diff --git a/crates/triggers/src/lib.rs b/crates/triggers/src/lib.rs
index 3a0ec71c..f940d075 100644
--- a/crates/triggers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/triggers/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,62 @@
 
 //! System trigger management facilities
 
+use format::Trigger;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
 pub mod format;
+
+pub struct Manager {
+    handlers: Vec<ExtractedHandler>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct ExtractedHandler {
+    trigger: String,
+    handler: format::Handler,
+    pattern: fnmatch::Pattern,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("missing handler reference in {0}: {1}")]
+    MissingHandler(String, String),
+}
+
+impl Manager {
+    /// Create a new [Manager] using the given triggers
+    pub fn new(triggers: Vec<Trigger>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let mut handlers = vec![];
+        for trigger in triggers.iter() {
+            for (p, def) in trigger.paths.iter() {
+                for used_handler in def.handlers.iter() {
+                    let found = trigger
+                        .handlers
+                        .get(used_handler)
+                        .ok_or(Error::MissingHandler(
+                            trigger.name.clone(),
+                            used_handler.clone(),
+                        ))?;
+                    handlers.push(ExtractedHandler {
+                        trigger: trigger.name.clone(),
+                        handler: found.clone(),
+                        pattern: p.clone(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self { handlers })
+    }
+
+    /// Push a path, building up our matches
+    pub fn push_path(&mut self, path: &str) {
+        for (h, m) in self
+            .handlers
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|h| h.pattern.match_path(path).map(|m| (h, m)))
+        {
+            eprintln!("Matching [{}]: {:?} : {:?}", h.trigger, m, h.handler);
+        }
+    }
+}