diff --git a/x/auction/keeper/genesis.go b/x/auction/keeper/genesis.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd1374ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/auction/keeper/genesis.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package keeper
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic2d/x/auction"
+)
+
+// InitGenesis initializes the module state from a genesis state.
+func (k *Keeper) InitGenesis(ctx context.Context, data *auction.GenesisState) error {
+	if err := k.Params.Set(ctx, data.Params); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Save auctions in store.
+	// for _, auction := range data.Auctions {
+	// 	if err := k.Auctions.Set(ctx, auction.Id, *auction); err != nil {
+	// 		return err
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ExportGenesis exports the module state to a genesis state.
+func (k *Keeper) ExportGenesis(ctx context.Context) (*auction.GenesisState, error) {
+	params, err := k.Params.Get(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// auctions, err := k.ListAuctions(ctx)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return nil, err
+	// }
+
+	return &auction.GenesisState{
+		Params: params,
+		// Auctions: auctions,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/x/auction/keeper/keeper.go b/x/auction/keeper/keeper.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f993faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/auction/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package keeper
+
+import (
+	"cosmossdk.io/collections"
+	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/core/store"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	auth "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
+	bank "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/keeper"
+
+	auctiontypes "git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic2d/x/auction"
+)
+
+type Keeper struct {
+	// Codecs
+	cdc codec.BinaryCodec
+
+	// External keepers
+	accountKeeper auth.AccountKeeper
+	bankKeeper    bank.Keeper
+
+	// Track auction usage in other cosmos-sdk modules (more like a usage tracker).
+	// usageKeepers []types.AuctionUsageKeeper
+
+	// state management
+	Schema collections.Schema
+	Params collections.Item[auctiontypes.Params]
+	// TODO
+	// Auctions ...
+}
+
+// NewKeeper creates a new Keeper instance
+func NewKeeper(
+	cdc codec.BinaryCodec,
+	storeService storetypes.KVStoreService,
+	accountKeeper auth.AccountKeeper,
+	bankKeeper bank.Keeper,
+) Keeper {
+	sb := collections.NewSchemaBuilder(storeService)
+	k := Keeper{
+		cdc:           cdc,
+		accountKeeper: accountKeeper,
+		bankKeeper:    bankKeeper,
+		Params:        collections.NewItem(sb, auctiontypes.ParamsKeyPrefix, "params", codec.CollValue[auctiontypes.Params](cdc)),
+		// Auctions:	 ...
+	}
+
+	schema, err := sb.Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	k.Schema = schema
+
+	return k
+}
+
+// func (k *Keeper) SetUsageKeepers(usageKeepers []types.AuctionUsageKeeper) {
+// 	k.usageKeepers = usageKeepers
+// }
diff --git a/x/auction/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/auction/keeper/msg_server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c823d585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/auction/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package keeper
+
+// TODO: Add required read methods
+
+// var _ auctiontypes.MsgServer = msgServer{}
+
+type msgServer struct {
+	k Keeper
+}
+
+// NewMsgServerImpl returns an implementation of the module MsgServer interface.
+// func NewMsgServerImpl(keeper Keeper) auctiontypes.MsgServer {
+//     return &msgServer{k: keeper}
+// }
diff --git a/x/auction/keeper/query_server.go b/x/auction/keeper/query_server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c52f590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/auction/keeper/query_server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package keeper
+
+// TODO: Add required read methods
+
+// var _ auctiontypes.QueryServer = queryServer{}
+
+type queryServer struct {
+	k Keeper
+}
+
+// NewQueryServerImpl returns an implementation of the module QueryServer.
+// func NewQueryServerImpl(k Keeper) auctiontypes.QueryServer {
+// 	return queryServer{k}
+// }