diff --git a/requirements.dev.txt b/requirements.dev.txt
index cf6269b..fa9a2a4 100644
--- a/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ channels-redis
 charset-normalizer==3.4.4
 coverage
 cssselect==1.3.0
+daphne
 dj-database-url
 Django==6.0
 django-compressor
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 423d5da..c3451d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ celery
 channels
 channels-redis
 cssselect==1.3.0
+daphne
 Django==6.0
 dj-database-url
 django-compressor
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/consumers.py b/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
index 60defaf..bc19fba 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
+++ b/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
-# RoomConsumer goes here
\ No newline at end of file
+from channels.generic.websocket import AsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer
+
+
+class RoomConsumer(AsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
+    async def connect(self):
+        self.room_slug = self.scope["url_route"]["kwargs"]["room_slug"]
+        self.group_name = f"room_{self.room_slug}"
+        await self.channel_layer.group_add(self.group_name, self.channel_name)
+        await self.accept()
+
+    async def disconnect(self, close_code):
+        await self.channel_layer.group_discard(self.group_name, self.channel_name)
+
+    async def receive_json(self, content):
+        pass # handlers added as events introduced
+
+    async def gate_update(self, event):
+        await self.send_json(event)
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/routing.py b/src/apps/epic/routing.py
index b3600a3..e2d472c 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/routing.py
+++ b/src/apps/epic/routing.py
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-websocket_urlpatterns = []
+from django.urls import path
+
+from . import consumers
+
+
+websocket_urlpatterns = [
+    path('ws/room/<slug:room_slug>/', consumers.RoomConsumer.as_asgi()),
+]
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_consumers.py b/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_consumers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53eda18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_consumers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from channels.testing.websocket import WebsocketCommunicator
+from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase, override_settings
+
+from core.asgi import application
+
+
+TEST_CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "channels.layers.InMemoryChannelLayer",
+    }
+}
+
+
+@override_settings(CHANNEL_LAYERS=TEST_CHANNEL_LAYERS)
+class RoomConsumerTest(SimpleTestCase):
+    async def test_can_connect_and_disconnect(self):
+        communicator = WebsocketCommunicator(application, "/ws/room/test-room/")
+        connected, _ = await communicator.connect()
+        self.assertTrue(connected)
+        await communicator.disconnect()
+
+    async def test_receives_gate_update_broadcast(self):
+        communicator = WebsocketCommunicator(application, "/ws/room/test-room/")
+        await communicator.connect()
+
+        channel_layer = get_channel_layer()
+        await channel_layer.group_send(
+            "room_test-room",
+            {"type": "gate_update", "gate_state": "some_state"},
+        )
+
+        response = await communicator.receive_json_from()
+        self.assertEqual(response["type"], "gate_update")
+        self.assertEqual(response["gate_state"], "some_state")
+
+        await communicator.disconnect()