diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a7a74b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package cnc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
+)
+
+type Client struct {
+	c *resty.Client
+}
+
+func NewClient(baseURL string, options ...Option) (*Client, error) {
+	c := &Client{
+		c: resty.New(),
+	}
+
+	c.c.SetBaseURL(baseURL)
+
+	for _, option := range options {
+		if err := option(c); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Header(ctx context.Context, height uint64) /* Header */ error {
+	_ = headerPath()
+	return errors.New("method Header not implemented")
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Balance(ctx context.Context) error {
+	_ = balanceEndpoint
+	return errors.New("method Balance not implemented")
+}
+
+func (c *Client) SubmitTx(ctx context.Context, tx []byte) /* TxResponse */ error {
+	_ = submitTxEndpoint
+	return errors.New("method SubmitTx not implemented")
+}
+
+func (c *Client) SubmitPFD(ctx context.Context, namespaceID [8]byte, data []byte, gasLimit uint64) (*TxResponse, error) {
+	req := SubmitPFDRequest{
+		NamespaceID: hex.EncodeToString(namespaceID[:]),
+		Data:        hex.EncodeToString(data),
+		GasLimit:    gasLimit,
+	}
+	var res TxResponse
+	var rpcErr string
+	_, err := c.c.R().
+		SetContext(ctx).
+		SetBody(req).
+		SetResult(&res).
+		SetError(&rpcErr).
+		Post(submitPFDEndpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if rpcErr != "" {
+		return nil, errors.New(rpcErr)
+	}
+	return &res, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) NamespacedShares(ctx context.Context, namespaceID [8]byte, height uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
+	var res struct {
+		Shares [][]byte `json:"shares"`
+		Height uint64   `json:"height"`
+	}
+
+	err := c.callNamespacedEndpoint(ctx, namespaceID, height, namespacedSharesEndpoint, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return res.Shares, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) NamespacedData(ctx context.Context, namespaceID [8]byte, height uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
+	var res struct {
+		Data   [][]byte `json:"data"`
+		Height uint64   `json:"height"`
+	}
+
+	err := c.callNamespacedEndpoint(ctx, namespaceID, height, namespacedDataEndpoint, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return res.Data, nil
+}
+
+// callNamespacedEndpoint fetches result of /namespaced_{type} family of endpoints into result (this should be pointer!)
+func (c *Client) callNamespacedEndpoint(ctx context.Context, namespaceID [8]byte, height uint64, endpoint string, result interface{}) error {
+	var rpcErr string
+	_, err := c.c.R().
+		SetContext(ctx).
+		SetResult(result).
+		SetError(&rpcErr).
+		Get(namespacedPath(endpoint, namespaceID, height))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if rpcErr != "" {
+		return errors.New(rpcErr)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func headerPath() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", headerEndpoint, heightKey)
+}
+
+func namespacedPath(endpoint string, namespaceID [8]byte, height uint64) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/height/%d", endpoint, hex.EncodeToString(namespaceID[:]), height)
+}
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e97a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package cnc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		options       []Option
+		expectedError error
+	}{
+		{"without options", nil, nil},
+		{"with timeout", []Option{WithTimeout(1 * time.Second)}, nil},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			client, err := NewClient("", c.options...)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, c.expectedError)
+			if c.expectedError != nil {
+				assert.Nil(t, client)
+			} else {
+				assert.NotNil(t, client)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNamespacedShares(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip()
+	client, err := NewClient("http://localhost:26658")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, client)
+
+	shares, err := client.NamespacedShares(context.TODO(), [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, 8)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, shares)
+	assert.Len(t, shares, 4)
+}
+
+func TestSubmitPDF(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip()
+	client, err := NewClient("http://localhost:26658", WithTimeout(30*time.Second))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, client)
+
+	txRes, err := client.SubmitPFD(context.TODO(), [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, []byte("random data"), 100000)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, txRes)
+}
diff --git a/consts.go b/consts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68e2282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package cnc
+
+const (
+	headerEndpoint           = "/header"
+	balanceEndpoint          = "/balance"
+	submitTxEndpoint         = "/submit_tx"
+	submitPFDEndpoint        = "/submit_pfd"
+	namespacedSharesEndpoint = "/namespaced_shares"
+	namespacedDataEndpoint   = "/namespaced_data"
+
+	heightKey = "height"
+)
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c124e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package cnrc implements a Celestia Node REST Client
+package cnc
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb63b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module github.com/celestiaorg/go-cnc
+
+go 1.17
+
+require (
+	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0
+	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211029224645-99673261e6eb // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c73be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
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diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8acad66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package cnc
+
+import "time"
+
+type Option func(*Client) error
+
+func WithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.c.SetTimeout(timeout)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..437279e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package cnc
+
+import "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
+
+// SubmitPFDRequest represents a request to submit a PayForData transaction.
+type SubmitPFDRequest struct {
+	NamespaceID string `json:"namespace_id"`
+	Data        string `json:"data"`
+	GasLimit    uint64 `json:"gas_limit"`
+}
+
+// Types below are copied from celestia-node (or cosmos-sdk dependency of celestia node, to be precise)
+// They are needed for proper deserialization.
+// It's probably far from the best approach to those types, but it's simple and works.
+// Some alternatives:
+// 1. Generate types from protobuf definitions (and automate updating of protobuf files)
+// 2. Extract common dependency that defines all types used in RPC.
+
+// TxResponse defines a structure containing relevant tx data and metadata. The
+// tags are stringified and the log is JSON decoded.
+type TxResponse struct {
+	// The block height
+	Height int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=height,proto3" json:"height,omitempty"`
+	// The transaction hash.
+	TxHash string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=txhash,proto3" json:"txhash,omitempty"`
+	// Namespace for the Code
+	Codespace string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=codespace,proto3" json:"codespace,omitempty"`
+	// Response code.
+	Code uint32 `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=code,proto3" json:"code,omitempty"`
+	// Result bytes, if any.
+	Data string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=data,proto3" json:"data,omitempty"`
+	// The output of the application's logger (raw string). May be
+	// non-deterministic.
+	RawLog string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=raw_log,json=rawLog,proto3" json:"raw_log,omitempty"`
+	// The output of the application's logger (typed). May be non-deterministic.
+	Logs ABCIMessageLogs `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=logs,proto3,castrepeated=ABCIMessageLogs" json:"logs"`
+	// Additional information. May be non-deterministic.
+	Info string `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=info,proto3" json:"info,omitempty"`
+	// Amount of gas requested for transaction.
+	GasWanted int64 `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=gas_wanted,json=gasWanted,proto3" json:"gas_wanted,omitempty"`
+	// Amount of gas consumed by transaction.
+	GasUsed int64 `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=gas_used,json=gasUsed,proto3" json:"gas_used,omitempty"`
+	// The request transaction bytes.
+	Tx *types.Any `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=tx,proto3" json:"tx,omitempty"`
+	// Time of the previous block. For heights > 1, it's the weighted median of
+	// the timestamps of the valid votes in the block.LastCommit. For height == 1,
+	// it's genesis time.
+	Timestamp string `protobuf:"bytes,12,opt,name=timestamp,proto3" json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ABCIMessageLogs represents a slice of ABCIMessageLog.
+type ABCIMessageLogs []ABCIMessageLog
+
+// ABCIMessageLog defines a structure containing an indexed tx ABCI message log.
+type ABCIMessageLog struct {
+	MsgIndex uint32 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=msg_index,json=msgIndex,proto3" json:"msg_index,omitempty"`
+	Log      string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=log,proto3" json:"log,omitempty"`
+	// Events contains a slice of Event objects that were emitted during some
+	// execution.
+	Events StringEvents `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=events,proto3,castrepeated=StringEvents" json:"events"`
+}
+
+// StringAttributes defines a slice of StringEvents objects.
+type StringEvents []StringEvent
+
+// StringEvent defines en Event object wrapper where all the attributes
+// contain key/value pairs that are strings instead of raw bytes.
+type StringEvent struct {
+	Type       string      `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=type,proto3" json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Attributes []Attribute `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=attributes,proto3" json:"attributes"`
+}
+
+// Attribute defines an attribute wrapper where the key and value are
+// strings instead of raw bytes.
+type Attribute struct {
+	Key   string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Value string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=value,proto3" json:"value,omitempty"`
+}