diff --git a/src/BenncClient.ts b/src/BenncClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af2e663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BenncClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+import { MessageTypes } from "./common";
+import { packOutgoingPacket, unpackIncomingPacket } from "./messages/packet";
+import { packers, unpackers } from "./mapping";
+import { numberToUint16BE } from "./utilities/number";
+import Color from "color";
+
+export interface BenncClientOptions {
+  url: string;
+  protocols?: string[];
+  autoReconnect?: boolean;
+  reconnectDelay?: number;
+  maxReconnectAttempts?: number;
+}
+
+export interface ConnectionState {
+  connected: boolean;
+  connecting: boolean;
+  reconnectAttempts: number;
+}
+
+type EventListener = (...args: any[]) => void;
+
+export class BenncClient {
+  private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
+  private options: BenncClientOptions;
+  private state: ConnectionState = {
+    connected: false,
+    connecting: false,
+    reconnectAttempts: 0,
+  };
+  private reconnectTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+  private eventListeners: Map<string, EventListener[]> = new Map();
+
+  constructor(options: BenncClientOptions) {
+    this.options = {
+      autoReconnect: true,
+      reconnectDelay: 5000,
+      maxReconnectAttempts: 10,
+      ...options,
+    };
+  }
+
+  on(event: string, listener: EventListener): void {
+    if (!this.eventListeners.has(event)) {
+      this.eventListeners.set(event, []);
+    }
+    this.eventListeners.get(event)!.push(listener);
+  }
+
+  off(event: string, listener: EventListener): void {
+    const listeners = this.eventListeners.get(event);
+    if (listeners) {
+      const index = listeners.indexOf(listener);
+      if (index !== -1) {
+        listeners.splice(index, 1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  emit(event: string, ...args: any[]): void {
+    const listeners = this.eventListeners.get(event);
+    if (listeners) {
+      listeners.forEach((listener) => listener(...args));
+    }
+  }
+
+  connect(): Promise<void> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (this.state.connected || this.state.connecting) {
+        resolve();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.state.connecting = true;
+      this.emit("connecting");
+
+      try {
+        this.ws = new WebSocket(this.options.url, this.options.protocols);
+        this.ws.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
+
+        this.ws.onopen = () => {
+          this.state.connected = true;
+          this.state.connecting = false;
+          this.state.reconnectAttempts = 0;
+          this.emit("connected");
+          resolve();
+        };
+
+        this.ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+          this.handleMessage(event.data);
+        };
+
+        this.ws.onclose = (event) => {
+          this.state.connected = false;
+          this.state.connecting = false;
+          this.emit("disconnected", { code: event.code, reason: event.reason });
+
+          if (this.options.autoReconnect && this.shouldReconnect()) {
+            this.scheduleReconnect();
+          }
+        };
+
+        this.ws.onerror = (error) => {
+          this.state.connecting = false;
+          this.emit("error", error);
+          reject(error);
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.state.connecting = false;
+        reject(error);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  disconnect(): void {
+    if (this.reconnectTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(this.reconnectTimer);
+      this.reconnectTimer = null;
+    }
+
+    if (this.ws) {
+      this.ws.close();
+      this.ws = null;
+    }
+
+    this.state.connected = false;
+    this.state.connecting = false;
+  }
+
+  isConnected(): boolean {
+    return this.state.connected;
+  }
+
+  getConnectionState(): ConnectionState {
+    return { ...this.state };
+  }
+
+  private sendRawMessage(messageType: number, data?: Uint8Array): void {
+    if (!this.state.connected || !this.ws) {
+      throw new Error("Client is not connected");
+    }
+
+    const packet = packOutgoingPacket({
+      messageType: numberToUint16BE(messageType),
+      data,
+    });
+
+    this.ws.send(packet);
+  }
+
+  subscribe(messageType: MessageTypes): void {
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.Subscribe];
+    const data = packer({ messageType });
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.Subscribe, data);
+  }
+
+  unsubscribe(messageType: MessageTypes): void {
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.Unsubscribe];
+    const data = packer({ messageType });
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.Unsubscribe, data);
+  }
+
+  sendBasicMessage(message: string, key?: Uint8Array): void {
+    const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+    const messageBytes = encoder.encode(message);
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.Basic];
+    const data = packer(messageBytes, key);
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.Basic, data);
+  }
+
+  sendUserDataRequest(
+    username: string,
+    colour: Color,
+    clientId: string,
+    key?: Uint8Array,
+  ): void {
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.UserDataRequest];
+    const data = packer({ username, colour, clientId }, key);
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.UserDataRequest, data);
+  }
+
+  sendUserDataResponse(
+    username: string,
+    colour: Color,
+    clientId: string,
+    key?: Uint8Array,
+  ): void {
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.UserDataResponse];
+    const data = packer({ username, colour, clientId }, key);
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.UserDataResponse, data);
+  }
+
+  sendKeepalive(): void {
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.Keepalive];
+    const data = packer();
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.Keepalive, data);
+  }
+
+  requestHistory(): void {
+    const packer = packers[MessageTypes.GetHistory];
+    const data = packer();
+    this.sendRawMessage(MessageTypes.GetHistory, data);
+  }
+
+  private handleMessage(data: ArrayBuffer): void {
+    try {
+      const packet = unpackIncomingPacket(data);
+      this.emit("packet", packet);
+
+      const unpacker = unpackers[packet.messageType as keyof typeof unpackers];
+      if (unpacker) {
+        const unpackedData = unpacker(packet.data);
+        this.emit("message", {
+          messageType: packet.messageType,
+          senderId: packet.senderId,
+          data: unpackedData,
+        });
+        this.emit(`message:${packet.messageType}`, {
+          senderId: packet.senderId,
+          data: unpackedData,
+        });
+      } else {
+        this.emit("unknown-message", packet);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.emit("parse-error", error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private shouldReconnect(): boolean {
+    const maxAttempts = this.options.maxReconnectAttempts || 10;
+    return this.state.reconnectAttempts < maxAttempts;
+  }
+
+  private scheduleReconnect(): void {
+    const delay = this.options.reconnectDelay || 5000;
+    this.reconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.state.reconnectAttempts++;
+      this.emit("reconnecting", this.state.reconnectAttempts);
+      this.connect().catch((error) => {
+        this.emit("reconnect-failed", error);
+        if (this.shouldReconnect()) {
+          this.scheduleReconnect();
+        } else {
+          this.emit("reconnect-exhausted");
+        }
+      });
+    }, delay);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ed8cdf3..2aa9144 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ export type { SubscribeMessage } from "./messages/subscribe";
 export type { BasicMessage } from "./messages/basic";
 export type { UserDataRequestMessage } from "./messages/userDataRequest";
 export type { UserDataResponseMessage } from "./messages/userDataResponse";
+export { BenncClient } from "./BenncClient";
+export type { BenncClientOptions, ConnectionState } from "./BenncClient";