diff --git a/cmd/client/main.go b/cmd/client/main.go
index 94958b1..e1443e1 100644
--- a/cmd/client/main.go
+++ b/cmd/client/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
+	"ChronoTomato/internal/shared"
 	"ChronoTomato/internal/websocket"
+	"atomicgo.dev/keyboard"
+	"atomicgo.dev/keyboard/keys"
 )
 
 var interrupt = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
@@ -27,5 +30,30 @@ func Start() {
 
 	go websocket.ProcessServerMessages(conn)
 
+	keyboard.Listen(func(key keys.Key) (stop bool, err error) {
+		switch key.String() {
+		case "space":
+			if !shared.ServerMessage.Ongoing {
+				websocket.SendCmd(conn, "start", *password)
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			if shared.ServerMessage.Paused {
+				websocket.SendCmd(conn, "resume", *password)
+				return false, nil
+			} else {
+				websocket.SendCmd(conn, "pause", *password)
+				return false, nil
+			}
+		case "r":
+			websocket.SendCmd(conn, "stop", *password)
+			return false, nil
+		case "q":
+			interrupt <- os.Interrupt
+			return true, nil
+		}
+
+		return false, nil
+	})
+
 	websocket.WaitForDisconnect(conn, interrupt)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2146b76..e505de7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module ChronoTomato
 go 1.23.1
 
 require (
+	atomicgo.dev/keyboard v0.2.9
 	git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato v0.0.0-20241022065122-cb6616f400db
 	github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.0
 	github.com/gen2brain/beeep v0.0.0-20240516210008-9c006672e7f4
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.10.0 // indirect
+	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-toast/toast v0.0.0-20190211030409-01e6764cf0a4 // indirect
 	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ab717cd..4408334 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
+atomicgo.dev/keyboard v0.2.9 h1:tOsIid3nlPLZ3lwgG8KZMp/SFmr7P0ssEN5JUsm78K8=
+atomicgo.dev/keyboard v0.2.9/go.mod h1:BC4w9g00XkxH/f1HXhW2sXmJFOCWbKn9xrOunSFtExQ=
 git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato v0.0.0-20241022065122-cb6616f400db h1:KLq83XCEgM7f2BFRBX4IPlg73ASqlI85Ib5qLb0GDw0=
 git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato v0.0.0-20241022065122-cb6616f400db/go.mod h1:TV6+3bYjwc+kJ7I60H9YSd7BdBBzPnisx/MRnBbEeDk=
+github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.1.0/go.mod h1:7AxNvlfeHP7Z/hDQ5JtE3OKYT3XFUeLCDE2DQninSqs=
+github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.2.1/go.mod h1:God7bhG8n6uQxwdScay+gjm9/LnO4D3kkcZX4hv9Rp8=
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+github.com/atomicgo/cursor v0.0.1 h1:xdogsqa6YYlLfM+GyClC/Lchf7aiMerFiZQn7soTOoU=
+github.com/atomicgo/cursor v0.0.1/go.mod h1:cBON2QmmrysudxNBFthvMtN32r3jxVRIvzkUiF/RuIk=
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+github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 h1:lIr7SlA5PxZyMV30bDW0MGbiOPXwc63yRuCP0ARubLw=
+github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3/go.mod h1:7LqA/THxQ86k76b8c/EMSiaJ3h1eZkMkXar0TQ1gf3U=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
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@@ -16,13 +31,24 @@ github.com/go-toast/toast v0.0.0-20190211030409-01e6764cf0a4 h1:qZNfIGkIANxGv/Oq
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 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa0213Md/qVLRg=
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@@ -33,18 +59,50 @@ github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d h1:VhgPp6v9qf9Agr/
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diff --git a/internal/notifications/desktop.go b/internal/notifications/desktop.go
index f65d785..ed27361 100644
--- a/internal/notifications/desktop.go
+++ b/internal/notifications/desktop.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package notifications
 
 import (
+	"ChronoTomato/internal/shared"
 	"fmt"
-	"git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/gen2brain/beeep"
 )
 
-func DesktopNotifications(msg models.ServerMessage) {
+func DesktopNotifications() {
+	msg := &shared.ServerMessage
+
 	var duration int
 	var notification string
 
diff --git a/internal/notifications/terminal.go b/internal/notifications/terminal.go
index 22b9c77..0717fa8 100644
--- a/internal/notifications/terminal.go
+++ b/internal/notifications/terminal.go
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 package notifications
 
 import (
+	"ChronoTomato/internal/shared"
 	"fmt"
-	"git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato/pkg/models"
 )
 
-func TerminalOutput(msg models.ServerMessage) {
+func TerminalOutput() {
 	var timerOutput string
 
+	msg := &shared.ServerMessage
+
 	fmt.Print("\033[H\033[2J") // Clears the screen
 
 	fmt.Printf("Work: %d | Break: %d | Longbreak: %d\n",
diff --git a/internal/shared/state.go b/internal/shared/state.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2944910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shared/state.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package shared
+
+import (
+	"git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato/pkg/models"
+)
+
+var ServerMessage models.ServerMessage
diff --git a/internal/websocket/receive.go b/internal/websocket/receive.go
index e73c88c..d5ba0cc 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/receive.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/receive.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package websocket
 
 import (
 	"ChronoTomato/internal/notifications"
+	"ChronoTomato/internal/shared"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"git.smsvc.net/pomodoro/GoTomato/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 )
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 var Done = make(chan struct{})
 
 func ProcessServerMessages(conn *websocket.Conn) {
-	var serverMessage models.ServerMessage
 
 	defer close(Done)
 
@@ -24,14 +23,14 @@ func ProcessServerMessages(conn *websocket.Conn) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		err = json.Unmarshal(message, &serverMessage)
+		err = json.Unmarshal(message, &shared.ServerMessage)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error unmarshalling!", "reason", err)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		notifications.DesktopNotifications(serverMessage)
-		notifications.TerminalOutput(serverMessage)
+		notifications.DesktopNotifications()
+		notifications.TerminalOutput()
 	}
 
 }