diff --git a/sprinklers_actors/Cargo.toml b/sprinklers_actors/Cargo.toml
index b8b850d..bf30165 100644
--- a/sprinklers_actors/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sprinklers_actors/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.19"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.15" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.116", features = ["derive"] }
 im = "15.0.0"
+eyre = "0.6.0"
 
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "0.2.22"
diff --git a/sprinklers_actors/src/lib.rs b/sprinklers_actors/src/lib.rs
index 59edff5..8dcc832 100644
--- a/sprinklers_actors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sprinklers_actors/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 pub mod program_runner;
 pub mod section_runner;
+pub mod state_manager;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod trace_listeners;
 
 pub use program_runner::ProgramRunner;
 pub use section_runner::SectionRunner;
+pub use state_manager::StateManager;
diff --git a/sprinklers_actors/src/state_manager.rs b/sprinklers_actors/src/state_manager.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..805f10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprinklers_actors/src/state_manager.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use eyre::Result;
+use sprinklers_core::model::{ProgramId, ProgramRef, ProgramUpdateData, Programs};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, watch};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Request {
+    UpdateProgram {
+        id: ProgramId,
+        update: ProgramUpdateData,
+        resp_tx: oneshot::Sender<Result<ProgramRef>>,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct StateManager {
+    request_tx: mpsc::Sender<Request>,
+    programs_watch: watch::Receiver<Programs>,
+}
+
+impl StateManager {
+    pub fn new(
+        request_tx: mpsc::Sender<Request>,
+        programs_watch: watch::Receiver<Programs>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            request_tx,
+            programs_watch,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn update_program(
+        &mut self,
+        id: ProgramId,
+        update: ProgramUpdateData,
+    ) -> Result<ProgramRef> {
+        let (resp_tx, resp_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.request_tx
+            .send(Request::UpdateProgram {
+                id,
+                update,
+                resp_tx,
+            })
+            .await?;
+        resp_rx.await?
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_programs(&self) -> watch::Receiver<Programs> {
+        self.programs_watch.clone()
+    }
+}