diff --git a/client/go.mod b/client/go.mod
index 09f0344..4b28a0a 100644
--- a/client/go.mod
+++ b/client/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ 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
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
+	github.com/robotn/gohook v0.42.0
 )
+
+require github.com/vcaesar/keycode v0.10.1 // indirect
diff --git a/client/go.sum b/client/go.sum
index 1a682cf..9e4f028 100644
--- a/client/go.sum
+++ b/client/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 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=
+github.com/vcaesar/tt v0.20.1 h1:D/jUeeVCNbq3ad8M7hhtB3J9x5RZ6I1n1eZ0BJp7M+4=
+github.com/vcaesar/tt v0.20.1/go.mod h1:cH2+AwGAJm19Wa6xvEa+0r+sXDJBT0QgNQey6mwqLeU=
diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
index 878e21f..25431d0 100644
--- a/client/main.go
+++ b/client/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	hook "github.com/robotn/gohook"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +19,45 @@ const (
 	REG_END       = 255
 )
 
+const HOST = "localhost:8080"
+
+var u = url.URL{Scheme: "ws", Host: HOST, Path: "/keys"}
+
 func main() {
+	var conn *websocket.Conn
+	var err error
+	var tries = 0
+	for {
+		conn, _, err = websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(u.String(), nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("conn err %v\n", err)
+			tries += 1
+			if tries >= 3 {
+				fmt.Printf("returning")
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("breaking")
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	go func() {
+		defer os.Exit(0)
+		for {
+			kind, _, err := conn.ReadMessage()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("got read err %v\n", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if kind == websocket.CloseMessage {
+				fmt.Printf("got close message")
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	evChan := hook.Start()
 	defer hook.End()
 	buff := make([]byte, 64)
@@ -71,11 +112,13 @@ func main() {
 
 		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)
+		if len(buff) >= 32 {
+			conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, buff[:32])
+			buff = buff[32:]
+		}
 	}
 }