diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1f41c12..385cee3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "cairo-rs 0.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "glib 0.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "gtk 0.0.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "neovim-lib 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rmp 0.7.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ name = "bitflags"
 version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "byteorder"
+version = "0.3.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "c_vec"
 version = "1.0.12"
@@ -185,6 +192,16 @@ name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "neovim-lib"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "rmp 0.7.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rmp-serialize 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rustc-serialize 0.3.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pango"
 version = "0.0.7"
@@ -212,3 +229,25 @@ name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rmp"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder 0.3.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rmp-serialize"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "rmp 0.7.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rustc-serialize 0.3.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-serialize"
+version = "0.3.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f4bc866..790a99d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ build = "build.rs"
 [dependencies]
 cairo-rs = "0.0.8"
 glib = "0.0.8"
+neovim-lib = "0.1"
+rmp = "0.7"
 
 [dependencies.gtk]
 version = "0.0.7"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38cad81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test:
+	cargo test
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 21a6425..1b17022 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 extern crate gtk;
 extern crate cairo;
+extern crate neovim_lib;
+extern crate rmp;
 
+mod nvim;
 mod ui_model;
 mod ui;
 
 use ui::Ui;
+use nvim::Nvim;
 
 fn main() {
-    Ui::new().start();
+    let nvim = Nvim::start().expect("Can't start nvim instance");
+    Ui::new().show();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nvim.rs b/src/nvim.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea3382d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nvim.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use neovim_lib::{Neovim, Session};
+use std::io::{Result, Error, ErrorKind};
+use rmp::Value;
+
+pub struct Nvim {
+    nvim: Neovim
+}
+
+impl Nvim {
+    pub fn start() -> Result<Nvim> {
+        let mut session = try!(Session::new_tcp("127.0.0.1:6666"));
+        //let mut session = try!(Session::new_child());
+
+        session.start_event_loop_cb(Nvim::cb);
+
+        let mut nvim = Neovim::new(session);
+        try!(nvim.ui_attach(80, 24, true).map_err(|e| Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, e)));
+
+        Ok(Nvim {
+            nvim: nvim,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn cb(method: &str, params: Vec<Value>) {
+        if method == "redraw" {
+            for ev in params {
+                if let Value::Array(ev_args) = ev {
+                    if let Value::String(ref ev_name) = ev_args[0] {
+                        println!("Event {}", ev_name);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        println!("Unsupported event {:?}", ev_args);
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    println!("Unsupported event type {:?}", ev);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            println!("Notification {}", method);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index bea65c9..ceb0e49 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ use gtk::{Window, WindowType, DrawingArea, Grid, Button, ButtonBox, Orientation}
 
 use ui_model::UiModel;
 
-pub struct Ui;
+pub struct Ui {
+    model: UiModel,
+}
 
 impl Ui {
     pub fn new() -> Ui {
-        Ui
+        Ui {
+            model: UiModel::empty(),
+        }
     }
 
-    pub fn start(&self) {
+    pub fn show(&self) {
         gtk::init().expect("Failed to initialize GTK");
         let window = Window::new(WindowType::Toplevel);
 
diff --git a/src/ui_model.rs b/src/ui_model.rs
index 18705a6..fb50497 100644
--- a/src/ui_model.rs
+++ b/src/ui_model.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ pub struct UiModel {
 }
 
 impl UiModel {
+    pub fn empty() -> UiModel {
+        UiModel::new(0, 0)
+    }
+
     pub fn new(columns: u64, rows: u64) -> UiModel {
         let cells = (columns * rows) as usize;
         let mut model = Vec::with_capacity(cells);