diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ec2e2e8..ce3a4b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5433,6 +5433,7 @@ name = "scope"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
+ "dirs 5.0.1",
  "dotenv",
  "env_logger",
  "gpui",
@@ -5443,6 +5444,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "scope-backend-discord",
  "scope-chat",
  "scope-util",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "tokio",
  "ui",
 ]
@@ -5627,9 +5630,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.132"
+version = "1.0.133"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d726bfaff4b320266d395898905d0eba0345aae23b54aee3a737e260fd46db03"
+checksum = "c7fceb2473b9166b2294ef05efcb65a3db80803f0b03ef86a5fc88a2b85ee377"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.6.0",
  "itoa 1.0.11",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0d86827..df62c14 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = [
-  "src/ui"
-]
+members = ["src/ui"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.38"
\ No newline at end of file
+chrono = "0.4.38"
diff --git a/src/ui/Cargo.toml b/src/ui/Cargo.toml
index 924cc19..b848762 100644
--- a/src/ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ log = "0.4.22"
 random-string = "1.1.0"
 rust-embed = "8.5.0"
 chrono.workspace = true
+serde = "1.0.215"
+dirs = "5.0.1"
+serde_json = "1.0.133"
 
 [features]
 default = ["gpui/x11"]
diff --git a/src/ui/src/main.rs b/src/ui/src/main.rs
index 4282e3b..be96d62 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/ui/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 pub mod actions;
-pub mod app;
 pub mod app_state;
 pub mod channel;
 pub mod menu;
+pub mod settings;
+pub mod surfaces;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -67,17 +68,30 @@ async fn main() {
     cx.set_global(theme);
     cx.refresh();
 
-    let opts = WindowOptions {
-      window_decorations: Some(WindowDecorations::Client),
-      window_min_size: Some(size(Pixels(800.0), Pixels(600.0))),
-      titlebar: Some(TitlebarOptions {
-        appears_transparent: true,
-        title: Some(SharedString::new_static("scope")),
-        ..Default::default()
-      }),
-      ..Default::default()
-    };
-
-    cx.open_window(opts, |cx| cx.new_view(crate::app::App::new)).unwrap();
+    let settings = settings::load_or_init_settings_on_disk();
+
+    match settings.token {
+      Some(token) => {
+        let opts = WindowOptions {
+          window_decorations: Some(WindowDecorations::Client),
+          window_min_size: Some(size(Pixels(800.0), Pixels(600.0))),
+          titlebar: Some(TitlebarOptions {
+            appears_transparent: true,
+            title: Some(SharedString::new_static("scope")),
+            ..Default::default()
+          }),
+          ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        cx.open_window(opts, |cx| cx.new_view(crate::surfaces::app::App::new)).unwrap();
+      }
+
+      None => {
+        cx.open_window(WindowOptions::default(), |cx| {
+          cx.new_view(|cx| crate::surfaces::welcome::Welcome::new(cx))
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+      }
+    }
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/src/settings/mod.rs b/src/ui/src/settings/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..272186c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Settings {
+  pub token: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Settings {
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    Self { token: None }
+  }
+}
+
+pub fn get_full_settings_file_path() -> String {
+  let home = dirs::home_dir().expect("Could not determine home directory");
+  let path = home.join(".scopeclient/settings.json");
+  path.to_str().unwrap().to_string()
+}
+
+pub fn load_or_init_settings_on_disk() -> Settings {
+  let path = get_full_settings_file_path();
+
+  if let Ok(file) = std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+    if let Ok(settings) = serde_json::from_str(&file) {
+      return settings;
+    }
+  }
+
+  let settings = Settings::new();
+  let settings_json = serde_json::to_string(&settings).unwrap();
+
+  std::fs::create_dir_all(path.rsplitn(2, '/').last().unwrap()).unwrap();
+  std::fs::write(&path, settings_json).unwrap();
+
+  settings
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/src/surfaces/README.md b/src/ui/src/surfaces/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c9af18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/surfaces/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Probably a poorly named folder. This is the renderers for each window. Right now that's the welcome/setup window, and the main application window.
diff --git a/src/ui/src/app.rs b/src/ui/src/surfaces/app.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from src/ui/src/app.rs
rename to src/ui/src/surfaces/app.rs
index 54449bb..8856a03 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/ui/src/surfaces/app.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct App {
 impl App {
   pub fn new(ctx: &mut ViewContext<'_, Self>) -> App {
     let token = dotenv::var("DISCORD_TOKEN").expect("Must provide DISCORD_TOKEN in .env");
-    let demo_channel_id = dotenv::var("DEMO_CHANNEL_ID").expect("Must provide DEMO_CHANNEL_ID in .env");
+    let demo_channel_id = dotenv::var("DEMO_CHANNEL_ID").unwrap_or("1306357873437179944".into());
 
     let mut context = ctx.to_async();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/src/surfaces/mod.rs b/src/ui/src/surfaces/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7a022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/surfaces/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod app;
+pub mod welcome;
diff --git a/src/ui/src/surfaces/welcome.rs b/src/ui/src/surfaces/welcome.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f0722f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/surfaces/welcome.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use components::theme::ActiveTheme;
+use gpui::{div, ParentElement, Render, Styled, ViewContext};
+
+pub struct Welcome {}
+
+impl Welcome {
+  pub fn new(ctx: &mut ViewContext<'_, Self>) -> Welcome {
+    Welcome {}
+  }
+}
+
+impl Render for Welcome {
+  fn render(&mut self, cx: &mut gpui::ViewContext<Self>) -> impl gpui::IntoElement {
+    div().bg(cx.theme().background).w_full().h_full().flex().flex_col().child(div().child("cool"))
+  }
+}