diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/llm
+/llmd
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
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+++ b/.golangci.yml
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+run:
+  # timeout for analysis
+  deadline: 4m
+
+  # Linting uses a lot of memory. Keep it under control by only running a single
+  # worker.
+  concurrency: 1
+
+linters-settings:
+  govet:
+    # Don't report about shadowed variables
+    check-shadowing: false
+  gofmt:
+    # simplify code: gofmt with `-s` option, true by default
+    simplify: true
+
+linters:
+  enable-all: true
+  disable:
+    # Init functions are used by loggers throughout the codebase.
+    - gochecknoinits
+
+    # Global variables are used by loggers.
+    - gochecknoglobals
+
+    # Some lines are over 80 characters on purpose and we don't want to make
+    # them even longer by marking them as 'nolint'.
+    - lll
+
+    # We don't care (enough) about misaligned structs to lint that.
+    - maligned
+
+    # We have long functions, especially in tests. Moving or renaming those
+    # would trigger funlen problems that we may not want to solve at that time.
+    - funlen
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+PKG := github.com/lightninglabs/llm
+ESCPKG := github.com\/lightninglabs\/llm
+
+LINT_PKG := github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
+GOVERALLS_PKG := github.com/mattn/goveralls
+GOACC_PKG := github.com/ory/go-acc
+
+GO_BIN := ${GOPATH}/bin
+GOVERALLS_BIN := $(GO_BIN)/goveralls
+LINT_BIN := $(GO_BIN)/golangci-lint
+GOACC_BIN := $(GO_BIN)/go-acc
+
+LINT_COMMIT := v1.18.0
+GOACC_COMMIT := ddc355013f90fea78d83d3a6c71f1d37ac07ecd5
+
+DEPGET := cd /tmp && go get -v
+GOBUILD := go build -v
+GOINSTALL := go install -v
+GOTEST := go test -v
+
+GOFILES_NOVENDOR = $(shell find . -type f -name '*.go' -not -path "./vendor/*")
+GOLIST := go list -deps $(PKG)/... | grep '$(PKG)'| grep -v '/vendor/'
+GOLISTCOVER := $(shell go list -deps -f '{{.ImportPath}}' ./... | grep '$(PKG)' | sed -e 's/^$(ESCPKG)/./')
+
+RM := rm -f
+CP := cp
+MAKE := make
+XARGS := xargs -L 1
+
+include make/testing_flags.mk
+
+LINT = $(LINT_BIN) run -v
+
+GREEN := "\\033[0;32m"
+NC := "\\033[0m"
+define print
+	echo $(GREEN)$1$(NC)
+endef
+
+default: scratch
+
+all: scratch check install
+
+# ============
+# DEPENDENCIES
+# ============
+
+$(GOVERALLS_BIN):
+	@$(call print, "Fetching goveralls.")
+	go get -u $(GOVERALLS_PKG)
+
+$(LINT_BIN):
+	@$(call print, "Fetching linter")
+	$(DEPGET) $(LINT_PKG)@$(LINT_COMMIT)
+
+$(GOACC_BIN):
+	@$(call print, "Fetching go-acc")
+	$(DEPGET) $(GOACC_PKG)@$(GOACC_COMMIT)
+
+# ============
+# INSTALLATION
+# ============
+
+build:
+	@$(call print, "Building LLM.")
+	$(GOBUILD) $(PKG)/cmd/llm
+	$(GOBUILD) $(PKG)/cmd/llmd
+
+install:
+	@$(call print, "Installing LLM.")
+	$(GOINSTALL) $(PKG)/cmd/llm
+	$(GOINSTALL) $(PKG)/cmd/llmd
+
+scratch: build
+
+# =======
+# TESTING
+# =======
+
+check: unit
+
+unit:
+	@$(call print, "Running unit tests.")
+	$(UNIT)
+
+unit-cover: $(GOACC_BIN)
+	@$(call print, "Running unit coverage tests.")
+	$(GOACC_BIN) $(COVER_PKG)
+
+unit-race:
+	@$(call print, "Running unit race tests.")
+	env CGO_ENABLED=1 GORACE="history_size=7 halt_on_errors=1" $(UNIT_RACE)
+
+goveralls: $(GOVERALLS_BIN)
+	@$(call print, "Sending coverage report.")
+	$(GOVERALLS_BIN) -coverprofile=coverage.txt -service=travis-ci
+
+travis-race: lint unit-race
+
+travis-cover: lint unit-cover goveralls
+
+travis-itest: lint
+
+# =============
+# FLAKE HUNTING
+# =============
+flake-unit:
+	@$(call print, "Flake hunting unit tests.")
+	while [ $$? -eq 0 ]; do GOTRACEBACK=all $(UNIT) -count=1; done
+
+flake-race:
+	@$(call print, "Flake hunting race tests.")
+	while [ $$? -eq 0 ]; do GOTRACEBACK=all CGO_ENABLED=1 GORACE="history_size=7 halt_on_errors=1" $(UNIT_RACE) -count=1; done
+
+# =========
+# UTILITIES
+# =========
+fmt:
+	@$(call print, "Formatting source.")
+	gofmt -l -w -s $(GOFILES_NOVENDOR)
+
+lint: $(LINT_BIN)
+	@$(call print, "Linting source.")
+	$(LINT)
+
+list:
+	@$(call print, "Listing commands.")
+	@$(MAKE) -qp | \
+		awk -F':' '/^[a-zA-Z0-9][^$$#\/\t=]*:([^=]|$$)/ {split($$1,A,/ /);for(i in A)print A[i]}' | \
+		grep -v Makefile | \
+		sort
+
+rpc:
+	@$(call print, "Compiling protos.")
+	cd ./clmrpc; ./gen_protos.sh
+
+clean:
+	@$(call print, "Cleaning source.$(NC)")
+	$(RM) ./llm
+	$(RM) ./llmd
+	$(RM) coverage.txt
diff --git a/make/testing_flags.mk b/make/testing_flags.mk
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index 0000000..ff8dfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/testing_flags.mk
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+TEST_FLAGS =
+COVER_PKG = $$(go list -deps ./... | grep '$(PKG)')
+
+# If specific package is being unit tested, construct the full name of the
+# subpackage.
+ifneq ($(pkg),)
+UNITPKG := $(PKG)/$(pkg)
+UNIT_TARGETED = yes
+COVER_PKG = $(PKG)/$(pkg)
+endif
+
+# If a specific unit test case is being target, construct test.run filter.
+ifneq ($(case),)
+TEST_FLAGS += -test.run=$(case)
+UNIT_TARGETED = yes
+endif
+
+# If a timeout was requested, construct initialize the proper flag for the go
+# test command. If not, we set 20m (up from the default 10m).
+ifneq ($(timeout),)
+TEST_FLAGS += -test.timeout=$(timeout)
+else
+TEST_FLAGS += -test.timeout=20m
+endif
+
+# UNIT_TARGTED is undefined iff a specific package and/or unit test case is
+# not being targeted.
+UNIT_TARGETED ?= no
+
+# If a specific package/test case was requested, run the unit test for the
+# targeted case. Otherwise, default to running all tests.
+ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), yes)
+UNIT := $(GOTEST) $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
+UNIT_RACE := $(GOTEST) $(TEST_FLAGS) -race $(UNITPKG)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), no)
+UNIT := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) $(TEST_FLAGS)
+UNIT_RACE := $(UNIT) -race
+endif