diff --git a/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml b/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml
index eb05864..08c740c4 100644
--- a/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
         android:supportsRtl="true" >
 
         <service android:name="com.android.quickstep.TouchInteractionService"
-            android:exported="false" />
+            android:exported="true" />
 
+        <!-- STOPSHIP: Change exported to false once all the integration is complete.
+        It is set to true so that the activity can be started from command line -->
+        <activity android:name="com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity"
+            android:exported="true" />
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar b/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f6c881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar
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diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75a6b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.quickstep;
+
+import android.app.ListActivity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
+
+import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.RecentsTaskLoadPlan;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.RecentsTaskLoader;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
+
+/**
+ * A simple activity to show the recently launched tasks
+ */
+public class RecentsActivity extends ListActivity {
+
+    private ArrayAdapter<Task> mAdapter;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        RecentsTaskLoadPlan plan = new RecentsTaskLoadPlan(this);
+        plan.preloadPlan(new RecentsTaskLoader(this, 1, 1, 0), -1);
+
+        mAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1);
+        mAdapter.addAll(plan.getTaskStack().getStackTasks());
+        setListAdapter(mAdapter);
+    }
+}