diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/controllers/visualize.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/controllers/visualize.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..70588d921fdae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/controllers/visualize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+  var app = require('modules').get('app/visualize');
+
+  require('../factories/vis');
+  require('../services/aggs');
+
+  app.controller('Visualize', function ($scope, courier, createNotifier, Vis, Aggs) {
+    var notify = createNotifier({
+      location: 'Visualize Controller'
+    });
+
+    // the object detailing the visualization
+    var vis = $scope.vis = window.vis = new Vis({
+      metric: {
+        label: 'Y-Axis',
+        min: 1,
+        max: 1
+      },
+      segment: {
+        label: 'X-Axis',
+        min: 1,
+        max: 1
+      },
+      group: {
+        label: 'Color',
+        max: 10
+      },
+      split: {
+        label: 'Rows & Columns',
+        max: 2
+      }
+    }, {
+      split: [
+        {
+          field: 'response',
+          size: 5,
+          agg: 'terms'
+        },
+        {
+          field: '_type',
+          size: 5,
+          agg: 'terms'
+        }
+      ],
+      segment: [
+        {
+          field: '@timestamp',
+          interval: 'week'
+        }
+      ],
+      group: [
+        {
+          field: 'extension',
+          size: 5,
+          agg: 'terms',
+          global: true
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    vis.dataSource.$scope($scope);
+
+    $scope.refreshFields = function () {
+      $scope.fields = null;
+      vis.dataSource.clearFieldCache().then(getFields, notify.error);
+    };
+
+    function getFields() {
+      vis.dataSource.getFields(function (err, fieldsHash) {
+        if (err) return notify.error(err);
+
+        // create a sorted list of the fields for display purposes
+        $scope.fields = _(fieldsHash)
+          .keys()
+          .sort()
+          .transform(function (fields, name) {
+            var field = fieldsHash[name];
+            field.name = name;
+            fields.push(field);
+          })
+          .value();
+
+        $scope.fields.byName = fieldsHash;
+      });
+    }
+    // get the fields for initial display
+    getFields();
+
+    $scope.Vis = Vis;
+    $scope.Aggs = Aggs;
+
+    $scope.updateDataSource = function () {
+      notify.event('update data source');
+      var config = _.groupBy(vis.getConfig(), function (config) {
+        switch (config.categoryName) {
+        case 'group':
+        case 'segment':
+          return 'dimension';
+        default:
+          return config.categoryName;
+        }
+      });
+
+      if (!config.dimension) {
+        // use the global aggregation if we don't have any dimensions
+        config.dimension = [{
+          agg: 'global'
+        }];
+      }
+
+      var dsl = {};
+      var i = 0;
+
+      var nest = (function () {
+        var current = dsl;
+        return function (config) {
+          current.aggs = {};
+          var key = '_agg_' + (i++);
+
+          var aggDsl = {};
+          aggDsl[config.agg] = config.aggParams;
+
+          current = current.aggs[key] = aggDsl;
+        };
+      }());
+
+      config.split && config.split.forEach(nest);
+      config.dimension && config.dimension.forEach(nest);
+      config.metric && config.metric.forEach(nest);
+
+      notify.log('config', config);
+      notify.log('aggs', dsl.aggs);
+
+      vis.dataSource.aggs(dsl.aggs).fetch();
+      notify.event('update data source', true);
+    };
+
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/canvas.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/canvas.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dce77da9fe2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/canvas.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var module = require('modules').get('app/visualize');
+  var $ = require('jquery');
+
+  module.directive('visCanvas', function () {
+    return {
+      restrict: 'A',
+      link: function ($scope, $el) {
+        var $window = $(window);
+        var $header = $('.content > nav.navbar:first()');
+
+        function stretchVis() {
+          $el.css('height', $window.height() - $header.height() - 30);
+        }
+
+        stretchVis();
+
+        $window.on('resize', stretchVis);
+        $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
+          $window.off('resize', stretchVis);
+        });
+      }
+    };
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_category.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_category.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ace93cf7ccc55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_category.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var html = require('text!../partials/config_category.html');
+
+  require('./config_editor');
+
+  require('modules')
+    .get('app/visualize')
+    .directive('visConfigCategory', function () {
+      return {
+        restrict: 'E',
+        scope: {
+          categoryName: '=',
+          vis: '=',
+          fields: '='
+        },
+        template: html,
+        link: function ($scope, $el) {
+          $scope.category = $scope.vis[$scope.categoryName];
+        }
+      };
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_controlls.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_controlls.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..88458190af110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_controlls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var app = require('modules').get('app/visualize');
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+
+  var templates = {
+    orderAndSize: require('text!../partials/controls/order_and_size.html'),
+    interval: require('text!../partials/controls/interval.html'),
+    globalLocal: require('text!../partials/controls/global_local.html')
+  };
+
+  app.directive('visConfigControls', function ($compile, Vis, Aggs) {
+    return {
+      restrict: 'E',
+      scope: {
+        config: '='
+      },
+      link: function ($scope, $el, attr) {
+        var $controls = $el.find('.agg-param-controls');
+
+        $scope.$watch('config.agg', function (aggName) {
+          var agg = Aggs.aggsByName[aggName];
+          var controlsHtml = '';
+
+          if (agg) {
+            var aggParams = $scope.aggParams = agg.params;
+
+            _.forOwn(aggParams, function (param, name) {
+              // if the param doesn't have options, or a default value, skip it
+              if (!param.options) return;
+              // if there isn't currently a value, or the current value is not one of the options, set it to the default
+              if (!$scope.config[name] || !_.find(param.options, { val: $scope.config[name] })) {
+                $scope.config[name] = param.default;
+              }
+            });
+
+            if (aggParams.order && aggParams.size) {
+              controlsHtml += ' ' + templates.orderAndSize;
+            }
+
+            if (aggParams.interval) {
+              controlsHtml += ' ' + templates.interval;
+            }
+
+            if ($scope.config.categoryName === 'group') {
+              controlsHtml += ' ' + templates.globalLocal;
+            }
+          }
+
+          $controls.html($compile(controlsHtml)($scope));
+        });
+
+        $scope.Aggs = Aggs;
+        $scope.Vis = Vis;
+      }
+    };
+  });
+
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_editor.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_editor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc37e097f1e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/config_editor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var app = require('modules').get('app/visualize');
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+  var $ = require('jquery');
+
+  require('filters/field_type');
+
+  app.directive('visConfigEditor', function ($compile, Vis, Aggs) {
+    var categoryOptions = {
+      metric: {
+        template: require('text!../partials/editor/metric.html')
+      },
+      segment: {
+        template: require('text!../partials/editor/dimension.html'),
+        setup: setupDimension
+      },
+      group: {
+        template: require('text!../partials/editor/dimension.html'),
+        setup: setupDimension
+      },
+      split: {
+        template: require('text!../partials/editor/dimension.html'),
+        setup: setupDimension
+      }
+    };
+
+    var controlTemplates = {
+      orderAndSize: require('text!../partials/controls/order_and_size.html'),
+      interval: require('text!../partials/controls/interval.html'),
+      globalLocal: require('text!../partials/controls/global_local.html')
+    };
+
+    // generalized setup for group and segment
+    function setupDimension($scope, $el) {
+      var $controls = $el.find('.agg-param-controls');
+
+      function getAvailableAggsForField() {
+        if (!$scope.config.field || !$scope.fields) return;
+
+        var field = $scope.fields.byName[$scope.config.field];
+
+        // clear the previous choices
+        $scope.availableAggs = void 0;
+        // get the new choices
+        var aggs = Aggs.aggsByFieldType[field.type];
+
+        if (!aggs || aggs.length === 0) {
+          // init or invalid field type
+          $scope.config.agg = void 0;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (aggs.length === 1) {
+          // only once choice, make it for the user
+          $scope.config.agg = aggs[0].name;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // set the new choices
+        $scope.availableAggs = aggs;
+
+        // update the agg only if it is not currently a valid option
+        if (!$scope.config.agg || !_.find(aggs, { name: $scope.config.agg })) {
+          $scope.config.agg = aggs[0].name;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // since this depends on the field and field list, watch both
+      $scope.$watch('config.field', getAvailableAggsForField);
+      $scope.$watch('fields', getAvailableAggsForField);
+
+      $scope.$watch('config.agg', function (aggName) {
+        var agg = Aggs.aggsByName[aggName];
+        var controlsHtml = '';
+
+        if (agg) {
+          var params = $scope.aggParams = agg.params;
+
+          _.forOwn(params, function (param, name) {
+            // if the param doesn't have options, or a default value, skip it
+            if (!param.options) return;
+            // if there isn't currently a value, or the current value is not one of the options, set it to the default
+            if (!$scope.config[name] || !_.find(param.options, { val: $scope.config[name] })) {
+              $scope.config[name] = param.default;
+            }
+          });
+
+          if (params.order && params.size) {
+            controlsHtml += ' ' + controlTemplates.orderAndSize;
+          }
+
+          if (params.interval) {
+            controlsHtml += ' ' + controlTemplates.interval;
+            if (!controlsHtml.match(/aggParams\.interval\.options/)) debugger;
+          }
+
+          if ($scope.config.categoryName === 'group') {
+            controlsHtml += ' ' + controlTemplates.globalLocal;
+          }
+        }
+
+        $controls.html($compile(controlsHtml)($scope));
+      });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      restrict: 'E',
+      scope: {
+        config: '=',
+        fields: '=',
+        vis: '='
+      },
+      link: function ($scope, $el, attr) {
+        var categoryName = $scope.config.categoryName;
+        var opts = categoryOptions[categoryName];
+
+        $scope.Aggs = Aggs;
+        $scope.Vis = Vis;
+
+        // attach a copy of the template to the scope and render
+        $el.html($compile(opts.template)($scope));
+
+        _.defaults($scope.val, opts.defVal || {});
+        if (opts.setup) opts.setup($scope, $el);
+
+        // rather than accessing vis.{{categoryName}} everywhere
+        $scope[categoryName] = $scope.vis[categoryName];
+      }
+    };
+  });
+
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/visualization.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/visualization.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b080eb5ee2a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/directives/visualization.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var converters = require('../resp_converters/index');
+  // var K4D3 = require('K4D3');
+
+  function VisualizationDirective() {
+    return {
+      restrict: 'E',
+      template: '<div class="chart"><pre>{{ results | json }}</pre></div>',
+      scope: {
+        vis: '='
+      },
+      link: function ($scope, $el) {
+        var vis = $scope.vis;
+
+        vis
+          .dataSource
+          .on('results', function (resp) {
+            $scope.results = vis.buildChartDataFromResponse(resp).groups;
+          });
+
+        if (!vis.dataSource._$scope) {
+          // only link if the dataSource isn't already linked
+          vis.dataSource.$scope($scope);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  require('modules').get('kibana/directive')
+    .directive('visualization', VisualizationDirective);
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/factories/vis.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/factories/vis.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3bc79127ce1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/factories/vis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var converters = require('../resp_converters/index');
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+
+  require('../services/aggs');
+
+  function VisFactory(Aggs, $rootScope, $q, createNotifier) {
+    var notify = createNotifier({
+      location: 'Visualization'
+    });
+
+    function Vis(config, state) {
+      config = config || {};
+
+      // the visualization type
+      this.type = config.type || 'histogram';
+
+      // the dataSource that will populate the
+      this.dataSource = $rootScope.rootDataSource.extend().size(0);
+
+      // master list of configs, addConfig() writes here and to the list within each
+      // config category, removeConfig() does the inverse
+      this.configs = [];
+
+      // setup each config category
+      Vis.configCategories.forEach(function (category) {
+        var myCat = _.defaults(config[category.name] || {}, category.defaults);
+        myCat.configs = [];
+        this[category.name] = myCat;
+      }, this);
+
+      if (state) {
+        // restore the passed in state
+        this.setState(state);
+      } else {
+        this._fillConfigsToMinimum();
+      }
+    }
+
+    Vis.configCategories = [
+      {
+        name: 'segment',
+        defaults: {
+          min: 0,
+          max: Infinity
+        },
+        configDefaults: {
+          size: 5
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'metric',
+        defaults: {
+          min: 0,
+          max: 1
+        },
+        configDefaults: {
+          agg: 'count'
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'group',
+        defaults: {
+          min: 0,
+          max: 1
+        },
+        configDefaults: {
+          global: true,
+          size: 5
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'split',
+        defaults: {
+          min: 0,
+          max: 2
+        },
+        configDefaults: {
+          size: 5
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+    Vis.configCategoriesByName = _.indexBy(Vis.configCategories, 'name');
+
+    Vis.prototype.addConfig = function (categoryName) {
+      var category = Vis.configCategoriesByName[categoryName];
+      var config = _.defaults({}, category.configDefaults);
+      config.categoryName = category.name;
+
+      this.configs.push(config);
+      this[category.name].configs.push(config);
+
+      return config;
+    };
+
+    Vis.prototype.removeConfig = function (config) {
+      if (!config) return;
+
+      _.pull(this.configs, config);
+      _.pull(this[config.categoryName].configs, config);
+    };
+
+    Vis.prototype.setState = function (state) {
+      var vis = this;
+
+      vis.dataSource.getFields(function (fields) {
+        vis.configs = [];
+
+        _.each(state, function (categoryStates, configCategoryName) {
+          if (!vis[configCategoryName]) return;
+
+          vis[configCategoryName].configs = [];
+
+          categoryStates.forEach(function (configState) {
+            var config = vis.addConfig(configCategoryName);
+            _.assign(config, configState);
+          });
+        });
+
+        vis._fillConfigsToMinimum();
+      });
+    };
+
+    Vis.prototype._fillConfigsToMinimum = function () {
+      var vis = this;
+
+      // satify the min count for each category
+      Vis.configCategories.forEach(function (category) {
+        var myCat = vis[category.name];
+        if (myCat.configs.length < myCat.min) {
+          _.times(myCat.min - myCat.configs.length, function () {
+            vis.addConfig(category.name);
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Create a list of config objects, which are ready to be turned into aggregations,
+     * in the order which they should be executed.
+     *
+     * @return {Array} - The list of config objects
+     */
+    Vis.prototype.getConfig = function () {
+      var cats = {
+        split: [],
+        global: [],
+        segment: [],
+        local: [],
+        metric: []
+      };
+
+      this.configs.forEach(function (config) {
+        var pos = config.categoryName;
+        if (pos === 'group') pos = config.global ? 'global' : 'local';
+
+        if (!config.field || !config.agg) return;
+
+        var agg = Aggs.aggsByName[config.agg];
+        if (!agg || agg.name === 'count') return;
+
+        var params = {
+          categoryName: config.categoryName,
+          agg: config.agg,
+          aggParams: {
+            field: config.field
+          }
+        };
+
+        // ensure that all of the declared params for the agg are declared on the config
+        var valid = _.every(agg.params, function (paramDef, name) {
+          if (!config[name]) return;
+          if (!paramDef.custom && paramDef.options && !_.find(paramDef.options, { val: config[name] })) return;
+
+          // copy over the param
+          params.aggParams[name] = config[name];
+
+          // allow provide a hook to covert string values into more complex structures
+          if (paramDef.toJSON) {
+            params.aggParams[name] = paramDef.toJSON(params.aggParams[name]);
+          }
+
+          return true;
+        });
+
+        if (valid) cats[pos].push(params);
+      });
+
+      return cats.split.concat(cats.global, cats.segment, cats.local, cats.metric);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Transform an ES Response into data for this visualization
+     * @param  {object} resp The elasticsearch response
+     * @return {array} An array of flattened response rows
+     */
+    Vis.prototype.buildChartDataFromResponse = function (resp) {
+      notify.event('convert ES response');
+
+      function createGroup(bucket) {
+        var g = {};
+        if (bucket) g.key = bucket.key;
+        return g;
+      }
+
+      function finishRow(bucket) {
+        // collect the count and bail, free metric!!
+        level.rows.push(row.concat(bucket.value === void 0 ? bucket.doc_count : bucket.value));
+      }
+
+      // all aggregations will be prefixed with:
+      var aggKeyPrefix = '_agg_';
+      var converter = converters[this.type];
+
+      // as we move into the different aggs, shift configs
+      var childConfigs = this.getConfig();
+      var lastCol = childConfigs[childConfigs.length - 1];
+
+      // into stack, and then back when we leave a level
+      var stack = [];
+      var row = [];
+
+      var chartData = createGroup();
+      var level = chartData;
+
+      (function splitAndFlatten(bucket) {
+        var col = childConfigs.shift();
+        // add it to the top of the stack
+        stack.unshift(col);
+
+        _.forOwn(bucket, function (result, key) {
+          // filter out the non prefixed keys
+          if (key.substr(0, aggKeyPrefix.length) !== aggKeyPrefix) return;
+
+          if (col.categoryName === 'split') {
+            var parent = level;
+            result.buckets.forEach(function (bucket) {
+              var group = createGroup(bucket);
+
+              if (parent.groups) parent.groups.push(group);
+              else parent.groups = [group];
+
+              level = group;
+              splitAndFlatten(bucket);
+              if (group.rows && group.columns) {
+                group.data = converter(group.columns, group.rows);
+                delete group.rows;
+                delete group.columns;
+              }
+            });
+
+            level = parent;
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (!level.columns || !level.rows) {
+            // setup this level to receive records
+            level.columns = [stack[0]].concat(childConfigs);
+            level.rows = [];
+
+            // the columns might now end in a metric, but the rows will
+            if (childConfigs[childConfigs.length - 1].categoryName !== 'metric') {
+              level.columns.push({
+                categoryName: 'metric',
+                agg: 'count'
+              });
+            }
+          }
+
+          if (col.categoryName === 'metric') {
+            // one row per bucket
+            finishRow(result);
+          } else {
+            // keep digging
+            result.buckets.forEach(function (bucket) {
+              // track this bucket's "value" in our temporary row
+              row.push(bucket.key);
+
+              if (col === lastCol) {
+                // also grab the bucket's count
+                finishRow(bucket);
+              } else {
+                splitAndFlatten(bucket);
+              }
+
+              row.pop();
+            });
+          }
+        });
+
+        childConfigs.unshift(stack.shift());
+      })(resp.aggregations);
+
+      notify.event('convert ES response', true);
+
+
+      return chartData;
+    };
+
+    return Vis;
+  }
+
+  require('modules')
+    .get('kibana/services')
+    .factory('Vis', VisFactory);
+});
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diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.html
index 9f5d89e1c5b6f..b2a129a21220e 100644
--- a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.html
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.html
@@ -1 +1,22 @@
-<h1>Visualize</h1>
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+<!-- <div class="container-fluid"> -->
+<div ng-controller="Visualize">
+  <div class="row">
+    <div class="col-md-3">
+      <form ng-submit="updateDataSource()">
+        <ul class="vis-config-panel">
+          <li ng-repeat="category in Vis.configCategories">
+            <vis-config-category
+              category-name="category.name"
+              vis="vis"
+              fields="fields">
+            </vis-config-category>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Update</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+    <div class="col-md-9 vis-canvas">
+      <visualization vis-canvas vis="vis"></visualization>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.js
index 4de8f308fc741..0bd9e161e3f1c 100644
--- a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.js
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 define(function (require) {
   require('css!./styles/main.css');
 
-  var app = require('modules').get('app/visualize');
+  require('./controllers/visualize');
+
+  require('./directives/config_category');
+  require('./directives/canvas');
+  require('./directives/visualization');
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/config_category.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/config_category.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e441eece215da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/config_category.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<div
+  class="panel panel-default"
+  ng-if="categoryName !== 'group' || vis.segment.configs.length > 0">
+  <div class="panel-heading" >
+    {{ category.label }}
+    <button
+      ng-if="category.configs.length < category.max"
+      ng-click="vis.addConfig(categoryName)"
+      class="btn btn-default" >
+      <i class="fa fa-plus"></i>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="panel-body">
+    <div ng-repeat="config in category.configs">
+      <vis-config-editor
+        config="config"
+        vis="vis"
+        fields="fields">
+      </vis-config-editor>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/global_local.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/global_local.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eb18d744a0333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/global_local.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<div class="btn-group pull-right">
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="btn btn-primary"
+    ng-model="config.global"
+    tooltip="Use the {{group.label}} values for every {{vis.segment.label}} value"
+    tooltip-position="top"
+    tooltip-append-to-body="true"
+    btn-radio="true">
+    Global
+  </button>
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="btn btn-primary"
+    tooltip="Break up each {{vis.segment.label}} value by {{group.label}}"
+    tooltip-position="top"
+    tooltip-append-to-body="true"
+    ng-model="config.global"
+    btn-radio="false">
+    Local
+  </button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/interval.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/interval.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d40275818d1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/interval.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<table class="agg-config-interval">
+<tr>
+  <td>
+    <select
+      ng-model="config.interval"
+      ng-options="opt.val as opt.display for opt in aggParams.interval.options"
+      class="form-control"
+      name="interval">
+    </select>
+  </td>
+  <!-- <td ng-if="config.interval === 'customInterval'">
+    <input
+      ng-model="config.customInterval"
+      class="form-control"
+      type="number"
+      name="custom interval">
+  </td>
+  <td ng-if="config.interval === 'customInterval'">
+    <kbn-info info="'interval bewteen timestamp measurements, in milliseconds'"></kbn-info>
+  </td> -->
+</tr>
+</table>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/order_and_size.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/order_and_size.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..71d5e7c16d215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/controls/order_and_size.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<div class="row">
+  <div class="col-sm-6">
+    <select
+      class="form-control"
+      name="order"
+      ng-model="config.order"
+      ng-options="opt.val as opt.display for opt in aggParams.order.options">
+    </select>
+  </div>
+  <div class="col-sm-6">
+    <input class="form-control" type="number" ng-model="config.size" name="size">
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/editor/dimension.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/editor/dimension.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..edff5030c8332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/editor/dimension.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<div class="form-group">
+  <label for="field">
+    Field
+  </label>
+  <select
+    class="form-control"
+    name="field"
+    ng-model="config.field"
+    ng-options="field.name as field.name group by field.type for field in fields">
+  </select>
+</div>
+<div class="form-group" ng-show="availableAggs">
+  <select
+    name="agg"
+    ng-model="config.agg"
+    ng-options="agg.name as agg.display for agg in availableAggs">
+  </select>
+</div>
+<div class="agg-param-controls">
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/editor/metric.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/editor/metric.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e616a88837b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/partials/editor/metric.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div class="form-group">
+  <label for="stat">Stat</label>
+  <select
+    class="form-control"
+    name="stat"
+    ng-model="config.agg"
+    ng-options="agg.name as agg.name for agg in Aggs.metricAggs">
+  </select>
+</div>
+<div class="form-group" ng-if="config.agg && config.agg !== 'count'">
+  <label for="field">
+    Field to {{config.agg}}&nbsp;
+    <kbn-info placement="right" info="'Field to use for the ' + metric.label"></kbn-info>
+  </label>
+  <select
+    class="form-control"
+    name="field"
+    ng-model="config.field"
+    ng-options="field.name as field.name for field in fields | fieldType:'number'">
+  </select>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/flatten.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/flatten.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..087a0eba6c2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/flatten.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+define(function () {
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+  var aggKeyPrefix = '_agg_';
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/histogram.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/histogram.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4a77360554423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/histogram.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+
+  return function (columns, rows) {
+    var serieses = [];
+    var seriesesByLabel = {};
+
+    // index of color
+    var iColor = _.findIndex(columns, { categoryName: 'group' });
+    // index of x-axis
+    var iX = _.findIndex(columns, { categoryName: 'segment'});
+    // index of y-axis
+    var iY = _.findIndex(columns, { categoryName: 'metric'});
+
+    rows.forEach(function (row) {
+      var series = seriesesByLabel[iColor === -1 ? 'undefined' : row[iColor]];
+
+      if (!series) {
+        series = {
+          label: '' + row[iColor],
+          children: []
+        };
+        serieses.push(series);
+        seriesesByLabel[series.label] = series;
+      }
+
+      series.children.push([
+        row[iX], // x-axis value
+        row[iY === -1 ? row.length - 1 : iY] // y-axis value
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    return serieses;
+  };
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/index.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4e20177cefe81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/resp_converters/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  return {
+    histogram: require('./histogram')
+  };
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/services/aggs.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/services/aggs.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..36e010ad1a099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/services/aggs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+define(function (require) {
+
+  require('utils/mixins');
+  var _ = require('lodash');
+
+  function AggsService() {
+    this.metricAggs = [
+      {
+        name: 'count',
+        display: 'Count'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'avg',
+        display: 'Average'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'sum',
+        display: 'Sum'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'min',
+        display: 'Min'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'max',
+        display: 'Max'
+      }
+    ];
+    this.metricAggsByName = _.indexBy(this.metricAggs, 'name');
+
+    this.bucketAggs = [
+      {
+        name: 'histogram',
+        display: 'Histogram',
+        params: {
+          size: {},
+          order: {
+            options: [
+              { display: 'Top', val: 'desc' },
+              { display: 'Bottom', val: 'asc' }
+            ],
+            default: 'desc',
+            toJSON: function (val) {
+              return { _count: val };
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'terms',
+        display: 'Terms',
+        params: {
+          size: {},
+          order: {
+            options: [
+              { display: 'Top', val: 'desc' },
+              { display: 'Bottom', val: 'asc' }
+            ],
+            default: 'desc',
+            toJSON: function (val) {
+              return { _count: val };
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'date_histogram',
+        display: 'Date Histogram',
+        params: {
+          interval: {
+            options: [
+              { display: 'Hourly', val: 'hour' },
+              { display: 'Daily', val: 'day' },
+              { display: 'Weekly', val: 'week' },
+              { display: 'Monthly', val: 'month' },
+              { display: 'Quarterly', val: 'quarter' },
+              { display: 'Yearly', val: 'year' }
+            ],
+            default: 'hour'
+          },
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+    this.bucketAggsByName = _.indexBy(this.bucketAggs, 'name');
+
+    this.aggsByName = _.assign({}, this.bucketAggsByName, this.metricAggsByName);
+
+    this.aggsByFieldType = {
+      number: [
+        this.bucketAggsByName.histogram,
+        this.bucketAggsByName.terms,
+        // 'range'
+      ],
+      date: [
+        // 'date range',
+        this.bucketAggsByName.date_histogram,
+      ],
+      boolean: [
+        // 'terms'
+      ],
+      ip: [
+        // 'ipv4 range'
+      ],
+      geo_point: [
+        // 'geo distance'
+      ],
+      geo_shape: [
+        // 'geohash grid'
+      ],
+      string: [
+        // 'significant terms',
+        this.bucketAggsByName.terms,
+        // 'range'
+      ]
+    };
+  }
+
+  require('modules').get('app/visualize')
+    .service('Aggs', AggsService);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/services/visualizations.js b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/services/visualizations.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..64561485925e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/services/visualizations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  var app = require('modules').get('app/visualize');
+
+  function VisualizationsService(es, courier, $q, $timeout) {
+    this.get = function (id) {
+      var defer = $q.defer();
+
+      $timeout(function () {
+        defer.reject('not implemented');
+      }, 2000);
+
+      return defer.promise();
+    };
+  }
+
+  app.service('Visualizations', VisualizationsService);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.css b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.css
index e69de29bb2d1d..6dfa2c9b9e66e 100644
--- a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.css
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.css
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+.vis-config-panel {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+.vis-config-panel > li {
+  list-style: none;
+}
+.vis-config-panel > li .panel-heading {
+  position: relative;
+}
+.vis-config-panel > li .panel-heading button {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 6px;
+  right: 7px;
+  padding: 3px 8px;
+}
+.vis-config-panel .agg-config-interval td {
+  padding-left: 10px;
+}
+.vis-config-panel .agg-config-interval td:first-child {
+  padding-left: 0px;
+}
+.vis-canvas {
+  padding: 15px 0;
+}
+.vis-canvas visualization {
+  display: block;
+  background: black;
+  height: 800px;
+  width: 95%;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.html b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d..0000000000000
diff --git a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.less b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.less
index e69de29bb2d1d..87e50c50670e2 100644
--- a/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.less
+++ b/src/kibana/apps/visualize/styles/main.less
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+.vis-config-panel {
+  padding: 0;
+
+  > li {
+    list-style: none;
+
+    .panel-heading {
+      position: relative;
+
+      button {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 6px;
+        right: 7px;
+        padding: 3px 8px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .agg-config-interval {
+    td {
+      padding-left: 10px;
+      &:first-child {
+        padding-left: 0px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.vis-canvas {
+  padding: 15px 0;
+
+  visualization {
+    display: block;
+    background: black;
+    height: 800px;
+    width: 95%;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    overflow: auto;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kibana/controllers/kibana.js b/src/kibana/controllers/kibana.js
index 7b2782c43e59e..05ac874090fb0 100644
--- a/src/kibana/controllers/kibana.js
+++ b/src/kibana/controllers/kibana.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ define(function (require) {
 
   require('services/config');
   require('services/courier');
+  require('directives/info');
   require('angular-bootstrap');
 
   require('modules')
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       });
 
       $rootScope.rootDataSource = courier.createSource('search')
-        .index('_all');
+        .index('logstash-*');
 
       $scope.opts = {
         activeFetchInterval: void 0,
diff --git a/src/kibana/notify/manager.js b/src/kibana/notify/manager.js
index c385cb9d05a6c..256630b485127 100644
--- a/src/kibana/notify/manager.js
+++ b/src/kibana/notify/manager.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ define(function (require) {
   var setTO = setTimeout;
   var clearTO = clearTimeout;
   var log = (typeof KIBANA_DIST === 'undefined') ? _.bindKey(console, 'log') : _.noop;
+  var consoleGroups = ('group' in window.console) && ('groupCollapsed' in window.console) && ('groupEnd' in window.console);
 
   var fatalToastTemplate = (function lazyTemplate(tmpl) {
     var compiled;
@@ -74,14 +75,6 @@ define(function (require) {
     return msg + '\n' + stack.map(function (line) { return '  ' + line; }).join('\n');
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Track application lifecycle events
-   * @type {[type]}
-   */
-  var lifecycleEvents = window.kibanaLifecycleEvents = {};
-
-  var applicationBooted;
-
   /**
    * Functionality to check that
    */
@@ -95,26 +88,65 @@ define(function (require) {
     this._notifs = notifs;
   }
 
-  NotifyManager.prototype.lifecycle = function (name, success) {
-    var status;
-    if (name === 'bootstrap' && success === true) applicationBooted = true;
-
-    if (success === void 0) {
-      // start
-      lifecycleEvents[name] = now();
-    } else {
-      // end
-      if (success) {
-        lifecycleEvents[name] = now() - (lifecycleEvents[name] || 0);
-        status = lifecycleEvents[name].toFixed(2) + ' ms';
+  NotifyManager.prototype.log = log;
+
+  // general functionality used by .event() and .lifecycle()
+  function createGroupLogger(type, opts) {
+    // Track the groups managed by this logger
+    var groups = window[type + 'Groups'] = {};
+
+    return function (name, success) {
+      var status;
+      if (success === void 0) {
+        // start
+        groups[name] = now();
       } else {
-        lifecycleEvents[name] = false;
-        status = 'failure';
+        groups[name] = now() - (groups[name] || 0);
+        var time = ' in ' + groups[name].toFixed(2) + 'ms';
+
+        // end
+        if (success) {
+          status = 'complete' + time;
+        } else {
+          groups[name] = false;
+          status = 'failure' + time;
+        }
       }
-    }
 
-    log('KBN: ' + name + (status ? ' - ' + status : ''));
-  };
+      if (consoleGroups) {
+        if (status) {
+          console.log(status);
+          console.groupEnd();
+        } else {
+          if (opts.open) {
+            console.group(name);
+          } else {
+            console.groupCollapsed(name);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        log('KBN: ' + name + (status ? ' - ' + status : ''));
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Log a sometimes redundant event
+   * @param {string} name - The name of the group
+   * @param {boolean} success - Simple flag stating whether the event succeeded
+   */
+  NotifyManager.prototype.event = createGroupLogger('event', {
+    open: false
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * Log a major, important, event in the lifecycle of the application
+   * @param {string} name - The name of the lifecycle event
+   * @param {boolean} success - Simple flag stating whether the lifecycle event succeeded
+   */
+  NotifyManager.prototype.lifecycle = createGroupLogger('lifecycle', {
+    open: true
+  });
 
   /**
    * Kill the page, and display an error
diff --git a/src/kibana/services/config.js b/src/kibana/services/config.js
index 758aca1067e23..abb372dac1171 100644
--- a/src/kibana/services/config.js
+++ b/src/kibana/services/config.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ define(function (require) {
        *******/
 
       function _change(key, val) {
-        notify.lifecycle('config change: ' + key + ': ' + vals[key] + ' -> ' + val);
+        notify.log('config change: ' + key + ': ' + vals[key] + ' -> ' + val);
         triggerWatchers(watchers[key], val, vals[key]);
         vals[key] = val;
       }