diff --git a/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh b/salt/soc/files/bin/salt-relay.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PIPE_OWNER=${PIPE_OWNER:-socore}
+PIPE_GROUP=${PIPE_GROUP:-socore}
+SOC_PIPE=${SOC_PIPE_REQUEST:-/opt/so/conf/soc/salt.pipe}
+
+function log() {
+  echo "$(date) | $1"
+}
+
+function make_pipe() {
+  path=$1
+
+  log "Creating pipe: $path"  
+  rm -f "${path}"
+  mkfifo "${path}"
+  chmod 0660 "${path}"
+  chown ${PIPE_OWNER}:${PIPE_GROUP} "${path}"
+}
+
+make_pipe "${SOC_PIPE}"
+
+function list_minions() {
+  response=$(so-minion -o=list)
+  exit_code=$?
+  if [[ $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
+    log "Successful command execution"
+    $(echo "$response" > "${SOC_PIPE}")
+  else
+    log "Unsuccessful command execution: $exit_code"
+    $(echo "false" > "${SOC_PIPE}")
+  fi
+}
+
+function manage_minion() {
+  command=$1
+  op=$2
+  minion=$3
+  
+  response=$(so-minion "-o=$op" "-m=$minion")
+  exit_code=$?
+  if [[ exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
+    log "Successful command execution"
+    $(echo "true" > "${SOC_PIPE}")
+  else
+    log "Unsuccessful command execution: $response ($exit_code)"
+    $(echo "false" > "${SOC_PIPE}")
+  fi
+}
+
+while true; do
+  log "Listening for request"
+  request=$(cat ${SOC_PIPE})
+  if [[ "$request" != "" ]]; then
+    log "Received request: ${request}"
+    case "$request" in
+      list-minions)
+        list_minions
+        ;;
+      manage-minion*)
+        manage_minion ${request}
+        ;;
+      *)
+        log "Unsupported command: $request"
+        $(echo "false" > "${SOC_PIPE}")
+    esac
+
+    # allow remote reader to get a clean reader before we try to read again on next loop
+    sleep 1
+  fi
+done