diff --git a/config/keri/cf/inception-config.json b/config/keri/inception-config.json
similarity index 99%
rename from config/keri/cf/inception-config.json
rename to config/keri/inception-config.json
index b60b409..850aca0 100644
--- a/config/keri/cf/inception-config.json
+++ b/config/keri/inception-config.json
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
   "ncount": 1,
   "isith": "1",
   "nsith": "1"
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/dto/KeriUserManagementObjects.kt b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/dto/KeriUserManagementObjects.kt
index 24ad3b7..f56566d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/dto/KeriUserManagementObjects.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/dto/KeriUserManagementObjects.kt
@@ -12,3 +12,15 @@ data class KeriCreateDbResponse (
     val salt: String,
     val witnesses: List<String>
 )
+
+@Serializable
+data class KeriInceptionRequest (
+    val alias: String,
+    val passcode: String
+)
+@Serializable
+data class KeriInceptionResponse (
+    val aid: String,
+    val did: String,
+    val publicKeys: List<String>
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/keri/KeriInceptionService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/keri/KeriInceptionService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ffb778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/keri/KeriInceptionService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package id.walt.service.keri
+
+import id.walt.service.dto.KeriInceptionResponse
+import id.walt.service.keri.interfaces.KeriInceptionInterface
+import java.io.BufferedReader
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStreamReader
+
+class KeriInceptionService: KeriInceptionInterface {
+
+    private val CONFIG_DIR = "config"
+    private val INCEPTION_FILE = "inception-config.json"
+    override fun inceptController(name: String, alias: String, passcode: String): KeriInceptionResponse {
+        var prefix = ""
+        val publicKeys = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+        val inceptCommand: List<String> = listOf(
+            "kli", "incept",
+            "--name" ,name,
+            "--alias", alias,
+            "--passcode", passcode,
+            "--file", "$CONFIG_DIR/keri/$INCEPTION_FILE"
+        )
+
+        // kli status --name waltid --alias waltid-alias | awk '/Identifier:/ {print $2}'
+        val statusCommand: List<String> = listOf(
+            "kli", "status",
+            "--name" ,name,
+            "--alias", alias,
+            "--passcode", passcode
+        )
+
+        try {
+            val processBuilder = ProcessBuilder(inceptCommand)
+            val process =  processBuilder.start()
+            process.waitFor()
+
+            val statusProcessBuilder = ProcessBuilder(statusCommand)
+            val statusProcess = statusProcessBuilder.start()
+
+            val prefixInputReader = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(statusProcess.inputStream))
+
+            var line: String?
+            var capturingPublicKeys = false
+            while (prefixInputReader.readLine().also { line = it } != null) {
+                if (line?.contains("Identifier:") == true) {
+                    prefix = line!!.split(" ")[1]
+                }
+
+                if (line?.startsWith("Public Keys:") == true) {
+                    capturingPublicKeys = true
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                if (capturingPublicKeys && line?.isNotBlank() == true) {
+                    publicKeys.add(line!!.trim().split(" ")[1])
+                } else if (capturingPublicKeys && line?.isBlank() == true) {
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+
+            statusProcess.waitFor()
+
+        } catch(e: IOException) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
+
+        return KeriInceptionResponse(prefix, "did:keri:$prefix", publicKeys)
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/keri/interfaces/KeriInceptionInterface.kt b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/keri/interfaces/KeriInceptionInterface.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..574950f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/service/keri/interfaces/KeriInceptionInterface.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package id.walt.service.keri.interfaces
+
+import id.walt.service.dto.KeriInceptionResponse
+
+interface KeriInceptionInterface {
+    fun inceptController(name: String, alias: String, passcode: String): KeriInceptionResponse;
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/web/controllers/KeriController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/web/controllers/KeriController.kt
index 78dce7d..13578e2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/web/controllers/KeriController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/id/walt/web/controllers/KeriController.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package id.walt.web.controllers
 
 import id.walt.service.dto.KeriCreateDbRequest
 import id.walt.service.dto.KeriCreateDbResponse
+import id.walt.service.dto.KeriInceptionRequest
+import id.walt.service.dto.KeriInceptionResponse
+import id.walt.service.keri.KeriInceptionService
 import id.walt.service.keri.KeriInitService
 import io.github.smiley4.ktorswaggerui.dsl.post
 import io.github.smiley4.ktorswaggerui.dsl.route
@@ -54,5 +57,43 @@ fun Application.keri() = walletRoute {
 
         }
 
+        post("incept/{name}", {
+            summary = "Create an inception event to initiate a controller"
+
+            request {
+                pathParameter<String>("name") {
+                    description = "keystore name and file location of KERI keystore"
+                    example = "waltid"
+                }
+
+                body<KeriInceptionRequest> {
+                    description = "Required data for the inception of a controller"
+                    example("application/json", KeriInceptionRequest(alias = "waltid-alias", passcode = "0123456789abcdefghijk"))
+                }
+
+            }
+            response {
+                HttpStatusCode.Created to {
+                    body<String> {
+                        description = "The identifiers of the controller. An AID, DID and public keys"
+                        example("application/json", KeriInceptionResponse(aid = "EPjNBI4spoZ3lU5OCtNO4QgJmhIw7P1T-JOtwit36do4", did = "did:keri:EPjNBI4spoZ3lU5OCtNO4QgJmhIw7P1T-JOtwit36do4", publicKeys = listOf(
+                            "DOERpUwwYCSyWH8e8yLJDKZpvEly_oJ8QJPw2wH3qRVQ"
+                        ))) {
+                            summary = "Example of creating an inception event (First event in a Key Event Log (KEL))"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }) {
+            val name = call.parameters["name"] ?: return@post call.respond(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)
+            val dto = call.receive<KeriInceptionRequest>()
+            val response = KeriInceptionService().inceptController(name, dto.alias, dto.passcode)
+
+
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Created, response)
+
+
+        }
+
     }
 }
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