diff --git a/src/Controller/BroodsController.php b/src/Controller/BroodsController.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Controller;
+
+use App\Controller\AppController;
+use Cake\Utility\Hash;
+use Cake\Utility\Text;
+use \Cake\Database\Expression\QueryExpression;
+
+class BroodsController extends AppController
+{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $this->CRUD->index([
+            'filters' => ['name', 'uuid', 'url', 'description', 'Organisations.id', 'trusted', 'pull', 'authkey'],
+            'quickFilters' => ['name', 'uuid', 'description'],
+            'contain' => ['Organisations']
+        ]);
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            return $this->restResponsePayload;
+        }
+        $this->set('metaGroup', 'Sync');
+    }
+
+    public function add()
+    {
+        $this->CRUD->add();
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            return $this->restResponsePayload;
+        }
+        $this->set('metaGroup', 'Sync');
+        $this->loadModel('Organisations');
+        $dropdownData = [
+            'organisation' => $this->Organisations->find('list', [
+                'sort' => ['name' => 'asc']
+            ])
+        ];
+        $this->set(compact('dropdownData'));
+    }
+
+    public function view($id)
+    {
+        $this->CRUD->view($id, ['contain' => ['Organisations']]);
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            return $this->restResponsePayload;
+        }
+        $this->set('metaGroup', 'Sync');
+    }
+
+    public function edit($id)
+    {
+        $this->CRUD->edit($id);
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            return $this->restResponsePayload;
+        }
+        $this->set('metaGroup', 'Sync');
+        $this->render('add');
+    }
+
+    public function delete($id)
+    {
+        $this->CRUD->delete($id);
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            return $this->restResponsePayload;
+        }
+        $this->set('metaGroup', 'Sync');
+    }
+
+    public function testConnection($id)
+    {
+        $status = $this->Broods->queryStatus($id);
+        return $this->RestResponse->viewData($status, 'json');
+    }
+
+    public function previewIndex($id, $scope)
+    {
+        if (!in_array($scope, ['organisations', 'individuals', 'sharingGroups'])) {
+            throw new MethodNotAllowedException(__('Invalid scope. Valid options are: organisations, individuals, sharing_groups'));
+        }
+        $filter = $this->request->getQuery('quickFilter');
+        $data = $this->Broods->queryIndex($id, $scope, $filter);
+        if (!is_array($data)) {
+            $data = [];
+        }
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            return $this->RestResponse->viewData($data, 'json');
+        } else {
+            $data = $this->CustomPagination->paginate($data);
+            $this->set('data', $data);
+            $this->set('brood_id', $id);
+            if ($this->request->is('ajax')) {
+                $this->viewBuilder()->disableAutoLayout();
+            }
+            $this->set('metaGroup', 'Sync');
+            $this->render('preview_' . $scope);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function downloadOrg($brood_id, $org_id)
+    {
+        $result = $this->Broods->downloadOrg($brood_id, $org_id);
+        $success = __('Organisation fetched from remote.');
+        $fail = __('Could not save the remote organisation');
+        if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
+            if ($result) {
+                return $this->RestResponse->saveSuccessResponse('Brood', 'downloadOrg', $brood_id, 'json', $success);
+            } else {
+                return $this->RestResponse->saveFailResponse('Brood', 'downloadOrg', $brood_id, $fail, 'json');
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ($result) {
+                $this->Flash->success($success);
+            } else {
+                $this->Flash->error($fail);
+            }
+            $this->redirect($this->referer());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Model/Table/BroodsTable.php b/src/Model/Table/BroodsTable.php
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+++ b/src/Model/Table/BroodsTable.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Model\Table;
+
+use App\Model\Table\AppTable;
+use Cake\ORM\Table;
+use Cake\Validation\Validator;
+use Cake\Http\Client;
+use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
+use Cake\Error\Debugger;
+
+class BroodsTable extends AppTable
+{
+    public function initialize(array $config): void
+    {
+        parent::initialize($config);
+        $this->addBehavior('UUID');
+        $this->BelongsTo(
+            'Organisations'
+        );
+        $this->setDisplayField('name');
+    }
+
+    public function validationDefault(Validator $validator): Validator
+    {
+        return $validator;
+    }
+
+    public function queryStatus($id)
+    {
+        $brood = $this->find()->where(['id' => $id])->first();
+        $http = new Client();
+        $start = microtime(true);
+        $response = $http->get($brood['url'] . '/instance/status.json', [], [
+            'headers' => [
+                'Authorization' => $brood['authkey'],
+                'Accept' => 'Application/json',
+                'Content-type' => 'Application/json'
+            ]
+        ]);
+        $ping = ((int)(100 * (microtime(true) - $start)));
+        $errors = [
+            403 => [
+                'error' => __('Authentication failure'),
+                'reason' => __('Invalid user credentials.')
+            ],
+            405 => [
+                'error' => __('Insufficient privileges'),
+                'reason' => __('The remote user account doesn\'t have the required privileges to synchronise.')
+            ],
+            500 => [
+                'error' => __('Internal error'),
+                'reason' => __('Something is probably broken on the remote side. Get in touch with the instance owner.')
+            ]
+        ];
+        $result = [
+            'code' => $response->getStatusCode()
+        ];
+        if ($response->isOk()) {
+            $raw = $response->getJson();
+            $result['response']['role'] = $raw['user']['role'];
+            $result['response']['user'] = $raw['user']['username'];
+            $result['response']['application'] = $raw['application'];
+            $result['response']['version'] = $raw['version'];
+            $result['ping'] = $ping;
+        } else {
+            $result['error'] = $errors[$result['code']]['error'];
+            $result['reason'] = $errors[$result['code']]['reason'];
+            $result['ping'] = $ping;
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    public function queryIndex($id, $scope, $filter)
+    {
+        $brood = $this->find()->where(['id' => $id])->first();
+        if (empty($brood)) {
+            throw new NotFoundException(__('Brood not found'));
+        }
+        $http = new Client();
+        $filterQuery = empty($filter) ? '' : '?quickFilter=' . urlencode($filter);
+        $response = $http->get($brood['url'] . '/' . $scope . '/index.json' . $filterQuery , [], [
+            'headers' => [
+                'Authorization' => $brood['authkey'],
+                'Accept' => 'Application/json',
+                'Content-type' => 'Application/json'
+            ]
+        ]);
+        if ($response->isOk()) {
+            return $response->getJson();
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function downloadOrg($brood_id, $org_id)
+    {
+        $query = $this->find();
+        $brood = $query->where(['id' => $brood_id])->first();
+        if (empty($brood)) {
+            throw new NotFoundException(__('Brood not found'));
+        }
+        $http = new Client();
+        $response = $http->get($brood['url'] . '/organisations/view/' . $org_id . '/index.json' , [], [
+            'headers' => [
+                'Authorization' => $brood['authkey'],
+                'Accept' => 'Application/json',
+                'Content-type' => 'Application/json'
+            ]
+        ]);
+        if ($response->isOk()) {
+            $org = $response->getJson();
+            $this->Organisation = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get('Organisations');
+            $result = $this->Organisation->captureOrg($org);
+            return $result;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/templates/Broods/add.php b/templates/Broods/add.php
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+++ b/templates/Broods/add.php
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+<?php
+    $modelForForm = 'Individuals';
+    echo $this->element('genericElements/Form/genericForm', array(
+        'data' => array(
+            'description' => __('Individuals are natural persons. They are meant to describe the basic information about an individual that may or may not be a user of this community. Users in genral require an individual object to identify the person behind them - however, no user account is required to store information about an individual. Individuals can have affiliations to organisations and broods as well as cryptographic keys, using which their messages can be verified and which can be used to securely contact them.'),
+            'model' => 'Organisations',
+            'fields' => array(
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'name'
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'url',
+                    'label' => __('URL')
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'authkey',
+                    'label' => 'Authkey',
+                    'type' => 'authkey',
+                    'default' => ''
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'description',
+                    'type' => 'textarea'
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'organisation_id',
+                    'label' => __('Owner organisation'),
+                    'options' => $dropdownData['organisation'],
+                    'type' => 'dropdown'
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'trusted',
+                    'label' => __('Trusted upstream source'),
+                    'type' => 'checkbox'
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'pull',
+                    'label' => __('Enable pulling of trust information'),
+                    'type' => 'checkbox'
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'field' => 'skip_proxy',
+                    'label' => 'Skip proxy',
+                    'type' => 'checkbox'
+                )
+            ),
+            'submit' => array(
+                'action' => $this->request->getParam('action')
+            )
+        )
+    ));
+?>
+</div>
diff --git a/templates/Broods/index.php b/templates/Broods/index.php
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+++ b/templates/Broods/index.php
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+<?php
+echo $this->element('genericElements/IndexTable/index_table', [
+    'data' => [
+        'data' => $data,
+        'top_bar' => [
+            'pull' => 'right',
+            'children' => [
+                [
+                    'type' => 'simple',
+                    'children' => [
+                        'data' => [
+                            'type' => 'simple',
+                            'text' => __('Add brood'),
+                            'class' => 'btn btn-primary',
+                            'popover_url' => '/broods/add'
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                ],
+                [
+                    'type' => 'search',
+                    'button' => __('Filter'),
+                    'placeholder' => __('Enter value to search'),
+                    'data' => '',
+                    'searchKey' => 'value'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ],
+        'fields' => [
+            [
+                'name' => '#',
+                'sort' => 'id',
+                'data_path' => 'id',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Name'),
+                'sort' => 'name',
+                'data_path' => 'name',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => 'Connection test',
+                'data_path' => 'id',
+                'element' => 'connection_test'
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Url'),
+                'sort' => 'url',
+                'data_path' => 'url',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Description'),
+                'data_path' => 'description',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Owner Organisation'),
+                'sort' => 'organisation.name',
+                'data_path' => 'organisation',
+                'element' => 'org'
+            ]
+        ],
+        'title' => __('Broods Index'),
+        'description' => __('Cerebrate can connect to other Cerebrate instances to exchange trust information and to instrument interconnectivity between connected local tools. Each such Cerebrate instance with its connected tools is considered to be a brood.'),
+        'pull' => 'right',
+        'actions' => [
+            [
+                'url' => '/broods/view',
+                'url_params_data_paths' => ['id'],
+                'icon' => 'eye'
+            ],
+            [
+                'onclick' => 'populateAndLoadModal(\'/broods/edit/[onclick_params_data_path]\');',
+                'onclick_params_data_path' => 'id',
+                'icon' => 'edit'
+            ],
+            [
+                'onclick' => 'populateAndLoadModal(\'/broods/delete/[onclick_params_data_path]\');',
+                'onclick_params_data_path' => 'id',
+                'icon' => 'trash'
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+]);
+echo '</div>';
+?>
diff --git a/templates/Broods/preview_individuals.php b/templates/Broods/preview_individuals.php
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+++ b/templates/Broods/preview_individuals.php
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+<?php
+echo $this->element('genericElements/IndexTable/index_table', [
+    'data' => [
+        'data' => $data,
+        'top_bar' => [
+            'pull' => 'right',
+            'children' => [
+                [
+                    'type' => 'search',
+                    'button' => __('Filter'),
+                    'placeholder' => __('Enter value to search'),
+                    'data' => '',
+                    'searchKey' => 'value',
+                    'additionalUrlParams' => $brood_id . '/individuals'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ],
+        'fields' => [
+            [
+                'name' => '#',
+                'sort' => 'id',
+                'data_path' => 'id',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Email'),
+                'sort' => 'email',
+                'data_path' => 'email',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('First Name'),
+                'sort' => 'first_name',
+                'data_path' => 'first_name',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Last Name'),
+                'sort' => 'last_name',
+                'data_path' => 'last_name',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Alignments'),
+                'data_path' => 'alignments',
+                'element' => 'alignments',
+                'scope' => 'organisation'
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('UUID'),
+                'sort' => 'uuid',
+                'data_path' => 'uuid',
+                'placeholder' => __('Leave empty to auto generate')
+            ],
+        ],
+        'title' => __('Individuals Index'),
+        'pull' => 'right',
+        'actions' => [
+            [
+                'url' => '/broods/downloadIndividual/' . $brood_id,
+                'url_params_data_paths' => ['id'],
+                'title' => __('Download'),
+                'icon' => 'download'
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+]);
+echo '</div>';
+?>
diff --git a/templates/Broods/preview_organisations.php b/templates/Broods/preview_organisations.php
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/templates/Broods/preview_organisations.php
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+<?php
+echo $this->element('genericElements/IndexTable/index_table', [
+    'data' => [
+        'data' => $data,
+        'top_bar' => [
+            'pull' => 'right',
+            'children' => [
+                [
+                    'type' => 'search',
+                    'button' => __('Filter'),
+                    'placeholder' => __('Enter value to search'),
+                    'data' => '',
+                    'searchKey' => 'value',
+                    'additionalUrlParams' => $brood_id . '/organisations'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ],
+        'fields' => [
+            [
+                'name' => '#',
+                'sort' => 'id',
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'id',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Name'),
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'name',
+                'sort' => 'name'
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('UUID'),
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'uuid',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('URL'),
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'url',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Nationality'),
+                'data_path' => 'nationality',
+                'sort' => 'nationality'
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Sector'),
+                'data_path' => 'sector',
+                'sort' => 'sector'
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Type'),
+                'data_path' => 'type',
+                'sort' => 'type'
+            ]
+        ],
+        'title' => __('Organisation Index'),
+        'pull' => 'right',
+        'actions' => [
+            [
+                'url' => '/broods/downloadOrg/' . $brood_id,
+                'url_params_data_paths' => ['id'],
+                'title' => __('Download'),
+                'icon' => 'download'
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+]);
+echo '</div>';
+?>
diff --git a/templates/Broods/preview_sharing_groups.php b/templates/Broods/preview_sharing_groups.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/Broods/preview_sharing_groups.php
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+<?php
+echo $this->element('genericElements/IndexTable/index_table', [
+    'data' => [
+        'data' => $data,
+        'top_bar' => [
+            'pull' => 'right',
+            'children' => [
+                [
+                    'type' => 'search',
+                    'button' => __('Filter'),
+                    'placeholder' => __('Enter value to search'),
+                    'data' => '',
+                    'searchKey' => 'value',
+                    'additionalUrlParams' => $brood_id . '/sharingGroups'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ],
+        'fields' => [
+            [
+                'name' => '#',
+                'sort' => 'id',
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'id',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Name'),
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'name',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('UUID'),
+                'sort' => 'uuid',
+                'class' => 'short',
+                'data_path' => 'uuid',
+            ]
+        ],
+        'title' => __('Sharing Groups Index'),
+        'pull' => 'right',
+        'actions' => [
+            [
+                'url' => '/broods/downloadSharingGroup/' . $brood_id,
+                'url_params_data_paths' => ['id'],
+                'title' => __('Download'),
+                'icon' => 'download'
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+]);
+echo '</div>';
+?>
diff --git a/templates/Broods/view.php b/templates/Broods/view.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/Broods/view.php
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+<?php
+
+echo $this->element(
+    '/genericElements/SingleViews/single_view',
+    [
+        'title' => __('Cererate Brood View'),
+        'data' => $entity,
+        'fields' => [
+            [
+                'key' => __('ID'),
+                'path' => 'id'
+            ],
+            [
+                'key' => __('Name'),
+                'path' => 'name'
+            ],
+            [
+                'key' => __('Url'),
+                'path' => 'url'
+            ],
+            [
+                'key' => __('Description'),
+                'path' => 'description'
+            ],
+            [
+                'key' => __('Owner'),
+                'path' => 'organisation.name'
+            ]
+        ],
+        'metaFields' => empty($metaFields) ? [] : $metaFields,
+        'children' => [
+            [
+                'url' => '/Broods/previewIndex/{{0}}/organisations',
+                'url_params' => ['id'],
+                'title' => __('Organisations')
+            ],
+            [
+                'url' => '/Broods/previewIndex/{{0}}/individuals',
+                'url_params' => ['id'],
+                'title' => __('Individuals')
+            ],
+            [
+                'url' => '/Broods/previewIndex/{{0}}/sharingGroups',
+                'url_params' => ['id'],
+                'title' => __('Sharing groups')
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+);