diff --git a/lib/hydro.js b/lib/hydro.js
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+const crypto = require('crypto')
+const fetch = require('node-fetch')
+
+module.exports = class Hydro {
+  constructor ({ secret, endpoint }) {
+    this.secret = secret || process.env.HYDRO_SECRET
+    this.endpoint = endpoint || process.env.HYDRO_ENDPOINT
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generate a SHA256 hash of the payload using the secret
+   * to authenticate with Hydro
+   * @param {string} body
+   */
+  generatePayloadHmac (body) {
+    return crypto.createHmac('sha256', this.secret)
+      .update(body)
+      .digest('hex')
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Publish a single event to Hydro
+   * @param {string} schema
+   * @param {any} value
+   */
+  async publish (schema, value) {
+    return this.publishMany([{ schema, value }])
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Publish multiple events to Hydro
+   * @param {[{ schema: string, value: any }]} events
+   */
+  async publishMany (events) {
+    const body = JSON.stringify({ events })
+    const token = this.generatePayloadHmac(body)
+
+    return fetch(this.endpoint, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body,
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Hydro ${token}`,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'X-Hydro-App': 'docs'
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/hydro.js b/tests/unit/hydro.js
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+const nock = require('nock')
+const Hydro = require('../../lib/hydro')
+
+describe('hydro', () => {
+  let hydro, params
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    hydro = new Hydro({ secret: '123', endpoint: 'https://real-hydro.com' })
+
+    nock(hydro.endpoint, {
+      reqheaders: {
+        Authorization: /^Hydro [\d\w]{64}$/,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'X-Hydro-App': 'docs'
+      }
+    })
+      // Respond with a 201 and store the body we sent
+      .post('/').reply(201, (_, body) => { params = body })
+  })
+
+  describe('#publish', () => {
+    it('publishes a single event to Hydro', async () => {
+      await hydro.publish('event-name', { pizza: true })
+      expect(params).toEqual({
+        events: [{ schema: 'event-name', value: { pizza: true } }]
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('#publishMany', () => {
+    it('publishes multiple events to Hydro', async () => {
+      await hydro.publishMany([
+        { schema: 'event-name', value: { pizza: true } },
+        { schema: 'other-name', value: { salad: false } }
+      ])
+
+      expect(params).toEqual({
+        events: [
+          { schema: 'event-name', value: { pizza: true } },
+          { schema: 'other-name', value: { salad: false } }
+        ]
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('#generatePayloadHmac', () => {
+    it('returns a SHA256 HMAC string', () => {
+      const body = JSON.stringify({ pizza: true })
+      const hash = hydro.generatePayloadHmac(body)
+      expect(hash).toEqual(expect.any(String))
+      expect(hash).toHaveLength(64)
+    })
+
+    it('generates the same string for the same payload', () => {
+      const body = JSON.stringify({ pizza: true })
+      const one = hydro.generatePayloadHmac(body)
+      const two = hydro.generatePayloadHmac(body)
+      expect(one).toBe(two)
+    })
+  })
+})