diff --git a/cmd/server/main-server.go b/cmd/server/main-server.go
index c4646135..233596a7 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main-server.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main-server.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wcloud"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wconfig"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/web"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wps"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wshutil"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wstore"
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ func createMainWshClient() {
 	rpc := wshserver.GetMainRpcClient()
 	wshutil.DefaultRouter.RegisterRoute("wavesrv", rpc)
 	wshutil.DefaultRouter.SetDefaultRoute("wavesrv")
+	wps.Broker.SetClient(wshutil.DefaultRouter)
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
index 4720f3f5..03e8e480 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 	Command_Test              = "test"
 	Command_RemoteStreamFile  = "remotestreamfile"
 	Command_RemoteFileInfo    = "remotefileinfo"
+	Command_Event             = "event"
 )
 
 type RespOrErrorUnion[T any] struct {
diff --git a/pkg/wshutil/wshrouter.go b/pkg/wshutil/wshrouter.go
index d04ff5bd..657eaabc 100644
--- a/pkg/wshutil/wshrouter.go
+++ b/pkg/wshutil/wshrouter.go
@@ -47,6 +47,25 @@ func noRouteErr(routeId string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("no route for %q", routeId)
 }
 
+func (router *WshRouter) SendEvent(fullRoute string, event wshrpc.WaveEvent) {
+	nextRoute, routeId := popRoute(fullRoute)
+	rpc := router.GetRpc(routeId)
+	if rpc == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	msg := RpcMessage{
+		Command: wshrpc.Command_Event,
+		Route:   nextRoute,
+		Data:    event,
+	}
+	msgBytes, err := json.Marshal(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		// nothing to do
+		return
+	}
+	rpc.SendRpcMessage(msgBytes)
+}
+
 func (router *WshRouter) handleNoRoute(msg RpcMessage) {
 	nrErr := noRouteErr(msg.Route)
 	if msg.ReqId == "" {