diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
index a28e046..668ca26 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) {
                 url = config.getString(
                         "connectURL",
                         CATEGORY_CONNECTION,
-                        "localhost:4242",
+                        "http://localhost:4242",
                         "The URL or IP address of the bridge server"
                 ),
                 authToken = config.getString(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommand.kt
index 2d8d34a..646104e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommand.kt
@@ -1,2 +1,15 @@
 package matterlink.bridge.command
 
+class BridgeCommand(val name: String, command: (String) -> Boolean) {
+    private val execute: (String) -> Boolean = command //return true for success and false for failure
+
+    fun tryExecute(input: String): Boolean {
+        //get the first word
+        val space = input.indexOf(' ')
+        if (space == 0) return false //"! " is never a command
+
+        var cmd = if (space > 0) input.substring(0, space) else input
+
+        return if (cmd == name) execute(input.substring(space + 1)) else false
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandHandler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d8d34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package matterlink.bridge.command
+