diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bd19d8e..4d7cdd5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "rusqlite",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "toml",
diff --git a/crates/churn/Cargo.toml b/crates/churn/Cargo.toml
index ba2bf7c..811d02a 100644
--- a/crates/churn/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/churn/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ toml = "0.8.19"
 dirs = "5.0.1"
 futures = "0.3.31"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.9", features = ["json"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.133"
diff --git a/crates/churn/proto/churn/v1/churn.proto b/crates/churn/proto/churn/v1/churn.proto
index 1a9d5b9..9921450 100644
--- a/crates/churn/proto/churn/v1/churn.proto
+++ b/crates/churn/proto/churn/v1/churn.proto
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ message ListenEventsRequest {
   optional string id = 2;
 }
 message ListenEventsResponse {
-  string value = 1;
+  string id = 1;
+  string value = 2;
 }
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent.rs
index 251175b..d5282db 100644
--- a/crates/churn/src/agent.rs
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ use refresh::AgentRefresh;
 
 pub use config::setup_config;
 
+pub mod models;
+
 mod agent_state;
 mod config;
 mod discovery_client;
 mod event_handler;
 mod grpc_client;
+mod queue;
 mod refresh;
+mod scheduler;
+
+mod handlers;
+
+mod actions;
 
 pub async fn execute() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let state = AgentState::new().await?;
@@ -17,6 +25,7 @@ pub async fn execute() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     notmad::Mad::builder()
         .add(AgentRefresh::new(&state))
         .add(EventHandler::new(&state))
+        .add(state.queue.clone())
         .cancellation(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2)))
         .run()
         .await?;
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/actions.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/actions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7512a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/actions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use anyhow::Context;
+
+pub struct Plan {}
+impl Plan {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+
+    pub async fn tasks(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Task>> {
+        Ok(vec![Task::new()])
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Task {}
+
+impl Task {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+
+    pub fn id(&self) -> String {
+        "apt".into()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn should_run(&self) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn execute(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("apt-get");
+        cmd.args(["update", "-q"]);
+        let output = cmd.output().await.context("failed to run apt update")?;
+        match output.status.success() {
+            true => tracing::info!("successfully ran apt update"),
+            false => {
+                anyhow::bail!(
+                    "failed to run apt update: {}",
+                    std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr)?
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("apt-get");
+        cmd.env("DEBIAN_FRONTEND", "noninteractive")
+            .args(["upgrade", "-y"]);
+        let output = cmd.output().await.context("failed to run apt upgrade")?;
+        match output.status.success() {
+            true => tracing::info!("successfully ran apt upgrade"),
+            false => {
+                anyhow::bail!(
+                    "failed to run apt upgrade: {}",
+                    std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr)?
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/agent_state.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/agent_state.rs
index adb1605..4e86669 100644
--- a/crates/churn/src/agent/agent_state.rs
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/agent_state.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::api::Discovery;
 
-use super::{config::AgentConfig, discovery_client::DiscoveryClient, grpc_client::GrpcClient};
+use super::{
+    config::AgentConfig,
+    discovery_client::DiscoveryClient,
+    grpc_client::GrpcClient,
+    handlers::scheduled_tasks::{self, ScheduledTasks},
+    queue::AgentQueue,
+    scheduler::Scheduler,
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AgentState(Arc<State>);
@@ -31,20 +38,23 @@ pub struct State {
     pub grpc: GrpcClient,
     pub config: AgentConfig,
     pub discovery: Discovery,
+    pub queue: AgentQueue,
 }
 
 impl State {
     pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let config = AgentConfig::new().await?;
-        let discovery = DiscoveryClient::new(&config.discovery);
-        let discovery = discovery.discover().await?;
-
+        let discovery = DiscoveryClient::new(&config.discovery).discover().await?;
         let grpc = GrpcClient::new(&discovery.process_host);
+        let scheduled_tasks = ScheduledTasks::new();
+        let scheduler = Scheduler::new(scheduled_tasks);
+        let queue = AgentQueue::new(scheduler);
 
         Ok(Self {
             grpc,
             config,
             discovery,
+            queue,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/event_handler.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/event_handler.rs
index 7109c4d..ec061a9 100644
--- a/crates/churn/src/agent/event_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/event_handler.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 use notmad::{Component, MadError};
 
-use super::{agent_state::AgentState, config::AgentConfig, grpc_client::GrpcClient};
+use crate::agent::models::Commands;
+
+use super::{
+    agent_state::AgentState, config::AgentConfig, grpc_client::GrpcClient, queue::AgentQueue,
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct EventHandler {
     config: AgentConfig,
     grpc: GrpcClient,
+    queue: AgentQueue,
 }
 
 impl EventHandler {
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ impl EventHandler {
         Self {
             config: state.config.clone(),
             grpc: state.grpc.clone(),
+            queue: state.queue.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -46,7 +52,11 @@ impl Component for EventHandler {
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl super::grpc_client::ListenEventsExecutor for EventHandler {
     async fn execute(&self, event: crate::grpc::ListenEventsResponse) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        tracing::info!(value = event.value, "received event");
+        tracing::info!(value = event.id, "received event");
+
+        let event: Commands = serde_json::from_str(&event.value)?;
+
+        self.queue.publish(event).await?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/handlers.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/handlers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c0969b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/handlers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod scheduled_tasks;
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/handlers/scheduled_tasks.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/handlers/scheduled_tasks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..574f46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/handlers/scheduled_tasks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+use crate::agent::actions::Plan;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ScheduledTasks {}
+impl ScheduledTasks {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+
+    pub async fn handle(
+        &self,
+        task: &str,
+        _properties: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        // Get plan
+        let plan = Plan::new();
+        let tasks = plan.tasks().await?;
+
+        // For task
+        for task in tasks {
+            // Check idempotency rules
+            if !task.should_run().await? {
+                tracing::debug!(task = task.id(), "skipping run");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Run task if not valid
+            tracing::info!(task = task.id(), "executing task");
+            task.execute().await?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/models.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/models.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6f8705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/models.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt::Display};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum Commands {
+    ScheduleTask {
+        task: String,
+        properties: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl Display for Commands {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(match self {
+            Commands::ScheduleTask { .. } => "schedule_task",
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/queue.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/queue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ea9e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/queue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use notmad::{Component, MadError};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+
+use super::{handlers::scheduled_tasks::ScheduledTasks, models::Commands, scheduler::Scheduler};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AgentQueue {
+    sender: Arc<tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<Commands>>,
+    receiver: Arc<Mutex<tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Commands>>>,
+
+    scheduler: Scheduler,
+}
+
+impl AgentQueue {
+    pub fn new(scheduler: Scheduler) -> Self {
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(5);
+        Self {
+            sender: Arc::new(tx),
+            receiver: Arc::new(Mutex::new(rx)),
+
+            scheduler,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn handler(&self, command: Commands) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tracing::debug!("handling task");
+
+        self.scheduler.handle(command).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn publish(&self, command: Commands) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tracing::debug!("publishing task: {}", command.to_string());
+
+        self.sender.send(command).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl Component for AgentQueue {
+    async fn run(
+        &self,
+        cancellation_token: tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken,
+    ) -> Result<(), notmad::MadError> {
+        loop {
+            let mut recv = self.receiver.lock().await;
+
+            tokio::select! {
+                res = recv.recv() => {
+                  if let Some(res) = res {
+                      self.handler(res).await.map_err(MadError::Inner)?;
+                  }
+                }
+                _ = cancellation_token.cancelled() => {
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/refresh.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/refresh.rs
index 1c24dd8..e87d4d7 100644
--- a/crates/churn/src/agent/refresh.rs
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/refresh.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
 use anyhow::Context;
 
-use super::agent_state::AgentState;
+use crate::agent::models::Commands;
+
+use super::{agent_state::AgentState, queue::AgentQueue};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AgentRefresh {
     process_host: String,
+    queue: AgentQueue,
 }
 
 impl AgentRefresh {
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@ impl AgentRefresh {
         let state: AgentState = state.into();
         Self {
             process_host: state.discovery.process_host.clone(),
+            queue: state.queue.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -44,80 +50,12 @@ impl nodrift::Drifter for AgentRefresh {
     async fn execute(&self, _token: tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         tracing::info!(process_host = self.process_host, "refreshing agent");
 
-        // Get plan
-        let plan = Plan::new();
-        let tasks = plan.tasks().await?;
-
-        // For task
-        for task in tasks {
-            // Check idempotency rules
-            if !task.should_run().await? {
-                tracing::debug!(task = task.id(), "skipping run");
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Run task if not valid
-            tracing::info!(task = task.id(), "executing task");
-            task.execute().await?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Plan {}
-impl Plan {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
-    }
-
-    pub async fn tasks(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Task>> {
-        Ok(vec![Task::new()])
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Task {}
-
-impl Task {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
-    }
-
-    pub fn id(&self) -> String {
-        "apt".into()
-    }
-
-    pub async fn should_run(&self) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
-        Ok(true)
-    }
-
-    pub async fn execute(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("apt-get");
-        cmd.args(["update", "-q"]);
-        let output = cmd.output().await.context("failed to run apt update")?;
-        match output.status.success() {
-            true => tracing::info!("successfully ran apt update"),
-            false => {
-                anyhow::bail!(
-                    "failed to run apt update: {}",
-                    std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr)?
-                );
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("apt-get");
-        cmd.env("DEBIAN_FRONTEND", "noninteractive")
-            .args(["upgrade", "-y"]);
-        let output = cmd.output().await.context("failed to run apt upgrade")?;
-        match output.status.success() {
-            true => tracing::info!("successfully ran apt upgrade"),
-            false => {
-                anyhow::bail!(
-                    "failed to run apt upgrade: {}",
-                    std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr)?
-                );
-            }
-        }
+        self.queue
+            .publish(Commands::ScheduleTask {
+                task: "update".into(),
+                properties: BTreeMap::default(),
+            })
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/agent/scheduler.rs b/crates/churn/src/agent/scheduler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b9a077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/churn/src/agent/scheduler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use super::{handlers::scheduled_tasks::ScheduledTasks, models::Commands};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Scheduler {
+    scheduled_tasks: ScheduledTasks,
+}
+
+impl Scheduler {
+    pub fn new(scheduled_tasks: ScheduledTasks) -> Self {
+        Self { scheduled_tasks }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn handle(&self, command: Commands) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        match command {
+            Commands::ScheduleTask { task, properties } => {
+                self.scheduled_tasks.handle(&task, properties).await?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/grpc/churn.v1.rs b/crates/churn/src/grpc/churn.v1.rs
index de04539..f076fd7 100644
--- a/crates/churn/src/grpc/churn.v1.rs
+++ b/crates/churn/src/grpc/churn.v1.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ pub struct ListenEventsRequest {
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
 pub struct ListenEventsResponse {
     #[prost(string, tag="1")]
+    pub id: ::prost::alloc::string::String,
+    #[prost(string, tag="2")]
     pub value: ::prost::alloc::string::String,
 }
 include!("churn.v1.tonic.rs");
diff --git a/crates/churn/src/server/grpc_server.rs b/crates/churn/src/server/grpc_server.rs
index 6022c9c..ad92773 100644
--- a/crates/churn/src/server/grpc_server.rs
+++ b/crates/churn/src/server/grpc_server.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use std::{net::SocketAddr, pin::Pin};
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, net::SocketAddr, pin::Pin};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use futures::Stream;
 use notmad::{Component, MadError};
 use tonic::transport::Server;
 
-use crate::grpc::*;
+use crate::{agent::models::Commands, grpc::*};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct GrpcServer {
@@ -70,9 +70,18 @@ impl crate::grpc::churn_server::Churn for GrpcServer {
             loop {
                 interval.tick().await;
 
+                let Ok(schedule_task) = serde_json::to_string(&Commands::ScheduleTask {
+                    task: "refresh".into(),
+                    properties: BTreeMap::default(),
+                }) else {
+                    tracing::warn!("failed to serialize event");
+                    continue;
+                };
+
                 if let Err(e) = tx
                     .send(Ok(ListenEventsResponse {
-                        value: uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
+                        id: uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
+                        value: schedule_task,
                     }))
                     .await
                 {