diff --git a/packages/python-client/.gitignore b/packages/python-client/.gitignore
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+.venv
diff --git a/packages/python-client/.vscode/launch.json b/packages/python-client/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Current File",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/test.py",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "justMyCode": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/packages/python-client/plugin_remote.py b/packages/python-client/plugin_remote.py
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+++ b/packages/python-client/plugin_remote.py
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+../../server/python/plugin_remote.py
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diff --git a/packages/python-client/requirements.txt b/packages/python-client/requirements.txt
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+python-engineio[asyncio_client]
+aiohttp
+aiodns
diff --git a/packages/python-client/rpc.py b/packages/python-client/rpc.py
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+../../server/python/rpc.py
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diff --git a/packages/python-client/rpc_reader.py b/packages/python-client/rpc_reader.py
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+../../server/python/rpc_reader.py
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diff --git a/packages/python-client/scrypted_python b/packages/python-client/scrypted_python
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+../../sdk/types/scrypted_python
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diff --git a/packages/python-client/test.py b/packages/python-client/test.py
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+import asyncio
+import engineio
+import os
+import aiohttp
+import rpc_reader
+import plugin_remote
+from plugin_remote import SystemManager, MediaManager
+from scrypted_python.scrypted_sdk import ScryptedStatic
+
+class EioRpcTransport(rpc_reader.RpcTransport):
+    message_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+
+    def __init__(self, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.eio = engineio.AsyncClient(ssl_verify=False)
+        self.loop = loop
+
+        @self.eio.on("message")
+        def on_message(data):
+            self.message_queue.put_nowait(data)
+
+    async def read(self):
+        return await self.message_queue.get()
+
+    def writeBuffer(self, buffer, reject):
+        self.writeBuffer(buffer, reject)
+
+    def writeJSON(self, json, reject):
+        async def send():
+            try:
+                await self.eio.send(json)
+            except Exception as e:
+                reject(e)
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(send(), self.loop)
+
+
+async def connect_scrypted_client(
+    base_url: str, username: str, password: str, plugin_id: str = "@scrypted/core"
+):
+    login_url = f"{base_url}/login"
+    login_body = {
+        "username": username,
+        "password": password,
+    }
+
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        async with session.post(
+            login_url, verify_ssl=False, json=login_body
+        ) as response:
+            login_response = await response.json()
+
+            headers = {"Authorization": login_response["authorization"]}
+
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            transport = EioRpcTransport(loop)
+
+            await transport.eio.connect(
+                base_url,
+                headers=headers,
+                engineio_path=f"/endpoint/{plugin_id}/engine.io/api/",
+            )
+            
+            ret = asyncio.Future[ScryptedStatic](loop=loop)
+            peer, peerReadLoop = await rpc_reader.prepare_peer_readloop(loop, transport)
+            peer.params['print'] = print
+            def callback(api, pluginId, hostInfo):
+                remote = plugin_remote.PluginRemote(peer, api, pluginId, hostInfo, loop)
+                wrapped = remote.setSystemState
+                async def remoteSetSystemState(systemState):
+                    await wrapped(systemState)
+                    async def resolve():
+                        sdk = ScryptedStatic()
+                        sdk.api = api
+                        sdk.remote = remote
+                        sdk.systemManager = SystemManager(api, remote.systemState)
+                        sdk.mediaManager = MediaManager(await api.getMediaManager())
+                        ret.set_result(sdk)
+                    asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(resolve(), loop)
+                remote.setSystemState = remoteSetSystemState
+                return remote
+            peer.params['getRemote'] = callback
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(peerReadLoop(), loop)
+
+            sdk = await ret
+            return sdk
+
+async def main():
+    sdk = await connect_scrypted_client(
+        "https://localhost:10443",
+        os.environ["SCRYPTED_USERNAME"],
+        os.environ["SCRYPTED_PASSWORD"],
+    )
+
+    for id in sdk.systemManager.getSystemState():
+        device = sdk.systemManager.getDeviceById(id)
+        print(device.name)
+    os._exit(0)
+
+loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(main(), loop)
+loop.run_forever()