diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/core/component-event.ts b/packages/reacord/library/core/component-event.ts
index 713f659..c877708 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/core/component-event.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/core/component-event.ts
@@ -5,32 +5,6 @@ import type { ReacordInstance } from "./instance"
  * @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.
    */
@@ -42,72 +16,3 @@ export type ComponentEvent = {
    */
   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/core/components/button.tsx b/packages/reacord/library/core/components/button.tsx
index aa3e67a..5405da2 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/core/components/button.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/core/components/button.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction } from "discord.js"
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
 import React from "react"
 import { ReacordElement } from "../../internal/element.js"
@@ -27,7 +28,13 @@ export type ButtonProps = ButtonSharedProps & {
 /**
  * @category Button
  */
-export type ButtonClickEvent = ComponentEvent
+export type ButtonClickEvent = ComponentEvent & {
+  /**
+   * Event details, e.g. the user who clicked, guild member, guild id, etc.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/interactions/receiving-and-responding#interaction-object
+   */
+  interaction: APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction
+}
 
 /**
  * @category Button
@@ -42,8 +49,8 @@ export function Button(props: ButtonProps) {
   )
 }
 
-class ButtonNode extends Node<ButtonProps> {
-  private customId = randomUUID()
+export class ButtonNode extends Node<ButtonProps> {
+  readonly customId = randomUUID()
 
   // this has text children, but buttons themselves shouldn't yield text
   // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/core/components/select.tsx b/packages/reacord/library/core/components/select.tsx
index bbc94d3..0338ce0 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/core/components/select.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/core/components/select.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { isInstanceOf } from "@reacord/helpers/is-instance-of.js"
+import type { APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction } from "discord.js"
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
 import type { ReactNode } from "react"
 import React from "react"
@@ -73,7 +74,16 @@ export type SelectProps = {
  * @category Select
  */
 export type SelectChangeEvent = ComponentEvent & {
+  /** The set of values that were selected by the user.
+   * If `multiple`, this can have more than one value.
+   */
   values: string[]
+
+  /**
+   * Event details, e.g. the user who clicked, guild member, guild id, etc.
+   * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/interactions/receiving-and-responding#interaction-object
+   */
+  interaction: APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction
 }
 
 /**
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ export function Select(props: SelectProps) {
   )
 }
 
-class SelectNode extends Node<SelectProps> {
+export class SelectNode extends Node<SelectProps> {
   readonly customId = randomUUID()
 
   override modifyMessageOptions(message: MessageOptions): void {
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/djs/reacord-discord-js.ts b/packages/reacord/library/djs/reacord-discord-js.ts
index 6e08994..a509966 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/djs/reacord-discord-js.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/djs/reacord-discord-js.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable class-methods-use-this */
-import { pick } from "@reacord/helpers/pick"
-import { pruneNullishValues } from "@reacord/helpers/prune-nullish-values"
 import { raise } from "@reacord/helpers/raise"
+import type {
+  APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction,
+  APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction,
+} from "discord.js"
 import * as Discord from "discord.js"
 import type { ReactNode } from "react"
-import type { Except } from "type-fest"
-import type {
-  ChannelInfo,
-  GuildInfo,
-  GuildMemberInfo,
-  MessageInfo,
-  UserInfo,
-} from "../core/component-event"
+
 import type { ReacordInstance } from "../core/instance"
 import type { ReacordConfig } from "../core/reacord"
 import { Reacord } from "../core/reacord"
@@ -39,6 +34,18 @@ export class ReacordDiscordJs extends Reacord {
         )
       }
     })
+
+    client.ws.on(
+      Discord.GatewayDispatchEvents.InteractionCreate,
+      (data: Discord.APIInteraction) => {
+        if (data.type === Discord.InteractionType.MessageComponent) {
+          data
+          // this.handleComponentInteraction(
+          //   this.createReacordComponentInteraction(data),
+          // )
+        }
+      },
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -154,83 +161,7 @@ export class ReacordDiscordJs extends Reacord {
   private createReacordComponentInteraction(
     interaction: Discord.MessageComponentInteraction,
   ): ComponentInteraction {
-    // todo please dear god clean this up
-    const channel: ChannelInfo = interaction.channel
-      ? {
-          ...pruneNullishValues(
-            pick(interaction.channel, [
-              "topic",
-              "nsfw",
-              "lastMessageId",
-              "ownerId",
-              "parentId",
-              "rateLimitPerUser",
-            ]),
-          ),
-          id: interaction.channelId,
-        }
-      : raise("Non-channel interactions are not supported")
-
-    const message: MessageInfo =
-      interaction.message instanceof Discord.Message
-        ? {
-            ...pick(interaction.message, [
-              "id",
-              "channelId",
-              "authorId",
-              "content",
-              "tts",
-              "mentionEveryone",
-            ]),
-            timestamp: new Date(
-              interaction.message.createdTimestamp,
-            ).toISOString(),
-            editedTimestamp: interaction.message.editedTimestamp
-              ? new Date(interaction.message.editedTimestamp).toISOString()
-              : undefined,
-            mentions: interaction.message.mentions.users.map((u) => u.id),
-          }
-        : raise("Message not found")
-
-    const member: GuildMemberInfo | undefined =
-      interaction.member instanceof Discord.GuildMember
-        ? {
-            ...pruneNullishValues(
-              pick(interaction.member, [
-                "id",
-                "nick",
-                "displayName",
-                "avatarUrl",
-                "displayAvatarUrl",
-                "color",
-                "pending",
-              ]),
-            ),
-            displayName: interaction.member.displayName,
-            roles: [...interaction.member.roles.cache.map((role) => role.id)],
-            joinedAt: interaction.member.joinedAt?.toISOString(),
-            premiumSince: interaction.member.premiumSince?.toISOString(),
-            communicationDisabledUntil:
-              interaction.member.communicationDisabledUntil?.toISOString(),
-          }
-        : undefined
-
-    const guild: GuildInfo | undefined = interaction.guild
-      ? {
-          ...pruneNullishValues(pick(interaction.guild, ["id", "name"])),
-          member: member ?? raise("unexpected: member is undefined"),
-        }
-      : undefined
-
-    const user: UserInfo = {
-      ...pruneNullishValues(
-        pick(interaction.user, ["id", "username", "discriminator", "tag"]),
-      ),
-      avatarUrl: interaction.user.avatarURL()!,
-      accentColor: interaction.user.accentColor ?? undefined,
-    }
-
-    const baseProps: Except<ComponentInteraction, "type"> = {
+    const baseProps = {
       id: interaction.id,
       customId: interaction.customId,
       update: async (options: MessageOptions) => {
@@ -240,14 +171,14 @@ export class ReacordDiscordJs extends Reacord {
         if (interaction.replied || interaction.deferred) return
         await interaction.deferUpdate()
       },
-      reply: async (options) => {
+      reply: async (options: MessageOptions) => {
         const message = await interaction.reply({
           ...getDiscordMessageOptions(options),
           fetchReply: true,
         })
         return createReacordMessage(message as Discord.Message)
       },
-      followUp: async (options) => {
+      followUp: async (options: MessageOptions) => {
         const message = await interaction.followUp({
           ...getDiscordMessageOptions(options),
           fetchReply: true,
@@ -255,11 +186,6 @@ export class ReacordDiscordJs extends Reacord {
         return createReacordMessage(message as Discord.Message)
       },
       event: {
-        channel,
-        message,
-        user,
-        guild,
-
         reply: (content?: ReactNode) =>
           this.createInstance(
             this.createInteractionReplyRenderer(interaction),
@@ -278,6 +204,11 @@ export class ReacordDiscordJs extends Reacord {
       return {
         ...baseProps,
         type: "button",
+        event: {
+          ...baseProps.event,
+          interaction:
+            interaction.toJSON() as APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction,
+        },
       }
     }
 
@@ -288,6 +219,8 @@ export class ReacordDiscordJs extends Reacord {
         event: {
           ...baseProps.event,
           values: interaction.values,
+          interaction:
+            interaction.toJSON() as APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction,
         },
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/internal/node.ts b/packages/reacord/library/internal/node.ts
index 8efe584..4a49d22 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/internal/node.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/internal/node.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,45 @@
-/* eslint-disable class-methods-use-this */
-import { Container } from "./container.js"
-import type { ComponentInteraction } from "./interaction"
-import type { MessageOptions } from "./message"
-
-export abstract class Node<Props> {
-  readonly children = new Container<Node<unknown>>()
+export class Node<Props = unknown> {
+  private readonly _children: Node[] = []
 
   constructor(public props: Props) {}
 
-  modifyMessageOptions(options: MessageOptions) {}
-
-  handleComponentInteraction(interaction: ComponentInteraction): boolean {
-    return false
+  get children(): readonly Node[] {
+    return this._children
   }
 
-  get text(): string {
-    return [...this.children].map((child) => child.text).join("")
+  clear() {
+    this._children.splice(0)
+  }
+
+  add(...nodes: Node[]) {
+    this._children.push(...nodes)
+  }
+
+  remove(node: Node) {
+    const index = this._children.indexOf(node)
+    if (index !== -1) this._children.splice(index, 1)
+  }
+
+  insertBefore(node: Node, beforeNode: Node) {
+    const index = this._children.indexOf(beforeNode)
+    if (index !== -1) this._children.splice(index, 0, node)
+  }
+
+  replace(oldNode: Node, newNode: Node) {
+    const index = this._children.indexOf(oldNode)
+    if (index !== -1) this._children[index] = newNode
+  }
+
+  clone(): this {
+    const cloned: this = new (this.constructor as any)()
+    cloned.add(...this.children.map((child) => child.clone()))
+    return cloned
+  }
+
+  *walk(): Generator<Node> {
+    yield this
+    for (const child of this.children) {
+      yield* child.walk()
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/internal/reconciler.ts b/packages/reacord/library/internal/reconciler.ts
index c5e82ca..7b5fe5b 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/internal/reconciler.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/internal/reconciler.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
+/* eslint-disable unicorn/prefer-modern-dom-apis */
 import { raise } from "@reacord/helpers/raise.js"
-import type { HostConfig } from "react-reconciler"
 import ReactReconciler from "react-reconciler"
 import { DefaultEventPriority } from "react-reconciler/constants"
+import type { ReacordInstancePrivate } from "../reacord-instance.js"
 import { Node } from "./node.js"
-import type { Renderer } from "./renderers/renderer"
 import { TextNode } from "./text-node.js"
 
-const config: HostConfig<
+export const reconciler = ReactReconciler<
   string, // Type,
   Record<string, unknown>, // Props,
-  Renderer, // Container,
-  Node<unknown>, // Instance,
+  ReacordInstancePrivate, // Container,
+  Node, // Instance,
   TextNode, // TextInstance,
   never, // SuspenseInstance,
   never, // HydratableInstance,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const config: HostConfig<
   never, // ChildSet,
   number, // TimeoutHandle,
   number // NoTimeout,
-> = {
+>({
   supportsMutation: true,
   supportsPersistence: false,
   supportsHydration: false,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const config: HostConfig<
 
     return node
   },
-  createTextInstance: (text) => new TextNode(text),
+  createTextInstance: (text) => new TextNode({ text }),
   shouldSetTextContent: () => false,
   detachDeletedInstance: (instance) => {},
   beforeActiveInstanceBlur: () => {},
@@ -59,30 +59,30 @@ const config: HostConfig<
   // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
   getInstanceFromScope: (scopeInstance: any) => null,
 
-  clearContainer: (renderer) => {
-    renderer.nodes.clear()
+  clearContainer: (instance) => {
+    instance.tree.clear()
   },
-  appendChildToContainer: (renderer, child) => {
-    renderer.nodes.add(child)
+  appendChildToContainer: (instance, child) => {
+    instance.tree.add(child)
   },
-  removeChildFromContainer: (renderer, child) => {
-    renderer.nodes.remove(child)
+  removeChildFromContainer: (instance, child) => {
+    instance.tree.remove(child)
   },
-  insertInContainerBefore: (renderer, child, before) => {
-    renderer.nodes.addBefore(child, before)
+  insertInContainerBefore: (instance, child, before) => {
+    instance.tree.insertBefore(child, before)
   },
 
   appendInitialChild: (parent, child) => {
-    parent.children.add(child)
+    parent.add(child)
   },
   appendChild: (parent, child) => {
-    parent.children.add(child)
+    parent.add(child)
   },
   removeChild: (parent, child) => {
-    parent.children.remove(child)
+    parent.remove(child)
   },
   insertBefore: (parent, child, before) => {
-    parent.children.addBefore(child, before)
+    parent.insertBefore(child, before)
   },
 
   prepareUpdate: () => true,
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ const config: HostConfig<
     node.props = newProps.props
   },
   commitTextUpdate: (node, oldText, newText) => {
-    node.props = newText
+    node.props.text = newText
   },
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
   prepareForCommit: () => null,
   resetAfterCommit: (renderer) => {
-    renderer.render()
+    void renderer.update(renderer.tree)
   },
   prepareScopeUpdate: (scopeInstance: any, instance: any) => {},
 
@@ -106,6 +106,4 @@ const config: HostConfig<
   finalizeInitialChildren: () => false,
 
   getCurrentEventPriority: () => DefaultEventPriority,
-}
-
-export const reconciler = ReactReconciler(config)
+})
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/internal/text-node.ts b/packages/reacord/library/internal/text-node.ts
index ead02ad..1958b76 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/internal/text-node.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/internal/text-node.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-import type { MessageOptions } from "./message"
 import { Node } from "./node.js"
 
-export class TextNode extends Node<string> {
-  override modifyMessageOptions(options: MessageOptions) {
-    options.content = options.content + this.props
-  }
-
-  override get text() {
-    return this.props
-  }
-}
+export class TextNode extends Node<{ text: string }> {}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/main.ts b/packages/reacord/library/main.ts
index 6180c63..36432d7 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/main.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/main.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-export * from "./core/component-event"
-export * from "./core/components/action-row"
-export * from "./core/components/button"
-export * from "./core/components/button-shared-props"
-export * from "./core/components/embed"
-export * from "./core/components/embed-author"
-export * from "./core/components/embed-field"
-export * from "./core/components/embed-footer"
-export * from "./core/components/embed-image"
-export * from "./core/components/embed-thumbnail"
-export * from "./core/components/embed-title"
-export * from "./core/components/link"
-export * from "./core/components/option"
-export * from "./core/components/select"
-export * from "./core/instance"
-export { useInstance } from "./core/instance-context"
-export * from "./core/reacord"
-export * from "./djs/reacord-discord-js"
+// export * from "./core/component-event"
+// export * from "./core/components/action-row"
+// export * from "./core/components/button"
+// export * from "./core/components/button-shared-props"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed-author"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed-field"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed-footer"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed-image"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed-thumbnail"
+// export * from "./core/components/embed-title"
+// export * from "./core/components/link"
+// export * from "./core/components/option"
+// export * from "./core/components/select"
+// export * from "./core/instance"
+// export { useInstance } from "./core/instance-context"
+// export * from "./core/reacord"
+// export * from "./djs/reacord-discord-js"
+export {}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.tsx b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d70705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import type { APIInteraction } from "discord.js"
+import {
+  Client,
+  GatewayDispatchEvents,
+  GatewayIntentBits,
+  InteractionType,
+} from "discord.js"
+import * as React from "react"
+import { InstanceProvider } from "./core/instance-context.js"
+import type { ReacordInstance } from "./reacord-instance.js"
+import { ReacordInstancePrivate } from "./reacord-instance.js"
+import type { Renderer } from "./renderer.js"
+import {
+  ChannelMessageRenderer,
+  EphemeralInteractionReplyRenderer,
+  InteractionReplyRenderer,
+} from "./renderer.js"
+
+/**
+ * @category Core
+ */
+export type ReacordConfig = {
+  /** Discord bot token */
+  token: string
+
+  /**
+   * The max number of active instances.
+   * When this limit is exceeded, the oldest instances will be cleaned up
+   * to prevent memory leaks.
+   */
+  maxInstances?: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Info for replying to an interaction. For Discord.js
+ * (and probably other libraries) you should be able to pass the
+ * interaction object directly:
+ * ```js
+ * client.on("interactionCreate", (interaction) => {
+ *   if (interaction.isChatInputCommand() && interaction.commandName === "hi") {
+ *     interaction.reply("hi lol")
+ *   }
+ * })
+ * ```
+ */
+export type InteractionInfo = {
+  id: string
+  token: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category Core
+ */
+export class ReacordClient {
+  private readonly config: Required<ReacordConfig>
+  private readonly client: Client
+  private instances: ReacordInstancePrivate[] = []
+  private destroyed = false
+
+  constructor(config: ReacordConfig) {
+    this.config = {
+      ...config,
+      maxInstances: config.maxInstances ?? 50,
+    }
+
+    this.client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] })
+    this.client.login(this.config.token).catch(console.error)
+
+    this.client.ws.on(
+      GatewayDispatchEvents.InteractionCreate,
+      (interaction: APIInteraction) => {
+        if (interaction.type !== InteractionType.MessageComponent) return
+        for (const instance of this.instances) {
+          instance.handleInteraction(interaction, this)
+        }
+      },
+    )
+  }
+
+  send(channelId: string, initialContent?: React.ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
+    return this.createInstance(
+      new ChannelMessageRenderer(channelId),
+      initialContent,
+    )
+  }
+
+  reply(
+    interaction: InteractionInfo,
+    initialContent?: React.ReactNode,
+  ): ReacordInstance {
+    return this.createInstance(
+      new InteractionReplyRenderer(interaction),
+      initialContent,
+    )
+  }
+
+  ephemeralReply(
+    interaction: InteractionInfo,
+    initialContent?: React.ReactNode,
+  ): ReacordInstance {
+    return this.createInstance(
+      new EphemeralInteractionReplyRenderer(interaction),
+      initialContent,
+    )
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.client.destroy()
+    this.destroyed = true
+  }
+
+  private createInstance(
+    renderer: Renderer,
+    initialContent?: React.ReactNode,
+  ): ReacordInstance {
+    if (this.destroyed) throw new Error("ReacordClient is destroyed")
+
+    const instance = new ReacordInstancePrivate(renderer)
+
+    this.instances.push(instance)
+
+    if (this.instances.length > this.config.maxInstances) {
+      void this.instances[0]?.deactivate()
+      this.removeInstance(this.instances[0]!)
+    }
+
+    const publicInstance: ReacordInstance = {
+      render: (content: React.ReactNode) => {
+        instance.render(
+          <InstanceProvider value={publicInstance}>{content}</InstanceProvider>,
+        )
+      },
+      deactivate: () => {
+        this.removeInstance(instance)
+        renderer.deactivate().catch(console.error)
+      },
+      destroy: () => {
+        this.removeInstance(instance)
+        renderer.destroy().catch(console.error)
+      },
+    }
+
+    if (initialContent !== undefined) {
+      publicInstance.render(initialContent)
+    }
+
+    return publicInstance
+  }
+
+  private removeInstance(instance: ReacordInstancePrivate) {
+    this.instances = this.instances.filter((the) => the !== instance)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a473f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import type {
+  APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction,
+  APIMessageComponentInteraction,
+  APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction,
+} from "discord.js"
+import { ComponentType } from "discord.js"
+import type { ComponentEvent } from "./core/component-event.js"
+import { ButtonNode } from "./core/components/button.js"
+import type { SelectChangeEvent } from "./core/components/select.js"
+import { SelectNode } from "./core/components/select.js"
+import { Node } from "./internal/node.js"
+import { reconciler } from "./internal/reconciler.js"
+import type { ReacordClient } from "./reacord-client.js"
+import type { Renderer } from "./renderer.js"
+
+/**
+ * Represents an interactive message, which can later be replaced or deleted.
+ * @category Core
+ */
+export type ReacordInstance = {
+  /** Render some JSX to this instance (edits the message) */
+  render(content: React.ReactNode): void
+
+  /** Remove this message */
+  deactivate(): void
+
+  /**
+   * Same as destroy, but keeps the message and disables the components on it.
+   * This prevents it from listening to user interactions.
+   */
+  destroy(): void
+}
+
+export class ReacordInstancePrivate {
+  private readonly container = reconciler.createContainer(
+    this,
+    0,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+    null,
+    false,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+    null,
+    "reacord",
+    () => {},
+    // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+    null,
+  )
+
+  readonly tree = new Node({})
+  private latestTree?: Node
+
+  constructor(private readonly renderer: Renderer) {}
+
+  render(content: React.ReactNode) {
+    reconciler.updateContainer(content, this.container)
+  }
+
+  async update(tree: Node) {
+    try {
+      await this.renderer.update(tree)
+      this.latestTree = tree
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  async deactivate() {
+    try {
+      await this.renderer.deactivate()
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  async destroy() {
+    try {
+      await this.renderer.destroy()
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleInteraction(
+    interaction: APIMessageComponentInteraction,
+    client: ReacordClient,
+  ) {
+    if (!this.latestTree) return
+
+    const baseEvent: ComponentEvent = {
+      reply: (content) => client.reply(interaction, content),
+      ephemeralReply: (content) => client.ephemeralReply(interaction, content),
+    }
+
+    if (interaction.data.component_type === ComponentType.Button) {
+      for (const node of this.latestTree.walk()) {
+        if (
+          node instanceof ButtonNode &&
+          node.customId === interaction.data.custom_id
+        ) {
+          node.props.onClick({
+            ...baseEvent,
+            interaction: interaction as APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction,
+          })
+          break
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (interaction.data.component_type === ComponentType.SelectMenu) {
+      const event: SelectChangeEvent = {
+        ...baseEvent,
+        interaction: interaction as APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction,
+        values: interaction.data.values,
+      }
+
+      for (const node of this.latestTree.walk()) {
+        if (
+          node instanceof SelectNode &&
+          node.customId === interaction.data.custom_id
+        ) {
+          node.props.onChange?.(event)
+          node.props.onChangeMultiple?.(interaction.data.values, event)
+          if (interaction.data.values[0]) {
+            node.props.onChangeValue?.(interaction.data.values[0], event)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts b/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ea7deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { AsyncQueue } from "@reacord/helpers/async-queue"
+import type { Node } from "./internal/node.js"
+import type { InteractionInfo } from "./reacord-client.js"
+
+export type Renderer = {
+  update(tree: Node<unknown>): Promise<void>
+  deactivate(): Promise<void>
+  destroy(): Promise<void>
+}
+
+export class ChannelMessageRenderer implements Renderer {
+  private readonly queue = new AsyncQueue()
+
+  constructor(private readonly channelId: string) {}
+
+  update(tree: Node<unknown>): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+
+  deactivate(): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+
+  destroy(): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+}
+
+export class InteractionReplyRenderer implements Renderer {
+  constructor(private readonly interaction: InteractionInfo) {}
+
+  update(tree: Node<unknown>): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+
+  deactivate(): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+
+  destroy(): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+}
+
+export class EphemeralInteractionReplyRenderer implements Renderer {
+  constructor(private readonly interaction: InteractionInfo) {}
+
+  update(tree: Node<unknown>): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+
+  deactivate(): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+
+  destroy(): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx b/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx
index 2d1e8bf..23e2a4f 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/scripts/discordjs-manual-test.tsx
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ const tests: TestCase[] = [
         <>
           <Button
             label="public clic"
-            onClick={(event) =>
-              event.reply(`${event.guild?.member.displayName} clic`)
-            }
+            onClick={(event) => {
+              console.info(event.interaction)
+              event.reply(`${event.interaction.member?.nick} clic`)
+            }}
           />
           <Button
             label="clic"
diff --git a/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts b/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts
index ec2c899..6f5d0cc 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ import { omit } from "@reacord/helpers/omit"
 import { pruneNullishValues } from "@reacord/helpers/prune-nullish-values"
 import { raise } from "@reacord/helpers/raise"
 import { waitFor } from "@reacord/helpers/wait-for"
+import type {
+  APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction,
+  APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction,
+} from "discord.js"
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
 import { setTimeout } from "node:timers/promises"
 import type { ReactNode } from "react"
 import { expect } from "vitest"
-import type {
-  ChannelInfo,
-  GuildInfo,
-  MessageInfo,
-  UserInfo,
-} from "../library/core/component-event"
 import type { ButtonClickEvent } from "../library/core/components/button"
 import type { SelectChangeEvent } from "../library/core/components/select"
 import type { ReacordInstance } from "../library/core/instance"
@@ -252,11 +250,6 @@ class TestSelectInteraction
 class TestComponentEvent {
   constructor(private tester: ReacordTester) {}
 
-  message: MessageInfo = {} as any // todo
-  channel: ChannelInfo = {} as any // todo
-  user: UserInfo = {} as any // todo
-  guild: GuildInfo = {} as any // todo
-
   reply(content?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
     return this.tester.reply(content)
   }
@@ -268,12 +261,17 @@ class TestComponentEvent {
 
 class TestButtonClickEvent
   extends TestComponentEvent
-  implements ButtonClickEvent {}
+  implements ButtonClickEvent
+{
+  interaction: APIMessageComponentButtonInteraction = {} as any // todo
+}
 
 class TestSelectChangeEvent
   extends TestComponentEvent
   implements SelectChangeEvent
 {
+  interaction: APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction = {} as any // todo
+
   constructor(readonly values: string[], tester: ReacordTester) {
     super(tester)
   }