diff --git a/cmd/parasocial/main.go b/cmd/parasocial/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c60c11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/parasocial/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"parasocial/internal/app"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	defer stop()
+
+	if err := app.Run(ctx); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eeafaff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module parasocial
+
+go 1.24.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.6.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.2.3-0.20250311203215-f60798e515dc // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.1 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13-0.20250311204145-2c3ea96c31dd // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
+	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
+	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.8 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99e9b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
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diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bab0843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+
+	"parasocial/internal/config"
+	"parasocial/internal/tui"
+)
+
+// Run loads the application configuration and starts the terminal UI.
+func Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	cfg, err := config.LoadDefault()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	program := tea.NewProgram(
+		tui.New(cfg.Streamers),
+		tea.WithContext(ctx),
+		tea.WithInput(os.Stdin),
+		tea.WithOutput(os.Stdout),
+	)
+	_, err = program.Run()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39f50f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+)
+
+const configFileName = "config.toml"
+
+// Config is the user-owned TOML configuration for parasocial.
+type Config struct {
+	Streamers []string `toml:"streamers"`
+}
+
+// DefaultPath returns the config file path relative to the current working directory.
+func DefaultPath() string {
+	return configFileName
+}
+
+// LoadDefault reads config from the current working directory.
+func LoadDefault() (Config, error) {
+	return Load(DefaultPath())
+}
+
+// Load reads, normalizes, and validates a TOML config file.
+func Load(path string) (Config, error) {
+	var cfg Config
+	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(path, &cfg); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("config file not found at %s", path)
+		}
+		return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("load config %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	cfg.Streamers = normalizeStreamers(cfg.Streamers)
+	if len(cfg.Streamers) == 0 {
+		return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("config %s must define at least one streamer", path)
+	}
+
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
+func normalizeStreamers(streamers []string) []string {
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(streamers))
+	normalized := make([]string, 0, len(streamers))
+
+	for _, streamer := range streamers {
+		streamer = normalizeStreamer(streamer)
+		if streamer == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := seen[streamer]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[streamer] = struct{}{}
+		normalized = append(normalized, streamer)
+	}
+
+	return normalized
+}
+
+func normalizeStreamer(streamer string) string {
+	streamer = strings.TrimSpace(streamer)
+	streamer = strings.TrimPrefix(streamer, "#")
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(streamer))
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a953b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLoadValidConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	path := writeConfig(t, `streamers = [" Alpha ", "#Beta", "alpha", "", "  #Gamma  "]`)
+
+	cfg, err := Load(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []string{"alpha", "beta", "gamma"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(cfg.Streamers, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("Streamers = %#v, want %#v", cfg.Streamers, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadRejectsMissingStreamerList(t *testing.T) {
+	path := writeConfig(t, `streamers = []`)
+
+	_, err := Load(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Load() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "at least one streamer") {
+		t.Fatalf("Load() error = %q, want empty streamer message", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadRejectsInvalidTOML(t *testing.T) {
+	path := writeConfig(t, `streamers = [`)
+
+	_, err := Load(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Load() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "load config") {
+		t.Fatalf("Load() error = %q, want load config context", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultPathUsesCurrentWorkingDirectoryConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := DefaultPath(); got != "config.toml" {
+		t.Fatalf("DefaultPath() = %q, want %q", got, "config.toml")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadRejectsMissingFile(t *testing.T) {
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing.toml")
+
+	_, err := Load(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Load() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "config file not found") {
+		t.Fatalf("Load() error = %q, want missing file context", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeConfig(t *testing.T, content string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.toml")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config: %v", err)
+	}
+	return path
+}
diff --git a/internal/tui/model.go b/internal/tui/model.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9a142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/model.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+// Model is the initial terminal UI for parasocial.
+type Model struct {
+	streamers []string
+}
+
+// New returns a Bubble Tea model that displays configured streamers.
+func New(streamers []string) Model {
+	return Model{streamers: append([]string(nil), streamers...)}
+}
+
+func (m Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		switch msg.String() {
+		case "ctrl+c", "esc", "q":
+			return m, tea.Quit
+		}
+	}
+
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (m Model) View() string {
+	var builder strings.Builder
+	builder.WriteString("Streamers\n")
+
+	for i, streamer := range m.streamers {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "%d. %s\n", i+1, streamer)
+	}
+
+	builder.WriteString("\n")
+	return builder.String()
+}
diff --git a/internal/tui/model_test.go b/internal/tui/model_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85fb719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/model_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package tui
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestViewDisplaysStreamers(t *testing.T) {
+	model := New([]string{"alpha", "beta"})
+
+	got := model.View()
+	want := "Streamers\n1. alpha\n2. beta\n\n"
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("View() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/older-impl/go.mod b/older-impl/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ef717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/older-impl/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module parasocial
+
+go 1.22
+
+require nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.17
diff --git a/older-impl/go.sum b/older-impl/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c3072b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/older-impl/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.17 h1:KEVeLJkUywCKVsnLIDlD/5gtayKp8VoCkksHCGGfT9Y=
+nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.17/go.mod h1:rN9OFWIUwuxg4fR5tELlYC04bXYowCP9GX47ivo2l+c=