diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96ef6c0..734d94e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-/target
-Cargo.lock
+zig-cache/
+zig-out/
+.gyro/
+gyro.lock
+deps.zig
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6aacd9e..0000000
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "zellij-compact-status"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["LordMZTE <lord@mzte.de>"]
-edition = "2018"
-
-[dependencies]
-owo-colors = "3.3.0"
-zellij-tile = { git = "https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij" }
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bd7c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const pkgs = @import("deps.zig").pkgs;
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
+    // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
+    const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+
+    const lib = b.addSharedLibrary("zellij-compact-status", "src/main.zig", .{ .unversioned = {} });
+    lib.setBuildMode(mode);
+
+    lib.target.cpu_arch = .wasm32;
+    lib.target.os_tag = .wasi;
+
+    pkgs.addAllTo(lib);
+
+    lib.install();
+
+    const main_tests = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
+    main_tests.setBuildMode(mode);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&main_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/gyro.zzz b/gyro.zzz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..147d8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gyro.zzz
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+pkgs:
+  zellij-compact-status:
+    version: 0.0.0
+    description: A compact replacement for the zellij status bar
+    license: GPL-3.0
+    source_url: "https://mzte.de/git/LordMZTE/zellij-compact-status"
+    root: src/main.zig
+deps:
+  zellzig:
+    git:
+      url: "https://mzte.de/git/LordMZTE/zellzig.git"
+      ref: master
+      root: src/main.zig
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 87c4208..3b86766 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 release:
-    cargo build --release
+    gyro build -Drelease-fast
+
+run: release
+    zellij --layout-path plugin.yaml
 
 install: release
     cp -f \
-        target/wasm32-wasi/release/zellij-compact-status.wasm \
+        zig-out/lib/zellij-compact-status.wasm \
         ~/.local/share/zellij/plugins/compact-status.wasm
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/plugin.yaml b/plugin.yaml
index 3b22b41..62071cb 100644
--- a/plugin.yaml
+++ b/plugin.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ template:
         Fixed: 1
       run:
         plugin:
-          location: "file:target/wasm32-wasi/debug/zellij-compact-status.wasm"
+          location: "file:zig-out/lib/zellij-compact-status.wasm"
 tabs:
   - direction: Vertical
diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1059111..0000000
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-unstable_features = true
-binop_separator = "Back"
-format_code_in_doc_comments = true
-format_macro_matchers = true
-format_strings = true
-imports_layout = "HorizontalVertical"
-match_block_trailing_comma = true
-merge_imports = true
-normalize_comments = true
-use_field_init_shorthand = true
-use_try_shorthand = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19a7950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const zz = @import("zellzig");
+
+comptime {
+    zz.createPlugin(@This());
+}
+
+var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+var mode = zz.types.InputMode.Normal;
+
+pub fn init() void {
+    zz.allocator = gpa.allocator();
+    zz.api.setSelectable(false);
+    zz.api.subscribe(&[_]zz.types.EventType{.ModeUpdate}) catch
+        @panic("unable to subscribe to events");
+}
+
+pub fn update(ev: zz.Event) void {
+    switch (ev) {
+        .ModeUpdate => |mi| mode = mi.mode,
+        else => {},
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn render(rows: i32, cols: i32) void {
+    _ = rows;
+    _ = cols;
+}