diff --git a/cmd/commander/main.go b/cmd/commander/main.go
index 9fd286c..d6d97bf 100644
--- a/cmd/commander/main.go
+++ b/cmd/commander/main.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Read configuration
-	config := mcc.LoadConfig("cconfig.toml")
+	config := mcc.LoadConfig("mcconfig.toml")
 
 	// Output configuration summary
 	log.Printf("Help: %t\n", *helpFlag)
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ func main() {
 	case "standalone":
 		// Assemble single-process version
 		state := mci.State{
-			Commander: lcmem.Commander{},
-			Logger:    llmem.Logger{},
-			Queue:     lqmem.Queue{},
-			Storage:   lsmem.Storage{},
-			Runner:    lrmem.Runner{},
+			Commander: &lcmem.Commander{},
+			Logger:    &llmem.Logger{},
+			Queue:     &lqmem.Queue{},
+			Storage:   &lsmem.Storage{CurrentID: config.Storage.StartingID},
+			Runner:    &lrmem.Runner{},
 		}
-		main := lcmem.Commander{}
+		main := &lcmem.Commander{}
 		main.Setup(state)
 		main.Run(state)
 
diff --git a/cmd/commander/cconfig.toml b/cmd/commander/mcconfig.toml
similarity index 71%
rename from cmd/commander/cconfig.toml
rename to cmd/commander/mcconfig.toml
index 543c318..2d2a105 100644
--- a/cmd/commander/cconfig.toml
+++ b/cmd/commander/mcconfig.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 [logger]
 [queue]
 [storage]
+StartingID = 54673
 [runner]
diff --git a/config/mcc/storage.go b/config/mcc/storage.go
index 32f74cf..9b3d49c 100644
--- a/config/mcc/storage.go
+++ b/config/mcc/storage.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package mcc
 
 type Storage struct {
+	StartingID int
 }
diff --git a/config/mcc/system.go b/config/mcc/system.go
index 734083b..1821f44 100644
--- a/config/mcc/system.go
+++ b/config/mcc/system.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type System struct {
-	commander Commander
-	logger    Logger
-	queue     Queue
-	storage   Storage
-	runner    Runner
+	Commander Commander
+	Logger    Logger
+	Queue     Queue
+	Storage   Storage
+	Runner    Runner
 }
 
 func LoadConfig(fname string) *System {
diff --git a/interfaces/mci/storage.go b/interfaces/mci/storage.go
index 2cd4af0..2af51fe 100644
--- a/interfaces/mci/storage.go
+++ b/interfaces/mci/storage.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package mci
 
 type Storage interface {
+	NextID() int
 }
diff --git a/lib/commander/lcmem/lcmem.go b/lib/commander/lcmem/lcmem.go
index 96b9995..4628c66 100644
--- a/lib/commander/lcmem/lcmem.go
+++ b/lib/commander/lcmem/lcmem.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Commander struct {
+	st mci.State // st points to this Commander instance.  Circular, but needed.
 }
 
 func (c *Commander) Run(st mci.State) {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func (c *Commander) Run(st mci.State) {
 
 func (c *Commander) Setup(st mci.State) {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
+	c.st = st
 
 	//
 	// First are the API endpoints that mirror those used in the github API
@@ -197,12 +199,15 @@ func (c *Commander) MirvaRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	slog.Info("New mrva run ", "owner", vars["owner"], "repo", vars["repo"])
 	// TODO Change this to functional style?
 	// session := new(MirvaSession)
-	// session.id = next_id()
-	// session.owner = vars["owner"]
-	// session.controller_repo = vars["repo"]
-	// session.collect_info(w, r)
-	// session.find_available_DBs()
-	// session.start_analyses()
-	// session.submit_response(w)
-	// session.save()
+	session_id := c.st.Storage.NextID()
+	slog.Info("id: ", session_id)
+	// session_owner = vars["owner"]
+	// session_controller_repo = vars["repo"]
+	// session_collect_info(w, r)
+
+	// session_find_available_DBs()
+
+	// session_start_analyses()
+	// session_submit_response(w)
+	// session_save()
 }
diff --git a/lib/storage/lsmem/localdisk.go b/lib/storage/lsmem/localdisk.go
index 22a03d5..db36d9f 100644
--- a/lib/storage/lsmem/localdisk.go
+++ b/lib/storage/lsmem/localdisk.go
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 package lsmem
 
 type Storage struct {
+	CurrentID int
+}
+
+func (s *Storage) NextID() int {
+	s.CurrentID += 1
+	return s.CurrentID
 }