diff --git a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
index 3852ae1..2b2857a 100644
--- a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
+++ b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 #include <opts.h>
 #include <deviceManager/deviceManager.h>
 
-std::vector<std::unique_ptr<DeviceManager::InteroceptorDeviceSpec>>
+std::vector<std::unique_ptr<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>>
     DeviceManager::interoceptorDeviceSpecs;
-std::vector<std::unique_ptr<DeviceManager::ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
+std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
     DeviceManager::extrospectorDeviceSpecs;
-std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec>>
-    DeviceManager::sensorDeviceSpecs;
+std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<SenseDeviceSpec>>
+    DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs;
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(
-    std::ostream& os, const DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec& spec)
+    std::ostream& os, const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
 {
     os << "Device: " << spec.sensorType << ", Implexor: "
        << spec.implexor << ", API: " << spec.api
diff --git a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy
index 6200c25..74424aa 100644
--- a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy
+++ b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ void yyerror(const char *message)
 %union {
     char* str;
     char chr;
-    DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec* sensorSpec;
-    DeviceManager::InteroceptorDeviceSpec* interoceptorSpec;
-    DeviceManager::ExtrospectorDeviceSpec* extrospectorSpec;
+    SenseDeviceSpec* sensorSpec;
+    InteroceptorDeviceSpec* interoceptorSpec;
+    ExtrospectorDeviceSpec* extrospectorSpec;
     std::vector<std::string>* stringVector;
 }
 
@@ -72,31 +72,31 @@ sensor_spec:
 
 interoceptor_spec:
     KEYWORD_SPECTYPE_INTEROSPECTOR PIPE spec_body {
-        auto spec = std::make_unique<DeviceManager::InteroceptorDeviceSpec>(
-            *static_cast<DeviceManager::InteroceptorDeviceSpec *>($3));
+        auto spec = std::make_unique<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>(
+            *static_cast<InteroceptorDeviceSpec *>($3));
 
         spec->sensorType = $1;
         DeviceManager::interoceptorDeviceSpecs.push_back(std::move(spec));
-        DeviceManager::sensorDeviceSpecs.push_back(*spec);
+        DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.push_back(*spec);
         delete $3;
     }
     ;
 
 extrospector_spec:
     KEYWORD_SPECTYPE_EXTROSPECTOR PIPE spec_body {
-        auto spec = std::make_unique<DeviceManager::ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>(
-            *static_cast<DeviceManager::ExtrospectorDeviceSpec *>($3));
+        auto spec = std::make_unique<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>(
+            *static_cast<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec *>($3));
 
         spec->sensorType = $1;
         DeviceManager::extrospectorDeviceSpecs.push_back(std::move(spec));
-        DeviceManager::sensorDeviceSpecs.push_back(*spec);
+        DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.push_back(*spec);
         delete $3;
     }
     ;
 
 spec_body:
     STRING PIPE STRING LPAREN opt_params RPAREN PIPE STRING LPAREN opt_params RPAREN PIPE STRING {
-        $$ = new DeviceManager::SensorDeviceSpec();
+        $$ = new SenseDeviceSpec();
         $$->sensorType = '\0';
         $$->implexor = std::string($1);
         $$->api = std::string($3);
diff --git a/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h b/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
index 262ad0e..fac09b8 100644
--- a/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
+++ b/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
@@ -7,32 +7,11 @@
 #include <opts.h>
 #include <utility>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <user/senseDeviceSpec.h>
 
 class DeviceManager
 {
 public:
-    struct SensorDeviceSpec
-    {
-        char sensorType;
-        std::string implexor;
-        std::string api;
-        std::vector<std::string> apiParams;
-        std::string provider;
-        std::vector<std::string> providerParams;
-        std::string deviceSelector;
-
-        friend std::ostream& operator<<(
-            std::ostream& os, const SensorDeviceSpec& spec);
-    };
-
-    struct InteroceptorDeviceSpec : public SensorDeviceSpec
-    {
-    };
-
-    struct ExtrospectorDeviceSpec : public SensorDeviceSpec
-    {
-    };
-
     static DeviceManager& getInstance()
     {
         static DeviceManager instance;
@@ -56,8 +35,8 @@ public:
         interoceptorDeviceSpecs;
     static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
         extrospectorDeviceSpecs;
-    static std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<SensorDeviceSpec>>
-        sensorDeviceSpecs;
+    static std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<SenseDeviceSpec>>
+        senseDeviceSpecs;
 };
 
 #endif // DEVICEMANAGER_H
diff --git a/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h b/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h
index 4002f87..eaca6db 100644
--- a/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h
+++ b/hcore/include/senseApis/senseApiManager.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <functional>
 #include <senseApis/senseApiLib.h>
+#include <user/senseDeviceSpec.h>
 
 namespace hk {
 namespace sense_api {
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ public:
     SenseApiLib& loadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath);
     std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<SenseApiLib>> getSenseApiLib(
         const std::string& libraryPath);
+    std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<SenseApiLib>> getSenseApiLibByApiName(
+        const std::string& apiName);
     void unloadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath);
 
     void initializeSenseApiLib(SenseApiLib& lib);
@@ -34,6 +37,11 @@ public:
     void initializeAllSenseApiLibs(void);
     void finalizeAllSenseApiLibs(void);
 
+    void attachAllSenseDevicesFromSpecs(void);
+    void attachSenseDevice(const SenseDeviceSpec& spec);
+    void detachSenseDevice(const SenseDeviceSpec& spec);
+    void detachAllSenseDevices(void);
+
     std::string stringifyLibs() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp b/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
index 1a53311..9f40804 100644
--- a/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
+++ b/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <senseApis/senseApiLib.h>
 #include <opts.h>
 #include <user/senseApiDesc.h>
+#include <deviceManager/deviceManager.h>
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
@@ -117,6 +118,19 @@ SenseApiManager::getSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath)
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
+std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<SenseApiLib>>
+SenseApiManager::getSenseApiLibByApiName(const std::string& apiName)
+{
+    auto it = std::find_if(senseApiLibs.begin(), senseApiLibs.end(),
+        [&apiName](const std::unique_ptr<SenseApiLib>& lib) {
+            return lib->getSenseApiDesc()->name == apiName;
+        }
+    );
+
+    if (it != senseApiLibs.end()) { return **it; }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 void SenseApiManager::unloadSenseApiLib(const std::string& libraryPath)
 {
     auto it = std::find_if(senseApiLibs.begin(), senseApiLibs.end(),
@@ -193,5 +207,61 @@ void SenseApiManager::finalizeAllSenseApiLibs(void)
     }
 }
 
+void SenseApiManager::attachSenseDevice(
+        const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
+{
+    auto libOpt = getSenseApiLibByApiName(spec.api);
+    if (!libOpt)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(__func__) + ": No library found for API '"
+            + spec.api + "'");
+    }
+    auto& lib = libOpt.value().get();
+    if (!lib.getSenseApiDesc()->sal_mgmt_libOps->attachDeviceReq)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(__func__) + ": attachDeviceReq() is NULL for library '"
+            + lib.libraryPath + "'");
+    }
+    CSenseDeviceSpec cSpec(spec);
+    lib.getSenseApiDesc()->sal_mgmt_libOps->attachDeviceReq(&cSpec);
+}
+
+void SenseApiManager::detachSenseDevice(
+    const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
+{
+    auto libOpt = getSenseApiLibByApiName(spec.api);
+    if (!libOpt)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(__func__) + ": No library found for API '"
+            + spec.api + "'");
+    }
+    auto& lib = libOpt.value().get();
+    if (!lib.getSenseApiDesc()->sal_mgmt_libOps->detachDeviceReq)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(__func__) + ": detachDeviceReq() is NULL for library '"
+            + lib.libraryPath + "'");
+    }
+    CSenseDeviceSpec cSpec(spec);
+    lib.getSenseApiDesc()->sal_mgmt_libOps->detachDeviceReq(&cSpec);
+}
+
+void SenseApiManager::attachAllSenseDevicesFromSpecs(void)
+{
+    for (const auto& spec : DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs) {
+        attachSenseDevice(spec.get());
+    }
+}
+
+void SenseApiManager::detachAllSenseDevices(void)
+{
+    for (const auto& spec : DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs) {
+        detachSenseDevice(spec.get());
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace sense_api
 } // namespace hk
diff --git a/include/user/senseApiDesc.h b/include/user/senseApiDesc.h
index 9e7fcc8..67d1603 100644
--- a/include/user/senseApiDesc.h
+++ b/include/user/senseApiDesc.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <preprocessor.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <user/senseDeviceSpec.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ struct CExportedImplexorApiDesc
 
 typedef int (sal_mho_initializeRdyFn)(void);
 typedef int (sal_mho_finalizeRdyFn)(void);
-typedef int (sal_mho_attachDeviceAckFn)(void);
-typedef int (sal_mho_detachDeviceAckFn)(void);
+typedef int (sal_mho_attachDeviceAckFn)(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const desc);
+typedef int (sal_mho_detachDeviceAckFn)(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const desc);
 
 struct Csal_mgmt_hkOps
 {
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ struct Csal_mgmt_hkOps
 
 typedef int (sal_mlo_initializeIndFn)(void);
 typedef int (sal_mlo_finalizeIndFn)(void);
-typedef int (sal_mlo_attachDeviceReqFn)(void);
-typedef int (sal_mlo_detachDeviceReqFn)(void);
+typedef int (sal_mlo_attachDeviceReqFn)(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const desc);
+typedef int (sal_mlo_detachDeviceReqFn)(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const desc);
 
 struct Csal_mgmt_libOps
 {
diff --git a/include/user/senseDeviceSpec.h b/include/user/senseDeviceSpec.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1735b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/user/senseDeviceSpec.h
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#ifndef SENSORDEVICESPEC_H
+#define SENSORDEVICESPEC_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+struct SenseDeviceSpec
+{
+    char sensorType;
+    std::string implexor;
+    std::string api;
+    std::vector<std::string> apiParams;
+    std::string provider;
+    std::vector<std::string> providerParams;
+    std::string deviceSelector;
+
+    friend std::ostream& operator<<(
+        std::ostream& os, const SenseDeviceSpec& spec);
+};
+
+struct InteroceptorDeviceSpec : public SenseDeviceSpec
+{
+};
+
+struct ExtrospectorDeviceSpec : public SenseDeviceSpec
+{
+};
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct CSenseDeviceSpec
+{
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    CSenseDeviceSpec(const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
+        : sensorType(spec.sensorType),
+          implexor(strdup(spec.implexor.c_str())),
+          api(strdup(spec.api.c_str())),
+          provider(strdup(spec.provider.c_str())),
+          deviceSelector(strdup(spec.deviceSelector.c_str()))
+    {
+        apiParams = new char*[spec.apiParams.size() + 1];
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < spec.apiParams.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            apiParams[i] = strdup(spec.apiParams[i].c_str());
+        }
+        apiParams[spec.apiParams.size()] = nullptr;
+
+        providerParams = new char*[spec.providerParams.size() + 1];
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < spec.providerParams.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            providerParams[i] = strdup(spec.providerParams[i].c_str());
+        }
+        providerParams[spec.providerParams.size()] = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    ~CSenseDeviceSpec(void)
+    {
+        free(implexor);
+        free(api);
+        free(provider);
+        free(deviceSelector);
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; apiParams[i] != nullptr; ++i)
+        {
+            free(apiParams[i]);
+        }
+        delete[] apiParams;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; providerParams[i] != nullptr; ++i)
+        {
+            free(providerParams[i]);
+        }
+        delete[] providerParams;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    char sensorType;
+    char *implexor;
+    char *api;
+    char **apiParams;
+    char *provider;
+    char **providerParams;
+    char *deviceSelector;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif // SENSORDEVICESPEC_H
diff --git a/m4/sense_api_opts.m4 b/m4/sense_api_opts.m4
index 065ba96..6ca08ba 100644
--- a/m4/sense_api_opts.m4
+++ b/m4/sense_api_opts.m4
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([senseapi-xcbxorg],
                 AC_MSG_ERROR(m4_normalize([XCB library not found. Sense API
                     XCB/Xorg requires the XCB dev headers and shlib.]))
             ])
+            AC_SUBST([XCB_CFLAGS])
+            AC_SUBST([XCB_LIBS])
         ]
     )],
     [enable_senseapi_xcbxorg=no]
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 468e59a..dc26c45 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ static int initializeHarikoff(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 	DeviceManager::getInstance().parseAllDeviceSpecs();
 	std::cout << DeviceManager::stringifyDeviceSpecs() << std::endl;
 	sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().loadAllSenseApiLibsFromOptions();
-	sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().initializeAllSenseApiLibs();
 	std::cout << sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().stringifyLibs()
 		<< std::endl;
+	sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().initializeAllSenseApiLibs();
 
 	/* Start the threads */
 	for (const auto& [id, componentThread]
diff --git a/senseApis/xcbXorg/Makefile.am b/senseApis/xcbXorg/Makefile.am
index 10bbcff..fe2ea93 100644
--- a/senseApis/xcbXorg/Makefile.am
+++ b/senseApis/xcbXorg/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES=libxcbXorg.la
 libxcbXorg_la_SOURCES=xcbXorg.cpp
+libxcbXorg_la_LDFLAGS=$(XCB_LIBS)
 
-xcbXorg.$(OBJEXT): CPPFLAGS+=-Wno-c++20-extensions
-xcbXorg.l$(OBJEXT): CPPFLAGS+=-Wno-c++20-extensions
+xcbXorg.$(OBJEXT): CPPFLAGS+=$(XCB_CFLAGS) -Wno-c++20-extensions
+xcbXorg.l$(OBJEXT): CPPFLAGS+=$(XCB_CFLAGS) -Wno-c++20-extensions
diff --git a/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp b/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp
index 51e93fa..110851d 100644
--- a/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp
+++ b/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <memory>
+#include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #include "xcbXorg.h"
 
+struct XcbConnectionInfo {
+    std::unique_ptr<xcb_connection_t, decltype(&xcb_disconnect)> connection;
+    int screenNumber;
+
+    XcbConnectionInfo()
+        : connection(nullptr, &xcb_disconnect), screenNumber(0) {}
+};
+
+static XcbConnectionInfo xcbConn;
 
 static CExportedImplexorApiDesc xcbXorgExportedImplexorApis[] =
 {
@@ -43,27 +54,41 @@ const CSenseApiDesc *HK_GET_SENSE_API_DESC_FN_NAME(void)
 static sal_mlo_initializeIndFn xcbXorg_initializeInd;
 int xcbXorg_initializeInd(void)
 {
-    std::cerr << "XcbXorg::sal_mlo_initializeInd\n";
+    xcbConn.connection.reset(
+        xcb_connect(nullptr, &xcbConn.screenNumber));
+
+    if (xcb_connection_has_error(xcbConn.connection.get()))
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(__func__) + ": Failed to connect to X server");
+    }
+
+    std::cout << __func__ << ": Connected to X server, screen number "
+              << xcbConn.screenNumber << "\n";
     return 0;
 }
 
 static sal_mlo_finalizeIndFn xcbXorg_finalizeInd;
 int xcbXorg_finalizeInd(void)
 {
-    std::cerr << "XcbXorg::sal_mlo_finalizeInd\n";
+    if (!xcbConn.connection) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    xcbConn.connection.reset();
+    std::cout << __func__ << ": Disconnected from X server\n";
     return 0;
 }
 
 static sal_mlo_attachDeviceReqFn xcbXorg_attachDeviceReq;
-int xcbXorg_attachDeviceReq(void)
+int xcbXorg_attachDeviceReq(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const desc)
 {
-    std::cerr << "XcbXorg::sal_mlo_attachDeviceReq\n";
+    std::cout << __func__ << "\n";
     return 0;
 }
 
 static sal_mlo_detachDeviceReqFn xcbXorg_detachDeviceReq;
-int xcbXorg_detachDeviceReq(void)
+int xcbXorg_detachDeviceReq(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const spec)
 {
-    std::cerr << "XcbXorg::sal_mlo_detachDeviceReq\n";
+    std::cout << __func__ << "\n";
     return 0;
 }