diff --git a/veilid-python/chat.py b/veilid-python/chat.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import asyncio
+import sys
+
+import veilid
+
+QUIT = b"QUIT"
+
+
+async def cb(*args, **kwargs):
+    return
+    print(f"{args=}")
+    print(f"{kwargs=}")
+
+
+async def chatter(rc: veilid.api.RoutingContext, key, send_channel: int, recv_channel: int):
+    last_seq = -1
+
+    send_subkey = veilid.types.ValueSubkey(send_channel)
+    recv_subkey = veilid.types.ValueSubkey(recv_channel)
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            msg = input("SEND> ")
+        except EOFError:
+            print("Closing the chat.")
+            await rc.set_dht_value(key, send_subkey, QUIT)
+            return
+
+        await rc.set_dht_value(key, send_subkey, msg.encode())
+
+        while True:
+            resp = await rc.get_dht_value(key, recv_subkey, True)
+            if resp is None:
+                continue
+            if resp.seq == last_seq:
+                continue
+
+            if resp.data == QUIT:
+                print("Other end closed the chat.")
+                return
+
+            print(f"RECV< {resp.data.decode()}")
+            last_seq = resp.seq
+            break
+
+
+async def start():
+    conn = await veilid.json_api_connect("localhost", 5959, cb)
+
+    rc = await conn.new_routing_context()
+    async with rc:
+        rec = await rc.create_dht_record(veilid.DHTSchema.dflt(2))
+        print(f"Chat key: {rec.key}")
+        print(rec.owner)
+        print(vars(rec))
+
+        await chatter(rc, rec.key, 0, 1)
+
+        await rc.close_dht_record(rec.key)
+        await rc.delete_dht_record(rec.key)
+
+
+async def respond(key, writer):
+    conn = await veilid.json_api_connect("localhost", 5959, cb)
+
+    rc = await conn.new_routing_context()
+    async with rc:
+        await chatter(rc, key, 1, 0)
+
+
+async def clean(key):
+    conn = await veilid.json_api_connect("localhost", 5959, cb)
+
+    rc = await conn.new_routing_context()
+    async with rc:
+        await rc.close_dht_record(key)
+        await rc.delete_dht_record(key)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if sys.argv[1] == "--start":
+        func = start()
+    elif sys.argv[1] == "--respond":
+        func = respond(sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
+    elif sys.argv[1] == "--clean":
+        func = clean(sys.argv[2])
+    else:
+        1 / 0
+
+    asyncio.run(func)