diff --git a/include/sway/commands.h b/include/sway/commands.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df5c6859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sway/commands.h
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#ifndef _SWAY_COMMANDS_H
+#define _SWAY_COMMANDS_H
+
+/**
+ * Indicates the result of a command's execution.
+ */
+enum cmd_status {
+	CMD_SUCCESS, 		/**< The command was successful */
+	CMD_FAILURE,		/**< The command resulted in an error */
+	CMD_INVALID, 		/**< Unknown command or parser error */
+	CMD_DEFER,		/**< Command execution deferred */
+	// Config Blocks
+	CMD_BLOCK_END,
+	CMD_BLOCK_MODE,
+	CMD_BLOCK_BAR,
+	CMD_BLOCK_BAR_COLORS,
+	CMD_BLOCK_INPUT,
+	CMD_BLOCK_COMMANDS,
+	CMD_BLOCK_IPC,
+	CMD_BLOCK_IPC_EVENTS,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stores the result of executing a command.
+ */
+struct cmd_results {
+	enum cmd_status status;
+	char *input;
+	/**
+	 * Human friendly error message, or NULL on success
+	 */
+	char *error;
+};
+
+enum expected_args {
+	EXPECTED_MORE_THAN,
+	EXPECTED_AT_LEAST,
+	EXPECTED_LESS_THAN,
+	EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO
+};
+
+struct cmd_results *checkarg(int argc, const char *name,
+		enum expected_args type, int val);
+
+/**
+ * Parse and handles a command.
+ */
+struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *command);
+/**
+ * Allocates a cmd_results object.
+ */
+struct cmd_results *cmd_results_new(enum cmd_status status, const char* input, const char *error, ...);
+/**
+ * Frees a cmd_results object.
+ */
+void free_cmd_results(struct cmd_results *results);
+/**
+ * Serializes cmd_results to a JSON string.
+ *
+ * Free the JSON string later on.
+ */
+const char *cmd_results_to_json(struct cmd_results *results);
+
+typedef struct cmd_results *sway_cmd(int argc, char **argv);
+
+sway_cmd cmd_assign;
+sway_cmd cmd_bar;
+sway_cmd cmd_bindcode;
+sway_cmd cmd_bindsym;
+sway_cmd cmd_border;
+sway_cmd cmd_client_focused;
+sway_cmd cmd_client_focused_inactive;
+sway_cmd cmd_client_unfocused;
+sway_cmd cmd_client_urgent;
+sway_cmd cmd_client_placeholder;
+sway_cmd cmd_client_background;
+sway_cmd cmd_clipboard;
+sway_cmd cmd_commands;
+sway_cmd cmd_debuglog;
+sway_cmd cmd_default_border;
+sway_cmd cmd_default_floating_border;
+sway_cmd cmd_exec;
+sway_cmd cmd_exec_always;
+sway_cmd cmd_exit;
+sway_cmd cmd_floating;
+sway_cmd cmd_floating_maximum_size;
+sway_cmd cmd_floating_minimum_size;
+sway_cmd cmd_floating_mod;
+sway_cmd cmd_floating_scroll;
+sway_cmd cmd_focus;
+sway_cmd cmd_focus_follows_mouse;
+sway_cmd cmd_font;
+sway_cmd cmd_for_window;
+sway_cmd cmd_force_focus_wrapping;
+sway_cmd cmd_fullscreen;
+sway_cmd cmd_gaps;
+sway_cmd cmd_hide_edge_borders;
+sway_cmd cmd_include;
+sway_cmd cmd_input;
+sway_cmd cmd_ipc;
+sway_cmd cmd_kill;
+sway_cmd cmd_layout;
+sway_cmd cmd_log_colors;
+sway_cmd cmd_mark;
+sway_cmd cmd_mode;
+sway_cmd cmd_mouse_warping;
+sway_cmd cmd_move;
+sway_cmd cmd_new_float;
+sway_cmd cmd_new_window;
+sway_cmd cmd_no_focus;
+sway_cmd cmd_orientation;
+sway_cmd cmd_output;
+sway_cmd cmd_permit;
+sway_cmd cmd_reject;
+sway_cmd cmd_reload;
+sway_cmd cmd_resize;
+sway_cmd cmd_scratchpad;
+sway_cmd cmd_seamless_mouse;
+sway_cmd cmd_set;
+sway_cmd cmd_show_marks;
+sway_cmd cmd_smart_gaps;
+sway_cmd cmd_split;
+sway_cmd cmd_splith;
+sway_cmd cmd_splitt;
+sway_cmd cmd_splitv;
+sway_cmd cmd_sticky;
+sway_cmd cmd_unmark;
+sway_cmd cmd_workspace;
+sway_cmd cmd_ws_auto_back_and_forth;
+sway_cmd cmd_workspace_layout;
+
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_activate_button;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_binding_mode_indicator;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_bindsym;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_colors;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_context_button;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_font;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_mode;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_modifier;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_output;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_height;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_hidden_state;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_icon_theme;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_id;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_position;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_secondary_button;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_separator_symbol;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_status_command;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_pango_markup;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_strip_workspace_numbers;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_swaybar_command;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_tray_output;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_tray_padding;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_wrap_scroll;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_workspace_buttons;
+
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_active_workspace;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_background;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_focused_background;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_binding_mode;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_focused_workspace;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_inactive_workspace;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_separator;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_focused_separator;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_statusline;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_focused_statusline;
+sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_urgent_workspace;
+
+sway_cmd input_cmd_accel_profile;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_click_method;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_drag_lock;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_dwt;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_events;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_left_handed;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_middle_emulation;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_natural_scroll;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_pointer_accel;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_scroll_method;
+sway_cmd input_cmd_tap;
+
+sway_cmd cmd_ipc_cmd;
+sway_cmd cmd_ipc_events;
+sway_cmd cmd_ipc_event_cmd;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sway/CMakeLists.txt b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d520e76..b85d619f 100644
--- a/sway/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ add_executable(sway
     desktop/output.c
     desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
 
+    commands.c
+    commands/exit.c
+
     tree/container.c
     tree/layout.c
     tree/workspace.c
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8c2fd99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 500
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <json-c/json.h>
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "stringop.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+struct cmd_handler {
+	char *command;
+	sway_cmd *handle;
+};
+
+// Returns error object, or NULL if check succeeds.
+struct cmd_results *checkarg(int argc, const char *name, enum expected_args type, int val) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	switch (type) {
+	case EXPECTED_MORE_THAN:
+		if (argc > val) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		error = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid %s command "
+			"(expected more than %d argument%s, got %d)",
+			name, val, (char*[2]){"s", ""}[argc==1], argc);
+		break;
+	case EXPECTED_AT_LEAST:
+		if (argc >= val) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		error = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid %s command "
+			"(expected at least %d argument%s, got %d)",
+			name, val, (char*[2]){"s", ""}[argc==1], argc);
+		break;
+	case EXPECTED_LESS_THAN:
+		if (argc  < val) {
+			return NULL;
+		};
+		error = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid %s command "
+			"(expected less than %d argument%s, got %d)",
+			name, val, (char*[2]){"s", ""}[argc==1], argc);
+		break;
+	case EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO:
+		if (argc == val) {
+			return NULL;
+		};
+		error = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid %s command "
+			"(expected %d arguments, got %d)", name, val, argc);
+		break;
+	}
+	return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check and add color to buffer.
+ *
+ * return error object, or NULL if color is valid.
+ */
+struct cmd_results *add_color(const char *name, char *buffer, const char *color) {
+	int len = strlen(color);
+	if (len != 7 && len != 9) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid color definition %s", color);
+	}
+
+	if (color[0] != '#') {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid color definition %s", color);
+	}
+
+	int i;
+	for (i = 1; i < len; ++i) {
+		if (!isxdigit(color[i])) {
+			return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, name, "Invalid color definition %s", color);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// copy color to buffer
+	strncpy(buffer, color, len);
+	// add default alpha channel if color was defined without it
+	if (len == 7) {
+		buffer[7] = 'f';
+		buffer[8] = 'f';
+	}
+	buffer[9] = '\0';
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Keep alphabetized */
+static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
+	{ "exit", cmd_exit },
+};
+
+static int handler_compare(const void *_a, const void *_b) {
+	const struct cmd_handler *a = _a;
+	const struct cmd_handler *b = _b;
+	return strcasecmp(a->command, b->command);
+}
+
+static struct cmd_handler *find_handler(char *line, enum cmd_status block) {
+	struct cmd_handler d = { .command=line };
+	struct cmd_handler *res = NULL;
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "find_handler(%s) %d", line, block == CMD_BLOCK_INPUT);
+	/* TODO
+	if (block == CMD_BLOCK_BAR) {
+		res = bsearch(&d, bar_handlers,
+			sizeof(bar_handlers) / sizeof(struct cmd_handler),
+			sizeof(struct cmd_handler), handler_compare);
+	} else if (block == CMD_BLOCK_BAR_COLORS){
+		res = bsearch(&d, bar_colors_handlers,
+			sizeof(bar_colors_handlers) / sizeof(struct cmd_handler),
+			sizeof(struct cmd_handler), handler_compare);
+	} else if (block == CMD_BLOCK_INPUT) {
+		res = bsearch(&d, input_handlers,
+			sizeof(input_handlers) / sizeof(struct cmd_handler),
+			sizeof(struct cmd_handler), handler_compare);
+	} else if (block == CMD_BLOCK_IPC) {
+		res = bsearch(&d, ipc_handlers,
+			sizeof(ipc_handlers) / sizeof(struct cmd_handler),
+			sizeof(struct cmd_handler), handler_compare);
+	} else if (block == CMD_BLOCK_IPC_EVENTS) {
+		res = bsearch(&d, ipc_event_handlers,
+			sizeof(ipc_event_handlers) / sizeof(struct cmd_handler),
+			sizeof(struct cmd_handler), handler_compare);
+	} else {
+	*/
+		res = bsearch(&d, handlers,
+			sizeof(handlers) / sizeof(struct cmd_handler),
+			sizeof(struct cmd_handler), handler_compare);
+	//}
+	return res;
+}
+
+struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *_exec) {
+	// Even though this function will process multiple commands we will only
+	// return the last error, if any (for now). (Since we have access to an
+	// error string we could e.g. concatonate all errors there.)
+	struct cmd_results *results = NULL;
+	char *exec = strdup(_exec);
+	char *head = exec;
+	char *cmdlist;
+	char *cmd;
+
+	head = exec;
+	do {
+		// Split command list
+		cmdlist = argsep(&head, ";");
+		cmdlist += strspn(cmdlist, whitespace);
+		do {
+			// Split commands
+			cmd = argsep(&cmdlist, ",");
+			cmd += strspn(cmd, whitespace);
+			if (strcmp(cmd, "") == 0) {
+				sway_log(L_INFO, "Ignoring empty command.");
+				continue;
+			}
+			sway_log(L_INFO, "Handling command '%s'", cmd);
+			//TODO better handling of argv
+			int argc;
+			char **argv = split_args(cmd, &argc);
+			if (strcmp(argv[0], "exec") != 0) {
+				int i;
+				for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+					if (*argv[i] == '\"' || *argv[i] == '\'') {
+						strip_quotes(argv[i]);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			struct cmd_handler *handler = find_handler(argv[0], CMD_BLOCK_END);
+			if (!handler) {
+				if (results) {
+					free_cmd_results(results);
+				}
+				results = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd, "Unknown/invalid command");
+				free_argv(argc, argv);
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
+			free_argv(argc, argv);
+		} while(cmdlist);
+	} while(head);
+cleanup:
+	free(exec);
+	if (!results) {
+		results = cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+	}
+	return results;
+}
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_results_new(enum cmd_status status,
+		const char *input, const char *format, ...) {
+	struct cmd_results *results = malloc(sizeof(struct cmd_results));
+	if (!results) {
+		sway_log(L_ERROR, "Unable to allocate command results");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	results->status = status;
+	if (input) {
+		results->input = strdup(input); // input is the command name
+	} else {
+		results->input = NULL;
+	}
+	if (format) {
+		char *error = malloc(256);
+		va_list args;
+		va_start(args, format);
+		if (error) {
+			vsnprintf(error, 256, format, args);
+		}
+		va_end(args);
+		results->error = error;
+	} else {
+		results->error = NULL;
+	}
+	return results;
+}
+
+void free_cmd_results(struct cmd_results *results) {
+	if (results->input) {
+		free(results->input);
+	}
+	if (results->error) {
+		free(results->error);
+	}
+	free(results);
+}
+
+const char *cmd_results_to_json(struct cmd_results *results) {
+	json_object *result_array = json_object_new_array();
+	json_object *root = json_object_new_object();
+	json_object_object_add(root, "success",
+			json_object_new_boolean(results->status == CMD_SUCCESS));
+	if (results->input) {
+		json_object_object_add(
+				root, "input", json_object_new_string(results->input));
+	}
+	if (results->error) {
+		json_object_object_add(
+				root, "error", json_object_new_string(results->error));
+	}
+	json_object_array_add(result_array, root);
+	const char *json = json_object_to_json_string(result_array);
+	free(result_array);
+	free(root);
+	return json;
+}
diff --git a/sway/commands/exit.c b/sway/commands/exit.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d294e344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/exit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+
+void sway_terminate(int exit_code);
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_exit(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	/* TODO
+	if (config->reading) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "exit", "Can't be used in config file.");
+	}
+	*/
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "exit", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 0))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+	sway_terminate(0);
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+}
+