diff --git a/libraries/avatars/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/avatars/CMakeLists.txt
index 0570c30725..eb681ee93c 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/avatars/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ include(${MACRO_DIR}/LinkHifiLibrary.cmake)
 link_hifi_library(shared ${TARGET_NAME} ${ROOT_DIR})
 
 # link in the hifi voxels library
-link_hifi_library(voxels ${TARGET_NAME} ${ROOT_DIR})
+link_hifi_library(voxels ${TARGET_NAME} ${ROOT_DIR})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp
index 30443e212c..af1ac69b74 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@
 #import <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
 #import <QtNetwork/QtNetwork>
 
+#include <NodeList.h>
+
 #include "AvatarData.h"
 
 #include "Agent.h"
 
+Agent::Agent() :
+    _shouldStop(false)
+{
+    
+}
+
 void Agent::run(QUrl scriptURL) {
+    NodeList::getInstance()->setOwnerType(NODE_TYPE_AGENT);
+    NodeList::getInstance()->setNodeTypesOfInterest(&NODE_TYPE_AVATAR_MIXER, 1);
     
     QNetworkAccessManager* manager = new QNetworkAccessManager();
     
@@ -29,10 +39,50 @@ void Agent::run(QUrl scriptURL) {
     
     QScriptEngine engine;
     
-    AvatarData *someObject = new AvatarData;
+    AvatarData *testAvatarData = new AvatarData;
     
-    QScriptValue objectValue = engine.newQObject(someObject);
-    engine.globalObject().setProperty("AvatarData", objectValue);
+    QScriptValue avatarDataValue = engine.newQObject(testAvatarData);
+    engine.globalObject().setProperty("AvatarData", avatarDataValue);
+    
+    QScriptValue agentValue = engine.newQObject(this);
+    engine.globalObject().setProperty("Agent", agentValue);
+    
+    qDebug() << "Downloaded script:" << scriptString;
+    
+    qDebug() << "Evaluated script:" << engine.evaluate(scriptString).toString();
+    
+    timeval thisSend;
+    timeval lastDomainServerCheckIn = {};
+    int numMicrosecondsSleep = 0;
+    
+    const float DATA_SEND_INTERVAL_MSECS = (1 / 60) * 1000;
+    
+    sockaddr_in senderAddress;
+    unsigned char receivedData[MAX_PACKET_SIZE];
+    ssize_t receivedBytes;
+    
+    while (!_shouldStop) {
+        // update the thisSend timeval to the current time
+        gettimeofday(&thisSend, NULL);
+        
+        // send a check in packet to the domain server if DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_IN_USECS has elapsed
+        if (usecTimestampNow() - usecTimestamp(&lastDomainServerCheckIn) >= DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_IN_USECS) {
+            gettimeofday(&lastDomainServerCheckIn, NULL);
+            NodeList::getInstance()->sendDomainServerCheckIn();
+        }
+        
+        emit preSendCallback();
+        
+        testAvatarData->sendData();
+        
+        if (NodeList::getInstance()->getNodeSocket()->receive((sockaddr*) &senderAddress, receivedData, &receivedBytes)) {
+            NodeList::getInstance()->processNodeData((sockaddr*) &senderAddress, receivedData, receivedBytes);
+        }
+        
+        // sleep for the correct amount of time to have data send be consistently timed
+        if ((numMicrosecondsSleep = (DATA_SEND_INTERVAL_MSECS * 1000) - (usecTimestampNow() - usecTimestamp(&thisSend))) > 0) {
+            usleep(numMicrosecondsSleep);
+        }
+    }
     
-    qDebug() << "Execution of script:" << engine.evaluate(scriptString).toString();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.h b/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.h
index d02ac67f94..e7e53467fa 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.h
@@ -16,14 +16,19 @@
 
 #include "SharedUtil.h"
 
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
 
-class Agent {
-public:    
-    bool volatile shouldStop;
+class Agent : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Agent();
+    
+    bool volatile _shouldStop;
     
     void run(QUrl scriptUrl);
-private:
+signals:
+    void preSendCallback();
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__Operative__) */
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 44393b66d5..b61d035ce3 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <SharedUtil.h>
+#include <NodeList.h>
 #include <PacketHeaders.h>
+#include <SharedUtil.h>
 
 #include "AvatarData.h"
 //#include <VoxelConstants.h>
@@ -50,6 +51,24 @@ AvatarData::~AvatarData() {
     delete _handData;
 }
 
+void AvatarData::sendData() {
+    
+    // called from Agent visual loop to send data
+    if (Node* avatarMixer = NodeList::getInstance()->soloNodeOfType(NODE_TYPE_AVATAR_MIXER)) {
+        unsigned char packet[MAX_PACKET_SIZE];
+        
+        unsigned char* endOfPacket = packet;
+        endOfPacket += populateTypeAndVersion(endOfPacket, PACKET_TYPE_HEAD_DATA);
+        endOfPacket += packNodeId(endOfPacket, NodeList::getInstance()->getOwnerID());
+        
+        int numPacketBytes = (endOfPacket - packet) + getBroadcastData(endOfPacket);
+        
+        qDebug("The current body yaw is %f\n", _bodyYaw);
+        
+        NodeList::getInstance()->getNodeSocket()->send(avatarMixer->getActiveSocket(), packet, numPacketBytes);
+    }
+}
+
 int AvatarData::getBroadcastData(unsigned char* destinationBuffer) {
     unsigned char* bufferStart = destinationBuffer;
     
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 8c1dac5ad4..2399d1062c 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public:
     
     //  Body Rotation
     float getBodyYaw() const { return _bodyYaw; }
-    void setBodyYaw(float bodyYaw) { _bodyYaw = bodyYaw; }
     float getBodyPitch() const { return _bodyPitch; }
     void setBodyPitch(float bodyPitch) { _bodyPitch = bodyPitch; }
     float getBodyRoll() const {return _bodyRoll; }
@@ -108,6 +107,8 @@ public:
     
 public slots:
     void setPosition(float x, float y, float z) { _position = glm::vec3(x, y, z); }
+    void setBodyYaw(float bodyYaw) { _bodyYaw = bodyYaw; }
+    void sendData();
     
 protected:
     glm::vec3 _position;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index 0b32843644..93471f7356 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ void NodeList::processNodeData(sockaddr* senderAddress, unsigned char* packetDat
             sockaddr_in domainServerSocket = *(sockaddr_in*) senderAddress;
             const char* domainSenderIP = inet_ntoa(domainServerSocket.sin_addr);
             
+            processDomainServerList(packetData, dataBytes);
+            
             if (memcmp(domainSenderIP, _domainIP, strlen(domainSenderIP)) == 0) {
-                processDomainServerList(packetData, dataBytes);
+                
             }
             
             break;