diff --git a/backend/backend/__main__.py b/backend/backend/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e50d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import asyncio
+
+from hypercorn.config import Config
+from hypercorn.asyncio import serve
+
+from .web import app
+from .pag import Runner
+
+config = Config()
+config.bind = ["0.0.0.0:8000"]
+
+pag_runner = Runner()
+pag_runner.start()
+
+asyncio.run(serve(app, config))
+
+pag_runner.stop()
+print("stopping...")
+
+pag_runner.join()
diff --git a/backend/backend/input.py b/backend/backend/input.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c95408f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/input.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from enum import Enum
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Literal
+
+class Button(str, Enum):
+    UP = "up"
+    DOWN = "down"
+    LEFT = "left"
+    RIGHT = "right"
+    A = "a"
+    B = "b"
+    L = "l"
+    R = "r"
+    START = "start"
+    SELECT = "select"
+
+
+Input = dict[Button, bool]
+
+KEYMAP = {
+    Button.UP: "up",
+    Button.DOWN: "down",
+    Button.LEFT: "left",
+    Button.RIGHT: "right",
+    Button.A: "x",
+    Button.B: "z",
+    Button.L: "a",
+    Button.R: "s",
+    Button.START: "return",
+    Button.SELECT: "backspace",
+}
+
+@dataclass
+class Event:
+    button: Button
+    direction: Literal["down", "up"]
diff --git a/backend/backend/pag.py b/backend/backend/pag.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53df3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/pag.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import pyautogui
+from threading import Thread
+from time import sleep
+
+from .input import KEYMAP, Input, Button, Event
+
+
+class InputHandler:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.current: Input = {button: False for button in Button}
+        self.previous: Input = {button: False for button in Button}
+
+        print(f"sanity check: {self.previous=}, {self.current=}")
+
+    def set(self, input: Input):
+        # MUST NOT BLOCK
+        # to be called from asyncio context
+        self.current = input
+
+    def get(self) -> list[Event]:
+        events = []
+        for button in Button:
+            match (self.previous[button], self.current[button]):
+                case (True, False):
+                    events.append(Event(button, "up"))
+                case (False, True):
+                    events.append(Event(button, "down"))
+
+        self.previous = self.current
+        return events
+
+
+input = InputHandler()
+
+
+class Runner(Thread):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.running = True
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.running = False
+
+    def run(self):
+        while self.running:
+            events = input.get()
+            for event in events:
+                print(f"[pag] key{event.direction} {event.button}")
+                if event.direction == "down":
+                    pyautogui.keyDown(KEYMAP[event.button])
+                else:
+                    pyautogui.keyUp(KEYMAP[event.button])
+            sleep(0.05)
diff --git a/backend/backend/__init__.py b/backend/backend/web.py
similarity index 74%
rename from backend/backend/__init__.py
rename to backend/backend/web.py
index 497ebe8..4a07068 100644
--- a/backend/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/backend/web.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+import asyncio
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 
+
+from .pag import input as pag_input
+from .input import Button
+
 app = FastAPI()
 
 backend = FastAPI()
@@ -12,10 +17,16 @@ async def client_handler(socket: WebSocket):
     print("WS opened")
     await socket.accept()
 
+    input = {button: False for button in Button}
+
     while True:
         try:
             data = await socket.receive_json()
             print(f"WS data: {data!r}")
+            button = data["button"]
+            pag_input.set({**input, button: True})
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            pag_input.set({**input, button: False})
         except WebSocketDisconnect:
             break