diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 669b289..37d6368 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@
 
 # Directories
 build/
+
+# IDEs and LSP specific
 .vscode/
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3434e5f..e4312a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include(cmake/defaults.cmake)
 
 add_subdirectory(third_party)
 add_subdirectory(scripts)
+add_subdirectory(plugins)
 
 set(hSIM_LIB
     src/memory.cc src/machine.cc
diff --git a/include/machine.hh b/include/machine.hh
index 3cc2ebe..3255d2b 100644
--- a/include/machine.hh
+++ b/include/machine.hh
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 #define HSIM_MACHINE_INCLUDED
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "config.hh"
 #include "cpu_state.hh"
 #include "elf_loader.hh"
 #include "executors.hh"
+#include "machine_event.hh"
 #include "memory.hh"
 
 namespace hsim {
@@ -32,9 +35,18 @@ class Machine final {
         }
     }
 
+    void addEventConsumer(IEventConsumerHandle consumer) {
+        m_eventManager.attach(std::move(consumer));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Event, typename... Args> void notify(Args &&...args) {
+        m_eventManager.notify<Event>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
   private:
     std::unique_ptr<CpuState> m_state;
     Memory m_mem{};
+    EventManager m_eventManager;
 };
 
 } // namespace hsim
diff --git a/include/machine_event.hh b/include/machine_event.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8b00e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/machine_event.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#ifndef HSIM_MACHINE_EVENT_INCLUDED
+#define HSIM_MACHINE_EVENT_INCLUDED
+
+#include <list>
+#include <memory>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "support.hh"
+
+namespace hsim {
+
+struct MemRead {};
+struct MemWrite {};
+struct PreInsn {};
+struct PostInsn {};
+
+class IEventConsumer {
+  public:
+    virtual ~IEventConsumer() = default;
+    virtual void handle(MemRead event, Addr addr) = 0;
+    virtual void handle(MemWrite event, Addr addr, Word value) = 0;
+    virtual void handle(PreInsn event, Word insn) = 0;
+    virtual void handle(PostInsn event, Word insn) = 0;
+};
+
+using IEventConsumerHandle = std::unique_ptr<IEventConsumer>;
+class EventManager final {
+  public:
+    template <typename Event, typename... Args> void notify(Args &&...args) {
+        for (auto &consumer : m_consumers) {
+            consumer->handle(Event{}, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        }
+    }
+    void attach(IEventConsumerHandle consumer) {
+        m_consumers.push_back(std::move(consumer));
+    }
+    void detach(IEventConsumerHandle consumer) { m_consumers.remove(consumer); }
+
+  private:
+    std::list<IEventConsumerHandle> m_consumers;
+};
+
+} // namespace hsim
+
+#endif // HSIM_MACHINE_EVENT_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/plugin.hh b/include/plugin.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6a71e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/plugin.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#ifndef HSIM_PLUGIN_INCLUDED
+#define HSIM_PLUGIN_INCLUDED
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+#include "machine_event.hh"
+#include "so_loader.hh"
+#include "support.hh"
+
+namespace hsim {
+
+class IPlugin {
+  public:
+    virtual ~IPlugin() = default;
+    virtual void handle(MemRead event, Addr addr) = 0;
+    virtual void handle(MemWrite event, Addr addr, Word value) = 0;
+    virtual void handle(PreInsn event, Word insn) = 0;
+    virtual void handle(PostInsn event, Word insn) = 0;
+};
+
+using LoadPluginFunc = IPlugin *(*)(const std::string &options);
+using UnloadPluginFunc = void (*)(IPlugin *plugin);
+
+constexpr std::string kLoadPluginFuncName = "loadPlugin";
+constexpr std::string kUnloadPluginFuncName = "unloadPlugin";
+
+// NOTE plugins should use this defines when declaring a function
+#define HSIM_LOAD_PLUGIN_FUNC extern "C" hsim::IPlugin *loadPlugin
+#define HSIM_UNLOAD_PLUGIN_FUNC extern "C" void unloadPlugin
+
+class PluginConsumer : public IEventConsumer {
+  public:
+    PluginConsumer(const std::filesystem::path &path,
+                   const std::string &options)
+        : m_sharedLib{path, kLazy}, m_plugin{nullptr, nullptr} {
+        auto loadFunc = m_sharedLib.get<LoadPluginFunc>(kLoadPluginFuncName);
+        auto unloadFunc =
+            m_sharedLib.get<UnloadPluginFunc>(kUnloadPluginFuncName);
+
+        m_plugin = std::unique_ptr<IPlugin, UnloadPluginFunc>(loadFunc(options),
+                                                              unloadFunc);
+    }
+
+    void handle(MemRead event, Addr addr) override {
+        m_plugin->handle(event, addr);
+    }
+    void handle(MemWrite event, Addr addr, Word value) override {
+        m_plugin->handle(event, addr, value);
+    }
+    void handle(PreInsn event, Word insn) override {
+        m_plugin->handle(event, insn);
+    }
+    void handle(PostInsn event, Word insn) override {
+        m_plugin->handle(event, insn);
+    }
+
+  private:
+    SharedLib m_sharedLib;
+    std::unique_ptr<IPlugin, UnloadPluginFunc> m_plugin;
+};
+
+} // namespace hsim
+
+#endif // HSIM_PLUGIN_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/so_loader.hh b/include/so_loader.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bdd360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/so_loader.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef HSIM_SO_LOADER_INCLUDED
+#define HSIM_SO_LOADER_INCLUDED
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+namespace hsim {
+
+enum SharedLibMode : std::uint16_t {
+    kLazy = RTLD_LAZY,
+    kNow = RTLD_NOW,
+    kGlobal = RTLD_GLOBAL,
+    kLocal = RTLD_LOCAL,
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+concept PointerT = std::is_pointer_v<T>;
+
+class SharedLib {
+  private:
+    struct DlCloser {
+        void operator()(void *handle) { dlclose(handle); }
+    };
+
+  public:
+    SharedLib(const std::filesystem::path &libPath, SharedLibMode mode)
+        : m_handle{dlopen(libPath.c_str(), mode)} {
+        if (m_handle == nullptr) {
+            throw std::runtime_error{dlerror()};
+        }
+    }
+    template <PointerT T> T get(const std::string &symbol) {
+        void *loadedSymbol = dlsym(m_handle.get(), symbol.c_str());
+        if (loadedSymbol == nullptr) {
+            throw std::runtime_error{dlerror()};
+        }
+
+        return reinterpret_cast<T>(loadedSymbol);
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::unique_ptr<void, DlCloser> m_handle;
+    static_assert(sizeof(m_handle) == sizeof(void *));
+};
+
+} // namespace hsim
+
+#endif // HSIM_SO_LOADER_INCLUDED
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1230f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+add_library(simple_plugin SHARED
+    simple_plugin.cc
+)
+
+target_include_directories(simple_plugin
+    PRIVATE
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+)
+
+set(PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/plugins")
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR})
+
+set_target_properties(simple_plugin PROPERTIES
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}
+)
diff --git a/plugins/simple_plugin.cc b/plugins/simple_plugin.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74200b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/simple_plugin.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "machine_event.hh"
+#include "plugin.hh"
+#include "support.hh"
+
+namespace hsim {
+
+class SimplePlugin : public hsim::IPlugin {
+  public:
+    SimplePlugin(std::string name) : m_name{std::move(name)} {
+        std::cout << "SimplePlugin: " << m_name << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    ~SimplePlugin() override {
+        std::cout << "~SimplePlugin: " << m_name << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    void handle([[maybe_unused]] MemRead event, Addr addr) override {
+        std::cout << m_name << " MemRead: " << std::hex << addr << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    void handle([[maybe_unused]] MemWrite event, Addr addr,
+                Word value) override {
+        std::cout << m_name << " MemWrite: " << std::hex << addr << " " << value
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    void handle([[maybe_unused]] PreInsn event, Word insn) override {
+        std::cout << m_name << " PreInsn: " << std::hex << insn << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    void handle([[maybe_unused]] PostInsn event, Word insn) override {
+        std::cout << m_name << " PostInsn: " << std::hex << insn << std::endl;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::string m_name;
+};
+
+HSIM_LOAD_PLUGIN_FUNC(const std::string &options) {
+    return new SimplePlugin{options};
+}
+
+HSIM_UNLOAD_PLUGIN_FUNC(SimplePlugin *plugin) { delete plugin; }
+
+} // namespace hsim
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index a246ab1..7769eb5 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+#include <exception>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <stdexcept>
+#include <memory>
 //
 #include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
 
 #include "config.hh"
 #include "machine.hh"
+#include "machine_event.hh"
+#include "plugin.hh"
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) try {
     CLI::App app("hSim: high Performance CPU Simulator");
@@ -14,9 +18,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) try {
         ->required()
         ->check(CLI::ExistingFile);
 
-    app.add_option("--log", config.log_path, "Path to log file")
-        ->required()
-        ->check(CLI::ExistingFile);
+    app.add_option("--log", config.log_path, "Path to log file")->required();
 
     app.add_flag("--dump-exec", config.dump_exec,
                  "Option to enable dump of state on execution")
@@ -32,6 +34,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) try {
 
     machine.run();
 
+    // std::filesystem::path pluginPath = "./build/plugins/libsimple_plugin.so";
+    // machine.addEventConsumer(
+    //     std::make_unique<hsim::PluginConsumer>(pluginPath, "vova"));
+    // machine.notify<hsim::MemWrite>(0, 0);
+
     return 0;
 } catch (const std::exception &e) {
     std::cout << e.what() << '\n';