diff --git a/mattermost.el b/mattermost.el
index 60095ba..b8d61cd 100644
--- a/mattermost.el
+++ b/mattermost.el
@@ -128,6 +128,21 @@ if the user is not present"
             (insert (format "> [%s] %s\n" channel-id (if (string= channel-display-name "")
                                                          channel-name
                                                        channel-display-name)))))))))
+;; ToDo: define this better
+(defvar mattermost-mode-map
+  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+    (define-key map (kbd "C-c f") '(lambda () (interactive) (message "keyyyy")))
+    map)
+  "The keymap for mattermost-mode")
+
+(define-derived-mode mattermost-mode fundamental-mode "Mattermost"
+  "Mode to list the Mattermost teams and channels to allow the
+user to check their status and select between them")
+
+(defun mattermost ()
+  "Connect to a Mattermost instance"
+  (interactive)
+  )
 
 ;; ToDo: remove
 (setq msgs (mattermost-get-channel-messages "68w17u1da7yg7enayudjjqqwse"))