diff --git a/conversations/src/api.rs b/conversations/src/api.rs
index d8eb367..62d635c 100644
--- a/conversations/src/api.rs
+++ b/conversations/src/api.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ pub struct ContextHandle(pub(crate) Context);
 /// # Returns
 /// Opaque handle to the store. Must be freed with destroy_context()
 #[ffi_export]
-pub fn create_context() -> repr_c::Box<ContextHandle> {
-    Box::new(ContextHandle(Context::new())).into()
+pub fn create_context(name: repr_c::String) -> repr_c::Box<ContextHandle> {
+    // Deference name to to `str` and then borrow to &str
+    Box::new(ContextHandle(Context::new_with_name(&*name))).into()
+}
+
+/// Returns the friendly name of the contexts installation.
+#[ffi_export]
+pub fn installation_name(ctx: &ContextHandle) -> repr_c::String {
+    ctx.0.installation_name().to_string().into()
 }
 
 /// Destroys a conversation store and frees its memory
diff --git a/conversations/src/context.rs b/conversations/src/context.rs
index 3e16386..44dbce5 100644
--- a/conversations/src/context.rs
+++ b/conversations/src/context.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ pub struct Context {
 }
 
 impl Context {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let identity = Rc::new(Identity::new());
+    pub fn new_with_name(name: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        let identity = Rc::new(Identity::new(name));
         let inbox = Inbox::new(Rc::clone(&identity)); //
         Self {
             _identity: identity,
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ impl Context {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn installation_name(&self) -> &str {
+        self._identity.get_name()
+    }
+
     pub fn create_private_convo(
         &mut self,
         remote_bundle: &Introduction,
@@ -156,8 +160,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn ctx_integration() {
-        let mut saro = Context::new();
-        let mut raya = Context::new();
+        let mut saro = Context::new_with_name("saro");
+        let mut raya = Context::new_with_name("raya");
 
         // Raya creates intro bundle and sends to Saro
         let bundle = raya.create_intro_bundle().unwrap();
diff --git a/conversations/src/identity.rs b/conversations/src/identity.rs
index de3be1e..76c2700 100644
--- a/conversations/src/identity.rs
+++ b/conversations/src/identity.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use crate::crypto::{PrivateKey, PublicKey};
 
 pub struct Identity {
+    name: String,
     secret: PrivateKey,
 }
 
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Identity {
 }
 
 impl Identity {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub fn new(name: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self {
+            name: name.into(),
             secret: PrivateKey::random(),
         }
     }
@@ -29,10 +31,17 @@ impl Identity {
     pub fn secret(&self) -> &PrivateKey {
         &self.secret
     }
+
+    // Returns an associated name for this Identity.
+    // Names are a friendly developer chosen identifier for an Identity which
+    // can provide between logging.
+    pub fn get_name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.name
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Identity {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
+        Self::new("default")
     }
 }
diff --git a/conversations/src/inbox/handler.rs b/conversations/src/inbox/handler.rs
index f953cca..278ae16 100644
--- a/conversations/src/inbox/handler.rs
+++ b/conversations/src/inbox/handler.rs
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_invite_privatev1_roundtrip() {
-        let saro_ident = Identity::new();
+        let saro_ident = Identity::new("saro");
         let saro_inbox = Inbox::new(saro_ident.into());
 
-        let raya_ident = Identity::new();
+        let raya_ident = Identity::new("raya");
         let mut raya_inbox = Inbox::new(raya_ident.into());
 
         let bundle = raya_inbox.create_intro_bundle();
diff --git a/conversations/src/lib.rs b/conversations/src/lib.rs
index 8ae1d51..810afb9 100644
--- a/conversations/src/lib.rs
+++ b/conversations/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_message_roundtrip() {
-        let mut saro = create_context();
-        let mut raya = create_context();
+        let mut saro = create_context("saro".into());
+        let mut raya = create_context("raya".into());
 
         // Raya Creates Bundle and Sends to Saro
         let intro_result = create_intro_bundle(&mut raya);
diff --git a/nim-bindings/.gitignore b/nim-bindings/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3685e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-bindings/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+nimble.develop
+nimble.paths
+nimbledeps
diff --git a/nim-bindings/config.nims b/nim-bindings/config.nims
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ee48d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-bindings/config.nims
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# begin Nimble config (version 2)
+when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
+  include "nimble.paths"
+# end Nimble config
diff --git a/nim-bindings/examples/pingpong.nim b/nim-bindings/examples/pingpong.nim
index 339e5e6..3c7dfdc 100644
--- a/nim-bindings/examples/pingpong.nim
+++ b/nim-bindings/examples/pingpong.nim
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ proc encode*(s: string): seq[byte] =
 
 proc pingpong() =
 
-  var raya = newConversationsContext()
-  var saro = newConversationsContext()
+  var raya = newConversationsContext("raya")
+  var saro = newConversationsContext("saro")
 
 
   # Perform out of band Introduction
diff --git a/nim-bindings/src/bindings.nim b/nim-bindings/src/bindings.nim
index a03d5d2..cb64247 100644
--- a/nim-bindings/src/bindings.nim
+++ b/nim-bindings/src/bindings.nim
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ type
 
 ## Creates a new libchat Context
 ## Returns: Opaque handle to the context. Must be freed with destroy_context()
-proc create_context*(): ContextHandle {.importc, dynlib: CONVERSATIONS_LIB.}
+proc create_context*(name: ReprCString): ContextHandle {.importc, dynlib: CONVERSATIONS_LIB.}
+
+## Returns the friendly name of the context's identity
+## The result must be freed by the caller (repr_c::String ownership transfers)
+proc installation_name*(ctx: ContextHandle): ReprCString {.importc, dynlib: CONVERSATIONS_LIB.}
 
 ## Destroys a context and frees its memory
 ## - handle must be a valid pointer from create_context()
diff --git a/nim-bindings/src/libchat.nim b/nim-bindings/src/libchat.nim
index c9a5b1b..9b2cb0e 100644
--- a/nim-bindings/src/libchat.nim
+++ b/nim-bindings/src/libchat.nim
@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ type
     data*: seq[uint8]
 
 ## Create a new conversations context
-proc newConversationsContext*(): LibChat =
+proc newConversationsContext*(name: string): LibChat =
 
-  result.handle = create_context()
+  result.handle = create_context(name.toReprCString)
   result.buffer_size = 256
   if result.handle.isNil:
     raise newException(IOError, "Failed to create context")
 
+## Get the friendly name of this context's installation
+proc getInstallationName*(ctx: LibChat): string =
+  if ctx.handle == nil:
+    return ""
+  let name = installation_name(ctx.handle)
+  result = $name
+
 ## Destroy the context and free resources
 proc destroy*(ctx: var LibChat) =