diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 70bdda4..a02a9ee 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 add_executable(kc 
   main.cpp
   fs/fs.cpp
+  fs/FileEntry.cpp
   logging.cpp
   config.cpp
 )
diff --git a/src/fs/FileEntry.cpp b/src/fs/FileEntry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85120b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fs/FileEntry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "FileEntry.hpp"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace kc {
+
+bool FileEntry::content_loaded()
+{
+    return !file_content.empty();
+}
+
+std::string FileEntry::load_content()
+{
+    std::ifstream ifs(file_entry.path());
+    file_content.assign( (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(ifs)), (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()) );
+
+    return file_content;
+}
+
+std::string FileEntry::get_content()
+{
+    return file_content;
+}
+
+void FileEntry::clear_content()
+{
+    file_content.clear();
+    file_content.shrink_to_fit();
+}
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/fs/FileEntry.hpp b/src/fs/FileEntry.hpp
index 763072f..4d02197 100644
--- a/src/fs/FileEntry.hpp
+++ b/src/fs/FileEntry.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ class FileEntry {
     fs::directory_entry file_entry;
     fs::path relative_path;
 
+    bool content_loaded();
+    std::string load_content();
+    std::string get_content();
+    void clear_content();
+
     private:
+
+    std::string file_content;
 };
 
 }
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diff --git a/src/fs/fs.cpp b/src/fs/fs.cpp
index d7aaa92..cf34143 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/fs/fs.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ std::vector<kc::FileEntry> kc::walk_dir(std::string dir)
 
     for (auto const& dir_entry : fs::recursive_directory_iterator(base_path))
     {
+        if (dir_entry.is_directory()) continue;
+
         auto excluded = false;
         auto dir_entry_path = dir_entry.path();
         auto dir_entry_path_string = dir_entry_path.string();
diff --git a/src/fs/fs.hpp b/src/fs/fs.hpp
index bc23cdb..95c1e28 100644
--- a/src/fs/fs.hpp
+++ b/src/fs/fs.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "FileEntry.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a1c36fc..4ab07fb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
         auto env_path = (*config)["path"].as<std::string>();
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Loading knowledge base from " << env_path;
 
-        kc::walk_dir(env_path);
+        auto entries = kc::walk_dir(env_path);
     }
 }
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