diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/OGPLogin.py b/pyogp/lib/base/OGPLogin.py
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index 0000000..7d083fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/OGPLogin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from pyogp.lib.base.credentials import PlainPasswordCredential
+from pyogp.lib.base.agentdomain import AgentDomain
+from pyogp.lib.base.regiondomain import Region
+
+from pyogp.lib.base.interfaces import IPlaceAvatarAdapter
+
+import getpass, sys
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+import pprint
+
+class OGPLogin(object):
+    """ This class can be used to log in to an agent domain and start communicating with a region domain """
+
+    def __init__(self, credents, loginuri, regionuri):
+        self.credentials = credents #PlainPasswordCredential(credents.firstname, credents.lastname, credents.password)
+        self.loginuri = loginuri
+        self.regionuri = regionuri
+    
+    def login(self):
+
+        print "login to the agent domain: " + self.loginuri
+        agentd, agent = self.loginToAgentD()
+        print "logged in, we now have an agent: ", agent
+        print "and a domain: ", agentd
+
+        print "now we try to place the avatar on a region"
+        avatar = self.placeAvatarCap()
+        print "placed avatar cap, got back: ", avatar
+
+        #avatar.establish_presence()
+
+    def loginToAgentD(self):
+        """ Logs into the agent domain, getting the agentd seed cap """
+        self.agentdomain = AgentDomain(self.loginuri)
+        self.agent = self.agentdomain.login(self.credentials)
+        return self.agentdomain, self.agent
+    
+    def getCapabilities(self, seed_cap, caps):
+        """ This is the method that SHOULD be used (but isn't) to get capabilities from the seedcap """
+        pass
+
+    def placeAvatarCap(self):
+        """ actually gets the place_avatar cap and posts to it """
+        region = Region(self.regionuri)
+        place = IPlaceAvatarAdapter(self.agent)
+        self.avatar = place(region)
+        return self.avatar
+        
+def main():
+    parser = OptionParser()
+
+    parser.add_option("-a", "--agentdomain", dest="loginuri", default="https://login1.aditi.lindenlab.com/cgi-bin/auth.cgi",
+                      help="URI of Agent Domain")
+    parser.add_option("-r", "--region", dest="regionuri", default="http://sim1.vaak.lindenlab.com:13000",
+                      help="URI of Region to connect to")
+
+    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+
+    options.firstname = args[0]
+    options.lastname = args[1]
+    options.password = getpass.getpass()
+    
+    pprint.pprint(options)
+    credents = PlainPasswordCredential(options.firstname, options.lastname, options.password)
+    
+    return OGPLogin(credents, options.loginuri, options.regionuri).login()    
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/tests/__init__.py b/pyogp/lib/base/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/tests/test_ogplogin.py b/pyogp/lib/base/tests/test_ogplogin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb6eeb0
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+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/tests/test_ogplogin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import unittest, doctest
+from pyogp.lib.base.credentials import PlainPasswordCredential
+from pyogp.lib.base.agentdomain import AgentDomain
+from pyogp.lib.base.regiondomain import Region
+
+from pyogp.lib.base.interfaces import IPlaceAvatarAdapter
+
+from pyogp.lib.base.OGPLogin import OGPLogin
+
+class TestOGPLogin(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_login(self):
+        credentials = PlainPasswordCredential('firstname', 'lastname', 'password')
+        #create a login, giving it the credentials, the loginuri, and the regionuri
+        ogpLogin = OGPLogin(credentials, 'https://login1.aditi.lindenlab.com/cgi-bin/auth.cgi', 'http://sim1.vaak.lindenlab.com:13000')
+
+        #gets seedcap, and an agent that can be placed in a region
+        agentdomain, agent = ogpLogin.loginToAgentD()
+        assert agentdomain.seed_cap != None or agentdomain.seed_cap != {}, "Login to agent domain failed"
+
+        #attempts to place the agent in a region
+        avatar = ogpLogin.placeAvatarCap()
+        assert avatar['connect'] == True, "Place avatar failed"
+        
+def test_suite():
+    from unittest import TestSuite, makeSuite
+    suite = TestSuite()
+    suite.addTest(makeSuite(TestOGPLogin))
+    return suite
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ff384e5..53e9387 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ setup(name='pyogp.lib.base',
       entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'login = pyogp.lib.base.example:main',
+            'OGPlogin = pyogp.lib.base.OGPLogin:main'
         ],
       },