diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditFilters.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditFilters.cpp
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+//
+//  EntityEditFilters.cpp
+//  libraries/entities/src
+//
+//  Created by David Kelly on 2/7/2017.
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+
+#include <QUrl>
+
+#include <ResourceManager.h>
+
+#include "EntityEditFilters.h"
+
+QScriptValue EntityEditFilters::filter(glm::vec3& position, EntityItemProperties& propertiesIn, EntityItemProperties& propertiesOut, bool& wasChanged, bool isAdd) {
+    qDebug() << "in EntityEditFilters";
+    return QScriptValue();
+}
+
+void EntityEditFilters::removeEntityFilter(EntityItemID& entityID) {
+    QScriptEngine* engine = _filterScriptEngineMap.value(entityID);
+    if (engine) {
+        _filterScriptEngineMap.remove(entityID);
+        delete engine;
+    }
+    FilterFunctionPair* pair = _filterFunctionMap.value(entityID);
+    if (pair) {
+        _filterFunctionMap.remove(entityID);
+        delete pair;
+    }
+}
+
+void EntityEditFilters::addEntityFilter(EntityItemID& entityID, QString filterURL) {
+    QUrl scriptURL(filterURL);
+    
+    // The following should be abstracted out for use in Agent.cpp (and maybe later AvatarMixer.cpp)
+    if (scriptURL.scheme().isEmpty() || (scriptURL.scheme() == URL_SCHEME_FILE)) {
+        qWarning() << "Cannot load script from local filesystem, because assignment may be on a different computer.";
+        scriptRequestFinished(entityID);
+        return;
+    }
+    // first remove any existing info for this entity
+    removeEntityFilter(entityID);
+
+    auto scriptRequest = ResourceManager::createResourceRequest(this, scriptURL);
+    if (!scriptRequest) {
+        qWarning() << "Could not create ResourceRequest for Entity Edit filter script at" << scriptURL.toString();
+        scriptRequestFinished(entityID);
+        return;
+    }
+    // Agent.cpp sets up a timeout here, but that is unnecessary, as ResourceRequest has its own.
+    connect(scriptRequest, &ResourceRequest::finished, this, [this, &entityID]{ EntityEditFilters::scriptRequestFinished(entityID);} );
+    // FIXME: handle atp rquests setup here. See Agent::requestScript()
+    qInfo() << "Requesting script at URL" << qPrintable(scriptRequest->getUrl().toString());
+    scriptRequest->send();
+    qDebug() << "script request sent";
+    
+}
+
+// Copied from ScriptEngine.cpp. We should make this a class method for reuse.
+// Note: I've deliberately stopped short of using ScriptEngine instead of QScriptEngine, as that is out of project scope at this point.
+static bool hasCorrectSyntax(const QScriptProgram& program) {
+    const auto syntaxCheck = QScriptEngine::checkSyntax(program.sourceCode());
+    if (syntaxCheck.state() != QScriptSyntaxCheckResult::Valid) {
+        const auto error = syntaxCheck.errorMessage();
+        const auto line = QString::number(syntaxCheck.errorLineNumber());
+        const auto column = QString::number(syntaxCheck.errorColumnNumber());
+        const auto message = QString("[SyntaxError] %1 in %2:%3(%4)").arg(error, program.fileName(), line, column);
+        qCritical() << qPrintable(message);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+static bool hadUncaughtExceptions(QScriptEngine& engine, const QString& fileName) {
+    if (engine.hasUncaughtException()) {
+        const auto backtrace = engine.uncaughtExceptionBacktrace();
+        const auto exception = engine.uncaughtException().toString();
+        const auto line = QString::number(engine.uncaughtExceptionLineNumber());
+        engine.clearExceptions();
+
+        static const QString SCRIPT_EXCEPTION_FORMAT = "[UncaughtException] %1 in %2:%3";
+        auto message = QString(SCRIPT_EXCEPTION_FORMAT).arg(exception, fileName, line);
+        if (!backtrace.empty()) {
+            static const auto lineSeparator = "\n    ";
+            message += QString("\n[Backtrace]%1%2").arg(lineSeparator, backtrace.join(lineSeparator));
+        }
+        qCritical() << qPrintable(message);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void EntityEditFilters::scriptRequestFinished(EntityItemID& entityID) {
+    qDebug() << "script request completed";
+    auto scriptRequest = qobject_cast<ResourceRequest*>(sender());
+    const QString urlString = scriptRequest->getUrl().toString();
+    if (scriptRequest && scriptRequest->getResult() == ResourceRequest::Success) {
+        auto scriptContents = scriptRequest->getData();
+        qInfo() << "Downloaded script:" << scriptContents;
+        QScriptProgram program(scriptContents, urlString);
+        if (hasCorrectSyntax(program)) {
+            // create a QScriptEngine for this script
+            QScriptEngine* engine = new QScriptEngine();
+            engine->evaluate(scriptContents);
+            if (!hadUncaughtExceptions(*engine, urlString)) {
+                // put the engine in the engine map (so we don't leak them, etc...)
+                _filterScriptEngineMap.insert(entityID, engine);
+                
+                // define the uncaughtException function
+                FilterFunctionPair* pair = new FilterFunctionPair();
+                QScriptEngine& engineRef = *engine;
+                pair->second = [this, &engineRef, &urlString]() { return hadUncaughtExceptions(engineRef, urlString); };
+
+                // now get the filter function
+                auto global = engine->globalObject();
+                pair->first = global.property("filter");
+                if (!pair->first.isFunction()) {
+                    qDebug() << "Filter function specified but not found. Ignoring filter";
+                    return;
+                }
+                _filterFunctionMap.insert(entityID, pair); 
+                qDebug() << "script request filter processed";
+                return;
+            }
+        } 
+    } else if (scriptRequest) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to download script at" << urlString;
+        // See HTTPResourceRequest::onRequestFinished for interpretation of codes. For example, a 404 is code 6 and 403 is 3. A timeout is 2. Go figure.
+        qCritical() << "ResourceRequest error was" << scriptRequest->getResult();
+    } else {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to create script request.";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditFilters.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditFilters.h
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+//
+//  EntityEditFilters.h
+//  libraries/entities/src
+//
+//  Created by David Kelly on 2/7/2017.
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+#ifndef hifi_EntityEditFilters_h
+#define hifi_EntityEditFilters_h
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QMap>
+#include <QScriptValue>
+#include <QScriptEngine>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+#include <functional>
+
+#include "EntityItemID.h"
+#include "EntityItemProperties.h"
+
+
+typedef QPair<QScriptValue, std::function<bool()>> FilterFunctionPair;
+
+class EntityEditFilters : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    EntityEditFilters() {};
+
+    void addEntityFilter(EntityItemID& entityID, QString filterURL);
+    void removeEntityFilter(EntityItemID& entityID);
+
+    QScriptValue filter(glm::vec3& position, EntityItemProperties& propertiesIn, EntityItemProperties& propertiesOut, bool& wasChanged, bool isAdd);
+
+private slots:
+    void scriptRequestFinished(EntityItemID& entityID);
+    
+private:
+    QMap<EntityItemID, FilterFunctionPair*> _filterFunctionMap;
+    QMap<EntityItemID, QScriptEngine*> _filterScriptEngineMap;
+};
+
+#endif //hifi_EntityEditFilters_h