diff --git a/packages/embed-services/package.json b/packages/embed-services/package.json
index 98ca1836b..0e4ba04b6 100644
--- a/packages/embed-services/package.json
+++ b/packages/embed-services/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@looker/sdk-rtl": "^21.6.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "Looker",
diff --git a/packages/embed-services/src/EntityService.ts b/packages/embed-services/src/EntityService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..822e283fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embed-services/src/EntityService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+
+ MIT License
+
+ Copyright (c) 2023 Looker Data Sciences, Inc.
+
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ SOFTWARE.
+
+ */
+
+import type { IAPIMethods } from '@looker/sdk-rtl'
+
+export interface IEmbedService {
+  /** Instantiated browser sdk */
+  get sdk(): IAPIMethods
+}
+
+export abstract class EntityService implements IEmbedService {
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param sdk
+   * @param timeToLive
+   */
+  constructor(public sdk: IAPIMethods, readonly timeToLive: number) {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/embed-services/src/ItemList.spec.ts b/packages/embed-services/src/ItemList.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..785a821da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embed-services/src/ItemList.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+
+ MIT License
+
+ Copyright (c) 2023 Looker Data Sciences, Inc.
+
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ SOFTWARE.
+
+ */
+
+import type { IAPIMethods } from '@looker/sdk-rtl'
+import { DEFAULT_TTL, ItemList } from './ItemList'
+
+interface TestItem {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  content: string
+}
+
+const mockSdk = {} as IAPIMethods
+
+const items: TestItem[] = [
+  { id: 'foo', name: 'fooName', content: 'foo content' },
+  { id: 'bar', name: 'barName', content: 'bar content' },
+]
+
+class TestItemList extends ItemList<TestItem> {
+  items = items
+}
+
+describe('ItemList', () => {
+  let ItemList: ItemList<TestItem>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    ItemList = new TestItemList(mockSdk)
+  })
+
+  describe('indexBy', () => {
+    it('creates a keyed collection indexed by "id" by default', () => {
+      ItemList.index()
+      const actual = ItemList.indexedItems
+      expect(actual).toEqual({
+        foo: items[0],
+        bar: items[1],
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('creates a keyed collection by specified id', () => {
+      ItemList.index('name')
+      const expected = {
+        fooName: items[0],
+        barName: items[1],
+      }
+      const actual = ItemList.indexedItems
+      expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+
+      // remembers specified index on re index
+      ItemList.index()
+      expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('caching', () => {
+    let now: number
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      now = Date.now()
+      jest.spyOn(global.Date, 'now').mockImplementationOnce(() => now)
+    })
+
+    it('correctly computes expiration time', () => {
+      const expected = now + DEFAULT_TTL * 1000
+      ItemList.setExpiration()
+      expect(ItemList.expiresAt).toEqual(expected)
+    })
+
+    it('accepts a custom ttl', () => {
+      const customTtl = 3600
+      ItemList = new TestItemList(mockSdk, customTtl)
+      ItemList.setExpiration()
+      const expected = now + customTtl * 1000
+      expect(ItemList.expiresAt).toEqual(expected)
+    })
+
+    it('clearIfExpired clears when expired', () => {
+      ItemList = new TestItemList(mockSdk, -100)
+      expect(ItemList.items).toHaveLength(2)
+      ItemList.clearIfExpired()
+      expect(ItemList.items).toHaveLength(0)
+    })
+
+    it('clearIfExpired does not clear if still valid', () => {
+      ItemList.setExpiration()
+      expect(ItemList.items).toHaveLength(2)
+      ItemList.clearIfExpired()
+      expect(ItemList.items).toHaveLength(2)
+      expect(ItemList.items).toEqual(items)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('find', () => {
+    it('finds by key and value', () => {
+      const actual = ItemList.find('id', 'foo')
+      expect(actual).toEqual(items[0])
+    })
+
+    it('returns undefined if item not found', () => {
+      const actual = ItemList.find('name', 'bogus')
+      expect(actual).toBeUndefined()
+
+      expect(ItemList.find('name', 'barName')).toEqual(items[1])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('getCacheDefault', () => {
+    it('gets the default', () => {
+      const actual = ItemList.getCacheDefault()
+      expect(actual).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('gets value from itemCache option when specified', () => {
+      const actual = ItemList.getCacheDefault({ itemCache: false })
+      expect(actual).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/embed-services/src/ItemList.ts b/packages/embed-services/src/ItemList.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..053eaf76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embed-services/src/ItemList.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+
+ MIT License
+
+ Copyright (c) 2023 Looker Data Sciences, Inc.
+
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ SOFTWARE.
+
+ */
+
+import type { IAPIMethods } from '@looker/sdk-rtl'
+import { EntityService } from './EntityService'
+
+export const DEFAULT_TTL = 900 // 15 minutes
+
+export interface GetOptions {
+  itemCache?: boolean
+  [key: string]: any
+}
+
+export interface IItemList<T> {
+  /** Cache time to live in seconds, defaults to 15 minutes */
+  readonly timeToLive: number
+  items: T[]
+  readonly expiresAt: number
+  index(key?: keyof T): ItemList<T>
+  indexedItems: Record<string, T>
+  setExpiration(): void
+  clearIfExpired(): void
+  find(key: keyof T, value: any): T | undefined
+}
+
+export interface IEntityService<T> extends IItemList<T> {
+  get(id: string, options?: GetOptions): Promise<T>
+  set(id: string, item: T): Promise<T>
+  getAll(...options: any[]): Promise<IItemList<T>>
+  delete(id: string): void
+}
+
+export abstract class ItemList<T extends Record<string, any>>
+  extends EntityService
+  implements IItemList<T>
+{
+  /** Cached items */
+  items: T[] = []
+  /** An indexed collection of items */
+  indexedItems: Record<string, T> = {}
+  /** Time when cache expires */
+  expiresAt = 0
+  /** Key to index by */
+  private keyField = 'id'
+
+  constructor(sdk: IAPIMethods, timeToLive = DEFAULT_TTL) {
+    super(sdk, timeToLive)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an indexed collection from the cached items
+   */
+  index(key: keyof T = this.keyField) {
+    this.keyField = key as string
+    this.indexedItems = {}
+    this.items.forEach((el) => {
+      if (el && el?.[this.keyField]) {
+        this.indexedItems[el[this.keyField]] = el
+      }
+    })
+    return this
+  }
+
+  /** Computes the expiration time based on timeToLive */
+  setExpiration() {
+    this.expiresAt = Date.now() + this.timeToLive * 1000
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Determines if the cache has expired
+   */
+  protected expired() {
+    return this.expiresAt <= Date.now()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ejects cache if expired
+   */
+  clearIfExpired() {
+    if (this.expired()) {
+      this.items = []
+      this.indexedItems = {}
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Searches the collection for an item with the specified key/value pair
+   * @param key to search
+   * @param value to match
+   */
+  find<T>(key: keyof T, value: any): T | undefined {
+    return this.items.find((item) => item[key as string] === value) as
+      | T
+      | undefined
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the cache option value if present, otherwise defaults to true
+   * @param options to check
+   */
+  getCacheDefault(options?: GetOptions) {
+    const cache = options && 'itemCache' in options ? options.itemCache : true
+    return cache
+  }
+}