diff --git a/01_pipeline_tester.py b/01_pipeline_tester.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eb9b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01_pipeline_tester.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from typing import List, Union, Generator, Iterator
+
+class Pipeline:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.name = "Simple pipeline tester"
+        pass
+
+    async def on_startup(self):
+        # This function is called when the server is started.
+        print(f"on_startup:{__name__}")
+        pass
+
+    async def on_shutdown(self):
+        # This function is called when the server is shutdown.
+        print(f"on_shutdown:{__name__}")
+        pass
+
+    
+    def pipe(self, user_message: str, model_id: str, messages: List[dict], body: dict) -> Union[str, Generator, Iterator]:
+        # This function is called when a new user_message is receieved.
+        
+        print(f"received message from user: {user_message}") #user_message to logs
+        return (f"received message from user: {user_message}") #user_message to the UI
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70bdb37..a4febaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 These python scripts are meant as a pipeline between Openweb UI and Openrouter
 
-1. 00: Queries a openrouter model and returns the response to the chat
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+1. 00: Queries a openrouter model and returns the response to the chat
+2. 01: Simple Echo example
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