diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx
index db30d8e..6e9736b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/CommunicationsProvider.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+/* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/media-has-caption */
+/* eslint-disable react/jsx-no-comment-textnodes */
+import { ConnectOptions, Room, connect } from 'twilio-video';
+import React, { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useMediaDevices, useMount } from 'react-use';
 
 import TwilioAccessToken from '@nirvana/core/src/functions/response/TwilioAccessToken.response';
 import { getTwilioAccessToken } from '../firebase/functions';
+import useConversations from './ConversationProvider';
 import { useImmer } from 'use-immer';
 import { useSnackbar } from 'notistack';
 
@@ -54,31 +58,93 @@ interface ICommunicationsContext {
   userLocalStream?: MediaStream;
 
   userDeviceSelections?: DeviceSelections;
+
+  room: Room | null;
 }
 
-const CommunicationsContext = React.createContext<ICommunicationsContext>({});
+const CommunicationsContext = React.createContext<ICommunicationsContext>({
+  room: null,
+});
 
 // todo save the selected devices in localstorage
 export function CommunicationsProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const { enqueueSnackbar } = useSnackbar();
   const [userDeviceSelections, setUserDeviceSelections] = useImmer<DeviceSelections>({});
 
+  const { selectedConversation } = useConversations();
+
   const devices = useUserDevices();
 
+  const [room, setRoom] = useState<Room | null>(null);
+  const localAudioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement>(null);
+
   const getAuthToken = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      const result = await getTwilioAccessToken();
-      const data = result.data as TwilioAccessToken;
+    const result = await getTwilioAccessToken();
+    const data = result.data as TwilioAccessToken;
 
-      enqueueSnackbar('got token data');
+    enqueueSnackbar('got token data');
 
-      return data.token;
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(error);
-      enqueueSnackbar('something went wrong trying to set up calls', { variant: 'error' });
-    }
+    return data.token;
   }, [enqueueSnackbar]);
 
+  const connectToRoom = useCallback(
+    async (conversationId: string) => {
+      try {
+        const token = await getAuthToken();
+
+        connect(token, {
+          name: conversationId,
+          audio: true,
+        }).then(
+          (room) => {
+            enqueueSnackbar('joined room', { variant: 'success' });
+
+            // Log your Client's LocalParticipant in the Room
+            const localParticipant = room.localParticipant;
+            console.log(`Connected to the Room as LocalParticipant "${localParticipant.identity}"`);
+
+            // Log any Participants already connected to the Room
+            room.participants.forEach((participant) => {
+              console.log(`Participant "${participant.identity}" is connected to the Room`);
+            });
+
+            // Log new Participants as they connect to the Room
+            room.once('participantConnected', (participant) => {
+              console.log(`Participant "${participant.identity}" has connected to the Room`);
+            });
+
+            // Log Participants as they disconnect from the Room
+            room.once('participantDisconnected', (participant) => {
+              console.log(`Participant "${participant.identity}" has disconnected from the Room`);
+            });
+
+            setRoom(room);
+          },
+          (error) => {
+            console.error(`Unable to connect to Room: ${error.message}`);
+          },
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+        enqueueSnackbar('something went wrong trying to set up calls', { variant: 'error' });
+      }
+    },
+    [getAuthToken, enqueueSnackbar, setRoom],
+  );
+
+  // every time conversation is selected
+  // we should connect to the room and get all of the participant peers
+  // do a peer to peer room for all cases for now
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedConversation?.id) {
+      connectToRoom(selectedConversation.id);
+    } else {
+      // leave room
+
+      setRoom(null);
+    }
+  }, [selectedConversation?.id, connectToRoom]);
+
   // const getUserAudioDevices = useMemo(() => {
   //   console.log(devices);
   // }, [devices]);
@@ -95,7 +161,9 @@ export function CommunicationsProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   });
 
   return (
-    <CommunicationsContext.Provider value={{ userDeviceSelections }}>
+    <CommunicationsContext.Provider value={{ userDeviceSelections, room }}>
+      <audio autoPlay controls ref={localAudioRef} />
+
       {children}
     </CommunicationsContext.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/packages/firebase/functions/src/index.ts b/packages/firebase/functions/src/index.ts
index eafef56..a16f9bd 100644
--- a/packages/firebase/functions/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/firebase/functions/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const getStreamToken = functions.https.onCall((data, context) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const identity = 'user';
+    const identity = context.auth?.uid ?? 'user';
 
     // Create Video Grant
     const videoGrant = new VideoGrant();