diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0656158cd4f..2c0d095066f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@
                 "command": "python.runLinting",
                 "title": "%python.command.python.runLinting.title%",
                 "category": "Python"
+            },
+            {
+                "command": "python.datascience",
+                "title": "%python.command.python.datascience.datascience.title%",
+                "category": "Python"
             }
         ],
         "menus": {
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index 333a94791381..b8ab9f88c200 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "python.command.python.setLinter.title": "Select Linter",
     "python.command.python.enableLinting.title": "Enable Linting",
     "python.command.python.runLinting.title": "Run Linting",
+    "python.command.python.datascience.datascience.title": "Data Science Test Command",
     "python.snippet.launch.standard.label": "Python: Current File",
     "python.snippet.launch.standard.description": "Debug a Python Program with Standard Output",
     "python.snippet.launch.pyspark.label": "Python: PySpark",
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/codewatcher.ts b/src/client/datascience/codewatcher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85bf63caa5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/codewatcher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/constants.ts b/src/client/datascience/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d8e391b2f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+export namespace Commands {
+    export const DataScience = 'python.datascience';
+}
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/datascience.ts b/src/client/datascience/datascience.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be735aa1d660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/datascience.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
+import { IApplicationShell, ICommandManager } from '../common/application/types';
+import { IDisposableRegistry } from '../common/types';
+import { IServiceContainer } from '../ioc/types';
+import { Commands } from './constants';
+import { IDataScience } from './types';
+
+@injectable()
+export class DataScience implements IDataScience {
+    private readonly appShell: IApplicationShell;
+    private readonly commandManager: ICommandManager;
+    private readonly disposableRegistry: IDisposableRegistry;
+    constructor(@inject(IServiceContainer) private serviceContainer: IServiceContainer)
+    {
+        this.appShell = this.serviceContainer.get<IApplicationShell>(IApplicationShell);
+        this.commandManager = this.serviceContainer.get<ICommandManager>(ICommandManager);
+        this.disposableRegistry = this.serviceContainer.get<IDisposableRegistry>(IDisposableRegistry);
+    }
+
+    public async activate(): Promise<void> {
+        this.registerCommands();
+    }
+
+    public async executeDataScience(): Promise<void> {
+       await this.appShell.showInformationMessage('Hello Data Science');
+    }
+
+    private registerCommands(): void {
+        const disposable = this.commandManager.registerCommand(Commands.DataScience, this.executeDataScience, this);
+        this.disposableRegistry.push(disposable);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/history.ts b/src/client/datascience/history.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85bf63caa5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/history.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/historypostoffice.ts b/src/client/datascience/historypostoffice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85bf63caa5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/historypostoffice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyterserverprovider.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyterserverprovider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aff6473430f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyterserverprovider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import { injectable } from 'inversify';
+import { IJupyterServer, IJupyterServerProvider } from './types';
+
+@injectable()
+export class JupyterServerProvider implements IJupyterServerProvider {
+    public start(notebookFile: string | undefined): Promise<IJupyterServer> {
+        return new Promise<IJupyterServer>((resolve, reject) => {
+            resolve(undefined);
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/serviceRegistry.ts b/src/client/datascience/serviceRegistry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c1d2e6bdeea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/serviceRegistry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import { IServiceManager } from '../ioc/types';
+import { DataScience } from './datascience';
+import { JupyterServerProvider } from './jupyterserverprovider';
+import { IDataScience, IJupyterServerProvider } from './types';
+
+export function registerTypes(serviceManager: IServiceManager) {
+    serviceManager.addSingleton<IDataScience>(IDataScience, DataScience);
+    serviceManager.addSingleton<IJupyterServerProvider>(IJupyterServerProvider, JupyterServerProvider);
+}
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/types.ts b/src/client/datascience/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4ca8e1a6d1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/datascience/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+// Main interface
+export const IDataScience = Symbol('IDataScience');
+export interface IDataScience {
+    activate(): Promise<void>;
+    executeDataScience(): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+// Factory for jupyter servers
+export const IJupyterServerProvider = Symbol('IJupyterServerFactory');
+export interface IJupyterServerProvider {
+    start(notebookFile: string | undefined): Promise<IJupyterServer>;
+}
+
+// Talks to a jupyter kernel to retrieve data for cells
+export const IJupyterServer = Symbol('IJupyterServer');
+export interface IJupyterServer {
+}
+
+// Wraps the VS Code api for creating a web panel
+export const IWebPanelProvider = Symbol('IWebPanelProvider');
+export interface IWebPanelProvider {
+    create(): IWebPanel;
+}
+
+// Wraps the VS Code webview panel
+export const IWebPanel = Symbol('IWebPanel');
+export interface IWebPanel {
+}
+
+// Wraps the vscode API in order to send messages back and forth from a webview
+export const IPostOffice = Symbol('IPostOffice');
+export interface IPostOffice {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+    post(message: string, params: any[] | undefined);
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+    listen(message: string, listener: (args: any[] | undefined) => void);
+}
+
+// Basic structure for a cell from a notebook
+export interface ICell {
+    input: string;
+    output: string;
+    id: number;
+}
diff --git a/src/client/extension.ts b/src/client/extension.ts
index 66986f0996c1..5baa57fadc02 100644
--- a/src/client/extension.ts
+++ b/src/client/extension.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import {
     IMemento, IOutputChannel, WORKSPACE_MEMENTO
 } from './common/types';
 import { registerTypes as variableRegisterTypes } from './common/variables/serviceRegistry';
+import { registerTypes as dataScienceRegisterTypes } from './datascience/serviceRegistry';
+import { IDataScience } from './datascience/types';
 import { AttachRequestArguments, LaunchRequestArguments } from './debugger/Common/Contracts';
 import { BaseConfigurationProvider } from './debugger/configProviders/baseProvider';
 import { registerTypes as debugConfigurationRegisterTypes } from './debugger/configProviders/serviceRegistry';
@@ -105,6 +107,10 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<IExtensionApi
     const lintingEngine = serviceManager.get<ILintingEngine>(ILintingEngine);
     lintingEngine.linkJupiterExtension(jupyterExtension).ignoreErrors();
 
+    // Activate data science features
+    const dataScience = serviceManager.get<IDataScience>(IDataScience);
+    dataScience.activate().ignoreErrors();
+
     context.subscriptions.push(new LinterCommands(serviceManager));
     const linterProvider = new LinterProvider(context, serviceManager);
     context.subscriptions.push(linterProvider);
@@ -185,6 +191,7 @@ function registerServices(context: ExtensionContext, serviceManager: ServiceMana
     platformRegisterTypes(serviceManager);
     installerRegisterTypes(serviceManager);
     commonRegisterTerminalTypes(serviceManager);
+    dataScienceRegisterTypes(serviceManager);
     debugConfigurationRegisterTypes(serviceManager);
     debuggerRegisterTypes(serviceManager);
     appRegisterTypes(serviceManager);
diff --git a/src/test/datascience/datascience.unit.test.ts b/src/test/datascience/datascience.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb9fd6395336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/datascience/datascience.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import * as TypeMoq from 'typemoq';
+import { IApplicationShell, ICommandManager } from '../../client/common/application/types';
+import { IDisposableRegistry } from '../../client/common/types';
+import { Commands } from '../../client/datascience/constants';
+import { DataScience } from '../../client/datascience/datascience';
+import { IDataScience } from '../../client/datascience/types';
+import { IServiceContainer } from '../../client/ioc/types';
+
+suite('Data Science Tests', () => {
+    let serviceContainer: TypeMoq.IMock<IServiceContainer>;
+    let shell: TypeMoq.IMock<IApplicationShell>;
+    let commandManager: TypeMoq.IMock<ICommandManager>;
+    let disposableRegistry: TypeMoq.IMock<IDisposableRegistry>;
+    let dataScience: IDataScience;
+    setup(() => {
+        serviceContainer = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<IServiceContainer>();
+        commandManager = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<ICommandManager>();
+        disposableRegistry = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<IDisposableRegistry>();
+        shell = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<IApplicationShell>();
+        serviceContainer.setup(c => c.get(ICommandManager)).returns(() => commandManager.object);
+        serviceContainer.setup(c => c.get(IApplicationShell)).returns(() => shell.object);
+        serviceContainer.setup(c => c.get(IDisposableRegistry)).returns(() => disposableRegistry.object);
+
+        dataScience = new DataScience(serviceContainer.object);
+    });
+    test('Ensure command is registered on activation', async () => {
+        commandManager
+            .setup(c => c.registerCommand(TypeMoq.It.isValue(Commands.DataScience), TypeMoq.It.isAny(), TypeMoq.It.isValue(dataScience)))
+            .verifiable(TypeMoq.Times.once());
+        await dataScience.activate();
+        commandManager.verifyAll();
+    });
+    test('Check message from datascience command', async () => {
+        shell
+            .setup(s => s.showInformationMessage(TypeMoq.It.isValue('Hello Data Science')))
+            .returns(() => Promise.resolve(undefined))
+            .verifiable(TypeMoq.Times.once());
+        await dataScience.executeDataScience();
+        shell.verifyAll();
+    });
+});