diff --git a/stolos/__init__.py b/stolos/__init__.py
index b063c57..ab209bd 100644
--- a/stolos/__init__.py
+++ b/stolos/__init__.py
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 import pkg_resources as _pkg_resources
 __version__ = _pkg_resources.get_distribution(
     _p.basename(_p.dirname(_p.abspath(__file__)))).version
+
+from stolos import api
diff --git a/stolos/api.py b/stolos/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..625422c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stolos/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from stolos.zookeeper_tools import (
+    check_state, get_qsize,
+    maybe_add_subtask, readd_subtask,
+    get_zkclient
+)
+# linting
+check_state, get_qsize,
+maybe_add_subtask, readd_subtask,
+get_zkclient
+
+from stolos.dag_tools import (
+    get_tasks_config, build_dag, visualize_dag,
+    create_job_id, parse_job_id,
+    get_parents, get_children,
+)
+get_tasks_config, build_dag, visualize_dag,
+create_job_id, parse_job_id,
+get_parents, get_children,
diff --git a/stolos/zookeeper_tools.py b/stolos/zookeeper_tools.py
index 8d6c6da..5d09598 100644
--- a/stolos/zookeeper_tools.py
+++ b/stolos/zookeeper_tools.py
@@ -32,6 +32,35 @@ def get_zkclient(zookeeper_hosts=None):
     return zk
 
 
+def get_qsize(app_name, zk, queued=True, taken=True):
+    """
+    Find the number of jobs in the given app's queue
+
+    `queued` - Include the entries in the queue that are not currently
+        being processed or otherwise locked
+    `taken` - Include the entries in the queue that are currently being
+        processed or are otherwise locked
+    """
+    pq = join(app_name, 'entries')
+    pt = join(app_name, 'taken')
+    if queued:
+        entries = len(zk.get_children(pq))
+        if taken:
+            return entries
+        else:
+            taken = len(zk.get_children(pt))
+            return entries - taken
+    else:
+        if taken:
+            taken = len(zk.get_children(pt))
+            return taken
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                "You asked for an impossible situation.  Queue items are"
+                " waiting for a lock xor taken.  You cannot have queue entries"
+                " that are both not locked and not waiting.")
+
+
 def _queue(app_name, job_id, zk, queue=True, priority=None):
     """ Calling code should obtain a lock first!
     If queue=False, do everything except queue (ie set state)"""