diff --git a/src/bin/deerc.rs b/src/bin/deerc.rs
index f328e4d..8aa43c2 100644
--- a/src/bin/deerc.rs
+++ b/src/bin/deerc.rs
@@ -1 +1,17 @@
-fn main() {}
+use std::io::Write;
+
+use deerwm::commands;
+use nanoserde::SerBin;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut cmd_fifo = unix_named_pipe::open_write(commands::DEFAULT_PIPE)
+        .expect("failed to open fifo for writing");
+
+    let quit_cmd = commands::Command::Quit;
+    let mut cmd_buffer = Vec::new();
+    quit_cmd.ser_bin(&mut cmd_buffer);
+
+    cmd_fifo
+        .write_all(&cmd_buffer[..])
+        .expect("failed to write to fifo");
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/deerwm.rs b/src/bin/deerwm.rs
index f328e4d..843d91d 100644
--- a/src/bin/deerwm.rs
+++ b/src/bin/deerwm.rs
@@ -1 +1,36 @@
-fn main() {}
+use commands::Command;
+use nanoserde::DeBin;
+use std::io::Read;
+
+use deerwm::commands;
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = unix_named_pipe::create(commands::DEFAULT_PIPE, None) {
+        match e.kind() {
+            std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {}
+            _ => panic!("{}", e),
+        }
+    }
+    let mut cmd_fifo =
+        unix_named_pipe::open_read(commands::DEFAULT_PIPE).expect("failed to open fifo");
+    let mut cmd_buffer = [0; 256];
+
+    'run: loop {
+        if let Ok(n) = cmd_fifo.read(&mut cmd_buffer) {
+            if n > 0 {
+                println!("{:?}", &cmd_buffer[..n]);
+
+                if let Ok(cmd) = Command::de_bin(&mut 0, &cmd_buffer[..n]) {
+                    match cmd {
+                        Command::Quit => {
+                            println!("Recieved quit command!");
+                            break 'run;
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::fs::remove_file(commands::DEFAULT_PIPE).expect("failed to create fifo");
+}
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a57a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use nanoserde::{DeBin, SerBin};
+
+pub const DEFAULT_PIPE: &str = "/tmp/deerwm";
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, DeBin, SerBin)]
+pub enum Command {
+    Quit
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e69de29..82b6da3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod commands;