diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/button-shared-props.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/button-shared-props.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4218af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/button-shared-props.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react"
+
+/**
+ * Common props between button-like components
+ * @category Button
+ */
+export type ButtonSharedProps = {
+  /** The text on the button. Rich formatting (markdown) is not supported here. */
+  label?: ReactNode
+
+  /** When true, the button will be slightly faded, and cannot be clicked. */
+  disabled?: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * Renders an emoji to the left of the text.
+   * Has to be a literal emoji character (e.g. 🍍),
+   * or an emoji code, like `<:plus_one:778531744860602388>`.
+   *
+   * To get an emoji code, type your emoji in Discord chat
+   * with a backslash `\` in front.
+   * The bot has to be in the emoji's guild to use it.
+   */
+  emoji?: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/button.tsx b/packages/reacord/library.new/button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f56cfe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
+import React from "react"
+import type { ButtonSharedProps } from "./button-shared-props"
+import type { ComponentEvent } from "./component-event"
+import { Container } from "./container"
+import type { Node, NodeContainer } from "./node"
+import { TextNode } from "./node"
+import { ReacordElement } from "./reacord-element"
+
+/**
+ * @category Button
+ */
+export type ButtonProps = ButtonSharedProps & {
+  /**
+   * The style determines the color of the button and signals intent.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/interactions/message-components#button-object-button-styles
+   */
+  style?: "primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "danger"
+
+  /**
+   * Happens when a user clicks the button.
+   */
+  onClick: (event: ButtonClickEvent) => void
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Button
+ */
+export type ButtonClickEvent = ComponentEvent
+
+export function Button({ label, ...props }: ButtonProps) {
+  return (
+    <ReacordElement createNode={() => new ButtonNode(props)} nodeProps={props}>
+      {label}
+    </ReacordElement>
+  )
+}
+
+export class ButtonNode implements Node<ButtonProps> {
+  readonly children: NodeContainer = new Container()
+  readonly customId = randomUUID()
+
+  constructor(readonly props: ButtonProps) {}
+
+  get label(): string {
+    return this.children
+      .getItems()
+      .map((child) => (child instanceof TextNode ? child.props.text : ""))
+      .join("")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/component-event.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/component-event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b10665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/component-event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react"
+import type { ReacordInstance } from "./reacord-instance-pool"
+
+/**
+ * @category Component Event
+ */
+export type ComponentEvent = {
+  /**
+   * The message associated with this event.
+   * For example: with a button click,
+   * this is the message that the button is on.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#message-object
+   */
+  message: MessageInfo
+
+  /**
+   * The channel that this event occurred in.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#channel-object
+   */
+  channel: ChannelInfo
+
+  /**
+   * The user that triggered this event.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/user#user-object
+   */
+  user: UserInfo
+
+  /**
+   * The guild that this event occurred in.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/guild#guild-object
+   */
+  guild?: GuildInfo
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new reply to this event.
+   */
+  reply(content?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance
+
+  /**
+   * Create an ephemeral reply to this event,
+   * shown only to the user who triggered it.
+   */
+  ephemeralReply(content?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Component Event
+ */
+export type ChannelInfo = {
+  id: string
+  name?: string
+  topic?: string
+  nsfw?: boolean
+  lastMessageId?: string
+  ownerId?: string
+  parentId?: string
+  rateLimitPerUser?: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Component Event
+ */
+export type MessageInfo = {
+  id: string
+  channelId: string
+  authorId: UserInfo
+  member?: GuildMemberInfo
+  content: string
+  timestamp: string
+  editedTimestamp?: string
+  tts: boolean
+  mentionEveryone: boolean
+  /** The IDs of mentioned users */
+  mentions: string[]
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Component Event
+ */
+export type GuildInfo = {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  member: GuildMemberInfo
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Component Event
+ */
+export type GuildMemberInfo = {
+  id: string
+  nick?: string
+  displayName: string
+  avatarUrl?: string
+  displayAvatarUrl: string
+  roles: string[]
+  color: number
+  joinedAt?: string
+  premiumSince?: string
+  pending?: boolean
+  communicationDisabledUntil?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Component Event
+ */
+export type UserInfo = {
+  id: string
+  username: string
+  discriminator: string
+  tag: string
+  avatarUrl: string
+  accentColor?: number
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/node.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/node.ts
index 275f376..138ade0 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library.new/node.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/node.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
-export type Node = {
-  readonly type: string
-  readonly props?: Record<string, unknown>
-  children?: Node[]
-  getText?: () => string
+import type { Container } from "./container"
+
+export type NodeContainer = Container<Node<unknown>>
+
+export type Node<Props> = {
+  props?: Props
+  children?: NodeContainer
 }
 
-export class TextNode implements Node {
-  readonly type = "text"
-
-  constructor(private text: string) {}
-
-  getText() {
-    return this.text
-  }
-
-  setText(text: string) {
-    this.text = text
+export class TextNode implements Node<{ text: string }> {
+  props: { text: string }
+  constructor(text: string) {
+    this.props = { text }
   }
 }
+
+export class NodeDefinition<Props> {
+  static parse(value: unknown): NodeDefinition<unknown> {
+    if (value instanceof NodeDefinition) {
+      return value
+    }
+    const received = value as Object | null | undefined
+    throw new TypeError(
+      `Expected ${NodeDefinition.name}, received instance of ${received?.constructor.name}`,
+    )
+  }
+
+  constructor(
+    public readonly create: () => Node<Props>,
+    public readonly props: Props,
+  ) {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-discord-js.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-discord-js.ts
index c98ab72..6ae48d4 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-discord-js.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-discord-js.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import type {
   MessageOptions,
   TextBasedChannel,
 } from "discord.js"
+import { ActionRowBuilder, ButtonBuilder, ButtonStyle } from "discord.js"
 import type { ReactNode } from "react"
 import { AsyncQueue } from "./async-queue"
+import type { ButtonProps } from "./button"
+import { ButtonNode } from "./button"
 import type { Node } from "./node"
+import { TextNode } from "./node"
 import type {
   ReacordMessageRenderer,
   ReacordOptions,
@@ -43,9 +47,37 @@ class ChannelMessageRenderer implements ReacordMessageRenderer {
     private readonly channelId: string,
   ) {}
 
-  update(nodes: readonly Node[]) {
+  update(nodes: ReadonlyArray<Node<unknown>>) {
+    const rows: Array<ActionRowBuilder<ButtonBuilder>> = []
+
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+      if (node instanceof ButtonNode) {
+        let currentRow = rows[rows.length - 1]
+        if (!currentRow || currentRow.components.length === 5) {
+          currentRow = new ActionRowBuilder()
+          rows.push(currentRow)
+        }
+
+        currentRow.addComponents(
+          new ButtonBuilder({
+            label: node.label,
+            customId: node.customId,
+            emoji: node.props.emoji,
+            disabled: node.props.disabled,
+            style: node.props.style
+              ? getButtonStyle(node.props.style)
+              : ButtonStyle.Secondary,
+          }),
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
     const options: MessageOptions & MessageEditOptions = {
-      content: nodes.map((node) => node.getText?.() || "").join(""),
+      content: nodes
+        .map((node) => (node instanceof TextNode ? node.props.text : ""))
+        .join(""),
+
+      components: rows.length > 0 ? rows : undefined,
     }
 
     return this.queue.add(async () => {
@@ -95,3 +127,13 @@ class ChannelMessageRenderer implements ReacordMessageRenderer {
     return (this.channel = channel)
   }
 }
+
+function getButtonStyle(style: NonNullable<ButtonProps["style"]>) {
+  const styleMap = {
+    primary: ButtonStyle.Primary,
+    secondary: ButtonStyle.Secondary,
+    danger: ButtonStyle.Danger,
+    success: ButtonStyle.Success,
+  } as const
+  return styleMap[style]
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-element.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-element.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83bcb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-element.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react"
+import React from "react"
+import type { Node } from "./node"
+import { NodeDefinition } from "./node"
+
+export function ReacordElement<Props>({
+  children,
+  createNode,
+  nodeProps,
+}: {
+  createNode: () => Node<Props>
+  nodeProps: Props
+  children?: ReactNode
+}) {
+  return React.createElement(
+    "reacord-element",
+    { definition: new NodeDefinition(createNode, nodeProps) },
+    children,
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-instance-pool.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-instance-pool.ts
index 1d5ddec..1d5df7f 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-instance-pool.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/reacord-instance-pool.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from "react"
 import { Container } from "./container"
-import type { Node } from "./node"
+import type { Node, NodeContainer } from "./node"
 import { reconciler } from "./reconciler"
 
 export type ReacordOptions = {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export type ReacordInstanceOptions = {
 }
 
 export type ReacordMessageRenderer = {
-  update: (nodes: readonly Node[]) => Promise<void>
+  update: (nodes: ReadonlyArray<Node<unknown>>) => Promise<void>
   deactivate: () => Promise<void>
   destroy: () => Promise<void>
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class ReacordInstancePool {
   }
 
   create({ initialContent, renderer }: ReacordInstanceOptions) {
-    const nodes = new Container<Node>()
+    const nodes: NodeContainer = new Container()
 
     const render = async () => {
       try {
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library.new/reconciler.ts b/packages/reacord/library.new/reconciler.ts
index 53e00fa..212db41 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library.new/reconciler.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library.new/reconciler.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import ReactReconciler from "react-reconciler"
 import { DefaultEventPriority } from "react-reconciler/constants"
-import type { Container } from "./container"
-import type { Node } from "./node"
-import { TextNode } from "./node"
+import type { Node, NodeContainer } from "./node"
+import { NodeDefinition, TextNode } from "./node"
 
 export const reconciler = ReactReconciler<
   string, // Type
-  Record<string, unknown>, // Props
-  { nodes: Container<Node>; render: () => void }, // Container
-  never, // Instance
+  { definition?: unknown }, // Props
+  { nodes: NodeContainer; render: () => void }, // Container
+  Node<unknown>, // Instance
   TextNode, // TextInstance
   never, // SuspenseInstance
   never, // HydratableInstance
@@ -27,29 +26,37 @@ export const reconciler = ReactReconciler<
   cancelTimeout: clearTimeout,
   noTimeout: -1,
 
-  createInstance() {
-    throw new Error("Not implemented")
+  createInstance(type, props) {
+    return NodeDefinition.parse(props.definition).create()
   },
 
   createTextInstance(text) {
     return new TextNode(text)
   },
 
-  appendInitialChild(parent, child) {},
+  appendInitialChild(parent, child) {
+    parent.children?.add(child)
+  },
 
-  appendChild(parentInstance, child) {},
+  appendChild(parent, child) {
+    parent.children?.add(child)
+  },
 
   appendChildToContainer(container, child) {
     container.nodes.add(child)
   },
 
-  insertBefore(parentInstance, child, beforeChild) {},
+  insertBefore(parent, child, beforeChild) {
+    parent.children?.insertBefore(child, beforeChild)
+  },
 
   insertInContainerBefore(container, child, beforeChild) {
     container.nodes.insertBefore(child, beforeChild)
   },
 
-  removeChild(parentInstance, child) {},
+  removeChild(parent, child) {
+    parent.children?.remove(child)
+  },
 
   removeChildFromContainer(container, child) {
     container.nodes.remove(child)
@@ -59,18 +66,13 @@ export const reconciler = ReactReconciler<
     container.nodes.clear()
   },
 
-  commitTextUpdate(textInstance, oldText, newText) {
-    textInstance.setText(newText)
+  commitTextUpdate(node, oldText, newText) {
+    node.props.text = newText
   },
 
-  commitUpdate(
-    instance,
-    updatePayload,
-    type,
-    prevProps,
-    nextProps,
-    internalHandle,
-  ) {},
+  commitUpdate(node, updatePayload, type, prevProps, nextProps) {
+    node.props = NodeDefinition.parse(nextProps.definition).props
+  },
 
   prepareForCommit() {
     // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
diff --git a/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx b/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx
index 475f48f..133cbb5 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import prettyMilliseconds from "pretty-ms"
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { raise } from "../helpers/raise"
 import { waitFor } from "../helpers/wait-for"
-import { ReacordDiscordJs } from "../library.new/main"
+import { Button, ReacordDiscordJs } from "../library.new/main"
 
 const client = new Client({ intents: IntentsBitField.Flags.Guilds })
 const reacord = new ReacordDiscordJs(client)
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ const createTest = async (
   await block(channel)
 }
 
+await createTest("components", "test 'dem buttons", async (channel) => {
+  reacord.send(
+    channel.id,
+    <>
+      {Array.from({ length: 6 }, (_, i) => (
+        <Button key={i} label={String(i + 1)} onClick={() => {}} />
+      ))}
+    </>,
+  )
+})
+
 await createTest("basic", "should update over time", (channel) => {
   function Timer() {
     const [startDate] = useState(() => new Date())