diff --git a/pr_agent/identity_providers/__init__.py b/pr_agent/identity_providers/__init__.py
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+++ b/pr_agent/identity_providers/__init__.py
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+from pr_agent.config_loader import get_settings
+from pr_agent.identity_providers.default_identity_provider import DefaultIdentityProvider
+
+_IDENTITY_PROVIDERS = {
+    'default': DefaultIdentityProvider
+}
+
+
+def get_identity_provider():
+    identity_provider_id = get_settings().get("CONFIG.IDENTITY_PROVIDER", "default")
+    if identity_provider_id not in _IDENTITY_PROVIDERS:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown identity provider: {identity_provider_id}")
+    return _IDENTITY_PROVIDERS[identity_provider_id]()
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diff --git a/pr_agent/identity_providers/default_identity_provider.py b/pr_agent/identity_providers/default_identity_provider.py
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+++ b/pr_agent/identity_providers/default_identity_provider.py
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+from pr_agent.identity_providers.identity_provider import Eligibility, IdentityProvider
+
+
+class DefaultIdentityProvider(IdentityProvider):
+    def verify_eligibility(self, git_provider, git_provider_id, pr_url):
+        return Eligibility.ELIGIBLE
+
+    def inc_invocation_count(self, git_provider, git_provider_id):
+        pass
diff --git a/pr_agent/identity_providers/identity_provider.py b/pr_agent/identity_providers/identity_provider.py
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index 00000000..58e5f6c6
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+++ b/pr_agent/identity_providers/identity_provider.py
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+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class Eligibility(Enum):
+    NOT_ELIGIBLE = 0
+    ELIGIBLE = 1
+    TRIAL = 2
+
+
+class IdentityProvider(ABC):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def verify_eligibility(self, git_provider, git_provier_id, pr_url):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def inc_invocation_count(self, git_provider, git_provider_id):
+        pass