diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31d26e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+soft_simple_ipa_algorithms = files([
+])
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/data/uncalibrated.yaml b/src/ipa/simple/data/uncalibrated.yaml
index ff981a1a..2cdc39a8 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/data/uncalibrated.yaml
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/data/uncalibrated.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 %YAML 1.1
 ---
 version: 1
+algorithms:
 ...
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/meson.build b/src/ipa/simple/meson.build
index 7757f99b..dcd7c70a 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/meson.build
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
+subdir('algorithms')
+subdir('data')
+
 ipa_name = 'ipa_soft_simple'
 
 soft_simple_sources = files([
@@ -8,6 +11,8 @@ soft_simple_sources = files([
     'black_level.cpp',
 ])
 
+soft_simple_sources += soft_simple_ipa_algorithms
+
 mod = shared_module(ipa_name, soft_simple_sources,
                     name_prefix : '',
                     include_directories : [ipa_includes],
@@ -24,6 +29,4 @@ if ipa_sign_module
                   build_by_default : true)
 endif
 
-subdir('data')
-
 ipa_names += ipa_name
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
index 12b5245e..79ed4891 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,15 @@ static constexpr float kExposureOptimal = kExposureBinsCount / 2.0;
  * enough to prevent the exposure from wobbling around the optimal value.
  */
 static constexpr float kExposureSatisfactory = 0.2;
+/* Maximum number of frame contexts to be held */
+static constexpr uint32_t kMaxFrameContexts = 16;
 
 class IPASoftSimple : public ipa::soft::IPASoftInterface, public Module
 {
 public:
 	IPASoftSimple()
 		: params_(nullptr), stats_(nullptr), blackLevel_(BlackLevel()),
+		  context_({ {}, {}, { kMaxFrameContexts } }),
 		  ignoreUpdates_(0)
 	{
 	}
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@ private:
 	static constexpr unsigned int kGammaLookupSize = 1024;
 	std::array<uint8_t, kGammaLookupSize> gammaTable_;
 	int lastBlackLevel_ = -1;
+	/* Local parameter storage */
+	struct IPAContext context_;
 
 	int32_t exposureMin_, exposureMax_;
 	int32_t exposure_;
@@ -139,6 +144,15 @@ int IPASoftSimple::init(const IPASettings &settings,
 	unsigned int version = (*data)["version"].get<uint32_t>(0);
 	LOG(IPASoft, Debug) << "Tuning file version " << version;
 
+	if (!data->contains("algorithms")) {
+		LOG(IPASoft, Error) << "Tuning file doesn't contain algorithms";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	int ret = createAlgorithms(context_, (*data)["algorithms"]);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	params_ = nullptr;
 	stats_ = nullptr;