diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx
index d1ac213..b28533b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
-interface CommunicationsProvider {
+import React, { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { useImmer } from 'use-immer';
+
+// device ids for different types of content
+type DeviceSelections = { audio?: string; video?: string };
+
+interface ICommunicationsContext {
   userLocalStream?: MediaStream;
+
+  userDeviceSelections?: DeviceSelections;
+}
+
+const CommunicationsContext = React.createContext<ICommunicationsContext>({});
+
+export function CommunicationsProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const [userDeviceSelections, setUserDeviceSelections] = useImmer<DeviceSelections>({});
+
+  // todo save the selected devices in localstorage
+
+  useEffect(() => {}, []);
+
+  return (
+    <CommunicationsContext.Provider value={{ userDeviceSelections }}>
+      {children}
+    </CommunicationsContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function useCommunications() {
+  return useContext(CommunicationsContext);
 }