diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Status
+
+cachet-url-monitor
+========================
+Python plugin for [cachet](cachethq.io) that monitors an URL, verifying it's response status and latency.
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diff --git a/cachet_url_monitor/configuration.py b/cachet_url_monitor/configuration.py
index 622fa5e..ab44ecb 100644
--- a/cachet_url_monitor/configuration.py
+++ b/cachet_url_monitor/configuration.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class Configuration(object):
     """
     def __init__(self, config_file):
         #TODO(mtakaki|2016-04-26): Needs validation if the config is correct.
+        #TODO(mtakaki|2016-04-28): Accept overriding settings using environment
+        # variables so we have a more docker-friendly approach.
         self.config_file = config_file
         self.data = load(file(self.config_file, 'r'))
         self.expectations = [Expectaction.create(expectation) for expectation
diff --git a/cachet_url_monitor/scheduler.py b/cachet_url_monitor/scheduler.py
index 122604e..1377eb6 100644
--- a/cachet_url_monitor/scheduler.py
+++ b/cachet_url_monitor/scheduler.py
@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from threading import Timer
-import configuration
+from configuration import Configuration
+import logging
+import schedule
+import sys
+import time
 
 
 class Agent(object):
     def __init__(self, configuration):
         self.configuration = configuration
 
+    def execute(self):
+        self.configuration.evaluate()
+        self.configuration.push_status_and_metrics()
 
+    def start(self):
+        schedule.every(self.configuration.data['frequency']).seconds.do(self.execute)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+        logging.fatal('Missing configuration file argument')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    configuration = Configuration(sys.argv[1])
+    agent = Agent(configuration)
+
+    agent.start()
+    logging.info('Starting monitor agent...')
+    while True:
+        schedule.run_pending()
+        time.sleep(configuration.data['frequency'])
diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
index 2792593..07e2a84 100644
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ PyYAML==3.11
 ipython==4.2.0
 pudb==2016.1
 requests==2.9.1
+schedule==0.3.2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PyYAML==3.11
+requests==2.9.1
+schedule==0.3.2