diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 11527f1..a7fa233 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import blessed from 'blessed';
 import blessedContrib from 'blessed-contrib';
 import config from 'config';
 
+import { Client } from './lib/client';
+
 const screen = blessed.screen({
 	smartCSR: true,
 	title: 'chord',
@@ -156,6 +158,24 @@ const messageBoxInput = blessed.textarea({
 
 screen.append(mainWindow);
 
+const client = new Client(config.get('token'), {});
+
+client.on('ready', (evt: Record<string, any>) => {
+	for (const guild of evt['guilds']) {
+		serverListList.addItem(guild.name);
+	}
+
+	screen.render();
+});
+
+client.on('guild_create', (guild: Record<string, any>) => {
+	serverListList.addItem(guild['name']);
+
+	screen.render();
+});
+
+client.connect();
+
 screen.key('S-q', () => {
 	process.exit(0);
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/client.ts b/src/lib/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaf9d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import os from 'os';
+import WebSocket from 'ws';
+
+export class Client extends EventEmitter {
+	public ws: WebSocket | null;
+
+	private _config: object;
+	private _heartbeatInterval: number;
+	private _token: string;
+
+	public constructor(token: string, config: object) {
+		super();
+
+		this.ws = null;
+
+		this._config = config;
+		this._heartbeatInterval = 0;
+		this._token = token;
+	}
+
+	public async connect(): Promise<void> {
+		this.ws = new WebSocket('wss://gateway.discord.gg/');
+
+		this.ws.on('error', (err) => {
+			throw err;
+		});
+
+		this.ws.on('close', (_code, reason) => {
+			throw reason;
+		});
+
+		this.ws.on('message', (data: string) => {
+			const objectData = JSON.parse(data);
+
+			if (objectData.op === 0) {
+				if (objectData.t === 'GUILD_CREATE') {
+					this.emit('guild_create', objectData.d);
+				} else if (objectData.t === 'READY') {
+					this.emit('ready', objectData.d);
+				}
+			} else if (objectData.op === 10) {
+				this._heartbeatInterval = objectData.d.heartbeat_interval;
+
+				this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify({
+					op: 2,
+					d: {
+						token: this._token,
+						intents: 32767,
+						properties: {
+							$os: os.platform(),
+							$browser: 'chord',
+							$device: 'chord',
+						},
+					},
+				}))
+
+				setInterval(() => {
+					this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify({op: 11}));
+				}, this._heartbeatInterval);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}