diff --git a/event_proxy/README.md b/event_proxy/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..184abf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event_proxy/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Home Assistant Event Proxy
+
+I found getting MQTT message sending on the pico MCP to be too trickey. I built this event proxy go app to simplify things.
+With it in place the MCP only needs to send a very simple TCP message like "M01,25.5,60,1013". This this proxy app with
+convert it into a Home Assistant MQTT event.
+
+
+## Dev
+
+Run dev server with:
+
+```shell
+$ go run main.go
+```
+
+Run unit tests with:
+
+```shell
+$ go test -v
+```
+
+To send a test message from the command line:
+
+```shell
+$ echo "M01,1.0,1.1,1.2" | nc 192.168.1.153 8080
+```
diff --git a/event_proxy/go.mod b/event_proxy/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ca9105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event_proxy/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module event_proxy
+
+go 1.25.0
diff --git a/event_proxy/main.go b/event_proxy/main.go
index 53e1c33..e20def8 100644
--- a/event_proxy/main.go
+++ b/event_proxy/main.go
@@ -1,18 +1,48 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
+type Message struct {
+	ID   int
+	Data []string
+}
+
+func ParseMsg(msg string) (*Message, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(msg, ",")
+	msgIdStr := parts[0]
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(msgIdStr, "M") {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("message must start with 'M' prefix")
+	}
+	msgIdStr = strings.TrimPrefix(msgIdStr, "M")
+	msgId, err := strconv.Atoi(msgIdStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	msgData := make([]string, len(parts)-1)
+	for i, data := range parts[1:] {
+		msgData[i] = strings.TrimSpace(data)
+	}
+	message := &Message{
+		ID:   msgId,
+		Data: msgData,
+	}
+	return message, nil
+}
+
 func main() {
 	// Initialize JSON logger
 	logger := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
 	slog.SetDefault(logger)
 
-	addr := "192.168.1.153:8080"
+	addr := "0.0.0.0:8080"
 	slog.Info("Starting TCP server", "address", addr)
 
 	//Resolve address
@@ -60,7 +90,14 @@ func handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 		if n == 0 {
 			return
 		}
-		slog.Info("Received message", "message", string(buffer[:n]), "bytes", n)
+		msgStr := string(buffer[:n])
+		slog.Info("Received message", "message", msgStr, "bytes", n)
+		msg, err := ParseMsg(msgStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("Error parsing message", "error", err)
+			return
+		}
+		slog.Info("Parsed message", "message", msg)
 
 		//Echo message back
 		// _, err = conn.Write(buffer[:n])
diff --git a/event_proxy/main_test.go b/event_proxy/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1593b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event_proxy/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseMsg(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		input     string
+		wantID    int
+		wantData  []string
+		wantError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "valid message with single data element",
+			input:     "M01,25.5",
+			wantID:    1,
+			wantData:  []string{"25.5"},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "valid message with multiple data elements",
+			input:     "M02,25.5,60,1013",
+			wantID:    2,
+			wantData:  []string{"25.5", "60", "1013"},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "valid message with ID only",
+			input:     "M0",
+			wantID:    0,
+			wantData:  []string{},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "invalid message with non-numeric ID",
+			input:     "Mabc,data",
+			wantID:    0,
+			wantData:  nil,
+			wantError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "invalid message with missing M prefix",
+			input:     "1,data",
+			wantID:    0,
+			wantData:  nil,
+			wantError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "invalid message with empty string",
+			input:     "",
+			wantID:    0,
+			wantData:  nil,
+			wantError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "valid message with empty data elements",
+			input:     "M5,,data,,",
+			wantID:    5,
+			wantData:  []string{"", "data", "", ""},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "valid message with special characters in data",
+			input:     "M10,key=value!@#$",
+			wantID:    10,
+			wantData:  []string{"key=value!@#$"},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "newlines and whitespace are stripped from data",
+			input:     "M1,1.0,1.1,1.2\n",
+			wantID:    1,
+			wantData:  []string{"1.0", "1.1", "1.2"},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "leading and trailing whitespace stripped",
+			input:     "M5, data1 , data2 \t, data3\r\n",
+			wantID:    5,
+			wantData:  []string{"data1", "data2", "data3"},
+			wantError: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ParseMsg(tt.input)
+
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantError {
+				t.Errorf("ParseMsg() error = %v, wantError %v", err, tt.wantError)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantError {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if got.ID != tt.wantID {
+				t.Errorf("ParseMsg() ID = %d, want %d", got.ID, tt.wantID)
+			}
+
+			if len(got.Data) != len(tt.wantData) {
+				t.Errorf("ParseMsg() data length = %d, want %d", len(got.Data), len(tt.wantData))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, val := range got.Data {
+				if val != tt.wantData[i] {
+					t.Errorf("ParseMsg() data[%d] = %q, want %q", i, val, tt.wantData[i])
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tasks.txt b/tasks.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c550892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+task: create text based architecture diagram of event proxy
+task: split event proxy into multiple files following the architecture pattern
+task: add deps files to event proxy needed for MQTT
+task: finish node1 by creating a M002 for the air quility sensor readings
+
+
+
+------------------------------