diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 471b542..92afa25 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -624,6 +624,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "execute"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+ "color-eyre",
+ "deckster_mode",
+ "env_logger",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "eyre"
 version = "0.6.11"
diff --git a/examples/full/key-pages/default.toml b/examples/full/key-pages/default.toml
index 5260e22..21a2a4b 100644
--- a/examples/full/key-pages/default.toml
+++ b/examples/full/key-pages/default.toml
@@ -58,4 +58,11 @@ config.mode = "toggle"
 config.entity_id = "light.moritz_zimmer_stehlampe"
 config.style.on.icon = "@ph/computer-tower[color=#58fc11]"
 config.style.disconnected.icon = "@ph/computer-tower[alpha=0.2]"
-config.disconnected_state = "disconnected"
\ No newline at end of file
+config.disconnected_state = "disconnected"
+
+[keys.4x1]
+label = "9"
+
+handler = "execute"
+config.program = "wtype"
+config.args = ["9"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handlers/execute/Cargo.toml b/handlers/execute/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98b8dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/execute/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "execute"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+deckster_mode = { path = "../../crates/deckster_mode" }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
+color-eyre = "0.6.2"
+serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["derive"] }
+env_logger = "0.11.1"
+log = "0.4.20"
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["macros", "parking_lot", "rt", "process", "sync"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handlers/execute/src/handler.rs b/handlers/execute/src/handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e32e337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/execute/src/handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use deckster_mode::shared::handler_communication::{HandlerEvent, HandlerInitializationError, InitialHandlerMessage, KeyEvent};
+use deckster_mode::shared::path::KeyPath;
+use deckster_mode::DecksterHandler;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::thread;
+use tokio::process::Command;
+use tokio::sync::broadcast;
+use tokio::task::LocalSet;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct KeyConfig {
+    program: Box<str>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    args: Box<[String]>,
+}
+
+pub struct Handler {
+    events_sender: broadcast::Sender<(KeyPath, KeyEvent)>,
+}
+
+impl Handler {
+    pub fn new(data: InitialHandlerMessage<(), KeyConfig, ()>) -> Result<Self, HandlerInitializationError> {
+        let (events_sender, _) = broadcast::channel::<(KeyPath, KeyEvent)>(5);
+
+        thread::spawn({
+            let events_sender = events_sender.clone();
+
+            move || {
+                let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread().enable_io().build().unwrap();
+                let task_set = LocalSet::new();
+
+                for (path, config) in data.key_configs {
+                    task_set.spawn_local(manage_key(events_sender.subscribe(), path, config));
+                }
+
+                runtime.block_on(task_set)
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(Handler { events_sender })
+    }
+}
+
+impl DecksterHandler for Handler {
+    fn handle(&mut self, event: HandlerEvent) {
+        if let HandlerEvent::Key { path, event } = event {
+            self.events_sender.send((path, event)).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn manage_key(mut events: broadcast::Receiver<(KeyPath, KeyEvent)>, path: KeyPath, config: KeyConfig) {
+    let mut command = Command::new(config.program.as_ref());
+    let command = command.args(config.args.clone().iter());
+
+    while let Ok((p, event)) = events.recv().await {
+        if p != path {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if event == KeyEvent::Press {
+            tokio::spawn({
+                let future = command.status();
+                let path = path.clone();
+
+                async move {
+                    let result = future.await;
+
+                    match result {
+                        Ok(status) => {
+                            if !status.success() {
+                                log::error!("Process failed with status (key at {}): {}", &path, status)
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(error) => log::error!("Failed to spawn process (key at {}): {}", &path, error),
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/handlers/execute/src/main.rs b/handlers/execute/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6118ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/execute/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+use color_eyre::Result;
+
+use crate::handler::Handler;
+
+mod handler;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[command(name = "execute")]
+enum CliCommand {
+    #[command(name = "deckster-run", hide = true)]
+    Run,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    env_logger::init();
+    let command = CliCommand::parse();
+
+    match command {
+        CliCommand::Run => {
+            deckster_mode::run(Handler::new)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}