diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a6cf776..f0edca8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ada-python"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 description = "Ada, making LLMs easier to work with."
 authors = ["Will Beebe"]
 packages = [
diff --git a/src/agents/agent.py b/src/agents/agent.py
index 472679f..569396c 100644
--- a/src/agents/agent.py
+++ b/src/agents/agent.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Agent(LLM):
-    def __init__(self, client, tool_manager: ToolManager, system_prompt: str, tools=[], storage_manager: StorageManager = None):
+    def __init__(self, client, tool_manager: ToolManager, system_prompt: str = None, tools=[], storage_manager: StorageManager = None):
         self.tools = tools
         logger.debug("Initializing Agent with tools: %s and system prompt: '%s'", tools, system_prompt)
         super().__init__(
diff --git a/src/agents/base.py b/src/agents/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34aa32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agents/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+
+from abcs.llm import LLM
+from agents.agent import Agent
+from storage.memory_storage import MemoryStorage
+from tools.tool_manager import ToolManager
+
+
+class Base(Agent):
+    def __init__(self, client: LLM, storage_manager: any = None):
+        tool_manager = ToolManager()
+        # override client tool manager
+        client.tool_manager = tool_manager
+        tools = client.load_tool_definitions()
+
+        storage = storage_manager
+        if storage_manager is None:
+            storage = MemoryStorage()
+        client.storage_manager = storage_manager
+
+        super().__init__(
+            client=client,
+            tool_manager=tool_manager,
+            tools=tools,
+            storage_manager=storage,
+        )