diff --git a/catfish/router/__init__.py b/catfish/router/__init__.py
index a76a605..96c8a87 100644
--- a/catfish/router/__init__.py
+++ b/catfish/router/__init__.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ def get_server():
     return web.Server(handle_request)
 
 
-async def run_server(loop, port):
-    click.echo("Starting server...")
+async def start_router(loop, port):
+    click.echo("Starting router...")
     aiohttp_server = get_server()
     aio_server = await loop.create_server(aiohttp_server, "0.0.0.0", port)
-    click.echo("Server listening on port {}".format(port))
+    click.echo("Router listening on port {}".format(port))
     await aio_server.serve_forever()
diff --git a/catfish/utils/processes.py b/catfish/utils/processes.py
index a1382a9..f4d044a 100644
--- a/catfish/utils/processes.py
+++ b/catfish/utils/processes.py
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ def get_root_process() -> psutil.Process:
     while proc.parent():
         proc = proc.parent()
     return proc
+
+
+def is_process_running(pid: int) -> bool:
+    try:
+        psutil.Process(pid)
+        return True
+    except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
+        return False
diff --git a/catfish/utils/sockets.py b/catfish/utils/sockets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1602b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catfish/utils/sockets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import select
+
+import ujson
+
+BUFFER_SIZE = 4096
+DEFAULT_SOCKET_READ_TIMEOUT = 0.01
+NEW_LINE = b"\n"
+
+
+def socket_has_data(socket, timeout=DEFAULT_SOCKET_READ_TIMEOUT) -> bool:
+    readable, _, _ = select.select([socket], [], [], timeout)
+    return socket in readable
+
+
+def read_all_from_socket(socket):
+    data = b""
+    while NEW_LINE not in data:
+        if not socket_has_data(socket):
+            break
+        message = socket.recv(BUFFER_SIZE)
+        if message == b"":
+            break
+        data += message
+    return ujson.loads(data)
diff --git a/catfish/worker/__init__.py b/catfish/worker/__init__.py
index a9f1e21..9cbeef5 100644
--- a/catfish/worker/__init__.py
+++ b/catfish/worker/__init__.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import time
 
 import psutil
 
-from catfish.router import run_server
+from catfish.router import start_router
 from catfish.utils.processes import terminate_processes
 
+from .server import start_server, WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET
+
 PID_FILE = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "catfish.pid")
 
 
@@ -31,6 +33,13 @@ def wait_for_worker():
         time.sleep(0.1)
 
 
+def wait_for_running_worker():
+    while not all([
+        os.path.exists(WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET)
+    ]):
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
 def stop_worker():
     if is_running():
         terminate_processes([get_running_process()])
@@ -38,7 +47,7 @@ def stop_worker():
 
 async def run_worker(port):
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-    await asyncio.gather(run_server(loop, port))
+    await asyncio.gather(start_router(loop, port), start_server())
 
 
 def run(port=8080):
diff --git a/catfish/worker/server.py b/catfish/worker/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebec9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catfish/worker/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import asyncio
+import os
+import shlex
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
+import click
+
+import ujson
+from catfish.utils.sockets import NEW_LINE, read_all_from_socket
+
+WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "catfish.sock")
+
+
+def send_to_server(payload):
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                sock.connect(WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET)
+                break
+            except ConnectionRefusedError:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        sock.sendall(ujson.dumps(payload).encode() + NEW_LINE)
+        return read_all_from_socket(sock)
+
+
+def write_data(writer, data):
+    writer.write(ujson.dumps(data).encode())
+
+
+async def client_connected(reader, writer):
+    data = ujson.loads(await reader.readline())
+    if data["type"] == "process":
+        command = shlex.split(data["command"])
+        proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            *command,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            env={**os.environ, "PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"}
+        )
+        write_data(writer, {"pid": proc.pid})
+    else:
+        write_data(writer, {"error": "Invalid command"})
+
+
+async def start_server():
+    server = await asyncio.start_unix_server(client_connected, WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET)
+    click.echo("Started server")
+    await server.serve_forever()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2101e6f..5af69a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
     pathon_requires=">=3.6",
-    install_requires=["click", "daemonize", "psutil", "aiohttp"],
+    install_requires=["click", "daemonize", "psutil", "aiohttp", "ujson"],
     entry_points="""
         [console_scripts]
         ctf=catfish.__main__:cli
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index ce37a8a..a0355e4 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class BaseWorkerTestCase(BaseTestCase):
             target=worker.run, args=(self.unused_port,), daemon=True
         )
         self.router_process.start()
+        worker.wait_for_running_worker()
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.router_process.terminate()
diff --git a/tests/test_worker/test_server.py b/tests/test_worker/test_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a15cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_worker/test_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from tests import BaseWorkerTestCase
+from catfish.worker.server import send_to_server
+from catfish.utils.processes import is_process_running
+
+
+class WorkerServerTestCase(BaseWorkerTestCase):
+    def test_server_creates_process(self):
+        response = send_to_server({"type": "process", "command": "yes"})
+        self.assertTrue(is_process_running(response['pid']))