, read=True)
+    item = crud.prompt.get(db=db, id=id)
+    if not item:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found")
+    return item
+
+
+@router.delete("/{id}", response_model=schemas.Prompt)
+def delete_prompt(
+    *,
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+    api_key: APIKey = Depends(deps.get_api_key),
+    id: int,
+) -> Any:
+    """
+    Delete a prompt.
+    """
+    deps.api_auth(api_key, db, delete=True)
+    item = crud.prompt.get(db=db, id=id)
+    if not item:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found")
+    item = crud.prompt.remove(db=db, id=id)
+    return item
diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..895dbb00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
+from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl, BaseSettings, PostgresDsn, validator
+
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    PROJECT_NAME: str = "open-chatGPT backend"
+    API_V1_STR: str = "/api/v1"
+    DATABASE_URI: Optional[PostgresDsn] = None
+
+    BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS: List[AnyHttpUrl] = []
+
+    @validator("BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS", pre=True)
+    def assemble_cors_origins(cls, v: Union[str, List[str]]) -> Union[List[str], str]:
+        if isinstance(v, str) and not v.startswith("["):
+            return [i.strip() for i in v.split(",")]
+        elif isinstance(v, (list, str)):
+            return v
+        raise ValueError(v)
+
+
+settings = Settings(_env_file=".env")
diff --git a/backend/app/crud/__init__.py b/backend/app/crud/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00548245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/crud/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from .crud_labeler import labeler
+from .crud_prompt import prompt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/app/crud/base.py b/backend/app/crud/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..927359d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/crud/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from typing import Any, Dict, Generic, List, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
+
+from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel
+
+
+ModelType = TypeVar("ModelType", bound=SQLModel)
+CreateSchemaType = TypeVar("CreateSchemaType", bound=BaseModel)
+UpdateSchemaType = TypeVar("UpdateSchemaType", bound=BaseModel)
+
+
+class CRUDBase(Generic[ModelType, CreateSchemaType, UpdateSchemaType]):
+    def __init__(self, model: Type[ModelType]):
+        """
+        CRUD object with default methods to Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD).
+
+        **Parameters**
+
+        * `model`: A SQLModel model class
+        * `schema`: A Pydantic model (schema) class
+        """
+        self.model = model
+
+    def get(self, db: Session, id: Any) -> Optional[ModelType]:
+        return db.query(self.model).filter(self.model.id == id).first()
+
+    def get_multi(
+        self, db: Session, *, begin_id: int = 0, limit: int = 100
+    ) -> List[ModelType]:
+        return db.query(self.model).filter(self.model.id >= begin_id).limit(limit).all()
+
+    def create(self, db: Session, *, obj_in: CreateSchemaType) -> ModelType:
+        obj_in_data = jsonable_encoder(obj_in)
+        db_obj = self.model(**obj_in_data)  # type: ignore
+        db.add(db_obj)
+        db.commit()
+        db.refresh(db_obj)
+        return db_obj
+
+    def update(
+        self,
+        db: Session,
+        *,
+        db_obj: ModelType,
+        obj_in: Union[UpdateSchemaType, Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> ModelType:
+        obj_data = jsonable_encoder(db_obj)
+        if isinstance(obj_in, dict):
+            update_data = obj_in
+        else:
+            update_data = obj_in.dict(exclude_unset=True)
+        for field in obj_data:
+            if field in update_data:
+                setattr(db_obj, field, update_data[field])
+        db.add(db_obj)
+        db.commit()
+        db.refresh(db_obj)
+        return db_obj
+
+    def delete(self, db: Session, *, id: int) -> ModelType:
+        obj = db.query(self.model).get(id)
+        db.delete(obj)
+        db.commit()
+        return obj
diff --git a/backend/app/crud/crud_labeler.py b/backend/app/crud/crud_labeler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a47aee34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/crud/crud_labeler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from app.crud.base import CRUDBase
+from app.models.labeler import Labeler
+from app.schemas.labeler import LabelerCreate, LabelerUpdate
+from sqlmodel import Session
+
+
+class CRUDLabeler(CRUDBase[Labeler, LabelerCreate, LabelerUpdate]):
+    def get_by_discord_username(self, db: Session, discord_username: str) -> Optional[Labeler]:
+        return db.query(Labeler).filter(Labeler.discord_username == discord_username).first()
+
+
+labeler = CRUDLabeler(Labeler)
diff --git a/backend/app/crud/crud_prompt.py b/backend/app/crud/crud_prompt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7288b82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/crud/crud_prompt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from app.crud.base import CRUDBase
+from app.models.prompt import Prompt
+from app.schemas.prompt import PromptCreate
+
+
+class CRUDPrompt(CRUDBase[Prompt, PromptCreate, None]):
+    pass
+
+
+prompt = CRUDPrompt(Prompt)
diff --git a/backend/app/database.py b/backend/app/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9562b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from sqlmodel import create_engine
+from app.config import settings
+
+engine = create_engine(settings.DATABASE_URI)
diff --git a/backend/app/db_test.py b/backend/app/db_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6d5a374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/db_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import dataclasses
+from datetime import datetime
+import json
+from typing import Optional
+import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel, create_engine
+from app.config import settings
+
+import app.api.deps
+
+
+
+def main():
+    print(settings.dict())
+    quit()
+
+    args = parse_args()
+    cfg = load_configuration_file(args.config)
+
+    engine = create_engine(cfg.database_url)
+    app.api.deps.engine = engine
+
+    """
+    with Session(engine) as session:        
+        # create a test serivice
+        #sc1 = ServiceClient(name='blub', api_key='1234')
+        #session.add(sc1)
+
+        session.commit()
+    """
+    
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..343e142a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+
+from app.api.v1.api import api_router
+from app.config import settings
+
+app = FastAPI(
+    title=settings.PROJECT_NAME, openapi_url=f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/openapi.json"
+)
+
+# Set all CORS enabled origins
+if settings.BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS:
+    app.add_middleware(
+        CORSMiddleware,
+        allow_origins=[str(origin) for origin in settings.BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS],
+        allow_credentials=True,
+        allow_methods=["*"],
+        allow_headers=["*"],
+    )
+
+app.include_router(api_router, prefix=settings.API_V1_STR)
diff --git a/backend/app/models/__init__.py b/backend/app/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e54a9211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .service_client import ServiceClient
+from .labeler import Labeler
+from .prompt import Prompt
diff --git a/backend/app/models/labeler.py b/backend/app/models/labeler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfef9232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/labeler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class Labeler(SQLModel, table=True):
+    __tablename__ = "labeler"
+    id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+    display_name: str
+    discord_username: str
+    created_date: Optional[datetime] = Field(sa_column=sa.Column(sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.func.current_timestamp()), nullable=False)
+    is_enabled: bool
+    notes: str
diff --git a/backend/app/models/prompt.py b/backend/app/models/prompt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdb3a002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/prompt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class Prompt(SQLModel, table=True):
+    __tablename__ = "prompt"
+    id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+    labeler_id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, foreign_key="labeler.id")
+    prompt: str
+    response: Optional[str]
+    lang: Optional[str]
+    created_date: Optional[datetime] = Field(sa_column=sa.Column(sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.func.current_timestamp()), nullable=False)
+ 
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diff --git a/backend/app/models/service_client.py b/backend/app/models/service_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54960636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/service_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class ServiceClient(SQLModel, table=True):
+    __tablename__ = "service_client"
+    id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+    name: str
+    api_key: str
+    service_admin_email: Optional[str] = None
+    api_key: str
+    can_append: bool = True
+    can_write: bool = False
+    can_delete: bool = False
+    can_read: bool = True
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/__init__.py b/backend/app/schemas/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fcc61b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from .labeler import Labeler, LabelerCreate, LabelerUpdate
+from .prompt import Prompt, PromptCreate
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/labeler.py b/backend/app/schemas/labeler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0774426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/labeler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class Labeler(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    discord_username: str
+    display_name: str
+    created_date: datetime
+    is_enabled: str
+    notes: Optional[str]
+
+
+class LabelerCreate(BaseModel):
+    discord_username: str
+    display_name: Optional[str]
+    is_enabled: Optional[bool] = True
+    notes: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class LabelerUpdate(BaseModel):
+    discord_username: Optional[str] = None
+    display_name: Optional[str] = None
+    enabled: Optional[bool] = None
+    notes: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/prompt.py b/backend/app/schemas/prompt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..928ab74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/prompt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class Prompt(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    labeler_id: int
+    prompt: str
+    response: Optional[str]
+    lang: Optional[str]
+    created_date: datetime
+
+
+class PromptCreate(BaseModel):
+    labeler_id: Optional[int] = None
+    discord_username: Optional[str] = None
+    prompt: str
+    response: Optional[str] = None
+    lang: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/__init__.py b/backend/app/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e271f16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fastapi==0.88.0
+pydantic==1.9.1
+SQLAlchemy==1.4.41
+sqlmodel==0.0.8
+starlette==0.22.0
+uvicorn==0.20.0
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.5
+alembic==1.8.1
+python-dotenv==0.21.0
diff --git a/backend/scripts/run-local.sh b/backend/scripts/run-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b6bc997a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/scripts/run-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+uvicorn app.main:app --reload
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