diff --git a/crates/store/re_rrdp_comms/Cargo.toml b/crates/store/re_rrdp_comms/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "re_rrdp_comms"
+authors.workspace = true
+description = "Client comms for RRDP GRPC server"
+edition.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+include.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+publish = true
+readme = "README.md"
+repository.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+all-features = true
+
+
+[dependencies]
+re_log.workspace = true
+re_log_types.workspace = true
+re_smart_channel.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/store/re_rrdp_comms/README.md b/crates/store/re_rrdp_comms/README.md
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+# re_ws_comms
+
+Part of the [`rerun`](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun) family of crates.
+
+[![Latest version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/re_ws_comms.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/re_ws_comms)
+[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/re_ws_comms/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/re_ws_comms)
+![MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)
+![Apache](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache-blue.svg)
+
+Client-side grpc communication library with an RRDP server.
diff --git a/crates/store/re_rrdp_comms/src/lib.rs b/crates/store/re_rrdp_comms/src/lib.rs
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+//! Communications with an RRDP GRPC server.
+
+use re_log_types::LogMsg;
+
+/// Stream an rrd file from an RRDP server.
+///
+/// `on_msg` can be used to wake up the UI thread on Wasm.
+pub fn stream_recording(
+    url: String,
+    _on_msg: Option<Box<dyn Fn() + Send + Sync>>,
+) -> re_smart_channel::Receiver<LogMsg> {
+    let (tx, rx) = re_smart_channel::smart_channel(
+        re_smart_channel::SmartMessageSource::RrdpStream { url: url.clone() },
+        re_smart_channel::SmartChannelSource::RrdpStream { url: url.clone() },
+    );
+
+    // TODO(jleibs): Implement the actual streaming logic here
+
+    rx
+}