diff --git a/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py b/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py
index dc832d60..8e358e96 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,125 @@
     from adapt.intent import IntentBuilder, Intent
 except ImportError:
     # adapt is optional, OVOSAbstractApplication might not use intents
-    IntentBuilder = Intent = None
+
+    class Intent:
+        def __init__(self, name, requires, at_least_one, optional):
+            """Create Intent object
+            Args:
+                name(str): Name for Intent
+                requires(list): Entities that are required
+                at_least_one(list): One of these Entities are required
+                optional(list): Optional Entities used by the intent
+            """
+            self.name = name
+            self.requires = requires
+            self.at_least_one = at_least_one
+            self.optional = optional
+
+        def validate(self, tags, confidence):
+            """Using this method removes tags from the result of validate_with_tags
+            Returns:
+                intent(intent): Results from validate_with_tags
+            """
+            raise NotImplementedError("please install adapt-parser")
+
+        def validate_with_tags(self, tags, confidence):
+            """Validate whether tags has required entites for this intent to fire
+            Args:
+                tags(list): Tags and Entities used for validation
+                confidence(float): The weight associate to the parse result,
+                    as indicated by the parser. This is influenced by a parser
+                    that uses edit distance or context.
+            Returns:
+                intent, tags: Returns intent and tags used by the intent on
+                    failure to meat required entities then returns intent with
+                    confidence
+                    of 0.0 and an empty list for tags.
+            """
+            raise NotImplementedError("please install adapt-parser")
+
+
+    class IntentBuilder:
+        """
+        IntentBuilder, used to construct intent parsers.
+        Attributes:
+            at_least_one(list): A list of Entities where one is required.
+                These are separated into lists so you can have one of (A or B) and
+                then require one of (D or F).
+            requires(list): A list of Required Entities
+            optional(list): A list of optional Entities
+            name(str): Name of intent
+        Notes:
+            This is designed to allow construction of intents in one line.
+        Example:
+            IntentBuilder("Intent")\
+                .requires("A")\
+                .one_of("C","D")\
+                .optional("G").build()
+        """
+
+        def __init__(self, intent_name):
+            """
+            Constructor
+            Args:
+                intent_name(str): the name of the intents that this parser
+                parses/validates
+            """
+            self.at_least_one = []
+            self.requires = []
+            self.optional = []
+            self.name = intent_name
+
+        def one_of(self, *args):
+            """
+            The intent parser should require one of the provided entity types to
+            validate this clause.
+            Args:
+                args(args): *args notation list of entity names
+            Returns:
+                self: to continue modifications.
+            """
+            self.at_least_one.append(args)
+            return self
+
+        def require(self, entity_type, attribute_name=None):
+            """
+            The intent parser should require an entity of the provided type.
+            Args:
+                entity_type(str): an entity type
+                attribute_name(str): the name of the attribute on the parsed intent.
+                Defaults to match entity_type.
+            Returns:
+                self: to continue modifications.
+            """
+            if not attribute_name:
+                attribute_name = entity_type
+            self.requires += [(entity_type, attribute_name)]
+            return self
+
+        def optionally(self, entity_type, attribute_name=None):
+            """
+            Parsed intents from this parser can optionally include an entity of the
+             provided type.
+            Args:
+                entity_type(str): an entity type
+                attribute_name(str): the name of the attribute on the parsed intent.
+                Defaults to match entity_type.
+            Returns:
+                self: to continue modifications.
+            """
+            if not attribute_name:
+                attribute_name = entity_type
+            self.optional += [(entity_type, attribute_name)]
+            return self
+
+        def build(self):
+            """
+            Constructs an intent from the builder's specifications.
+            :return: an Intent instance.
+            """
+            return Intent(self.name, self.requires,
+                          self.at_least_one, self.optional)
 
 
 def get_non_properties(obj):