diff --git a/packages/client/src/comments/CommentActions.ts b/packages/client/src/comments/CommentActions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf62f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/comments/CommentActions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import {IHTTPClient} from '../http'
+import {IComment, IAPIDef} from '@rondo/common'
+
+export enum ICommentActionTypes {
+  VOTE_UP = 'VOTE_UP',
+  VOTE_DOWN = 'VOTE_DOWN',
+  COMMENTS_RETRIEVE = 'COMMENTS_RETRIEVE',
+  COMMENT_ADD = 'COMMENT_ADD',
+  COMMENT_EDIT = 'COMMENT_EDIT',
+  COMMENT_REMOVE = 'COMMENT_DELETE',
+
+  SPAM_MARK = 'SPAM_MARK',
+  SPAM_UNMARK = 'SPAM_UNMARK',
+}
+
+export class CommentActions {
+  constructor(protected readonly http: IHTTPClient<IAPIDef>) {}
+
+  voteUp(comment: IComment) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.post('/comments/:commentId/vote', null, {
+        commentId: comment.id,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.VOTE_UP,
+    }
+  }
+
+  voteDown(comment: IComment) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.delete('/comments/:commentId/vote', null, {
+        commentId: comment.id,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.VOTE_DOWN,
+    }
+  }
+
+  getComments(storyId: number) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.get('/story/:storyId/comments', null, {
+        storyId,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.COMMENTS_RETRIEVE,
+    }
+  }
+
+  addComment(comment: IComment) {
+    if (!comment.parentId) {
+      // root comment
+      return {
+        payload: this.http.post('/story/:storyId/comments', comment, {
+          storyId: comment.storyId,
+        }),
+        type: ICommentActionTypes.COMMENT_ADD,
+      }
+    }
+
+    // nested comment
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.post('/comments/:parentId', comment, {
+        parentId: comment.parentId,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.COMMENT_ADD,
+    }
+  }
+
+  editComment(comment: IComment) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.put('/comments/:commentId', comment, {
+        commentId: comment.id,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.COMMENT_EDIT,
+    }
+  }
+
+  removeComment(comment: IComment) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.delete('/comments/:commentId', null, {
+        commentId: comment.id,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.COMMENT_REMOVE,
+    }
+  }
+
+  markAsSpam(comment: IComment) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.post('/comments/:commentId/spam', comment, {
+        commentId: comment.id,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.SPAM_MARK,
+    }
+  }
+
+  unmarkAsSpam(comment: IComment) {
+    return {
+      payload: this.http.delete('/comments/:commentId/spam', null, {
+        commentId: comment.id,
+      }),
+      type: ICommentActionTypes.SPAM_UNMARK,
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/comments/Comments.tsx b/packages/client/src/comments/Comments.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbaa833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/comments/Comments.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {IComment} from '@rondo/common'
+
+export interface ICommentProps {
+  comment: IComment
+}
+
+export class CommentVote extends React.PureComponent {
+  render() {
+    return (
+
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export class CommentButtons extends React.PureComponent {
+  render() {
+
+  }
+}
+
+export class Comment extends React.PureComponent<ICommentProps> {
+  render() {
+    const {comment} = this.props
+    return (
+      <div className='comment'>
+        <span className='score'>{comment.score}</span>
+        <p>{comment.message}</p>
+
+        <Comments comments={comment.children} />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export interface ICommentsProps {
+  comments: IComment[]
+}
+
+export class Comments extends React.PureComponent<ICommentsProps> {
+  render() {
+    const {comments} = this.props
+    return (
+      <div className='comments'>
+        {comments.map(comment => <Comment comment={comment} />)}
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/http/index.ts b/packages/client/src/http/index.ts
index 57ed147..02772fa 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/http/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/http/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 export * from './HTTPClient'
+export * from './IHTTPClient'
 export * from './IHeader'
+export * from './IRequest'
+export * from './IResponse'
+export * from './ITypedRequestParams'
diff --git a/packages/common/src/IAPIDef.ts b/packages/common/src/IAPIDef.ts
index f3af39e..e31b74a 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/IAPIDef.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/IAPIDef.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {ICredentials} from './ICredentials'
+import {IComment} from './IComment'
 import {IUser} from './IUser'
 
 export interface IAPIDef {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export interface IAPIDef {
   }
   '/auth/logout': {
     'get': {}
-  },
+  }
   '/users/password': {
     'post': {
       body: {
@@ -31,4 +32,65 @@ export interface IAPIDef {
       }
     }
   }
+  '/story/:storyId/comments': {
+    'get': {
+      response: IComment[],
+      params: {
+        storyId: number  // TODO might have to change to string (url)
+      }
+    }
+    'post': {
+      response: IComment,
+      params: {
+        storyId: number
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  '/comments/:parentId': {
+    'post': {
+      response: IComment,
+      params: {
+        parentId: number
+      },
+      body: IComment,
+    }
+  }
+  '/comments/:commentId': {
+    'put': {
+      response: IComment,
+      body: IComment,
+      params: {
+        commentId: number
+      }
+    }
+    'delete': {
+      params: {
+        commentId: number
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  '/comments/:commentId/vote': {
+    'post': {
+      params: {
+        commentId: number
+      }
+    }
+    'delete': {
+      params: {
+        commentId: number
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  '/comments/:commentId/spam': {
+    'post': {
+      params: {
+        commentId: number
+      }
+    }
+    'delete': {
+      params: {
+        commentId: number
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/IComment.ts b/packages/common/src/IComment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9251630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/IComment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export interface IComment {
+  id: number
+  storyId: number
+  message: string
+  score: number
+  parentId: number
+  children: IComment[]
+}
diff --git a/packages/common/src/index.ts b/packages/common/src/index.ts
index 20f1a79..390bcb9 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './IAPIDef'
+export * from './IComment'
 export * from './ICredentials'
 export * from './IRoutes'
 export * from './IUser'
diff --git a/packages/server/src/entities/Comment.ts b/packages/server/src/entities/Comment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/server/src/entities/Site.ts b/packages/server/src/entities/Site.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/server/src/entities/Story.ts b/packages/server/src/entities/Story.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/server/src/entities/Team.ts b/packages/server/src/entities/Team.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/server/src/entities/TeamUser.ts b/packages/server/src/entities/TeamUser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/CommentRoutes.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/CommentRoutes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a790e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/CommentRoutes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import {AsyncRouter} from '../router'
+import {BaseRoute} from './BaseRoute'
+import {IAPIDef} from '@rondo/common'
+import {ensureLoggedInApi} from '../middleware'
+
+export class CommentRoutes extends BaseRoute<IAPIDef> {
+  constructor(
+    protected readonly commentService: ICommentService,
+    protected readonly t: AsyncRouter<IAPIDef>,
+  ) {
+    super(t)
+  }
+
+  setup(t: AsyncRouter<IAPIDef>) {
+
+    t.get('/story/:storyId/comments', async req => {
+      const {storyId} = req.params
+      // TODO retrieve comments from story
+      return []
+    })
+
+    t.use(ensureLoggedInApi)
+
+    t.post('/story/:storyId/comments', async req => {
+      const comment = req.body
+      // TODO save a comment
+      return comment
+    })
+
+    t.post('/comments/:parentId', async req => {
+      const comment = req.body
+      // TODO save a comment
+      return comment
+    })
+
+    t.put('/comments/:commentId', async req => {
+      const comment = req.body
+      // TODO edit a comment
+      return comment
+    })
+
+    t.delete('/comments/:commentId', async req => {
+      const {commentId} = req.params
+      // TODO delete a comment
+    })
+
+    t.post('/comments/:commentId/vote', async req => {
+      const {commentId} = req.params
+      // TODO upvote a comment
+    })
+
+    t.delete('/comments/:commentId/vote', async req => {
+      const {commentId} = req.params
+      // TODO delete a vote
+    })
+
+    t.post('/comments/:commentId/spam', async req => {
+      const {commentId} = req.params
+      // TODO report comment as spam
+    })
+
+    t.delete('/comments/:commentId/spam', async req => {
+      const {commentId} = req.params
+      // TODO delete spam report
+    })
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/LoginRoutes.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/LoginRoutes.ts
index 6b1256c..a80ef44 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/LoginRoutes.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/LoginRoutes.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class LoginRoutes extends BaseRoute<IAPIDef> {
       }
       await req.logInPromise(user)
       res.redirect(req.baseUrl)
+      // TODO return user
     })
 
     t.get('/auth/logout', async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/CommentService.ts b/packages/server/src/services/CommentService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..249b399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/CommentService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import {BaseService} from './BaseService'
+import {IComment} from '@rondo/common'
+import {ICommentService} from'./ICommentService'
+
+export class CommentService extends BaseService implements ICommentService {
+
+  async find(storyId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async saveRoot(comment: IComment, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async save(comment: IComment, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async edit(comment: IComment, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async delete(comment: IComment, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async upVote(commentId: number, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async deleteVote(commentId: number, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async markAsSpam(commentId: number, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+  async unmarkAsSpam(commentId: number, userId: number) {
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/ICommentService.ts b/packages/server/src/services/ICommentService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3655b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/ICommentService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {IComment} from '@rondo/common'
+
+export interface ICommentService {
+  find(storyId: number): Promise<IComment>
+
+  saveRoot(comment: IComment, userId: number): Promise<IComment>
+
+  save(comment: IComment, userId: number): Promise<IComment>
+
+  edit(comment: IComment, userId: number): Promise<IComment>
+
+  delete(comment: IComment, userId: number): Promise<IComment>
+
+  upVote(commentId: number, userId: number): Promise<void>
+
+  deleteVote(commentId: number, userId: number): Promise<void>
+
+  markAsSpam(commentId: number, userId: number): Promise<void>
+
+  unmarkAsSpam(commentId: number, userId: number): Promise<void>
+}