diff --git a/src/Element.zig b/src/Element.zig
index f7430b1..808e37c 100644
--- a/src/Element.zig
+++ b/src/Element.zig
@@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ pub const Interface = struct {
     destroy: *const fn (?*anyopaque) void,
     minimum_size: *const fn (?*anyopaque, RenderResources) [2]f32,
     render: *const fn (?*anyopaque, *seizer.Canvas, RenderResources, [2]f32, [2]f32) void,
-    get_actions: *const fn (?*anyopaque, *std.ArrayList(Action), RenderResources, [2]f32, [2]f32) Error!void,
+    event: *const fn (?*anyopaque, Event) ?Command,
 };
 
 pub const RenderResources = struct {
-    hovered: ?Element.Command,
+    hovered: bool,
     deck: DeckSprites,
     font: seizer.Canvas.Font,
 };
 
-pub const Action = struct {
-    center: [2]f32,
-    command: Command,
+pub const Event = union(enum) {
+    up,
+    right,
+    down,
+    left,
+    activate,
 };
 
 pub const Command = union(enum) {
+    none,
     goto_reference: protocol.Reference,
-    callback: struct {
-        pointer: ?*anyopaque,
-        function: *const fn (?*anyopaque) void,
-    },
 };
 
 const DeckSprites = assets.DeckSprites;
diff --git a/src/Element/HBox.zig b/src/Element/HBox.zig
index 0770aee..0405d22 100644
--- a/src/Element/HBox.zig
+++ b/src/Element/HBox.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 children: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Element),
+hovered: usize,
 
 pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*@This() {
     const this = try allocator.create(@This());
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*@This() {
     this.* = .{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .children = .{},
+        .hovered = 0,
     };
     return this;
 }
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn element(this: *@This()) Element {
             .destroy = &element_destroy,
             .minimum_size = &element_minimum_size,
             .render = &element_render,
-            .get_actions = &element_get_actions,
+            .event = &element_event,
         },
     };
 }
@@ -76,50 +78,45 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
     const space_around = empty_space / @as(f32, @floatFromInt(num_spaces));
 
     var x: f32 = min[0] + @max(space_around, 0);
-    for (this.children.items) |child| {
+    for (this.children.items, 0..) |child, child_index| {
         const child_size = child.interface.minimum_size(child.pointer, render_resources);
 
         const child_min = [2]f32{ x, min[1] };
         const child_max = [2]f32{ x + child_size[0], max[1] };
 
-        child.interface.render(child.pointer, canvas, render_resources, child_min, child_max);
+        var child_render_resources = render_resources;
+        child_render_resources.hovered = render_resources.hovered and child_index == this.hovered;
+        child.interface.render(child.pointer, canvas, child_render_resources, child_min, child_max);
 
         x += child_size[0] + space_around;
     }
 }
 
-pub fn element_get_actions(pointer: ?*anyopaque, actions: *std.ArrayList(Element.Action), render_resources: Element.RenderResources, min: [2]f32, max: [2]f32) Element.Error!void {
+pub fn element_activate(pointer: ?*anyopaque) ?Element.Command {
     const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
 
-    if (this.children.items.len == 0) return;
+    if (this.hovered >= this.children.items.len) return null;
+    const hovered = this.children.items[this.hovered];
+    return hovered.interface.activate(hovered.pointer);
+}
 
-    const parent_size = [2]f32{
-        max[0] - min[0],
-        max[1] - min[1],
+pub fn element_event(pointer: ?*anyopaque, event: Element.Event) ?Element.Command {
+    const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
+
+    if (this.hovered < this.children.items.len) {
+        const hovered = this.children.items[this.hovered];
+        if (hovered.interface.event(hovered.pointer, event)) |cmd| {
+            return cmd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const new_hovered: usize = switch (event) {
+        .right => if (this.hovered < this.children.items.len - 1) this.hovered + 1 else return null,
+        .left => if (this.hovered > 0) this.hovered - 1 else return null,
+        else => return null,
     };
-
-    var filled_space: f32 = 0;
-    for (this.children.items) |child| {
-        const child_size = child.interface.minimum_size(child.pointer, render_resources);
-
-        filled_space += child_size[0];
-    }
-
-    const empty_space = parent_size[0] - filled_space;
-
-    const space_around = empty_space / @as(f32, @floatFromInt((this.children.items.len + 1)));
-
-    var x: f32 = min[0] + space_around;
-    for (this.children.items) |child| {
-        const child_size = child.interface.minimum_size(child.pointer, render_resources);
-
-        const child_min = [2]f32{ x, min[1] };
-        const child_max = [2]f32{ x + child_size[0], max[1] };
-
-        try child.interface.get_actions(child.pointer, actions, render_resources, child_min, child_max);
-
-        x += child_size[0] + space_around;
-    }
+    this.hovered = new_hovered;
+    return Element.Command.none;
 }
 
 const Element = @import("../Element.zig");
diff --git a/src/Element/Link.zig b/src/Element/Link.zig
index 5e62361..e6922c0 100644
--- a/src/Element/Link.zig
+++ b/src/Element/Link.zig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn element(this: *@This()) Element {
             .destroy = &element_destroy,
             .minimum_size = &element_minimum_size,
             .render = &element_render,
-            .get_actions = &element_get_actions,
+            .event = &element_event,
         },
     };
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
     this.child.interface.render(this.child.pointer, canvas, render_resources, min, max);
 
     // render selection indicator on top if this link is selected
-    if (render_resources.hovered != null and std.meta.eql(render_resources.hovered.?, Element.Command{ .goto_reference = this.reference })) {
+    if (render_resources.hovered) {
         canvas.rect(
             .{ min[0], min[1] },
             .{ max[0] - min[0], max[1] - min[1] },
@@ -53,18 +53,13 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
     }
 }
 
-pub fn element_get_actions(pointer: ?*anyopaque, actions: *std.ArrayList(Element.Action), render_resources: Element.RenderResources, min: [2]f32, max: [2]f32) Element.Error!void {
+pub fn element_event(pointer: ?*anyopaque, event: Element.Event) ?Element.Command {
     const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
 
-    _ = render_resources;
-
-    try actions.append(.{
-        .center = [2]f32{
-            (min[0] + max[0]) / 2,
-            (min[1] + max[1]) / 2,
-        },
-        .command = .{ .goto_reference = this.reference },
-    });
+    switch (event) {
+        .activate => return Element.Command{ .goto_reference = this.reference },
+        else => return null,
+    }
 }
 
 const Element = @import("../Element.zig");
diff --git a/src/Element/Page.zig b/src/Element/Page.zig
index 3522608..2d992cb 100644
--- a/src/Element/Page.zig
+++ b/src/Element/Page.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 children: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Child),
+hovered: usize,
 
 pub const Child = struct {
     /// Where is the child attached on the parent? Imagine it as a pin going through
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*@This() {
     this.* = .{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .children = .{},
+        .hovered = 0,
     };
     return this;
 }
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn element(this: *@This()) Element {
             .destroy = &element_destroy,
             .minimum_size = &element_minimum_size,
             .render = &element_render,
-            .get_actions = &element_get_actions,
+            .event = &element_event,
         },
     };
 }
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
         max[1] - min[1],
     };
 
-    for (this.children.items) |child| {
+    for (this.children.items, 0..) |child, child_index| {
         const pos_in_parent = [2]f32{
             child.anchor_in_parent[0] * parent_size[0],
             child.anchor_in_parent[1] * parent_size[1],
@@ -104,41 +106,69 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
             @min(max[1], pos_in_parent[1] + (child_size[1] - pos_in_child[1])),
         };
 
-        child.element.interface.render(child.element.pointer, canvas, render_resources, child_min, child_max);
+        var child_render_resources = render_resources;
+        child_render_resources.hovered = render_resources.hovered and child_index == this.hovered;
+
+        child.element.interface.render(child.element.pointer, canvas, child_render_resources, child_min, child_max);
     }
 }
 
-pub fn element_get_actions(pointer: ?*anyopaque, actions: *std.ArrayList(Element.Action), render_resources: Element.RenderResources, min: [2]f32, max: [2]f32) Element.Error!void {
+pub fn element_event(pointer: ?*anyopaque, event: Element.Event) ?Element.Command {
     const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
 
-    const parent_size = [2]f32{
-        max[0] - min[0],
-        max[1] - min[1],
+    if (this.hovered < this.children.items.len) {
+        const hovered = this.children.items[this.hovered].element;
+        if (hovered.interface.event(hovered.pointer, event)) |cmd| {
+            return cmd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const direction: [2]f32 = switch (event) {
+        .up => .{ 0, -1 },
+        .right => .{ 1, 0 },
+        .down => .{ 0, 1 },
+        .left => .{ -1, 0 },
+        else => return null,
     };
 
-    for (this.children.items) |child| {
-        const pos_in_parent = [2]f32{
-            child.anchor_in_parent[0] * parent_size[0],
-            child.anchor_in_parent[1] * parent_size[1],
-        };
+    const current_center: [2]f32 = if (this.hovered < this.children.items.len) this.children.items[this.hovered].anchor_in_parent else .{ 0.5, 0.5 };
 
-        const child_size = child.element.interface.minimum_size(child.element.pointer, render_resources);
+    var new_distance: ?f32 = null;
+    var new_hovered: ?usize = null;
+    for (this.children.items, 0..) |child, child_index| {
+        if (child_index == this.hovered) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (distanceToAction(current_center, direction, child.anchor_in_parent)) |distance| {
+            if (new_distance == null or (new_distance != null and distance < new_distance.?)) {
+                new_hovered = child_index;
+                new_distance = distance;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-        const pos_in_child = [2]f32{
-            child.anchor_in_child[0] * child_size[0],
-            child.anchor_in_child[1] * child_size[1],
-        };
+    if (new_hovered) |h| {
+        this.hovered = h;
+        return Element.Command.none;
+    }
+    return null;
+}
 
-        const child_min = [2]f32{
-            pos_in_parent[0] - pos_in_child[0],
-            pos_in_parent[1] - pos_in_child[1],
-        };
-        const child_max = [2]f32{
-            pos_in_parent[0] + (child_size[0] - pos_in_child[0]),
-            pos_in_parent[1] + (child_size[1] - pos_in_child[1]),
-        };
+fn distanceToAction(origin: [2]f32, direction: [2]f32, other_pos: [2]f32) ?f32 {
+    const off_axis_dir = [2]f32{ direction[1], -direction[0] };
+    const offset = [2]f32{
+        other_pos[0] - origin[0],
+        other_pos[1] - origin[1],
+    };
 
-        try child.element.interface.get_actions(child.element.pointer, actions, render_resources, child_min, child_max);
+    // use dot product to check how in line with each direction the point of interest is
+    const in_axis_distance = offset[0] * direction[0] + offset[1] * direction[1];
+    const off_axis_distance = offset[0] * off_axis_dir[0] + offset[1] * off_axis_dir[1];
+
+    if (in_axis_distance > 0) {
+        return in_axis_distance + off_axis_distance * off_axis_distance;
+    } else {
+        return null;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Element/Text.zig b/src/Element/Text.zig
index 5323c3b..3663f47 100644
--- a/src/Element/Text.zig
+++ b/src/Element/Text.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn element(this: *@This()) Element {
             .destroy = &element_destroy,
             .minimum_size = &element_minimum_size,
             .render = &element_render,
-            .get_actions = &element_get_actions,
+            .event = &element_event,
         },
     };
 }
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
     _ = canvas.writeText(min, this.text, .{});
 }
 
-pub fn element_get_actions(pointer: ?*anyopaque, actions: *std.ArrayList(Element.Action), render_resources: Element.RenderResources, min: [2]f32, max: [2]f32) Element.Error!void {
-    _ = pointer;
-    _ = actions;
-    _ = render_resources;
-    _ = min;
-    _ = max;
+pub fn element_event(pointer: ?*anyopaque, event: Element.Event) ?Element.Command {
+    const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
+    _ = this;
+    _ = event;
+    return null;
 }
 
 const Element = @import("../Element.zig");
diff --git a/src/Element/View.zig b/src/Element/View.zig
index 26d900e..ac96afb 100644
--- a/src/Element/View.zig
+++ b/src/Element/View.zig
@@ -1,30 +1,27 @@
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 reference: protocol.Reference,
+
+handler_pointer: ?*anyopaque,
 response: ?protocol.Response,
 
-link_actions_in_view: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(*LinkProxy, void) = .{},
-
 const View = @This();
 
-const LinkProxy = struct {
-    view: *View,
-    reference: protocol.Reference,
-
-    fn callback(pointer: ?*anyopaque) void {
-        const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
-
-        this.view.setReference(this.reference);
-    }
-};
-
 pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, reference: protocol.Reference) !*@This() {
     const this = try allocator.create(@This());
     errdefer allocator.destroy(this);
 
+    var handler_pointer: ?*anyopaque = null;
+    switch (reference) {
+        .handler => |interface| if (interface.create) |handler_create| {
+            handler_pointer = try handler_create(allocator);
+        },
+    }
+
     this.* = .{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .reference = reference,
         .response = null,
+        .handler_pointer = handler_pointer,
     };
     return this;
 }
@@ -35,13 +32,18 @@ pub fn setReference(this: *@This(), reference: protocol.Reference) void {
         this.response = null;
     }
 
+    switch (this.reference) {
+        .handler => |interface| if (interface.deinit) |deinit| deinit(this.handler_pointer),
+    }
+    this.handler_pointer = null;
+
     this.reference = reference;
 
-    var action_proxies_iter = this.link_actions_in_view.keyIterator();
-    while (action_proxies_iter.next()) |link_proxy| {
-        this.allocator.destroy(link_proxy.*);
+    switch (this.reference) {
+        .handler => |interface| if (interface.create) |handler_create| {
+            this.handler_pointer = handler_create(this.allocator) catch unreachable;
+        },
     }
-    this.link_actions_in_view.clearRetainingCapacity();
 }
 
 pub fn element(this: *@This()) Element {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn element(this: *@This()) Element {
             .destroy = &element_destroy,
             .minimum_size = &element_minimum_size,
             .render = &element_render,
-            .get_actions = &element_get_actions,
+            .event = &element_event,
         },
     };
 }
@@ -67,14 +69,8 @@ pub fn element_destroy(pointer: ?*anyopaque) void {
         response.arena.deinit();
     }
 
-    var action_proxies_iter = this.link_actions_in_view.keyIterator();
-    while (action_proxies_iter.next()) |link_proxy| {
-        this.allocator.destroy(link_proxy.*);
-    }
-    this.link_actions_in_view.deinit(this.allocator);
-
     switch (this.reference) {
-        .handler => |handler| if (handler.interface.deinit) |deinit| deinit(handler.pointer),
+        .handler => |interface| if (interface.deinit) |deinit| deinit(this.handler_pointer),
     }
 
     this.allocator.destroy(this);
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
     const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
 
     if (this.response == null) {
-        this.response = this.reference.handler.interface.handle(this.reference.handler.pointer, .{
+        this.response = this.reference.handler.handle(this.handler_pointer, .{
             .allocator = this.allocator,
         }) catch response_error: {
             std.log.warn("Could not get response", .{});
@@ -104,70 +100,29 @@ pub fn element_render(pointer: ?*anyopaque, canvas: *seizer.Canvas, render_resou
     }
 
     if (this.response) |response| {
-        var child_render_resources = render_resources;
-
-        if (render_resources.hovered) |hovered| {
-            switch (hovered) {
-                .callback => |cb| {
-                    if (this.link_actions_in_view.getKey(@ptrCast(@alignCast(cb.pointer)))) |link_proxy| {
-                        child_render_resources.hovered = .{ .goto_reference = link_proxy.reference };
-                    }
-                },
-                else => {},
-            }
-        }
-
         switch (response.body) {
-            .element => |root| root.interface.render(root.pointer, canvas, child_render_resources, min, max),
+            .element => |root| root.interface.render(root.pointer, canvas, render_resources, min, max),
         }
     } else {
         _ = canvas.writeText(min, LOADING_TEXT, .{});
     }
 }
 
-pub fn element_get_actions(pointer: ?*anyopaque, actions: *std.ArrayList(Element.Action), render_resources: Element.RenderResources, min: [2]f32, max: [2]f32) Element.Error!void {
+pub fn element_event(pointer: ?*anyopaque, event: Element.Event) ?Element.Command {
     const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(pointer));
 
-    // clean up previous link actions
-    var action_proxies_iter = this.link_actions_in_view.keyIterator();
-    while (action_proxies_iter.next()) |link_proxy| {
-        this.allocator.destroy(link_proxy.*);
-    }
-    this.link_actions_in_view.clearRetainingCapacity();
-
-    var children_actions = std.ArrayList(Element.Action).init(this.allocator);
-    defer children_actions.deinit();
-
     if (this.response) |response| {
         switch (response.body) {
-            .element => |root| {
-                try root.interface.get_actions(root.pointer, &children_actions, render_resources, min, max);
+            .element => |root| if (root.interface.event(root.pointer, event)) |cmd| switch (cmd) {
+                .none => return Element.Command.none,
+                .goto_reference => |ref| {
+                    this.setReference(ref);
+                },
             },
         }
     }
 
-    for (children_actions.items) |child_action| {
-        switch (child_action.command) {
-            .goto_reference => |ref| {
-                const link_proxy_action = try this.allocator.create(LinkProxy);
-                try this.link_actions_in_view.put(this.allocator, link_proxy_action, {});
-                link_proxy_action.* = .{
-                    .view = this,
-                    .reference = ref,
-                };
-                try actions.append(.{
-                    .center = child_action.center,
-                    .command = .{
-                        .callback = .{
-                            .pointer = link_proxy_action,
-                            .function = &LinkProxy.callback,
-                        },
-                    },
-                });
-            },
-            .callback => try actions.append(child_action),
-        }
-    }
+    return null;
 }
 
 const Element = @import("../Element.zig");
diff --git a/src/LocalUI.zig b/src/LocalUI.zig
index db6c22e..4b63b97 100644
--- a/src/LocalUI.zig
+++ b/src/LocalUI.zig
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-pub const main_menu = Handler{
-    .pointer = null,
-    .interface = &.{
-        .handle = &main_menu_handler,
-        .deinit = null,
-    },
+pub const main_menu = &Handler.Interface{
+    .create = null,
+    .handle = &main_menu_handler,
+    .deinit = null,
 };
 
 fn main_menu_handler(_: ?*anyopaque, request: Request) Handler.Error!Response {
@@ -26,12 +24,10 @@ fn main_menu_handler(_: ?*anyopaque, request: Request) Handler.Error!Response {
     return Response{ .arena = arena, .body = .{ .element = page.element() } };
 }
 
-pub const join_multiplayer_game = Handler{
-    .pointer = null,
-    .interface = &.{
-        .handle = &join_multiplayer_game_handler,
-        .deinit = null,
-    },
+pub const join_multiplayer_game = &Handler.Interface{
+    .create = null,
+    .handle = &join_multiplayer_game_handler,
+    .deinit = null,
 };
 
 fn join_multiplayer_game_handler(_: ?*anyopaque, request: Request) Handler.Error!Response {
@@ -46,12 +42,10 @@ fn join_multiplayer_game_handler(_: ?*anyopaque, request: Request) Handler.Error
     return Response{ .arena = arena, .body = .{ .element = page.element() } };
 }
 
-pub const host_multiplayer_game = Handler{
-    .pointer = null,
-    .interface = &.{
-        .handle = &host_multiplayer_game_handler,
-        .deinit = null,
-    },
+pub const host_multiplayer_game = &Handler.Interface{
+    .create = null,
+    .handle = &host_multiplayer_game_handler,
+    .deinit = null,
 };
 
 fn host_multiplayer_game_handler(_: ?*anyopaque, request: Request) Handler.Error!Response {
diff --git a/src/c.zig b/src/c.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2942881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/c.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pub usingnamespace @cImport({
+    @cInclude("enet/enet.h");
+    @cInclude("mdns.h");
+});
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 03d4a1a..217581b 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     const main_view = try Element.View.create(gpa.allocator(), .{ .handler = LocalUI.main_menu });
     defer main_view.element().interface.destroy(main_view.element().pointer);
 
-    var actions = std.ArrayList(Element.Action).init(gpa.allocator());
-    defer actions.deinit();
-
-    // TODO: Restore hovered_action when undoing
-    var hovered_action: ?Element.Action = null;
-
     if (seizer.backend.glfw.c.glfwJoystickIsGamepad(seizer.backend.glfw.c.GLFW_JOYSTICK_1) != 0) {
         std.log.info("detected gamepad = \"{?s}\" {?s}", .{ seizer.backend.glfw.c.glfwGetGamepadName(seizer.backend.glfw.c.GLFW_JOYSTICK_1), seizer.backend.glfw.c.glfwGetJoystickGUID(seizer.backend.glfw.c.GLFW_JOYSTICK_1) });
     } else if (seizer.backend.glfw.c.glfwJoystickPresent(seizer.backend.glfw.c.GLFW_JOYSTICK_1) != 0) {
@@ -276,58 +270,49 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             prev_controller_input_state = controller_input_state;
         }
 
-        if (hovered_action) |hovered| {
-            if (input_state.action) {
-                switch (hovered.command) {
-                    .goto_reference => {
-                        std.debug.panic("Got `.goto_reference` action at top-level; expected `main_view` to proxy them all into LinkProxy callbacks.", .{});
-                    },
-                    .callback => |cb| {
-                        cb.function(cb.pointer);
-                    },
-                }
-            }
-        } else if (actions.items.len > 0) {
-            hovered_action = actions.items[0];
-        }
+        if (input_state.up) _ = main_view.element().interface.event(main_view.element().pointer, .up);
+        if (input_state.right) _ = main_view.element().interface.event(main_view.element().pointer, .right);
+        if (input_state.down) _ = main_view.element().interface.event(main_view.element().pointer, .down);
+        if (input_state.left) _ = main_view.element().interface.event(main_view.element().pointer, .left);
+        if (input_state.action) _ = main_view.element().interface.event(main_view.element().pointer, .activate);
 
-        if (hovered_action) |hovered| {
-            var direction = [2]f32{ 0, 0 };
-            if (input_state.left) {
-                direction[0] -= 1;
-            }
-            if (input_state.right) {
-                direction[0] += 1;
-            }
-            if (input_state.up) {
-                direction[1] -= 1;
-            }
-            if (input_state.down) {
-                direction[1] += 1;
-            }
+        // if (hovered_action) |hovered| {
+        //     var direction = [2]f32{ 0, 0 };
+        //     if (input_state.left) {
+        //         direction[0] -= 1;
+        //     }
+        //     if (input_state.right) {
+        //         direction[0] += 1;
+        //     }
+        //     if (input_state.up) {
+        //         direction[1] -= 1;
+        //     }
+        //     if (input_state.down) {
+        //         direction[1] += 1;
+        //     }
 
-            var new_distance: ?f32 = null;
-            var new_action = hovered;
-            for (actions.items) |action| {
-                if (std.meta.eql(action.command, hovered.command)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (distanceToAction(hovered.center, direction, action.center)) |distance| {
-                    if (new_distance == null or (new_distance != null and distance < new_distance.?)) {
-                        new_action = Element.Action{
-                            .center = .{
-                                if (input_state.left or input_state.right) action.center[0] else hovered.center[0],
-                                if (input_state.up or input_state.down) action.center[1] else hovered.center[1],
-                            },
-                            .command = action.command,
-                        };
-                        new_distance = distance;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        //     var new_distance: ?f32 = null;
+        //     var new_action = hovered;
+        //     for (actions.items) |action| {
+        //         if (std.meta.eql(action.command, hovered.command)) {
+        //             continue;
+        //         }
+        //         if (distanceToAction(hovered.center, direction, action.center)) |distance| {
+        //             if (new_distance == null or (new_distance != null and distance < new_distance.?)) {
+        //                 new_action = Element.Action{
+        //                     .center = .{
+        //                         if (input_state.left or input_state.right) action.center[0] else hovered.center[0],
+        //                         if (input_state.up or input_state.down) action.center[1] else hovered.center[1],
+        //                     },
+        //                     .command = action.command,
+        //                 };
+        //                 new_distance = distance;
+        //             }
+        //         }
+        //     }
 
-            hovered_action = new_action;
-        }
+        //     hovered_action = new_action;
+        // }
 
         gl.clearColor(0.7, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0);
         gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
@@ -373,7 +358,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             main_view.element().pointer,
             &canvas,
             .{
-                .hovered = if (hovered_action) |ha| ha.command else null,
+                .hovered = true,
                 .deck = deck_sprites,
                 .font = canvas.font,
             },
@@ -384,27 +369,9 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             },
         );
 
-        _ = canvas.printText(.{ 0, 0 }, "#actions = {}", .{actions.items.len}, .{});
-
         canvas.end();
 
         seizer.backend.glfw.c.glfwSwapBuffers(window);
-
-        actions.clearRetainingCapacity();
-        try main_view.element().interface.get_actions(
-            main_view.element().pointer,
-            &actions,
-            .{
-                .hovered = if (hovered_action) |ha| ha.command else null,
-                .deck = deck_sprites,
-                .font = canvas.font,
-            },
-            .{ 0, 0 },
-            .{
-                @floatFromInt(window_size[0]),
-                @floatFromInt(window_size[1]),
-            },
-        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/protocol.zig b/src/protocol.zig
index 31cf8e5..ad0f2ac 100644
--- a/src/protocol.zig
+++ b/src/protocol.zig
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ pub const Handler = struct {
     pub const Error = error{OutOfMemory};
     pub const Fn = *const fn (Request) Error!Response;
     pub const Interface = struct {
+        create: ?*const fn (std.mem.Allocator) Error!?*anyopaque,
         handle: *const fn (?*anyopaque, Request) Error!Response,
         deinit: ?*const fn (?*anyopaque) void,
     };
 };
 
 pub const Reference = union(enum) {
-    handler: Handler,
+    handler: *const Handler.Interface,
 };
 
 pub const Request = struct {