diff --git a/js/remote.js b/js/remote.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8903c87472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/remote.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// Remote access to a server.
+// - We never send binary data.
+// - We use the W3C interface for node and browser compatibility:
+//   http://www.w3.org/TR/websockets/#the-websocket-interface
+//
+// YYY Will later provide a network access which use multiple instances of this.
+//
+
+var util = require('util');
+
+var WebSocket = require('ws');
+
+// YYY This is wrong should not use anything in test directory.
+var config = require("../test/config.js");
+
+// --> trusted: truthy, if remote is trusted
+var Remote = function(trusted, websocket_ip, websocket_port) {
+	this.trusted		= trusted;
+	this.websocket_ip	= websocket_ip;
+	this.websocket_port	= websocket_port;
+	this.id				= 0;
+};
+
+var remoteConfig = function(server) {
+	var	serverConfig	= config.servers[server];
+
+	return new Remote(serverConfig.trusted, serverConfig.websocket_ip, serverConfig.websocket_port);
+};
+
+// Target state is connectted.
+// done(readyState):
+// --> readyState: OPEN, CLOSED
+Remote.method('connect', function(done, onmessage) {
+	var	url	= util.format("ws://%s:%s", this.websocket_ip, this.websocket_port);
+
+	console.log("remote: connect: %s", url);
+
+	this.ws	= new WebSocket(url);
+
+	var ws = this.ws;
+
+	ws.onopen		= function() {
+		console.log("remote: onopen: %s", ws.readyState);
+		ws.onclose	= undefined;
+		done(ws.readyState);
+		};
+
+	// Also covers failure to open.
+	ws.onclose		= function() {
+		console.log("remote: onclose: %s", ws.readyState);
+		done(ws.readyState);
+		};
+
+	if (onmessage) {
+		ws.onmessage	= onmessage;
+	}
+});
+
+// Target stated is disconnected.
+Remote.method('disconnect', function(done) {
+	var ws = this.ws;
+
+	ws.onclose		= function() {
+		console.log("remote: onclose: %s", ws.readyState);
+		done(ws.readyState);
+		};
+
+	ws.close();
+});
+
+// Send a command. The comman should lack the id.
+// <-> command: what to send, consumed.
+Remote.method('request', function(command, done) {
+	this.id += 1;	// Advance id.
+
+	var ws = this.ws;
+
+	command.id	= this.id;
+
+	ws.response[command.id] = done;
+
+	ws.send(command);
+});
+
+// Request the current ledger.
+// done(index)
+// index: undefined = error
+Remote.method('ledger', function(done) {
+
+});
+
+
+// Submit a json transaction.
+// done(value)
+// <-> value: { 'status', status, 'result' : result, ... }
+// done may be called up to 3 times.
+Remote.method('submit', function(json, done) {
+//	this.request(..., function() {
+//		});
+});
+
+// ==> entry_spec
+Remote.method('ledger_entry', function(entry_spec, done) {
+	entry_spec.command	= 'ledger_entry';
+
+	this.request(entry_spec, function() {
+		});
+});
+
+// done(value)
+// --> value: { 'status', status, 'result' : result, ... }
+// done may be called up to 3 times.
+Remote.method('account_root', function(account_id, done) {
+	this.request({
+			'command' : 'ledger_entry',
+		}, function() {
+		});
+});
+
+exports.Remote = Remote;
+exports.remoteConfig = remoteConfig;
+
+// vim:ts=4
diff --git a/test/config.js b/test/config.js
index 6b320f248f..0610373db9 100644
--- a/test/config.js
+++ b/test/config.js
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@ exports.newcoind = path.join(process.cwd(), "newcoind");
 
 // Configuration for servers.
 exports.servers = {
+	// A local test server.
 	alpha : {
+		'trusted' : true,
 		// "peer_ip" : "0.0.0.0",
 		// "peer_port" : 51235,
-		"rpc_ip" : "0.0.0.0",
-		"rpc_port" : 5005,
-		"websocket_ip" : "127.0.0.1",
-		"websocket_port" : 6005,
-		"validation_seed" : "shhDFVsmS2GSu5vUyZSPXYfj1r79h",
-		"validators" : "n9L8LZZCwsdXzKUN9zoVxs4YznYXZ9hEhsQZY7aVpxtFaSceiyDZ beta"
+		'rpc_ip' : "0.0.0.0",
+		'rpc_port' : 5005,
+		'websocket_ip' : "127.0.0.1",
+		'websocket_port' : 6005,
+		'validation_seed' : "shhDFVsmS2GSu5vUyZSPXYfj1r79h",
+		'validators' : "n9L8LZZCwsdXzKUN9zoVxs4YznYXZ9hEhsQZY7aVpxtFaSceiyDZ beta"
 	}
 };
 // vim:ts=4
diff --git a/test/standalone-test.js b/test/standalone-test.js
index d707baeca3..c50e50154a 100644
--- a/test/standalone-test.js
+++ b/test/standalone-test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var fs = require("fs");
 var buster = require("buster");
 
 var server = require("./server.js");
+var remote = require("../js/remote.js");
 
 buster.testCase("Check standalone server startup", {
     "server start and stop": function(done) {
@@ -18,4 +19,44 @@ buster.testCase("Check standalone server startup", {
 		}
 });
 
+buster.testCase("Check websocket connection", {
+	'setUp' :
+		function(done) {
+			server.start("alpha",
+				function(e) {
+					buster.refute(e);
+					done();
+			});
+		},
+
+	'tearDown' :
+		function(done) {
+			server.stop("alpha", function(e) {
+				buster.refute(e);
+				done();
+			});
+		},
+
+    "websocket connect and disconnect" :
+		function(done) {
+			var alpha	= remote.remoteConfig("alpha");
+
+			alpha.connect(function(stat) {
+				buster.assert(1 == stat);			// OPEN
+
+				alpha.disconnect(function(stat) {
+						buster.assert(3 == stat);	// CLOSED
+						done();
+					});
+				});
+		},
+});
+
+buster.testCase("Check assert", {
+	"assert" :
+		function() {
+			buster.assert(true);
+		}
+});
+
 // vim:ts=4