diff --git a/events/appmanager.go b/events/appmanager.go
index 91b6791..783586c 100644
--- a/events/appmanager.go
+++ b/events/appmanager.go
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 package events
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 type Trigger struct {
-	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
-	Template  string `json:"template"`
+	App    string `json:"app"`
+	Action string `json:"action"`
 }
 
 type AppManager interface {
-	QueryTriggers(triggerOnType string, triggerOnEvent string) ([]Trigger, error)
+	QueryTriggers(triggerOnType, triggerOnEvent string) ([]Trigger, error)
+	// TODO(giolekva): must return launched action id to enable monitoring
+	LaunchAction(app, action string, args interface{}) error
 }
 
 type appManagerClient struct {
@@ -41,3 +46,27 @@
 	}
 	return triggers, nil
 }
+
+type actionArgs struct {
+	App    string      `json:"app"`
+	Action string      `json:"action"`
+	Args   interface{} `json:"args"`
+}
+
+func (c *appManagerClient) LaunchAction(app, action string, args interface{}) error {
+	actionUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s/launch_action", c.addr)
+	reqJson, err := json.Marshal(actionArgs{app, action, args})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	resp, err := http.Post(actionUrl, "application/json", bytes.NewReader(reqJson))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	respBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	glog.Info("Triggered action: %s", string(respBody))
+	return nil
+}