diff --git a/vtest/vtest.h b/vtest/vtest.h
index 2453ca3..d599a05 100644
--- a/vtest/vtest.h
+++ b/vtest/vtest.h
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
 int vtest_create_renderer(int fd);
 
 int vtest_send_caps(void);
+
+int vtest_create_resource(void);
+int vtest_resource_unref(void);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/vtest/vtest_protocol.h b/vtest/vtest_protocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f06896f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtest/vtest_protocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+
+#ifndef VTEST_PROTOCOL
+#define VTEST_PROTOCOL
+
+#define VTEST_DEFAULT_SOCKET_NAME "/tmp/.virgl_test"
+
+/* 32-bit length field */
+/* 32-bit cmd field */
+#define VTEST_HDR_SIZE 2
+#define VTEST_CMD_LEN 0 /* length of data */
+#define VTEST_CMD_ID  1
+#define VTEST_CMD_DATA_START 2
+
+/* vtest cmds */
+#define VCMD_GET_CAPS 1
+
+#define VCMD_RESOURCE_CREATE 2
+#define VCMD_RESOURCE_UNREF 3
+
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_GET 4
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_PUT 5
+
+#define VCMD_SUBMIT_CMD 6
+
+/* get caps */
+/* 0 length cmd */
+/* resp VCMD_GET_CAPS + caps */
+
+/* context create */
+#define VCMD_CONTEXT_CREATE_CTX_ID 0
+/* context destroy */
+#define VCMD_CONTEXT_DESTROY_CTX_ID 0
+
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_SIZE 10
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_RES_HANDLE 0
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_TARGET 1
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_FORMAT 2
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_BIND 3
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_WIDTH 4
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_HEIGHT 5
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_DEPTH 6
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_ARRAY_SIZE 7
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_LAST_LEVEL 8
+#define VCMD_RES_CREATE_NR_SAMPLES 9
+
+#define VCMD_RES_UNREF_SIZE 1
+#define VCMD_RES_UNREF_RES_HANDLE 0
+
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_RES_HANDLE 0
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_LEVEL 1
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_STRIDE 2
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_LAYER_STRIDE 3
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_X 4
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_Y 5
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_Z 6
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_WIDTH 7
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_HEIGHT 8
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_DEPTH 9
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_OFFSET 10
+#define VCMD_TRANSFER_DATA 11
+
+#endif
diff --git a/vtest/vtest_renderer.c b/vtest/vtest_renderer.c
index 75b6506..dbbe20a 100644
--- a/vtest/vtest_renderer.c
+++ b/vtest/vtest_renderer.c
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "virglrenderer.h"
 
+#include "vtest_protocol.h"
+
+static int ctx_id = 1;
 struct virgl_renderer_callbacks vtest_cbs = {
     .version = 1,
     //    .write_fence = vtest_write_fence,
@@ -15,8 +19,14 @@ struct vtest_renderer renderer;
 
 int vtest_create_renderer(int fd)
 {
+    const char *vtestname = "vtestname";
+    int ret;
+
     renderer.remote_fd = fd;
     virgl_renderer_init(&renderer, VIRGL_RENDERER_USE_EGL, &vtest_cbs);
+
+    ret = virgl_renderer_context_create(ctx_id, strlen(vtestname), vtestname);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 int vtest_send_caps(void)
@@ -38,3 +48,48 @@ int vtest_send_caps(void)
     write(renderer.remote_fd, caps_buf, max_size);
     return 0;
 }
+
+int vtest_create_resource(void)
+{
+    uint32_t res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_SIZE];
+    struct virgl_renderer_resource_create_args args;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = read(renderer.remote_fd, &res_create_buf, sizeof(res_create_buf));
+    if (ret != sizeof(res_create_buf))
+	return -1;
+	
+    args.handle = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_RES_HANDLE];
+    args.target = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_TARGET];
+    args.format = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_FORMAT];
+    args.bind = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_BIND];
+
+    args.width = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_WIDTH];
+    args.height = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_HEIGHT];
+    args.depth = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_DEPTH];
+    args.array_size = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_ARRAY_SIZE];
+    args.last_level = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_LAST_LEVEL];
+    args.nr_samples = res_create_buf[VCMD_RES_CREATE_NR_SAMPLES];
+    args.flags = 0;
+
+    ret = virgl_renderer_resource_create(&args, NULL, 0);
+
+    virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx_id, args.handle);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int vtest_resource_unref(void)
+{
+    uint32_t res_unref_buf[VCMD_RES_UNREF_SIZE];
+    int ret;
+    uint32_t handle;
+
+    ret = read(renderer.remote_fd, &res_unref_buf, sizeof(res_unref_buf));
+    if (ret != sizeof(res_unref_buf))
+      return -1;
+
+    handle = res_unref_buf[VCMD_RES_UNREF_RES_HANDLE];
+    virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx_id, handle);
+    virgl_renderer_resource_unref(handle);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/vtest/vtest_server.c b/vtest/vtest_server.c
index 1b6ea4d..a702139 100644
--- a/vtest/vtest_server.c
+++ b/vtest/vtest_server.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 
 #include "vtest.h"
+#include "vtest_protocol.h"
+
 static int vtest_open_socket(const char *path)
 {
     struct sockaddr_un un;
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ int wait_for_socket_read(int sock)
 int main(void)
 {
     int sock, new_fd, ret;
-    uint32_t header[2];
+    uint32_t header[VTEST_HDR_SIZE];
     sock = vtest_open_socket("/tmp/.virgl_test");
 
     new_fd = wait_for_socket_accept(sock);
@@ -88,13 +90,23 @@ again:
       goto err;
     
     vtest_create_renderer(new_fd);
-    ret = read(new_fd, &header, 2 * sizeof(uint32_t));
+    ret = read(new_fd, &header, sizeof(header));
 
     if (ret == 8) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "got %d %d\n", header[0], header[1]);
+      fprintf(stderr, "got length: %d cmd: %d\n", header[0], header[1]);
 
-      if (header[1] == 1) {
+      switch (header[1]) {
+      case VCMD_GET_CAPS:
 	vtest_send_caps();
+	break;
+      case VCMD_RESOURCE_CREATE:
+	vtest_create_resource();
+	break;
+      case VCMD_RESOURCE_UNREF:
+	vtest_resource_unref();
+	break;
+      default:
+	break;
       }
       goto again;
     }