diff --git a/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml b/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml
index f4d240e..5f56a81 100644
--- a/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+canary-magpie = { path = "../magpie" }
 smol = "1.2"
 zbus = "3.5"
diff --git a/apps/notifications/src/main.rs b/apps/notifications/src/main.rs
index 7952499..dd59530 100644
--- a/apps/notifications/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/notifications/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::future::pending;
 
+use canary_magpie::protocol::*;
+use smol::net::unix::UnixStream;
 use zbus::{dbus_interface, zvariant::Value, ConnectionBuilder, SignalContext};
 
-pub struct Notifications {}
+pub type MagpieClient = ClientMessenger<UnixStream>;
+
+pub struct Notifications {
+    magpie: MagpieClient,
+}
 
 #[dbus_interface(name = "org.freedesktop.Notifications")]
 impl Notifications {
@@ -55,7 +61,10 @@ impl Notifications {
 
 pub fn main() {
     smol::block_on(async {
-        let notifications = Notifications {};
+        let sock_path = find_socket();
+        let socket = UnixStream::connect(sock_path).await.unwrap();
+        let magpie = MagpieClient::new(socket);
+        let notifications = Notifications { magpie };
 
         let _ = ConnectionBuilder::session()
             .unwrap()