diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5935fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub enum Command {
+    SendMessage { channel: String, message: String },
+}
+
+impl Display for Command {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::SendMessage { channel, message } => {
+                write!(f, "[{channel}]: {message}")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/event_manager.rs b/src/event_manager.rs
index 6a6dfcd..bfe0b1f 100644
--- a/src/event_manager.rs
+++ b/src/event_manager.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ use color_eyre::Result;
 use nix::{NixPath, sys::stat, unistd::mkfifo};
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader},
-    net::{
-        unix::pipe, UnixListener, UnixStream
-    },
-    sync::{broadcast, RwLock},
+    net::{UnixListener, UnixStream, unix::pipe},
+    sync::{RwLock, broadcast, mpsc},
 };
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
-use crate::event::Event;
+use crate::{commands::Command, event::Event};
 
 // Hard coding for now.  Maybe make this a parameter to new.
 const EVENT_BUF_MAX: usize = 1000;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ impl EventManager {
     }
 
     // NB: This assumes it has exclusive control of the FIFO.
-    pub async fn start_fifo<P>(path: &P) -> Result<()>
+    pub async fn start_fifo<P>(path: &P, command_tx: mpsc::Sender<Command>) -> Result<()>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path> + NixPath + ?Sized,
     {
@@ -60,12 +58,15 @@ impl EventManager {
 
         loop {
             let rx = pipe::OpenOptions::new().open_receiver(path)?;
-            
+
             let mut reader = BufReader::new(rx);
             let mut line = String::new();
 
             while reader.read_line(&mut line).await? > 0 {
                 // Now handle the command.
+                let cmd: Command = serde_json::from_str(&line)?;
+                info!("Command received: {:?}.", cmd);
+                command_tx.send(cmd).await?;
                 line.clear();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 650af16..ac72eaf 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use tracing::{Level, info};
 use tracing_subscriber::FmtSubscriber;
 
 pub mod chat;
+pub mod commands;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod event_manager;
 pub mod ipc;