diff --git a/src/mpv/control.gleam b/src/mpv/control.gleam
index ad5b38d..5298ae6 100644
--- a/src/mpv/control.gleam
+++ b/src/mpv/control.gleam
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
+import gleam/io
 import gleam/json
 import gleam/result
 import gleam/string
 
 import mpv/internal/control as internal_control
-import mpv/key.{type Key, Char}
+import mpv/key.{type Key}
 import tcp/reason.{type Reason}
 import tcp/tcp.{type Socket}
 
 pub type Control {
   TogglePlayPause
+
+  ClearScreen
+
   Exit
 }
 
@@ -18,12 +22,14 @@ pub type ControlError {
 
 pub fn from_key(key: Key) -> Result(Control, Nil) {
   case key {
-    Char(char) -> char_control(char)
+    key.Command("clear_screen") -> Ok(ClearScreen)
+    key.Char(char) -> char_control(char)
     _ -> Error(Nil)
   }
 }
 
 fn char_control(char: String) -> Result(Control, Nil) {
+  echo "char: " <> char
   case char {
     " " -> Ok(TogglePlayPause)
     "q" -> Ok(Exit)
@@ -65,6 +71,10 @@ pub fn get_playback_time(socket: Socket) -> Result(PlaybackTime, ControlError) {
   }
 }
 
+pub fn clear_screen() -> Nil {
+  io.print("\u{001B}[2J\u{001B}[H")
+}
+
 fn send_command(socket: Socket, command: json.Json) -> Result(String, Reason) {
   result.try(tcp.send(socket, json.to_string(command) <> "\n"), fn(_) {
     let timeout_ms = 10_000
diff --git a/src/mpv/key.gleam b/src/mpv/key.gleam
index 9ef4a1b..97deff5 100644
--- a/src/mpv/key.gleam
+++ b/src/mpv/key.gleam
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import gleam/erlang/atom
 import gleam/list
-
+import gleam/string
 import mpv/internal/key as internal_key
 
 pub type Key {
   Char(String)
 
+  Command(String)
   Left
   Right
   Up
   Down
 
-  Continue
+  Continue(buffer: List(String))
   Unknown
 }
 
@@ -20,19 +21,37 @@ pub const esc = "\u{001B}"
 // control sequence introducer
 pub const csi = "["
 
+const command_init = "|"
+
 pub fn from_list(l: List(String)) -> Key {
+  echo "l: " <> string.inspect(l)
   case l {
     [e, c, "D"] if e == esc && c == csi -> Left
     [e, c, "C"] if e == esc && c == csi -> Right
     [e, c, "A"] if e == esc && c == csi -> Up
     [e, c, "B"] if e == esc && c == csi -> Down
 
-    [e, c] if e == esc && c == csi -> Continue
+    [e, c] if e == esc && c == csi -> Continue([])
+    [e] if e == esc -> Continue([])
+
+    [ci] | [ci, _] if ci == command_init -> Continue(l)
+    [ci, cmd, tail] if ci == command_init -> {
+      echo "three: " <> string.inspect(l)
+      case tail == "\r" {
+        True -> {
+          echo "found command :" <> cmd
+          Command(cmd)
+        }
+        False -> {
+          echo "joining mid with tail. mid :" <> cmd <> ", tail: " <> tail
+          Continue([ci, cmd <> tail])
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
-    [e] if e == esc -> Continue
     [char] -> Char(char)
 
-    [] -> Continue
+    [] -> Continue([])
     _ -> Unknown
   }
 }
@@ -44,10 +63,13 @@ pub fn start_raw_shell() {
 }
 
 pub fn read_input_until_key(l: List(String)) -> Key {
-  let l = internal_key.read_input() |> list.wrap |> list.append(l, _)
-
-  case from_list(l) {
-    Continue -> read_input_until_key(l)
+  case
+    internal_key.read_input()
+    |> list.wrap
+    |> list.append(l, _)
+    |> from_list
+  {
+    Continue(ll) -> read_input_until_key(ll)
     k -> k
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/mpv/mpv.gleam b/src/mpv/mpv.gleam
index e433703..c5edcdd 100644
--- a/src/mpv/mpv.gleam
+++ b/src/mpv/mpv.gleam
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
 import gleam/float
+import gleam/io
 import gleam/otp/actor
 import gleam/result
 import gleam/string
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ fn handle_message(
   control: Control,
 ) -> actor.Next(State(socket, exit), Control) {
   case control {
+    control.ClearScreen -> {
+      control.clear_screen()
+      actor.continue(state)
+    }
     control.TogglePlayPause -> {
       echo "toggling play/pause"
 
diff --git a/test/mpv/key_test.gleam b/test/mpv/key_test.gleam
index c291d88..5d8d01b 100644
--- a/test/mpv/key_test.gleam
+++ b/test/mpv/key_test.gleam
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ pub fn key_from_list_test() {
     TestCase([esc, csi, "C"], key.Right),
     TestCase([esc, csi, "A"], key.Up),
     TestCase([esc, csi, "B"], key.Down),
-    TestCase([esc, csi], key.Continue),
-    TestCase([esc], key.Continue),
-    TestCase([], key.Continue),
+    TestCase([esc, csi], key.Continue([])),
+    TestCase([esc], key.Continue([])),
+    TestCase([], key.Continue([])),
   ]
 
   list.each(test_cases, fn(tc) {