diff --git a/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua b/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua
index 069e955..1839c12 100644
--- a/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua
+++ b/runtime/share/mezzaluna/init.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ mez.input.add_keymap("alt", "q", {
 	end
 })
 
+for i = 1, 12 do
+  mez.input.add_keymap("ctrl|alt", "XF86Switch_VT_"..i, {
+    press = function() mez.api.chvt(i) end
+  })
+end
+
 -- mez.input.add_keymap("alt", "a", {
 --   press = function()
 --     print("hello from my keymap")
diff --git a/src/lua/api.zig b/src/lua/api.zig
index 9e0e3f7..e61eea0 100644
--- a/src/lua/api.zig
+++ b/src/lua/api.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const zlua = @import("zlua");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,23 @@ pub fn exit(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  server.deinit();
+  server.wl_server.terminate();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+pub fn chvt(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
+  L.checkType(1, .number);
+  const f = L.toNumber(-1) catch unreachable;
+  const n: u32 = @intFromFloat(f);
+
+  if (server.session) |session| {
+    wlr.Session.changeVt(session, n) catch {
+      L.raiseErrorStr("Failed to switch vt", .{});
+    };
+  } else {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Mez has not been initialized yet", .{});
+  }
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/lua/input.zig b/src/lua/input.zig
index 9ecc72d..e1633e0 100644
--- a/src/lua/input.zig
+++ b/src/lua/input.zig
@@ -10,32 +10,10 @@ const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 const server = &@import("../main.zig").server;
 
-pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
-  const nargs: i32 = L.getTop();
-
-  if (nargs < 3) {
-    L.raiseErrorStr("Expected at least three arguments", .{});
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  // ensure the first three agrs of the correct types
-  L.checkType(1, .string);
-  L.checkType(2, .string);
-  L.checkType(3, .table);
-
-  var keymap: Keymap = undefined;
-  keymap.options = .{
-    .repeat = true,
-  };
-
-  const mod = L.toString(1) catch {
-    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
-    return 0;
-  };
-  var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, mod, '|');
+fn parse_modkeys(modStr: []const u8) wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask {
+  var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, modStr, '|');
   var modifiers = wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask{};
   while (it.next()) |m| {
-    // TODO: can we generate this at comptime?
     if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "shift")) {
       modifiers.shift = true;
     } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "caps")) {
@@ -54,7 +32,26 @@ pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
       modifiers.mod5 = true;
     }
   }
-  keymap.modifier = modifiers;
+
+  return modifiers;
+}
+
+pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
+  // ensure the first three agrs of the correct types
+  L.checkType(1, .string);
+  L.checkType(2, .string);
+  L.checkType(3, .table);
+
+  var keymap: Keymap = undefined;
+  keymap.options = .{
+    .repeat = true,
+  };
+
+  const mod = L.toString(1) catch {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+    return 0;
+  };
+  keymap.modifier = parse_modkeys(mod);
 
   const key = L.toString(2) catch {
     L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
@@ -93,7 +90,23 @@ pub fn add_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
   return 0;
 }
 
-pub fn get_keybind(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
-  _ = L;
+pub fn del_keymap(L: *zlua.Lua) i32 {
+  L.checkType(1, .string);
+  L.checkType(2, .string);
+
+  var keymap: Keymap = undefined;
+  const mod = L.toString(1) catch {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+    return 0;
+  };
+  keymap.modifier = parse_modkeys(mod);
+
+  const key = L.toString(2) catch {
+    L.raiseErrorStr("Lua error check your config", .{});
+    return 0;
+  };
+  keymap.keycode = xkb.Keysym.fromName(key, .no_flags);
+  _ = server.keymaps.remove(Keymap.hash(keymap.modifier, keymap.keycode));
+
   return 0;
 }