diff --git a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162a7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const command = @import("command");
+const cmd = command.executeName;
+
+var commands: Commands = undefined;
+
+pub fn init() !void {
+    var v: void = {};
+    try commands.init(&v);
+}
+
+pub fn deinit() void {
+    commands.deinit();
+}
+
+const Commands = command.Collection(cmds_);
+const cmds_ = struct {
+    pub const Target = void;
+    const Ctx = command.Context;
+    const Result = command.Result;
+
+    pub fn w(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("save_file", .{});
+    }
+    pub const w_meta = .{ .description = "w (write file)" };
+
+    pub fn q(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("quit", .{});
+    }
+    pub const q_meta = .{ .description = "q (quit)" };
+
+    pub fn @"q!"(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("quit_without_saving", .{});
+    }
+    pub const @"q!_meta" = .{ .description = "q! (quit without saving)" };
+
+    pub fn wq(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("save_file", command.fmt(.{ "then", .{ "quit", .{} } }));
+    }
+    pub const wq_meta = .{ .description = "wq (write file and quit)" };
+
+    pub fn o(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("open_file", .{});
+    }
+    pub const o_meta = .{ .description = "o (open file)" };
+
+    pub fn @"wq!"(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        cmd("save_file", .{}) catch {};
+        try cmd("quit_without_saving", .{});
+    }
+    pub const @"wq!_meta" = .{ .description = "wq! (write file and quit without saving)" };
+};
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/vim.zig b/src/tui/mode/vim.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34438a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tui/mode/vim.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const command = @import("command");
+const cmd = command.executeName;
+
+var commands: Commands = undefined;
+
+pub fn init() !void {
+    var v: void = {};
+    try commands.init(&v);
+}
+
+pub fn deinit() void {
+    commands.deinit();
+}
+
+const Commands = command.Collection(cmds_);
+const cmds_ = struct {
+    pub const Target = void;
+    const Ctx = command.Context;
+    const Result = command.Result;
+
+    pub fn w(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("save_file", .{});
+    }
+    pub const w_meta = .{ .description = "w (write file)" };
+
+    pub fn q(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("quit", .{});
+    }
+    pub const q_meta = .{ .description = "q (quit)" };
+
+    pub fn @"q!"(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("quit_without_saving", .{});
+    }
+    pub const @"q!_meta" = .{ .description = "q! (quit without saving)" };
+
+    pub fn wq(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try cmd("save_file", command.fmt(.{ "then", .{ "quit", .{} } }));
+    }
+    pub const wq_meta = .{ .description = "wq (write file and quit)" };
+
+    pub fn @"wq!"(_: *void, _: Ctx) Result {
+        cmd("save_file", .{}) catch {};
+        try cmd("quit_without_saving", .{});
+    }
+    pub const @"wq!_meta" = .{ .description = "wq! (write file and quit without saving)" };
+};
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 9b1b2ea..88ec008 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -876,6 +876,26 @@ const cmds = struct {
         try tp.self_pid().send_raw(.{ .buf = msg_cb.items });
     }
     pub const run_async_meta = .{};
+
+    pub fn enter_vim_mode(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try @import("mode/vim.zig").init();
+    }
+    pub const enter_vim_mode_meta = .{};
+
+    pub fn exit_vim_mode(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        @import("mode/vim.zig").deinit();
+    }
+    pub const exit_vim_mode_meta = .{};
+
+    pub fn enter_helix_mode(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        try @import("mode/helix.zig").init();
+    }
+    pub const enter_helix_mode_meta = .{};
+
+    pub fn exit_helix_mode(_: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        @import("mode/helix.zig").deinit();
+    }
+    pub const exit_helix_mode_meta = .{};
 };
 
 pub const MiniMode = struct {