diff --git a/src/app/app.ts b/src/app/app.ts
index dab6286..5c572e9 100644
--- a/src/app/app.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ export default class Enclave<P = Page> {
     return this.accounts?.accounts[this.accounts.activeAccount] || null;
   }
 
+  public getClientSecretKey() {
+    if (!this.accounts) return null;
+
+    const account = this.getAccount();
+
+    return account ? base58.decode(account.privateKey) : null;
+  }
+
   public sendMessage(content: string, channelId: string) {
     const clientSecretKey = this.getClientSecretKey();
 
@@ -104,6 +112,15 @@ export default class Enclave<P = Page> {
       return;
     }
 
+    const account = this.getAccount();
+
+    if (!account) {
+      console.error("Failed to get account");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.server.websocket?.send({ method: "Meta", ...account.meta });
+
     const metaResponse = await axios.get(
       getHTTPUrl(hostname, isSecure, "/meta"),
     );
@@ -118,12 +135,4 @@ export default class Enclave<P = Page> {
 
     this.forceRender();
   }
-
-  public getClientSecretKey() {
-    if (!this.accounts) return null;
-
-    const account = this.getAccount();
-
-    return account ? base58.decode(account.privateKey) : null;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/protocol.ts b/src/app/protocol.ts
index 23c206f..b509425 100644
--- a/src/app/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/app/protocol.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,4 @@
-export interface ClientMeta {}
-
-export interface ServerMeta {
-  name: string;
-  description: string;
-  channels: Channel[];
-}
-
-export interface MessageData {
-  content: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-  signature: string;
-}
-
-export interface StoredMessage extends MessageData {
-  id: string;
-  author: string;
-}
+import { ClientMeta, MessageData } from "@/lib/types";
 
 export type ClientMethod =
   | {
@@ -38,9 +21,9 @@ export type ServerMethod =
       timestamp: number;
       hostname: string;
     }
-  | {
+  | ({
       method: "Meta";
-    }
+    } & ClientMeta)
   | {
       method: "SendMessage";
       channel_id: string;
@@ -50,8 +33,3 @@ export type ServerMethod =
       method: "Error";
       error: string;
     };
-
-export type Channel = { id: string; name: string } & ChannelKind;
-
-export type ChannelKind =
-  { kind: "text" } | { kind: "category"; channels: Channel[] };
diff --git a/src/app/server.ts b/src/app/server.ts
index 8410579..0ebfcd4 100644
--- a/src/app/server.ts
+++ b/src/app/server.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as ed from "@noble/ed25519";
 import EnclaveWebSocket from "./ws";
 import { sha512 } from "@noble/hashes/sha2.js";
 import { getWSUrl } from "@/lib/serverList";
-import { ServerMeta } from "./protocol";
+import { ServerMeta } from "@/lib/types";
 
 ed.hashes.sha512 = sha512;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/accounts.ts b/src/lib/accounts.ts
index f9ff4ac..6278ec4 100644
--- a/src/lib/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/lib/accounts.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import { ClientMeta } from "./types";
 
 export interface Account {
-  displayName: string;
-  avatar?: string;
+  meta: ClientMeta;
   privateKey: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/serverList.ts b/src/lib/serverList.ts
index 18e1f81..0517bc6 100644
--- a/src/lib/serverList.ts
+++ b/src/lib/serverList.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { ServerMeta } from "@/app/protocol";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import { ServerMeta } from "./types";
 
 export interface KnownServer {
   meta: ServerMeta;
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c77ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export interface ClientMeta {
+  displayName: string;
+  avatar?: string;
+}
+
+export interface ServerMeta {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  channels: Channel[];
+}
+
+export interface MessageData {
+  content: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+  signature: string;
+}
+
+export interface StoredMessage extends MessageData {
+  id: string;
+  author: string;
+}
+
+export type Channel = { id: string; name: string } & ChannelKind;
+
+export type ChannelKind =
+  { kind: "text" } | { kind: "category"; channels: Channel[] };