diff --git a/npytabletracker/cmd.py b/npytabletracker/cmd.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b73c7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npytabletracker/cmd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""ActionController for command processing."""
+import re
+
+import npyscreen
+
+
+class ManagementActionController(npyscreen.ActionControllerSimple):
+    """Process commands from the command line and act on them."""
+
+    ADD_REGEX = r'^/add (.*)$'
+    TITLE_REGEX = r'^/title (.*)$'
+
+    def create(self):
+        """Hook command handlers."""
+        self.add_action(self.ADD_REGEX, self.add_character, False)
+        self.add_action(self.TITLE_REGEX, self.title, False)
+
+    def add_character(self, command_line, widget_proxy, live):
+        """Add a character to the list."""
+        match = re.search(self.ADD_REGEX, command_line, re.IGNORECASE)
+        self.parent.value.characters.append(match.group(1))
+        self.parent.wMain.values = self.parent.value.characters
+        self.parent.wMain.display()
+
+    def title(self, command_line, widget_proxy, live):
+        """Set the title in the top status bar."""
+        match = re.search(self.TITLE_REGEX, command_line, re.IGNORECASE)
+        self.parent.wStatus1.value = match.group(1)
+        self.parent.wStatus1.display()
diff --git a/npytabletracker/data.py b/npytabletracker/data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec99e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npytabletracker/data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""Maintain state in an object for use as a DATA_CONTROLLER."""
+
+
+class TableState(object):
+    """Track character initiative, hit points, etc."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize data."""
+        self.characters = []
diff --git a/npytabletracker/ui.py b/npytabletracker/ui.py
index 20a5e9f..e68e301 100644
--- a/npytabletracker/ui.py
+++ b/npytabletracker/ui.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 """UI elements for the npytabletracker application."""
 import npyscreen
 
+from npytabletracker.cmd import ManagementActionController
+from npytabletracker.data import TableState
+
+
 class TableTrackerDisplay(npyscreen.FormMuttActiveTraditional):
     """Create the high level form, which is organized like mutt/irssi."""
-    pass
+
+    ACTION_CONTROLLER = ManagementActionController
+    DATA_CONTROLER = TableState