diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/.gitignore b/packages/cancellation-token/.gitignore
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/.gitignore
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+/node_modules/
+*.js
+*.js.map
+*.d.ts
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/__tests__/Token.ts b/packages/cancellation-token/__tests__/Token.ts
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/__tests__/Token.ts
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+import {Token} from "../lib/Token";
+import {TokenSource} from "../lib/TokenSource";
+
+describe('Token', () => {
+    it('should not be cancellable if no source provided at construction', () => {
+        const token = new Token();
+
+        expect(token.cancellable).toBe(false);
+        expect(token.isCancellationRequested).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should defer cancellation queries to parent token source', () => {
+        const source = {isCancellationRequested: true};
+        const token = new Token(<TokenSource>source);
+
+        expect(token.isCancellationRequested).toBe(true);
+        source.isCancellationRequested = false;
+        expect(token.isCancellationRequested).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it(
+        'should register cancellation handlers when onCancellationRequested called',
+        () => {
+            const source = new TokenSource();
+            source.registerCancellationHandler = jest.fn();
+            const token = new Token(source);
+
+            const cb = () => {};
+            token.onCancellationRequested(cb);
+            expect(source.registerCancellationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cb);
+        }
+    );
+
+    it(
+        'should throw if cancellation requested and throwIfCancellationRequested called',
+        () => {
+            const token = new Token(<TokenSource>{isCancellationRequested: true});
+
+            expect(() => {
+                token.throwIfCancellationRequested('PANIC PANIC PANIC');
+            }).toThrow('PANIC PANIC PANIC');
+        }
+    );
+});
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/__tests__/TokenSource.ts b/packages/cancellation-token/__tests__/TokenSource.ts
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index 000000000000..a042f0f011d2
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/__tests__/TokenSource.ts
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+import {Token} from "../lib/Token";
+import {TokenSource} from "../lib/TokenSource";
+
+jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+describe('TokenSource', () => {
+    it('should return a new token on each property access', () => {
+        const source = new TokenSource();
+        const token = source.getToken();
+        expect(token).toBeInstanceOf(Token);
+        expect(source.getToken()).not.toBe(token);
+    });
+
+    it(
+        'should report that cancellation was requested after cancel called',
+        () => {
+            const source = new TokenSource();
+            expect(source.isCancellationRequested).toBe(false);
+            source.cancel();
+            expect(source.isCancellationRequested).toBe(true);
+        }
+    );
+
+    it('should invoke registered cancellation handlers on cancellation', () => {
+        const source = new TokenSource();
+        const cb = jest.fn();
+        source.registerCancellationHandler(cb);
+        expect(cb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        source.cancel();
+        jest.runAllTimers();
+        expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it(
+        'should not invoke registered handlers if silent cancellation requested',
+        () => {
+            const source = new TokenSource();
+            const cb = jest.fn();
+            source.registerCancellationHandler(cb);
+            expect(cb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            source.cancel(false);
+            jest.runAllTimers();
+            expect(cb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+    );
+
+    it(
+        'should invoke cancellation handlers immediately if cancellation already requested',
+        () => {
+            const timeoutMock = <any>setTimeout;
+
+            const source = new TokenSource();
+            const cb = jest.fn();
+            source.cancel(false);
+            source.registerCancellationHandler(cb);
+            expect(timeoutMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cb, 0);
+            jest.runAllTimers();
+            expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+    );
+});
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/index.ts b/packages/cancellation-token/index.ts
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index 000000000000..ae19abdda74a
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/index.ts
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+export * from "./lib/Token";
+export * from "./lib/TokenSource";
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/lib/Token.ts b/packages/cancellation-token/lib/Token.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df942459a19a
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/lib/Token.ts
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+import {TokenSource} from './TokenSource';
+
+/**
+ * @see {TokenSource}
+ *
+ * Holders of a Token object may query if the associated operation has been
+ * cancelled, register cancellation handlers, and conditionally throw an Error
+ * if the operation has already been cancelled.
+ */
+export class Token {
+    /**
+     * Whether the associated operation may be cancelled at some point in the
+     * future.
+     */
+    public readonly cancellable: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Token linked to a provided TokenSource. If no source is
+     * provided, the Token cannot be cancelled.
+     */
+    constructor(private readonly source?: TokenSource) {
+        this.cancellable = Boolean(source);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the associated operation has already been cancelled.
+     */
+    get isCancellationRequested(): boolean {
+        if (this.source) {
+            return this.source.isCancellationRequested;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Registers a handler to be invoked when cancellation is requested. If
+     * cancellation has already been requested, the handler will be invoked on
+     * the next tick of the event loop.
+     */
+    onCancellationRequested(cb: () => void): void {
+        if (this.source) {
+            this.source.registerCancellationHandler(cb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Throws an error if the associated operation has already been cancelled.
+     */
+    throwIfCancellationRequested(reason?: string): void {
+        if (this.isCancellationRequested) {
+            throw new Error(`Operation cancelled${reason ? `: ${reason}` : ''}`);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/lib/TokenSource.ts b/packages/cancellation-token/lib/TokenSource.ts
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index 000000000000..be7658f36e80
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/lib/TokenSource.ts
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+import {Token} from "./Token";
+
+/**
+ * The AWS SDK uses a TokenSource/Token model to allow for cooperative
+ * cancellation of asynchronous operations. When initiating such an operation,
+ * the caller can create a TokenSource and then provide linked tokens to
+ * subtasks. This allows a single source to signal to multiple consumers that a
+ * cancellation has been requested without dictating how that cancellation
+ * should be handled.
+ *
+ * Holders of a TokenSource object may create new tokens, register cancellation
+ * handlers, or declare an operation cancelled (thereby invoking any registered
+ * handlers).
+ */
+export class TokenSource {
+    private _cancellationRequested: boolean = false;
+    private _invokeAfterCancellation: Array<() => void> = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the operation associated with this TokenSource has been
+     * cancelled.
+     */
+    get isCancellationRequested(): boolean {
+        return this._cancellationRequested;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Declares the operation associated with this TokenSource to be cancelled
+     * and invokes any registered cancellation handlers. The latter may be
+     * skipped if so desired.
+     */
+    cancel(invokeRegisteredActions: boolean = true): void {
+        this._cancellationRequested = true;
+
+        if (invokeRegisteredActions) {
+            while (this._invokeAfterCancellation.length > 0) {
+                let action = this._invokeAfterCancellation.shift();
+                if (action) {
+                    setTimeout(action, 0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Token object linked to this TokenSource (i.e., one that
+     * will signal cancellation when this source has been cancelled).
+     */
+    getToken(): Token {
+        return new Token(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a handler to be invoked when cancellation of the associated
+     * operation has been requested. If cancellation has already been requested,
+     * the handler will be invoked on the next tick of the event loop.
+     */
+    registerCancellationHandler(handler: () => void): void {
+        if (this._cancellationRequested) {
+            setTimeout(handler, 0);
+        } else {
+            this._invokeAfterCancellation.push(handler);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/package.json b/packages/cancellation-token/package.json
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@aws/cancellation-token",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "A simple cancellation token library",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc",
+    "pretest": "tsc",
+    "test": "jest"
+  },
+  "author": "aws-javascript-sdk-team@amazon.com",
+  "license": "UNLICENSED",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/jest": "^19.2.2",
+    "jest": "^19.0.2",
+    "typescript": "^2.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cancellation-token/tsconfig.json b/packages/cancellation-token/tsconfig.json
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index 000000000000..a4a7e6b95d57
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+++ b/packages/cancellation-token/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "target": "es5",
+        "strict": true,
+        "sourceMap": true,
+        "declaration": true,
+        "stripInternal": true
+    }
+}