diff --git a/apps/superego/src/functions/pubsub.rs b/apps/superego/src/functions/pubsub.rs
index 6bcde116..5aac40ae 100644
--- a/apps/superego/src/functions/pubsub.rs
+++ b/apps/superego/src/functions/pubsub.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use fred::prelude::PubsubInterface;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::json;
 
-use crate::{db::redis, error::Result};
+use crate::{db::redis, error::Error};
 
-pub async fn emit_event<T: Serialize>(op: &str, data: T, channel: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn emit_event<T: Serialize>(op: &str, data: T, channel: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let o = json!({
         "op": op,
         "data": data,
diff --git a/apps/superego/src/routes/mod.rs b/apps/superego/src/routes/mod.rs
index 3950e4e3..d09961b3 100644
--- a/apps/superego/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/superego/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
 
 use aide::{
     axum::{routing::get_with, IntoApiResponse},
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ use channels::voice;
 use router::AppRouter;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tower_http::cors::CorsLayer;
 use ws::state::State;
 
+use crate::functions::pubsub::emit_event;
+
 pub mod account;
 pub mod bots;
 pub mod channels;
@@ -39,6 +42,11 @@ pub async fn index() -> Json<&'static IndexResponse> {
     }))
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+pub struct Ping {
+    pub message: String,
+}
+
 pub fn router() -> Router {
     let router = AppRouter::<State>::new()
         .on_http(|router| {
@@ -71,7 +79,13 @@ pub fn router() -> Router {
             "/spaces/:space_id/members",
             spaces::members::router(),
         )
-        .nest("roles", "/spaces/:space_id/roles", spaces::roles::router());
+        .nest("roles", "/spaces/:space_id/roles", spaces::roles::router())
+        .ws_command("ping", |ping: Ping, state: Arc<RwLock<State>>| async move {
+            let reader = state.read().await;
+            emit_event("pong", ping, &format!("conn:{}", reader.conn_id)).await?;
+            Ok(())
+        })
+        .ws_event("pong", |ping: Ping, _| async move { Some(ping) });
 
     router
         .build(OpenApi {
diff --git a/apps/superego/src/routes/router.rs b/apps/superego/src/routes/router.rs
index fa982ecd..1c87d1b3 100644
--- a/apps/superego/src/routes/router.rs
+++ b/apps/superego/src/routes/router.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+use std::{future::Future, sync::Arc};
+
 use aide::{
     axum::{routing::ApiMethodRouter, ApiRouter, IntoApiResponse},
     openapi::OpenApi,
     scalar::Scalar,
 };
 use axum::{Extension, Json, Router};
+use schemars::JsonSchema;
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+use crate::error::Error;
 
 use super::ws::{self, schema::WebSocketRouter, WebSocketState};
 
@@ -52,15 +59,25 @@ impl<W: WebSocketState> AppRouter<W> {
 
     pub fn ws_event<T, R, F, Fut>(mut self, name: &str, filter: F) -> Self
     where
-        T: serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
-        R: schemars::JsonSchema + serde::Serialize,
-        Fut: std::future::Future<Output = Option<R>> + Send + Sync,
-        F: Fn(T, std::sync::Arc<tokio::sync::RwLock<W>>) -> Fut + 'static + Send + Sync + Copy,
+        T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned,
+        R: JsonSchema + Serialize,
+        F: Fn(T, Arc<RwLock<W>>) -> Fut + 'static + Send + Sync + Copy,
+        Fut: Future<Output = Option<R>> + Send + Sync,
     {
         self.ws = self.ws.event(name, filter);
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn ws_command<T, F, Fut>(mut self, name: &str, func: F) -> Self
+    where
+        T: JsonSchema + DeserializeOwned,
+        F: Fn(T, Arc<RwLock<W>>) -> Fut + 'static + Send + Sync + Copy,
+        Fut: Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send,
+    {
+        self.ws = self.ws.command(name, func);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn build(self, mut api: OpenApi) -> Router {
         let Self { http, ws } = self;
 
diff --git a/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/mod.rs b/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/mod.rs
index 44d9b45b..e61e0cc7 100644
--- a/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/mod.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ async fn handle_socket<S: WebSocketState>(
     };
 
     let state = Arc::new(RwLock::new(state));
+    let s2c_state = state.clone();
+    let c2s_state = state.clone();
 
     let mut server_to_client: JoinHandle<Result<(), Error>> = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let state = s2c_state;
         while let Ok(msg) = redis.message_rx().recv().await {
             let msg = if let Some(x) = msg.value.as_string() {
                 x
@@ -89,22 +92,26 @@ async fn handle_socket<S: WebSocketState>(
         Err(Error::WebSocketTerminated)
     });
 
-    let mut client_to_server = tokio::spawn(async move {
+    let mut client_to_server: JoinHandle<Result<(), Error>> = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let state = c2s_state;
+
         while let Some(msg) = reader.next().await {
             let msg = if let Ok(ws::Message::Text(msg)) = msg {
                 msg
             } else {
-                return; // client disconnected
+                return Err(Error::WebSocketTerminated); // client disconnected
             };
-            emit_event(
-                "spaces.onDelete",
-                ObjectWithId { id: Uuid::new_v4() },
-                "all",
-            )
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-            dbg!(msg.clone());
+            let msg: Operation = serde_json::from_str(&msg)?;
+            let filter = if let Some(filter) = router.command_filters.get(&msg.op) {
+                filter
+            } else {
+                continue; // no filter for this event
+            };
+
+            filter(msg.data, state.clone()).await?;
         }
+
+        Err(Error::WebSocketTerminated)
     });
 
     tokio::select! {
diff --git a/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/schema.rs b/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/schema.rs
index b9dd224f..067e667b 100644
--- a/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/schema.rs
+++ b/apps/superego/src/routes/ws/schema.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, future::Future, pin::Pin, sync::Arc};
 
-use jsonwebtoken::errors::Error;
 use schemars::{schema::Schema, JsonSchema};
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
+use crate::error::Error;
+
 pub struct WebSocketRouter<S> {
     pub commands: BTreeMap<String, Schema>,
     pub events: BTreeMap<String, Schema>,
 
+    pub command_filters: BTreeMap<
+        String,
+        Box<
+            dyn Fn(
+                    serde_json::Value,
+                    Arc<RwLock<S>>,
+                ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send>>
+                + Send
+                + Sync,
+        >,
+    >,
+
     pub event_filters: BTreeMap<
         String,
         Box<
@@ -36,16 +49,29 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync> WebSocketRouter<S> {
         Self {
             commands: BTreeMap::new(),
             events: BTreeMap::new(),
+
+            command_filters: BTreeMap::new(),
             event_filters: BTreeMap::new(),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn command<T>(mut self, name: &str) -> Self
+    pub fn command<T, F, Fut>(mut self, name: &str, func: F) -> Self
     where
-        T: JsonSchema,
+        T: JsonSchema + DeserializeOwned,
+        F: Fn(T, Arc<RwLock<S>>) -> Fut + 'static + Send + Sync + Copy,
+        Fut: Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + Send,
     {
         let schema = aide::gen::in_context(|ctx| ctx.schema.subschema_for::<T>());
         self.commands.insert(name.to_string(), schema);
+        self.command_filters.insert(
+            name.to_string(),
+            Box::new(move |value, state| {
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    let parsed = serde_json::from_value(value)?;
+                    func(parsed, state).await
+                })
+            }),
+        );
         self
     }
 
@@ -53,8 +79,8 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync> WebSocketRouter<S> {
     where
         T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned,
         R: JsonSchema + Serialize,
-        Fut: Future<Output = Option<R>> + Send + Sync,
         F: Fn(T, Arc<RwLock<S>>) -> Fut + 'static + Send + Sync + Copy,
+        Fut: Future<Output = Option<R>> + Send + Sync,
     {
         let schema = aide::gen::in_context(|ctx| ctx.schema.subschema_for::<R>());
         self.events.insert(name.to_string(), schema);
@@ -78,6 +104,7 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync> WebSocketRouter<S> {
     pub fn merge(mut self, other: Self) -> Self {
         self.commands.extend(other.commands);
         self.events.extend(other.events);
+        self.command_filters.extend(other.command_filters);
         self.event_filters.extend(other.event_filters);
         self
     }
@@ -86,6 +113,8 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync> WebSocketRouter<S> {
         let prefix = prefix.trim_end_matches('/');
         self.commands.extend(prefix_map(prefix, other.commands));
         self.events.extend(prefix_map(prefix, other.events));
+        self.command_filters
+            .extend(prefix_map(prefix, other.command_filters));
         self.event_filters
             .extend(prefix_map(prefix, other.event_filters));