diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a59ef62..ec8267b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS+= -I"$(top_srcdir)/hcore/include"
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = harikoff
 harikoff_SOURCES = main.cpp
-harikoff_LDADD = hcore/libhcore.a hcore/deviceManager/libdeviceManager.a
+harikoff_LDADD = hcore/libhcore.a hcore/deviceManager/libdeviceManager.a \
+    hcore/senseApis/libsenseApis.a
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a11f072..a980b1a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ AS_IF([test -z "${LEX}" || test -z "${YACC}"], [
     AC_MSG_ERROR([LEX and YACC must both be available in PATH.])
 ])
 
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl ldl], [], [
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([dlopen() not found in libdl or libldl.])
+])
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS=m4_normalize(["-I\"\$(top_srcdir)/include\""])
 
 AC_SUBST([AM_CPPFLAGS])
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([include/config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     Makefile hcore/Makefile
     hcore/deviceManager/Makefile
+    hcore/senseApis/Makefile
 ])
 
 AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS_POST([
diff --git a/hcore/Makefile.am b/hcore/Makefile.am
index d87b30c..8c63061 100644
--- a/hcore/Makefile.am
+++ b/hcore/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = deviceManager
+SUBDIRS = deviceManager senseApis
 AM_CPPFLAGS+= -I"$(top_srcdir)/hcore/include"
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libhcore.a
diff --git a/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h b/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..304947a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifndef SENSE_API_MANAGER_H
+#define SENSE_API_MANAGER_H
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <optional>
+#include <functional>
+
+struct SenseApiInstance {
+    int a;
+
+    bool operator==(const SenseApiInstance& other) const {
+        return a == other.a;
+    }
+};
+
+class SenseApiLib {
+public:
+    std::string libraryPath;
+    std::unique_ptr<void, decltype(&dlclose)> handle;
+
+    SenseApiLib(const std::string& path)
+        : libraryPath(path), handle(nullptr, &dlclose) {}
+};
+
+class SenseApiManager {
+public:
+    static SenseApiManager& getInstance()
+    {
+        static SenseApiManager instance
+        {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SENSEAPI_FOO
+            "builtinApi1",
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SENSEAPI_BAR
+            "builtinApi2",
+#endif
+            // X11 XCB is always built-in.
+            "x11-xcb"
+        };
+
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    void registerSenseApi(const SenseApiInstance& apiInstance);
+    void unregisterSenseApi(const SenseApiInstance& apiInstance);
+
+    SenseApiLib& loadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath);
+    std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<SenseApiLib>> getSenseApiLib(
+        const std::string& libraryPath);
+    void unloadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath);
+
+private:
+    SenseApiManager() = delete;
+    SenseApiManager(std::initializer_list<std::string> builtinApis)
+        : builtinSenseApis(builtinApis) {}
+    ~SenseApiManager() = default;
+
+    SenseApiManager(const SenseApiManager&) = delete;
+    SenseApiManager& operator=(const SenseApiManager&) = delete;
+
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SenseApiInstance>> senseApiInstances;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SenseApiLib>> senseApiLibs;
+    const std::vector<std::string> builtinSenseApis;
+};
+
+#endif // SENSE_API_MANAGER_H
diff --git a/hcore/include/senseApis/x11-xcb.h b/hcore/include/senseApis/x11-xcb.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bb80c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcore/include/senseApis/x11-xcb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef X11_XCB_API_H
+#define X11_XCB_API_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+
+class X11XcbApi
+{
+public:
+    X11XcbApi(const std::string& displayName);
+    ~X11XcbApi();
+
+    void addDevice(const std::string& deviceSpec);
+    void removeDevice(const std::string& deviceSpec);
+    void addAllDevicesFromSpecs(const std::vector<std::string>& deviceSpecs);
+
+private:
+    std::string displayName;
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec>> deviceSpecs;
+    // Add other necessary members and methods
+};
+
+#endif // X11_XCB_API_H
diff --git a/hcore/senseApis/Makefile.am b/hcore/senseApis/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7772f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcore/senseApis/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+AM_CPPFLAGS+= -I"$(top_srcdir)/hcore/include"
+
+noinst_LIBRARIES=libsenseApis.a
+libsenseApis_a_SOURCES=senseApiManager.cpp
+
+senseApiManager.o: AM_CPPFLAGS+=-Wno-ignored-attributes
diff --git a/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp b/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7204f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <optional>
+#include <senseApis/senseApiManager.h>
+
+std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SenseApiLib>> senseApiLibs;
+std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SenseApiInstance>> senseApiInstances;
+
+SenseApiLib& SenseApiManager::loadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath)
+{
+    auto lib = std::make_unique<SenseApiLib>(libraryPath);
+
+    // Clear any existing error
+    dlerror();
+    lib->handle.reset(dlopen(libraryPath.c_str(), RTLD_LAZY));
+    if (!lib->handle)
+    {
+        std::string error = dlerror()
+            ? dlerror()
+            : "Unknown error while opening shlib";
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(__func__) + " - Cannot load library '"
+            + libraryPath + "': "
+            + error);
+    }
+
+    senseApiLibs.push_back(std::move(lib));
+    return *senseApiLibs.back();
+}
+
+std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<SenseApiLib>> SenseApiManager::getSenseApiLib(
+    const std::string& libraryPath)
+{
+    auto it = std::find_if(senseApiLibs.begin(), senseApiLibs.end(),
+        [&libPath = libraryPath](const std::unique_ptr<SenseApiLib>& lib) {
+            return lib->libraryPath == libPath;
+        }
+    );
+
+    if (it != senseApiLibs.end()) { return **it; }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+void SenseApiManager::unloadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath)
+{
+    auto it = std::find_if(senseApiLibs.begin(), senseApiLibs.end(),
+        [&lpath = libraryPath](const std::unique_ptr<SenseApiLib>& lib) {
+            return lib->libraryPath == lpath;
+        }
+    );
+
+    if (it != senseApiLibs.end())
+    {
+        senseApiLibs.erase(it);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::cerr << std::string(__func__) + ": Library not found: "
+        << libraryPath << '\n';
+}
+
+void SenseApiManager::registerSenseApi(const SenseApiInstance& apiInstance)
+{
+    auto it = std::find_if(
+        senseApiInstances.begin(), senseApiInstances.end(),
+        [&apiInstance](const std::unique_ptr<SenseApiInstance>& instance) {
+            return static_cast<const SenseApiInstance&>(*instance) == apiInstance;
+        });
+
+    if (it != senseApiInstances.end())
+    {
+        std::cerr << std::string(__func__)
+              + ": Sense API Instance already registered.\n";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    senseApiInstances.push_back(std::make_unique<SenseApiInstance>(apiInstance));
+}
+
+void SenseApiManager::unregisterSenseApi(const SenseApiInstance& apiInstance)
+{
+    auto it = std::find_if(
+        senseApiInstances.begin(), senseApiInstances.end(),
+        [&apiInstance](const std::unique_ptr<SenseApiInstance>& instance) {
+            return const_cast<const SenseApiInstance&>(*instance) == apiInstance;
+        });
+
+    if (it != senseApiInstances.end()) {
+        senseApiInstances.erase(it);
+    } else {
+        std::cerr << std::string(__func__) + ": Sense API Instance not found.\n";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hcore/senseApis/x11-xcb.cpp b/hcore/senseApis/x11-xcb.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e86cde4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcore/senseApis/x11-xcb.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include <senseApis/x11-xcb.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+X11XcbApi::X11XcbApi(const std::string& displayName)
+    : displayName(displayName)
+{
+}
+
+X11XcbApi::~X11XcbApi() {
+    // Add any necessary cleanup code
+}
+
+bool X11XcbApi::initialize() {
+    // Add initialization code
+    std::cout << "Initializing X11 XCB API with display: " << displayName << std::endl;
+    return true;
+}
+
+void X11XcbApi::shutdown() {
+    // Add shutdown code
+    std::cout << "Shutting down X11 XCB API" << std::endl;
+}
+
+void X11XcbApi::addDevice(const std::string& deviceSpec) {
+    // Add code to add a device
+    auto device = std::make_shared<DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec>(deviceSpec);
+    deviceSpecs.push_back(device);
+    std::cout << "Adding device with spec: " << deviceSpec << std::endl;
+}
+
+void X11XcbApi::removeDevice(const std::string& deviceSpec) {
+    // Add code to remove a device
+    auto it = std::remove_if(deviceSpecs.begin(), deviceSpecs.end(),
+        [&deviceSpec](const std::shared_ptr<DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec>& device) {
+            return device->spec == deviceSpec;
+        });
+    if (it != deviceSpecs.end()) {
+        deviceSpecs.erase(it, deviceSpecs.end());
+        std::cout << "Removing device with spec: " << deviceSpec << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void X11XcbApi::addAllDevicesFromSpecs(const std::vector<std::string>& deviceSpecs) {
+    for (const auto& spec : deviceSpecs) {
+        addDevice(spec);
+    }
+}