diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a76ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+%{first_multiline_commit_description}
+
+To verify:
+
+- [ ] Style checks pass
+- [ ] Pipeline (tests) pass
+- [ ] Documentation is up to date
+- [ ] Tests are up to date (new code is covered)
+- [ ] ...
diff --git a/.logging_config.yaml b/.logging_config.yaml
index a244917..4af5d56 100644
--- a/.logging_config.yaml
+++ b/.logging_config.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ version: 1
 custom_levels:
   OBSERVATION: 25
   ACTION: 26
+  LLM: 9
 
 formatters:
   # Console output
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ handlers:
     stream: ext://sys.stdout
   ui:
     class: zmq.log.handlers.PUBHandler
-    level: DEBUG
+    level: LLM
     formatter: json_experiment
 
 # Level of external libraries
@@ -36,5 +37,5 @@ root:
 
 loggers:
   control_backend:
-    level: DEBUG
+    level: LLM
     handlers: [ui]
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/__init__.py b/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/__init__.py
index e745333..8ff7e7f 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/__init__.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+from .robot_gesture_agent import RobotGestureAgent as RobotGestureAgent
 from .robot_speech_agent import RobotSpeechAgent as RobotSpeechAgent
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/robot_gesture_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/robot_gesture_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f5dd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/actuation/robot_gesture_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+import json
+
+import zmq
+import zmq.asyncio as azmq
+
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
+from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
+from control_backend.core.config import settings
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import GestureCommand, RIEndpoint
+
+
+class RobotGestureAgent(BaseAgent):
+    """
+    This agent acts as a bridge between the control backend and the Robot Interface (RI).
+    It receives gesture commands from other agents or from the UI,
+    and forwards them to the robot via a ZMQ PUB socket.
+
+    :ivar subsocket: ZMQ SUB socket for receiving external commands (e.g., from UI).
+    :ivar pubsocket: ZMQ PUB socket for sending commands to the Robot Interface.
+    :ivar address: Address to bind/connect the PUB socket.
+    :ivar bind: Whether to bind or connect the PUB socket.
+    :ivar gesture_data: A list of strings for available gestures
+    """
+
+    subsocket: azmq.Socket
+    repsocket: azmq.Socket
+    pubsocket: azmq.Socket
+    address = ""
+    bind = False
+    gesture_data = []
+    single_gesture_data = []
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        address=settings.zmq_settings.ri_command_address,
+        bind=False,
+        gesture_data=None,
+        single_gesture_data=None,
+    ):
+        self.gesture_data = gesture_data or []
+        self.single_gesture_data = single_gesture_data or []
+        super().__init__(name)
+        self.address = address
+        self.bind = bind
+
+    async def setup(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the agent.
+
+        1. Sets up the PUB socket to talk to the robot.
+        2. Sets up the SUB socket to listen for "command" topics (from UI/External).
+        3. Starts the loop for handling ZMQ commands.
+        """
+        self.logger.info("Setting up %s", self.name)
+
+        context = azmq.Context.instance()
+
+        # To the robot
+        self.pubsocket = context.socket(zmq.PUB)
+        if self.bind:
+            self.pubsocket.bind(self.address)
+        else:
+            self.pubsocket.connect(self.address)
+
+        # Receive internal topics regarding commands
+        self.subsocket = context.socket(zmq.SUB)
+        self.subsocket.connect(settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address)
+        self.subsocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"command")
+        self.subsocket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"send_gestures")
+
+        # REP socket for replying to gesture requests
+        self.repsocket = context.socket(zmq.REP)
+        self.repsocket.bind(settings.zmq_settings.internal_gesture_rep_adress)
+
+        self.add_behavior(self._zmq_command_loop())
+        self.add_behavior(self._fetch_gestures_loop())
+
+        self.logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.name)
+
+    async def stop(self):
+        if self.subsocket:
+            self.subsocket.close()
+        if self.pubsocket:
+            self.pubsocket.close()
+        await super().stop()
+
+    async def handle_message(self, msg: InternalMessage):
+        """
+        Handle commands received from other internal Python agents.
+
+        Validates the message as a :class:`GestureCommand` and forwards it to the robot.
+
+        :param msg: The internal message containing the command.
+        """
+        try:
+            gesture_command = GestureCommand.model_validate_json(msg.body)
+            if gesture_command.endpoint == RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG:
+                if gesture_command.data not in self.gesture_data:
+                    self.logger.warning(
+                        "Received gesture tag '%s' which is not in available tags. Early returning",
+                        gesture_command.data,
+                    )
+                    return
+            elif gesture_command.endpoint == RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE:
+                if gesture_command.data not in self.single_gesture_data:
+                    self.logger.warning(
+                        "Received gesture '%s' which is not in available gestures. Early returning",
+                        gesture_command.data,
+                    )
+                    return
+            await self.pubsocket.send_json(gesture_command.model_dump())
+        except Exception:
+            self.logger.exception("Error processing internal message.")
+
+    async def _zmq_command_loop(self):
+        """
+        Loop to handle commands received via ZMQ (e.g., from the UI).
+
+        Listens on the 'command' topic, validates the JSON and forwards it to the robot.
+        """
+        while self._running:
+            try:
+                topic, body = await self.subsocket.recv_multipart()
+
+                # Don't process send_gestures here
+                if topic != b"command":
+                    continue
+
+                body = json.loads(body)
+                gesture_command = GestureCommand.model_validate(body)
+                if gesture_command.endpoint == RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG:
+                    if gesture_command.data not in self.gesture_data:
+                        self.logger.warning(
+                            "Received gesture tag '%s' which is not in available tags.\
+                            Early returning",
+                            gesture_command.data,
+                        )
+                        continue
+                await self.pubsocket.send_json(gesture_command.model_dump())
+            except Exception:
+                self.logger.exception("Error processing ZMQ message.")
+
+    async def _fetch_gestures_loop(self):
+        """
+        Loop to handle fetching gestures received via ZMQ (e.g., from the UI).
+
+        Listens on the 'send_gestures' topic, and returns a list on the get_gestures topic.
+        """
+        while self._running:
+            try:
+                # Get a request
+                body = await self.repsocket.recv()
+
+                # Figure out amount, if specified
+                try:
+                    body = json.loads(body)
+                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                    body = None
+
+                amount = None
+                if isinstance(body, int):
+                    amount = body
+
+                # Fetch tags from gesture data and respond
+                tags = self.gesture_data[:amount] if amount else self.gesture_data
+                response = json.dumps({"tags": tags}).encode()
+                await self.repsocket.send(response)
+
+            except Exception:
+                self.logger.exception("Error fetching gesture tags.")
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/communication/ri_communication_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/communication/ri_communication_agent.py
index 4a043e9..5c6ca77 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/communication/ri_communication_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/communication/ri_communication_agent.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import zmq.asyncio as azmq
 from zmq.asyncio import Context
 
 from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
+from control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_gesture_agent import RobotGestureAgent
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
 from ..actuation.robot_speech_agent import RobotSpeechAgent
@@ -180,12 +181,23 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(BaseAgent):
                         else:
                             self._req_socket.bind(addr)
                 case "actuation":
-                    ri_commands_agent = RobotSpeechAgent(
+                    gesture_data = port_data.get("gestures", [])
+                    single_gesture_data = port_data.get("single_gestures", [])
+                    robot_speech_agent = RobotSpeechAgent(
                         settings.agent_settings.robot_speech_name,
                         address=addr,
                         bind=bind,
                     )
-                    await ri_commands_agent.start()
+                    robot_gesture_agent = RobotGestureAgent(
+                        settings.agent_settings.robot_gesture_name,
+                        address=addr,
+                        bind=bind,
+                        gesture_data=gesture_data,
+                        single_gesture_data=single_gesture_data,
+                    )
+                    await robot_speech_agent.start()
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)  # Small delay
+                    await robot_gesture_agent.start()
                 case "audio":
                     vad_agent = VADAgent(audio_in_address=addr, audio_in_bind=bind)
                     await vad_agent.start()
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm_agent.py
index 0263b30..55099e2 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm_agent.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class LLMAgent(BaseAgent):
                 full_message += token
                 current_chunk += token
 
-                self.logger.info(
+                self.logger.llm(
                     "Received token: %s",
                     full_message,
                     extra={"reference": message_id},  # Used in the UI to update old logs
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/__init__.py b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2efc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import json
+
+import zmq
+from zmq.asyncio import Context
+
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
+from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
+from control_backend.core.config import settings
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import GestureCommand, RIEndpoint, SpeechCommand
+
+
+class UserInterruptAgent(BaseAgent):
+    """
+    User Interrupt Agent.
+
+    This agent receives button_pressed events from the external HTTP API
+    (via ZMQ) and uses the associated context to trigger one of the following actions:
+
+    - Send a prioritized message to the `RobotSpeechAgent`
+    - Send a prioritized gesture to the `RobotGestureAgent`
+    - Send a belief override to the `BDIProgramManager`in order to activate a
+        trigger/conditional norm or complete a goal.
+
+    Prioritized actions clear the current RI queue before inserting the new item,
+    ensuring they are executed immediately after Pepper's current action has been fulfilled.
+
+    :ivar sub_socket: The ZMQ SUB socket used to receive user intterupts.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.sub_socket = None
+
+    async def _receive_button_event(self):
+        """
+        The behaviour of the UserInterruptAgent.
+        Continuous loop that receives button_pressed events from the button_pressed HTTP endpoint.
+        These events contain a type and a context.
+
+        These are the different types and contexts:
+        - type: "speech", context: string that the robot has to say.
+        - type: "gesture", context: single gesture name that the robot has to perform.
+        - type: "override", context: belief_id that overrides the goal/trigger/conditional norm.
+        """
+        while True:
+            topic, body = await self.sub_socket.recv_multipart()
+
+            try:
+                event_data = json.loads(body)
+                event_type = event_data.get("type")  # e.g., "speech", "gesture"
+                event_context = event_data.get("context")  # e.g., "Hello, I am Pepper!"
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                self.logger.error("Received invalid JSON payload on topic %s", topic)
+                continue
+
+            if event_type == "speech":
+                await self._send_to_speech_agent(event_context)
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Forwarded button press (speech) with context '%s' to RobotSpeechAgent.",
+                    event_context,
+                )
+            elif event_type == "gesture":
+                await self._send_to_gesture_agent(event_context)
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Forwarded button press (gesture) with context '%s' to RobotGestureAgent.",
+                    event_context,
+                )
+            elif event_type == "override":
+                await self._send_to_program_manager(event_context)
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Forwarded button press (override) with context '%s' to BDIProgramManager.",
+                    event_context,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Received button press with unknown type '%s' (context: '%s').",
+                    event_type,
+                    event_context,
+                )
+
+    async def _send_to_speech_agent(self, text_to_say: str):
+        """
+        method to send prioritized speech command to RobotSpeechAgent.
+
+        :param text_to_say: The string that the robot has to say.
+        """
+        cmd = SpeechCommand(data=text_to_say, is_priority=True)
+        out_msg = InternalMessage(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.robot_speech_name,
+            sender=self.name,
+            body=cmd.model_dump_json(),
+        )
+        await self.send(out_msg)
+
+    async def _send_to_gesture_agent(self, single_gesture_name: str):
+        """
+        method to send prioritized gesture command to RobotGestureAgent.
+
+        :param single_gesture_name: The gesture tag that the robot has to perform.
+        """
+        # the endpoint is set to always be GESTURE_SINGLE for user interrupts
+        cmd = GestureCommand(
+            endpoint=RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, data=single_gesture_name, is_priority=True
+        )
+        out_msg = InternalMessage(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.robot_gesture_name,
+            sender=self.name,
+            body=cmd.model_dump_json(),
+        )
+        await self.send(out_msg)
+
+    async def _send_to_program_manager(self, belief_id: str):
+        """
+        Send a button_override belief to the BDIProgramManager.
+
+        :param belief_id: The belief_id that overrides the goal/trigger/conditional norm.
+        this id can belong to a basic belief or an inferred belief.
+        See also: https://utrechtuniversity.youtrack.cloud/articles/N25B-A-27/UI-components
+        """
+        data = {"belief": belief_id}
+        message = InternalMessage(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_program_manager_name,
+            sender=self.name,
+            body=json.dumps(data),
+            thread="belief_override_id",
+        )
+        await self.send(message)
+        self.logger.info(
+            "Sent button_override belief with id '%s' to Program manager.",
+            belief_id,
+        )
+
+    async def setup(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the agent.
+
+        Connects the internal ZMQ SUB socket and subscribes to the 'button_pressed' topic.
+        Starts the background behavior to receive the user interrupts.
+        """
+        context = Context.instance()
+
+        self.sub_socket = context.socket(zmq.SUB)
+        self.sub_socket.connect(settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address)
+        self.sub_socket.subscribe("button_pressed")
+
+        self.add_behavior(self._receive_button_event())
diff --git a/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/button_pressed.py b/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/button_pressed.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a94a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/button_pressed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import logging
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
+
+from control_backend.schemas.events import ButtonPressedEvent
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.post("/button_pressed", status_code=202)
+async def receive_button_event(event: ButtonPressedEvent, request: Request):
+    """
+    Endpoint to handle external button press events.
+
+    Validates the event payload and publishes it to the internal 'button_pressed' topic.
+    Subscribers (in this case user_interrupt_agent) will pick this up to trigger
+    specific behaviors or state changes.
+
+    :param event: The parsed ButtonPressedEvent object.
+    :param request: The FastAPI request object.
+    """
+    logger.debug("Received button event: %s | %s", event.type, event.context)
+
+    topic = b"button_pressed"
+    body = event.model_dump_json().encode()
+
+    pub_socket = request.app.state.endpoints_pub_socket
+    await pub_socket.send_multipart([topic, body])
+
+    return {"status": "Event received"}
diff --git a/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py b/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py
index ae0fe66..afbf1ac 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from zmq.asyncio import Context, Socket
 
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
-from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import SpeechCommand
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import GestureCommand, SpeechCommand
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
-@router.post("/command", status_code=202)
-async def receive_command(command: SpeechCommand, request: Request):
+@router.post("/command/speech", status_code=202)
+async def receive_command_speech(command: SpeechCommand, request: Request):
     """
     Send a direct speech command to the robot.
 
@@ -27,14 +27,32 @@ async def receive_command(command: SpeechCommand, request: Request):
     :param command: The speech command payload.
     :param request: The FastAPI request object.
     """
-    # Validate and retrieve data.
-    SpeechCommand.model_validate(command)
     topic = b"command"
 
     pub_socket: Socket = request.app.state.endpoints_pub_socket
     await pub_socket.send_multipart([topic, command.model_dump_json().encode()])
 
-    return {"status": "Command received"}
+    return {"status": "Speech command received"}
+
+
+@router.post("/command/gesture", status_code=202)
+async def receive_command_gesture(command: GestureCommand, request: Request):
+    """
+    Send a direct gesture command to the robot.
+
+    Publishes the command to the internal 'command' topic. The
+    :class:`~control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_speech_agent.RobotGestureAgent`
+    will forward this to the robot.
+
+    :param command: The speech command payload.
+    :param request: The FastAPI request object.
+    """
+    topic = b"command"
+
+    pub_socket: Socket = request.app.state.endpoints_pub_socket
+    await pub_socket.send_multipart([topic, command.model_dump_json().encode()])
+
+    return {"status": "Gesture command received"}
 
 
 @router.get("/ping_check")
@@ -45,6 +63,41 @@ async def ping(request: Request):
     pass
 
 
+@router.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+async def get_available_gesture_tags(request: Request, count=0):
+    """
+    Endpoint to retrieve the available gesture tags for the robot.
+
+    :param request: The FastAPI request object.
+    :return: A list of available gesture tags.
+    """
+    req_socket = Context.instance().socket(zmq.REQ)
+    req_socket.connect(settings.zmq_settings.internal_gesture_rep_adress)
+
+    # Check to see if we've got any count given in the query parameter
+    amount = count or None
+    timeout = 5  # seconds
+
+    await req_socket.send(f"{amount}".encode() if amount else b"None")
+    try:
+        body = await asyncio.wait_for(req_socket.recv(), timeout=timeout)
+    except TimeoutError:
+        body = '{"tags": []}'
+        logger.debug("Got timeout error fetching gestures.")
+
+    # Handle empty response and JSON decode errors
+    available_tags = []
+    if body:
+        try:
+            available_tags = json.loads(body).get("tags", [])
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to parse gesture tags JSON: {e}, body: {body}")
+            # Return empty list on JSON error
+            available_tags = []
+
+    return {"available_gesture_tags": available_tags}
+
+
 @router.get("/ping_stream")
 async def ping_stream(request: Request):
     """
diff --git a/src/control_backend/api/v1/router.py b/src/control_backend/api/v1/router.py
index ce5a70b..ebba0db 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/api/v1/router.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/api/v1/router.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from fastapi.routing import APIRouter
 
-from control_backend.api.v1.endpoints import logs, message, program, robot, sse
+from control_backend.api.v1.endpoints import button_pressed, logs, message, program, robot, sse
 
 api_router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ api_router.include_router(robot.router, prefix="/robot", tags=["Pings", "Command
 api_router.include_router(logs.router, tags=["Logs"])
 
 api_router.include_router(program.router, tags=["Program"])
+
+api_router.include_router(button_pressed.router, tags=["Button Pressed Events"])
diff --git a/src/control_backend/core/config.py b/src/control_backend/core/config.py
index 35acf96..c4a4db7 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/core/config.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/core/config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ZMQSettings(BaseModel):
     internal_pub_address: str = "tcp://localhost:5560"
     internal_sub_address: str = "tcp://localhost:5561"
     ri_communication_address: str = "tcp://*:5555"
+    internal_gesture_rep_adress: str = "tcp://localhost:7788"
     vad_pub_address: str = "inproc://vad_stream"
 
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ class AgentSettings(BaseModel):
     transcription_name: str = "transcription_agent"
     ri_communication_name: str = "ri_communication_agent"
     robot_speech_name: str = "robot_speech_agent"
+    robot_gesture_name: str = "robot_gesture_agent"
+    user_interrupt_name: str = "user_interrupt_agent"
 
 
 class BehaviourSettings(BaseModel):
diff --git a/src/control_backend/logging/setup_logging.py b/src/control_backend/logging/setup_logging.py
index fe40738..05ae85a 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/logging/setup_logging.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/logging/setup_logging.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 
 import yaml
 import zmq
+from zmq.log.handlers import PUBHandler
 
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
@@ -51,15 +52,27 @@ def setup_logging(path: str = ".logging_config.yaml") -> None:
                 logging.warning(f"Could not load logging configuration: {e}")
                 config = {}
 
-            if "custom_levels" in config:
-                for level_name, level_num in config["custom_levels"].items():
-                    add_logging_level(level_name, level_num)
+            custom_levels = config.get("custom_levels", {}) or {}
+            for level_name, level_num in custom_levels.items():
+                add_logging_level(level_name, level_num)
 
             if config.get("handlers") is not None and config.get("handlers").get("ui"):
                 pub_socket = zmq.Context.instance().socket(zmq.PUB)
                 pub_socket.connect(settings.zmq_settings.internal_pub_address)
                 config["handlers"]["ui"]["interface_or_socket"] = pub_socket
+
             logging.config.dictConfig(config)
 
+            # Patch ZMQ PUBHandler to know about custom levels
+            if custom_levels:
+                for logger_name in ("control_backend",):
+                    logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+                    for handler in logger.handlers:
+                        if isinstance(handler, PUBHandler):
+                            # Use the INFO formatter as the default template
+                            default_fmt = handler.formatters[logging.INFO]
+                            for level_num in custom_levels.values():
+                                handler.setFormatter(default_fmt, level=level_num)
+
     else:
         logging.warning("Logging config file not found. Using default logging configuration.")
diff --git a/src/control_backend/main.py b/src/control_backend/main.py
index 2c8b766..3509cbc 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/main.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/main.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ from control_backend.agents.communication import RICommunicationAgent
 # LLM Agents
 from control_backend.agents.llm import LLMAgent
 
+# User Interrupt Agent
+from control_backend.agents.user_interrupt.user_interrupt_agent import UserInterruptAgent
+
 # Other backend imports
 from control_backend.api.v1.router import api_router
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
@@ -138,6 +141,12 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
                 "name": settings.agent_settings.bdi_program_manager_name,
             },
         ),
+        "UserInterruptAgent": (
+            UserInterruptAgent,
+            {
+                "name": settings.agent_settings.user_interrupt_name,
+            },
+        ),
     }
 
     agents = []
diff --git a/src/control_backend/schemas/events.py b/src/control_backend/schemas/events.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46967f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control_backend/schemas/events.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class ButtonPressedEvent(BaseModel):
+    type: str
+    context: str
diff --git a/src/control_backend/schemas/ri_message.py b/src/control_backend/schemas/ri_message.py
index 3f0e5d2..a48dec6 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/schemas/ri_message.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/schemas/ri_message.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Literal
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
 
 
 class RIEndpoint(str, Enum):
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class RIEndpoint(str, Enum):
     """
 
     SPEECH = "actuate/speech"
+    GESTURE_SINGLE = "actuate/gesture/single"
+    GESTURE_TAG = "actuate/gesture/tag"
     PING = "ping"
     NEGOTIATE_PORTS = "negotiate/ports"
 
@@ -36,3 +38,29 @@ class SpeechCommand(RIMessage):
 
     endpoint: RIEndpoint = RIEndpoint(RIEndpoint.SPEECH)
     data: str
+    is_priority: bool = False
+
+
+class GestureCommand(RIMessage):
+    """
+    A specific command to make the robot do a gesture.
+
+    :ivar endpoint: Should be ``RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE`` or ``RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG``.
+    :ivar data: The id of the gesture to be executed.
+    """
+
+    endpoint: Literal[  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleVariableOverride] - We validate this stricter rule ourselves
+        RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG
+    ]
+    data: str
+    is_priority: bool = False
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def check_endpoint(self):
+        allowed = {
+            RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE,
+            RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG,
+        }
+        if self.endpoint not in allowed:
+            raise ValueError("endpoint must be GESTURE_SINGLE or GESTURE_TAG")
+        return self
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_gesture_agent.py b/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_gesture_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c68f052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_gesture_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+import json
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+import zmq
+
+from control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_gesture_agent import RobotGestureAgent
+from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import RIEndpoint
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def zmq_context(mocker):
+    """Mock the ZMQ context."""
+    mock_context = mocker.patch(
+        "control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_gesture_agent.azmq.Context.instance"
+    )
+    mock_context.return_value = MagicMock()
+    return mock_context
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_setup_bind(zmq_context, mocker):
+    """Setup binds and subscribes to internal commands."""
+    fake_socket = zmq_context.return_value.socket.return_value
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", address="tcp://localhost:5556", bind=True)
+
+    settings = mocker.patch("control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_gesture_agent.settings")
+    settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address = "tcp://internal:1234"
+
+    agent.add_behavior = MagicMock()
+
+    await agent.setup()
+
+    # Check PUB socket binding
+    fake_socket.bind.assert_any_call("tcp://localhost:5556")
+    # Check REP socket binding
+    fake_socket.bind.assert_called()
+
+    # Check SUB socket connection and subscriptions
+    fake_socket.connect.assert_any_call("tcp://internal:1234")
+    fake_socket.setsockopt.assert_any_call(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"command")
+    fake_socket.setsockopt.assert_any_call(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"send_gestures")
+
+    # Check behavior was added (twice: once for command loop, once for fetch gestures loop)
+    assert agent.add_behavior.call_count == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_setup_connect(zmq_context, mocker):
+    """Setup connects when bind=False."""
+    fake_socket = zmq_context.return_value.socket.return_value
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", address="tcp://localhost:5556", bind=False)
+
+    settings = mocker.patch("control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_gesture_agent.settings")
+    settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address = "tcp://internal:1234"
+
+    agent.add_behavior = MagicMock()
+
+    await agent.setup()
+
+    # Check PUB socket connection (not binding)
+    fake_socket.connect.assert_any_call("tcp://localhost:5556")
+    fake_socket.connect.assert_any_call("tcp://internal:1234")
+    # Check REP socket binding (always binds)
+    fake_socket.bind.assert_called()
+
+    # Check behavior was added (twice)
+    assert agent.add_behavior.call_count == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handle_message_sends_valid_gesture_command():
+    """Internal message with valid gesture tag is forwarded to robot pub socket."""
+    pubsocket = AsyncMock()
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
+
+    payload = {
+        "endpoint": RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG,
+        "data": "hello",  # "hello" is in gesture_data
+    }
+    msg = InternalMessage(to="robot", sender="tester", body=json.dumps(payload))
+
+    await agent.handle_message(msg)
+
+    pubsocket.send_json.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handle_message_sends_non_gesture_command():
+    """Internal message with non-gesture endpoint is not forwarded by this agent."""
+    pubsocket = AsyncMock()
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
+
+    payload = {"endpoint": "some_other_endpoint", "data": "invalid_tag_not_in_list"}
+    msg = InternalMessage(to="robot", sender="tester", body=json.dumps(payload))
+
+    await agent.handle_message(msg)
+
+    # Non-gesture endpoints should not be forwarded by this agent
+    pubsocket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handle_message_rejects_invalid_gesture_tag():
+    """Internal message with invalid gesture tag is not forwarded."""
+    pubsocket = AsyncMock()
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
+
+    # Use a tag that's not in gesture_data
+    payload = {"endpoint": RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG, "data": "invalid_tag_not_in_list"}
+    msg = InternalMessage(to="robot", sender="tester", body=json.dumps(payload))
+
+    await agent.handle_message(msg)
+
+    pubsocket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handle_message_invalid_payload():
+    """Invalid payload is caught and does not send."""
+    pubsocket = AsyncMock()
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
+
+    msg = InternalMessage(to="robot", sender="tester", body=json.dumps({"bad": "data"}))
+
+    await agent.handle_message(msg)
+
+    pubsocket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_zmq_command_loop_valid_gesture_payload():
+    """UI command with valid gesture tag is read from SUB and published."""
+    command = {"endpoint": RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG, "data": "hello"}
+    fake_socket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        # stop after first iteration
+        agent._running = False
+        return (b"command", json.dumps(command).encode("utf-8"))
+
+    fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
+    fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.subsocket = fake_socket
+    agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._zmq_command_loop()
+
+    fake_socket.send_json.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_zmq_command_loop_valid_non_gesture_payload():
+    """UI command with non-gesture endpoint is not forwarded by this agent."""
+    command = {"endpoint": "some_other_endpoint", "data": "anything"}
+    fake_socket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return (b"command", json.dumps(command).encode("utf-8"))
+
+    fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
+    fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.subsocket = fake_socket
+    agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._zmq_command_loop()
+
+    fake_socket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_zmq_command_loop_invalid_gesture_tag():
+    """UI command with invalid gesture tag is not forwarded."""
+    command = {"endpoint": RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG, "data": "invalid_tag_not_in_list"}
+    fake_socket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return (b"command", json.dumps(command).encode("utf-8"))
+
+    fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
+    fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.subsocket = fake_socket
+    agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._zmq_command_loop()
+
+    fake_socket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_zmq_command_loop_invalid_json():
+    """Invalid JSON is ignored without sending."""
+    fake_socket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return (b"command", b"{not_json}")
+
+    fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
+    fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.subsocket = fake_socket
+    agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._zmq_command_loop()
+
+    fake_socket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_zmq_command_loop_ignores_send_gestures_topic():
+    """send_gestures topic is ignored in command loop."""
+    fake_socket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return (b"send_gestures", b"{}")
+
+    fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
+    fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.subsocket = fake_socket
+    agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._zmq_command_loop()
+
+    fake_socket.send_json.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_gestures_loop_without_amount():
+    """Fetch gestures request without amount returns all tags."""
+    fake_repsocket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return b"{}"  # Empty JSON request
+
+    fake_repsocket.recv = recv_once
+    fake_repsocket.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no", "wave", "point"])
+    agent.repsocket = fake_repsocket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._fetch_gestures_loop()
+
+    fake_repsocket.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    # Check the response contains all tags
+    args, kwargs = fake_repsocket.send.call_args
+    response = json.loads(args[0])
+    assert "tags" in response
+    assert response["tags"] == ["hello", "yes", "no", "wave", "point"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_gestures_loop_with_amount():
+    """Fetch gestures request with amount returns limited tags."""
+    fake_repsocket = AsyncMock()
+    amount = 3
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return json.dumps(amount).encode()
+
+    fake_repsocket.recv = recv_once
+    fake_repsocket.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no", "wave", "point"])
+    agent.repsocket = fake_repsocket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._fetch_gestures_loop()
+
+    fake_repsocket.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    args, kwargs = fake_repsocket.send.call_args
+    response = json.loads(args[0])
+    assert "tags" in response
+    assert len(response["tags"]) == amount
+    assert response["tags"] == ["hello", "yes", "no"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_gestures_loop_with_integer_request():
+    """Fetch gestures request with integer amount."""
+    fake_repsocket = AsyncMock()
+    amount = 2
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return json.dumps(amount).encode()
+
+    fake_repsocket.recv = recv_once
+    fake_repsocket.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.repsocket = fake_repsocket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._fetch_gestures_loop()
+
+    fake_repsocket.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    args, kwargs = fake_repsocket.send.call_args
+    response = json.loads(args[0])
+    assert response["tags"] == ["hello", "yes"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_gestures_loop_with_invalid_json():
+    """Invalid JSON request returns all tags."""
+    fake_repsocket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return b"not_json"
+
+    fake_repsocket.recv = recv_once
+    fake_repsocket.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.repsocket = fake_repsocket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._fetch_gestures_loop()
+
+    fake_repsocket.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    args, kwargs = fake_repsocket.send.call_args
+    response = json.loads(args[0])
+    assert response["tags"] == ["hello", "yes", "no"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_gestures_loop_with_non_integer_json():
+    """Non-integer JSON request returns all tags."""
+    fake_repsocket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        return json.dumps({"not": "an_integer"}).encode()
+
+    fake_repsocket.recv = recv_once
+    fake_repsocket.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.repsocket = fake_repsocket
+    agent._running = True
+
+    await agent._fetch_gestures_loop()
+
+    fake_repsocket.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    args, kwargs = fake_repsocket.send.call_args
+    response = json.loads(args[0])
+    assert response["tags"] == ["hello", "yes", "no"]
+
+
+def test_gesture_data_attribute():
+    """Test that gesture_data returns the expected list."""
+    gesture_data = ["hello", "yes", "no", "wave"]
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=gesture_data)
+
+    assert agent.gesture_data == gesture_data
+    assert isinstance(agent.gesture_data, list)
+    assert len(agent.gesture_data) == 4
+    assert "hello" in agent.gesture_data
+    assert "yes" in agent.gesture_data
+    assert "no" in agent.gesture_data
+    assert "invalid_tag_not_in_list" not in agent.gesture_data
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_stop_closes_sockets():
+    """Stop method closes all sockets."""
+    pubsocket = MagicMock()
+    subsocket = MagicMock()
+    repsocket = MagicMock()
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture")
+    agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
+    agent.subsocket = subsocket
+    agent.repsocket = repsocket
+
+    await agent.stop()
+
+    pubsocket.close.assert_called_once()
+    subsocket.close.assert_called_once()
+    # Note: repsocket is not closed in stop() method, but you might want to add it
+    # repsocket.close.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_initialization_with_custom_gesture_data():
+    """Agent can be initialized with custom gesture data."""
+    custom_gestures = ["custom1", "custom2", "custom3"]
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=custom_gestures)
+
+    assert agent.gesture_data == custom_gestures
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_gestures_loop_handles_exception():
+    """Exception in fetch gestures loop is caught and logged."""
+    fake_repsocket = AsyncMock()
+
+    async def recv_once():
+        agent._running = False
+        raise Exception("Test exception")
+
+    fake_repsocket.recv = recv_once
+    fake_repsocket.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    agent = RobotGestureAgent("robot_gesture", gesture_data=["hello", "yes", "no"])
+    agent.repsocket = fake_repsocket
+    agent.logger = MagicMock()
+    agent._running = True
+
+    # Should not raise exception
+    await agent._fetch_gestures_loop()
+
+    # Exception should be logged
+    agent.logger.exception.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_speech_agent.py b/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_speech_agent.py
index 567a5a1..d95f66a 100644
--- a/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_speech_agent.py
+++ b/test/unit/agents/actuation/test_robot_speech_agent.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ from control_backend.agents.actuation.robot_speech_agent import RobotSpeechAgent
 from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
 
 
+def mock_speech_agent():
+    agent = RobotSpeechAgent("robot_speech", address="tcp://localhost:5555", bind=False)
+    return agent
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def zmq_context(mocker):
     mock_context = mocker.patch(
@@ -56,10 +61,10 @@ async def test_setup_connect(zmq_context, mocker):
 async def test_handle_message_sends_command():
     """Internal message is forwarded to robot pub socket as JSON."""
     pubsocket = AsyncMock()
-    agent = RobotSpeechAgent("robot_speech", "tcp://localhost:3498")
+    agent = mock_speech_agent()
     agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
 
-    payload = {"endpoint": "actuate/speech", "data": "hello"}
+    payload = {"endpoint": "actuate/speech", "data": "hello", "is_priority": False}
     msg = InternalMessage(to="robot", sender="tester", body=json.dumps(payload))
 
     await agent.handle_message(msg)
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ async def test_handle_message_sends_command():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_zmq_command_loop_valid_payload(zmq_context):
     """UI command is read from SUB and published."""
-    command = {"endpoint": "actuate/speech", "data": "hello"}
+    command = {"endpoint": "actuate/speech", "data": "hello", "is_priority": False}
     fake_socket = AsyncMock()
 
     async def recv_once():
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ async def test_zmq_command_loop_valid_payload(zmq_context):
 
     fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
     fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
-    agent = RobotSpeechAgent("robot_speech", "tcp://localhost:3498")
+    agent = mock_speech_agent()
     agent.subsocket = fake_socket
     agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
     agent._running = True
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ async def test_zmq_command_loop_invalid_json():
 
     fake_socket.recv_multipart = recv_once
     fake_socket.send_json = AsyncMock()
-    agent = RobotSpeechAgent("robot_speech", "tcp://localhost:3498")
+    agent = mock_speech_agent()
     agent.subsocket = fake_socket
     agent.pubsocket = fake_socket
     agent._running = True
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ async def test_zmq_command_loop_invalid_json():
 async def test_handle_message_invalid_payload():
     """Invalid payload is caught and does not send."""
     pubsocket = AsyncMock()
-    agent = RobotSpeechAgent("robot_speech", "tcp://localhost:3498")
+    agent = mock_speech_agent()
     agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
 
     msg = InternalMessage(to="robot", sender="tester", body=json.dumps({"bad": "data"}))
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@ async def test_handle_message_invalid_payload():
 async def test_stop_closes_sockets():
     pubsocket = MagicMock()
     subsocket = MagicMock()
-    agent = RobotSpeechAgent("robot_speech", "tcp://localhost:3498")
+    agent = mock_speech_agent()
     agent.pubsocket = pubsocket
     agent.subsocket = subsocket
 
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py b/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py
index 99210bc..06d8766 100644
--- a/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py
+++ b/test/unit/agents/communication/test_ri_communication_agent.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ def speech_agent_path():
     return "control_backend.agents.communication.ri_communication_agent.RobotSpeechAgent"
 
 
+def gesture_agent_path():
+    return "control_backend.agents.communication.ri_communication_agent.RobotGestureAgent"
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def zmq_context(mocker):
     mock_context = mocker.patch(
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ def zmq_context(mocker):
 def negotiation_message(
     actuation_port: int = 5556,
     bind_main: bool = False,
-    bind_actuation: bool = True,
+    bind_actuation: bool = False,
     main_port: int = 5555,
 ):
     return {
@@ -41,9 +45,12 @@ async def test_setup_success_connects_and_starts_robot(zmq_context):
     fake_socket.recv_json = AsyncMock(return_value=negotiation_message())
     fake_socket.send_multipart = AsyncMock()
 
-    with patch(speech_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockRobot:
-        robot_instance = MockRobot.return_value
-        robot_instance.start = AsyncMock()
+    with (
+        patch(speech_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockSpeech,
+        patch(gesture_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockGesture,
+    ):
+        MockSpeech.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
+        MockGesture.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
         agent = RICommunicationAgent("ri_comm", address="tcp://localhost:5555", bind=False)
 
         agent.add_behavior = MagicMock()
@@ -52,9 +59,18 @@ async def test_setup_success_connects_and_starts_robot(zmq_context):
 
     fake_socket.connect.assert_any_call("tcp://localhost:5555")
     fake_socket.send_json.assert_any_call({"endpoint": "negotiate/ports", "data": {}})
-    robot_instance.start.assert_awaited_once()
-    MockRobot.assert_called_once_with(ANY, address="tcp://*:5556", bind=True)
+    MockSpeech.return_value.start.assert_awaited_once()
+    MockGesture.return_value.start.assert_awaited_once()
+    MockSpeech.assert_called_once_with(ANY, address="tcp://localhost:5556", bind=False)
+    MockGesture.assert_called_once_with(
+        ANY,
+        address="tcp://localhost:5556",
+        bind=False,
+        gesture_data=[],
+        single_gesture_data=[],
+    )
     agent.add_behavior.assert_called_once()
+
     assert agent.connected is True
 
 
@@ -69,10 +85,13 @@ async def test_setup_binds_when_requested(zmq_context):
 
     agent.add_behavior = MagicMock()
 
-    with patch(speech_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockRobot:
-        MockRobot.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
+    with (
+        patch(speech_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockSpeech,
+        patch(gesture_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockGesture,
+    ):
+        MockSpeech.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
+        MockGesture.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
         await agent.setup()
-
     fake_socket.bind.assert_any_call("tcp://localhost:5555")
     agent.add_behavior.assert_called_once()
 
@@ -88,7 +107,6 @@ async def test_negotiate_invalid_endpoint_retries(zmq_context):
     agent._req_socket = fake_socket
 
     success = await agent._negotiate_connection(max_retries=1)
-
     assert success is False
 
 
@@ -112,8 +130,12 @@ async def test_handle_negotiation_response_updates_req_socket(zmq_context):
     fake_socket = zmq_context.return_value.socket.return_value
     agent = RICommunicationAgent("ri_comm", address="tcp://localhost:5555", bind=False)
     agent._req_socket = fake_socket
-    with patch(speech_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockRobot:
-        MockRobot.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
+    with (
+        patch(speech_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockSpeech,
+        patch(gesture_agent_path(), autospec=True) as MockGesture,
+    ):
+        MockSpeech.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
+        MockGesture.return_value.start = AsyncMock()
         await agent._handle_negotiation_response(
             negotiation_message(
                 main_port=6000,
@@ -135,7 +157,6 @@ async def test_handle_disconnection_publishes_and_reconnects():
     agent._negotiate_connection = AsyncMock(return_value=True)
 
     await agent._handle_disconnection()
-
     pub_socket.send_multipart.assert_awaited()
     assert agent.connected is True
 
@@ -192,7 +213,7 @@ async def test_setup_warns_on_failed_negotiate(zmq_context, mocker):
     fake_socket.recv_json = AsyncMock()
     agent = RICommunicationAgent("ri_comm")
 
-    async def swallow(coro):
+    def swallow(coro):
         coro.close()
 
     agent.add_behavior = swallow
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/llm/test_llm_agent.py b/test/unit/agents/llm/test_llm_agent.py
index e2b6460..5e84d8d 100644
--- a/test/unit/agents/llm/test_llm_agent.py
+++ b/test/unit/agents/llm/test_llm_agent.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ async def test_llm_processing_success(mock_httpx_client, mock_settings):
     agent = LLMAgent("llm_agent")
     agent.send = AsyncMock()  # Mock the send method to verify replies
 
+    mock_logger = MagicMock()
+    agent.logger = mock_logger
+
     # Simulate receiving a message from BDI
     prompt = LLMPromptMessage(text="Hi", norms=[], goals=[])
     msg = InternalMessage(
@@ -194,6 +197,9 @@ async def test_query_llm_yields_final_tail_chunk(mock_settings):
     agent = LLMAgent("llm_agent")
     agent.send = AsyncMock()
 
+    agent.logger = MagicMock()
+    agent.logger.llm = MagicMock()
+
     # Patch _stream_query_llm to yield tokens that do NOT end with punctuation
     async def fake_stream(messages):
         yield "Hello"
diff --git a/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py b/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e3e700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/agents/user_interrupt/test_user_interrupt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from control_backend.agents.user_interrupt.user_interrupt_agent import UserInterruptAgent
+from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
+from control_backend.core.config import settings
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import RIEndpoint
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def agent():
+    agent = UserInterruptAgent(name="user_interrupt_agent")
+    agent.send = AsyncMock()
+    agent.logger = MagicMock()
+    agent.sub_socket = AsyncMock()
+    return agent
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_to_speech_agent(agent):
+    """Verify speech command format."""
+    await agent._send_to_speech_agent("Hello World")
+
+    agent.send.assert_awaited_once()
+    sent_msg: InternalMessage = agent.send.call_args.args[0]
+
+    assert sent_msg.to == settings.agent_settings.robot_speech_name
+    body = json.loads(sent_msg.body)
+    assert body["data"] == "Hello World"
+    assert body["is_priority"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_to_gesture_agent(agent):
+    """Verify gesture command format."""
+    await agent._send_to_gesture_agent("wave_hand")
+
+    agent.send.assert_awaited_once()
+    sent_msg: InternalMessage = agent.send.call_args.args[0]
+
+    assert sent_msg.to == settings.agent_settings.robot_gesture_name
+    body = json.loads(sent_msg.body)
+    assert body["data"] == "wave_hand"
+    assert body["is_priority"] is True
+    assert body["endpoint"] == RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE.value
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_to_program_manager(agent):
+    """Verify belief update format."""
+    context_str = "2"
+
+    await agent._send_to_program_manager(context_str)
+
+    agent.send.assert_awaited_once()
+    sent_msg: InternalMessage = agent.send.call_args.args[0]
+
+    assert sent_msg.to == settings.agent_settings.bdi_program_manager_name
+    assert sent_msg.thread == "belief_override_id"
+
+    body = json.loads(sent_msg.body)
+
+    assert body["belief"] == context_str
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_receive_loop_routing_success(agent):
+    """
+    Test that the loop correctly:
+    1. Receives 'button_pressed' topic from ZMQ
+    2. Parses the JSON payload to find 'type' and 'context'
+    3. Calls the correct handler method based on 'type'
+    """
+    # Prepare JSON payloads as bytes
+    payload_speech = json.dumps({"type": "speech", "context": "Hello Speech"}).encode()
+    payload_gesture = json.dumps({"type": "gesture", "context": "Hello Gesture"}).encode()
+    payload_override = json.dumps({"type": "override", "context": "Hello Override"}).encode()
+
+    agent.sub_socket.recv_multipart.side_effect = [
+        (b"button_pressed", payload_speech),
+        (b"button_pressed", payload_gesture),
+        (b"button_pressed", payload_override),
+        asyncio.CancelledError,  # Stop the infinite loop
+    ]
+
+    agent._send_to_speech_agent = AsyncMock()
+    agent._send_to_gesture_agent = AsyncMock()
+    agent._send_to_program_manager = AsyncMock()
+
+    try:
+        await agent._receive_button_event()
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass
+
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+    # Speech
+    agent._send_to_speech_agent.assert_awaited_once_with("Hello Speech")
+
+    # Gesture
+    agent._send_to_gesture_agent.assert_awaited_once_with("Hello Gesture")
+
+    # Override
+    agent._send_to_program_manager.assert_awaited_once_with("Hello Override")
+
+    assert agent._send_to_speech_agent.await_count == 1
+    assert agent._send_to_gesture_agent.await_count == 1
+    assert agent._send_to_program_manager.await_count == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_receive_loop_unknown_type(agent):
+    """Test that unknown 'type' values in the JSON log a warning and do not crash."""
+
+    # Prepare a payload with an unknown type
+    payload_unknown = json.dumps({"type": "unknown_thing", "context": "some_data"}).encode()
+
+    agent.sub_socket.recv_multipart.side_effect = [
+        (b"button_pressed", payload_unknown),
+        asyncio.CancelledError,
+    ]
+
+    agent._send_to_speech_agent = AsyncMock()
+    agent._send_to_gesture_agent = AsyncMock()
+    agent._send_to_belief_collector = AsyncMock()
+
+    try:
+        await agent._receive_button_event()
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass
+
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+    # Ensure no handlers were called
+    agent._send_to_speech_agent.assert_not_called()
+    agent._send_to_gesture_agent.assert_not_called()
+    agent._send_to_belief_collector.assert_not_called()
+
+    agent.logger.warning.assert_called_with(
+        "Received button press with unknown type '%s' (context: '%s').",
+        "unknown_thing",
+        "some_data",
+    )
diff --git a/test/unit/api/v1/endpoints/test_robot_endpoint.py b/test/unit/api/v1/endpoints/test_robot_endpoint.py
index 0f71951..e9e637d 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/v1/endpoints/test_robot_endpoint.py
+++ b/test/unit/api/v1/endpoints/test_robot_endpoint.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+# tests/test_robot_endpoints.py
 import json
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+import zmq.asyncio
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
 from control_backend.api.v1.endpoints import robot
-from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import SpeechCommand
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import GestureCommand, SpeechCommand
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -26,7 +28,27 @@ def client(app):
     return TestClient(app)
 
 
-def test_receive_command_success(client):
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_zmq_context():
+    """Mock the ZMQ context used by the endpoint module."""
+    with patch("control_backend.api.v1.endpoints.robot.Context.instance") as mock_context:
+        context_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_context.return_value = context_instance
+        yield context_instance
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_sockets(mock_zmq_context):
+    """Optional helper if you want both a sub and req/push socket available."""
+    mock_sub_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+
+    mock_zmq_context.socket.return_value = mock_sub_socket
+
+    return {"sub": mock_sub_socket, "req": mock_req_socket}
+
+
+def test_receive_speech_command_success(client):
     """
     Test for successful reception of a command. Ensures the status code is 202 and the response body
     is correct. It also verifies that the ZeroMQ socket's send_multipart method is called with the
@@ -40,11 +62,11 @@ def test_receive_command_success(client):
     speech_command = SpeechCommand(**command_data)
 
     # Act
-    response = client.post("/command", json=command_data)
+    response = client.post("/command/speech", json=command_data)
 
     # Assert
     assert response.status_code == 202
-    assert response.json() == {"status": "Command received"}
+    assert response.json() == {"status": "Speech command received"}
 
     # Verify that the ZMQ socket was used correctly
     mock_pub_socket.send_multipart.assert_awaited_once_with(
@@ -52,13 +74,48 @@ def test_receive_command_success(client):
     )
 
 
-def test_receive_command_invalid_payload(client):
+def test_receive_gesture_command_success(client):
+    """
+    Test for successful reception of a command that is a gesture command.
+    Ensures the status code is 202 and the response body is correct.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_pub_socket = AsyncMock()
+    client.app.state.endpoints_pub_socket = mock_pub_socket
+
+    command_data = {"endpoint": "actuate/gesture/tag", "data": "happy"}
+    gesture_command = GestureCommand(**command_data)
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.post("/command/gesture", json=command_data)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 202
+    assert response.json() == {"status": "Gesture command received"}
+
+    # Verify that the ZMQ socket was used correctly
+    mock_pub_socket.send_multipart.assert_awaited_once_with(
+        [b"command", gesture_command.model_dump_json().encode()]
+    )
+
+
+def test_receive_speech_command_invalid_payload(client):
     """
     Test invalid data handling (schema validation).
     """
     # Missing required field(s)
     bad_payload = {"invalid": "data"}
-    response = client.post("/command", json=bad_payload)
+    response = client.post("/command/speech", json=bad_payload)
+    assert response.status_code == 422  # validation error
+
+
+def test_receive_gesture_command_invalid_payload(client):
+    """
+    Test invalid data handling (schema validation).
+    """
+    # Missing required field(s)
+    bad_payload = {"invalid": "data"}
+    response = client.post("/command/gesture", json=bad_payload)
     assert response.status_code == 422  # validation error
 
 
@@ -69,6 +126,9 @@ def test_ping_check_returns_none(client):
     assert response.json() is None
 
 
+# ----------------------------
+# ping_stream tests (unchanged behavior)
+# ----------------------------
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_ping_stream_yields_ping_event(monkeypatch):
     """Test that ping_stream yields a proper SSE message when a ping is received."""
@@ -81,6 +141,11 @@ async def test_ping_stream_yields_ping_event(monkeypatch):
     mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_sub_socket
     monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
 
+    # patch settings address used by ping_stream
+    mock_settings = MagicMock()
+    mock_settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address = "tcp://localhost:5555"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot, "settings", mock_settings)
+
     mock_request = AsyncMock()
     mock_request.is_disconnected = AsyncMock(side_effect=[False, True])
 
@@ -94,7 +159,7 @@ async def test_ping_stream_yields_ping_event(monkeypatch):
     with pytest.raises(StopAsyncIteration):
         await anext(generator)
 
-    mock_sub_socket.connect.assert_called_once()
+    mock_sub_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with("tcp://localhost:5555")
     mock_sub_socket.setsockopt.assert_called_once_with(robot.zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"ping")
     mock_sub_socket.recv_multipart.assert_awaited()
 
@@ -111,6 +176,10 @@ async def test_ping_stream_handles_timeout(monkeypatch):
     mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_sub_socket
     monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
 
+    mock_settings = MagicMock()
+    mock_settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address = "tcp://localhost:5555"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot, "settings", mock_settings)
+
     mock_request = AsyncMock()
     mock_request.is_disconnected = AsyncMock(return_value=True)
 
@@ -120,7 +189,7 @@ async def test_ping_stream_handles_timeout(monkeypatch):
     with pytest.raises(StopAsyncIteration):
         await anext(generator)
 
-    mock_sub_socket.connect.assert_called_once()
+    mock_sub_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with("tcp://localhost:5555")
     mock_sub_socket.setsockopt.assert_called_once_with(robot.zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"ping")
     mock_sub_socket.recv_multipart.assert_awaited()
 
@@ -139,6 +208,10 @@ async def test_ping_stream_yields_json_values(monkeypatch):
     mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_sub_socket
     monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
 
+    mock_settings = MagicMock()
+    mock_settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address = "tcp://localhost:5555"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot, "settings", mock_settings)
+
     mock_request = AsyncMock()
     mock_request.is_disconnected = AsyncMock(side_effect=[False, True])
 
@@ -151,6 +224,192 @@ async def test_ping_stream_yields_json_values(monkeypatch):
     assert "connected" in event_text
     assert "true" in event_text
 
-    mock_sub_socket.connect.assert_called_once()
+    mock_sub_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with("tcp://localhost:5555")
     mock_sub_socket.setsockopt.assert_called_once_with(robot.zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"ping")
     mock_sub_socket.recv_multipart.assert_awaited()
+
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Updated get_available_gesture_tags tests (REQ socket on tcp://localhost:7788)
+# ----------------------------
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_available_gesture_tags_success(client, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test successful retrieval of available gesture tags using a REQ socket.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket.connect = MagicMock()
+    mock_req_socket.send = AsyncMock()
+    response_data = {"tags": ["wave", "nod", "point", "dance"]}
+    mock_req_socket.recv = AsyncMock(return_value=json.dumps(response_data).encode())
+
+    mock_context = MagicMock()
+    mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_req_socket
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
+
+    # Replace logger methods to avoid noisy logs in tests
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "debug", MagicMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "error", MagicMock())
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"available_gesture_tags": ["wave", "nod", "point", "dance"]}
+
+    # Verify ZeroMQ REQ interactions
+    mock_req_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with("tcp://localhost:7788")
+    mock_req_socket.send.assert_awaited_once_with(b"None")
+    mock_req_socket.recv.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_available_gesture_tags_with_amount(client, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    The endpoint currently ignores the 'amount' TODO, so behavior is the same as 'success'.
+    This test asserts that the endpoint still sends b"None" and returns the tags.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket.connect = MagicMock()
+    mock_req_socket.send = AsyncMock()
+    response_data = {"tags": ["wave", "nod"]}
+    mock_req_socket.recv = AsyncMock(return_value=json.dumps(response_data).encode())
+
+    mock_context = MagicMock()
+    mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_req_socket
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "debug", MagicMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "error", MagicMock())
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"available_gesture_tags": ["wave", "nod"]}
+
+    mock_req_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with("tcp://localhost:7788")
+    mock_req_socket.send.assert_awaited_once_with(b"None")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_available_gesture_tags_timeout(client, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test timeout scenario when fetching gesture tags. Endpoint should handle TimeoutError
+    and return an empty list while logging the timeout.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket.connect = MagicMock()
+    mock_req_socket.send = AsyncMock()
+    mock_req_socket.recv = AsyncMock(side_effect=TimeoutError)
+
+    mock_context = MagicMock()
+    mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_req_socket
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
+
+    # Patch logger.debug so we can assert it was called with the expected message
+    mock_debug = MagicMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "debug", mock_debug)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "error", MagicMock())
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"available_gesture_tags": []}
+
+    # Verify the timeout was logged using the exact string from the endpoint code
+    mock_debug.assert_called_once_with("Got timeout error fetching gestures.")
+
+    mock_req_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with("tcp://localhost:7788")
+    mock_req_socket.send.assert_awaited_once_with(b"None")
+    mock_req_socket.recv.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_available_gesture_tags_empty_response(client, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test scenario when response contains an empty 'tags' list.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket.connect = MagicMock()
+    mock_req_socket.send = AsyncMock()
+    response_data = {"tags": []}
+    mock_req_socket.recv = AsyncMock(return_value=json.dumps(response_data).encode())
+
+    mock_context = MagicMock()
+    mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_req_socket
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "debug", MagicMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "error", MagicMock())
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"available_gesture_tags": []}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_available_gesture_tags_missing_tags_key(client, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test scenario when response JSON doesn't contain 'tags' key.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket.connect = MagicMock()
+    mock_req_socket.send = AsyncMock()
+    response_data = {"some_other_key": "value"}
+    mock_req_socket.recv = AsyncMock(return_value=json.dumps(response_data).encode())
+
+    mock_context = MagicMock()
+    mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_req_socket
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "debug", MagicMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "error", MagicMock())
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"available_gesture_tags": []}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_available_gesture_tags_invalid_json(client, monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test scenario when response contains invalid JSON. Endpoint should log the error
+    and return an empty list.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    mock_req_socket = AsyncMock(spec=zmq.asyncio.Socket)
+    mock_req_socket.connect = MagicMock()
+    mock_req_socket.send = AsyncMock()
+    mock_req_socket.recv = AsyncMock(return_value=b"invalid json")
+
+    mock_context = MagicMock()
+    mock_context.socket.return_value = mock_req_socket
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.Context, "instance", lambda: mock_context)
+
+    mock_error = MagicMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "error", mock_error)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(robot.logger, "debug", MagicMock())
+
+    # Act
+    response = client.get("/commands/gesture/tags")
+
+    # Assert - invalid JSON should lead to empty list and error log invocation
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"available_gesture_tags": []}
+    assert mock_error.call_count == 1
diff --git a/test/unit/schemas/test_ri_message.py b/test/unit/schemas/test_ri_message.py
index 5078f9a..40601ec 100644
--- a/test/unit/schemas/test_ri_message.py
+++ b/test/unit/schemas/test_ri_message.py
@@ -1,26 +1,88 @@
 import pytest
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 
-from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import RIEndpoint, RIMessage, SpeechCommand
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import GestureCommand, RIEndpoint, RIMessage, SpeechCommand
 
 
 def valid_command_1():
     return SpeechCommand(data="Hallo?")
 
 
+def valid_command_2():
+    return GestureCommand(endpoint=RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG, data="happy")
+
+
+def valid_command_3():
+    return GestureCommand(endpoint=RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, data="happy_1")
+
+
 def invalid_command_1():
     return RIMessage(endpoint=RIEndpoint.PING, data="Hello again.")
 
 
+def invalid_command_2():
+    return RIMessage(endpoint=RIEndpoint.PING, data="Hey!")
+
+
+def invalid_command_3():
+    return RIMessage(endpoint=RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, data={1, 2, 3})
+
+
+def invalid_command_4():
+    test: RIMessage = GestureCommand(endpoint=RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, data="asdsad")
+
+    def change_endpoint(msg: RIMessage):
+        msg.endpoint = RIEndpoint.PING
+
+    change_endpoint(test)
+    return test
+
+
 def test_valid_speech_command_1():
     command = valid_command_1()
     RIMessage.model_validate(command)
     SpeechCommand.model_validate(command)
 
 
+def test_valid_gesture_command_1():
+    command = valid_command_2()
+    RIMessage.model_validate(command)
+    GestureCommand.model_validate(command)
+
+
+def test_valid_gesture_command_2():
+    command = valid_command_3()
+    RIMessage.model_validate(command)
+    GestureCommand.model_validate(command)
+
+
 def test_invalid_speech_command_1():
     command = invalid_command_1()
     RIMessage.model_validate(command)
 
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
         SpeechCommand.model_validate(command)
+
+
+def test_invalid_gesture_command_1():
+    command = invalid_command_2()
+    RIMessage.model_validate(command)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        GestureCommand.model_validate(command)
+
+
+def test_invalid_gesture_command_2():
+    command = invalid_command_3()
+    RIMessage.model_validate(command)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        GestureCommand.model_validate(command)
+
+
+def test_invalid_gesture_command_3():
+    command = invalid_command_4()
+    RIMessage.model_validate(command)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        GestureCommand.model_validate(command)