diff --git a/cove-tui/src/euph/api/room_cmds.rs b/cove-tui/src/euph/api/room_cmds.rs
index 02dddd4..f4653e3 100644
--- a/cove-tui/src/euph/api/room_cmds.rs
+++ b/cove-tui/src/euph/api/room_cmds.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ pub struct Nick {
     pub name: String,
 }
 
+impl Nick {
+    pub fn new<S: ToString>(name: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Confirms the [`Nick`] command.
 ///
 /// Returns the session's former and new names (the server may modify the
@@ -98,6 +106,22 @@ pub struct Send {
     pub parent: Option<Snowflake>,
 }
 
+impl Send {
+    pub fn new<S: ToString>(content: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: content.to_string(),
+            parent: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn reply<S: ToString>(parent: Snowflake, content: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: content.to_string(),
+            parent: Some(parent),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// The message that was sent.
 ///
 /// this includes the message id, which was populated by the server.