diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 69a341e..8552dd1 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-use connection::{Connection, SocketConnection};
-use models::{Handshake, OpCode};
+use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
+
+use connection::{
+    Connection,
+    SocketConnection,
+};
+use models::{
+    OpCode,
+    Command,
+    Event,
+    payload::Payload,
+    commands::{SubscriptionArgs, Subscription},
+};
+
 #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
-use rich_presence::{SetActivityArgs, SetActivity};
-use error::Result;
+use models::rich_presence::{SetActivityArgs, Activity};
+use error::{Result, Error};
+use utils;
 
 
 pub struct Client<T>
@@ -10,14 +23,14 @@ pub struct Client<T>
 {
     client_id: u64,
     version: u32,
-    socket: T,
+    connection: T,
 }
 
 impl<T> Client<T>
     where T: Connection
 {
-    pub fn with_connection(client_id: u64, socket: T) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self { version: 1, client_id, socket })
+    pub fn with_connection(client_id: u64, connection: T) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self { version: 1, client_id, connection })
     }
 
     pub fn start(mut self) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -25,13 +38,30 @@ impl<T> Client<T>
         Ok(self)
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
-    pub fn set_activity<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> Result<()>
-        where F: FnOnce(SetActivity) -> SetActivity
+    pub fn execute<A, E>(&mut self, cmd: Command, args: A, evt: Option<Event>) -> Result<Payload<E>>
+        where A: Serialize,
+              E: Serialize + DeserializeOwned
     {
-        let args = SetActivityArgs::command(f(SetActivity::new()));
-        self.socket.send(OpCode::Frame, args)?;
-        Ok(())
+        self.connection.send(OpCode::Frame, Payload::with_nonce(cmd, Some(args), None, evt))?;
+        let response: Payload<E> = self.connection.recv()?.into();
+
+        match response.evt {
+            Some(Event::Error) => Err(Error::SubscriptionFailed),
+            _ => Ok(response)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+    pub fn set_activity<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> Result<Payload<Activity>>
+        where F: FnOnce(Activity) -> Activity
+    {
+        self.execute(Command::SetActivity, SetActivityArgs::new(f), None)
+    }
+
+    pub fn subscribe<F>(&mut self, evt: Event, f: F) -> Result<Payload<Subscription>>
+        where F: FnOnce(SubscriptionArgs) -> SubscriptionArgs
+    {
+        self.execute(Command::Subscribe, f(SubscriptionArgs::new()), Some(evt))
     }
 
 // private
@@ -39,7 +69,13 @@ impl<T> Client<T>
     fn handshake(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let client_id = self.client_id;
         let version = self.version;
-        self.socket.send(OpCode::Handshake, Handshake::new(client_id, version))?;
+        let hs = json![{
+            "client_id": client_id.to_string(),
+            "v": version,
+            "nonce": utils::nonce()
+        }];
+        self.connection.send(OpCode::Handshake, hs)?;
+        self.connection.recv()?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/connection/base.rs b/src/connection/base.rs
index 186392a..8643731 100644
--- a/src/connection/base.rs
+++ b/src/connection/base.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use std::{
     io::{Write, Read},
     marker::Sized,
-    fmt::Debug,
     path::PathBuf,
 };
 
-use models::{Payload, Message, OpCode};
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use models::message::{Message, OpCode};
 use error::Result;
 
 
@@ -26,25 +27,25 @@ pub trait Connection
     }
 
     fn send<T>(&mut self, opcode: OpCode, payload: T) -> Result<()>
-        where T: Payload + Debug
+        where T: Serialize
     {
-        debug!("payload: {:#?}", payload);
-        match Message::new(opcode, payload).encode() {
+        let message = Message::new(opcode, payload);
+        debug!("{:?}", message);
+        match message.encode() {
             Err(why) => error!("{:?}", why),
             Ok(bytes) => {
                 self.socket().write_all(bytes.as_ref())?;
-                debug!("sent opcode: {:?}", opcode);
-                self.recv()?;
             }
         };
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn recv(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    fn recv(&mut self) -> Result<Message> {
         let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![0; 1024];
         let n = self.socket().read(buf.as_mut_slice())?;
         buf.resize(n, 0);
-        debug!("{:?}", Message::decode(&buf));
-        Ok(buf)
+        let message = Message::decode(&buf)?;
+        debug!("{:?}", message);
+        Ok(message)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index de09009..915288d 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use std::{
 pub enum Error {
     Io(IoError),
     Conversion,
+    SubscriptionFailed,
 }
 
 impl Display for Error {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ impl StdError for Error {
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
         match *self {
             Error::Conversion => "Failed to convert values",
+            Error::SubscriptionFailed => "Failed to subscribe to event",
             Error::Io(ref err) => err.description()
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 56e123f..385ba6a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern crate log;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate serde;
+#[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_json;
 extern crate byteorder;
 extern crate uuid;
@@ -15,12 +16,8 @@ mod macros;
 mod error;
 mod utils;
 mod connection;
-mod models;
-mod rich_presence;
-
+pub mod models;
 pub mod client;
 
 pub use client::Client;
-#[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
-pub use rich_presence::*;
 pub use connection::{Connection, SocketConnection};
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 31fefe4..9a78bca 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-macro_rules! message_func {
+macro_rules! builder_func {
     [ $name:ident, $type:tt func ] => {
         pub fn $name<F>(mut self, func: F) -> Self
             where F: FnOnce($type) -> $type
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ macro_rules! message_func {
     };
 }
 
-macro_rules! message_format {
+macro_rules! builder {
     [ @st ( $name:ident $field:tt: $type:tt alias = $alias:tt, $($rest:tt)* ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        message_format![ @st
+        builder![ @st
             ( $name $($rest)* ) -> (
                 $($out)*
                 #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none", rename = $alias)]
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ macro_rules! message_format {
     };
 
     [ @st ( $name:ident $field:tt: $type:tt func, $($rest:tt)* ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        message_format![ @st ( $name $field: $type, $($rest)* ) -> ( $($out)* ) ];
+        builder![ @st ( $name $field: $type, $($rest)* ) -> ( $($out)* ) ];
     };
 
     [ @st ( $name:ident $field:ident: $type:ty, $($rest:tt)* ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        message_format![ @st
+        builder![ @st
             ( $name $($rest)* ) -> (
                 $($out)*
                 #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ macro_rules! message_format {
     };
 
     [ @st ( $name:ident ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        #[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
         pub struct $name { $($out)* }
     };
 
     [ @im ( $name:ident $field:ident: $type:tt func, $($rest:tt)* ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        message_format![ @im ( $name $($rest)* ) -> ( message_func![$field, $type func]; $($out)* ) ];
+        builder![ @im ( $name $($rest)* ) -> ( builder_func![$field, $type func]; $($out)* ) ];
     };
 
     [ @im ( $name:ident $field:ident: $type:tt alias = $modifier:tt, $($rest:tt)* ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        message_format![ @im ( $name $field: $type, $($rest)* ) -> ( $($out)* ) ];
+        builder![ @im ( $name $field: $type, $($rest)* ) -> ( $($out)* ) ];
     };
 
     [ @im ( $name:ident $field:ident: $type:tt, $($rest:tt)* ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
-        message_format![ @im ( $name $($rest)* ) -> ( message_func![$field, $type]; $($out)* ) ];
+        builder![ @im ( $name $($rest)* ) -> ( builder_func![$field, $type]; $($out)* ) ];
     };
 
     [ @im ( $name:ident ) -> ( $($out:tt)* ) ] => {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ macro_rules! message_format {
     };
 
     [ $name:ident $($body:tt)* ] => {
-        message_format![@st ( $name $($body)* ) -> () ];
-        message_format![@im ( $name $($body)* ) -> () ];
+        builder![@st ( $name $($body)* ) -> () ];
+        builder![@im ( $name $($body)* ) -> () ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/models/command.rs b/src/models/command.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e50f165..0000000
--- a/src/models/command.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-use serde::Serialize;
-
-use super::Payload;
-use utils::nonce;
-
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize)]
-pub struct Command<T>
-    where T: Serialize
-{
-    pub nonce: String,
-    pub cmd: String,
-    pub args: T,
-}
-
-impl<T> Command<T>
-    where T: Serialize
-{
-    pub fn new<S>(cmd: S, args: T) -> Self
-        where S: Into<String>
-    {
-        Command {
-            cmd: cmd.into(),
-            nonce: nonce(),
-            args: args
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Payload for Command<T>
-    where T: Serialize {}
diff --git a/src/models/commands.rs b/src/models/commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e0a49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use super::shared::PartialUser;
+
+
+builder!{SubscriptionArgs
+    secret: String,     // Activity{Join,Spectate}
+    user: PartialUser,  // ActivityJoinRequest
+}
+
+builder!{Subscription
+    evt: String,
+}
diff --git a/src/models/events.rs b/src/models/events.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d86f0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/events.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use super::shared::PartialUser;
+
+
+builder!{ReadyEvent
+    v:      u32,
+    config: RpcServerConfiguration,
+    user:   PartialUser,
+}
+
+builder!{ErrorEvent
+    code: u32,
+    message: String,
+}
+
+builder!{RpcServerConfiguration
+    cdn_host: String,
+    api_endpoint: String,
+    environment: String,
+}
diff --git a/src/models/handshake.rs b/src/models/handshake.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 95c94bb..0000000
--- a/src/models/handshake.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-use super::Payload;
-use utils::nonce;
-
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize)]
-pub struct Handshake {
-    nonce: String,
-    v: u32,
-    client_id: String,
-}
-
-impl Handshake {
-    pub fn new(client_id: u64, version: u32) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            nonce: nonce(),
-            v: version,
-            client_id: client_id.to_string()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Payload for Handshake {}
diff --git a/src/models/message.rs b/src/models/message.rs
index a2a3dcf..9bb93b5 100644
--- a/src/models/message.rs
+++ b/src/models/message.rs
@@ -30,40 +30,42 @@ impl OpCode {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Message {
-    opcode:  OpCode,
-    message: String,
+    pub opcode: OpCode,
+    pub payload: String,
 }
 
 impl Message {
-    pub fn new<T>(opcode: OpCode, message: T) -> Self
+    pub fn new<T>(opcode: OpCode, payload: T) -> Self
         where T: Serialize
     {
-        Message {
-            opcode: opcode,
-            message: serde_json::to_string(&message).unwrap()
-        }
+        Self { opcode, payload: serde_json::to_string(&payload).unwrap() }
     }
 
     pub fn encode(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         let mut bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+
         bytes.write_u32::<LittleEndian>(self.opcode as u32)?;
-        bytes.write_u32::<LittleEndian>(self.message.len() as u32)?;
-        write!(bytes, "{}", self.message)?;
+        bytes.write_u32::<LittleEndian>(self.payload.len() as u32)?;
+        write!(bytes, "{}", self.payload)?;
+
         Ok(bytes)
     }
 
     pub fn decode(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut reader = io::Cursor::new(bytes);
-        let mut message = String::new();
+        let mut payload = String::new();
+
         let opcode = OpCode::try_from(reader.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()?)?;
         reader.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()?;
-        reader.read_to_string(&mut message)?;
-        Ok(Message { opcode, message })
+        reader.read_to_string(&mut payload)?;
+
+        Ok(Self { opcode, payload })
     }
 }
 
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/models/mod.rs b/src/models/mod.rs
index c87bbf1..9e723ef 100644
--- a/src/models/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,57 @@
-mod message;
-mod command;
-mod handshake;
+mod shared;
+pub mod message;
+pub mod payload;
+pub mod commands;
+pub mod events;
+pub mod rich_presence;
 
-use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE")]
+pub enum Command {
+    Dispatch,
+    Authorize,
+    Subscribe,
+    Unsubscribe,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+    SetActivity,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE")]
+pub enum Event {
+    Ready,
+    Error,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+    ActivityJoin,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+    ActivitySpectate,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+    ActivityJoinRequest,
+}
 
 pub use self::message::{Message, OpCode};
-pub use self::command::Command;
-pub use self::handshake::Handshake;
+pub use self::commands::*;
+pub use self::events::*;
 
-pub trait Payload: Serialize {}
+#[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+pub use self::rich_presence::*;
+
+pub mod prelude {
+    pub use super::Command;
+    pub use super::Event;
+    #[cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+    pub use super::rich_presence::{
+        SetActivityArgs,
+        ActivityJoinEvent,
+        ActivitySpectateEvent,
+        ActivityJoinRequestEvent
+    };
+    pub use super::commands::{
+        SubscriptionArgs, Subscription
+    };
+    pub use super::events::{
+        ReadyEvent,
+        ErrorEvent,
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/models/payload.rs b/src/models/payload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e604fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/payload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use std::{
+    convert::From,
+};
+
+use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
+use serde_json;
+
+use super::{Command, Event, Message};
+use utils;
+
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Payload<T>
+    where T: Serialize
+{
+    pub cmd: Command,
+
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub args: Option<T>,
+
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub data: Option<T>,
+
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub evt: Option<Event>,
+
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub nonce: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl<T> Payload<T>
+    where T: Serialize
+{
+    pub fn with_nonce(cmd: Command, args: Option<T>, data: Option<T>, evt: Option<Event>) -> Self {
+        Self { cmd, args, data, evt, nonce: Some(utils::nonce()) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> From<Message> for Payload<T>
+    where T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned
+{
+    fn from(message: Message) -> Self {
+        serde_json::from_str(&message.payload).unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/rich_presence/set_activity.rs b/src/models/rich_presence.rs
similarity index 69%
rename from src/rich_presence/set_activity.rs
rename to src/models/rich_presence.rs
index d027b63..28e9b78 100644
--- a/src/rich_presence/set_activity.rs
+++ b/src/models/rich_presence.rs
@@ -1,54 +1,69 @@
-use models::Command;
-use utils::pid;
+#![cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
+
+use super::shared::PartialUser;
+use utils;
 
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct SetActivityArgs {
     pid: i32,
-    activity: SetActivity,
+    activity: Activity,
 }
 
 impl SetActivityArgs {
-    pub fn command(args: SetActivity) -> Command<Self> {
-        Command::new("SET_ACTIVITY", Self {
-            pid: pid(),
-            activity: args
-        })
+    pub fn new<F>(f: F) -> Self
+        where F: FnOnce(Activity) -> Activity
+    {
+        Self { pid: utils::pid(), activity: f(Activity::new()) }
     }
 }
 
-message_format![SetActivity
-    state:      String,
-    details:    String,
-    instance:   bool,
-    timestamps: SetActivityTimestamps func,
-    assets:     SetActivityAssets func,
-    party:      SetActivityParty func,
-    secrets:    SetActivitySecrets func,
-];
+builder!{ActivityJoinEvent
+    secret: String,
+}
 
-message_format![SetActivityTimestamps
+builder!{ActivitySpectateEvent
+    secret: String,
+}
+
+builder!{ActivityJoinRequestEvent
+    user: PartialUser,
+}
+
+
+builder!{Activity
+    state: String,
+    details: String,
+    instance: bool,
+    timestamps: ActivityTimestamps func,
+    assets: ActivityAssets func,
+    party: ActivityParty func,
+    secrets: ActivitySecrets func,
+}
+
+builder!{ActivityTimestamps
     start: u32,
     end: u32,
-];
+}
 
-message_format![SetActivityAssets
+builder!{ActivityAssets
     large_image: String,
     large_text: String,
     small_image: String,
     small_text: String,
-];
+}
 
-message_format![SetActivityParty
+builder!{ActivityParty
     id: u32,
     size: (u32, u32),
-];
+}
 
-message_format![SetActivitySecrets
+builder!{ActivitySecrets
     join: String,
     spectate: String,
     game: String alias = "match",
-];
+}
+
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -86,7 +101,7 @@ r###"{
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serialize_full_activity() {
-        let activity = SetActivity::new()
+        let activity = Activity::new()
             .state("rusting")
             .details("detailed")
             .instance(true)
@@ -113,7 +128,7 @@ r###"{
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serialize_empty_activity() {
-        let activity = SetActivity::new();
+        let activity = Activity::new();
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&activity).unwrap();
         assert_eq![json, "{}"];
     }
diff --git a/src/models/shared.rs b/src/models/shared.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fd8b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/shared.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+builder!{PartialUser
+    id:            String,
+    username:      String,
+    discriminator: String,
+    avatar:        String,
+}
diff --git a/src/rich_presence/mod.rs b/src/rich_presence/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3452b11..0000000
--- a/src/rich_presence/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#![cfg(feature = "rich_presence")]
-
-mod set_activity;
-
-pub use self::set_activity::*;