diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 781a9c7a..688488f1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
         "psr-0": {
             "Guzzle\\Tests": "tests/",
             "Guzzle": "src/"
-        }
+        },
+        "files": ["src/Guzzle/Guzzle.php"]
     },
 
     "require-dev": {
diff --git a/src/Guzzle/Guzzle.php b/src/Guzzle/Guzzle.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a9a3662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Guzzle/Guzzle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+<?php
+
+use Guzzle\Http\Client;
+use Guzzle\Http\RedirectPlugin;
+use Guzzle\Common\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Simplified interface to Guzzle that does not require a class to be instantiated
+ */
+final class Guzzle
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Client Guzzle client
+     */
+    private static $client;
+
+    /**
+     * @param  string $method  HTTP request method (GET, POST, HEAD, DELETE, PUT, etc)
+     * @param  string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param  array  $options Options to use with the request. Available options are:
+     *                         "headers": Associative array of headers
+     *                         "body": Body of a request, including an EntityBody, string, or array when sending POST
+     *                                 requests. Setting a body for a GET request will set where the response body is
+     *                                 downloaded.
+     *                         "allow_redirects": Set to false to disable redirects
+     *                         "auth": Basic auth array where index 0 is the username and index 1 is the password
+     *                         "query": Associative array of query string values to add to the request
+     *                         "cookies": Associative array of cookies
+     *                         "curl": Associative array of CURL options to add to the request
+     *                         "events": Associative array mapping event names to callables
+     *                         "plugins": Array of plugins to add to the request
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public static function request($method, $url, $options = array())
+    {
+        if (!self::$client) {
+            self::$client = new Client();
+        }
+
+        // Extract parameters from the config array
+        $headers = $body = $curl = $auth = $events = $plugins = $allow_redirects = $cookies = $query = null;
+        extract($options, EXTR_IF_EXISTS);
+
+        $request = self::$client->createRequest($method, $url, $headers, $body);
+
+        if ($allow_redirects === false) {
+            $request->getParams()->set(RedirectPlugin::DISABLE, true);
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($cookies)) {
+            foreach ($cookies as $name => $value) {
+                $request->addCookie($name, $value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($query)) {
+            $request->getQuery()->overwriteWith($query);
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($curl)) {
+            $request->getCurlOptions()->overwriteWith($curl);
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($auth)) {
+            if (!isset($auth[1])) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException('"auth" requires an array containing a username and password');
+            }
+            $request->setAuth($auth[0], $auth[1]);
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($events)) {
+            foreach ($events as $name => $method) {
+                $request->getEventDispatcher()->addListener($name, $method);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($plugins)) {
+            foreach ($plugins as $plugin) {
+                $request->addSubscriber($plugin);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $request->send();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a GET request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function get($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('GET', $url, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a HEAD request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function head($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('HEAD', $url, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a DELETE request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function delete($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('DELETE', $url, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a POST request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function post($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('POST', $url, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a PUT request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function put($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('PUT', $url, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a PATCH request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function patch($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('PATCH', $url, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send an OPTIONS request
+     *
+     * @param string $url     URL of the request
+     * @param array  $options Array of request options
+     *
+     * @return \Guzzle\Http\Message\Response
+     * @see Guzzle::request for a list of available options
+     */
+    public static function options($url, $options = array())
+    {
+        return self::request('OPTIONS', $url, $options);
+    }
+}