diff --git a/guestfs-inspectd.c b/guestfs-inspectd.c
index a627743..7d8c250 100644
--- a/guestfs-inspectd.c
+++ b/guestfs-inspectd.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 void *worker_task;
 
+char *endpoint(void);
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   if (argc < 2) {
     printf("Usage: %s <disk-path> ...\n", argv[0]);
@@ -25,3 +27,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+char *endpoint() {
+  // TODO: This should be based on GUESTFS_INSPECT_ENDPOINT, or XDG_RUNTIME_DIR if the former is not set, and default to a sensible path if neither are set.
+  const char* ep = "ipc:///tmp/guestfs-inspect.sock";
+  char *res = malloc(strlen(ep) + 1);
+  strcpy(res, ep);
+  return res;
+}