diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 93c09e8..9f6c7d8 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pytest
+pytest-asyncio
 seleniumbase
 pixelmatch
 Pillow
diff --git a/tests/test_component.py b/tests/test_component.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5164e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_component.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import asyncio
+import pytest
+
+from trame_client.widgets.core import TrameComponent
+from trame.decorators import change, controller, trigger
+from trame.app import get_server
+
+from trame.ui.html import DivLayout
+from trame.widgets import html
+
+CLIENT_TYPE = "vue3"
+
+
+class TestComponent(TrameComponent):
+    def __init__(self, server):
+        self._steps = []
+        super().__init__(server)
+
+    def validate(self):
+        assert self._steps == [
+            "a changed to 1",
+            "a changed to 2",
+            "ctrl.b() # set",
+            "ctrl.c() # add",
+        ]
+
+    @change("a")
+    def on_a(self, a, **_):
+        self._steps.append(f"a changed to {a}")
+
+    @controller.set("b")
+    def on_ctrl_b(self):
+        self._steps.append("ctrl.b() # set")
+
+    @controller.add("c")
+    def on_ctrl_c(self):
+        self._steps.append("ctrl.c() # add")
+
+    @trigger("hello")
+    def on_trigger(self): ...
+
+
+class WidgetComponent(html.Div):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        self._steps = []
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.state.setdefault("a", 1)
+
+        with self:
+            html.Label("Hello World {{ a }}")
+
+    def validate(self):
+        assert self._steps == [
+            "a changed to 1",
+            "a changed to 2",
+            "ctrl.b() # set",
+            "ctrl.c() # add",
+        ]
+
+    @change("a")
+    def on_a(self, a, **_):
+        self._steps.append(f"a changed to {a}")
+
+    @controller.set("b")
+    def on_ctrl_b(self):
+        self._steps.append("ctrl.b() # set")
+
+    @controller.add("c")
+    def on_ctrl_c(self):
+        self._steps.append("ctrl.c() # add")
+
+    @trigger("hello")
+    def on_trigger(self): ...
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_component():
+    server = get_server("test_component", client_type=CLIENT_TYPE)
+    server.state.a = 1
+
+    component = TestComponent(server)
+
+    server.state.ready()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    with server.state:
+        server.state.a = 2
+
+    component.ctrl.b()
+    component.ctrl.c()
+
+    assert server.trigger_name(component.on_trigger) == "hello"
+
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    component.validate()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_widget_as_component():
+    server = get_server("test_widget_as_component", client_type=CLIENT_TYPE)
+
+    with DivLayout(server) as layout:
+        WidgetComponent(ctx_name="test_comp")
+
+    assert (
+        layout.html
+        == """<div >
+<div >
+<label >
+Hello World {{ a }}
+</label>
+</div>
+</div>"""
+    )
+
+    server.state.ready()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    with server.state:
+        server.state.a = 2
+
+    server.controller.b()
+    server.controller.c()
+
+    assert server.trigger_name(server.context.test_comp.on_trigger) == "hello"
+
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    server.context.test_comp.validate()
diff --git a/trame_client/utils/formatter.py b/trame_client/utils/formatter.py
index 9b8e730..8a89a7c 100644
--- a/trame_client/utils/formatter.py
+++ b/trame_client/utils/formatter.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def to_pretty_html(html_content: str) -> str:
         color = COLOR_PALETTE[int(indent / indent_step) % len(COLOR_PALETTE)]
 
         output_lines.append(
-            f"{color}{' '*indent}{line.replace(' >', '>')}{BgColors.ENDC}"
+            f"{color}{' ' * indent}{line.replace(' >', '>')}{BgColors.ENDC}"
         )
         if delta > 0:
             indent += compute_indent(line)
diff --git a/trame_client/widgets/core.py b/trame_client/widgets/core.py
index 2cbb648..c35cb6e 100644
--- a/trame_client/widgets/core.py
+++ b/trame_client/widgets/core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import logging
+import inspect
+
 from ..utils.defaults import TrameDefault
 from ..utils.formatter import to_pretty_html
 
@@ -67,6 +69,10 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def can_be_decorated(x):
+    return inspect.ismethod(x) or inspect.isfunction(x)
+
+
 def py2js_key(key):
     return key.replace("_", "-")
 
@@ -211,7 +217,102 @@ def __call__(self, layout=None, **kwargs):
         HTML_CTX.add_child(self)
 
 
-class AbstractElement:
+class TrameComponent:
+    """
+    Base trame class that has access to a trame server instance
+    on which we provide simple accessor and method decoration capabilities.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, server, ctx_name=None, **_):
+        """
+        Initialize TrameComponent with its server.
+
+        Keyword arguments:
+        server -- the server to link to (default None)
+        ctx_name -- name to use to bind current instance to server.context (default None)
+        """
+        self._server = server
+
+        if ctx_name:
+            self.ctx[ctx_name] = self
+
+        self._bind_annotated_methods()
+
+    @property
+    def server(self):
+        """Return the associated trame server instance"""
+        return self._server
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the associated server state"""
+        return self.server.state
+
+    @property
+    def ctrl(self):
+        """Return the associated server controller"""
+        return self.server.controller
+
+    @property
+    def ctx(self):
+        """Return the associated server context"""
+        return self.server.context
+
+    def _bind_annotated_methods(self):
+        # Look for method decorator
+        for k in inspect.getmembers(self.__class__, can_be_decorated):
+            fn = getattr(self, k[0])
+
+            # Handle @state.change
+            s_translator = self.state.translator
+            if "_trame_state_change" in fn.__dict__:
+                state_change_names = fn.__dict__["_trame_state_change"]
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"state.change({[f'{s_translator.translate_key(v)}' for v in state_change_names]})({k[0]})"
+                )
+                self.state.change(*[f"{v}" for v in state_change_names])(fn)
+
+            # Handle @trigger
+            if "_trame_trigger_names" in fn.__dict__:
+                trigger_names = fn.__dict__["_trame_trigger_names"]
+                for trigger_name in trigger_names:
+                    logger.debug(f"trigger({trigger_name})({k[0]})")
+                    self.server.trigger(f"{trigger_name}")(fn)
+
+            # Handle @ctrl.[add, once, add_task, set]
+            if "_trame_controller" in fn.__dict__:
+                actions = fn.__dict__["_trame_controller"]
+                for action in actions:
+                    name = action.get("name")
+                    method = action.get("method")
+                    decorate = getattr(self.ctrl, method)
+                    logger.debug(f"ctrl.{method}({name})({k[0]})")
+                    decorate(name)(fn)
+
+    def _unbind_annotated_methods(self):
+        # Look for method decorator
+        for k in inspect.getmembers(self.__class__, can_be_decorated):
+            fn = getattr(self, k[0])
+
+            # Handle @state.change
+            methods_to_detach = {}
+            if "_trame_state_change" in fn.__dict__:
+                methods_to_detach.add(fn)
+
+            if methods_to_detach:
+                for fn_list in self.state._change_callbacks.values():
+                    to_remove = set(fn_list) | methods_to_detach
+                    for fn in to_remove:
+                        fn_list.remove(fn)
+
+            # Handle @trigger
+            # TODO
+
+            # Handle @ctrl
+            # TODO
+
+
+class AbstractElement(TrameComponent):
     """
     A Vue component which can integrate with the rest of trame
 
@@ -266,12 +367,19 @@ class AbstractElement:
 
     >>> print(html.Template(raw_attrs=["v-slot:item.1", 'class="bg-red"', '@click.stop="a=2"']))
     ... <Template v-slot:item.1 class="bg-red" @click.stop="a=2" />
+
+    Context Name:
+
+    :param ctx_name: name to attach instance to server.context if provided
+
     """
 
     _next_id = 1
     _debug = "--debug" in sys.argv or "-d" in sys.argv
 
-    def __init__(self, _elem_name, children=None, raw_attrs=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self, _elem_name, children=None, raw_attrs=None, ctx_name=None, **kwargs
+    ):
         AbstractElement._next_id += 1
         self._id = AbstractElement._next_id
         self._server = kwargs.get("trame_server")
@@ -304,6 +412,8 @@ def __init__(self, _elem_name, children=None, raw_attrs=None, **kwargs):
         # Add ourself to context if any
         HTML_CTX.add_child(self)
 
+        super().__init__(self._server, ctx_name=ctx_name)
+
     def _attr_str(self):
         return " ".join(self._attributes.values())
 
@@ -332,30 +442,10 @@ def register_directive(py_name, js_name=None):
     # App associated to HTML element
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    @property
-    def server(self):
-        """Return the associated server"""
-        return self._server
-
     def set_server(self, v):
         """Update the associated server"""
         self._server = v
 
-    @property
-    def state(self):
-        """Return the associated server state"""
-        return self.server.state
-
-    @property
-    def ctrl(self):
-        """Return the associated server controller"""
-        return self.server.controller
-
-    @property
-    def ctx(self):
-        """Return the associated server context"""
-        return self.server.context
-
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Buildin API
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/trame_client/widgets/trame.py b/trame_client/widgets/trame.py
index 7bd3d40..38eb2c5 100644
--- a/trame_client/widgets/trame.py
+++ b/trame_client/widgets/trame.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             extracts.append("value")
 
-        self._attributes["slot"] = f'v-slot="{{ { ", ".join(extracts) } }}"'
+        self._attributes["slot"] = f'v-slot="{{ {", ".join(extracts)} }}"'
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------