diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52b386e71..c217e628d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -326,4 +326,5 @@ ASALocalRun/
 gs/Private.gs
 appsettings.development.json
 appsettings.production.json
+src/FilterLists.Agent/appsettings.json
 src/FilterLists.Web/wwwroot/dist
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diff --git a/src/FilterLists.Agent/FilterLists.Agent.csproj b/src/FilterLists.Agent/FilterLists.Agent.csproj
index ce1697ae8..3d808c6b8 100644
--- a/src/FilterLists.Agent/FilterLists.Agent.csproj
+++ b/src/FilterLists.Agent/FilterLists.Agent.csproj
@@ -5,4 +5,17 @@
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore" Version="2.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Analyzers.Compatibility" Version="0.1.2-alpha" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="2.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\FilterLists.Services\FilterLists.Services.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/FilterLists.Agent/Program.cs b/src/FilterLists.Agent/Program.cs
index 6bb9de8e8..ced8b3da6 100644
--- a/src/FilterLists.Agent/Program.cs
+++ b/src/FilterLists.Agent/Program.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,72 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
+using FilterLists.Services.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using FilterLists.Services.SnapshotService;
+using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights;
+using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Extensibility;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace FilterLists.Agent
 {
     public class Program
     {
+        private static TelemetryClient telemetryClient;
+        private static ServiceProvider serviceProvider;
+        private static IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
+
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
-            Console.Write("\nPress any key to exit...");
-            Console.ReadKey(true);
+            InstantiateConfigurationRoot();
+            InstantiateTelemetryClient();
+            InstantiateServiceProvider();
+
+            //TODO: capture batchSize from args
+            const int batchSize = 1;
+            CaptureSnapshots(batchSize);
+        }
+
+        private static void InstantiateConfigurationRoot()
+        {
+            configurationRoot = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                                .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+                                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true)
+                                .Build();
+        }
+
+        private static void InstantiateTelemetryClient()
+        {
+            TelemetryConfiguration.Active.InstrumentationKey =
+                configurationRoot["ApplicationInsights:InstrumentationKey"];
+            telemetryClient = new TelemetryClient();
+        }
+
+        private static void InstantiateServiceProvider()
+        {
+            var serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
+            ConfigureServices(serviceCollection);
+            serviceProvider = serviceCollection.BuildServiceProvider();
+        }
+
+        private static void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
+        {
+            serviceCollection.AddFilterListsServices(configurationRoot);
+        }
+
+        private static void CaptureSnapshots(int batchSize)
+        {
+            var snapshotService = serviceProvider.GetService<SnapshotService>();
+
+            Log("Capturing FilterList snapshots...");
+            snapshotService.CaptureSnapshotsAsync(batchSize).Wait();
+            Log("\nSnapshots captured.");
+            telemetryClient.Flush();
+        }
+
+        private static void Log(string message)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(message);
+            telemetryClient.TrackTrace(message);
         }
     }
 }
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