diff --git a/include/chess/bitboard.h b/include/chess/bitboard.h
index 1e72b35..b49c2fd 100644
--- a/include/chess/bitboard.h
+++ b/include/chess/bitboard.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <chess/types.h>
 
 #define REPETETION_TABLE_LENGTH 1024
+#define START_FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"
 
 bool bitboardGet(const uint_least64_t *board, struct piece_t piece, uint_least8_t i);
 uint_least64_t bitboardGetMask(const uint_least64_t *board, struct piece_t piece);
@@ -13,4 +14,5 @@ void bitboardClear(uint_least64_t *board, struct piece_t piece, uint_least8_t i)
 void bitboardSet(uint_least64_t *board, struct piece_t piece, uint_least8_t i);
 struct piece_t pieceAtField(const uint_least64_t *board, uint_least8_t i);
 struct gameState_t newGameState(uint_least64_t *board,
-		struct zobristTableElement *repetitionTableStore, char *FEN);
+		struct zobristTableElement *repetitionTableStore, const char *FEN);
+struct gameState_t parseFen(uint_least64_t *board, const char *FEN);
diff --git a/src/chess/main.c b/src/chess/main.c
index 9a4a015..db72e62 100644
--- a/src/chess/main.c
+++ b/src/chess/main.c
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "evaluate.h"
 #include <chess/util.h>
 
-#define START_FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"
-
 struct drawData_t {
 	RsvgHandle **piecesSvg;
 	struct gameState_t *gameState;
diff --git a/src/common/postCodeGen/bitboard.c b/src/common/postCodeGen/bitboard.c
index 82b7f34..f1d6d10 100644
--- a/src/common/postCodeGen/bitboard.c
+++ b/src/common/postCodeGen/bitboard.c
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ struct piece_t pieceAtField(const uint_least64_t *board, uint_least8_t i) {
 	}
 }
 
+struct gameState_t parseFen(uint_least64_t *board, const char *FEN) {
+}
+
 struct gameState_t newGameState(uint_least64_t *board,
-		struct zobristTableElement *repetitionTableStore, char *FEN) {
+		struct zobristTableElement *repetitionTableStore, const char *FEN) {
 	struct gameState_t gameState = {board, 0};
 	for(uint_least8_t i = 0; i < BITBOARD_LENGTH; ++i) {
 		board[i] = 0;
diff --git a/src/uci.c b/src/uci.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f411c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uci.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "chess/move.h"
+#include "chess/types.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <chess/bitboard.h>
+
+atomic_bool searchShouldStop;
+
+#define customStrCmp(input, cmd) customStrCmpFunc(&(input), cmd, sizeof(cmd))
+static bool customStrCmpFunc(char **input, const char *cmd, const size_t length) {
+	bool result = strncmp(*input, cmd, length) == 0;
+	if(result) *input += length + 1;
+	return result;
+}
+
+int main() {
+	char input[4096];
+	struct gameState_t gameState;
+	uint_least64_t board[TOTAL_BOARD_SIZE];
+	gameState.repetitionTable = (struct zobristTable){NULL};
+	initMagicTable();
+	while(true) {
+		char *inputPtr = input;
+		if(fgets(input, sizeof input, stdin) == NULL) {
+			perror("Error: reading stdin: ");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "uci")) {
+			printf(
+					"id name NoNameChessEngine\n"
+					"id author MrGeorgen\n"
+					"uciok\n"
+					);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "isready")) {
+			printf("readyok\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "position")) {
+			if(gameState.repetitionTable.arr == NULL) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Error: required uicnewgame before a position command\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "startpos")) {
+				gameState = parseFen(board, START_FEN);
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "fen")) {
+				gameState = parseFen(board, inputPtr);
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "quit")) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "go")) {
+			while(*inputPtr != '\0') {
+				//if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "wtime"))
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(customStrCmp(inputPtr, "stop")) {
+			searchShouldStop = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+	}
+}