diff --git a/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml b/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml
index 5f56a81..615470b 100644
--- a/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/notifications/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@ name = "canary-notifications"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "canary-notifications"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+required-features = ["bin"]
+
 [dependencies]
-canary-magpie = { path = "../magpie" }
-smol = "1.2"
-zbus = "3.5"
+canary-magpie = { path = "../magpie", optional = true, features = ["async"] }
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1"
+smol = { version = "1.2", optional = true }
+zbus = { version = "3.5", optional = true }
+
+[features]
+bin = ["dep:canary-magpie", "dep:smol", "dep:zbus"]
diff --git a/apps/notifications/src/lib.rs b/apps/notifications/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb0ac41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/notifications/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Marceline Cramer
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+pub use serde;
+pub use serde_json;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Contents {
+    /// The optional name of the application sending the notification.
+    pub app_name: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The summary text briefly describing the notification.
+    pub summary: String,
+
+    /// The optional detailed body text.
+    pub body: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The timeout time in milliseconds since the display of the notification
+    /// at which the notification should automatically close.
+    pub timeout: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind")]
+pub enum OutMsg {}
diff --git a/apps/notifications/src/main.rs b/apps/notifications/src/main.rs
index dd59530..939c2c3 100644
--- a/apps/notifications/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/notifications/src/main.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::future::pending;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use canary_magpie::protocol::*;
+use canary_notifications::Contents;
 use smol::net::unix::UnixStream;
 use zbus::{dbus_interface, zvariant::Value, ConnectionBuilder, SignalContext};
 
 pub type MagpieClient = ClientMessenger<UnixStream>;
 
 pub struct Notifications {
+    module_path: PathBuf,
     magpie: MagpieClient,
+    next_id: u32,
 }
 
 #[dbus_interface(name = "org.freedesktop.Notifications")]
@@ -30,19 +34,40 @@ impl Notifications {
         ))
     }
 
-    fn notify(
-        &self,
+    async fn notify(
+        &mut self,
         app_name: String,
         replaces_id: u32,
         app_icon: String,
         summary: String,
         body: String,
         actions: Vec<String>,
-        hints: HashMap<String, Value>,
-        expire_timeout: i32,
+        hints: HashMap<String, Value<'_>>,
+        timeout: i32,
     ) -> u32 {
-        println!("{}: {}", summary, body);
-        0
+        let contents = Contents {
+            app_name: Some(app_name).filter(String::is_empty),
+            summary,
+            body: Some(body).filter(String::is_empty),
+            timeout: Some(timeout).filter(|t| *t == 0),
+        };
+
+        let id = self.next_id;
+        self.next_id += 1;
+
+        let msg = CreatePanel {
+            id,
+            protocol: "tebibyte-media.desktop.notification".to_string(),
+            script: self.module_path.to_owned(),
+            init_msg: serde_json::to_vec(&contents).unwrap(),
+        };
+
+        self.magpie
+            .send_async(&MagpieServerMsg::CreatePanel(msg))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        id
     }
 
     fn close_notification(&self, id: u32) {}
@@ -60,11 +85,23 @@ impl Notifications {
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+    let module_path = args
+        .get(1)
+        .expect("Please pass a path to a Canary script!")
+        .to_owned()
+        .into();
+
     smol::block_on(async {
         let sock_path = find_socket();
         let socket = UnixStream::connect(sock_path).await.unwrap();
         let magpie = MagpieClient::new(socket);
-        let notifications = Notifications { magpie };
+
+        let notifications = Notifications {
+            magpie,
+            next_id: 0,
+            module_path,
+        };
 
         let _ = ConnectionBuilder::session()
             .unwrap()