diff --git a/scitt_emulator/federation_activitypub_bovine.py b/scitt_emulator/federation_activitypub_bovine.py
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+"""
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+rm -rf .venv && \
+python -m venv .venv && \
+. .venv/bin/activate && \
+pip install -U pip setuptools wheel && \
+pip install \
+  toml \
+  bovine{-store,-process,-pubsub,-herd,-tool} \
+  'https://codeberg.org/pdxjohnny/bovine/archive/activitystreams_collection_helper_enable_multiple_iterations.tar.gz#egg=bovine&subdirectory=bovine' \
+  'https://codeberg.org/pdxjohnny/mechanical_bull/archive/event_loop_on_connect_call_handlers.tar.gz#egg=mechanical-bull'
+
+export HYPERCORN_PID=0
+function kill_hypercorn() {
+  kill "${HYPERCORN_PID}"
+}
+hypercorn app:app &
+export HYPERCORN_PID=$!
+trap kill_hypercorn EXIT
+sleep 1
+
+export HANDLE_NAME=alice
+export BOVINE_NAME=$(python -m bovine_tool.register "${HANDLE_NAME}" --domain http://localhost:8000 | awk '{print $NF}')
+python -m mechanical_bull.add_user --accept "${HANDLE_NAME}" http://localhost:8000
+python -m bovine_tool.manage "${BOVINE_NAME}" --did_key key0 $(cat config.toml | python -c 'import sys, tomllib, bovine.crypto; print(bovine.crypto.private_key_to_did_key(tomllib.load(sys.stdin.buffer)[sys.argv[-1]]["secret"]))' "${HANDLE_NAME}")
+
+python -c 'import sys, pathlib, toml; path = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[-3]); obj = toml.loads(path.read_text()); obj[sys.argv[-2]]["handlers"][sys.argv[-1]] = True; path.write_text(toml.dumps(obj))' config.toml "${HANDLE_NAME}" scitt_handler
+
+PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH:-''}:$PWD timeout 5s python -m mechanical_bull.run
+"""
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+from scitt_emulator.federation import SCITTFederation
+
+
+class SCITTFederationActivityPubBovine(SCITTFederation):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config_path: Path,
+        service_parameters_path: Path,
+        storage_path: Optional[Path] = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(config_path, service_parameters_path, storage_path)
+
+    def initialize_service(self):
+        pass
+
+    def created_entry(self, entry_id: str, receipt: bytes):
+        pass