diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e69de29..f5db6eb 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Package config provides configuration management for the application, allowing for easy loading and parsing of configuration files, environment variables, and command-line arguments. It supports various formats such as JSON, YAML, and TOML, and provides a unified interface for accessing configuration values throughout the application.
+package config
+
+type ScratchConfig struct {
+	Dir string
+	TemplateName string
+}
+
+type DailyConfig struct {
+	Dir string
+	TemplateName string
+	FilenameFormat string 
+}
+
+type Config struct {
+	VaultPath string
+	TemplateDir string
+	ScratchNote ScratchConfig
+	DailyNote DailyConfig
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetDefaults() {
+	if c.TemplateDir == "" {
+		c.TemplateDir = "templates"
+	}
+
+	if c.ScratchNote.Dir == "" {
+		c.ScratchNote.Dir = "scratch"
+	}
+
+	if c.ScratchNote.TemplateName == "" {
+		c.ScratchNote.TemplateName = "scratch.md"
+	}
+
+	if c.DailyNote.Dir == "daily" {
+		c.DailyNote.Dir = "daily"
+	}
+
+	if c.DailyNote.TemplateName == "" {
+		c.DailyNote.TemplateName = "daily.md"
+	}
+
+	if c.DailyNote.FilenameFormat == "" {
+		c.DailyNote.FilenameFormat = "2006-01-02.md"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/commands/commands.go b/core/commands/commands.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87d254d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/commands/commands.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package commands provides the commands interface for the application.
+package commands
diff --git a/core/comms/command_handler.go b/core/comms/command_handler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/core/handler/command_handler.go b/core/handler/command_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9015f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/handler/command_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package comms
diff --git a/core/models/types.go b/core/models/types.go
index 559aa0e..149a10e 100644
--- a/core/models/types.go
+++ b/core/models/types.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package types contains relevant types for ipc
+// Package types types contains relevant types for ipc
 package types
 
 import "encoding/json"
diff --git a/core/server.go b/core/server.go
index 22285a6..76495f9 100644
--- a/core/server.go
+++ b/core/server.go
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/core/models"
 )
 
 type Server struct {
@@ -21,3 +26,63 @@ func NewServer() *Server {
 		log: slog.Default(),
 	}
 }
+
+// Run starts the server loop, continuously reading and processing incoming messages
+func (s *Server) Run() error {
+	for {
+		length, err := s.readContentLength()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		body := make([]byte, length)
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(s.in, body); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		s.log.Debug("received", "body", string(body))
+
+		// Try request first
+		var req types.Request
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &req); err == nil && req.Method != "" {
+			s.handleRequest(req)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// fallback: notification
+		var notif types.Notification
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &notif); err == nil {
+			s.handleNotification(notif)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Server) readContentLength() (int, error) {
+	for {
+		line, err := s.in.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if after, ok :=strings.CutPrefix(line, "Content-Length:"); ok  {
+			val := strings.TrimSpace(after)
+			return strconv.Atoi(val)
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("missing Content Length")
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handleRequest(req types.Request) {
+	s.log.Info("handling request", "method", req.Method, "id", req.ID)
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handleNotification(notif types.Notification) {
+	s.log.Info("handling notification", "method", notif.Method)
+}	
+
diff --git a/dendrite b/dendrite
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c732010
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